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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Bah to Naysayers
Saw the midnight showing last night. I was worried about what audience I would get. (It's good to have an enthusiastic crowd but I didn't want hecklers...) They were all great. Bah to all the naysayers. I was glued to my seat. Surely there were improvements to be had but I was having way to much fun just watching the movie. For every Elephaunt (misspelled I'm sure) crashing into another I was feeling like a kid again. Grinning ear to ear. I'll consider myself lucky since I never read the books and don't have the burden of my imagination to contend with like others do. I'm sad it's all over but soon I'll have a wonderful DVD trilogy sitting on my shelf that I can revisit any time I darn well please. Kudos to all involved. I had my fun, and only wish I had this much of a rush everytime I stepped into the multiplexes.
Wonderful Days (2003)
Solid and Simple... gosh, how refreshing.
After viewing this movie for the second time, this time surrounded by a few friends, one person remarked, "Why are people so down on this movie? It's good, it's story is hardly difficult to follow, and at 85 minutes, it flies by."
They pretty much summed up my capsule review. Maybe I've watched way to much
Japanese anime, but it was nice to not have a convoluted plot for a change. The production design of the film is amazing, the backgrounds are jaw dropping, and while the character animation itself is a little stilted at times, it almost blends seamlessly with the rest of the film.
I by no means make the claim that this film is be all end all, it has a few problems. There's a few transitional edits that feel a bit awkward, and almost no story is given to flushing out the world inside Ecoban itself. In fact, you'll be hard pressed to spot a scene that has a person who's not a government official talking to another government official when inside Ecoban.
And that's my biggest complaint to the film, it could use a little more time to flush out the story and make it feel a little less rushed.
For fans of animation, this film's a must see on visuals alone, and for everyone else, a solid film awaits you.
7/10.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Well aware of itself, this is the strength of this movie
Steven Spielberg himself said that he had every intention of making a B-Grade serial adventure movie of days gone by.
In doing so he created a movie that transended the boundaries of anything the original creators probably ever intended. The movie hums along at such a brisk pace and packs such an exuberance that any minor critiques will soon be lost as the smile appears on your face.
Ford has always been of the more "Hollywood" style actors and there are few movies more appropriate for this kind of style than this.
The whole movie's downright whimsical nature combined with slight adult sensibilities no doubt help broaden this movies appeal as it will surely delight audiences young (but not too young ^_^) and old.