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2009: Year in Film
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2008: Year in Film
2010: Year in Film
- 2010 Film Preview: Part 1
- 2010 Film Preview: Part 2
- 2010 Oscars Re-Cap
- A-Team (B-)
- Alice in Wonderland (C)
- Bodyguards & Assassins (B-)
- Book of Eli, The (B)
- Clash of the Titans (C+)
- Cop Out (C+)
- Crazies, The (B)
- Daybreakers (C+)
- District B13: Ultimatum (C+)
- Edge of Darkness (B)
- Expendables, B
- From Paris with Love (C+)
- Ghost Writer (C+)
- Green Zone (C-)
- Green Zone: Review Roundup
- Hot Tub Time Machine (C-)
- Hot Tub Time Machine (C-)
- How to Train Your Dragon (B)
- Inception (A)
- Inception: A Second Look
- Ip Man 2 (C+)
- Iron Man 2 (C)
- Karate Kid, The (B-)
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- Kids Are All Right, The (C+)
- Knight & Day (C+)
- Last Airbender, The (C-)
- Ninja (C)
- Other Guys, The (C+)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (C+)
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (C)
- Robin Hood (B-)
- Salt (B-)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (C+)
- Shrek Forever After (B+)
- Shutter Island (A-)
- Spy Next Door, The (C)
- Tooth Fairy (C+)
- Toy Story 3 (B)
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration (B)
- Valentine's Day (C)
- Winter's Bone (B+)
- Wolfman, The (C+)
Top 100 Films I Can't Live Without
- 41. Master and Commander (2003)
- 42. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- 43. Forrest Gump (1994)
- 44. Unforgiven (1992)
- 45. Terminator 2 (1991)
- 46. Toy Story 2 (1999)
- 47. The Matrix (1999)
- 48. Shrek 2 (2004)
- 49. Duck Soup (1933)
- 50. Notorious (1946)
- 51. A Christmas Story (1983)
- 52. Gladiator (2000)
- 53. No Country for Old Men (2007)
- 54. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- 55.Groundhog Day (1993)
- 56. Casino Royale (2006)
- 57. Finding Neverland (2004)
- 58. Sideways (2004)
- 59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
- 60. The Prestige (2006)
- 61. 12 Angry Men (1957)
- 62. American Gangster (2007)
- 63. Meet the Parents (2000)
- 64. Road to Perdition (2002)
- 65. Toy Story (1995)
- 66. In America (2003)
- 67. Office Space (1999)
- 68. Minority Report (2002)
- 69. Pulp Fiction (1994)
- 70. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- 71. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 72. Fist of Legend (1994)
- 73. Jaws (1975)
- 74. Crash (2005)
- 75. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- 76. The Bourne Identity (2002)
- 77. Rear Window (1954)
- 78. My Fair Lady (1964)
- 79. The Apartment (1960)
- 80. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 81. Police Story (1985)
- 82. The Descent (2006)
- 83. Psycho (1960)
- 84. Horse Feathers (1932)
- 85. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
- 86. City of God (2003)
- 87. Ordinary People (1980)
- 88. Jerry Maguire (1996)
- 89. The Sting (1973)
- 90. Empire of the Sun (1987)
- 91. Aladdin (1992)
- 92. Speed (1994)
- 93. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
- 94. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002)
- 95. Zodiac (2007)
- 96. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- 97. The Cocoanuts (1929)
- 98. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
- 99. The Truman Show (1998)
- 100. The Lion King (1994)
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I'm still mixed on the film. I definitely like it, I enjoyed it but it's not one I'm calling people up and dragging them to go see it. I think I enjoyed it mostly for enjoyment purposes. I enjoyed the Tim Burtonness of it. Since I haven't overdosed on Burton yet, I still enjoy his stuff but it was definitely very similar to his past works. Even the score, as soon as it started, I thought "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Thankfully I like that movie so I didn't mind, got me excited even. I basically agree with what you said, it just doesn't bother me. The enjoyment (basically, the 'not being bored' as you say) outweighed any frustration at the movie not doing a lot. Plus it was absolutely gorgeous, I loved looking at the world that was created. Anne Hathaway was definitely awful for whatever reason. Johnny Depp was, well, Tim Burton's Johnny Depp. Helena Bonham Carter was easily my favorite of the actors as well. Although it was nice hearing Alan Rickman's voice from time to time.
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