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How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) – Despite the early promise of Antz, I never really felt that DreamWorks Animation existed on the same level as an animation studio like Pixar. Despite some strong showings like the first couple Shrek movies, Megamind, Monsters vs. Aliens, and the Madagascar flicks, DreamWorks Animation films always felt … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on June 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Brave (2012) – Walt Disney animation is built on fairy tales. Their early films included Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. Pixar has mostly gone in a different direction, exploring hidden worlds populated by living toys, anthropomorphic automobiles, superheroes, or Charlie Chaplin-esque robots. Now Pixar has decided to dive into new … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
John Carter of Mars (2012) – (All the advertisements and publicity are referring to this movie as John Carter [even imdb!] but the title as shown onscreen during the movie is John Carter of Mars, so that’s how I’m referring to it.) The trailers to this film have been playing up “before Avatar, before Star … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 19, 2012 · 1 Comment
2012 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films – The past few years a company called Shorts HD (formerly Shorts International) has been released the Academy Award Nominated Short Films. There are three categories: Live Action, Animation, and Documentary (which was unfortunately screened only one night in Sacramento so I missed it). These are the Animation nominees. I’ll … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on November 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Muppets (2011) – I am just so happy. I had a big smile on my face pretty much from the beginning of this movie to the end. I was skeptical at first that Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, of Forgetting Sarah Marshall fame, were going to be able to tackle a wholesome property like … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Cars 2 (2011) — I don’t know why I ever have doubts about Pixar. I thought a cooking rat sounded dumb and it turned out to be one of the best movies they’ve ever done. I was also pleasantly surprised by the first Cars (particularly the ending). That being said it’s probably my least favorite … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Toy Story 3 (2010) — I think at this point it’s safe to say that if you do not like these movies you are dead inside. One might think a third Toy Story movie would be crushed by the weight of one’s expectation given the amazing quality of the first two, but nope. It stands … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
WALL-E (2008) — I love everything about this movie: the Charlie Chaplin-esque “silent” love story, the cute cockroach [between this movie and Ratatouille, Pixar seems to be going out of their way to make vermin adorable], the unsubtle biting social commentary and underlying environmental message that hits you over the head and still manages not … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Up (2009) — Pretty much a perfect movie. The first ten minutes have more heart than most 2-hour-plus movies do in their entirety. I could go point-by-point on everything I liked about the movie but then sitting here and reading it would take you longer than just watching it yourself. A couple months after seeing … Continue reading →
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Toy Story 2 (1999) — The Godfather Part II, The Silence of the Lambs, Terminator 2: Judgment Day: all part of that rare fraternity of sequels that surpass the quality of the original (though some would exclude Lambs due to technicalities). Toy Story 2 is another. Toy Story is a masterpiece, and to one-up it … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 