I actually saw this movie like two weeks ago but it took me this long to actually write about it.
I definitely feel that the first two Toy Story movies were funnier but I feel like Toy Story 3 was the best film. It was pretty much a dramedy.
There were so many great moments and character moments that I could probably write a paper on them but I don’t want to spoil anything. I loved everything about this movie.
Oh, and the last 15 minutes. My eyes start getting misty just thinking about it (note the new “Seans” above). Actually, if you know someone who has seen the movie and you want to kill their mood, just say, “Dude, the last 15 minutes of Toy Story 3” and watch their shoulders slump. I really don’t want to get into details but if you saw it, let’s talk in the comments because I don’t want to write about it anymore.
Sure he has a bad knee and eyes and he has a five year, $100 million contract (all five years guaranteed) but if the Knicks had left this free agency season empty-handed or overpaying for a low-tier player because they had to (which still might happen), I would have been more disappointed.
It looks like a shot-for-shot remake of the 2008 Swedish film,Let the Right One In, one of the best vampire-related movies in the last decade in my opinion.
Normally I would hate but I love the casting of Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloë Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick Ass).
Was it a good movie? Maybe. Was the CGI good? No. Were there plot holes bigger than the Grand Canyon? Yes. Was every “surprise” telegraphed 10-15 minutes ahead of time? You betcha.
Was I entertained? Yup! In a summer popcorn flick, isn’t that all that matters?
Sure, it was great that The Dark Knight was an intelligent blockbuster but sometimes you need to turn your brain off and watch things go boom.
Liam Nesson was perfect as Hannibal and Sharlto Copley stole every scene he was in as Murdock (even though his South African accent kept slipping in which is probaly they gave him a few excuses to use it). Bradley Cooper played…well, the Bradley Cooper character. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson should stick to the ring although he was better when he was playing B.A. as a repentant pacifist for part of the film.
While the ending and final season wasn’t perfect and left a lot of unanswered questions, I have no regrets about spending the last six years watching and mildly obsessing over Lost.
…waiting for people to over to my cubicle the next morning to talk about it to get their opinions and theorize with them
…getting into work a little bit early so I can start working on my blog post for the day**
I may be disappointed by how it ended but I can’t help but be a little sad that it’s gone.
There are other great dramas that are still on the air (Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Fringe, Sons of Anarchy, Friday Night Lights) but with Lost and 24 (which also ended this week), I doubt I’ll ever be as emotionally invested in a television show like this again.
* I stopped Doc Jensen after Season Three. Lost recaps shouldn’t be eight pages.
** I wrote 84 Lost-related posts and I only started blogging the show at the start of Season Three
