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I have been so hyped about this movie through friends, TV, the enormous box-office numbers and of course the Internet that I was afraid I would walk in the movie and just positively hate it. Luckily , Pixar is too smart for that. Pixar has never once created a bad film (see my above blog post) but they have had a few not-as-good ones. Once you make a movie like "Toy Story" to start out with, it's hard to reach that bar. They've reached it and far above so many times now it's ridiculous. Now they're taking a break from originality (long overdue) and are churning out sequels (Cars 2 and Monster's Inc. 2 are due '11 and '12 respectively). "Up" was a beautiful blend of kiddie comedy and adult themes, and was one of my favorite films last year. It went on to win 2 Oscars and was up for the biggest of them all: Best Picture, which "Hurt Locker" took home as we all know. It was only the 2 nd time in history an animated movie'...

Wow this summer's films have been boring. I'd hate to be a pro-critic, I'd have 2 see movies like "Killers," "Sex in the City 2," and "Marmaduke;" all getting awful reviews from critics. I've only seen a handful of 2010 movies, not a single original-written movie I've seen or a sequel that has blown me out of the water seen yet. I plan on seeing "Toy Story 3" with a few friends this coming Saturday, non 3-D unfortunately. Then in July I'm not missing Christopher Nolan's ( Batman Begins, The Dark Knight ) "Inception." These, along with a few other films I've seen advertised look like (POSSIBLY) what (1/2) the Academy might choose come voting time: Love Ranch (with Oscar winners Helen Mirren & Joe Pesci ) Inception (they gotta repay Nolan for the TDK rob of Best Picture in '08) Toy Story 3 (maybe finally the 1st animated Best Picture winner, #7 on IMDB's Top 250) Eat Pray Love (with Os...

I saw 3 movies in the past weeks, and I'm here to share my opinions with you guys: Iron Man 2: A delightful mix of high-packed energy and witty dialogue , plus fine performances from Downey Jr. and the "Russian" actor Mickey Rourke, but still not as the good as the near-classic original. 8/10. Shrek Forever After: After 3 excellent films, this movie doesn't disappoint , but doesn't serve up nearly as many laughs as the 2 nd or original Shrek movie. Go see it though, if this really is the end of the iconic ogre- tastic franchise. 7/10. Babies: Can you say " awwwwww " for 80 minutes. A well done film that chronicles 4 babies growing up all over the world, and how each parent chooses to raise their babies in their own unique. No narration, dialogue is scarce, but I promise you you'll never be bored with this heart-warming documentary. 8.5/10. And that's all for right now! I'll be back later this month to review yet another sequel, t...