[2ndSndWve]

After many long moths, I finally got around to watching the best Marvel movie yet. Guardians of the Galaxy was absolutely amazing, the only thing wrong with it was the fact that I wasn't watching it on a full-sized theatre screen. It is probably one of the olny movies I would go and see if it got a theatrical re-release. 10/10.

[Dr Kain]

The Hobbit 2 EE - Great movie even if a good portion of it is not supposed to be there. On the other hand, Legolas never ceases to be Mr Perfect with his character shields set to the max. UGH!! The new scenes are fantastic, especially the one with the Bear dude and crossing a swamp that puts one of the Dwarfs to sleep. Overall, I give it a 7/10.

[2ndSndWve]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

The Hobbit 2 EE - Great movie even if a good portion of it is not supposed to be there. On the other hand, Legolas never ceases to be Mr Perfect with his character shields set to the max. UGH!! The new scenes are fantastic, especially the one with the Bear dude and crossing a swamp that puts one of the Dwarfs to sleep. Overall, I give it a 7/10.

Wait, that's in the EE? That's so cool, I loved how eerie that whole river-crossing part was in the book.

[Paladin]

The Muppet Christmas Carol is on Netflix.

I should NOT have watched this while sick. Gets me right in the cold, dead heart. Its one of my favorite samples of Dickens' story with memorable songs and true emotional moments.

However there are several bits that are Creepy As Hell! The lead-up to Marley & Marley gave me nightmares when I was a kid. And the Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come stayed in my thoughts even longer...

[Dr Kain]

Scrooged - A good movie that I enjoy a bit more with each viewing and it is an interesting take on Dickens' story. I give it a 7/10 stars.

[Dr Kain]

The Hobbit This Did Not Need to be 3 Movies - The third installment of the Hobbit movies is one that brings a lot of great moments to the table, but it also adds a lot of negatives to the fray. This movie did not need to exist at all as there was so much left to be desired when it came to Smaug. His plot was just done in the first 10 minutes of the movie, which made it utterly pointless to even have his story continue here. They should have just ended it in the last movie. Also, most of the subplots that were made up for the movies have absolutely no pay off whatsoever, also making them nothing more but time padding. As always, Legolas has his character shields up to full capacity as he is still perfect in every way, making him the most frustrating character here, especially when he does not even belong in this story. The battle drags on for way too long and seems poorly edited at times. On the other hand, the music, sound effects, and cinematography were as fantastic as always. The dwarves remain bland and uninteresting as there is nothing to distinguish one from another, making them for some very boring characters with once again, little payoff. In fact, Saruman, Galadriel, and Elrond easily steal the show away from every other character and they are only on screen for maybe five minutes. Bilbo is great as always, but the only reason you want to see this character's adventure is to see how he gets to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Overall, the movie gets a 6/10 stars. There are two amazing movies to be found in what is currently three okay to good movies. It is a shame Jackson and WB let the dragon's sickness get to them and turned it into three over blown, underwhelming movies.

[2ndSndWve]

Just saw Big Trouble in Little China. That was one of the weirdest, funniest things I've ever seen.

[Dr Kain]

We did a Zemeckis double feature today with both The Polar Express and A Christmas Carol. I love both of them, but PE could use about 10 minutes of its run time shaved off. Nevertheless, I give PE a 7/10 and ACC a 9/10.

Batman Returns - The Alamo Drafthouse was showing this tonight in 35mm so we went to it. I've never hated this movie, as it is a good Tim Burton movie that features Batman, but as a Batman movie, it sucks. It just takes way too many liberties with the characters for my liking be it Penguin being more Killer Croc than Penguin, Bruce Wayne sitting around at home until the Bat Signal goes off, Bruce stupidly ripping off his cowl, etc. The movie actually would have been so much stronger had it just been Max in charge of the Circus Gang and Catwoman being the main rogue instead of her and Penguin. Lastly, the music in this movie is absolutely amazing. Overall, I give it a 7/10 stars.

[Galvantula]

Penguins (2014)

It took two Platinum Superstar gift cards to see this but it was worth it. The penguins were loveable rouges that for the most part worked as a team. The bulk of their drama has them deal with two problems they inadvertly caused: A wrathful octopus that wishes to deform all penguins due to his abuse by human hands and for the most part his story was interesting. While he hated the penguins he never wanted to kill them and he has a oddly humorous relation with his henchmen. He isn't the greatest foe for the Pengiuns (that honor goes to Dr. Blowhole) but he held the plot together for the most part.

The second was North Wind. Introduced as a well meaning rival team that saves animals they ultimately proved themselves as flawed heroes; although they are heroic and their overall goal is noble they have a rather bad habit of stroking their own egos and it's this shared character flaw that brings the film to its climax as Private really proves his worth as a valued member of the team.

Speaking of Private his fears of just being seen as a pretty face as the other members speak down at him made me feel bad for him. While he is the youngest he's far from incompetent and his drive to better himself is something I feel is a good lesson for kids and adults alike. In a way the Penguins are a better animal team than the 2012 TMNT ( to the turtles' credit they're not as bad as Team Redakai)

I feel I got my money's worth with this flick. If you wish to see it be forewarned you may have to deal with loud children.

[thunderstrike541]

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Originally Posted by Galvantula

Penguins (2014)

It took two Platinum Superstar gift cards to see this but it was worth it. The penguins were loveable rouges that for the most part worked as a team. The bulk of their drama has them deal with two problems they inadvertly caused: A wrathful octopus that wishes to deform all penguins due to his abuse by human hands and for the most part his story was interesting. While he hated the penguins he never wanted to kill them and he has a oddly humorous relation with his henchmen. He isn't the greatest foe for the Pengiuns (that honor goes to Dr. Blowhole) but he held the plot together for the most part.

The second was North Wind. Introduced as a well meaning rival team that saves animals they ultimately proved themselves as flawed heroes; although they are heroic and their overall goal is noble they have a rather bad habit of stroking their own egos and it's this shared character flaw that brings the film to its climax as Private really proves his worth as a valued member of the team.

Speaking of Private his fears of just being seen as a pretty face as the other members speak down at him made me feel bad for him. While he is the youngest he's far from incompetent and his drive to better himself is something I feel is a good lesson for kids and adults alike. In a way the Penguins are a better animal team than the 2012 TMNT ( to the turtles' credit they're not as bad as Team Redakai)

I feel I got my money's worth with this flick. If you wish to see it be forewarned you may have to deal with loud children.

Or wait until it comes out to DVD....