I went to see "TRON: Legacy" because it was one of those rare, rare contenders that sold me on the previews alone.  (Seriously...I had little idea of what to expect, but I knew it looked pretty and tech-y.)  It was cliche in a whole bunch of ways, but really kind of AWESOME and 1980s with technology and modern design -- definitely my kind of thing ( Read more... )

 ROFL.  I'm suddenly getting into Charles Schulz's Peanuts universe.  (What?)  I read the comic strip and watched the animated incarnations in reruns when I was a kid in the 90s, but never placed a high value of interest on it above anything else.  In fact, it was never one of the funniest comic strips out there.  But -- I guess that's because I ( Read more... )

"Despicable Me." What a title. I can't believe it wasn't already taken. I saw this tonight in a theater packed with teens and adults (maybe one or two kids, tops). I'm absolutely loving the place animation has staked in mainstream culture. ^_^v ( Read more... )

Eclipse, that is.  Kay, so I said I wasn't going to see it, but my boyfriend actually convinced me to go and see it today.  (Yes, that's really and truly what happened.)  It was quite a bit better than I thought it would be, and leagues more cohesive than the first two (although that's still not saying much for the overall story arc of the film, ( Read more... )

 I found out their next film will be a sequel to Cars, which was news that less than thrilled me.  Cars was the only Pixar film I hadn't seen, so I got it from the library and gave it a watch.  Wow, it really surpassed my expectations.  I teared up at a few parts.  The message was really, truly just what I needed to hear at this time in my life.  I ( Read more... )

So, I've seen Toy Story 3 twice already and it will NOT get OUT OF my head.  Far above and beyond my expectations, it was as close to a perfect film as I have seen in a long, long time, if not ever.  I kid you not.  The previews may show the silliest parts, but we all know that for some reason Pixar films are always riddled with this little problem ( Read more... )

Holy smokes, I just -- Finally -- got around to watching The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時をかける少女) and it's fantastic.  I didn't think there was much of anything for me in anime anymore, these days.  But this film really hit a nerve and recalled many of the great things the medium is capable of.  I adore the main character -- so rawly and honestly ( Read more... )

*Runs in circles*  I finally ordered Utada Hikaru's newest album. XD  I don't know why I was waiting so long.  I usually associate her albums with my birthday since I think her past couple of albums were released during the summer.  Well, I bought it as a birthday present to myself with some of the Paypal funds I accrued from selling junk some ( Read more... )