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Bridge to Terabithia 2007
What a surprise. Mr 8 saw an ad for this on Sky, so we sat down to watch it together.
Fantastic wee movie. Not knowing what to expect, I presumed it would be a regular kids' fantasy flick. It's that, and so much more.
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2012
Jiro's focus and determination remind me of a great martial artist. Jiro is the Bruce Lee of sushi. He could kill you, tenderly, with his palm and two slender forefingers.
Gorgeous, engrossing film, with so much inspiration to offer.
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The Ides of March 2011
Ryan Gosling is my new favourite actor. He has more lines in this film than Drive, but his ability to "act" without speaking is again incredibly well used in Ides.
Add in a touch of Philip Seymor Hoffman, some George Clooney, and the guy from Sideways; and you end up with buckets of "soft power".
The storyline kept me interested, with perhaps my only criticism being that it felt more like an episode rather than a film. But then I…
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Spirited Away 2002
Why have I not seen this film before? I suspect it's because I thought it would be too scary for my little kids, but not "adult" enough for me to watch alone.
Correct on the first count (some of the early scenes are batshit-insane and would have kept my 4-6 yo awake for many nights), wrong on the second.
Great story, but the jaw-dropping animation really made the film. The day after watching Spirited Away on a 42" TV, I saw TinTin (2011) in 3D, at Gold Class, on a giant theatre screen. Spirited Away is still stuck in my mind.
