The Neverending Story 2

The Neverending Story 2 - 5/10





















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When I told myself earlier today that I was going to watch Neverending Story 1/2 I was very much looking forward to watching the second one because as a child I always thought it was the better of the two. Well, after watching the second one earlier, I can honestly say that I was mistaken. This film is no where near as good as the first one.

I did still enjoy the nostalgia aspect, but there wasn't a whole lot going for it other than that. Apparently this movie was based off the second half of The Neverending Story, written by Michael Ende, while the first film was based off of the first half of the book.

The Neverending Story

The Neverending Story - 8/10





















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What a great movie.

I'm starting to realize that my inability to retain any information I see might be a blessing in disguise. I am not the type of person who sees a movie and then regurgitate quotes right after seeing it. I'm also pretty bad with character names. The only thing I usually remember is the overall plot. What all of this means is that when I see a movie that I haven't seen in a long time, I pretty much forget everything that happens. It's almost like seeing it again for the first time. It's kind of awesome.

Anyway, random note. I was reading the wiki article and it said that in the book, Atreyu was actually known as a "greenback" and he was intended to have green skin in the film, but they ended up leaving that out.

Lastly, this movie is being remade in 2012!

Hook

Hook - 7/10




















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Not the best movie in the world, but it gets points for being a favorite from my childhood. I'm pretty sure I wore the VHS out when I was younger. I don't even know why I liked it so much, I just know I watched it all the time. I still love this movie.

Wall Street

Wall Street - 7/10





















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Gordon Gecko is a beast, seriously, what a great villain. Going into this, I hadn't heard anything about this movie, but the previews for the sequel made me interested. I would definitely watch this film again and would recommend that others see it. My only real problem with the movie was "The End".

Shutter Island

Shutter Island - 7/10





















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Pretty good movie. I like the fact that they actually tied the movie up in a good way. It seems so often that movies like this end up with a horrible ending, but this one did the rest of the film justice.

Heat

Heat - 9/10





















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Pretty epic movie. I think I'll be comparing all crime movies to this from here on out. I had heard that The Dark Knight borrowed a lot of elements from this movie, and now I see what people meant by that. If you liked the first 10 minutes of TDK (the bank robbery scene) then you HAVE to watch this movie.

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea - 8/10

























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I had never heard of this movie until today, and I can't understand why that is. This was a pretty amazing movie. If I had to compare it to something, I would say it's some what similar to American History X.

I don't want to describe the plot in too much detail, because I don't want to give anything away, but you really grow attached to Val Kilmer's character towards the end of the film when you find out why he's doing everything he's doing. This is a great film and I would definitely watch it again.