Too few compelling characters (Wulf is a crybaby bad guy and I would much rather have followed Olwyn than Héra) but it has enough great individual scenes for me to recommend it for anyone who is into Tolkien's universe.
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The Iron Giant 1999
The first movie that my five-year-old has begged me to put on again immediately and a compelling argument for the magic of traditional animation. Absolutely brilliant.
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The Sound of Music 1965
♫ pre-dict-able plot-lines and chee-sy ro-man-ces
o-ver-hyped clas-sics and mu-si-cal dan-ces
mild-ly an-noy-ing small chil-dren who sing
that will ne-ver be my fa-vo-rite thing ♫
... but, hey, it's hard to really, truly hate this.
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C.R.A.Z.Y. 2005
An amazingly rich coming-of-age story. Quite possibly one of the most well-directed films I have ever seen. Vallée's stylistic choices are impressive yet never too imposing. Performances are superb all round, though with the actor playing the father being the obvious stand-out. The portrayal of family dynamics seemed utterly authentic, and I loved how the movie chronicles several years while always maintaining Zach's point of view, making it both epic and very personal.
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