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10/10
In a word... INTENSE
19 July 2008
Wow. Thats just about all there is to say... WOW.

That movie was SO INTENSE, but BRILLIANT! I absolutely loved it. Heath Ledger outdid himself. I can't say I was a fan of his before this, but his performance as the Joker had me wanting to give him a standing ovation in every scene. It was awesome. Christian Bale continued to impress me. His voice as Batman is always the perfect throwback to the older films, and his gadgets just keep getting better. Alfred, as always, is the wise old Yoda-type character. His advice seems to be what can change the course of the movie. The one thing that wasn't quite up to snuff was Rachel Dawes. Maggie Gyllenhaal just looked too dowdy in my opinion to be the love interest of Batman. Katie Holmes had this simple, down-home, quiet prettiness that was rather endearing. Maggie just didn't have it. Morgan Freeman, as usual, was amazing. You just can't top him. All in all, I loved it. The story that they elaborate on to show you more of 'how it happened' was perfect. 10 outta 10 here.
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Eragon (2006)
6/10
Well... not the best movie. except for MURTAGH!
2 January 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Wow. 'All my life I dreamed of dragons...' NO! hehe. sorry, too much murtagh on the brain. anyhoo, basically, for years my friends have read eragon, and then eldest, and have recommended them to me over and over. i tried to get into it, i really did, but the beginning of eragon didn't hook me, and i put it down after a couple of chapters. i did the same thing a year later. then, a few months ago, when the commercials for the movie came out, i decided that it looked like a promising movie, and i wanted to be informed. so, i borrowed my lil sisters books, and read eragon right before i saw it, and read eldest right after. personally, i was rather disappointed. the movie ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY DID NOT follow the book. basically, it was a mediocre movie that let down all the fans, bigtime.

*fanfare* BUT WAIT! A SAVIOR HAS ARRIVED!!!!!

MURTAGH! lets be honest people, the only thing that made this movie watchable was the gorgeous Murtagh, who will forever live on in our hearts and minds and obsessions YAY! ahem. right. he did not get enough screen time. absolutely not. MORE LATER!
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10/10
great movie, annoying ending, STILL great movie!
9 October 2006
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absolutely loved it. watched it with my best friends on her big screen TV. OMG! the beginning was HILARIOUS, with Al, Ed, and (am i saying this right?) Hauskeson (sp?) HAHAHA! great action, and cute flashback. i think they developed Alphonse's character really well, for the time that they had him in the movie. one of my favorite parts of the movie (not talking about favorite scenes) was watching and finding all the characters in our world that were 'twins' of the ones in Amestris (or Lior, etc.). Hughes had a totally different attitude, but still seemed the same ol' Hughes ("nice and insane..." ;)) we could tell that from the beginning (sort of) or rather when we first met him, and the beer hall gang (thats what I'm calling them) were talking about paying their taxes in gold and Noa and Ed walk up. Hughes reaction in both worlds is undoubtedly throwing his arm around Ed (rather roughly), but his overall reaction went in a different direction. I was absolutely heart-broken when i first saw Mustang like that. i almost cried, it was so depressing. but when he came back near the end and the beginning of, may i say it, THE MOST AWESOME ACTION SEQUENCE OF ALL TIME, AND IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE, i nearly jumped for joy. Havocs reaction was priceless. 'he sure gives a lot of orders for an enlisted man...' "lieutenants Havoc and Breda!" 'SIR!' hehe. too funny. Havocs always been hilarious like that. and Riza's shot between the grille of the helmet...WA-W00T! GO HAWKEYE! my goodness, that was frickin awesome! Armstong was painfully enjoyable as usual, Al in Amestris was beyond cute, i was surprised to see Winry wearing her hair like Riza's, and was a little confused at first, but then i got used to it. i liked Wrath in this movie, because it seemed like he could possibly have a soul, and i was actually very sad when he died. the end was more than amazing - it leaves you aching for more in all the right ways. personally, when the credits started rolling and the song came on and the first thing i said was 'ok, we watched the first third, lets go download the rest of the episode!' ( i had watched all the episodes on youtube) and of course, my friends, being more practical than me, reassured me it was over. i was devastated there wasn't more. but the very end with lust and scar *giggle* PRICELESS! the looks on Ed and Al's faces! i don't think ill ever forget that! definitely a ten out of ten! great action, great plot, GREAT MOVIE! if you liked the episodes, you'll LOVE the movie!
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