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Anastasia (1997)

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20101130: Rasputin's powers were questionable. He seemed powerful, and yet he failed horribly at destroying Anastasia. Perhaps there ar...
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Superman

Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)

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20101129: This movie has a heavy focus on the Hal Jordan Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter stories. After those two, we have the followin...
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National Geographic: Great Migrations

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20101127: It's been a while since I've watched a nature documentary. Today I was studying with this documentary playing in the back...
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Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)

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20101126: Lol, the Batman (1966) reference when Gromit is trying to get rid of the bomb. Lovely short. What a lovely ending for Gromit....
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tv series

Important Things with Demetri Martin

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20101126: There were some pretty good jokes in this first episode. And some not so funny. But it's nice that the show is familiar (has ...
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Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

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20101126: This movie was okay. I didn't like most of the scenes which involved hallucinations. The one with the stained glass was alrig...
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March of the Penguins (2005)

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20101126: I put this movie on to play in the background. I had seen it before so knew what it was about. I had forgotten how depressing it ...
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Robin Williams

Hook (1991)

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20101125: I enjoyed the film for the most part. Some parts were just too silly for me. The movie would be great for kids. I don't know ...
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The Fugitive (1993)

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20101125: At first with man's wife gets killed I thought I saw the movie already. I couldn't think of what I was thinking of so I d...
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The Land Before Time (1988)

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Ducky (Judith Barsi) and Littlefoot (Gabriel Damon) 20101125: As far as I can remember, I've never watched this movie before. Ove...
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On the Waterfront (1954)

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20101125: "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody instead of a bum, which is ...
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Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

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20101121: I wouldn't have been able to guess this movie was made in 1989. Morgan Freeman is great. Dan Aykroyd is a good side charact...
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Tom Hanks

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

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20101121: Simply put: Cute movie. 20150623: Having remembered Sleepless in Seattle as great movie, I decided to watch it again today wit...
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Avatar: The Last Airbender

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20101123: Uncle Iroh is an awesome character. In fact, he's my favorite character. Book 1 Chapter One: The Boy in the Iceberg The s...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

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20101119: This movie suffered from being half the book. It had built up loads of excitement, but left most of it up in the air. With that...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

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20101117: This film had some pretty great moments. Though the fireworks scene could have been better I suppose. My favorite character in ...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

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20101116: The Triwizard Tournament and the Yule Ball gives this movie a good balance of action and love. [20101205][20171123 Edit] 20110...
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Woody Allen

Manhattan (1979)

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Watched 20101115 (Netflix, Instant) 96 min. Watched 20141115 (Netflix, Instant) Manhattan (1979) Woody Allen. 96 min. Isaac (Woody Al...
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Mary and Max (2009)

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20101115: Great movie. Not knowing what the movie was about, I found the movie to be surprisingly geared towards an older audience. Loved i...
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Western

Seven Samurai (1954)

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20101114: Overall, I'd summarize and say most of the scenes I thought were beautiful. Some of the scenes and dialogue I thought was str...
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Amélie (2001)

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20101112: I love how the movie started: the whole first fifteen minutes or so consist of narration. In particular, I thought the opening c...
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war

Paths of Glory (1957)

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20101112: Wow, this movie's message is clear. In multiple instances, the movie takes an anti-war standpoint, particularly in terms of o...
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Japan

Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

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Overview: Lupin the 3rd, a thief, and his partner Jigen are looking for the source of well-made counterfeit money. They're hunt leads t...
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Rocky (1976)

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Watched 20101108 (Netflix, Instant) Watched 20140628 (Netflix, Instant, HD) (Streaming until 20140701) Rocky (1976) John G. Avildsen. 119...
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      • Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
      • March of the Penguins (2005)
      • Hook (1991)
      • The Fugitive (1993)
      • The Land Before Time (1988)
      • On the Waterfront (1954)
      • Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
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      • Avatar: The Last Airbender
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      • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
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      • Batman: The Movie (1966)
      • Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
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