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A pretty slow paced movie, but not in a boring way. The story slowly weaves and develops nicely while an emotional drama slowly plays out. George Clooney can act – who knew?

I loved Tintin as a kid growing up, I read all the books and really enjoyed the adventures. It was a real delight to see it on the big screen. The animation is brilliant and visually it is stunning. Life like while at the same time retaining an extremely close resemblance to Herge’s original art style.

It’s a rollicking adventure with some great action set pieces. Loads of fun, this movie is a must-see for a Tintin fan and is a great film even if this is your first introduction to the character. Trust me, you’ll be hooked.

Technically I saw this movie in 2010, but it was late 2010 and actually at the time I wasn’t particularly impressed by it. I enjoyed it but wasn’t gushing about it when I got out of the theatre. That said, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Every time I walked past the IMAX I contemplated going to see the movie again, but never did. When it finally came out on Blu-ray, I snapped it up immediately. I then watched it again, and again, and again. I couldn’t stop.

I must have seen this movie 20 times at least this year, I was so absorbed by it. The spectacle more than anything else, it is a beautiful film to behold, and I have so much fun watching it. The visuals, the soundtrack, the action set pieces, the style – it’s the cool movie you kind of remember Tron as being (but actually wasn’t at all), this is THE Tron movie. It treats the legacy of Tron with respect (more than it deserves) and proceeds to blow it out of the water.

Top 5 Movies I saw in 2011:
1. Tron: Legacy
2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
3. Source Code
4. Fast Five
5. Thor

Favourite film of 2010: Inception

Tom Cruise has still got it. This action franchise has no reason to ever end, and in the right hands has the potential to have the long life of the James Bond films. With MI:2 nothing but an embarrassing memory in the past, this film delivers awesome action and does so on an impressive IMAX canvas. More films should be made entirely on IMAX – it looks great.

Although based on a true story, it’s basically Brad Pitt if Brad Pitt was the General Manager of a Major League Baseball Club. I think I appreciated the story slightly differently to how an American audience would have because I genuinely had no idea how the events would play out whereas seeing it was based on a true story, American’s probably knew exactly how the Oakland Athletics fared that year in the competition. A good movie.

You’d be forgiven for wanting to simply dismiss this movie as stupid based on its premise along – robot boxing, but this film has a little more to it that makes it surprisingly entertaining. I think what gives it just that little bit more substance than you might expect is the very human story of the relationship between Hugh Jackman’s character and his estranged son. It’s ironic, but despite all the special effects and the action, what makes a film something is the relateable and human element, something other movies tend to forget. Not too bad.

Wow. They actually made a Green Lantern movie. I’m pretty biased about it – I enjoyed it. However, I can completely understand the criticism it received. It’s not a great movie, and since it didn’t do terribly well at the box office I wonder if we’ll ever see a sequel, but I’m glad I finally got to see the Green Lantern in action using his powers. Now that I’ve seen the Green Lantern movie, I have officially seen every movie I’ve ever wished to get made. Everything else from here on in is a bonus.