Brave Move, Pixar. Brave Move.

Brave.
Not a review.
This is one brave little movie.
It's an original animated feature,
It's not a sequel of a mega franchise,
It's not based on any existing material.
It's a simple, straightforward, touching fairytale,
In a time where people just don't believe in fairytales anymore



I've always loved cartoons, and Disney fairytales,
And Brave rekindled all those memories for me.
Yes, it's very Disney-esque,
There's songs, spells and even a talking animal.
But it's not your typical Disney Princess shtick.



There's no Prince Charming saves the day shit, for one,
And no bad guy out to rule the world.
Also, Merida ain't no Disney Princess.
Heck, she could use ONE tiny arrow,
And kick ALL the Disney Princesses' dainty little asses.
Yes, even Mulan and Rapunzel.



Merida is adorable.
She's the kinda character you REALLY want to root for,
Even when she fucks up.
She's got AWESOME looking bushy red hair,
That just goes EVERYWHERE.
AND she can shoot a bow damn well.
Oh, and I found the Queen quite HYPNOTIC.



The animation is GORGEOUS.
It makes you want to drop everything, buy a ticket,
AND GO TO SCOTLAND NOW NOW NOW NOW!
Don't watch this in 3D though,
Cos it kinda fuzzies up the beauty of the scenes.



Oh, and unfortunately, it won't be on IMAX.
Something about IMAX not wanting to show any animated stuff
Which is a damn bloody shame,
Because it would have look STUNNING on IMAX.
And I'll bet the 3D would have been great as well.
BOOO IMAX, BOOOOOO.



Has Pixar become a victim of its success?
Have we grown to expect TOO much out of them?
Brave isn't a bad movie.
In fact it's a GREAT movie.
It just isn't what people expect out of Pixar.
Is it because our expectations of Pixar are too high?
Or are we too cynical to like the simpler things in life?



You know what?
I refuse to believe that just because I'm all grown up,
I'm not supposed to enjoy the things I loved as a kid.
I don't want to turn out all jaded and cynical,
Looking at wonderfully simple fairytales like this,
And thinking, "Meh, it could be better."
Or "Meh, it's too preachy" or "It's for kids"
I'm going to watch Brave all over again,
And this time, I'm going to LOVE IT even more.

Don't Be a Muppet Of A Man!

The Muppets.
Not A Review.
Ma nah ma nah!
Ma nah ma nah!
Ma nah ma nah!
Ma nah ma nah!
Ma nah ma nah!
Ma nah ma nah!



WELCOME BACK KERMIT!
WELCOME BACK MISS PIGGY!
WELCOME BACK FOZZIE BEAR!
WELCOME BACK SWEDISH CHEF!
WELCOME BACK GONZO THE GREAT!
It's the MUPPETS! WHEEEE!



Ok it's a bit TOO cheesy in the beginning,
To the point of being VERY VERY cloying and annoying.
Jason Segel is his usual HIMYM self,
All earnest and goody goody
Amy Adams is like the Amy Adams in Enchanted,
Only slightly er... older.
(no cleavage rating, sorry)
(It's a KID'S movie!)



But once Kermit appears, it's all good!
And then all the Muppets start appearing!
There'll be explosions! (ok, just ONE explosion)
There'll be toilet humour!
There'll be a lot of cheesy 80's jokes!
There'll music and laughter!
There will be lots of cameos!
There'll be lots of nostalgic moments
And of course, THE RAINBOW CONNECTION!



That Jim Henson was a GENIUS I tell you,
The movie is a bit cheesy,
Then again, The Muppets ARE A relic of the 80's after all,
This was just great, mindless, cheesy fun.
Don't hurt your brain by analysing it too much,
And don't expect too much either.



Oh come on, it's the MUPPETS!
You'd have to be a Muppet of a man to not like this.
So be a very manly muppet instead!
It's time to play the music,
It's time to light the lights,
It's time to meet the Muppets!!!!

Float Like a B-52, Sting like a Tank!

Real Steel.
Not a Review.
Surprisingly good.
It's like a family movie,
But with awesome robots beating each other up!
No, it's not like Transformers at all.
This one has a lot more heart and soul.



This little boxing bot is called Atom.
He has more spark than all the Autobots combined,
And could kick Megatron's back with ONE ARM.
(Oh wait, didn't Optimus do that as well?)

Of course, h also needs Hugh Jackman's help.
Call him Full Metal Jackman if you wish.



ROBOTS!
KICKING THE ASS OUT OF ONE ANOTHER!
Now THAT'S what I call a real robot fight!
And BOXING! Actual BOXING!
This is like Rocky... but with ROBOTS!
Heck, it's actually better than HALF the Rocky movies!
Like a colleague of mine said,
They should have called it Irony.



Yeah the robots were damn cool.
At least here they have a REASON,
For beating the crap out of each other.
Pretty good action too.
And you can actually SEE what is happening.
Not like the Transformers WHAM BAM WHODAFUCKISTHAT crap.



There's only one chick there.
She's no Megan or Rosie,
But she's got MUCH better acting.
Decent cleavage rating too (7.5).
But she doesn't do much.
This is ALL about Hugh and son.
And robots kicking ass, of course.



Hugh Jackman's pretty good here.
He's a bit of a selfish asshole,
But a pretty likable one.
The kid's good too.
At least he wasn't annoying.
In fact, he's pretty cool too.



Yup, this is worth watching in cinema.
It's very well-made.
Good balance of action and drama,
Good acting, good editing.
And very touching at times too.
And as much as I liked Transformers,
I have to admit THIS is now THE best robot movie of the year.