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The Secret of Kells

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The Secret of Kells (2009) (trailer) ★★★★✩ (PS3 Netflix Instant) :Unique animation highlights this sweet story of a young monk learning the scribe trade, exploring the outdoors, meeting a wood fairy named Aisling and defending knowledge from the vicious marauding barbarians. He needs to finish the famouse Book Of Kells. A10.2 and I really enjoyed this, and the style was unforgettable.
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Up

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Up (trailer) ★★★★✩(PS3 Netflix Instant) : Really sweet animation about an old guy (voiced by Ed Asner) going for an adventure that he should have gone on with his wife before she passed away. The reflective scenes of a life well lived completely choked me up.

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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room *** (dvd) : It was an okay documentary about an incredibly grotesque subject - the overarching greed of the "smartest guys". The book I read (not this one) was better, and I thought the visuals were too flashy for the story it was trying to tell.

Out of Sight

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Out of Sight (1998) *** (cable) : Steven Soderbergh does Elmore Leonard with some very good looking actors. Fun movie, very light but both Clooney and Lopez pulled off their rolls with aplomb.

King Kong

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King Kong (2005) *** (dvd) : Solid if overlong adaptation of the classic. If I did half stars, this would go to 3 1/2. It was good, Jack Black was great and the special effects marvelous.

Valiant

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Valiant (2005) *** (cable) : A solid kids animated film about a small pigeon become a hero in the RAF Homing Pigeon Service. Great voice acting and the girls really had a grand time with it.

Brick

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Brick (2005) **** (dvd) : Very interesting film noir set in a California high school. Murder, drugs, loozers and winners all clash. Much like a British crime film, I strained to understand some of the lingo, but I enjoyed the ride.

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