Tagline: Ska2oosh!

Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu

Summary: Po, the new Dragon Warrior, joins forces with his kung fu master friends to defeat an old enemy with a deadly weapon that could spell the end of kung fu

5 Words/Phrases: Great animation; witty script; good development between characters; interesting developments with Po’s backstory; all-around enjoyable movie

Most Impressed By: Jack Black is a great voice actor, he is superb as the voice of Po

Least Impressed By: …nothing!

Comments: It’s a solid movie but I’m skeptical of the ending – it leaves the movie wide-open for Kung Fu Panda 3, which isn’t something I’m positive is a good idea…

Overall Rating: 9/10

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Tagline: Witness the moment that will change our world.

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Summary: Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr became Professor X and Magneto, they were simply two young men discovering their powers. The closest of friends, they were working together with other mutants to stop the world’s deadliest threat. During the struggle to save the world from imminent danger, a schism between the two men opened, creating the eternal fight between Professor X’s X-Men and Magneto’s Brotherhood.

5 Words/Phrases: Excellent performances particularly from Fassbender and McAvoy; great action scenes; good story arcs for each of the major characters; thoroughly enjoyable; best X-Men film since X2

Most Impressed By: Fassbender by far and away stole every scene he was in

Least Impressed By: …nothing!

Comments: This movie was a great movie to watch after a year of not watching movies while abroad (excluding Harry Potter last November). It’s everything a great, solid movie should be!

Overall Rating: 10/10

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Tagline: Nowhere is safe.

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

Summary: As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows¹

5 Words/Phrases: Phenomenal cinematography; very loyal to the book; fantastic performances from everyone; laid a good foundation for the second installment; incredibly well done movie

Most Impressed By: The cinematography and the overall tone of the movie – it really added so much to the film. Watson’s acting was also very impressive, which speaks to her improvement as an actress as I’ve never thought of her as a good one!

Least Impressed By: …nothing!

Comments: Why is July so far away?!

Overall Rating: 10/10

1. Taken from IMDB. [↩]

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