And the saga continues

First, however. A big-ass butterfly!

No joke here, it's just a humongous butterfly. I got to go to the American Museum of Natural History, fo' free! [1:12]. I finally I remembered that I had my fancy camera (1600 ISO, mofos!) with me when I got to the butterfly exhibit.

So lets continue where we left off.

17. Toy Story (1995)-  Pixar's epic career begins with a bang. It came out the same time as Disney's Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame Actor's aren't really that big of an issue, as it is an animated movie. The other two aren't necessarily bad, but the gap in animation quality is like a 65-foot deep bottomless pit.
Ok, so the animation is better than others around the same time period, so what? Well, the animation still holds up today, which is also true about the older Disney movies. The real awesome part of this movie is it's story.
Ughh, where have you been, that you don't know the plot?
It turns out toys are alive, and just chillax when no one is around. These toys owner gets a new badass space man action figure Buzz Lightyear, and then the other main toy,  sheriff Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks. shazam!) gets jealous. It's a great story of two "enemies" becoming friends and surviving great peril.....but they're toys.
It's Pixar, so there really isn't anything to complain aboot (ya, I said aboot! whacha gunno do 'boot it?).
Also, the sequels are awesome. Maaaaaaaybe Toy Story 3 might be better, because it does have a more emotional and deeper story, buuuuut nostalgia always win.
IMDB: 8.2
RT: 100%

16. The Big Lebowski (1998) - The Coen brothers are one of the greatest (look out for future posts for specifics). If they aren't making Millar's Crossing or No Country For Old Men, then they are making absurd clusterfucks like Fargo, Burn After Reading, and this piece of fantastic piece of comedy. I'll just say that this is my all time fvorite "pure" comedy, in the sense it isn't animated, or some action movie, with comedic elements, so you won't be seeing Zoolander or Anchorman up more on this list.

SO Jeff Bridges is the Dude. He gets confused with another Jeff Lebowski....yes, there are two. He gets his rug peed on, and all he wants is a new rug, and instead he gets a ferret in his bathtub. I won't spoil it too much, as the unexpected twists are great.
Still can't make clips myself, but this one is great, and shows how awesome the Dude is: link.

At first I didn't like John Goodman, but he's been in a lot of Coen movies, and he has been crazy in each one. I'll say he is the craziest in this, even though he was a murderer who decapitates people in one movie (not saying which one, let it be a surprise).

Also, make way for one of the greatest actors who, like Chirstopher Walken, doesn't get the lead role much.

STEVE BUSCEMI!

IMDB: 8.2
RT: 78%




Oh, how much fun we've had these past few movies. And now it all comes to an end, with this depressing piece of beautiful cinema:

15. About Schmidt (2002)

A tale of an old man, who's life sucks. Nobody cares about him, nobody need him. He is disappointed who his daughter is marrying, and tries to be controlling, which isn't really a good trait. But the viewer still feels sympathy for this poor old soul. Jack Nicholson has one of his best performances ever, and that's saying something, considering his fantastic career.
If a movie is too sad, it isn't enjoyable, so to lighten the mood there is plenty of humor along the way, dark and otherwise.
The end is very emotional, and just makes me sob every time.
I think that's enough before I start to weep.

IMDB: 7.3
RT: 85%

another group done

and I bid you a GOOD DAY, SIR (spoilers!)