I have heard the same, convincingly enough to choose the 2D if we get a chance to see it.

Meanwhile, we watched Ponyo last week. What an absolutely charming film. Not my favorite Miyazaki, it felt a little lacking in depth, but even a so-so Miyazaki movie is just chalk full of wonder and beauty.

Saw Girl with the Dragon Tattoo yesterday, literally 2 hours after finishing the book.

It is odd to watch a movie with the source material so completely fresh in my mind. It really highlights the process of adaptation and the logic behind the decisions that must be made.

I'm pretty tepid on the book. It starts out really bad but improves as it goes. The movie is better, the decisions they had to make eliminated a lot of the crawl. I think it is a shame they shifted some of the smarts from one character to another (in the book they're both pretty smart) but overall pretty successful.

If you see it, be warned that the first 30-40 minutes is pretty talky which will emphasize the fact that you're reading the movie (eventually I get into a groove where I don't even notice any more but early on it's a bit more of an issue). Unfortunately, they didn't pay attention to the scene behind the subtitles and there are a few spots where it is difficult to read the all white text over a very light background.

How to Train Your Dragon was WONDERFUL. Loved it-and though it is no bad thing Toothless is definately the dragon form of Stitch.

I watched Bullitt for the first time this past weekend. Don't know how I've never managed to see this before now. Only seen clips of the car chase.

Loved it. Steve McQueen was cool. So is Robert Vaugnn. I loved seeing old San Francisco, a lot has changed since they were filming. I hated seeing the BofA building being built, I hate that damn building.

Dunno why I was reading movie reviews of Clash of the Titans, but the New York Post had a great line about how

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Couldn't stay awake through Bullitt. Even knowing full well it would be a 70s movie, with a 70s movie pace, I was unprepared for its soporific power. And I love The Conversation so it's not like I can't hang with a slower paced flick.

I need to watch Bullitt. Everyone would ask me if my Dad was Steve. Yea not so much.

Added another Oscar nom to our list last night, A Serious Man. Boy howdy was that a Jewy movie. It also happens to be a meticulously crafted movie. All about pace and space. Really loved it. I liked it better than Hurt Locker, would have a hard time picking between it and Inglorious for my best picture vote.

My favorite part:

I'm so curious what non-Jews thought of A Serious Man. I can't imagine watching it without all the back story my heritage provides.

At the very least, if you're Jewish, it's a must-see. It's an amazing period piece, too. Among the best the Coen brothers have done.

I found it boring, if well made. Obviously I can't say how much I wasn't getting but I don't think I was completely in the dark.

But I did leave the movie thinking "Good, god is going to kill them all as punishment for being dull and, worse, wallowing in their dullness."