Thanks Alex, I always look forward to your reviews! The boy and I hope to see it this weekend if we're not snowed in.

I should point out that in being mostly indifferent to this one I'm in the critical minority. It's in the low 80s at RottenTomatoes.

If Avatar tanks I would expect this list to grow longer....

No, regardless of how much money Avatar makes the list of the top 40 money making movies from 2000-2009 will still only be 40 titles long.


(Yes, I know what you mean.)

Johnny Got His Gun is on TCM right now. To me, it's still one of the most disturbing films I have ever seen.

I watched Up, it was good. Heartwarming, fun and I loved Kevin and Dug.

I was very impressed with, and delighted by, The Princess and the Frog. My expectations were hopeful but not high. But, this is worthy of comparison with the best of Feature Animation's 1990s hot streak, and far better than anything they've produced in the last ten years. Lots of stylistic tips of the hat to past masters, and Eric Goldberg is SO the man! (He animated - triumphantly - the cornet playing alligator Louis, and supervised a nicely stylized musical number near the beginning.) I bet I will rewatch this more than Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast. (Randy Newman's songs are not immediately catchy, but they are pleasing and will stand up to repeat exposure nicely. Sometimes that works better for me. Overexposure to the classic B&B songs have kept me away from that Best Picture nominee for many years now.)

I really want to see a dark ride that includes the nifty voodoo elements from this one!

*Alpha dog voice*
Do not mention Dug to me at this time.

Just a quick note about something.
I just watched the latest Harry Potter on DVD and I must say the score at the beginning of the end credits is quite marvelous. Love it!
Just sayin'.
:)