laurelcoleman

Happy Feet is a weird movie. No one can accuse director George Miller and his co-writers of playing it safe, but there are some genres - such as family-friendly animation - where adherence to conventions can be viewed as a positive trait. 75 minutes into the 105-minute movie, I thought I was watching the first great animated film since The Incredibles. The final half-hour disabused me of that notion. Taken in total, Happy Feet contains enough solid entertainment to be worth the price of admission, but the production's last act self-inflicted wounds do irreparable damage to what is an otherwise fine motion picture.

Sabrina belongs to the category of lightweight, undemanding romantic comedies that nobody did better than Hollywood in its glory years. It's the kind of film that's perfectly-suited for the unique magic of a black-and-white print (even the remake, although in color, feels like it's in black-and-white, relying heavily on atmosphere). Sabrina is playfully seductive, and will leave almost all viewers, even those as cold as Linus, with a smile on their lips and a warm glow in their hearts. Bogart and Hepburn rule even though the screenplay is just "meh".

Over the Top isn't a bad movie but just an alright one about a trucker(played by Sly) who wishes to get close to his kid- who sort of doesn't like him, as they go about on a road trip of sorts. There are some nice scenery and lets be honest- Stallone has that face, or perhaps its his eyes- which make you wanna root for him, and feel sorry for him if bad stuff happens. This is a decent film to watch, especially if you wanna go through Stallone's filmography but it isn't a great Stallone movie.