Rob Larsen

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Movies 2010 #24 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is my first and only Blu Ray. I'd like it better if it had an E in the name.

Seriously, Blu Ray is pretty sweet. Not sweet enough that I'd replace any discs I already have with it, but still, pretty sweet.

Of course, my PS3 just died, so there goes that little experiment.
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Movies 2010 #23 Paprika

I had a really emotional time watching Paprika earlier this year. Satoshi Kon, the film's genius director passed away in August, so watching this film shortly after was a bittersweet experience. It's wonderful movie, but knowing that we'd never again be treated to his visionary genius was crummy.

As for the film itself, I reviewed it a couple of years ago.

And here's the trailer:

Movies 2010 #22 Shane

I didn't like Shane very much.

Can that count as a review?

It's my site, so I'm saying "yes, those six words constitute a full fledged review."

On to the next one.

Movies 2010 #21 The Girl Who Played With Fire

The Girl Who Played With Fire played better as a film than it did as a book. I had diminishing returns with the books, liking each progressively less. In the case of the films, this, the second, was at least as good as the first.
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Movies 2010 #20 Don't Look Now

It's surprising to me that I've never written about Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now before now. I first saw it nearly 20 years ago and have seen it two or three times since, including while I was actively writing about movies so I've had several opportunities to write about it without pulling the trigger.

Here goes.

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