I got 43. Technically 48, but three of those I saw the answer here before I tried the quiz and two others I straight up cheated. There were several of these movies I never would've guessed, but I somehow figured out

Absolutely brilliant movie, eh?

This is probably my favorite second favorite Studio Ghibli movie, but only because Whisper of the Heart has nostalgia bonus points. I'm so sad that this movie is going to be Takahata's last, but he's definitely going out on a high note. I've always thought that Kaguya-hime was kind of a weird, off-putting story, but Takahata managed to create a faithful adaptation that was also compelling and interesting.

I heard it was good, but it also seems EXTREMELY unlikely to get a release in Japan, although occasionally the theater tyrants here surprise me. My best hope is that it's popularity holds out long enough that I can see it at a random theater in central Florida when I come home in late December. That's not too much of a stretch, right?

I highly recommend checking out the American Shakespeare Center (formerly Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) if you don't mind taking a trip to Virginia for some really quality theater. They do go on tour, but they don't usually hit up the West Coast. Some of the best Shakespeare you'll see Stateside, their production of Romeo & Juliet was just amazing, and yes, very funny. Somehow my school managed to snag a performance several years running (a great coup for a small women's college), and each time it was a delight. These people really, really know their stuff.

I don't know. If you've really hit a wall with Doctor Who, you might want to give it a bit of a break. Otherwise, you might end up hate-watching the show, which is never a good thing.

But overall, I agree with everyone else: this was a pretty good episode. Although I do wish they would stop teasing us with characters who I think would make much more interesting Companions than Clara.

I've intended to write down my feelings about each episode in this series, but every time I do, the post reaches tl;dr territory and I lose interest before I can hit "Submit."

And I think that's the greater sin.

Sure there have been a buttload of problems in every episode, but they're also kinda boring. There's definitely a gem of a good (or even great) idea in each one, but the execution is so lackluster that it's hard for me to even complain.

"Kill the Moon," though, is probably my favorite. I don't think it's good, just better than every other episode so far. For one thing, the better elements of this episode reminded me of the better elements of "The Beast Below," but instead it's the Companion who's angered by dreadful decision she's being forced to make. The story is also simple enough that it doesn't feel rushed over the 40 minutes, which I've found to be a frequent issue for much of Moffat's time as showrunner.

The astronaut, Lundvik, really worked for me. She reminded me of Adelaide Brooks from "The Waters of Mars." I also like Courtney. I like how the dynamic between her and the Doctor played. Although her actress isn't the greatest, Courtney feels like she would be well suited to travel with the older and very prickly Doctor. Certainly it makes more sense to me than Clara and the Doctor. I've never cared much for Clara, but from what we know of her character, I don't see how she can abide the Twelfth Doctor. Her blow-up in this episode would have made more sense to me if we'd been seeing her struggle to get along with Twelve despite the phone call from Eleven at the end of "Deep Breath." But their differences have largely been glossed over in the jumbled mess of episodes that followed. Now she's angry, and while I like her anger, the build-up to it just wasn't enough for me.

That really is my major problem with this episode. Rather than building up to this dramatic choice Clara has to make, it should have been building up to Clara getting totally fed up with the Doctor. The stupid giant germs were a distraction and the resolution with the second moon egg felt like a cop-out, but it's the inconsistent character work that bothers me most.

Eddie, you sound like you might enjoy Mansfield Park, the Jane Austen novel reviled by fans. Fanny is a character defined by her stillness in the face of the relentless activity all around her. She's pretty much the complete opposite of Austen's other heroines in a way that's always interesting if not always exactly enjoyable.

See, I thought it was a not very good article by Matt Singer on this topic.

Because it's perfectly possible to enjoy or even love something even if you think it isn't perfect. The Sam Adams article also suffers from the misapprehension that people can only approach movies from one of two possible perspectives (either 100% engaged, or 100% disengaged) and that ambivalence is for pussies.  To continue that quote from the CinemaSins' website,

The reason they pick popular movies is because they're often making videos about movies that they like. The idea that these videos are steeped in and feed on negativity is a valid opinion, but that "negativity" is not based on any ill will towards films by the producers. Considering the time and energy that goes into making these videos (which Matt Singer fails to do in his article; he is singularly obsessed with a profit motive and pretty much ignores the idea of these videos as a creative outlet for the producers), they're probably more likely to do a video on a popular film that they actually enjoyed than an unpopular movie that "deserves" to be ridiculed.

The eventual tie-in video game could feature words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee intercut with fight scenes. 

Jeez, can we please, please leave CinemaSins out of this? Can we please stop finding fault with them for not meeting a high standard as movie reviewers when they aren't movie reviewers? They're not even in the same ball park, largely because they're not even trying to be. They're playing a different game, yo. Leave it alone.

If that's not possible, can we at least concede that there are a wealth of other people out there doing (actual) movie reviews who (actually) are terrible, and that, for the purposes of moving this discussion forward, they might be a better target? Continuing to go back-and-forth debating the point in this thread as well seems like a massive waste of time to me.

I understand what you're getting at, I just don't agree.

Some people don't have the time, money, or inclination to go to an authentic Italian restaurant, and others just prefer their food soft and bland. Some people thought the trailers for Edge of Tomorrow made the movie look like a snoozefest, and others have been chomping at the bit for the chance to watch more giant robots hitting each other.

And honestly, of the people who went to see Trans4mers, how many do you think listened to or read any sort of review, in-depth or shallow, before making up their minds about how they were going to spend their money?

I very strongly second this.