Fantastic Mr Fox was the movie that finally turned me around on Wes Anderson and made me fall in love with his style. It's one of the best animated movies in years

Can we just make a rule that you have to at least give a sentence explaining your thoughts? It's kind of ridiculous to just drop posters and scores with no context.

Thirded, since I am interested in the thoughts behind the rating pretty much always. Doesn't need to be long at all, just a summary of what you thought of it (though I always find more detailed thoughts entertaining and interesting).

Just got back from The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Personally, I enjoyed it. I was impressed at where the story went, and what levels they were willing to go. Garfield is fantastic as Parker, combining both the conflicted nature of the character with the wit and sarcasm that made me love the character in the cartoon when i was growing up.

It is a little bit tent-poleish in it's over the top battle sequences and some things are a little rushed. However, as I have been struggling with recent films, the pacing finally feels more manageable. There is a lot of different threads going, which I normally don't like in films, and there is some predictability, given the way things are set up. But, the personal conflict and the building of the Spider-Man mythos felt more natural than the way Rami built the world. There are some interesting details involving Peter puzzling through problems and trying to balance his life. At first, it almost felt like a rehash of Spidey 2, but the personal character development and the emotional and physical fatigue was more palpable.

My one complaint is too many stories. This is far more common problem in movies these days, and despite a decent effort on the part of the balancing all the characters, but it dragged the story down a bit, and left some things either unresolved or too quickly resolved.

However, despite some rushed stories and plot points, I really liked (or felt for) the characters. Even the villains have a point in terms of what they are doing and wanting to accomplish.  This continues my new, not favorite reaction in movies, caring for the villain and feeling bad for them.

Special comment goes to Dane DeHaan, who plays Harry Osborn as this brilliant and psychotic person. He had good chemistry with Garfield, and really enjoyed his performance.

Overall, a decent action flick, with some fun character moments. I think it felt more like Spider-Man to me, like a kid trying to be a hero and yet struggling with all of these problems. I really felt for Peter and was more attached to him as a character.

9/10

On Owens recomendation I've just watched 'The Phantom Edit'. It was like episode 1, only slightly less so.