Animal Farm (Random Image)

Napoleon: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Opened: January 07, 1954 Runtime: 1 hr. 31 min. Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama Rated: PG

Iron Man 3: The Re(al) - view

The Mandarin: Ladies, children, sheep... Some people call me a terrorist. I consider myself a teacher. Lesson number one: Heroes, there is no such thing.

There has been a lot of disappointments for me this year, movie-wise that is; the usual suspects - Gangster Squad, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and the ridiculously disappointing, A Good Day to Die Hard. If not for Robert Downey. Jr,'s charismatic awesomeness, Iron Man 3 would have also made the cut with these huge waste of time; but it didn't (and that's a good thing for a film that has now grossed nearly $800 million at the box office!)

The Magnificent Seven (Random Images)

Hilario: Even if we had the guns, we know how to plant and grow, we don't know how to kill.
Old Man: Then learn, or die!

The Great Escape (Random Image)

Ramsey: Colonel Von Luger, it is the sworn duty of all officers to try to escape. If they cannot escape, then it is their sworn duty to cause the enemy to use an inordinate number of troops to guard them, and their sworn duty to harass the enemy to the best of their ability.

Opened: July 04, 1963 Runtime: 2 hr. 52 min. Genre: Adventure, Drama Animation Rated: PG-13

Shark Tale (Random Image)

Don Lino: Hey, Luca... Get Sykes. He knows that Reef better than anybody. I want to know all about this guy. I want to know what he does. I want to know where he eats. I want to know where he sleeps. He pops a gill, I want to know about it. Who is the Shark Slayer?

Opened: October 1, 2004 Runtime: 1 hr. 30 min. Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Animation Rated: U

My Fair Lady (Random Image)

Alfred P. Doolittle: The old bloke died and left me four thousand pounds a year in his bloomin' will. Who asked him to make a gentleman out of me? I was happy. I was free. I touched pretty nigh everyone for money when I wanted it, same as I touched him. Now, I'm tied neck and heels, and everybody touches me. A year ago, I hadn't a relation in the world except one or two who wouldn't speak to me. Now, I've fifty, and not a decent week's wages amongst the lot of 'em. Oh, I have to live for others now, not for myself. Middle-class morality.

Opened: October 21, 1964 Runtime: 2 hr. 50 min. Genre: Musical, Drama, Family Rated: U

Oz the Great and Powerful: The Re(al) - view

Oz: I don't want to be a good man... I want to be a great one.

I know James Franco ought to be the wizard in this context, but Sam Raimi (director) takes the crown as the master of illusion in this awesome piece of family entertainment, accompanied by stunning visual effects that can only come from the same team that brought you Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, 2012, Raimi's Spiderman trilogy, Beowulf and much more - they are called Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Oz the Great and Powerful started off in cropped black & white, a genius move if I may say, as it immediately captured my interest, and it felt original (of course an homage to the 1939 film.) The segue from black & white to colour almost eluded me because of how deeply interested in the story; that and the beautiful/amazing visual effects used to depict Oz (the land), beautiful mise en scène, beautiful!

The Impossible (Random Images)

Henry: But you know, you know, the most scary bit for me?Thomas: When the water hit?Henry: No. After that, when I came up, I was on my own. That was the scariest part. And when I saw the two of you climbing to the tree, I didn't feel so scared anymore. I knew I wasn't on my own. You see?

9 (Random Image)

Scientist: We had such potential. Such promise. But we squandered our gifts, our intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending. But life must go on.

Opened: September 9, 2009 Runtime: 1 hr. 19 min. Genre: Adventure, Action, Animation Rated: 12

A Good Day to Die Hard: The Re(al) - view

John McClane: Need a hug?
Jack McClane: We're not a hugging family.
John McClane: Damn straight!

After spending an hour and thirty seven minutes watching one of my anticipated movies of the year, I felt really REALLY sad. Die Hard 5 (will be further referred to as DH5) was really poor in almost all areas, except for  its direction, but before ripping it to shreds, this question must be asked - What makes Die Hard so awesome?