Toy Story 3
I personally think that this movie has the potential to be the best of the year. There are some similarities with the story compared to the previous movie, but this movie actually deals with the issue of growing up as opposed to the eventuality of growing up which I think makes this a better movie. The really cool thing with this movie was that it seemed to be made for those who grew up watching the original Toy Story. I don't know if I could necessarily recommend this movie to the youngest audiences because this movie does deal with issues like death which are probably not appropriate for a very young audience. For those slightly more mature and older, you will definitely love this movie if you liked any of the others. I nearly cried at the end of this movie. While I am confident that Batman 3 might surpass this as best movie of the decade, Toy Story 3 has certainly raised the bar very high. I give this movie my highest recommendation.
The Last Airbender
This movie was a disappointment. I have never seen the TV show, so I think this gives me a fairly unique perspective. For those who have never seen the show like I have and heard how good it was, I would definitely recommend a one time showing of this movie. Throughout the movie I was very intrigued in learning the story, and this movie delivered that. However, upon further reflection that was the only thing that kept me motivated in watching this movie. Except for the Prince and General characters, I thought they did a poor job with the other characters. They did practically nothing with the two main characters that we are introduced to and they really didn't do much with the Avatar character except show him training to control water. The Avatar didn't want to be the Avatar because it would mean sacrificing what he wants which I thought would've made an awesome movie, but they only introduced the concept and forgot about it. The special effects are pretty good (note that I didn't see this in 3-D which I heard is much worse), but the action sequences were disappointingly dull. As I think about it more, if it wasn't for my pure interest of learning the story behind The Last Airbender, I probably would've been bored.
**Update**
After watching just one episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, I completely understand why fans of the show hated this movie. The television show has way better characters. Now I truly understand why my brother (who was a fan) was bored throughout the movie.
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