Reel Matt

This blog started as my movie marathon — watching a movie a day for a whole year — and has continued as a place for me to write reviews about movies, TV, and various other items.

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This is still a work in progress as I migrate from my old platform at Tumblr. For now, you can still access the whole backlog of posts there at http://reelmatt.tumblr.com

How to Train Your Dragon

February 18, 2013

A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.

Film #233

Rating: 5 out of 5

The Little Mermaid

February 18, 2013

A mermaid princess makes a faustian bargain with an unscrupulous seahag in order to meet a human prince on land.

Film #232

Rating: 3 out of 5

Mulan

February 17, 2013

To save her father from death in the army, a Chinese maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China’s greatest heroes in the process.

Film #231

Rating: 5 out of 5

Aladdin

February 16, 2013

Aladdin, a street urchin, accidentally meets Princess Jasmine, who is in the city undercover. They love each other, but she can only marry a prince.

Film #230

Rating: 4 out of 5

Valentine's Day

February 15, 2013

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine’s Day.

Film #229

Rating: 3 out of 5

Blue Valentine

February 14, 2013

The film centers on a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.

Film #228

Rating: 4 out of 5

Larry Crowne

February 10, 2013

After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.

Film #227

Rating: 2 out of 5

The Lorax

February 9, 2013

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Film #226

Rating: 4 out of 5

No Strings Attached

February 8, 2013

A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it’s not long before they learn that they want something more.

Film #225

Rating: 2 out of 5

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

February 7, 2013

Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes in order to win her heart.

Film #224

Rating: 3 out of 5