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Dinotasia (2012)
A fun watch, but don't be fooled!
This is an odd little movie. Although the animation and layout of the film might make you think that this is going to be a straight-up documentary like the BBC's "Walking With..." series, "Dinotasia" is more like a series of vignettes surrounding the experiences of a few individual dinosaurs (a pterosaur learning to fly, a tyrannosaurus couple defending their territory, etc.). Although Werner Herzog is cast as the narrator, he barely speaks at all, though he usually introduces each vignette with a few short lines, but these are more related to the theme of the narrative rather than scientific facts.
Although it comes off a bit cartoonish at times and might turn off people who came in expecting a true documentary, "Dinotasia" is quite an enjoyable viewing experience. At the very least, it's the world's first and only black comedy that can boast photo-realistic animated dinosaurs!
Pacific Rim (2013)
Honest Trailers said it best...
...this movie is for the eight-year-old in everyone.
It's not particularly clever, or well-written, and requires a COLOSSAL suspension of disbelief, but I'll be damned if I wasn't entertained by Pacific Rim. I first saw this movie in my college's auditorium with a group of friends as part of Film Club (they wanted to show something fun during the midterm study break), and to be honest, this movie made me very happy. The action scenes and effects are delightfully colorful and violent, and most of the characters were surprisingly interesting and well-developed for a movie like this. Plus, there is something to be said for a film that portrays the Millennial Generation in a positive light for once.
Even though it was written and directed by the same guy as Pan's Labyrinth, DO NOT expect anything profound to come out of Pacific Rim. It's a cheesy action movie, but one that manages to get the audience to look past that and enjoy it in all its over-the-top splendor.