of the Rings to the big screen in an epic fashion..." I never get tired of what an incredibly bad decision that sounds like on paper. That there's a guy in New Zealand who will make you three previously un-filmable Lord of the Rings films for the low, low price of $300 million USD is like, this close to a Nigerian prince in your spam box wanting to borrow money. Safety Not Guaranteed was not even close to the movie I was expecting. It was surprisingly heartwarming/breaking. Loved it. I think? That was really a great movie. I wasn't expecting that, either. Spoiler: They did a good job with the time machine actually being real, because I didn't see that coming at all, and it totally worked. Other movies I really dug: Real Steel . It was a by-the-numbers sports movie. With robots. And Hugh Jackman fucking brought it - I love that guy. X-Men: First Class. Just really well done, and Michael Fassbender is my new favorite person. Between this and his fantastic performance in the otherwise spotty Prometheus , he's approaching I Will See This Movie Just Because He's In It status. I tell you after I saw The Frighteners and Dead Alive I totally thought "Man this guy will finally bring Lord of the Rings to the big screen in an epic fashion..." I never get tired of what an incredibly bad decision that sounds like on paper. That there's a guy in New Zealand who will