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New trailer for Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Source: FirstShowing.net This is some great stuff right here. It follows Kevin Clash - The Voice of Elmo. Yes, the Elmo of Sesame Street. Check this brilliantly put together trailer: Being a filmmaker, I find what Clash said toward the end of this trailer quite inspirational: "If everybody else your age is doing something very different to what you're doing, there's always going to be somebody saying "you might not succeed", "you might not make any money with that" and all of those things will go away if you really focus on what makes you happy" Great stuff right here.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) review

Synopsis: Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. I really feel it's a difficult feat to keep someone's attention when a film is near 3 hours long. Especially when that film doesn't have any explosions, naked chicks or guns. This being said, after seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(for a second time in a while), I thought that the performances within the film were stunning, notably from the two co-stars, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, playing Benjamin Button and Daisy, respectively. The chemistry between the two was quite intriguing, and how it evolved throughout the story made for an interesting watch, and the story itself was an interesting concept, although there were a few scenes which were quite slow, ultimately though, the conclusion was quite an event. The small, but obvious references to the theme of the film throughout were clever, albeit simple, but added to the film to make it a more rounded, fuller flick. The CGI in the film for Pitt's character, Benjamin, was quite noticeable at times, but seamless at other points in the film. All things considered, it was acceptable, but didn't seem cheap and corny. A brilliant film, deserved each of the awards and nominations it received, definitely a film for the ages. 8.5/10 Kazed

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The Karate Kid (2010) review

Synopsis: Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master. Now I know there was some skepticism regarding this film, and I can see why many people weren't too thrilled about the reboot/remake/re-imagining of the 1984 film of the same name. It's not an easy feat, pulling off a remake for a cult classic, but one could say that this film almost(just) matches the classic. Maybe not for the 80's kids who grew up on the original, but it could be the NEW Karate Kid for the kids of this generation. Jaden Smith performed extremely well, there were definitely shades of his father coming out in some scenes, but at the same time, there were a lot of cheesy moments, like the scene where he does 'the robot'. It wasn't sweet, it was really corny and clichéd. The fight scenes and the training that led up to it were easily the best parts of the film. Clearly, a lot of effort went into making the fighting seem legitimate, something which I felt was achieved with some of the spectacular fighting which took place. It was nice seeing small nods to the original, still maintaining some semblance of the original Karate Kid film within the new. A fun, family film, personally, I felt this remake was well done, unlike some modern ones today. 6/10 Kazed