Movies That Restored Your Sense Of Wonderment.....

Pan's Labyrinth

Second-hand Lions. It was nice to see an actual well-told, captivating story again.


Finding Neverland. Just a magical movie IMO.

And an old one that I watched for the first time a few years ago: Gone with the Wind. OMG this was a great movie. Kept my attention for four hours from 1 am to 5 am. I could not fall asleep.

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I will list one that NOBODY will agree with. For some reason the oddity that is The Box actually kept my full attention. I get why people hated it, but I loved every weird moment and could have watched another two hours. Well, as long as it wasn't two hours of Cameron Diaz and her horrible accent.

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I kinda agree with this one, but Southland Tales had me from the start. Donnie Darko blew my mind. Richard Kelly doesn't get enough credit for his newer works, IMO.

Hugo definitely did a great job doing this.

Sometimes it helps to have a movie that comes along that just keeps you having faith in them.

That is why I like Lady in the Water so much. That movie just brings you in and doesn't let go until the end if you're willing to take the ride. I know I've done a lot of work on here trying to get you guys so see how I understand it and to convince you to watch it again. It really is one of the better films of the 2000s.

Off the top of my head

Empire strikes Back - instills a sense of wonderment

Jurassic Park- restores it

Transformers- reminds me why the big screen is so awesome.

I know I'll get blasted for this, but Avatar made me believe that movies can still make me say "Wow".

On a slightly related note, two movies that reminded me that that there are still quality writers working in film are In Bruges and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

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