ParaNorman

Tali: I have to admit right off the bit that Leo initially had to talk me into seeing this movie. I am usually hesitant to see movies that I feel are geared toward kids (even though I wrote a [brilliant] paper on Finding Nemo once) because I am not usually sold on "this is for adults, too." With that being said ParaNorman is one of those movies I surprisingly found myself enjoying myself more and more and more. The plot is pretty straight forward - the kid in the centre (who looks like Ben Stiller) can talk to the dead, nobody believes him, adventures ensue. But what makes this film special (and appealing to adults as well) are the grand messages of right and wrong, doing unto others etc etc... as well as the brilliant one-liners of his family and friends (particularly the curly haired Neil). You should go see this!

Leo: This movie is one of those creepy movies that isn't actually too creepy because it's made with kids in mind and has so many points of comic relief. The characters are hilarious and all have great (and surprisingly very deep) personalities. The one-liners in this movie are funny and clever. The plot is very easy to follow and linear for kids and very engaging for everyone else. Though this is not a Tim Burton movie, it's hard not to see the similarities. They even worked on Coraline together, which shows that it's no coincidence. You should definitely see this and take anyone with you since it is a great movie regardless of your age.

The Bourne Legacy

Tali: The Bourne Legacy is the latest installment in the Bourne series, replacing Matt Damon with Jeremy Renner. The film picks up from the Bourne Ultimatum with various US Intelligence branches attempting to fix the mess created in the previous series. I am not super into action films, and I find that the Bourne series (particularly this one), holds a great balance between political drama and action thriller. What I actually liked best about this film is the emphasis on the political scheming and that this film places in comparison to the others. It definitely gets the audience closer to finally (??) figuring out the mystery that is Bourne, Treadstone, etc etc..

Leo: While I'm sure many of the hardcore Bourne fans did not like this movie as much as the other Bourne movies, make no mistake, this is a Bourne movie. It does not have as much heart racing action packed fighting and chase scenes but it almost makes the scenes in which there are tons of action and awesomely choreographed scenes that much more intense. I really like how we sort of have some realism behind the apparent "super soldier" aspect of Bourne and the new character. More specifically, I like how it finally makes sense to me why he's really that good at everything. Edward Norton is an amazing actor and is a great villain. He really just looks like the guy who would be running that operation. All in all the reviews do not do it justice, this movie is pretty fucking good.