Toy Story 3 (2010)

by D. Jacob Ryals

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Can Pixar fuck up?!!!

In a movie age where we keep rekindling franchises, you might think this has a small potential to fail.  Not so.  This movie was just as good as you could ever expect it to be.  I found the plot to be simple to digest and yet exploding with flavor for a complicated pallete.  If I was a parent I would be using this movie as a teaching tool with my kid(s) for a whole bunch of stuff.  From the acceptance of homosexuality (Ken) to the meaning of Love and Loyalty and how to deal with being hurt by either.  

I cried at the end and am not ashamed to say it.  

I CRIED AT THE END OF TOY STORY 3!!!!!!!!

There I said it.  This studio is so good at touching and stimulating every part of your brain and heart that no one can judge you for reacting to any of their movies.  

The villians were great, I loved the creepy baby doll enforcer.  I thought Ken was a great character as well.

Even though, I DID NOT like Cars.

Akira (1988)

by D. Jacob Ryals

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The beginnings of America's love affair with modern anime.

Before retailers were saturated with this popular import, there was Akira.  It was years ahead of its time, atleast to american animation.  The set design is very Bladerunner and definitely not a cartoon for kids.  The art is good, in style and design.  I would like to speak to the story, which is good, it is a story of best friends and brotherhood, with extraordinary circumstances pulling them apart.  It is a story, however, that has been strip mined by a LOT of other people.  It is definitely worth a watch, for nerd history sake and your own enjoyment.

A benchmark in nerd cinema.