Nosferatu

In the 1830s, estate agent Thomas Hutter travels to Transylvania for a fateful meeting with Count Orlok, a prospective client. In his absence, Hutter's new bride, Ellen, is left under the care of their friends, Friedrich and Anna Harding. Plagued by horrific visions and an increasing sense of dread, Ellen soon encounters an evil force that's far beyond her control.

This is one of those movies that you know as you are watching it that it's very well done from a cinematic filmmaking standpoint.  The look, cinematography and aesthetics really were great.   But like besides that it dragged waaaaaaaaaaaay too long and it's just kind of there story wise.  

I would not really recommend anyone bothering with this.   It's way too long and even though very well done visually it's pretty empty besides that

Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim

A sudden attack by Wulf, a ruthless Dunlending lord, forces Helm Hammerhand and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Helm's daughter, Héra, must lead the resistance against a deadly enemy who's intent on total destruction.

This was a really enjoyable watch.  I've always been big fan of all things LOTR and this was right up there with the rest even though it was animated.  Introduced you to some good new characters, the story was good and paced pretty well.  Even though the movie was over two hours I didn't get the feeling of this is too long nearly as much as I have with others.  

I would definitely recommend people - especially fans of the franchise - check this out.  It's a very enjoyable watch and story.

September 5

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

This was a really good movie that kind of took you into this historic moment in time and kept you hanging on to everything that was going on and all the characters involved.  It was also a very short watch and I appreciated no extra pointless run time very much.

I would recommend people checking this out.  It's one of those biographical movies that you can just feel is very well done all around.

Wicked

Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman named Elphaba forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths.

I loved this show and was pretty skeptical about seeing it turned into a movie.   It was also massively and excessively marketed that I was afraid I would be disappointed by it just because.   I was dead wrong on both accounts.  This movie was AMAZING and could easily be one of if not the best musical turned into a movie . . . . well at least the first part of a musical at least.   The casting was perfect, the singing amazing and it somehow did not bother me that part 1 of the movie was longer than the entire broadway show.   That is very impressive.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.   It was an amazing watch and easily one of the best movies of the year even after all the hype/marketing.