In 4th place, Sherlock Holmes, Game of Shadows. This second Sherlock Holmes movie is way better than the first. Lots of action and some laughs, I liked it okay, but my son and brother thought it was awesome! Definitely a boy movie. Again, way better than the first and I enjoyed watching it.
In 3rd place is Mission Impossible, Ghost Protocol. Rest assured the title of Ghost Protocol has nothing to do with ghosts and supernatural. This 4th installment of Mission Impossible is better than the 2nd and 3rd, in my opinion. It had lots of action, a few laughs, lots of fighting, and crazy impossible stunts. Although not realistic, which doesn't concern me in the least, I liked it. I'd recommend this movie to those who enjoyed the first Mission Impossible. Although not totally necessary, the history in the 3rd movie may be helpful to understand the 4th. 
2nd place goes to We Bought a Zoo. Loved it!!!! Based on a true story, this was a great film. I now want to visit the Rosemoor Wildlife Park in Southern California. When researching the exact location of this zoo, I learned it's real name is Dartmoor Zoological Park and it's located in England. (Bummer.) According to the articles I read on line—so they gotta be true—the movie is super close to the real story if you exclude the name and location change. Regardless, it's moving, heartwarming, and romantic with good animal care...everything I adore in a story. Lots of humor too, so I highly recommend We Bought a Zoo.
1st place by a mile goes to War Horse. None of the others even come close. The cinematography was spectacular and the heart wrenching story moved me immensely. Some parts I could barely watch—it hurt so much to see horses worked to death in war. Other parts were pure joy. I want to own this movie on Blu-ray when released, but honestly, as a serious and deep animal lover, I don't know if my heart could handle watching it again. Does that make sense?
Enjoy the Holiday movie season...
2 comments:
So glad you loved War Horse. I want to see that too.
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Having a husband who loves, loves, loves action with explosions, car chases, and shooting, I'm sure I will be going to Mission Impossible soon. I'm glad to hear it is worth watching. Sometimes after so many sequels the franchise (actors) get boring and stale:) Although, the couch-hopping Tom Cruise is usually pretty watchable in whatever he does. He just has that boyish charm. Loved his silly spy flick, Knight & Day. Who needs reality anyway?
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