Well, I've got three lined up:
How to Train a Dragon:
ok, the movie's title is pretty bad, but everything else about the movie is superb. It's a little thin plot-wise, but there are a few surprises in there, including one that had me stunned because I didn't expect something like that to happen in a Family-friendly film.
All the characters are pretty well developed and unique. The most expressive character in the entire movie however, is the one that can't talk, and this is where the movie shines. It does a wonderful job of conveying ideas and emotions of the dragon Toothless, in a very similar fashion that Wall-e, Stitch and other mute characters did. Throughout the movie, Toothless transforms from a noble, but hostile dragon, to a likable, curious and sometimes absolutely adorable character. Few films have a more likable character, the only regrettable part is that there wasn't more moments where the main character interacts with Toothless.
The designs of the other dragons are rather cartoony/stupid and some of the voice actors are mediocre, including the main-character's love interest, but for the most part, it's a very good movie. Like most good movies out there, it has an underlying theme/moral and it's conveyed pretty well.
All-in-all it's a great 3D film surpassed only by the Pixar greats like Wall-E, Monster's Inc. and Up.
Score: 8.9/10
Ironman 2:
Eh, I don't really need to say much about it. The first movie was made to introduce Ironman into the film industry and to the movie-going crowd, and it did a fairly good job of it. Ironman 2 was made to appease the comic-book reading crowd and has a bunch of plots and characters tied into the movie that would confuse those whom haven't read the comics.
All in all, there's too much going on, and too little time to develop the plot, and the entire movie feels rushed and disjointed towards the end. After watching the movie, I no longer had the desire to watch anything else with Ironman in it.
Score: 6.9/10
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Like any sane person, I walked into this movie with incredibly low expectations. I expected a shit-sandwich served on a plate made of Uranium with rabid ferrets as napkins. To my complete and utter surprise, I got an average burger, served on a normal plate, with standard napkins, and even a drink on the side. However, when I took a bite, it was some weird burger that I've never had before, and the drink is like some sort of weird strawberry mango juice. What I'm trying to say that PoP:SoT is an action movie, that is decent but by no means normal.
It's not very well put-together, but this almost helps it as it is completely unpredictable. There were quite a few instances in the movie where I was completely and utterly expecting a stereotypical movie event to happen (like, the main character and the love interest to kiss in a slow and dramatic fashion) and something else entirely happens. The characters are all over the place, some minor characters are very well developed, whilst some main characters are pretty 'meh' due to mediocre acting, though the prince and the princess are very solid characters. Oh yeah, and there's short-term time travel, I don't think I know of a movie that's done that before. Also, you could probably create some sort of drinking game for whenever the Dagger of Time changes hands. Heh, and then there's the ending, I was seriously like :"Did that just happen? Lol, I got trolled hard."
All-in-all, it's a weird one. I want to call it 'good', but I'm not sure. I think I'll just call it a surprisingly fun movie (as in, it doesn't take itself too seriously and that it's full of surprises). In fact, it's so unique and odd that I recommend it. Whether it's 'good' or 'bad' is for you to determine, but I think you'll walk out of that movie thinking 'I've never seen something like that before'.
Score: 6.9/10
Disclaimer: not all people have the same tastes; I care not for eye-candy and CG-spectacles (which is why I was kind of 'meh' towards Avatar), I'm interested in a good plot, well-developed characters, uniqueness, mind-fuckery, and surprises. Which is proly why I gave Ironman 2 and PoP:SoT the same score.
Edited by NergiZed, 07 June 2010 - 14:10.