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Top 5 Underrated Animated Films
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Top 5 Underrated Animated Films

No good blog is complete without an "underrated" list, but that's not why I wrote this. Actually, there is a fascinating type of market forensics that comes into play after a film that was expected to perform well... doesn't.Some movies that didn't perform well in theaters are considered classics today (Wizard of Oz, Willie Wonka, etc). Many more movies performed well in theaters that are considered crap today (do I really need to list them?).For a select few, there is a sad limbo designated for films that are great movies but are being held back by the metrics by which they're judged: critical rating or profit.  And that’s the setup for this list…

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Review: "The LEGO Movie"
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Review: "The LEGO Movie"

For a movie that seems like it would be (and probably is) a very long commercial, it's amazing what the directing team of Lord & Miller were able to do. It's funny, yes. I don't remember the last time I laughed this hard in a movie. But if there's one thing I should say about this movie is that it's probably not what you think it's about based on the trailers. There is real heart here.

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