All the Harry Potter films. I watched the later ones first, then the middle ones, then the early ones. Never seen the early ones.

 

It becomes a sort of "howtheydunnit" watching them out of order :lol:

Avengers End game

 

 

 

Klaus

 

Didn't want to go through this December without watching Christmassy, so I saw this animated movie on Netflix that I have been hearing some hype over.

This film oozes with an amazing art style blending 2D and 3D animation spectacularly, while also having a charm reminiscent of the animated films that came out during the Disney Renaissance.

The main character Jesper Johansson goes through some good character development. Starting off as a postman who wants to get out of Smeerensburg as soon as possible and hates having to work there (as well as bearing some corrupt motivations when kicking off the Christmas business), to genuinely enjoying doing his job with passion and being caring. He does go through quite a handful of misfortune when he arrives at the remote island, but it comes with some cartoonish charm as well as some relatable reactions from him to make these scenes more amusing.

The woodsman Klaus is also a great character, coming with a sad, but interesting backstory and feeling more human as the film progresses.

The Krums and The Elingboes, while they have a few villain cliches, are enjoyable as villain characters, especially the leader of the former family Mrs. Krum who makes for a fantastically wicked antagonist with a marvellous voice performance from Joan Cusack.

I also like how Smeerensburg changes from a cruel, downbeat place to a town filled with festive joy thanks to the spirit of the Klaus legend.

Overall, this was an outstanding Christmas film. It might end up in my Top 2 of my favourite Xmas films, along with Home Alone.