'Waltz With Bashir' (2008) directed by Ari Folman

Incredible film. Totally engrossing story and the animation is brilliant. It's an interesting pairing of story and animation, but it works really well. This film is totally original, like nothing I've seen before. It's visually so impressive and the ending is intense.

'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' (2009) directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller

I was initially not so keen on seeing this film. Based on the title and the previews, I thought it might be too much for kids. However, I really enjoyed it. It's smartly written, the concept works quite well and it's actually very funny. The characters feel well fleshed out and original, the story develops well and there's some really smart relationships and dialogue in this film. The 3D animation is great too, just a really enjoyable film.

'The Invention of Lying' (2009) directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson

Oh dear. This film sucks. The concept could probably have worked but it seems that the script wasn't anywhere near developed enough, leaving the film feeling really flat and monotone. It's full of little plot holes which would be easily overlooked if it was funny. But it isn't. I barely laughed at all. I just didn't care about the characters, the relationships felt unrealistic, the script was really lacking in jokes and even though it's full of awesome cameos, every single one feels wasted. The thing is, it's not particularly badly made, it's just clearly a bad script. Would have been the worst film of the year but then Rhys reminded me of 'Year One'. Even so, it's still a coin flip.