My wife and I did exactly the same today. It was good. I liked both movies a lot. Very refreshing change from the garbage pumped out by Disney lately.
I wouldn't say they're close to my favorite movies, but they are very impressive and I like that they are very different from anything else being made.
It's nice to see a movie that is legitimately artistic and that clearly a lot of care went into making.
They sort of remind me of 2001: A Space Opera, in that they show the story of the book very well, but I prefer the high level of detail and exposition in the books.
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