Lacking Natural Simplicity

The Iron Giant; directed by Brad Bird; written by Ted Hughes, Brad Bird, and Tim McCanlies.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; directed by Michel Gondry; written by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth; starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. A very good movie.

Van Helsing; directed and written by Stephen Sommers; staring Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, and David Wenham. Fun monster-killer movie.