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Nobbi Luva
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Karaoke
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That was an interesting movie for a while but it goes on and on without much purpose. Still, the first half at least is worth it.
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Well, I've been on a Kids Movie binge the past few days... with my kids of course.
We saw Bee Movie, which is very Seinfeldish. All his droll, only slightly funny, observations.
I quite liked it, but it does head into Seinfeld relationship comedy and even courtroom drama, and I think alot of that would be dull for kids. Though mine were fine with it.
The other one was Mister Magorums Wonder Emporium (or whatever it's called).
Now THAT went off in directions that some kids would be lost on. Despite the adverts it is a quite sad story of saying goodbye, death and finding yourself in the world. It is NOT some "Night At the Museum" CGI fest, though there is a bit of that now and again. Once again my girls did like it, one saying that she almost cried, but my nephews apparently didn't understand it at all and found it quite boring. But then those boys aren't known for their emotional depth.
So, both movies... If you are just after a big noisy popcorn rollercoaster movie, then they might not be what you are after. But if you are a Seinfeld nut, or after something sentimental, then maybe they are worth your trouble.
We saw Bee Movie, which is very Seinfeldish. All his droll, only slightly funny, observations.
I quite liked it, but it does head into Seinfeld relationship comedy and even courtroom drama, and I think alot of that would be dull for kids. Though mine were fine with it.
The other one was Mister Magorums Wonder Emporium (or whatever it's called).
Now THAT went off in directions that some kids would be lost on. Despite the adverts it is a quite sad story of saying goodbye, death and finding yourself in the world. It is NOT some "Night At the Museum" CGI fest, though there is a bit of that now and again. Once again my girls did like it, one saying that she almost cried, but my nephews apparently didn't understand it at all and found it quite boring. But then those boys aren't known for their emotional depth.
So, both movies... If you are just after a big noisy popcorn rollercoaster movie, then they might not be what you are after. But if you are a Seinfeld nut, or after something sentimental, then maybe they are worth your trouble.
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Alkoholik
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Stranger Than Fiction ~ 10/10
Had me in fits of laughter.
Blood Diamond ~ 10/10
Hugely underrated movie, the best film of '07 by a fairly sizable margin as far as I'm concerned.
Had me in fits of laughter.
Blood Diamond ~ 10/10
Hugely underrated movie, the best film of '07 by a fairly sizable margin as far as I'm concerned.
Mud Cake
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Well it was a movie...... What was bad about it?
The story of conflict diamonds is a true story and I think they took a bit
of artistic license telling the story to fill 2 hours but it's one that should
be told more often
Just got back from seeing Disney's 'Enchanted'. This film is brilliant, and a fresh step back to the Disney of old that we (well, most) all know and love. It's doesn't so much contain elements that are a parody of Disney film and animation, but rather what I would call homages. It simply is a beautiful little film. Sure, it's quite predictable, but it's also what would have been a classic fairytale with a twist.
The animation, though not actually animated by Disney animators (but by an outside studio primarily run by ex-Disney animators) is quite gorgeous, and the whole animated beginning just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. I personally think that if Walt was still alive, he'd probably approve very much. It just felt so right, like one of his own animated films, but with a touch more paint. From the choral beginnings, to the animals singing... it's just Disney as it was meant to be.
And then we get to point where Giselle falls into the real world; it's very touching in its own way, and Amy Adams is PERFECT to a tee. I will never be able to say that enough. She is so genuine, elegant, beautiful, and her characterizations are exactly as if she's come straight out of the animation itself. Her as Giselle actually made me fall in love with her. I'm talking about a full on emotional attachment to this girl, and I'm prepared to travel the world to find her, she's simply stunning. I want my own Giselle NOW. She's the girl I would love to have my fairytale marriage with.
Okay, personal character attachments aside, the film also helms a really great supporting cast, that are very funny, and outlandish. James Marsden once again proves how talented he is, not just with his set of pipes, but his comedic skills too. We also have Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel (I love me some Idina, though I don't expect most of you would know who the hell she is - we'll just call her a Broadway star for now), Timothy Spall; who I didn't actually know was in the film before seeing it, but once I saw his character in the animation, I knew exactly who it was before he even spoke. The likeness, and accuracy of his facial expressions are quite spooky. And last, but not least is Susan Sarandon, who has quite a small part, at least in the real world, not in the grand scheme of things.
The songs, well, there are only 3 performed in the film as musical numbers, with a couple of pop songs strung into the background too, not sung by the characters. The ones that feature as musical numbers are again written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz who are responsible for the majority of songs in the 90's golden age of Disney film's, such as Pocahontas, Aladdin, etc. Those songs are really very pleasant, and tuneful, and I wish that we could have had more!
The film is full of little tributes to older Disney films, not only animated, but also with acting parts from past voice actresses (sorry, that's the Disney dweeb coming out of me, I could pick them all), snippets of memorable songs and the likeness of some familiar and maybe not so familiar characters. It's very funny, charming, smart, and for lack of a better word, enchanting... watch it, and you'll most likely be pleasantly surprised by how much you really enjoy it. 'Meet the Robinson's' was a good little film, but I think that this film is really the true return to the quality, family film that Disney became famous for.
As a side note, a mixture of the first and second trailer to 2008 Disney/Pixar film 'WALL-E' played before the movie, and judging by the reactions from around me, it's certainly going to be a hit. It's already a gem in my eyes.
The animation, though not actually animated by Disney animators (but by an outside studio primarily run by ex-Disney animators) is quite gorgeous, and the whole animated beginning just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. I personally think that if Walt was still alive, he'd probably approve very much. It just felt so right, like one of his own animated films, but with a touch more paint. From the choral beginnings, to the animals singing... it's just Disney as it was meant to be.
And then we get to point where Giselle falls into the real world; it's very touching in its own way, and Amy Adams is PERFECT to a tee. I will never be able to say that enough. She is so genuine, elegant, beautiful, and her characterizations are exactly as if she's come straight out of the animation itself. Her as Giselle actually made me fall in love with her. I'm talking about a full on emotional attachment to this girl, and I'm prepared to travel the world to find her, she's simply stunning. I want my own Giselle NOW. She's the girl I would love to have my fairytale marriage with.
Okay, personal character attachments aside, the film also helms a really great supporting cast, that are very funny, and outlandish. James Marsden once again proves how talented he is, not just with his set of pipes, but his comedic skills too. We also have Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel (I love me some Idina, though I don't expect most of you would know who the hell she is - we'll just call her a Broadway star for now), Timothy Spall; who I didn't actually know was in the film before seeing it, but once I saw his character in the animation, I knew exactly who it was before he even spoke. The likeness, and accuracy of his facial expressions are quite spooky. And last, but not least is Susan Sarandon, who has quite a small part, at least in the real world, not in the grand scheme of things.
The songs, well, there are only 3 performed in the film as musical numbers, with a couple of pop songs strung into the background too, not sung by the characters. The ones that feature as musical numbers are again written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz who are responsible for the majority of songs in the 90's golden age of Disney film's, such as Pocahontas, Aladdin, etc. Those songs are really very pleasant, and tuneful, and I wish that we could have had more!
The film is full of little tributes to older Disney films, not only animated, but also with acting parts from past voice actresses (sorry, that's the Disney dweeb coming out of me, I could pick them all), snippets of memorable songs and the likeness of some familiar and maybe not so familiar characters. It's very funny, charming, smart, and for lack of a better word, enchanting... watch it, and you'll most likely be pleasantly surprised by how much you really enjoy it. 'Meet the Robinson's' was a good little film, but I think that this film is really the true return to the quality, family film that Disney became famous for.
As a side note, a mixture of the first and second trailer to 2008 Disney/Pixar film 'WALL-E' played before the movie, and judging by the reactions from around me, it's certainly going to be a hit. It's already a gem in my eyes.
I'm tempted to see this film, if only for the WALL E trailer, but I can watch it on Youtube anyway.
Alas, I don't think I could stomach the real world depicted as New York City. I'm tired of having to endure New Yorker idiosyncrasies as somehow capturing the essence of all planet Earth has to offer.
Alas, I don't think I could stomach the real world depicted as New York City. I'm tired of having to endure New Yorker idiosyncrasies as somehow capturing the essence of all planet Earth has to offer.
Mud Cake
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Well there's nothing new in the WALL-E trailer that you can't see on the internet anyway, but I guess it was just nice for me to see it gloriously up on the big screen for the first time, and with such a stirring reaction too.
As far as the whole New York City thing goes, I think it really is to emphasize the whole juxtoposition of the worlds this girl inhabits. She has just come from the fairytale world, it's perfect, beautiful in every way, and everyone lives happily ever after. She is thrown not only into a world where fairytales aren't real, but in a city that is completely opposite to everything she has ever experienced and knows. If you've ever been to NYC, you'd know of coarse that the place is complete chaos, and it's seen almost completely through the eyes of these fairtale characters who are used to the order that resides in their own world. Take for example (CONTAINS SPOILERS), Giselle normally calls on the forest animals as any fairytale girl would to help her clean her house. This includes deer, bluebirds and such. In NYC, when she does the same, she instead is confronted with rats, flies, pigeons and cockroaches; rats being the animal that reside among the evil in the fairytale world. This is an utter shock and challenge for her to overcome. This is only base line really, infact it touches on family relationships, marriage and divorce, social interactions, etc concepts that accumulate to being such a struggle for Giselle to understand, hightened to the enth degree (okay, perhaps not quite) because it's in a city that is a thriving breeding ground for everything she finds wrong.
I'm not trying to defend the decision, but I'm just saying that after seeing the movie, it's completely understandable why it was set there. I'd say that if wrote the screenplay, the thought of setting it in NYC would probably cross my mind a couple of times too.
Oh it would be commercial suicide to set the film in a city like Tehran or Harare. It's just that for me personally, the cliche of naive outsider colliding with New York (*cough* Crocodile Dundee *choke*) is getting a tad bit worn. Most people will embrace the concept with open arms I'm sure.
I might see it if it's still showing past the school holidays.
And how do wicked witches fit into this utopia?
I might see it if it's still showing past the school holidays.
And how do wicked witches fit into this utopia?
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chatterbox
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Donnie Darko......took me a little while to work out but it was a great movie.
Your conclusion about the film's meaning...?
tarn_seiche
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The Darjeeling Limited
It is beautiful visually. I like it as art. It is what you would expect from Wes Anderson, coloured in by one of the children of Francis Ford Coppola. Oddly enough, it reminds me of the Jim Jaramusch wankxxxx movie "Coffee and Cigarettes" with all the pauses and actors staring into the camera so the audience just drink in the extraordinary coolness of the set and the tout ensemble.
As a film it is crap.
It is beautiful visually. I like it as art. It is what you would expect from Wes Anderson, coloured in by one of the children of Francis Ford Coppola. Oddly enough, it reminds me of the Jim Jaramusch wankxxxx movie "Coffee and Cigarettes" with all the pauses and actors staring into the camera so the audience just drink in the extraordinary coolness of the set and the tout ensemble.
As a film it is crap.