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| lshap |
 Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:40 pm |
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By the way, they're making a sequel to Monsters Inc.. Another great film.
Holy shit... I'm becoming a Pixwhore. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:50 pm |
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| Monsters Inc. was terrific. It's amazing what a high percentage of animated movies are top notch. Just take all the actors and actresses off the screen and give them work as the voices. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:58 pm |
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| I would be curious to hear more about a Monsters Inc. sequel. I would hate for the original to be cheapened by a knock-off. Although, this is Pixar we are talking about. But then again, they are owned by Disney now. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 2:58 pm |
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Wow. I wanted to see a movie on the 4th and we've got The Last Airbender and Grown Ups on two screens each, and Twilight: Eclipse on three. For the record, Eclipse is apparently the best of the three.
Edit: Fortunately, there are a couple of movies at the cheap theater that may be worth the price. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:02 pm |
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Syd wrote: Wow. I wanted to see a movie on the 4th and we've got The Last Airbender and Grown Ups on two screens each, and Twilight: Eclipse on three. For the record, Eclipse is apparently the best of the three.
Edit: Fortunately, there are a couple of movies at the cheap theater that may be worth the price.
There's gotta be something better than those three--though the word is that Eclipse is somewhat enjoyable. Grownups and Airbender are both in the running for year's worst, though how anything could beat The Bounty Hunter is beyond me. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:08 pm |
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| We still have the Shrek movie and Knight and Day, and two movies I've seen already, Toy Story 3 and The Karate Kid. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:28 pm |
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Syd wrote: We still have the Shrek movie and Knight and Day, and two movies I've seen already, Toy Story 3 and The Karate Kid.
I'd say check out Knight and Day. |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:02 pm |
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I'll probably see Knight and Day, even though I really hate the stupid play-on-words title. Cruise's films are fun at the very least, good with regularity and great on occasion. With this one I'm fine with the former.
Thing is, I already know how it'll end. No, I haven't read any spoilers, but let's face it - these action films are built upon the same assembly line, with a choice of two or three options for the climactic surprise. Cruise's character triumphs, that's almost a given, and he and Cameron either end up together or it turns out she's one of the bad guys.
Sorry, I know I sound hopelessly cynical. You can argue these escapist films are more about the journey than the end, and you'd be right. But damn - it would be great to be surprised - really surprised - every now and then. And you know what - it's not even film I'm pissed at. This mood is a result of reading too many Follett, Crichton and Jeff Abbott novels in a row. Yes, I'm indicting the entire entertainment industry!
Seriously, there's a forum idea: Films that took us where we didn't expect to go. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:12 pm |
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| Sometimes the predictability of a plot is part of the fun--you know how it has to end, and you want to see how they get there (this is the appeal of most romantic comedies). It's hard to think of a film that has a satisfying surprise at the end, but I'm pondering. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:28 pm |
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| I totally agree with this premise. But I do think it's one reason some people have trouble with romantic comedies. I just think, you know what's going to happen, let's enjoy the ride. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:38 pm |
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Cliff Doerksen in his Chicago Reader review of The Last Airbender:
"The current national priorities should be as follows: reduce carbon emissions and stop funding the films of M. Night Shyamalan." |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:51 pm |
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| With this latest cinematic debacle, M. Night Shyamalan's career is toast. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:15 am |
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Marc wrote: With this latest cinematic debacle, M. Night Shyamalan's career is toast.
I've never seen one of his films. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:33 am |
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Quote: the best way to watch “The Last Airbender” is probably with your eyes closed.
A.O. Scott, The NY Times. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:13 am |
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Joe Morgenstern in The Wall Street Journal:
"All of which brings us back to the question of expectations, and how Mr. Shyamalan keeps getting work. Eleven years ago he electrified the movie world with the emotional power and dramatic surprise of The Sixth Sense. He followed up with two flawed but intriguing features, Unbreakable and Signs. In the past eight years, though, his oeuvre has gone from bad (The Village) to worse (Lady in the Water) to worst (The Happening.) Purists might argue that his last film was less dreadful than his penultimate one, but the hallmarks were the same: stilted language, robotized acting, glacial pace, ponderous style, dramatic ineptitude and negligible energy. I never meant to make this review an exercise in career assassination, but I can't help thinking of all the lavishly talented filmmakers who have earned and never gotten a shot at big-budget success. What's the secret of this guy's failure?" |
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