This movie is great. Everyone should see it.
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I finally got to watch Dredd. I wanted to see it in 3D, so I had to wait until I could buy the blu-ray. Man, this movie captures Judge Dredd so well. It has everything that made the character awesome in the comics. I loved Judge Anderson. The people who made it are obviously huge fans of the comic. This movie also makes fantastic use of the 3D. If more movies used 3D as more than a quick gimmick, it wouldn't be on the downslide like it is. Still, makes me glad I have a 3D tv.
Frozen
This was really good. The animation is beautiful, the story is good and the music is top-notch. Also, interesting how this film really thumbs its nose at the classic Disney love story.
This was really good. The animation is beautiful, the story is good and the music is top-notch. Also, interesting how this film really thumbs its nose at the classic Disney love story.
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Probably gonna miss out on Frozen, but we did spend tonight watching one of my favorites--Ratatouille! Such a fantastic celebration of identity and creativity.
Wow, I honestly can't remember the last time I watched that. Think I'll see about watching it in the next few days.
Despicable Me 2: Cute movie, arguably better than the first film. I really liked Kristen Wiig as Lucy, she clearly had fun with the role.
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Dear Mr. Watterson
Like so many people I'm a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes. When I heard about this documentary on the strip and the writer I thought "hot damn. This will be awesome.". Unfortunately the documentary really doesn't tell me anything I didn't already know, and is very slow paced and pretty much just so damn boring I actually fell asleep through part of it. I had a gripe right from the very beginning when the director of the film starts it out with his introduction to the strip and the impact it had on his life. Sadly the director lacks the charisma to make me even want to care how much he loves the strip. I'd rather just know how it influences other people, rather than feel the movie is some self-seeking journey of accomplishment for this one guy. True it's not all like that, and there are plenty of facts and interviews with famous comic strip artists to keep my interest. But honestly the director himself should not have been the link between the interviews. He should not have even featured himself, as it seems a bit on the "I'm an actor! Check me out" side.
Like so many people I'm a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes. When I heard about this documentary on the strip and the writer I thought "hot damn. This will be awesome.". Unfortunately the documentary really doesn't tell me anything I didn't already know, and is very slow paced and pretty much just so damn boring I actually fell asleep through part of it. I had a gripe right from the very beginning when the director of the film starts it out with his introduction to the strip and the impact it had on his life. Sadly the director lacks the charisma to make me even want to care how much he loves the strip. I'd rather just know how it influences other people, rather than feel the movie is some self-seeking journey of accomplishment for this one guy. True it's not all like that, and there are plenty of facts and interviews with famous comic strip artists to keep my interest. But honestly the director himself should not have been the link between the interviews. He should not have even featured himself, as it seems a bit on the "I'm an actor! Check me out" side.
Finally having a couple of days off, I decided to catch up on a couple of movies that I hadn't got around to watching yet.
Red
I was on the fence about this one. I'd probably call it mediocre if it weren't for the cast. I found the story to be laughably implausible, but it's based off a comic book, so I kind of expected it. All around, it was just OK. I did love Robert Cox in this movie as the russion spy
Taken
For as mediocre as Red was, it was more than made up for by this movie. There's now way it would have been half the movie it was if it weren't for Liam Neeson. He just rocked in every way.
Red
I was on the fence about this one. I'd probably call it mediocre if it weren't for the cast. I found the story to be laughably implausible, but it's based off a comic book, so I kind of expected it. All around, it was just OK. I did love Robert Cox in this movie as the russion spy
Taken
For as mediocre as Red was, it was more than made up for by this movie. There's now way it would have been half the movie it was if it weren't for Liam Neeson. He just rocked in every way.
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Pacific Rim: Holy crap, this was awesome. It's amazing, over-the-top, implausible, epic battles between giant robots and aliens. But it also knows that it's campy, and while it lets the concept and the fights be campy, it also combines it with really great characters. Pacific Rim really pulls off a marvelous job of a balance between serious and silly.
Brian Cox was awesome in Red, probably the only part I really enjoyed; otherwise, yeah, mediocre. Had it's fun moments, like Malkovich with the rocket launcher.
Taken is always something I can watch when it's on. "So you're telling me Liam Neeson just goes from place to place in France, kills all of the pimping Albanians everywhere and says some badass stuff? Okay, yes. Let me grab some popcorn."
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - I enjoyed the books, but I thought the first movie was half good, half okay. It made a lot of missteps along with the good stuff.
But this one was AMAZING. It's my favorite of the books and I didn't expect they'd do the novel justice. I was fucking wrong. Everything was great. I probably cried a half dozen times. Fantastic movie. I'm actually looking forward to Mockingjay now. Hopefully the filmmakers can fix that book.
But this one was AMAZING. It's my favorite of the books and I didn't expect they'd do the novel justice. I was fucking wrong. Everything was great. I probably cried a half dozen times. Fantastic movie. I'm actually looking forward to Mockingjay now. Hopefully the filmmakers can fix that book.
This one keeps popping up in my Netflix recommendations. I should check it out.
Alright... it's time for me to eat crow.
The Man of Steel
I actually liked it.
It pains me to say it, after how much shit I gave this movie for everything I thought was wrong with it. And on paper, I still think those things sound wrong for a Superman movie. But in execution, it actually worked.
I have no idea why it worked. Pa Kent telling Clark he should have let kids die? Clark Kent wandering the world looking for himself as if he's Bruce Wayne? A darker, grittier Superman? None of this sounds like it should be appealing, and yet it managed to pull it off. And it kept itself feeling like a Superman movie the entire time.
This is an origin story, and one I didn't think really needed to be told, because everyone knows Superman's origin, yet it still felt fresh. Krypton was actually pretty interesting, Zod was imposing and tragic (and lispy), and Superman's evolution into the man of steel was surprisingly believable. He doesn't start as Superman. He has doubts, and I think that's what turned a lot of people off from this film, but those doubts start to fade away over his trials, and force him to establish his own identity and morality.
The Jesus symbolism was a little heavy. I mean... come on.
Come ooon. Jor-El loved the Earth so much he gave his only begotten son. That was all maybe just a tad heavy handed. That and
But overall it was highly enjoyable, and much better than I was expecting.
The Man of Steel
I actually liked it.
It pains me to say it, after how much shit I gave this movie for everything I thought was wrong with it. And on paper, I still think those things sound wrong for a Superman movie. But in execution, it actually worked.
I have no idea why it worked. Pa Kent telling Clark he should have let kids die? Clark Kent wandering the world looking for himself as if he's Bruce Wayne? A darker, grittier Superman? None of this sounds like it should be appealing, and yet it managed to pull it off. And it kept itself feeling like a Superman movie the entire time.
This is an origin story, and one I didn't think really needed to be told, because everyone knows Superman's origin, yet it still felt fresh. Krypton was actually pretty interesting, Zod was imposing and tragic (and lispy), and Superman's evolution into the man of steel was surprisingly believable. He doesn't start as Superman. He has doubts, and I think that's what turned a lot of people off from this film, but those doubts start to fade away over his trials, and force him to establish his own identity and morality.
The Jesus symbolism was a little heavy. I mean... come on.
Come ooon. Jor-El loved the Earth so much he gave his only begotten son. That was all maybe just a tad heavy handed. That and
Pa Kent's death was still fucking stupid.
But overall it was highly enjoyable, and much better than I was expecting.
I kept coming back to that spoiler up there and wondering why it was there. I think maybe the goal was him seeing that there is an absolute cost to making the choice of doing nothing, which seems obvious to those of us who know him as Supes, but would really be something that would have to be faced, particular when raised to carefully conceal who you are.
Topsy-Turvy
A period piece about Gilbert and Sullivan and the making of The Mikado staring Jim Broadbent. It was well acted and beautifully costumed, but in the end it was a bit overlong which is mostly due to them including a big chunk of the songs from The Mikado in their entirety interspersed throughout the film. The one thing that I absolutely loved about it was the way in which they captured the feel of proper British society from that time period, with all its hypocritical politeness. I have to say that as a whole, it was a delightful movie, though I can't imagine a ton of people being interested in it.
A period piece about Gilbert and Sullivan and the making of The Mikado staring Jim Broadbent. It was well acted and beautifully costumed, but in the end it was a bit overlong which is mostly due to them including a big chunk of the songs from The Mikado in their entirety interspersed throughout the film. The one thing that I absolutely loved about it was the way in which they captured the feel of proper British society from that time period, with all its hypocritical politeness. I have to say that as a whole, it was a delightful movie, though I can't imagine a ton of people being interested in it.
Hey, me too!
I went with my wife, sister, mom, and grandmother.
I would have much rather watched Frozen.
Saw Frozen the other day and was very happy with it. Giggled like a nit for the majority of it and then was pleasantly surprised by the ending.
Also, did anyone else have the Get a Horse short in front of their version? In was an awesome mix of old and new animation styles that used the 3D to full effect.
Have tickets for The Hobbit: DoS for the 12th at 10 and may try to see Catching Fire tomorrow if time permits.
I loved that they made the avt of true love come from the sister and not the love interest.
Also, did anyone else have the Get a Horse short in front of their version? In was an awesome mix of old and new animation styles that used the 3D to full effect.
Have tickets for The Hobbit: DoS for the 12th at 10 and may try to see Catching Fire tomorrow if time permits.
Seeing as classes were cancelled today, I decided to watch some films I haven't had a chance to watch yet.
This Is The End
Loved it. I loved the fact that the stars were willing to lampoon themselves, and it was just a blast to watch.
Wreck It Ralph
This may actually be a contender for my favorite Disney movie of all time. So good. I usually only tolerate Sarah Silverman in most things, but I loved her in this movie.
This Is The End
Loved it. I loved the fact that the stars were willing to lampoon themselves, and it was just a blast to watch.
Wreck It Ralph
This may actually be a contender for my favorite Disney movie of all time. So good. I usually only tolerate Sarah Silverman in most things, but I loved her in this movie.
Everytime I watch -This Is The End- it gets better every time. Danny McBride is easily my favorite comedic actor in Hollywood right now.
Frozen
So, uh, wow. That was pretty fantastic. Gorgeous animation, some great character work, amazing music (including breathtaking and immediately iconic solo by Idina Menzel, which for anyone who knows her should know that's no surprise), and most surprising, a really clever twist that I didn't see coming at all. Seriously, I was legitimately surprised. Won't say what, but it really took me off guard just by the way the plot was going and no hinting.
So yeah, major thumbs up and even I'd recommend seeing it in 3D. I think I'll try seeing this again at least one more time before it's out of theatres. Definitely one of the best animated movies I've seen in awhile.
EDIT: A few other quick notes:
-Olaf, the snowman heavily featured in promos, is used in the movie JUST enough to be enjoyable and hilarious without being annoying.
-The iconic solo by Idina Menzel? I've been listening to it on repeat since I got home. I can't remember the last time I did that for ANY song.
So, uh, wow. That was pretty fantastic. Gorgeous animation, some great character work, amazing music (including breathtaking and immediately iconic solo by Idina Menzel, which for anyone who knows her should know that's no surprise), and most surprising, a really clever twist that I didn't see coming at all. Seriously, I was legitimately surprised. Won't say what, but it really took me off guard just by the way the plot was going and no hinting.
So yeah, major thumbs up and even I'd recommend seeing it in 3D. I think I'll try seeing this again at least one more time before it's out of theatres. Definitely one of the best animated movies I've seen in awhile.
EDIT: A few other quick notes:
-Olaf, the snowman heavily featured in promos, is used in the movie JUST enough to be enjoyable and hilarious without being annoying.
-The iconic solo by Idina Menzel? I've been listening to it on repeat since I got home. I can't remember the last time I did that for ANY song.
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Hotel Transylvania: Cheesy and cliche as all hell, but damned would I be lying if I said I didn't like it. It was no grande masterpiece but its not "just okay" either. PLUS- this movie paved the way for the freakin' Samurai Jack movie, so I give it kudos for that.
Nah. Hated every minute of it.uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... you sure you liked it?
