That is my son's favorite movie... he doesn't want to watch anything else right now...
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That is my son's favorite movie... he doesn't want to watch anything else right now...
Introduce him to The Iron Giant.
He'll thank you later.
He'll thank you later.
I've never actually seen the Iron Giant but have heard nothing but good about it. Is is appropriate for a 3 and a half year old?
Might get bored.
I say that as someone who loves The Iron Giant, but it's short on "antics". The only movies of its like I've been able to foist on 3 year olds and have them sit in rapt awe were Miyazaki films.
Hm. Yeah, he might be a bit too young for The Iron Giant. Wait a few more years.
That said, if you've never seen it, I recommend at least checking it out for yourself. It's in my Top 5 fave movies.
That said, if you've never seen it, I recommend at least checking it out for yourself. It's in my Top 5 fave movies.
Iron Giant is seriously excellent, but I can definitely see it going right over some little kids' heads. Giant robot, yes, but much of the story is pretty gag free, and deals with fairly adult themes, death and war in particular. The backdrop of the height of the Cold War doesn't help much either, it's an unrelatable setting for kids, and the whole point of it is to drive home that death, war and fear theme, which doesn't work if you are unfamiliar with the Cold War.
I LOVE the Iron Giant, but I was like 20 when I saw it for the first time. If I had seen it as a kid I don't know, I might have been bored with it.
It's not really a surprise that the film did extremely well critically but didn't perform in the box office.
I LOVE the Iron Giant, but I was like 20 when I saw it for the first time. If I had seen it as a kid I don't know, I might have been bored with it.
It's not really a surprise that the film did extremely well critically but didn't perform in the box office.
Well, I have to disagree with you, though I still really enjoyed the film as a whole and am definitely going to be on the lookout for it on DVD. I think Tarantino's was the weakest but that doesn't necessarily mean it was bad. Like I said, I just didn't like Tarantino's own performance. The gag itself was definitely written well, but in my opinion the execution would have been much better with somebody else in the role Tarantino gave himself. Glad I'm not the only one who liked this movie though.
North_Ranger
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Fido
Maybe I was in the wrong state of mind for this film, having just read The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, but I just kept wondering how dumbass these people have to be, essentially letting rotting corpses with a penchant for human flesh live among them. Granted, I loved the whole faux-fifties feel of the movie, but somehow the underlying subtext of civil rights didn't seem... appealing. So black people were like zombies? Yikes. If they had played more on the "safety behind walls" feel you got in the scene where the villain throws the kid behind the fence to feed him to the feral zombies, that would have worked much, much better.
Land of the Lost
Okay, Will Ferrell pouring dinosaur pee on himself, the two male characters watching the Sleestak have sex, Chaka obviously being some kind of an all-around pervert with a lovely singing voice... Yeah, that's pretty much what I expected. There were some funny moments, though, including "Beware the Sleestak", the ice cream van and every scene involving Grumpy the T-Rex. Particularly the one with the peanut.
Maybe I was in the wrong state of mind for this film, having just read The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, but I just kept wondering how dumbass these people have to be, essentially letting rotting corpses with a penchant for human flesh live among them. Granted, I loved the whole faux-fifties feel of the movie, but somehow the underlying subtext of civil rights didn't seem... appealing. So black people were like zombies? Yikes. If they had played more on the "safety behind walls" feel you got in the scene where the villain throws the kid behind the fence to feed him to the feral zombies, that would have worked much, much better.
Land of the Lost
Okay, Will Ferrell pouring dinosaur pee on himself, the two male characters watching the Sleestak have sex, Chaka obviously being some kind of an all-around pervert with a lovely singing voice... Yeah, that's pretty much what I expected. There were some funny moments, though, including "Beware the Sleestak", the ice cream van and every scene involving Grumpy the T-Rex. Particularly the one with the peanut.
The Iron Giant is best served to kids who are past "the age of reason." To really be impactful, the child should have developed the ability to empathize, which usually isn't until around age 7. It also has some of the most believable characters I've seen. The precocious youth actually acts like a precocious youth. And when he rewatches the movie at age 14, he'll pull so much more from it.
--Patrick
--Patrick
Just wanted to come in and say that you were in the wrong state of mind North_Ranger . Very very wrong state of mind.
Bruce Campbell was in the running for that role, but they went with the other guy because they thought he'd be a bigger draw. I feel it would have been much more entertaining with Bruce.
The Mist
Re-watching it after a few years and hot damn this is still a great horror flick. The creature designs are great, though the special effects aren't fantastic. No, what makes the movie great is the human interactions and how we see so many different kinds of people going absolutely mad from the disaster. And of course, the ending. Oh, the ending. Even Stephen King wishes that was the original ending. It just seems like whenever Darabont and King work on a movie, it turns out great.
And speaking of Darabont, it's funny to see all the actors who tend to show up in his projects. A couple of guys from Shawshank, for example. And three major cast members of The Walking Dead.
Re-watching it after a few years and hot damn this is still a great horror flick. The creature designs are great, though the special effects aren't fantastic. No, what makes the movie great is the human interactions and how we see so many different kinds of people going absolutely mad from the disaster. And of course, the ending. Oh, the ending. Even Stephen King wishes that was the original ending. It just seems like whenever Darabont and King work on a movie, it turns out great.
And speaking of Darabont, it's funny to see all the actors who tend to show up in his projects. A couple of guys from Shawshank, for example. And three major cast members of The Walking Dead.
Magic Mike!!
It could only have been made better by being in 3D!!!
It could only have been made better by being in 3D!!!
Robocop
Ah, the randomness of Netflix never fails. I hadn't seen this in...cripes, 15+ years, maybe? It's surprising how a lot of these movies from the 80's still hold up, even if they're cheesy action flicks. And of course, this one is knowingly cheesy, with some pretty sly parodying going on.
But what holds up the most for me are two things:
1) The directing. So many "action" movies these days feel the need to seemingly film the action on the back of a rabid, siezuring dog. Here, everything is held steady, letting you see all the gory details. Anything that the movie wants you to see in more detail, it gives you a great close-up. Awesome stuff. And speaking of gore...
2) Holy crap, I forgot how gory the practical effects were in this movie. Every time someone gets shot, they don't just take a hit and you see a small splotch of blood. No sir! It's gotta be big, splattering gore, with fleshy bits and all. Except for the guy that gets shot in the balls, but that was enough for him as it was.
Ah, the randomness of Netflix never fails. I hadn't seen this in...cripes, 15+ years, maybe? It's surprising how a lot of these movies from the 80's still hold up, even if they're cheesy action flicks. And of course, this one is knowingly cheesy, with some pretty sly parodying going on.
But what holds up the most for me are two things:
1) The directing. So many "action" movies these days feel the need to seemingly film the action on the back of a rabid, siezuring dog. Here, everything is held steady, letting you see all the gory details. Anything that the movie wants you to see in more detail, it gives you a great close-up. Awesome stuff. And speaking of gore...
2) Holy crap, I forgot how gory the practical effects were in this movie. Every time someone gets shot, they don't just take a hit and you see a small splotch of blood. No sir! It's gotta be big, splattering gore, with fleshy bits and all. Except for the guy that gets shot in the balls, but that was enough for him as it was.
American Gangster
Damn I love this movie.
Damn I love this movie.
Uh... last night while we were hanging with the baby we watched Transformers 3 on Netflix.
Way, WAY better than 1 and 2 but it still sucked. My wife kept asking about plot holes and things and I kept going, "Shhh, we aren't here for things that make sense, just wait for robots to hit each other." Ah, that crazy things you do when you have a baby who won't go to sleep.
Way, WAY better than 1 and 2 but it still sucked. My wife kept asking about plot holes and things and I kept going, "Shhh, we aren't here for things that make sense, just wait for robots to hit each other." Ah, that crazy things you do when you have a baby who won't go to sleep.
North_Ranger
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Three Amigos
There are some films you can watch time and time again and still be amused by them. This isn't one of those films. I liked it when I saw it the first time... now it just feels... I dunno, silly on the second or third watch? It probably doesn't help that the film just goes damn silly from time to time. Like the whole singing bush and the invisible swordsman scene.
Chup chup chup chup chup chup chup NEDDDYYYY!! *shoots in the air*
I mean, c'mon, WTF?!
There are some films you can watch time and time again and still be amused by them. This isn't one of those films. I liked it when I saw it the first time... now it just feels... I dunno, silly on the second or third watch? It probably doesn't help that the film just goes damn silly from time to time. Like the whole singing bush and the invisible swordsman scene.
Chup chup chup chup chup chup chup NEDDDYYYY!! *shoots in the air*
I mean, c'mon, WTF?!
They usually cut out the singing bush and invisible swordsmen scenes when it's shown on TV, except when it's on a movie channel or Comedy Central, both for time and continuity reasons. However, I personally LOVE this movie. It's one of those movies I always watch when I see it on TV.
I haven't seen that movie since I was really little, but my brother in law and my sister love it, and watch it with my nephew surprisingly often.
I was the only one in the theater that caught the "Mail Plane" joke.
"...the people of Santa Poco can conquer their own personal El Guapo, who also happens to be *the actual* El Guapo!"
"...the people of Santa Poco can conquer their own personal El Guapo, who also happens to be *the actual* El Guapo!"
North_Ranger
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Wow... so apparently I have been told twice in a row that I've been wrong in dismissing the films I've seen. And here I was, planning to say that 2001 - Space Travesty was pretty much a collection of the worst Naked Gun jokes IN SPACE and La Horde proved that the French can do a bad zombie movie as well.[DOUBLEPOST=1341785941][/DOUBLEPOST]I'll have to say, though, in regards to Three Amigos... I prefer Chevy Chase in other films, like the National Lampoon films. Okay, they're cheesy and pretty much offer an excuse to show tits, but I still laugh my ass off at Christmas Vacation.
Drive Angry owned.
I would unhesitatingly place it on the same level as Kung Fu Panda. Someday scholars will study both films for their pacing, timing, and attention to detail.
--Patrick
"Why are you crying? Did you just watch Rudy?"
Yeah, I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed that movie. I was prepared to hate it, but I've actually seen it several times now and still get a kick out of it. It's not the greatest movie by any means, it's the kind of movie where the story is there to support the gags rather than vice versa, so what story there is bare bones and predictable. But it is very quotable, lots of funny lines, and it's the first hockey movie I've seen where the game actually looks half as fast as a real hockey game on screen. You can definitely tell that Jay Baruchel is a big hockey fan.
I already covered why I think Amazing Spider-Man sucked.
Give it a few months, and more people will agree with me. Once the "ooh, Spidey was SOO funny in the car-jacker scene, it made the movie so much better" wears off, people will start to see what a terrible movie it is.
The only thing I'd add is this. Why is there no one from the Daily Bugle in this movie? That's half of Spidey's supporting cast gone right there. The fact that he's still in high school is no excuse. He started selling Spider-Man pictures to the Bugle in high school in the comic book. They even made a point of pointing out that he was a photographer.
As a matter of fact, the only supporting cast that got any real involvement were Gwen and Captain Stacy. Everyone else was just periphreal.
I also agree on the stupid ass lizard toxin plot. Also the Chekov's tech device.
Give it a few months, and more people will agree with me. Once the "ooh, Spidey was SOO funny in the car-jacker scene, it made the movie so much better" wears off, people will start to see what a terrible movie it is.
The only thing I'd add is this. Why is there no one from the Daily Bugle in this movie? That's half of Spidey's supporting cast gone right there. The fact that he's still in high school is no excuse. He started selling Spider-Man pictures to the Bugle in high school in the comic book. They even made a point of pointing out that he was a photographer.
As a matter of fact, the only supporting cast that got any real involvement were Gwen and Captain Stacy. Everyone else was just periphreal.
I also agree on the stupid ass lizard toxin plot. Also the Chekov's tech device.
And ass Red Letter Media pointed out... Why the hell is there so much Liquid Nitrogen on the top of the building? Is that the only place they could think to store it? out in the open exposed to the elements?
Aunt May served ZERO purpose on the movie. One of the best things about the first films were that Aunt May served as his moral compass.
The biggest pain in my ass... Peter's parents. They added absolutely nothing to the movie, other than illustrating that the movie was completely redone based on focus testing. You know from the glut of footage that was used pre-release that Peter's father messed with his DNA and was the first successful run of the hybrid stuff that the Lizard used. They just punked out on using it at the last second.
People are lauding the darker tone.
This is SPIDER-MAN, not Batman. There is no reason whatsoever that they should go dark with him. The periods where he was dark in the comics were some of the worst. Tobey May not have cracked wise all the time (which admittedly, I would have loved to see) but neither did Garfield with the exception of that one scene.
I hated the tone, hated the pacing, hated the shitty CGI-fest that was the Lizard.
Aunt May served ZERO purpose on the movie. One of the best things about the first films were that Aunt May served as his moral compass.
The biggest pain in my ass... Peter's parents. They added absolutely nothing to the movie, other than illustrating that the movie was completely redone based on focus testing. You know from the glut of footage that was used pre-release that Peter's father messed with his DNA and was the first successful run of the hybrid stuff that the Lizard used. They just punked out on using it at the last second.
People are lauding the darker tone.
This is SPIDER-MAN, not Batman. There is no reason whatsoever that they should go dark with him. The periods where he was dark in the comics were some of the worst. Tobey May not have cracked wise all the time (which admittedly, I would have loved to see) but neither did Garfield with the exception of that one scene.
I hated the tone, hated the pacing, hated the shitty CGI-fest that was the Lizard.