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sumsaR
Sweden1812 Posts
I can't stand stupid characters in TV and films. Makes me wish they just die. | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
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VayneAuthority
United States8983 Posts
underrated as fuck | ||
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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
On July 29 2013 05:19 Jockmcplop wrote: Wall-E is amazing, but it is improved immeasurably if you actually get the references. Some of them are quite obscure, but i loved geeking out at it. My girlfriend hated it, for example, but she didn't get any of the references. What were the impressive references? I just think it's like a "look at us we are so clever having a kids movie reference an old classic" and build its plot from well-used sci-fi tropes, and somehow that makes it transcend being a simple movie for kids? It's like, I hate the attitude of a movie winking at me, trying to make some pandering reference that seems to delight so many people. Just make a good movie with a good story that's tastefully done instead (and I'm not saying it's a bad movie, but it just seemed like the actual story was very childish and instead it tries to appeal by being so overly cute, basically exploiting that). | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
That movie creeped me out to high hell when I was a kid. It opens up so bright and lush, but as the movie goes on everything turns to demons and creepy oversized ladies and just...stuff I can't describe. | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
Personnally, in terms of animation movies, early Disneys=Spirited away>other Miyazaki>=Pixar. And there are other stuff outside of that, even if I'm not an expert. The King and the Mocking Bird is amazing for instance. | ||
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VayneAuthority
United States8983 Posts
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
The Lion King is highly annoying imo, but is the first movie I saw in theaters, so I have to save it :D Also not an animated movie, but Mary Poppins is a wonderful musical  | ||
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Velouria
United States78 Posts
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
On July 29 2013 08:06 corumjhaelen wrote: What I think : Bambi is simply a masterpiece. Snow White and Fantasia aren't far behind. I love Pinocchio. Dumbo and Alice are not quite as good, but are original enough that they deserve to be remembered (seriously, psychedelic stuff in 1941, talk about being in advance on its time !). The Lion King is highly annoying imo, but is the first movie I saw in theaters, so I have to save it :D Also not an animated movie, but Mary Poppins is a wonderful musical Speaking of Mary Poppins, the other week I watched it for the first time in maybe like 20 years. I was shocked at how enjoyable that movie is.There is so much to that movie that would totally be meaningless to a kid but is hilarious and/or resonating to adults. Not to mention it's just superbly well done in every way. Everyone should watch it again. | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On July 29 2013 08:24 DannyJ wrote: Speaking of Mary Poppins, the other week I watched it for the first time in maybe like 20 years. I was shocked at how enjoyable that movie is.There is so much to that movie that would totally be meaningless to a kid but is hilarious and/or resonating to adults. Not to mention it's just superbly well done in every way. Everyone should watch it again. Exactly ! The jokes on the banking system and on the Boston tea party are hilarious imo. Also I was blown away at how the special effects look actually really decent, it's very impressive imo. And Julie Andrews <3 | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
Dick Van Dyke is unbelievable. It's crazy that's he's still alive and kicking. | ||
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VayneAuthority
United States8983 Posts
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Chytilova
United States790 Posts
On July 29 2013 07:41 corumjhaelen wrote: I think people tend to overrate Pixar nowadays, and underrate old Disney movies because the studio hasn't been as good recently. Not that Pixar does bad movies, on the contrary, but neither they nor Miyazaki are the first to make smart animation flicks. And while ZapRoffo might be a bit harsh, he is making good points. Personnally, in terms of animation movies, early Disneys=Spirited away>other Miyazaki>=Pixar. And there are other stuff outside of that, even if I'm not an expert. The King and the Mocking Bird is amazing for instance. Nah Miyazaki and Ghibli are that good. They made two perfect contrasting animes in 1988. Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro. Plus with Spirited Away, Only Yesterday and Howl's Moving Castle they are by far the best animation studio. Early Disneys can be impressive, but they really don't compare with Ghibli. I agree about Pixar though. | ||
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Hryul
Austria2609 Posts
For all the good thing that was said about this movie I was quite disappointed. During watching the movie I always got the feeling that Swoff was distant from his comrades. They are loud and energetic, while he is quiet and distant. We never see him socializing with his comrades. But then suddenly he is "one of them" while he clearly isn't. This leads to the problem that I had trouble getting into the movie because it looks like we are watching a watcher of the war instead of the war. This leads to the problem that "Jarhead" clearly is an Anti-war movie and never tries to hide it. Instead it rubs it into your face. 5/10 | ||
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Broetchenholer
Germany1967 Posts
Then i watched This is the end and god was that bad. Not my type of comedy, still, i wasn't even able to laugh once. | ||
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Velouria
United States78 Posts
On July 30 2013 02:07 Hryul wrote: I watched Jarhead. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Anthony „Swoff“ Swofford, a scout sniper of the US Marines. We see him during training before they are sent to the second gulf war/Operation Desert shield & D. storm. the movie is based on a bock by the "real" Swoff. For all the good thing that was said about this movie I was quite disappointed. During watching the movie I always got the feeling that Swoff was distant from his comrades. They are loud and energetic, while he is quiet and distant. We never see him socializing with his comrades. But then suddenly he is "one of them" while he clearly isn't. This leads to the problem that I had trouble getting into the movie because it looks like we are watching a watcher of the war instead of the war. This leads to the problem that "Jarhead" clearly is an Anti-war movie and never tries to hide it. Instead it rubs it into your face. 5/10 Its no Paths of Glory ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/pdSXpfA.jpg) Actually, the photography in Jarhead is pretty good. | ||
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MountainDewJunkie
United States10348 Posts
Pretty good movie. Would recommend. Based on this man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Tiede | ||
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Hryul
Austria2609 Posts
On July 30 2013 03:29 Velouria wrote: Its no Paths of Glory + Show Spoiler + Actually, the photography in Jarhead is pretty good. yeah. After I submitted the post I thought I should have talked about the positive parts too. The photography is good. And there are scenes that do have a strong impact, like the marines (mindlessly) singing the ride of the Valkyries, the woman sending her husband a porn of herself, the highway of death etc. It's just that I felt they are not properly connected and thus that I needed to justify the 5/10 | ||
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Alabasern
United States4005 Posts
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