Yes, I definitely still want to see Brave, and the Lincoln vampire movie too (despite its poor reviews).
Just saw Ted today with my 15-year-old son, who was very eager to see it. An uneven movie, but overall good trashy fun. I'd give it a B. We had just been in Boston, and enjoyed seeing a lot of places in the movie that we'd just seen ourselves. Favorite scene and line:
Spoiler (mouseover to read):
* Wahlberg tries to guess the name of Ted's new white-trash girlfriend, finally striking gold when he adds the suffix "-lynn."
* Ted saying, "I really don't think I sound all that much like Peter Griffin."
Did anyone ever actually see Battleship? I just realized one of my favorite actors has a small part as a watch officer in it, but the previews looked so awful I don't know if it'll ever be worth watching.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Didn't see Battleship, although I was mildly interested in doing so. The reviews were mixed; it, um, sank at the box office.
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I finally went to see this this past weekend. The animation was beautiful - I really liked the setting (my favorite vacation ever was to Scotland). I liked the characters, and that the central relationship was a mother and daughter rather than a romantic couple. Also bears. I like bears.
On the down side, I thought the story was a little ... thin? Shallow? It didn't have the emotional resonance for me that some other Pixar movies (Wall-E) have had for me.
Merida's hair is like a character unto itself in that movie, isn't it? Pixar's animation has come so far from the Toy Story days, where they could barely render a human face that wasn't laughable.
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Saw the Lincoln vampire movie. It was fun! Good shooting/effects, great action. I've gotten the impression there are people who expected the plot to be deeper or more serious, somehow. It's a movie in which an actual historical figure kills vampires. It's exactly as deep and serious as such a movie should be, IMHO.
So, I'll whisper in the dark, hoping you'll hear me.
Oh, I never pay attention to actual critical reviews. If I have friends with similar tastes to mine (I miss having guys at work), I'll take their opinions under advisement, but I generally just watch trailers and go from there.
So, I'll whisper in the dark, hoping you'll hear me.
Oh, I forgot to mention - the short in front of [i]Brave[i] was beautiful and adorable. I loved the little kid, and the glowy stars, and the fact that you could totally tell that they were Italians, even though they never spoke in words. It was just happy.
Yes, it's called La Luna, and it was good. Just saw it today. My wife, sons and I also really enjoyed Brave - funny, great cinematography, and an uplifting story. The three impish little brothers of the main character were a hoot.
Saw Brave with the wife and kid on Saturday. We all liked it -- it is an amazing good-looking movie with incredible animation.
I will say I didn't think it was as inspired as, say Wall-E, but probably Pixar has spoiled us. The same movie a few years ago probably would have stunned people.
You're probably right.
Just saw Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter with some historically like-minded friends tonight. It was goofy, over-the-top, vampire-slaying, mostly-ahistorical fun, with some surprisingly good sfx and sets.
Well now I am back to wanting to go see it. I might take in Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter tonight.
I think I will wait on Abe Lincoln until it stumbles into the three dollar theater here, but it looks like fun.
I also saw Brave and it was great. My friend pointed out it was very good to see a movie with a good mother/daughter story and how rare those seem to be in animated movies. La Luna was wonderful, too. I also saw a trailer for the limited release of Finding Nemo in 3D this September...and I am a sucker for some Finding Nemo.
I have acquired my ticket for The Dark Knight Rises. It's good I checked today; the Saturday shows were almost sold out.
I just got back from TDKR. Just gonna throw it out there, but it made TDK look downright cheerful by comparison.
So, I'll whisper in the dark, hoping you'll hear me.
Horrific related story of mass shootings and panic at a show in Aurora, Colorado. 12 dead, 50 wounded.
(Maybe if folks want to discuss the shooting, there can be a new thread? It's an odd fit with my idle bitching-about-movies.)
Sure. Here you go: http://www.mellophant.com/forums/sho...quot-screening
So, I just got home from Savages. It was probably one of those movies I should have a strong opinion about, but I really don't. It was good, but wasn't particularly engrossing.
So, I'll whisper in the dark, hoping you'll hear me.
Oh, yeah, the drug crime thriller. I saw a trailer for the movie and was surprised to see Oliver Stone directed it. Rotten Tomatoes has it at 54%.
Exactly. I'd heard a bit about it back when I was watching Hunger Games casting news, because Jennifer Lawrence had apparently dropped that one to play Katniss, and people were questioning the smarts of that decision. I'd say she made the right choice.
So, I'll whisper in the dark, hoping you'll hear me.
OK, so, a couple of weeks after seeing it, I'd have to say that The Dark Knight Rises was not a disappointment, but it hasn't really stuck with me the way some movies do. Anne Hathaway was great; her Selina Kyle was the highlight of the movie for me. Bane was physically impressive, but undercut by his garbled dialog. Tom Hardy is a good actor and I thought he was kind of wasted in the part.
Over all I think Nolan's trilogy is an impressive accomplishment. I want to watch all three movies together at some point, to see how the story hangs together.
But The Avengers is still my favorite movie of the summer, so far.
And the preview for the new Superman movie looked awful. I don't think that Christopher "Grim n' Gritty" Nolan and Zack "I'm a giant fucking creeper" Snyder were the right choices for that particular project.
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Saw Spiderman last night. Better than expected, did not suck, had some good parts and a lot of too slow parts. I had a hard time believing Emma Stone was a HS student and a tough time with believing Andrew Garfield who played Peter Parker was a teen. Sally Field and Aunt May was also off putting, I might not be a comic book fan but even I know Aunt May is suppose to look more grey haired and frail.
Basically a low expectation movie delivered well.
Saw The Dark Knight Rises a few days ago and liked it, mostly. Some nitpicks. Have to say, none of the Bale/Nolan Batman movies really clicked for me. I still prefer the first Michael Keaton one.
I mentioned this in the other thread, but I finally saw Hunger Games in the three dollar theater. Maybe not a summer movie, but it's summer and I saw it and it counts. And I really liked it. Thankfully it's out in DVD in a week and a half.
Me too. One thing that I felt like they "got" in that film that none of the others managed was that Batman was far more real and Bruce Wayne was far more of a mask. Not the cartoonish "absconding with the entire Russian ballet" Bruce Wayne of Bale/Nolan, but just a charming playboy cover. I like Bale's portrayal all right, but with Keaton it all felt much more natural, even if it wasn't a "gritty reboot."
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Quite so. Glad to be in such excellent company, What Exit and Zuul!
When all's said and done, this will always be the 'real' Batman for me:
I liked Batman Forever.
I'll go now.
Hey, I do to! It's not great, but I think it gets some not-entirely-deserved splashback from Batman & Robin.
Orual, is Batman (or something) invisible in your post 86? I see nothing there.
It was an embedded Youtube link to .