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gull
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response 226 of 269:
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Jun 2 13:10 UTC 2003 |
I saw _Finding Nemo_ on Friday and I disagree with jep. I thought it
was hilarious, and really enjoyed it. The glitz didn't have any real
effect on me, because it wasn't very far in that I stopped thinking
about the fact that it was computer animated. (They're getting pretty
good at this. Every movie they've made has had successively fewer
distracting "that looked really fake" moments.) Pixar hasn't made a
film so far that I haven't liked.
Of course, I've always disliked long musical numbers in movies, so
that's probably part of where we disagree. Most of my favorite Disney
films are short on songs. In fact, of the movies jep listed as
favorites, the only ones I've felt the urge to see again recently are
_Toy Story_ and _Monsters, Inc._. _The Lion King_ just seems so
overblown and full of itself to me, now.
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other
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response 227 of 269:
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Jun 2 14:16 UTC 2003 |
Saw Adaptation (well, most of it) and Y Tu Mama Tambien last night. I do not
get what all the fuss about Adaptation was for, and I was annoyed because I
think the video store censored their copy of Y Tu Mama Tambien. They
definitiely bowdlerized the subtitles a bit, and probably cut a bunch of the
juicier footage.
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oval
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response 228 of 269:
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Jun 2 14:35 UTC 2003 |
...and there's some juicy ones.
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jep
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response 229 of 269:
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Jun 2 20:06 UTC 2003 |
I didn't dislike "Finding Nemo", but I didn't fall in love with it,
either.
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janc
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response 230 of 269:
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Jun 6 13:01 UTC 2003 |
Valerie has been talking about taking the kids to see "Finding Nemo". They've
never been to a real live movie theater before. Most disney type movies are
a bit too scary for them, and the Pixar ones to date have been no exception
(eg, the scaring kids scenes in Monsters Inc, the neighbor kid's mangled toys
in Toy Story, etc). I was wondering who Nemo rated on that scale.
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gull
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response 231 of 269:
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Jun 6 13:47 UTC 2003 |
There are a few scenes involving things with large teeth that might
frighten very young children, or give them nightmares. There aren't
long periods of scary suspense, as I recall, though.
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jep
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response 232 of 269:
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Jun 6 15:00 UTC 2003 |
The sharks in "Finding Nemo" are members of a vegetarian support
group. "Fish are friends, not food". They're mildly scary; there's
also a scene about jellyfish which is mildly scary. It's not as scary
as "Monsters, Inc." The scene to which you referred in "Toy Story"
would probably not be scary at all to Arlo, and couldn't possibly be to
Kendra, could it? "Finding Nemo" is no more scary than "Toy Story".
Didn't you take them to "The Piglet Movie"? That was as non-
threatening as any movie could be, I'd think.
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gull
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response 233 of 269:
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Jun 6 15:34 UTC 2003 |
I'm thinking of the scene with the black dragon fish as the main scary
one, pesonally.
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flem
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response 234 of 269:
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Jun 6 19:24 UTC 2003 |
Vegetarian sharks? hahahahaha. I really hope that the irony was intentional.
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krj
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response 235 of 269:
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Jun 6 21:29 UTC 2003 |
Saturday is this year's silent movie with live orchestra accompaniment
at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. The movie is "Pandora's Box,"
1929. Louise Brooks is a German flapper whose sexuality destroys
all the men who fall for her: and then she meets Jack the Ripper.
(Don't know if we'll get to go, our schedule is kind of crowded...)
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albaugh
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response 236 of 269:
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Jun 7 01:22 UTC 2003 |
The main comment I have about Finding Nemo is that I'm totally amazed at the
computer graphics. Constantly moving underwater ocean currents... Etc.
See it just for that, even if you're a gr'up. :-)
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jaklumen
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response 237 of 269:
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Jun 7 05:15 UTC 2003 |
Interestingly enough, "Finding Nemo" was compared to "Spirited Away"
in some critique somewhere (MSNBC, perhaps). Unfair and unflattering,
but I mentioned it so I could reference this particular film. I
saw "Spirited Away" at a gaming convention-- most of it, anyway, and I
thought it was one of the most fabulous animes I have seen. It's
subtitled, and not dubbed, which I think is a good thing.
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gelinas
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response 238 of 269:
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Jun 8 03:52 UTC 2003 |
The version of "Spirited Away" that I just watched was dubbed. The dubbing
worked, as near as I could tell. Good movie.
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mynxcat
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response 239 of 269:
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Jun 10 00:45 UTC 2003 |
Watched Vanilla Sky. What I want to know is why did he splice his life from
that particular point, why not from earlier when he met Sophia, and everything
was great and he hadn't had his accident yet
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tod
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response 240 of 269:
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Jun 10 04:22 UTC 2003 |
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jazz
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response 241 of 269:
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Jun 10 12:53 UTC 2003 |
He was just LION to himself.
Remember, the sweet isn't as sweet without the sweet and sour sauce?
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gregb
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response 242 of 269:
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Jun 10 17:21 UTC 2003 |
Hey, Tim! Puns! Come and get'em! B-)
Caught The Core at the dolar theater Saturday. Kind of a cross 'tween
Armagedden<sp> and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Basically,
another doomed Earth movie. The Earth's core has stopped spinning and
a group is sent waaaaaaaay down under to "jump-start" it. Those into
Earth science will have a field day ripping this one apart.
Nothong outstanding about this file, IMO. Didn't recognize any of the
actors, effects, while good, were std. for today's films, characters
were two-dimensional...All-in-all, a pretty predictable flick.
Certainly not worth $8.50, but good for a buck.
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lynne
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response 243 of 269:
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Jun 10 21:53 UTC 2003 |
re 242: Those with a brain will have a field day ripping it apart, I should
think.
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aruba
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response 244 of 269:
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Jun 11 01:18 UTC 2003 |
It was fun though. (But the very first thing the hero says in the movie is
wrong.)
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scott
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response 245 of 269:
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Jun 15 13:32 UTC 2003 |
Saw "The Matrix: Reloaded" yesterday.
Great visuals, but the rest was pretty weak. Everything, every element, could
have been cut about 50% and it would have tightened things up a lot.
Well, except for Agent Smith. What a cool character...
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aruba
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response 246 of 269:
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Jun 15 19:12 UTC 2003 |
Saw Finding Nemo the other night. It rocked.
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senna
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response 247 of 269:
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Jun 16 03:01 UTC 2003 |
Smith is quickly becoming one of my favorite villains. It's only a slight
pity that Hugo Weaving's complete submersion in the character will result in
every viewing I have of any LOTR movie to echo of "You are a disease" quotes.
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jaklumen
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response 248 of 269:
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Jun 16 08:02 UTC 2003 |
resp:245 I saw it last Friday and I completely disagree with just
about everything negatory anyone else has said, but then I'm a epic
sci-fi/fantasy nut and I therefore don't put the expectations on it
that others might. Tighter editing? Nope, sorry, I don't see it.
Call me intensely visual; I was soaking up every minute of it? It was
just eye candy? Hmmm, yes, I enjoy philosophical debate, but I see
the Matrix as an epic work and so I expect a typical formula. Of
course I was ready for some more butt-kicking. And actually, the
discussion seemed deep enough to me-- it's all in how you look at it.
It just reminds me of I time I watched "Farewell My Concubine" with a
philosophy major and she said she didn't get it when it was over. It
made perfect sense to me.
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oval
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response 249 of 269:
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Jun 16 11:30 UTC 2003 |
i thought the last 20 minutes of the film could've sucked a little less.
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jazz
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response 250 of 269:
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Jun 16 13:08 UTC 2003 |
The Matrix's formula for pseudo-deep conversations.
Introduce a topic.
Have some character bring the topic up to Neo.
Neo looks confused (he does this well).
Neo asks a question about what he's going to do, or should do.
Character invalidates Neo's question, by saying he's already done it
or should have figured it out before all this.
Rinse. Lather. Repeat.
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