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Strangler Lewis 12-28-2009 01:19 PM

Over the past few days, my kids have enjoyed repeat viewings of both "Pride and Prejudice" and "Santa Buddies."

"Santa Buddies" gave me the idea for an all animated-dog-mouth version of my favorite Greek tragedy: "Oedipus Rex."

Gemini Cricket 12-28-2009 01:32 PM

Pride and Prejudice? Which one? The Firth one or the Knightley one or the Greer Garson one?
I love all of them.
:)

alphabassettgrrl 12-28-2009 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark (Post 310472)
I'm honestly baffled by the way the marketing of trite crap works so well. Saturation-marketing turns me off, even from good movies sometimes.

I'm with you. By the time I've seen a zillion ads for something, I stop wanting to see it. And if it's trite crap, I never want to see it but apparently we're a minority (given how well it sells).

Boo.

JWBear 12-28-2009 04:17 PM

It's because it works well on children who have their parents wrapped around their fingers.

Strangler Lewis 12-28-2009 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket (Post 310482)
Pride and Prejudice? Which one? The Firth one or the Knightley one or the Greer Garson one?
I love all of them.
:)

There are two Firth ones if you count "Bridget Jones's Diary." This was the Knightley one.

alphabassettgrrl 12-28-2009 07:14 PM

So if those parents grow a spine the crap will eventually stop being profitable and we can eventually get some quality stuff?? I mean, it's one thing to dote on your kids, but dude... sometimes...

CoasterMatt 12-28-2009 07:41 PM

I think I'm gonna watch "Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas" again tonight.

It's possibly my favorite Jim Henson special, and there isn't a single Christmas song in it.

katiesue 12-28-2009 07:49 PM

Matt - Maddie loved it. And her favorite part is the out-takes.

Alex 12-28-2009 07:56 PM

Maybe it's just my particular circumstance but I saw way more advertising for Princess and the Frog than I did for Chipmunks 2. I only really saw Chipmunks ads the week before release whereas Princess was seemed to have half the busses in the world plastered a couple months before it opened.

And in this case it isn't picking great vs. crap it is picking unknown mediocre over known crap (since presumably they saw the first one too). I know I'm in teh minority among Disney people for not particuarly caring for it, but among my non-Disney parental coworkers the response to it has been pretty mixed.

I wonder how much more money Princess would have made if it was preceded by the Pixar logo rather than the Walt Disney Pictures logo.

wolfy999 12-29-2009 07:27 AM

Saw Princess & the Frog Sunday afternoon....cute.

Saw Milk on Sunday evening.....WOW, powerful movie!

Saw the Proposal last night.....cute.


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