The Simpsons Movie

[Ghoulish Delight]

South Park managed to leap that hurdle.

[AllyOops!]

You know, not to get too off subject (and this touches a bit on what's being posted here) but why, when something is against (as Alex so perfectly put it) critical grain, or even the opinions of our friends and family, do we feel so ashamed or even embarrassed for enjoying it? Why do we find ourselves arguing to be understood or throw ourselves into justifying our opinion as if anybody's opinion is even remotely greater then ours? I'm not saying this in reference to anything written on the Board (I've only read a few posts in this Thread). I've been thinking about this ever since I saw Transformers, which was a movie that all of my friends and family enjoyed. I thought it sucker harder then half the girls on Prom night (excluding me. I was a good girl ). I found myself thinking, "what's wrong with ME?". I found myself wondering why we put so much stock in other's opinions. Especially when they contradict ours. Especially since my opinion often doesn't match that of the masses.

Worst. Post. Ever. I'm off subject and who really cares, right? I need a friggin' Midol. Maybe 10.

Back to The Simpsons.

I saw it again last night, and absolutely LOVED it. I was able to relax more, I knew what to expect and I was able to hear jokes that I had missed the first time around. I couldn't stop laughing! It was lots of fun.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by AllyOops!

I saw it again last night, and absolutely LOVED it. I was able to relax more, I knew what to expect and I was able to hear jokes that I had missed the first time around. I couldn't stop laughing! It was lots of fun.

Now I've taken to calling my parent's dog "Harry Plopper". I can't stop myself, it just makes me giggle.

[AllyOops!]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Now I've taken to calling my parent's dog "Harry Plopper". I can't stop myself, it just makes me giggle.

LOLOLOLOL!! I'm picturing that scene in the movie! That little pig sitting there, with the Harry Potter glasses and scar. I can't stop singing "Spider Pig"! I must have sang it outloud all the way back to our car last night. My boyfriend is tired of me singing the first 1/2 and then saying "take it!". He really doesn't dig on dueting with me.

[innerSpaceman]

TeeHee, I've been singing "Spider Pig" constantly.


Good points above, Ally. I think there's a fine line between exchanging our opinions and reasons for having them -and- justifying our opinions and defending them with defensiveness.

I think the exchange of our thought process behind opinions is interesting and lets us get to know each other better.


The defensiveness is, alas, a human reaction ... and perhaps I'm guilty as any in seeming somehow to challenge the reasonableness of opinions which differ from my own. I hope we (me included) can keep that kind of thing to a minimum ... but it's only human for it to creep up on us once in a while.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

...The Addams Family was not based on a TV show (but rather, was based on material which also inspired a TV show)....

Well... Sort of. The Movie used the names and most of the relationships from the TV show. (The TV Uncle Fester was Morticia’s Uncle – Fester Frump - not Gomez’s brother.) In the original cartoons, none of the characters had names, and the relationships were only implied.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I hope I haven't come across as defensive. I'm not meaning to be. I don't consider anyone wrong for enjoying the movie. I myself enjoyed it to a point. I've just found it interesting to express why I feel it falls short of being worth my time to ever see again. The discussion has actually helped to solidify exactly what it was that I instinctively felt was missing, but wasn't really able to express upon leaving the theater.

[Tref]

2nd time as good as the 1st time.

[katiesue]

We just saw this. Maddy's comment on exiting was "we should have gone to see hairspray". I didn't hate it but I'm meh about it.