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Ghoulish Delight · 12-27-2009, 07:01 PM

haha, that's awesome. we saw that trailer and wndred "Has flippy seen this?"

CoasterMatt · 12-27-2009, 07:23 PM

Flippy, if you wander out west, we'll have to have a Jaws/Piranha/Lake Placid filmfest

Gemini Cricket · 12-27-2009, 09:50 PM

Richard Dreyfuss is in Pirhana 3D.
How sad.

flippyshark · 12-27-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Richard Dreyfuss is in Pirhana 3D.
How sad.

Not sad. Awesome. I'm assuming he has a sense of humor about the whole thing. (I hope.) Anyway, I'm first in line when this opens in April. Now, that's sad.

Cadaverous Pallor · 12-27-2009, 10:51 PM

Noticing Dreyfus in the trailer put it over the top for me

Gemini Cricket · 12-27-2009, 11:40 PM

If it was a parody of 'get out of the water' movies then I'd laugh. But I dunno. It seems kinda crappy.

Alex · 12-28-2009, 12:28 AM

While I didn't think Princess and the Frog was any great shakes, it's very disappointing that Chipmunks 2 will probably do significantly better than it (might even pass it before next weekend).

alphabassettgrrl · 12-28-2009, 11:09 AM

The masses have no appreciation for the good things but something marketed at them will do well.

Sad.

flippyshark · 12-28-2009, 12:36 PM

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 know that with family films, a lot of parents simply go with what's showing, because they need something, anything, to take the kids to, but $50 million for a Chipmunks sequel? Yeesh.

A few years ago, I remember Roger Ebert reviewed the awesome kiwi movie Whale Rider, and essentially begged parents to skip the latest Scooby Doo movie or other mass market crap and make a beeline for this movie. (Rightly so. It's fantastic.) I wish there was always such good counter-programming for family audiences as a matter of course. (Even the best Pixar movies seem hyperactive and hollow next to something as warm and uplifting as Whale Rider. Can you tell I loved this movie? If you've missed it, queue it up.)

Gemini Cricket · 12-28-2009, 12:49 PM

Whale Rider was amazing. Very powerful.
I loved it.

12-27-2009, 07:01 PM	#141
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	haha, that's awesome. we saw that trailer and wndred "Has flippy seen this?" __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-27-2009, 09:50 PM	#143
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Richard Dreyfuss is in Pirhana 3D. How sad.
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12-27-2009, 11:40 PM	#146
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	If it was a parody of 'get out of the water' movies then I'd laugh. But I dunno. It seems kinda crappy.
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12-28-2009, 12:28 AM	#147
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	While I didn't think Princess and the Frog was any great shakes, it's very disappointing that Chipmunks 2 will probably do significantly better than it (might even pass it before next weekend).
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12-28-2009, 11:09 AM	#148
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	The masses have no appreciation for the good things but something marketed at them will do well. Sad. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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12-28-2009, 12:36 PM	#149
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	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 know that with family films, a lot of parents simply go with what's showing, because they need something, anything, to take the kids to, but $50 million for a Chipmunks sequel? Yeesh. A few years ago, I remember Roger Ebert reviewed the awesome kiwi movie Whale Rider, and essentially begged parents to skip the latest Scooby Doo movie or other mass market crap and make a beeline for this movie. (Rightly so. It's fantastic.) I wish there was always such good counter-programming for family audiences as a matter of course. (Even the best Pixar movies seem hyperactive and hollow next to something as warm and uplifting as Whale Rider. Can you tell I loved this movie? If you've missed it, queue it up.)
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12-28-2009, 12:49 PM	#150
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Whale Rider was amazing. Very powerful. I loved it.
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