Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[JWBear]

Don't you mean "melons to melons"?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Don't you mean "melons to melons"?

Much better analogy!

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

I liked The Reef quite a bit. (More than the similar Deep Water) If you look up the true story on which this one is based, you'll find that the similarity is not even skin deep. There's little in common between the actual and screen events. So, you can really treat The Reef as utter fiction.

I didn't even know it was based on a true story until the end cards.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Comparing Debbie Does Dallas I to Debbie Does Dallas II is definitely comparing apples to apples

Are you sure you're not thinking Wanda Whips Wall Street? That has more of a Big Apple setting.

[innerSpaceman]

I didn't like "Rango," and that surprised me ... after being pleasantly surprised by nearly every non-Disney/Pixar animated film of the last couple of years. How to Train Your Dragon, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Monsters vs. Aliens, Megamind, and to a lesser extent Despicable Me were all pretty much good and/or adorable ... and four out of five of those much to my surprise.

Rango did zip for me. I didn't actively hate it, but it was absolutely meh.


Oh, and in the last year or so - Tangled (by Disney) was also really good, and I admit no desire to see Pixar's Cars 2 (though I'll likely Netflix it at some point.)

[cirquelover]

I didn't like Rango either but I did love Rio. The colors and details of the feathers was amazing.

[alphabassettgrrl]

"Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" :

Every bit the B movie and awesome in the craptacularness. Predictable, but it's fun so I didn't care.

[Alex]

I really kind of loved Rango. It took me a while to get on board, but once it snagged me, I was good.

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, and seeing Contagion in a theater full of sick people (myself included) all snifling and coughing was a complete hoot - but the film, while gripping, also left me kinda meh. There were characters you liked, but no depth to any of them. Perhaps that's typical of this type of procedural - but it felt more like a really good TV movie than an excellent theatrical film.

Interesting topic though, and handled with care and integrity.

[flippyshark]

Like cirque lover, I was very pleasantly surprised by Rio. I just got my first HDTV a few weeks ago, and that title really pops! Not any kind of earthshaking story, but it's all invitingly pleasant and upbeat, with fun music and just plain jaw-dropping visuals. The character design, especially of the birds, is highly appealing, and the whole thing left me in a very good mood.

I'm on some kind of Tudor kick this week: A Man For All Seasons (great!), Anne of the Thousand Days, Mary, Queen of Scots ... I tried to watch the Netflix stream of the early thirties Private Life of Henry VIII, but it's faded, dupey, lousy audio - basically unwatchable.