Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 42

alphabassettgrrl · 03-31-2010, 11:48 AM

Saw Alice in 3D last night. Liked a lot of the 3D, though they seem to have a fixation with the "in-your-face!!!!" thing. I like it better when it's just part of the overall scenery.

I was bored and annoyed by the White Queen. Bring back the Red queen- she was far more interesting.

Overall I liked it; there were enough elements of the book that it was right and good, and they built on that.

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-31-2010, 12:00 PM

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May 28th. Micmacs. Jeunet always makes me happy.

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innerSpaceman · 03-31-2010, 12:50 PM

Trailer looks awesome. That wasn't even on my radar, and now I'm definitely going to see it.

Film advertising does sometimes work.

In other news, I just learned that Clash of the Titans features post-production 3-D conversion, like Alice - and was not filmed in 3-D like Avatar.

So it's the old-fashioned 2-D for me. Cheaper ticket prices, too.

Strangler Lewis · 03-31-2010, 01:19 PM

Like Justice Stewart, I know it when I see it.

Every back and forth, zig-zagging Rube Goldbergian threat-a-second chase scene in the Toy Story movies. The same in Ratatouille. The same in Cars. They all feel like filler rather than something supported by the plot. None of them are funny. Finding Nemo and Up were fairly tame in this regard, although I did think the final battle on and around the villain's airship was forced.

innerSpaceman · 03-31-2010, 02:23 PM

Ratatouille, really? The only action I can think of is the chase through Paris for the genetic evidence letter that ownership of the restaurant hinged on. Not supported by the plot? Huh?

Ok, to each, I suppose.

Strangler Lewis · 04-01-2010, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ratatouille, really? The only action I can think of is the chase through Paris for the genetic evidence letter that ownership of the restaurant hinged on. Not supported by the plot? Huh?

Ok, to each, I suppose.

I believe there were a number of hyperkinetic "Kill the rat" chases that pretty much put me to sleep.

Morrigoon · 04-01-2010, 02:02 AM

Last night I streamed an interesting documentary called "Into the arms of strangers: Stories from the Kindertransport." I'd consider it worth a watch. It was about Jewish children shipped out of Austria by their parents when Hitler first came to power there, and their experience both of being sent off, and what happened after that.

Anyway, it's on Netflix.

Strangler Lewis · 04-01-2010, 09:22 AM

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Last night I streamed an interesting documentary called "Into the arms of strangers: Stories from the Kindertransport." I'd consider it worth a watch. It was about Jewish children shipped out of Austria by their parents when Hitler first came to power there, and their experience both of being sent off, and what happened after that.

Anyway, it's on Netflix.

My father and his older brother came to America as kids in 1935 and 1936 as part of this:

One Thousand Children.

Basically the same story. Different destination. No Oscar.

innerSpaceman · 04-01-2010, 09:56 AM

I am compelled to respond. Other than the chase through Paris (which was not a Kill the Rat chase), there was only one - in the kitchen, when the rat first arrived. Again, the central-to-the-plot situation of a rat in a restaurant kitchen sort of calls for a scattering hide-a-run.

Sorry you did not like Ratatouille, it's one of Pixar's best. Stick to Dreamworks.

Strangler Lewis · 04-01-2010, 10:07 AM

I liked Ratatouille a great deal. Not as much as many people. I don't care if the rats got run through the dishwasher; they were still rats in a kitchen. Also, Linguini was an unlikable sh*t-for-brains. But it had heart. And some uninvolving chase scenes.

As for sticking to Dreamworks, maybe they haven't done something as good as "Up," but they also haven't done anything as dreadful and evil as "Cars."

03-31-2010, 11:48 AM	#1
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Saw Alice in 3D last night. Liked a lot of the 3D, though they seem to have a fixation with the "in-your-face!!!!" thing. I like it better when it's just part of the overall scenery. I was bored and annoyed by the White Queen. Bring back the Red queen- she was far more interesting. Overall I liked it; there were enough elements of the book that it was right and good, and they built on that. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Trailer looks awesome. That wasn't even on my radar, and now I'm definitely going to see it. Film advertising does sometimes work. In other news, I just learned that Clash of the Titans features post-production 3-D conversion, like Alice - and was not filmed in 3-D like Avatar. So it's the old-fashioned 2-D for me. Cheaper ticket prices, too.
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Like Justice Stewart, I know it when I see it. Every back and forth, zig-zagging Rube Goldbergian threat-a-second chase scene in the Toy Story movies. The same in Ratatouille. The same in Cars. They all feel like filler rather than something supported by the plot. None of them are funny. Finding Nemo and Up were fairly tame in this regard, although I did think the final battle on and around the villain's airship was forced. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Ratatouille, really? The only action I can think of is the chase through Paris for the genetic evidence letter that ownership of the restaurant hinged on. Not supported by the plot? Huh? Ok, to each, I suppose.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Last night I streamed an interesting documentary called "Into the arms of strangers: Stories from the Kindertransport." I'd consider it worth a watch. It was about Jewish children shipped out of Austria by their parents when Hitler first came to power there, and their experience both of being sent off, and what happened after that. Anyway, it's on Netflix. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I am compelled to respond. Other than the chase through Paris (which was not a Kill the Rat chase), there was only one - in the kitchen, when the rat first arrived. Again, the central-to-the-plot situation of a rat in a restaurant kitchen sort of calls for a scattering hide-a-run. Sorry you did not like Ratatouille, it's one of Pixar's best. Stick to Dreamworks.
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04-01-2010, 10:07 AM	#10
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	I liked Ratatouille a great deal. Not as much as many people. I don't care if the rats got run through the dishwasher; they were still rats in a kitchen. Also, Linguini was an unlikable sh*t-for-brains. But it had heart. And some uninvolving chase scenes. As for sticking to Dreamworks, maybe they haven't done something as good as "Up," but they also haven't done anything as dreadful and evil as "Cars." __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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