Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[flippyshark]

Not that it might have made any difference, iSm, but did you watch Grave of the Fireflies in a dubbed version, or in its original language? (Just wondering if the little girl's voice was an annoyance factor, or if she bothered you for other reasons.)

As for me, I haven't cried any harder for any other movie, ever. I don't plan to revisit this one anytime at all, but I was sure blown away by its raw emotional power, and startled by the simple beauty of the art and animation. But, a second viewing would either put me through the wringer again, or might not be as effective, in which case, that would kind of suck as well.

[innerSpaceman]

i can't recall if her voice was part of the problem, and frankly i can't recall if i watched it dubbed or not .... but chances are I did.

[lashbear]

Stoat & I are going to see Get Smart tonight... we'll keep you posted

[innerSpaceman]

I hate movie trailers. Gave away just about every funny moment in Hancock, which was a cute film that would have been kinda hilarious had I not seen almost every joke in the trailer.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Either I haven't seen the full trailer or my sieve of a brain has forgotten it....I'm still up for Will Smith goodness

[Gemini Cricket]

I lost interest in Hancock when the movie started tanking on rt.com. (I know the best way to judge a film is to see it yourself and then decide but I'm broke! )

[innerSpaceman]

The problem with revealing trailers is that, even if you've forgot something consciously, almost any brain will react with recognition when presented with the supposedly forgotten stuff. You can still enjoy that stuff, but there's an element of meh to contend with.


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Actually, Gemini Cricket, the best way to figure if you'll like a film is to go by the opinion of friends whose tastes you share, and not by rotten tomatoes. This means, of course, rush to see anything I dislike!!

[Alex]

My experience is that generally an overly revealing trailor (have you ever seen the trailer for Seven Samurai? It practically says "and at minute 67:23 so-and-so dies and then at minute 93:14 this other so-and-so makes this important decision") doesn't do anything to ruin a good movie for me.

But they do go a fair ways towards ruining borderline movies. It is especially a problem for me since I see so movies in the theater I will have seen the big trailers a half dozen times or more (I generally don't ever look at them online) by the time the movie is released.

[Snowflake]

So Facebook tells me

iSm and I are Best Friends on the movie compatability. (GC and me is no real surprise there)

BE and me, "run away fast" (me & Borneo, too)

and € are "soul mates"

Traci and I are a terrible match

Howling with laughter!

I am dissapointed that LSPE and I are only casual buddies (GD, too)

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

So Facebook tells me


and € are "soul mates"

And to think, without facebook we may have never known this - so what are we going to say to Lisa?