Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 490

innerSpaceman · 11-11-2009, 10:42 AM

Yeah, I kept the screener because I was so impressed with it .... but I've never been in the mood to watch it again.

Alex · 11-11-2009, 02:38 PM

1. Used part of my day off to go see The Men Who Stare at Goats. It was awfully dull. Performances were ok but I'm struggling to understand why anybody thought this needed to be a movie.

2. 20 animated films have been formally submitted for Oscar consideration meaning that for just the second time since the award was created there will be five Best Animated Picture nominees (3 or 5 is determined by number of candidates not quality of candidates). The possibilities are:

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Astro Boy
Battle for Terra
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Disney's A Christmas Carol
The Dolphin – Story of a Dreamer
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Mary and Max
The Missing Lynx
Monsters vs. Aliens
9
Planet 51
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
A Town Called Panic
Up

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-11-2009, 04:37 PM

Can't wait to see Fantastic Mr. Fox!!!

Gemini Cricket · 11-13-2009, 05:20 PM

I gotta say it again. The first 12 minutes or so of Up is an example of damn good storytelling. I'm getting more and more lukewarm about the rest of the film but man what a way to start a movie.

innerSpaceman · 11-13-2009, 05:24 PM

I'll still buy it when it comes out later this month (this week?). It's not Pixar's best, imo, but hardly their worst. I don't own either Cars or Bug's Life, though I think the former is completely enjoyable and I promised to give the latter another try.

On another note, now that's it's out ... I'm lukewarm about seeing 2012.

flippyshark · 11-13-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

On another note, now that's it's out ... I'm lukewarm about seeing 2012.

I'm still weirdly jazzed about it, but that feeling may wear off before its 2 hours and 40 minutes are over. In any case, I plan to give it a shot on
Sunday.

Gemini Cricket · 11-13-2009, 05:25 PM

It came out last Tuesday.

innerSpaceman · 11-13-2009, 05:43 PM

oh, well, when I go buy Star Trek next week, I'll pick up ... heheh ... UP.

innerSpaceman · 11-13-2009, 06:19 PM

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a MUST. But I've been warned that, if I'm going to bother seeing 2012, I should see it on the Biggest Screen Available. Ugh, it's 2 hours and 40 minutes long. I do not have that much spare time this weekend. Sigh.

SzczerbiakManiac · 11-13-2009, 06:21 PM

Help me understand why Fantastic Mr. Fox is so appealing. I've heard nothing but baited breath for that film, but nothing I've seen makes me want to watch it. I'm missing something here, what is it?

11-11-2009, 10:42 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, I kept the screener because I was so impressed with it .... but I've never been in the mood to watch it again.
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11-11-2009, 02:38 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	1. Used part of my day off to go see The Men Who Stare at Goats. It was awfully dull. Performances were ok but I'm struggling to understand why anybody thought this needed to be a movie. 2. 20 animated films have been formally submitted for Oscar consideration meaning that for just the second time since the award was created there will be five Best Animated Picture nominees (3 or 5 is determined by number of candidates not quality of candidates). The possibilities are: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Astro Boy Battle for Terra Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coraline Disney's A Christmas Carol The Dolphin – Story of a Dreamer Fantastic Mr. Fox Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Mary and Max The Missing Lynx Monsters vs. Aliens 9 Planet 51 Ponyo The Princess and the Frog The Secret of Kells Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure A Town Called Panic Up
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11-11-2009, 04:37 PM	#3
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Can't wait to see Fantastic Mr. Fox!!! __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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11-13-2009, 05:20 PM	#4
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I gotta say it again. The first 12 minutes or so of Up is an example of damn good storytelling. I'm getting more and more lukewarm about the rest of the film but man what a way to start a movie.
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11-13-2009, 05:24 PM	#5
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'll still buy it when it comes out later this month (this week?). It's not Pixar's best, imo, but hardly their worst. I don't own either Cars or Bug's Life, though I think the former is completely enjoyable and I promised to give the latter another try. On another note, now that's it's out ... I'm lukewarm about seeing 2012.
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11-13-2009, 05:25 PM	#7
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	It came out last Tuesday.
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11-13-2009, 05:43 PM	#8
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	oh, well, when I go buy Star Trek next week, I'll pick up ... heheh ... UP.
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11-13-2009, 06:19 PM	#9
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Fantastic Mr. Fox is a MUST. But I've been warned that, if I'm going to bother seeing 2012, I should see it on the Biggest Screen Available. Ugh, it's 2 hours and 40 minutes long. I do not have that much spare time this weekend. Sigh.
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11-13-2009, 06:21 PM	#10
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Help me understand why Fantastic Mr. Fox is so appealing. I've heard nothing but baited breath for that film, but nothing I've seen makes me want to watch it. I'm missing something here, what is it? __________________
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