Paleu
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Post by Paleu on Jun 20, 2016 3:44:49 GMT -5
Chungking Express is not romantic. In fact, it bears little resemblance to anything discernibly human, and what is human is mostly just creepy stalking and criminal mischief.
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Post by The Stuffingtacular She-Hulk on Jun 20, 2016 8:08:43 GMT -5
As far as Disney goes, Hunchback is the best Renaissance film. Yes, the gargoyles are terrible, but they thankfully don't take up that much time to really sink the film. Also, Road to El Dorado is better than most Disney films. So DreamWorks did one thing right at least. The Road to El Dorado is better than Hunchback, Pocahontas, and Lion King put together. I am in no way being funny. I genuinely like it more and think it's a better movie. It certainly cracks me up on the regular thanks to its sense of humor, and the horse is just a sassy bitch who still acts like a horse. |
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Post by Sanziana on Jun 20, 2016 8:16:57 GMT -5
Chungking Express is not romantic. In fact, it bears little resemblance to anything discernibly human, and what is human is mostly just creepy stalking and criminal mischief. Your assessment is on point, but I still find that movie incredibly romantic. Maybe it's just my limitless love for anything WKW. |
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Jun 20, 2016 18:39:22 GMT -5
I still think Frenzy is one of Hitchcock's five best films. I wish it received more love.
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Post by LazBro on Jun 20, 2016 20:48:01 GMT -5
There is a current Lion King spinoff, The Lion Guard, featuring Simba's son. Adult Simba is now voiced by Rob Lowe. Their Zazu is pretty good, but their Timon and Pumba are both terrible. |
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Post by Lt. Broccoli on Jun 21, 2016 5:20:59 GMT -5
There is a current Lion King spinoff, The Lion Guard, featuring Simba's son. Adult Simba is now voiced by Rob Lowe. Their Zazu is pretty good, but their Timon and Pumba are both terrible. Pumbaa is still Ernie Sabella! He's always been Pumbaa. But whoever does Timon is no Nathan Lane. |
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Post by Paleu on Jun 21, 2016 15:38:31 GMT -5
Chungking Express is not romantic. In fact, it bears little resemblance to anything discernibly human, and what is human is mostly just creepy stalking and criminal mischief. Your assessment is on point, but I still find that movie incredibly romantic. Maybe it's just my limitless love for anything WKW. I think I might have liked the movie more if it had not been sold as something so romantic. Admittedly I'm also not a huge fan of WKW; I like In the Mood for Love, but everything else has been pretty meh to me. |
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Jun 21, 2016 16:33:13 GMT -5
Surely others must have felt that the titular composition from Mr. Holland's Opus, though its performance was the emotional climax to a great movie, wasn't actually very good. Such is the nature of in-universe genius. If it was that good, they would have just made the thing instead of the movie. The "Simple Songs" performed at the end of last year's Youth is a terrific piece - because they used a "real" composer, David Lang, and real classical performers like Viktoria Mullova. |
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Post by Sanziana on Jun 22, 2016 12:29:40 GMT -5
Your assessment is on point, but I still find that movie incredibly romantic. Maybe it's just my limitless love for anything WKW. I think I might have liked the movie more if it had not been sold as something so romantic. Admittedly I'm also not a huge fan of WKW; I like In the Mood for Love, but everything else has been pretty meh to me. Maybe it's time you give him another chance. At least for Christopher Doyle's cinematography those movies are worth another look. But yeah, In the Mood for Love is clearly his best. |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Jun 27, 2016 16:38:11 GMT -5
I prefer the first half of Chungking Express to the second half, but the second half still works for me. I consider it fairly abstract, though, and not in any way “real.”
Also, I’m surprised how in our discussion of the Disney Renaissance no one’s mentioned Mulan, which is kind of lost among the late nienties dreck. It’s probably the most balanced of in terms of tone, managing to hit the action, humor, family conflict just perfectly.
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Post by songstarliner on Jun 27, 2016 17:27:23 GMT -5
I don't understand the appeal of Disney, and I'm not asking anyone to explain it to me. To each his own and no judgement implied: it's just not for me.
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Jun 27, 2016 17:37:35 GMT -5
I prefer the first half of Chungking Express to the second half, but the second half still works for me. I consider it fairly abstract, though, and not in any way “real.” Also, I’m surprised how in our discussion of the Disney Renaissance no one’s mentioned Mulan, which is kind of lost among the late nienties dreck. It’s probably the most balanced of in terms of tone, managing to hit the action, humor, family conflict just perfectly. was the last WDAS movie I saw in theaters, and I almost feel it's not as fondly remembered because it's so balanced. It never reaches the soaring highs of the 89-94 wave or Hunchback. At the same time, I feel like it suffered for coming out so late. It's a very likable film. The weirdest thing is that the formula we all have in our heads for a Disney Renaissance film doesn't perfectly fit any one movie...except The Princess and the Frog. I think that's one of the (several) reasons people reacted kind of cold to it. It was the exact incarnation of our cynical, fuzzy memory of what those movies were. |
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Post by ganews on Jun 30, 2016 12:33:22 GMT -5
Wreck-it Ralph > Inside Out
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Post by clytie on Jul 1, 2016 20:07:51 GMT -5
Tangled > Frozen
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Jul 1, 2016 20:11:26 GMT -5
Is that an unpopular opinion among adults? I know many that connected with Tangled, he'll, my cousin sang it with her husband at their wedding, but only one who liked Frozen, and she's completely nuts. |
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Jul 1, 2016 20:15:50 GMT -5
Wes Anderson's funniest film is Bottle Rocket.
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Jul 1, 2016 20:42:02 GMT -5
This is 10000000000% correct. Frozen is really unbearable and all the issues I had with it after my first viewing have only been magnified a billion times by having to watch it ONE BILLION TIMES (occasionally more than once a day) while working at the theater daycare. Tangled, on the other hand, is adorable as all get-out. |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Jul 2, 2016 17:15:41 GMT -5
One of the theaters here is celebrating Olivia de Havilland’s 100th birthday with Gone with the Wind. On July 4th.  Beyond the obvious, The Snake Pit’s a way better showcase for her talents. |
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Post by clytie on Jul 2, 2016 22:52:30 GMT -5
I think that the James Bond series is dreadfully boring.
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Post by starforge on Jul 3, 2016 15:13:06 GMT -5
Avatar is so forgettable I sometimes forget it's made more than Titanic. And, y'know, that it exists.
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Post by ganews on Jul 3, 2016 16:11:03 GMT -5
"John Wick" is not dumb fun, just dumb. At least it's better than "Cowboys & Aliens", which was infuriatingly dumb.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 16:12:55 GMT -5
I like the mummy returns, THERE I SAID IT.
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Post by Return of the Thin Olive Duke on Jul 3, 2016 16:20:13 GMT -5
Avatar is so forgettable I sometimes forget it's made more than Titanic. And, y'know, that it exists. That's actually pretty normal. I think at this point there are more thinkpieces on Avatar's total lack of impact than actual reviews of it. |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Jul 3, 2016 19:27:48 GMT -5
I like the mummy returns, THERE I SAID IT. I thought we were only supposed to hate the Jet Li one? The first two are classics! |
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Post by starforge on Jul 4, 2016 2:43:20 GMT -5
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Post by ganews on Jul 5, 2016 20:21:09 GMT -5
Tom Hanks hasn't been funny in live action since "A League of Their Own" in 1992.
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Post by Baron von Costume on Jul 6, 2016 8:38:14 GMT -5
Surely others must have felt that the titular composition from Mr. Holland's Opus, though its performance was the emotional climax to a great movie, wasn't actually very good. Pretty much the only thing I can remember from this movie is that one of his favourite students is the fucking GOVERNOR at the end of the movie but his school's band program still gets shut down? Also I had weird pantsfeelings for Glenne Headley as a teenager |
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Post by ganews on Jul 6, 2016 8:55:47 GMT -5
Surely others must have felt that the titular composition from Mr. Holland's Opus, though its performance was the emotional climax to a great movie, wasn't actually very good. Pretty much the only thing I can remember from this movie is that one of his favourite students is the fucking GOVERNOR at the end of the movie but his school's band program still gets shut down? Also I had weird pantsfeelings for Glenne Headley as a teenager  |
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Post by Post-Lupin on Jul 9, 2016 14:26:15 GMT -5
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Post by Jimmy James on Jul 9, 2016 17:39:36 GMT -5
That was a surprisingly solid defense, and it almost made me want to rewatch the film for a time. |
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