knight1fox3
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^ nope. And I wouldn't even want to try (though I have a 4-yr old).
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I'm pretty excited to see "Isle of Dogs" this weekend. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" was a family favorite of ours (now a Thanksgiving tradition), so I have high hopes.
We watched another Wes Anderson film on Netfliz the other night, "Moonlight Kingdom" as recommended by @frazil, and that was also pretty good. Although I really think Anderson's style is best appreciated in stop-motion animation - seems less artificial that way.
We watched another Wes Anderson film on Netfliz the other night, "Moonlight Kingdom" as recommended by @frazil, and that was also pretty good. Although I really think Anderson's style is best appreciated in stop-motion animation - seems less artificial that way.
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It would mostly be a language/violence thing. Nothing gory, no sex, but plenty of language.
I took my kids (11 & 12), and they thought it was awesome.
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I’m excited to see Isle of Dogs too! I’m in California this week and saw that its playing at the movie theater across the street. I might have to go.
Isle of Dogs was pretty good! Definitely a quirky Wes Anderson film, so if you hate his stuff you will probably hate Isle of Dogs. If you enjoy his films, you will enjoy this one.
I read some reviews that were very hypervigilant / triggered snowflake-type reactions: all the main dog characters are male, the exchange student is a "white savior" role, etc. Pretty humorous. I also read an analysis of the film by a Japanese-born and raised writer for the New Yorker, who said all of those opinions are BS - the film is full of humor and details only accessible to native Japanese speakers, and the Japanese characters also strip the "white savior" character of any effectiveness in their non-translated comments about her. All that aside, though, it was a very enjoyable movie.
I read some reviews that were very hypervigilant / triggered snowflake-type reactions: all the main dog characters are male, the exchange student is a "white savior" role, etc. Pretty humorous. I also read an analysis of the film by a Japanese-born and raised writer for the New Yorker, who said all of those opinions are BS - the film is full of humor and details only accessible to native Japanese speakers, and the Japanese characters also strip the "white savior" character of any effectiveness in their non-translated comments about her. All that aside, though, it was a very enjoyable movie.
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I had to look it up, but I don't think I've ever seen a Wes Anderson film...
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Dexman PE PMP
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Watched the new Avengers movie last night. Ending was intense. So much so that the entire theater was silent when the credits started, except one woman who simply said, "what the fuck."
No way anyone could be prepared for that ending. Can't wait for the next one to see how this cliffhanger gets resolved.
No way anyone could be prepared for that ending. Can't wait for the next one to see how this cliffhanger gets resolved.
We saw A Quiet Place this weekend. It was really good! And I had no idea just how quiet the film actually is. We saw it at the Drafthouse, and I was chewing my food verrrry slowly as to not make any noise.
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Yep!
And I also saw the Avengers. Definitely a must-see if you're into the Marvel Universe. I'd recommend it.
Yes. I hadn't kept up with much of the Marvel movies after the first Avengers. There were some characters where I was just like, "Well, don't know who this person is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯", but it was still really good.
I think it should be OK. I have seen all the Avengers movies, but I can't remember all the details and there's so many of them now it's not really feasible for me to "catch up", but even so I was able to make it through the movie without feeling like I didn't understand what was going on, even if there were several characters and relationships that I did not remember.
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you could probably read the Wikipedia summary of the other movies and find what you need to know, they are all basically the same movie just retold with some massive unbelievable david vs goliath battle at the end
