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snickerd3
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Saw Avatar the other day. Mr snick really liked it. It was ok, the graphics were good. I can only describe it as Fern Gully on crack
Chucktown PE
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Not a new movie but a couple of good ones that Netflix recommended for me based on my selections:
"The World's Fastest Indian"
"I Am David"
I would highly recommend both of these. They were the best movies I have seen in a long time.
I saw "The Blind Side" this weekend. I thought it was okay, great story, but a little cheesy at times.
"The World's Fastest Indian"
"I Am David"
I would highly recommend both of these. They were the best movies I have seen in a long time.
I saw "The Blind Side" this weekend. I thought it was okay, great story, but a little cheesy at times.
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Dexman PE
I am going through the Saw series via netflix. I just got 5 yesterday after finishing 4 over the weekend.
Very interesting series. I like the movies in the same way I like the Insane Clown Posse. If you can look past the vulgarity and crudeness, there actually is a message in there. Saw 4's theme was that even if you're a good person who works to help others, sometimes you have to let them save/help themselves.
Very interesting series. I like the movies in the same way I like the Insane Clown Posse. If you can look past the vulgarity and crudeness, there actually is a message in there. Saw 4's theme was that even if you're a good person who works to help others, sometimes you have to let them save/help themselves.
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klk
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I've seen a lot fewer new movies this year than previous years - not enough babysitting options for us. But I've seen four movies on DVD that really stick out:
In the category of kids films that I don't mind watching over and over again (because I have to):
Ponyo: If you've never seen a Hayao Miyazaki film, you owe it to yourself to try some out. Ponyo is a pretty innocuous one, suitable for all ages. Some of his other films are not - if you've never seen one, and you don't need to protect a child (although we let our kids watch them, because they're really not that bad), I'd recommend Princess Mononoke or even Nausica of the Valley of the Wind first. All opf his movies are superior to the Disney stuff, IMO, and comparable in enjoyment, for me, to the Star Wars or LOTR movies. But back to Ponyo, it's a solid choice if you have kids, or even if you don't.
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Some people may not like this because it's Wes Anderson (Rushmore, Royal Tanenbaums, The Life Aquatic) and therefore kind of "artsy", but I loved it. Every frame is meticulously composed, the dialog is witty, and the music is fun. My son watched this one probably more than 20 times over the past few months, and I still enjoy it (although I usually surf the net or do something else).
In the category of soul-sucking depressants that I wished I had never watched, but are undoubtedly good films:
The Road: Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Cormack McCarthy, essentially about what it is to be human, I think. :dunno: I can't imagine a bleaker, more hopeless post-apocalyptic future than this. If you have a child yourself, you will find this particularly painful to watch. Saw it two nights ago. I'm still waiting for the nightmares to start.
Grave of the Fireflies: We bought this movie because it was made by Hayao Miyazake's animated film company, which made Ponyo and the fantastic movies I suggested above. This one is made by his partner, and is based on a book written by a Japanese man who survived the fire bombing of a major city in WWII, along with his sister. It is a very important movie, but again, especially if you have children, this movie will age you and ruin your mood for days, or weeks after watching the two children slowly starve to death over the course of the story. (we didn't let my son watch this one! daughter, yes - she's 13.)
In the category of kids films that I don't mind watching over and over again (because I have to):
Ponyo: If you've never seen a Hayao Miyazaki film, you owe it to yourself to try some out. Ponyo is a pretty innocuous one, suitable for all ages. Some of his other films are not - if you've never seen one, and you don't need to protect a child (although we let our kids watch them, because they're really not that bad), I'd recommend Princess Mononoke or even Nausica of the Valley of the Wind first. All opf his movies are superior to the Disney stuff, IMO, and comparable in enjoyment, for me, to the Star Wars or LOTR movies. But back to Ponyo, it's a solid choice if you have kids, or even if you don't.
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Some people may not like this because it's Wes Anderson (Rushmore, Royal Tanenbaums, The Life Aquatic) and therefore kind of "artsy", but I loved it. Every frame is meticulously composed, the dialog is witty, and the music is fun. My son watched this one probably more than 20 times over the past few months, and I still enjoy it (although I usually surf the net or do something else).
In the category of soul-sucking depressants that I wished I had never watched, but are undoubtedly good films:
The Road: Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Cormack McCarthy, essentially about what it is to be human, I think. :dunno: I can't imagine a bleaker, more hopeless post-apocalyptic future than this. If you have a child yourself, you will find this particularly painful to watch. Saw it two nights ago. I'm still waiting for the nightmares to start.
Grave of the Fireflies: We bought this movie because it was made by Hayao Miyazake's animated film company, which made Ponyo and the fantastic movies I suggested above. This one is made by his partner, and is based on a book written by a Japanese man who survived the fire bombing of a major city in WWII, along with his sister. It is a very important movie, but again, especially if you have children, this movie will age you and ruin your mood for days, or weeks after watching the two children slowly starve to death over the course of the story. (we didn't let my son watch this one! daughter, yes - she's 13.)
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I bought Avatar for junior after her surgery because I promised her I'd buy a movie. She liked it, I'm with Snick: ok movie, neat visuals. I was waiting for that old commercial with the Indian crying in front of the garbage, though. It was certainly up there on the cheese factor.
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