Quantum Neutrino Field
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Frozen, on the other hand, is a decent little film. I can't begin to understand why it's so popular over the likes of the superior The Princess and the Frog and Wreck-It Ralph, but for whatever reason, it has struck a cord with people.
It's the song. People always get excited about one thing like a song or one moment in a movie or some dance moves in a song, which becomes a meme then, which is a popular thing to be nowadays. I just wanted to say that unnecessary and obvious point, carry on.
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JoshTheater
Space Pope
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« Reply #642 on: 08-08-2014 06:55 »
« Last Edit on: 08-08-2014 07:57 »
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I can see why people would disagree with me or others on Guardians being the best Marvel film...I did say it pretty definitively in my review, but obviously I was being subjective. I guess I'd defend my opinion by saying I thought it captured the best elements of other Marvel movies all in one...the humor of Iron Man 1, the crazy action and ensemble cast fun of The Avengers, the other-worldy feel of Thor, and the heart of the Captain America movies. Not only that, but I liked that it used characters that are fairly unknown to the mainstream and hence wasn't at all restricted by expectations. Everyone in the cast got their chance to shine..in fact, I thought Dave Bautista, whose character Drax was the last one I expected to care about, was a surprise standout. I do agree that the buildup for and then underuse of The Collector was a disappointing flaw. But overall, the consistency of how fun the movie was throughout and how much I liked the characters was more than I can say of any of the other Marvel outings, and I stand by that. Also I may have just been a sucker for the music.
I'm not going to score the Marvel movies, but I'll try to rank them how I enjoy them personally: 1) Guardians Of The Galaxy 2) The Avengers 3) Iron Man 4) Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5) Iron Man 3 6) Captain America: The First Avenger 7) Thor: The Dark World 8) The Incredible Hulk 9) Thor 10) Iron Man 2
It's been a while since I've seen some of them. I'm sure if I watched them all again the bottom half of this list would be slightly rearranged.
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UnrealLegend
Space Pope
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Well, everyone else is doing it. 1) Iron Man 2) The Avengers 3) Captain America: The Winter Soldier 4) Thor: The Dark World 5) Thor 6) Captain America: The First Avenger 7) Iron Man 3 8) Iron Man 2 I'll go see GOTG tomorrow afternoon, and I haven't actually seen The Incredible Hulk.
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cyber_turnip
Urban Legend
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Frozen, on the other hand, is a decent little film. I can't begin to understand why it's so popular over the likes of the superior The Princess and the Frog and Wreck-It Ralph, but for whatever reason, it has struck a cord with people.
It's the song. People always get excited about one thing like a song or one moment in a movie or some dance moves in a song, which becomes a meme then, which is a popular thing to be nowadays.
I just wanted to say that unnecessary and obvious point, carry on.
I don't get it. It's probably the best stand-alone song in the film, but I think in terms of creating a nice sequence within the film, some of the other songs play a lot better. And I like it, but it's not that good a song. It's alright. You're probably right, though. The amount of "xyz sings Let it Go in a funny way" videos that have been popping up on my Facebook newsfeed since the film was released is sickening.
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transgender nerd under canada
DOOP Ubersecretary
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I think that a lot of tnuk's complaints about the animation are off. I agree that the colours and water movements don't always follow how they should look in reality, but it's an animated film. It should embrace artistic choices that defy how things look in real life, otherwise they'll reach a point where animated films don't look any different from live-action films.
There's a clear difference between an artistic choice to stylise something, and an error, oversight, or poor rendering of something which was obviously intended to look pretty real. In comparing Frozen to Tangled, for example, it can be seen that colours, reflections, and natural-looking flow of water are something that the studio has done well before. In comparing Frozen to Toy Story, we can see a disconnect between the seamless fluidity of motion evident in the first film, and the (frankly, rather odd) motion choices made at certain points (particularly for Elsa, and to some extent for Sven and other characters) in the film which seem... ... well... less polished. I could forgive these things if they seemed to be deliberate artistic choices - things like that deserve to be lauded, and are bold choices to make in the current era. But they seem more like mistakes, considering that there are portions of the film in which these mistakes aren't made, and they seem all the more jarring for that. I think it's indicative of corners being cut during production, which does not bode well for future releases by the studio.
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UnrealLegend
Space Pope
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« Reply #651 on: 08-09-2014 10:59 »
« Last Edit on: 08-09-2014 13:02 »
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Guardians of the GalaxyFinally had a chance to see it, and boy was I impressed. It had just the right balance of seriousness, goofiness and action. The chemistry between the main characters was absolutely beautiful. Drax awkwardly patting Rocket was one of my favourite parts Rocket definitely stole the show. I love the fact that not only is he a raccoon that kicks ass, but everyone around him seems to shrug it off like it's nothing. The villain wasn't amazing, though I liked Merle's Michael Rooker's character. 1) Iron Man 2) The Avengers 3) Captain America: The Winter Soldier 4) Thor: The Dark World 5) Thor 6) Captain America: The First Avenger 7) Iron Man 3 8) Iron Man 2
I think I'll stick it between The Avengers and The Winter Soldier for now.
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cyber_turnip
Urban Legend
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I guess I'm the only one who actually likes The Incredible Hulk to a genuine extent? I'd rather watch it over Thor. No, as I said in my post, I have a real soft spot for it. I'm not sure why, exactly, but I really like it. On a personal level, I prefer it to Guardians of the Galaxy. Also, Ang Lee's Hulk was absolutely dire.
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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Anchorman 2
I know this is kind of old, but I just got around to watching it. Meh. The first one had more plot, and the second installment felt kind of like every line was delivered in the hopes of getting a laugh. My main issue with Anchorman 2 is that when it tries for emotional, it fails. A lot of laughs and a lot of fun, but very little substance. Good performances from Ferrell, Carell and Wiig.
7.5/10
Fever Pitch
Fav. 9.5/10
Tammy
The most recent movie I've seen. It's definitely the least engaging of all the Melissa McCarthy movies so far, but it was a pretty funny movie. Okay at best.
7/10
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cartoonlover27
Professor
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I was just gonna ask for a review of Anchorman 2. I see you beat me to the punch. Hats off to you, sir/madam!
I'm not wearing one. But imaginary hats off to you as well, sir/madam!
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DannyJC13
DOOP Secretary
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« Reply #658 on: 08-22-2014 10:23 »
« Last Edit on: 08-27-2014 13:54 »
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Since we're discussing Marvel in here, Nibbler and Bender as Rocket and Groot. *edit* Yesterday I saw Luc Besson's Lucy, and I reaaaally enjoyed it. The concept of the film is a little silly in a scientific sense, but if you just roll with it and enjoy the visuals/action scenes/Johansson's acting it's a very entertaining film. The ending might be predictable to some, but it's worth a watch imo. It echoes films like 2001, The Matrix and Transcendence. Some even argue it's a superhero film. Also, Damon Albarn wrote a track for the film that plays in the credits which I highly approve of because Damon Albarn. 8/10
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Nutmeg1729
Urban Legend
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Guardians of the Galaxy
THE best Marvel movie so far...easily. Hell, this is one of the best sci-fi action movies of the past decade or so period, and one of its best qualities is that it can stand completely on its own to a viewer with no other knowledge of the MCU (while still tying into the MCU in incredibly important ways). The cast is amazing, the action is clever, it's completely hilarious and pokes fun at its own clichés, and it has heart without being sappy and is overall feel-good. I was entertained every second of the way. The score is excellent too, and the soundtrack has a fetish for groovy 70s source music that I was not at all complaining about.
Not to mention that the movie is beautifully shot. Every frame has incredible detail, and I don't think I've ever made this recommendation wholeheartedly before but see this in 3D if you can! It's the best use of the technique I've seen so far. There was barely ever a point where I felt like I couldn't see everything that was in the shot totally clearly, and the movie's brilliant use of colors more than compensates for the inevitable slightly darkened shade that 3D glasses give movies which I've always hated.
See this damn movie.
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I agree with everything you said. Thus far, along with the first Iron Man, it's my favourite of the lot. It's definitely the best put together IMO since that one, with Avengers being up there as well. The only bad thing I thought was that the "bad guy" was just a tad weak. Sure he had motives, but I didn't really care about them. They might as well have had him being a jerk just for the sake of it, rather than trying to say he was pissed about the treaty because the Xandarians murdered his father. And I despise Karen Gillan but she wasn't as bad as I thought she'd be. At least she wasn't playing Gamorra like people had lead me to believe before I recognised Zoe Saldana in the trailer. Drax is fucking badass, and honourable mention to Groot.
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Tachyon
DOOP Secretary
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Gravity (3D)
All the hype over Gravity had made me very wary about it, to the point where I couldn't imagine it living up to all of the praise. Yes, it blew me away. The microgravity scenes were so well done that it looks like it was shot on location. Maybe an astronaut could tell that it was fake, but it was totally convincing to me.
-1 point for the cheesy non-technical dialogue in the beginning, even though it may have been necessary for non space geeks. -1 point for the single slightly over-the-top 3D gimmick shot, in a film that was otherwise mercifully free of them. -1 point for the improbability of some of the orbital mechanics.
The end of the film resonated very powerfully with me, emotionally and physically: my body could feel the gravity, like the feeling you get when you're lying in the bath, as the water slowly drains out.
97/100 - Go see this film, on as large a screen as possible, and in 3D if you can.
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Tachyon
DOOP Secretary
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« Reply #670 on: 09-05-2014 22:17 »
« Last Edit on: 09-05-2014 22:18 »
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I watched it on my brother's Samsung plasma. Gravity is a simple, straightforward film that appealed to me for a couple of reasons. One being that I am an empath, and feel (deeply) the emotions that I infer that other people are feeling (or portraying). The larger reason is that I have wanted to go into space ever since the Space Race started heating up, when my test pilot dad would talk about all things aerospace and the inevitability of humans orbiting the Earth and reaching the Moon and planets. Like a lot of kids, I played inside aeroplanes made from cardboard boxes when I was four, but I connected untwisted coat hangers to the flaps to serve as my elevators and ailerons Yes, I was a rather odd kid. 'Immersion' is the perfect word choice, Josh: watching Gravity made me feel as though I was really in low Earth orbit observing the events portrayed in the film.
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Tachyon
DOOP Secretary
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Sorry to be unclear, Josh. My old HD flatscreen CRT TV died during the 2012 Presidential debates. No surprise there. I went without a TV until about a month ago. Starting around the beginning of this year I browsed store displays and did a lot of research on brands and technologies and features and so forth to figure out what I wanted to get. 3D was not a feature that I had any interest in. Last week I saw Gravity for the first time. I watched in 3D 'cause my brother suggested it, rather strongly. Now I realize that 3D done right can be awesome, and the next TV I purchase (in perhaps 18-24 months) will be 3D-capable, and my current TV will go into the bedroom. I haven't seen the 2D version of Gravity, but *strongly* recommend seeing the 3D version I agree with you Tachy, I guess I'm prone to empathy even in the most conventional ways because Gravity made me bawl my eyes out. In addition to being a fantastically made movie, where I found myself holding my breath for periods of time, I really liked it.
o/*\o (empath high-five) And I know that everyone's surely seen it at least once by now, but just in case... At the end, when she dragged herself up onto the shore, I could feel the mud squeezing between my own fingers. And feel the tremendous heaviness of my own body lying there, with the return to normal gravity. And yeah, tears were streaming down my face, too
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