Post #240,069
1/2/06 12:14:13 AM
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Film: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
The Good:
1. Tilda Swenson knows how to hold a sword well.
2. Oooh, shiny! The special effects did not suck too badly - although there was some very obvious greenscreening.
The Bad:
1. The kids couldn't act their way out of a wet paper bag.
2. Directing was awful.
3. You call THAT a battle scene? Peter Jackson could've written a better battle scene in five minutes while riding a horse to work.
The Disturbing:
1. The mention of the name "Susan" repeatedly during the show. (Personal trauma)
2. Aformentioned "Susan" character, who is played by an actress around 17 years old, bears an uncanny resemblance to [link|http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000124/|Jennifer Connelly], who I personally find capital Hotel Alpha Whiskey Tango HAWT. In addition, "Susan" dresses in rather appealing pseudo-medieval attire for a good portion of the film. So not only am I watching a rather bad film, but I'm also dealing with this bizzare guilt for being fooled into some weird pseudo-pedophiliac curse.
Ick. I'm going to need therapy for years. Don't bother, the film stinks. Might be good for kids, but adults either should not go, or leave your brains (and your attraction to Mrs. (ack! She's married? Damn! There goes my chance.) Connelly.) at the door.
When somebody asks you to trade your freedom for security, it isn't your security they're talking about.
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Post #240,100
1/2/06 12:45:49 PM
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ICLRPD (new thread)
Created as new thread #240099 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=240099|ICLRPD]
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
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Post #240,139
1/2/06 5:19:43 PM
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Well, I rather liked it
Though I agree the battle scene pales when compared to LOTR fare.
Good kids story, the kids weren't that great as actors...but they weren't too bad. The Ice Queen was very well acted.
To each their own I suppose.
If you have kids, I would recommend this.
King Kong, on the other hand, is about an hour too long. Good...but WAY overdone.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
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Post #240,140
1/2/06 5:23:36 PM
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I enjoyed it
Never read the books.
I wanted to reach out and pet the Lion.
The religious apect had to be explained to me afterward.
Resurrected? Oh, NOW I get it.
But wait a minute.
If he was sure, based on the writing on the rock that he'd be OK if he sacrificed himself, then it wasn't REALLY a sacrifice, now was it?
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Post #240,142
1/2/06 5:37:56 PM
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calculated risk, what if the rock was lying?
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Post #240,147
1/2/06 6:16:50 PM
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..tryin to undermine
all organizations with A Base in Rock-Inscribed Truthness?
Damn, Box - that would lead to questioning the Omnipotent Real Estate Broker 'bout disposition of all that ME Land, 'tween Warz. Aintcha got no respect for Traditions?
How could homo-sap commerce persist without God Warz?? ..bloody Commyunist..
..Sheesh, if'n ya can't Believe rocks..!
Dunno what these young whippersnappers be smokin nowadays; all this stuff was settled 6066.6 years ago {mumble} {heretic} {dunking boards..} {GawdIsLove} {SacrificeThatSon} ...
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Post #240,212
1/3/06 12:04:32 PM
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Re: I enjoyed it
If he was sure, based on the writing on the rock that he'd be OK if he sacrificed himself, then it wasn't REALLY a sacrifice, now was it? The same thing is often asked about Christianity. Jay
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Post #240,215
1/3/06 12:12:00 PM
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I think I've gotten jaded in my age.
I like complex films - honestly, the only Lord of the Rings film that I thought was GOOD was the first one, and that was only after the extended edition came out. Ian McKellen was robbed IMO - he should have gotten at least a nod for best supporting actor. The redeeming part in TTT was Gollum, who was also robbed. RotK was a farce, and the nominations and awards for that one really belonged to the first one.
I can't watch a film any more without dissecting it. It is driving me up the wall, honestly, because I can't watch something to numb my brain any more, unless it catches me offguard and makes me laugh.
When somebody asks you to trade your freedom for security, it isn't your security they're talking about.
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Post #240,240
1/3/06 2:22:04 PM
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So watch things that reward dissection.
Start with Tarkovsky's [link|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/|Stalker]. Then, try a spot of Bertolucci. I like [link|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065571/|Il Conformista].
For cerebral action, try Anderson's [link|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060880/|The Quiller Memorandum]. To my great surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed [link|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241303/|Chocolat].
Stop watching mass-produced Hollywood mind-porridge.
Peter
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Post #240,244
1/3/06 2:38:29 PM
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Yep, doing that.
My brother kidnapped me for that one. I wasn't really given an option.
Some favorites of mine:
[link|http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0374546/|Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring]
[link|http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/|Oldboy]
[link|http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0100998/|Akira Kurosawa's Dreams]
[link|http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/|The Seven Samurai]
[link|http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0042876/|Rashomon]
So I like asian films. Sue me.
When somebody asks you to trade your freedom for security, it isn't your security they're talking about.
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Post #240,261
1/3/06 8:56:29 PM
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Akira Kurosawa is the shizzzzz
Just got Sanjuro from BlockbusterOnline for Critter. He has been trying to see all of his films. Next in line is Yohimbo and Hidden Fortress. He has seen Seven Samurai before, but always enjoys watching it.
Bit of trivia, the Disney movie A Bug's Life was based on Seven Samurai, but I'll bet you knew that.
Peace,
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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Post #240,264
1/3/06 9:21:43 PM
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I probably would if I saw it.
But then again, about six zillion other films have been based on it as well...
It seems like every single film ever made AK (After Kurosawa) is based on something he did.
When somebody asks you to trade your freedom for security, it isn't your security they're talking about.
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Post #240,279
1/3/06 11:29:04 PM
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Watch "The Magnificent Seven"
right after watching "The Seven Samuri". They did this on a cable channel years ago, after which they showed a clip of an interview with Kurosawa saying how much he enjoyed seeing his film turned into a western.
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the United States.
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #240,759
1/8/06 3:19:47 PM
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But please, please not the other way around!
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Post #242,272
1/23/06 8:12:02 PM
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Went and saw it with kids on Sunday
I was impressed. The movie stays much more true to the book than LOTR. The spirit of the book is preserved almost perfectly. The little add-ons at the beginning that the screenwrter just had to do are OK. The battles are not much gore and blood, but that's OK too - it's how it's supposed to be. The kids acting - they "act they own age". They are what they are. The director's main merit was not to overdirect, and let the book speak for itself. The kind of directing atrocity that was performed on Faramir in LOTR was avoided here.
I am looking forward to the other Narnia stories from same source.
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Post #242,309
1/24/06 6:29:32 AM
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Saw it the other day.
One part that kinda surprised me is probably just a sign of the times. How often do you expect to see an older male coaxing a little girl back to his house? The thought "this is so dodgy" was playing at the back of my mind the whole time.
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #256,347
5/23/06 12:45:28 AM
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I *FINALLY* saw this film!
... and I regret not making time to see it at the cinema. It would have been a rewarding cinema experience.
That said, I liked how true to the book they stayed. As a nod to the fans, pretty much all of the 'little moments' were preserved - specific lines, for instance. This was good. Easy to do and faithful to the work. Lucy's sense of wonder when she makes her first visit is wonderful.
My wife thought the battle was a bit short, but I disagreed: the second Harry Potter made (what I thought was) the mistake of wasting screen time on effects. LWW didn't do that. The battle was a long as it needed to be and no longer.
There were a few niggles. I didn't like way they did the tree spirits. Father Christmas was barely recognisable as such. They played up the wardrobe itself far too much when we first see it, IMO. Silly little things.
I'm looking forward to subsequent films. As good as LWW is, all the other books have better realized stories.
Wade.
"Insert crowbar. Apply force."
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