The last movie I saw was National Lampoon's Vacation. First time I have seen it. I liked it and I found a lot of moments in it to be quite funny. It reminded me a bit of when I was a child in the 90s and going on long road trips with my parents and sister and some of the mishaps that would happen such as my dad getting lost, taking wrong turns and us ending up in the wrong place or my dads car breaking down during the trip which happened a few times. However, while I won't spoil the ending if you haven't see it, I felt on the fence whether I liked the ending or found it a bit much, but after finding out what the original ending was supposed to be, I think the ending that was used is better ending rather the original ending.
After around 6 years of skepticism, I've finally decided to take a look at Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, Across the Spider-Verse (a producer on Bee Movie worked on these). My thoughts on #1 were that I could definitely see why it would top a lot of people's lists, and that when it comes to the pure concept of a superhero film, this one was more bumpscocious than Incredibles 2.
For #2 however, I uh um, I'm at a loss of words. In no way am I saying it's terrible, it's definitely good, exceeded that of #1 in fact, but out of my long history of watching film, this is the first that actually made me get out of my couch and process what I had seen. Is this aspect good? I do not know; this feeling is a new experience for me. I wish that I'd seen this film in a theatre though, since there was a standing applause for Incredibles 2 in my local theatre in a culture with a tough crowd, I'm curious as to what happened with this one.
In the end, it's nice to see a greater diversity in studios working on animated mature PG movies, especially since my estimations say that one other big studio, Illumination, may get theirs in 2031 at the earliest. (If you want more context on that last statement, you'll have to send a private message since that's off-topic from this thread).
Post by manmademantis on Sept 17, 2024 15:30:53 GMT
watched perfect blue yesterday and it's such a great movie. great animation, great story, great music. Its still extremely relevant with how parasocial people really are when it comes to celebrities.
Bob's Burgers The Movie: Decided to check this out as I was getting all nostalgic for when 2-D animated films in theaters used to be more common and even though I never really got into the show(tried to back when it first came out but the voices and animation kinda put me off and I didn't find it that funny)I figured this film would at least be watchable enough and I actually ended up enjoying it more then I expected. It's no Simpsons Movie or anything but it's pretty solid, the voices sound better then I remembered but they are still a mixed bag in terms of quality, not too big on Tina and Linda's voices though surprisingly I found Bob himself to be the weakest link in terms of voice-acting as H Jon Benjamin's flat monotone delivery just does not do it for me and it kinda lessens the impact of some emotional scenes as a result. Fortunately Louise more then helps carry the movie as I found her likable and her character arc of being brave was handled pretty well(even if I have seen that trope done before in animated films)the actual mystery of the film is executed pretty well and there is genuine tension in the third act.
The film is also a mixed bag in terms of comedy, the biggest laugh I got was from a scene with the robbery detective. The biggest deadzone in terms of laughs is Gene, his voice isn't really an issue but I found his personality and attempts at humor sorta grating, not the most annoying character but definitely one I can live without.
So yeah had a pretty decent time with this movie and i'm considering if I should give the show another chance.
Post by kinnikubuster on Sept 17, 2024 23:15:50 GMT
Decided to rewatch The Brave Little Toaster after a while since I've gotten this random fixation for it out of nowhere and it's such a surprisingly impactful film despite being focused on animate inanimates in a children's film setting. It's technically psychological horror for kids in a sense, basically the 'scary' predecessor to Toy Story (even had people who eventually would be part of Pixar be a part of the film's development!).
The whole message regarding American capitalism, from the constant need for newer, "better" things for more consumption and such really holds up, especially with the Cutting Edge musical scene where the objects of that time were considered a new and big thing; most ironic are the telephone and computer, which have been deemed replaceable from the new technology that overshadowed them in the coming years. The huge amount of symbolism alone you can get from the Worthless segment is insane. Both Worthless and It's a B-Movie are major favorites of mine.
The first part of the movie drags on and the writing can come off as awkward but that's really my only two complaints, it's a lovingly flawed movie and I cannot get enough of it. Seeing the characters bond with each other knowing that they all miss the same human they have grown so attached to is really adorable. It's such an insane movie and it scratches that itch in my brain very well. The best way to describe this film is very bittersweet.
If I knew how to properly make videos, I would love to do a video essay on it.
Decided to rewatch The Brave Little Toaster after a while since I've gotten this random fixation for it out of nowhere and it's such a surprisingly impactful film despite being focused on animate inanimates in a children's film setting. It's technically psychological horror for kids in a sense, basically the 'scary' predecessor to Toy Story (even had people who eventually would be part of Pixar be a part of the film's development!).
The whole message regarding American capitalism, from the constant need for newer, "better" things for more consumption and such really holds up, especially with the Cutting Edge musical scene where the objects of that time were considered a new and big thing; most ironic are the telephone and computer, which have been deemed replaceable from the new technology that overshadowed them in the coming years. The huge amount of symbolism alone you can get from the Worthless segment is insane. Both Worthless and It's a B-Movie are major favorites of mine.
The first part of the movie drags on and the writing can come off as awkward but that's really my only two complaints, it's a lovingly flawed movie and I cannot get enough of it. Seeing the characters bond with each other knowing that they all miss the same human they have grown so attached to is really adorable. It's such an insane movie and it scratches that itch in my brain very well. The best way to describe this film is very bittersweet.
If I knew how to properly make videos, I would love to do a video essay on it.
Couldn't agree more, that movie meant a lot to me as a kid and it's a real shame it never got a theatrical release. It was apparently intended to get a limited one in art house theaters but Disney didn't like the idea of that so they made it so that it premiered on Disney Channel instead. Also I found out the PAL version of that film has superior video quality to the NTSC one.
