We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress  

[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.


Kat - Nov 07, 2004 10:31:13 am PST #2842 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Huh, Debetesse, I hadn't realized that was the rating. For me, no issue with the violence at all (in fact, I'm so hard hearted that it made me laugh long and hard).

I would just be hesitant to take young kids.


Wolfram - Nov 07, 2004 4:37:26 pm PST #2843 of 10001
Visilurking

Funny but weird to see in an animated movie aimed at kids.

I took my 4 year old daughter to see it last night. She's a huge Pixar fan and a huge superheroes fan (just like her daddy) and this was her second movie-going experience (her first one was Finding Nemo and we had to leave for a potty emergency halfway through.) Anyway, I was a little distressed by the cape death montage (even though I found it uproariously funny) but I don't fault Pixar because there was a PG on it, and I had heard there was a certain level of superhero violence. I don't think she really understood what was happening. She did ask me to take her home during the scenes where Elastigirl is sneaking into the fortress, but I managed to convince her to stay on and she got really pumped soon afterwards when Dash and Violet are evading those copter-thingies (and blowing them up ewok-style too - I didn't see the drivers parachuting out or anything.)

The most important thing was we had some great daddy/daughter time and we chatted all the way home about the cool characters and funny scenes.


JenP - Nov 07, 2004 4:43:18 pm PST #2844 of 10001

Aw. And, interestingly, I had some good discussion time with my six y.o. niece today who had seen it, too. She didn't seem bothered by the cape scenes either, though she regularly watches some stuff that just makes me wince when I think about it, so...

I found the movie just hilarious in parts, but I found myslef thinking that, for many kids, long stretches of it were probably just boring. Particularly the scenes of Mr. I on the day job at the beginning.


Wolfram - Nov 07, 2004 4:53:45 pm PST #2845 of 10001
Visilurking

I found the movie just hilarious in parts, but I found myslef thinking that, for many kids, long stretches of it were probably just boring.

No question. This movie's pacing was more Monsters Inc. than Finding Nemo. A lot of workplace humor. And a lot of stuff that's going to be over the head of most kids. At one point I was afraid it was going to get all Spy Kidsy on us, but I think they avoided that pitfall.


Betsy HP - Nov 07, 2004 5:51:31 pm PST #2846 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Huh. I thought "This movie made me happier than anything except *Spy Kids*." Which is to say, being like *Spy Kids*? Not an insult. The most visually inventive movie I'd seen in years, for one thing.


Polter-Cow - Nov 07, 2004 6:05:36 pm PST #2847 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Which is to say, being like *Spy Kids*? Not an insult.

Absolutely, Betsy!

In addition to the above Minear-related discussion, did anyone else get a Holtz vibe when Buddy threatened to take Jack-Jack and raise him as his own?


Wolfram - Nov 08, 2004 5:32:35 am PST #2848 of 10001
Visilurking

Which is to say, being like *Spy Kids*? Not an insult.

I didn't mean Spy Kids was bad. I meant that the scene where the rest of the family goes to the remote island to rescue dad, and then mom gets separated and the kids are on their own, well it started to approach the same setup that the first Spy Kids had. IOW, been there, seen that.

That's not to say that I didn't do my share of eye-rolling during Spy Kids, because you bet I did. But an enjoyable movie, nevertheless.


libkitty - Nov 08, 2004 9:18:39 am PST #2849 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Love the reality show idea P-C. It would be like getting a "best bits" show; like picking the chocolate chips out of a muffin, or the really cheesy Doritos out of the bag, or adding LOTS of extra lemon to your salad.


Stephanie - Nov 10, 2004 3:08:39 am PST #2850 of 10001
Trust my rage

I just pre-ordered Wonderfalls (using the buffista link, BTW). According to amazon, the series stars Katie Finneran and some other people. WTF? Why isn't Caroline's name first?


Sean K - Nov 10, 2004 10:17:56 am PST #2851 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Probably for the same reason that David Lynch's Dune "starred" Sting, and a whole bunch of other people nobody had ever heard of, all of whom had much bigger parts.

Except that, it's not like Katie Finneran is busting out all over in mega-stardom or anything, so we're back to WTF???