it's hard to care about a bunch of useless humans when there's a faulty robot beach umbrella to pay attention to, you know?
Awww.
Can't wait!
Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.
'Shindig'
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amych - Jun 25, 2008 3:22:19 am PDT #6711 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Jessica - Jun 25, 2008 4:07:14 am PDT #6712 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh, and the short is fantastic this time around too. I don't think I've enjoyed a Pixar short this much since the original Luxor Jr one.
Aims - Jun 25, 2008 4:25:55 am PDT #6713 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Boundin' is still my favorite.
Volans - Jun 25, 2008 10:49:47 am PDT #6714 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Speaking as someone who's recently had to watch Pixar's entire oeuvre 17,985 times, Cars is fine. There's no real bad guy, there's no shooting, and it's mild enough for me to tolerate umpity-thousand times. Also, I love Steve Purcell, so I dig on all the car stuff going on in the landscape.
And I really don't like Finding Nemo. It's a mess, saved by good performances. But still a mess. There are three too many endings, and three too many "Nemo's-dead-no-he's-not!" moments.
Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2008 10:52:12 am PDT #6715 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The reason a Cars 2 is not so much because of box-office performance, but rather because it made BEEELIONS of dollars in merchandising.
DavidS - Jun 25, 2008 11:30:14 am PDT #6716 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but rather because it made BEEELIONS of dollars in merchandising.
I guess we should expect many new characters in this one then.
erikaj - Jun 25, 2008 12:21:45 pm PDT #6717 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
lots of sidekicks.
DavidS - Jun 25, 2008 12:27:44 pm PDT #6718 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
About time! Crition releases Anthony Mann's western The Furies
This is a great movie and it hasn't been in print, or on cable for the last several years.
Walter Huston is incredibly good in this, as is Dame Judith Anderson. Barbara Stanwyck is less nuanced and in more of a Force Of Nature mode. Great supporting performances all around.
As the review notes, this is more like Mann's shot at King Lear than your average Western. The melodrama is a little big in places but it's got tremendous force.
Glamcookie - Jun 25, 2008 2:39:44 pm PDT #6719 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Pixar ranking:
- Finding Nemo
- A Bug's Life
- Toy Story
- Monsters, Inc.
- The Incredibles
- Ratatouille
Not seen:
- Cars
- Toy Story 2
Animated since 1995 ranking:
- Spirited Away
- Princess Mononoke
- South Park
- Ghost in the Shell
- The Iron Giant
- Persepolis (just saw this last night - amazing looking!)
- Howl's Moving Castle (meh)
Straight to DVD rankings:
- Justice League: The New Frontier (hells yeah!)
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
- Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Volans - Jun 25, 2008 4:18:32 pm PDT #6720 of 10000
move out and draw fire
I guess we should expect many new characters in this one then.
Well, since Fillmore just passed away (RIP George Carlin), we'll need new.