It doesn't have any super sad points does it?
no, i think a 5-year truck-loving boy will love it. what's not to love about robots?
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
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tiggy - Jun 27, 2008 7:10:17 pm PDT #6756 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
megan walker - Jun 27, 2008 7:12:09 pm PDT #6757 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
what's not to love about robots?
Well, this was my point, but, since he hasn't gone to the movies too much and he can be a little sensitive, I think his mom was worried about the Disney effect.
tiggy - Jun 27, 2008 7:16:28 pm PDT #6758 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
it's really heartwarming and i'm going to stop talking so i don't spoil anything for anyone.
tomorrow? Wanted. hello, James McAvoy!!!
amych - Jun 27, 2008 7:16:29 pm PDT #6759 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There's definitely no Bambi's Mom moment that'll scar a whole generation of filmgoers -- a couple of emotionally gripping/exciting points, but nothing the kids in the theater when we saw it couldn't handle.
Tom Scola - Jun 28, 2008 2:04:15 am PDT #6760 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
As far as I know, the 2 volumes of Persepolis is all there is, megan.
You should rent Children of Men if you haven't already seen it, Hec.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2008 2:33:14 am PDT #6761 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(I'm quoting Amych here but the board keeps eating it. Y'all know the one I mean, right?)
I KNOW, RIGHT??!?!?!?!?!ELEVENTY!!!!
The board ate my post (I think because it doesn't like me quoting Amych's squee above, or maybe it's just jealous of the AWESOME AWESOME ROBOTS), but what it boiled down to was that I was in tears for about the last 20 minutes of the movie, but most of it was going over the kids' heads. And thinking about it again, I...I'm just going to go give my Roomba a hug. Brb.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2008 5:28:49 am PDT #6762 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
DH's interview with Andrew Stanton and WALL*E review* (scroll down).
*And please ignore the typos. The website people are not large with the copy-editing.
megan walker - Jun 28, 2008 7:21:48 am PDT #6763 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
As far as I know, the 2 volumes of Persepolis is all there is, megan.
The original is in four slim volumes. I just couldn't afford the other two. Damn euro.
le nubian - Jun 28, 2008 7:29:34 am PDT #6764 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, I just saw Wanted this morning and I have to say, I was enormously entertained. I heard reality wasn't a friend to this movie before seeing it, and that's exactly the frame of mind I needed to be in.
If you like action movies, this movie has PLENTY and there are at least a couple of times when I said "wow, now that's cool."
The plot is pretty thin and where I most noticed it was at the end of the movie where I felt like one more scene needed to be added to explain a pretty major revelation. Revelation explained in spoiler font - MAJOR SPOILER ALERT: so the loom of fate had all the assassins names come up, so does that mean the Fraternity was supposed to die off? They are doing more harm than good? Did their names come up BECAUSE Sloan was charging them to kill off the loom?
I was gung-ho about watching guns, gunplay, and even the underlying narrative of this movie, but I don't understand how that narrative explains the previously mentioned revelation. And I want to understand that from the movie's worldview.
Perhaps I'm asking too much, but in any event I think the movie is a solid B - if only for the level of entertainment I received! Better than Indiana Jones 4 IMO. Downside: the acting is flat from nearly all parties, but I could watch Morgan Freeman read from the phone book.
Glamcookie - Jun 28, 2008 8:29:23 am PDT #6765 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
We watched Persepolis a couple of nights ago and it is downright gorgeous.