Especially that brief moment when he's exhausted and just "pants" and droops. Then goes right back to beating the crap out of things. Loved it!
Seriously, they should have done a short about him.
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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DavidS - Dec 30, 2008 5:41:22 pm PST #9267 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Atropa - Dec 30, 2008 6:23:30 pm PST #9268 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
While I like Wal*E, I adore the short that came with it. Presto is possibly my favorite Pixar movie ever.
With that said, we watched the documentary on Pixar that is part of the Wal*E bonus features, which is fascinating and left us with an urge to watch Toy Story again. (The documentary, in the stuff about Toy Story 2, had a snippet about "Jesse's Song" and everyone's emotional reaction to it. I, predictably, started sniffling.)
ION, oooh, Blu-ray of The Lost Boys. Yes, it does look better. My gothy heart is full of glee and clichés!
DavidS - Dec 30, 2008 8:08:16 pm PST #9269 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I adore the short that came with it. Presto is possibly my favorite Pixar movie ever.
It's definitely my favorite Pixar short.
Strega - Dec 30, 2008 9:02:10 pm PST #9270 of 10000
I read Bambi at some point in elementary school, and I only remember a few bits but isn't there a deer that's caught & tamed, and then used as a lure by hunters ? So, yeah, the movie's got nothing on it.
But I think a lot of children's fiction section at the library could have been called "horrible traumas inflicted on animals." The fact that the animals can't control what happens to them is, I suspect, a large part of the appeal for kids.
DavidS - Dec 30, 2008 9:21:54 pm PST #9271 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I read the original Bambi novel and was taken aback at how strongly anti-hunting it was.
But that was as nothing compared to reading the sequel to 101 Dalmations, The Starlight Barking.
Anne W. - Dec 31, 2008 1:22:59 am PST #9272 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
The Starlight Barking.
That book was rather trippy, wasn't it? I'm glad to hear that someone else has read it, because it was just so bizarre that at one point I wondered if I'd simply dreamed about it.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 31, 2008 1:41:22 am PST #9273 of 10000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I just googled, and I think I may have found the hidden source of my recurring 101 Dalmations nightmares that I had as a child...
Jessica - Dec 31, 2008 3:38:29 am PST #9274 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
But I think a lot of children's fiction section at the library could have been called "horrible traumas inflicted on animals."
Where The Red Fern Grows. Old Yeller.
Tom Scola - Dec 31, 2008 3:43:13 am PST #9275 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
The Yearling
DebetEsse - Dec 31, 2008 3:55:12 am PST #9276 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
There's a book that I need to read someday, because the title is just perfect. It's called No More Dead Dogs. It's about a kid who, after reading a few of the afore-mentioned books, refuses to read any more. I'm sure it can't be as brilliant as it is in my head, but I less-than-three the concept.