I want to see Muppets and Hugo. I'll probably see Hugo first, just in case.
Also, a co-worker got hold of a copy of this for me. I cannot wait.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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Anne W. - Nov 26, 2011 5:09:22 pm PST #16834 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Amy - Nov 26, 2011 5:11:03 pm PST #16835 of 30000
Because books.
My brother and I took the two youngest to see The Muppets today, and it was wonderful. I was really nostalgic, too, sj, and Sara couldn't understand how I knew the words to some songs. Heh.
Anne W. - Nov 26, 2011 5:16:42 pm PST #16836 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I know that I will choke up at some point during the Muppets. Possibly at several points. Nostalgia does that to me.
DavidS - Nov 26, 2011 5:21:17 pm PST #16837 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Matilda has seen both the Muppets (with JZ) and Hugo (with me) this weekend.
I really enjoyed Hugo, but it probably helps that we actually own a disc of Melies films and have watched them more than once. It's pretty much a big Scosese valentine to Melies with more gears than a Steampunk convention.
I saw it in 3-D but it wasn't necessary. Some nice effects but it was no Coraline in that respect. OTOH, Matilda wore her 3D glasses all day and looked pretty boho chic in them.
Consuela - Nov 26, 2011 9:15:50 pm PST #16838 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I liked The Muppets, but I admit I didn't adore it. It did seem to sag a bit in the second third, and I felt some second-hand embarrassment for Chris Cooper in the rap sequence.
Still, I enjoyed it and all the throwaway references. I loved that Sweetums went running after them just like in the first movie. And wasn't that Christopher Walken walking into the theater near the end?
And they didn't sing my favorite part of "Rainbow Connection", which is the bit where they go, "Life's like a movie/write your own ending/keep believing/keep pretending/we've done just what we set out to do..."
Still, it was fun, and most of the voices were mostly right.
Tom Scola - Nov 27, 2011 1:55:57 am PST #16839 of 30000
hwæt
BetweenThe Muppets, Hugo, and The Artist, it's nostalgia week at the movies.
§ ita § - Nov 27, 2011 5:44:02 am PST #16840 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I saw Breaking Dawn this weekend. If you're in it for the emergency teeth section, you will be disappointed; if you're there for emotional pedophilia, it's brief, but blatant that and the rough sex (my man can't help it!) apologia, you're in the right place.
I really really dislike the franchise and its elevation in some people's eyes. it's womangirl as willing chattel and...
I can't even...
Steph L. - Nov 27, 2011 6:51:00 am PST #16841 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Damn, I was hoping for emergency teeth.
Gris - Nov 27, 2011 8:17:01 am PST #16842 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I completely disagree about Hugo in 3D. I think it's the third movie I've ever seen that is absolutely worthy of the technology, the others being Avatar and Coraline. I felt like the 3D really added to the movie. Which is wonderful.
Amy - Nov 27, 2011 8:25:29 am PST #16843 of 30000
Because books.
I was bummed they skipped that part of the song in The Muppets, too, Consuela. But it was so much fun anyway -- Sara absolutely loved it.