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4-year-olds tend to love them, to be fair, much like they tend to love the direct-to-video Disney sequels, but the answer is still an unqualified No. And I don't think 4-year-olds would love them who hadn't seen the original, though I could be wrong about that.
Honestly, at 4, I'd stick with DVDs of TV shows aimed at children, once the Disney and Pixar is tapped out. Though I was a huge Return of the Jedi fan at that age, so whatever works.
The Dark Crystal.
Most def. Not scary at all.
Uh, Juliebird? Is that your tongue in your cheek or are you just happy to Skeksis?
Skeksis, nothing. The gelflings are frickin' creepy-looking as all get out.
I don't remember being skeeved as a kid by the Gelflings. By the Skeksis? Hell yes.
Oh god, and the beetles . . . ::shudders::
Genocide, slavery, murder, what's not kid friendly about that?
Kit Harrington is going to be doing one of the voices for How to Train Your Dragon 2.
Oh shit, Andrew Sarris died.
The Village Voice was my formative out-of-school education and Sarris was The Man in film criticism (though I also took a lot from J. Hoberman, and Georgia Brown (aka, The Mom in the Squid and the Whale).
His throwdown with Pauline Kael was legendary.
Oh, hey. We saw Snow White and Thor last weekend, and I could not get over the strong Heath Ledger vibe I got from Chris Hemsworth. Mostly the hair, I guess, being darker than Thor hair, and his accent being closer to his real accent (I think).
Did anyone else get a Heath Ledger vibe from him? Tim disagreed, but he hasn't seen Ten Things I Hate About You. I think that's where it's coming from.
I have seen all three movies and hadn't made a Heath Ledger connection. Though now that you mention it, next time I see Chris in something I'm sure I'll end up comparing them.