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SailAweigh - Jul 07, 2014 7:48:05 am PDT #27246 of 30000

Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

For those feeling the lack of good summer movies, you must go see Snowpiercer; I was totally blown away. Besides a totally affecting performance by Chris Evans, it has the SWINTON! I pretty much didn't recognize her at first and the part she played--OMG. She was the evils of bureaucracy incarnate.

I will warn you, though, this is a very violent film. VERY. There were a few times I had to close my eyes and I don't normally do that. I don't feel any of it was gratuitous, though. When you decide to hold a revolution, it's no holds barred.

Although, I think the most disturbing image of the movie wasn't in the violence, it was in the schoolroom indoctrination of the children into the cult of Wilford, the inventor of the train. It sent chills down my spine.

tommyrot - Jul 07, 2014 7:53:44 am PDT #27247 of 30000

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

What's the issue with Earth to Echo, tommyrot? Aside from it looking like an E.T. rip-off?

Just that the previews annoyed me. Partially because it's an E.T rip-off.

Maybe I wasn't in the mood for 'cute' when I saw the preview.

chrismg - Jul 07, 2014 7:57:19 am PDT #27248 of 30000

"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Zen, you mean Edge of Tomorrow?

Connie Neil - Jul 07, 2014 8:02:24 am PDT #27249 of 30000

brillig

Even the posters for Echo look like E.T. posters.

amyth - Jul 07, 2014 8:05:30 am PDT #27250 of 30000

And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

I saw Snowpiercer last night, and I agree with you, Sail. It was both totally enjoyable, and, yes, violent. But not gratuitously so. I had to travel an hour to see it, but it was worth it.

I was also willing to suspend my disbelief for the more preposterous parts like how do they raise cows in train cars that size?

Don't care!

SailAweigh - Jul 07, 2014 8:34:43 am PDT #27251 of 30000

Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I love the way they just handwaved those kinds of things, amyth. Like having a totally fortuitous clairvoyant on board didn't hurt either.

amyth - Jul 07, 2014 8:48:29 am PDT #27252 of 30000

And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Oh yeah, I loved that, too. No need to explain, it just is.

Jesse - Jul 07, 2014 9:21:18 am PDT #27253 of 30000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm seeing Snowpiercer tomorrow -- am excite!

shrift - Jul 07, 2014 10:02:03 am PDT #27254 of 30000

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I saw Snowpiercer yesterday! It was funny how it inspired a range of reactions from everyone I went with. (Some baffled, one enraged.) Aside from the parts where I was watching through my hands due to the violence, I enjoyed it and I'm still thinking about it. It's definitely an experience.

I'm seeing How to Train Your Dragon 2 tonight after work.

amyth - Jul 07, 2014 10:11:45 am PDT #27255 of 30000

And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

I was totally baffled by one scene: when they entered the train car with the guys with the axes and they were...gutting a fish?

The funny part was, it seemed to me like the people from the back of the train were just as baffled. They were looking at them, like, "Whuh?"

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