And tickets are only $5?? I must check to see whether they're playing anything I want to see. Next up is Captain Blood.
Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.
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Polter-Cow - Mar 06, 2010 4:04:32 pm PST #7096 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Juliebird - Mar 06, 2010 4:40:43 pm PST #7097 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Wound down with Surrogates with the fam. Really enjoyed it, cared about who the characters were behind the artifice. Tickled by a movie that had a very valid reason to be populated by very pretty people.
Daisy Jane - Mar 06, 2010 4:43:01 pm PST #7098 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
We watched Law Abiding Citizen, Twilight, and Becoming Jane today. Now we're headed out to see Shutter Island.
msbelle - Mar 06, 2010 4:43:41 pm PST #7099 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Not even attempting Oscar fare. Watching Modesty Blaise.
Juliebird - Mar 06, 2010 4:57:45 pm PST #7100 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Now we just caught the end of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. My goodness, that's real pretty. Amazing animation, and holy cow, did they use some version of motion capture for the movement and facial expressions? On one hand, highly innovative for the times, on the other, holy animating skills, batman!
§ ita § - Mar 06, 2010 5:06:06 pm PST #7101 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know about the expressions, but they definitely rotoscoped at least some of the motion.
Sue - Mar 06, 2010 5:08:59 pm PST #7102 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Amazing animation, and holy cow, did they use some version of motion capture for the movement and facial expressions? On one hand, highly innovative for the times, on the other, holy animating skills, batman!
I just learned this past week that some footage of scampering deer from NS was used as models for Bambi. It's in the holdings where I work, but it's not digitized...yet.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 06, 2010 6:46:32 pm PST #7103 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've always heard that Snow White is considered the zenith of artistry in traditional animation.
le nubian - Mar 06, 2010 6:51:55 pm PST #7104 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Just came back from Alice. Two things I'd like to say:
a) I do not remember the source material very well;
b) The movie is just okay. We saw the movie in 3-D and I kind of liked the visuals (I am easily thrilled, I haven't seen a 3-D movie since the 5th Harry Potter movie), but the story is rather pedestrian and I am not quite sure why Johnny Depp was in the movie.
I would agree with reviewers who have given the movie a "C" rating (on A-F scale). It isn't one of Burton' best and while I haven't seen all of Burton's movies, this is my least favorite. There was nothing to the story and not enough psychedelic elements/creativity to wow in lieu of a story.
Helena Bonham Carter is pretty good in the film (though if you've seen the ads, I think you've seen half of her performance), and Alan Rickham gave a wonderful voice performance. Anne Hathaway's character is terrible. I think she is a good actress, but I think her direction wasn't good.
quester - Mar 06, 2010 6:55:55 pm PST #7105 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I've had a movie filled week. On Thursday I went to see The Last Station , which I really liked. After it was over and I was getting ready to leave and noticed that The Wolfman was just starting and the door was open and there was noone looking...so I snuck in and saw it! I was fun, but Benicio bel Torro was miscast. I think he had producer credit so that must be how he got the part, I'm guessing. It was like an old '30s horror movie only in lovely moody color and very good actors, with the above mentioned exception.
I just got back from seeing My Name is Kahn. It was a very enjoyable, if long movie.