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megan walker - Apr 02, 2010 6:05:14 pm PDT #7488 of 30000

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Finally saw Shutter Island tonight. It was okay I guess, but the dialogue really fell flat for me. And the music was way too much, verging on cheesy.

Visually it was cool, but they left out most of the coded messages, which really draw you into the investigation and added to the mystery in the book.

My friend who hadn't read it totally liked it and wants to read the book now, so I guess it works on that level.

ETA: I hope the same thing doesn't happen with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

le nubian - Apr 03, 2010 3:30:17 am PDT #7489 of 30000

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I have seen Dragon Tattoo and I liked the movie. I had not read the book but the movie made me want to do so. I could tell there were some shortcuts taken with the plot though.

Glamcookie - Apr 03, 2010 7:45:59 pm PDT #7490 of 30000

I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Rented Fantastic Mr Fox. Loved it so much! We watched Ponyo earlier this week and loved it as well. Yay for excellent animation!

msbelle - Apr 04, 2010 3:29:54 am PDT #7491 of 30000

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Happy to report that everyone loved How To Train Your Dragon, 2 8yo boys, both grandparents and myself. It was very fun.

DavidS - Apr 04, 2010 1:01:53 pm PDT #7492 of 30000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Rented Fantastic Mr Fox. Loved it so much! We watched Ponyo earlier this week and loved it as well. Yay for excellent animation!

2009: Superfantastic animation year!

le nubian - Apr 04, 2010 2:16:26 pm PDT #7493 of 30000

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

FYI -

the 9 part edition of the Attack of the Clones critique is up (by the same guy who did the Phantom Menace)

[link]

SuziQ - Apr 04, 2010 2:18:03 pm PDT #7494 of 30000

Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

K-Bug and I saw How to Train Your Dragon 3D today, CJ saw it with his dad yesterday and now both kids are campaigning for a pet dragon.

Scrappy - Apr 04, 2010 2:34:24 pm PDT #7495 of 30000

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

We went to A Prophet last night and I thought is was amazingly good. It's dark and violent and there are complicated alliances to keep track of, but it was so wonderfully powerful and rich.

megan walker - Apr 04, 2010 4:28:51 pm PDT #7496 of 30000

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

That's good to hear. I like to see the few French things that come out here, but the story didn't grab me.

Was it mostly in French? Something the director said in an interview about language made me think it was in another language, Corsican or Arabic or something.

Strega - Apr 04, 2010 6:07:12 pm PDT #7497 of 30000

the 9 part edition of the Attack of the Clones critique is up (by the same guy who did the Phantom Menace)

Awesome! Thanks!

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