I saw Despicable Me on vacation (in 2D), and enjoyed it very much. Some of the humor in there reminded me of old Warner Bros. cartoons.
Nandi: I ain't her. Mal: Only people in this room is you and me.
'Heart Of Gold'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Anne W. - Jul 15, 2010 1:48:27 pm PDT #9944 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
DavidS - Jul 15, 2010 1:49:57 pm PDT #9945 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We basically walked out of their yelling, "It's just so FLUFFY!"
Gris - Jul 15, 2010 2:10:53 pm PDT #9946 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I also liked Despicable Me, but was glad to see it in 2-D.
$42 means, what, $14 a ticket? In Manhattan (except one theater in Harlem, apparently, that I may start attending) we're up to $13 for 2-D films. 3-D run at least $16, and usually more like $17.50. Don't even get me started on Imax.
The AMC $6 pre-noon weekend movies are kind of magic, here. But I'm a teacher! In the summer I don't always want to see movies on weekends! And I've noticed a lot of movies with showings at 12:00 p.m. exactly (rather than 11:30, say, even if it means more annoying times later in the afternoon) to get around that.
Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2010 2:33:08 pm PDT #9947 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The AMC $6 pre-noon weekend movies are kind of magic, here.
I love them a lot.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2010 5:00:29 pm PDT #9948 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
Yikes, and I was grumpy about $10 3D movies here. Which, no complaints paying that for Monsters vs. Aliens and Coraline was a steal at that price, but in general if there are two digits in what I'm paying to see a movie it ought to be at a festival with the stars in attendance.
Volans - Jul 16, 2010 4:39:03 am PDT #9949 of 30000
move out and draw fire
The AMC here upped their prices, so we can't even get a matinee for single digit ticket prices, and a kid's ticket for a 3-D matinee is 12-18 dollars, depending on the movie.
So forget buying popcorn. At that price they should give me popcorn. And a blowjob.
le nubian - Jul 16, 2010 4:43:14 am PDT #9950 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
HA!
oh my.
Vonnie K - Jul 16, 2010 5:12:40 am PDT #9951 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Happy Birthday, Barbara Stanwyck! [link] She was such as dame.
I have a 7 pm ticket tonight to see Inception. I don't think I've been this psych'd to see a new movie in all year.
Tom Scola - Jul 16, 2010 7:38:39 am PDT #9952 of 30000
hwæt
Jon B. - Jul 16, 2010 8:26:07 am PDT #9953 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
He does resemble Holm a bit, doesn't he? Still, you'd think they'd cast someone younger.