Ha! Protective eyewear is required on that ride.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
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Steph L. - Dec 17, 2019 8:10:29 am PST #2347 of 3432
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 17, 2019 8:59:25 am PST #2348 of 3432
"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
It's not as if Disney provides protective earwear for It's a Small World.
Beverly - Dec 17, 2019 8:41:06 pm PST #2349 of 3432
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Oh yes, Jumanji looks like fun. I'm somewhat fond of Mr. The Rock myself.
Jessica - Dec 18, 2019 6:13:56 am PST #2350 of 3432
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
CATS, you guys.
CATS.
If you love Cats, you will love Cats. It might be the most faithful movie adaptation of a Broadway show I've ever seen. The original stage show was a cocaine-fueled bonkers extravaganza, and the movie DOES NOT DISAPPOINT.
My biggest worry was that they had added too much dialog/exposition, but basically all of the non-song lines are in the trailer, except for all of the delightful ways in which Idris Elba says "Macavity!" when he's poofing offscreen.
(My biggest complaint is that I do not like the new orchestration of Mungojerry & Rumpleteezer, but that is also a complaint I have of every stage production that isn't the original 1985 run of the show. I don't know why ALW rewrote that song and I wish he hadn't.)
[edit - technically the social media embargo doesn't lift until this evening but I think we're pretty safely under the radar here]
-t - Dec 18, 2019 6:43:39 am PST #2351 of 3432
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That makes me feel a lot better! Added dialog was my big worry, honestly.
Calli - Dec 18, 2019 8:03:13 am PST #2352 of 3432
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've enjoyed the latest round of Star Wars sequels, and I have tickets to see RoSW this Sunday. They aren't life-changing cinema, but I'm still moved when I hear John Williams' motifs.
-t - Dec 18, 2019 8:10:40 am PST #2353 of 3432
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I really liked The Last Jedi a lot. A lot a lot.
And, yeah, John Williams goes right to my heart and probably always will.
Toddson - Dec 18, 2019 8:17:26 am PST #2354 of 3432
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In semi-movie related news, Baby Yoda has taken over real life.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 18, 2019 9:42:11 am PST #2355 of 3432
"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 went to the Fathom Events rerelease of They Shall Not Grow Old last night. Very powerful and moving to see all that WWI footage and hear the voices of veterans who lived through it. It really surprised me to hear how lax recruiters were about sending teenage boys to war, and how badly some of the returning soldiers were treated by British employers. Not the picture of national unity and cooperation Dunkirk implied at all.
I wasn't as big a fan of the film restoration job as many seemed to be, however. A lot of the soldiers' faces looked eerily superimposed onto their heads. (I should not have been thinking of Vlad in cat form from What We Do in the Shadows during a war documentary!) And the colorization was a big mistake, imho. For someone who's committed some amazing visuals to film, Jackson seems to have very little awareness of when his work dips into the Uncanny Valley.
Jessica - Dec 20, 2019 4:19:37 am PST #2356 of 3432
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
While I was watching it, Rise of Skywalker was just moderately dumb shiny fun. A full night's sleep later, I find myself becoming more and more sad/angry about it. JJ Abrams is such a goddamn coward.
As an alternate Christmas movie outing, may I suggest a CATS/Little Women double bill?