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Kingsley Le Corbusier — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:02:39 -0000

There is something wrong with a message that boils enormous complex problems down to a simple black and white thing with only views - right and wrong, or good and evil, or whatever. It encourages people to see all problems that way - hence the "with us or against us" philosophy.

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Jeremiah — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:50:38 -0000

I thought the same thing about Ratatouille but that turned out to be a good one, I'm willing to give it a chance.

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nrojb — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:39:27 -0000

was no good. some how managed to mix complex character metaphors with teenage-relationship-style bickering. one good thing was that it wasn't very long.

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Brian — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:49:06 -0000

Yais.

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Sam — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:00:20 -0000

WTWTA: good until the end, which felt corny. Also, the changes in tone were really abrupt-I can see why little kids were scared out of their minds during the test screenings.

And I predict Pixar's winning streak will end with Toy Story 3. They're pushing their luck on that one-the trailer looks really bad.

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farwyde — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:08:57 -0000

Yes-yes-yes-yes-yes-yes-yes!

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Brian — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:54:38 -0000

Thank you sir.

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Jeremiah — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:25:56 -0000

I like Pixar. I thought it was touching how they tackled the life long relationship in Up and how he's dealing sans wife.

I also thought it was very graceful how they show the love of his life, how close they were, the tough times they went through and then losing her; effectively setting up his mind set for the remainder of the movie.

There really aren't too many movies out there that do it that seamlessly. And the ones that do take the first half of the movie to do it. This movie was under 2 hours and made you care before ripping your heart out in the first 15 minutes.

I like most Pixar movies so I won't do a breakdown of everyone but I thought I at least defend the most recent installment :)

I haven't seen WTWTA yet but I read the book a billion times as a kid learning to read so I will have some nostalgic attachment to it regardless. For the record, the book has no plot. So if the movie doesn't either, then its right on.

P.S. Moralistic? I don't necessarily take that as a criticism for a movie... Nothing wrong with having a message.

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nrojb — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:04:08 -0000

im going to see it in an IMAX on sunday. i will have many big things to say.

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Kingsley Le Corbusier — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:35:18 -0000

I've seen a few here and there, but I generally find them sort of flat, simplistically moralistic. No, I don't expect it to be Fellini, but I'd be happy if they approached the subjects with a bit more nuance than they tend to.

It's just a matter of taste. And there's no accounting for taste.

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Brian — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:27:30 -0000

You've never seen any Pixar, or you just have no interest -

It's all-ages because it doesn't dumb things down for the audience. I'm not saying it's like high-lit or something, but generally it presents things that can still be resonant in some way to adults.

Not like Shrek, which is like fart-fart-fart, let's save the princess. I like the first Shrek, btw.

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Kingsley Le Corbusier — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:12:49 -0000

I don't know how Pixar is exactly all-ages, because I certainly don't care about what they do one bit. Then again, adults read Harry Potter, so what do I know.

Yeah, it's no use arguing with those hipsters, but it isn't very good.

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Brian — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:59:49 -0000

I like kids stuff generally - particularly what I would call all-ages material, like what Pixar does. Also very much like Spike Jonze's work.

I'm kinda cold to Where the Wild Things Are though - it seems like it's a small art film that was lucky enough to get a huge budget because of the book.

Hipsters are all like "it's the best thing ever invented" also, which makes me want to watch Bad Boys II.

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Kingsley Le Corbusier — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:52:35 -0000

Off topic: thoughts on Where the Wild Things Are? I saw it at the premiere here in NY on Tuesday. Meh.

Bear in mind that I 1) hate kids movies, books, lives in general; 2) have no affection for the book from my own childhood - don't think I ever read it; ) and yet absolutely love Spike Jonze.

The movie was either cheesy or violent or boring, the dialog was too smart for its own good, and it had no real plot (which I don't mind except that this needed one to make up for the other shortcomings).

However, I saw Antichrist, Blue Beard, and The White Ribbon at the NYFF last week - all awesome if they're the kind of movies you dig (you meaning probably not Brian, though you might find the first one interesting simply for the hype surrounding its violence).

That is all.

Oh, thanks LBJ for precipitating Edwards' trade to the Jets.

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nrojb — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:33 -0000

hopefully lauer, hopefully not veieyeire.

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Brian — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:58:59 -0000

Will anyone on the Today Show have on booty shorts -

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nrojb — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:54:19 -0000

slow clap. you are going to be on the today show for this. don't bonk.

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Kage — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:03 -0000

You sir, are a man after my heart.

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Brian — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:44:14 -0000

I think his Presidency is so iconic that people forget everything that came before - that's why there are conflicting reports.

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Denny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:41:44 -0000

I always thought President Keanu was like the Governor of Idaho or something.