Still hysterical!
Even if some of the topics covered felt like re-arranged retreads of what we've seen before, I was cackling throughout. Diane Morgan is so sharp and so fast with her brilliant improv (how is she 49 years old?!), it's hard not to be impressed or surprised by what dumb thing she'll say next. As always, it's the unique turns-of-phrase or deftly inserted malapropisms that make me chuckle the most consistently. Like, "Tour de France" when describing someone's biggest…
Powerful, poignant, and personal. Absolutely love that this was written and performed by the prisoners themselves - and what performances they were! Incredible stuff from all involved, but especially our two leads.
An AWESOME (and clearly authentic) experience filled with hope and purpose.
Bindi is cute enough – and certainly playing to her strengths saving wildlife from poachers – but this is a pale imitation of its theatrical predecessor. Cheaper, uglier, and lesser in every aspect. Re-casting every single character might have been the producer's first indication that this was a bad idea. Even the normally non-discerning Lillard is off-island for the vast majority of the screenplay.
Some Home Alone-esque hi-jinks in the third-act provide some light thrills... but besides the friendly sea lion, I don't even think my girls much cared for this one. I thought it was LAME.
Wasn't as hysterical as I had hoped - but a really savvy throwback to the classic Lloyd, Chaplin, and Keaton silent adventures of a century past. I didn't know what to make of the half-animated, black-and-white, poorly composited chroma-key style at first... but the unique and deliberately cheap aesthetic really grew on me. Having all the animals represented by full-grown adult costumes was also a brilliant idea.
Although it exemplifies the importance (and effectiveness) of a nearly-silent story... it doesn't…
Surprisingly clever. Once I realized the characters were aping from famous movie monsters of the 1950s, I was immediately on-board. Solid performances from the recognizable cast, colorful animation, and a simple enough story with a few decent action sequences. My 6 year old loved it. The almost-5 seemed a bit scared at times, haha.
I thought it was GOOD.
Twenty years after sharing a dorm with dozens of excited musical theater students who sang these songs constantly... I finally had a chance to see this story and hear the full songs for the first time.
And now after all these years and all that hype?
I get it.
The middle act may have dragged a bit, but those final 45 minute knocked my socks off. I was practically floating out of my seat when Cynthia began belting out her…
Second day of the year, and I already can't decide what to watch! So, I used a random number generator to give me a year between 1910 and 2025 – which brought me here: the most popular film of 1941 I had not seen yet.
Gary Cooper is pretty excellent as the nervous linguistics professor, while
Barbara Stanwyck is delightful as a fast-talking showgirl who catches his eye. Although limited in scope and setting – nearly 80% of the picture…
One of the few reasons why I’m begrudgingly excited for the series is that they can fix everything post-Neville’s stand.
Harry and Voldemort fighting around the castle is cool, but that final showdown in front of nobody, Voldemort evaporating and the Elder Wand talk at the end just irk me. You could have squeezed so much more emotion out of all that.
Two things they won’t improve though: the Prince’s tale and the resurrection stone sequences. I bawl like a baby every single time.
I understand why Yates gets so much shit, but the way he streamlines the stories of the later movies is honestly pretty impressive. Yeah, a lot of cool stuff got cut, but for the most part he totally maximizes the dramatic impact of what’s there. Half Blood Prince’s omissions from the book should annoy me much much much more than they do, and the fact I like this a great deal is a testament to his skill as a director.…