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StarDude
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Nov '01
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6/26 11:57pm
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RE: Preview of Coming Attractions: "WALL*E"
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I suppose this will prove once again that Pixar is incapable of making a bad movie.
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Reynar_Tedros
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6/27 7:48am
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RE: Preview of Coming Attractions: "WALL*E"
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Wrong.
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rogue_wookiee
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Reynar_Tedros posted:
Wrong.
It has George Carlin and is therefore forgiven.
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Spiderfan
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6/27 8:32am
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Reynar_Tedros posted:
Wrong.
Cars wasn't bad especially if you are familiar with Car culture and small town life. So much of it was dead on. Granted its not up their usual standard of awesome, but then again I would rather watch hours and hours of Cars than endure the other animated shlock out there.
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JediTrilobite
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6/27 9:45am
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I think this is the most excited I've been for a Pixar movie. I can't wait to see this one.
Reynar_Tedros posted:
Wrong.
Cars wasn't too bad - It wasn't their best movie, but in addition to Carlin, it's got a cameo from Click and Clack, from Car Talk.
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Bacon164
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6/27 1:33pm
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RE: Preview of Coming Attractions: "WALL*E"
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loved it! I want a Wall*E furby thingy.
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DAR
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6/27 3:23pm
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If Cars is the "worst" film in your lineup than your doing something right.
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Reynar_Tedros
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Saw Wall-E. Didn't like it. I found it a chore to sit through, and it was only an hour and thirty-seven minutes long.
I think the name Pixar is beginning to dominate people's opinions. If they didn't make Wall-E, I guarantee you it wouldn't have anywhere near a 97% rating at RT.
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Zaz
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6/30 12:32pm
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
80% 100% 44% N/A N/A N/A 80 %
Reviews Counted: 44 Fresh: 35 Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus: "Refreshingly sweet and sincere, Kit's doll-and-book-inspired do-good mystery may be geared towards the tween girl but will please audiences of all ages."
Rated: G
Theatrical Release: Jun 20, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $220,297
Synopsis: "In the first feature film based on the hugely popular American Girl® book series, Oscar® nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) stars as a resourceful young girl whose bravery, compassion and determination help her solve a mystery that saves her family’s home during the Great Depression. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is directed by Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park) from a screenplay by Ann Peacock (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe). The film’s all-star ensemble cast includes two-time Oscar nominee Joan Cusack (In & Out, Working Girl), Glenne Headly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Jane Krakowski (“Ally McBeal”), Golden Globe nominee Chris O’Donnell (Batman & Robin), Julia Ormond (Legends of the Fall), Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride) and two-time Golden Globe winner Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada).
Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge can’t resist bringing home strays, whether it’s Grace, an abandoned basset hound or Will and Countee, a pair of young hobos willing to trade work for meals. Bright, inquisitive and generous, Kit is a natural born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly interrupted when her father (Chris O’Donnell) loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look for work. Kit and her mother Margaret (Julia Ormond) are left to manage on their own, growing vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders including an itinerant magician (Stanley Tucci), a vivacious dance instructor on the prowl for a husband (Jane Krakowski) and a zany mobile librarian (Joan Cusack).
When a crime spree sweeps Cincinnati, all signs point to the local “hobo jungle,” where Will and Countee live with a group of their impoverished companions. Kit, who always has her antennae out for a good news story, convinces her new friends to take her to see the hobo camp for herself and writes an article that creates a sympathetic portrait of the camp’s residents. But when Kit’s mother and their boarders become the latest victims in a string of robberies, Kit’s loyalties are tested. Will is accused of the crimes and, with all of their savings gone, the Kittredges face losing their house to foreclosure. Determined to recover the stolen money and believing Will is innocent, Kit recruits her friends Ruthie (Madison Davenport) and Stirling (Zach Mills) to help her track down the real culprit. Together they uncover a plot that goes far beyond Cincinnati!
--© Picturehouse"
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Julia Ormond, Joan Cusack, Glenne Headly
Director: Patricia Rozema
Screenwriter: Ann Peacock
Producer: Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Lisa Gillan, Ellen L. Brothers, Julie Goldstein
Composer: Joseph Vitarelli
Pro: The director, and a really good cast--Headley, Cusack and Krakowski, especially--suggest that the script must also be good to attract the talent it has.
Con: Geared for a specific age group, or so it would seem
Verdict: DVD or TV, but I'll have a look
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Jabbadabbado
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6/30 1:29pm
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RE: Preview of Coming Attractions: "Kit Kittredge"
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What about Hancock? There seems to be an emerging consensus that this film is a letdown. An overblown Will Smith vehicle without any heart, in the time-honored vein of Wild Wild West.
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rumsmuggler
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6/30 2:06pm
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RE: Preview of Coming Attractions: "Kit Kittredge"
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I will still see Hancock, no matter how many people say that it's a letdown. It can't be as bad as Wild Wild West. That film was crap and Smith did it to collect a quick 20+ million dollar paycheck.
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Zaz
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7/2 12:45pm
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Hancock (2008)
34% 32% 63% N/A N/A 34 %
Reviews Counted: 119 Fresh: 40 Rotten:79 Average Rating: 5.2/10
Consensus: Though it begins with promise, Hancock suffers from a flimsy narrative and poor execution.
Rated: Rating Pending
Theatrical Release: Jul 2, 2008 Wide
Synopsis: "There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough – as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think – until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet – and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he’s a lost cause. --© Sony Pictures"
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Eddie Marsan
Director: Peter Berg
Screenwriter: Vy Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Michael Mann, Will Smith, James Lass
Poster: Poor
Pro: Smith & Bateman
Con: Theron is an odd choice for a comedy
Verdict: The reviews agree, basically; Smith is very good, the film starts well and sags in the middle, which points to the director.
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Jango10
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I thought it was a very fresh take on the superhero genre, and I also liked how they explained Hancock got his powers.
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It's an enjoyable flick- I was glad that we didn't see the whole movie in the trailer, which was my fear going in. The trailer just covers the first half. Bateman and Smith are very funny, but it lacks the emotional connection or punch in the first half that would have given the dramatic elements in the film's conclusion more oomph.
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7/2 1:54pm
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I think the idea of a sort of drunken bum super'hero' who just wreaks havoc instead of helping people is absolutely fantastic. But apparently he comes to terms with how great power comes with great responsibility or some crap and I saw that one already, about fifty thousand times.
A shame to waste such a great idea. Oh, well.
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