movies

[brats&beer]

I watched the Lonesome Dove series when it aired on AMC a few months back. Robert Duval should be in every western ever made. Couldn't believe Danny Glover was in it too.

[TimeForGuinness]

I saw Where the Wild Things Are...I enjoyed that movie. Definitely picking it up when it goes on sale.

Did you find it to be as soul crushingly sad overall. Think back, try to imagine a happy scene...then try to remember a sad scene. I loved the movie, but it was a cheek-burner (you know what I mean, don't pretend that you don't, you jerks).

It was pretty sad, but I thought it was more about the pangs of growing up and learning how to control your own emotions than sad in the "soul crushing" sense. I wish I hadn't listened to the soundtrack nonstop for about a week before seeing the movie. Being so familiar with it took some of the punch away in a few scenes.

I'm on board with the bolded part. My 9 y/o loved it, saying she could totally relate.

I found nothing to be soul-crushing but then I love sad but beautiful.

I thought it was really good watching but the story part of the film was pretty weak.

I thought it captured both the happy, sad, and confusing parts of growing up...while still relating it to the childish side of the imagination. I think that's how we all are...when things don't go the way we want them, I think we all get a bit childish...especially during that age.

[SHOW]

As for the rest of the movie, I thought it was very interesting that the Wild Things possibly represented two things for Max: 1.) Visual representation of his emotions, 2.) Memories of his parent's divorce. Each character represented different emotions in Max: Anger, depression, happy, fun, quiet and lonely. But also, the interaction between Carol and KW (and the others which may represent grandparents and siblings) may be memories of how his mom and dad interacted and how they treated him.

When KW brought some friends (the owls) to meet Max, Carol resisted. Was this representing his mother trying to introduce possible boyfriends to Max, and his dad (Carol) objecting to them being around Max as he was growing up?

Also, when KW hid him in her stomach from Carol, and Max asked if he could be let out because it's hard to breathe. It captures the protective nature of his mother but it might be too protective where he can't breathe.

These little aspects of the movie and how he interacts with each character was something I very much liked.

[lukethedrifter]

I saw Where the Wild Things Are...I enjoyed that movie. Definitely picking it up when it goes on sale.

Did you find it to be as soul crushingly sad overall. Think back, try to imagine a happy scene...then try to remember a sad scene. I loved the movie, but it was a cheek-burner (you know what I mean, don't pretend that you don't, you jerks).

It was pretty sad, but I thought it was more about the pangs of growing up and learning how to control your own emotions than sad in the "soul crushing" sense. I wish I hadn't listened to the soundtrack nonstop for about a week before seeing the movie. Being so familiar with it took some of the punch away in a few scenes.

I'm on board with the bolded part. My 9 y/o loved it, saying she could totally relate.

I found nothing to be soul-crushing but then I love sad but beautiful.

I thought it was really good watching but the story part of the film was pretty weak.

I thought it captured both the happy, sad, and confusing parts of growing up...while still relating it to the childish side of the imagination. I think that's how we all are...when things don't go the way we want them, I think we all get a bit childish...especially during that age.

[SHOW]

As for the rest of the movie, I thought it was very interesting that the Wild Things possibly represented two things for Max: 1.) Visual representation of his emotions, 2.) Memories of his parent's divorce. Each character represented different emotions in Max: Anger, depression, happy, fun, quiet and lonely. But also, the interaction between Carol and KW (and the others which may represent grandparents and siblings) may be memories of how his mom and dad interacted and how they treated him.

Also, when KW hid him in her stomach from Carol, and Max asked if he could be let out because it's hard to breathe. It captures the protective nature of his mother but it might be too protective where he can't breathe. These little aspects of the movie and how he interacts with each character was something I very much liked.

I think that is well put. Sendak says the characters are based on relatives but your first interpretation was how I saw it as the movie evolved.

And I really liked it and still felt like the "story" was a bit thin.

[TimeForGuinness]

Yea, I think the story could have been developed a little more...but overall I was very happy with the adaptation, and Sendak was too.

[Jocephus]

people's thoughts of the rambo series? just finished rambo 2 tonight (3 and 4 will arrive this week, er, they should)

i really liked 1...dennehy (sp?) was a great bad guy and seeing rambo go guerrilla on those cops was awesome....rambo 2 was good, i enjoyed it, but not as much as the first

again, it's cool to see these (sly in this case) actors in their prime...(deniro/walken in TDH)

the female chick in this was hot too (great commentary i know)

[lukethedrifter]

people's thoughts of the rambo series? just finished rambo 2 tonight (3 and 4 will arrive this week, er, they should)

i really liked 1...dennehy (sp?) was a great bad guy and seeing rambo go guerrilla on those cops was awesome....rambo 2 was good, i enjoyed it, but not as much as the first

again, it's cool to see these (sly in this case) actors in their prime...(deniro/walken in TDH)

the female chick in this was hot too (great commentary i know)

I thought Rambone was better.

[Jocephus]

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/97/97awreck.phtml

[Arthur Dent]

Watched Helvetica about the ubiquitous font. Really fascinating look at the inner world of something that's everywhere but that you hardly think about.

[Jocephus]

just finished "rambo III"...i feel foolish for not watching these sooner...great action series...i liked this one more than rambo II, but still like the first one the best...rambo iv should arrive tomorrow and i gotta say im looking forward to it

[clevername]

the further the series went the more over the top it got, just like Rocky.

I love them all. The latest one really ratchets up the brutality and gore.

He's already talking Rambo V despite the seeming book end of IV.