I didn't know what Disney bought Pixar, actually. I don't think this is a good thing either. Companies need competition to motivate making quality products.

(October 17, 2015 at 5:34 pm)Evie Wrote: I can't remember the last movie I saw.

It might have been Shallow Hal, I saw that weeks ago though.

(And I've seen it hundreds of times in the past.... awesome movie (well it has to be it has JB in it)).

Gwynnies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

(October 20, 2015 at 12:13 am)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote:

(August 30, 2015 at 11:42 am)Chad32 Wrote: I feel the need to post a disclaimer if I tell you the last movie I watched. I have two nieces, age 10 and 11.

Inside Out by Disney. Or Pixar. Or both. It was a nice movie, though it basically dealt with a girl going through depression.

Pixar is dead. It's corpse now just another head of the Disney-Hydra beast that cares nothing for quality. Originality has been replaced with marketability and I expect nothing of any real consequence to come from Pixar in the future. No "Toy Story," "Bug's Life," or "Monsters Inc." will come from the once great studio who's shell remains only for the purpose of name recognition.

Star Wars will die the same gruesome death that has come to Pixar, unless Disney allows someone else to maintain creative control (Walden Media and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" or Jerry Bruckheimer and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl") and just brands the movies with the Disney logo.

I disagree, coming in here to post about Inside Out which is one of the best things ever.

I've come to accept that I actually like Disney.

Yeah, they did something special with Inside Out.

Just saw Tomorrowland.
It could have been a good movie - good premise, good suspense, and good effects for the "future" scenes.  It tried to have a good message.  (We need good scientists to make the world a better place and we need 'em 50 years ago!)  But there were SO many slow moments and plot holes - it just didn't work well.  Not recommended.

(October 20, 2015 at 9:53 am)drfuzzy Wrote: Just saw Tomorrowland.
It could have been a good movie - good premise, good suspense, and good effects for the "future" scenes.  It tried to have a good message.  (We need good scientists to make the world a better place and we need 'em 50 years ago!)  But there were SO many slow moments and plot holes - it just didn't work well.  Not recommended.

We watched it and were amused. However, your criticisms are valid. 

(October 20, 2015 at 12:13 am)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: Pixar is dead. It's corpse now just another head of the Disney-Hydra beast that cares nothing for quality. Originality has been replaced with marketability and I expect nothing of any real consequence to come from Pixar in the future. No "Toy Story," "Bug's Life," or "Monsters Inc." will come from the once great studio who's shell remains only for the purpose of name recognition.

(October 20, 2015 at 9:11 am)houseofcantor Wrote: I disagree, coming in here to post about Inside Out which is one of the best things ever.

(October 20, 2015 at 9:19 am)Exian Wrote: Yeah, they did something special with Inside Out.

Yeah, I heard Inside Out was good...

I haven't actually seen it myself.

Quote:Star Wars will die the same gruesome death that has come to Pixar, unless Disney allows someone else to maintain creative control (Walden Media and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" or Jerry Bruckheimer and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl") and just brands the movies with the Disney logo.

Wait, you did see the other Pirates movies, right? Especially that last one, I mean puuuuuuke... The second and third one are somewhat tolerable but no where near as creative or interesting as COTBP. It stands on the shoulders of the first movie, relies on similar a story-telling device (a ship full of cursed/magical pirates), and all you think the whole time is "Who gives a crap about Will and Elizabeth, I want to see more Jack Sparrow!"

(October 20, 2015 at 9:11 am)houseofcantor Wrote: I've come to accept that I actually like Disney.  

What's wrong with Disney? Their feature-length animations were my childhood...

The wife and I saw The Intern over the weekend. Her idea. I was hoping for Bridge of Spies but was outvoted 1-1, as husbands often are.

It was good in a predictable way, but some scenes stretched for too long. The whole time I sat there, I kept thinking, "When exactly did they neuter De Niro to make him so tame and audience friendly?" I kept flashing back to Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, and Raging Bull -- disturbing roles of fire and passion. Don't get me wrong. He was very good in this film, certainly the best thing about it. And I understand that people age, and he will never again see the kinds of roles he played in his prime. But seeing him play in support of Anne Hathaway made me a bit sad.

(October 20, 2015 at 10:15 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: Yeah, I heard Inside Out was good...


What's wrong with Disney?  Their feature-length animations were my childhood...

One - it's fantastic. Do eet.  

Two - *Someone* whose initials may or may not be SOW was talking a bunch of anti-Disney smack.  

I watched Edge of Tomorrow last night and was extremely surprised. For a blockbuster, I thought it was excellent. Very imaginative. When it ended I wanted more. Maybe it's for the best to have a little one-off pearl, but man, I think they can probably squeeze at least one more good movie on the premise.

I'm tempted to say that I want a videogame made of it, but really, what they did is made a movie with videogame logic, so a videogame would be kind of moving backwards.