Koete Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 ! Thank you!~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Just got back from seeing Ponyo with the little sisters. The showing was full of little kids, and the adults were enjoying it just as much as the kids were. Absolutely amazing visuals, the scenes with the ocean made my jaw drop. There's some good voice acting, too: Liam Neeson and Cate Blanchett feature as Ponyo's parents (one's a slightly wacky magician, the other one's the goddess of the sea), Tina Fey is the main boy's mom, and Sousuke and Ponyo are played by one of the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus' little siblings, respectively (that last point will probably appeal more to younger siblings, but they still do a solid job). And whoever did the script for the dub actually got the nuances of the original language, so yay for them! The plot itself kind of takes a backseat to Ponyo and Sousuke interacting, because the latter is cute beyond all reason, but it's still solid. Definitely go see this if you have the money and it's near you. Seeing a Miyazaki film in the theatre is definitely an experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Jealousy! I can't wait for Ponyo to come out here, which I guess is why I bought the DVD. I'll still check it out when it comes around in cinemas though, the only Miyazaki film I've seen in theatres previously was Spirited Away. You have to admit its worth braving Zac Efron occasionally if you can promote the cultural exchange of watching great anime with your sisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Two of the three younger sisters have at least a passing interest in anime, so the more I can expose them to better stuff than some of the trash they watch (see: 17 Again, Police Women of Broward County and Jon and Kate Plus 8), the better. Seeing Miyazaki in theatres is something in and of itself, especially for this one; the ocean scenes are spectacular on a theatre screen. This is the only one I've seen in theatres besides Spirited Away when it went up for an Oscar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Funny People: Solid enough, much, much darker than I expected. Adam Sandler has chops as a serious actor, as I knew, but Seth Rogen really impressed me. He played something beyond his usual big, dumb, funny guy. He wasn't super great, but he showed some things that I didn't know he had. Fuck Eric Bana, though. That guy has never been good in anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Fuck Eric Bana, though. That guy has never been good in anything. Except everything he's been in ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Eric Bana is fantastic. Have you seen Chopper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 He was awful in Hulk. He was awful in Troy. He was awful in Munich. He was awful in Black Hawk Down. I admit I have not seen Chopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 He was great in Hulk. He was superb in Troy. He was masterful in Munich. He was sublime in Chopper. I admit I have not seen Black Hawk Down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 He was great in Hulk. He was superb in Troy. He was masterful in Munich. He was sublime in Chopper. I admit I have not seen Black Hawk Down. This. I haven't seen all that much of Eric Bana, but he's usually the best thing about the movies he's in. Which admittedly isn't saying much for Troy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 He was great in Hulk. He was superb in Troy. He was masterful in Munich. He was sublime in Chopper. I admit I have not seen Black Hawk Down. This. I haven't seen all that much of Eric Bana, but he's usually the best thing about the movies he's in. Which admittedly isn't saying much for Troy. I suggest watching Munich, probably his best role to date in my opinion. Troy's a damned silly film but he's still very good in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 To be fair, my biggest problem with him in Hulk is a casting decision. Bruce Banner should never, ever be played by a six foot three, gorgeous Australian man-mountain. I'm sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Watching the robocop trilogy, yes I said trilogy, the rest don't count to me. Anyway, first one is still awesome, the second really trys to be the first but lacks the heart and the theme, it also shows Miller loves writing hookers who rob people. Robocop 2 looks fucking stupid though. The third one is awful, the baddie is just bad for the sake of being bad. You can almost see what Miller was trying to do here with the sequels in making Detroit a character and how it will never die and the heart of the city is the people and a faceless company will never understand that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 To be fair, my biggest problem with him in Hulk is a casting decision. Bruce Banner should never, ever be played by a six foot three, gorgeous Australian man-mountain. I'm sorry. I think he manages a Christopher Reeves sort of thing, where his personality is so self-conscious and inward that you don't really realise how big he is. Plus he needs to be reasonably good looking in order to get Jennifer Connolly, otherwise the biggest leap of logic in the film is no longer the gamma-poodle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 I think he manages a Christopher Reeves sort of thing, where his personality is so self-conscious and inward that you don't really realise how big he is. Holy crap, you're right! How come he hasn't been cast as Clark Kent? I don't care that he's 41. He looks to be in his mid 30s, which is perfect for Clark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Because for Superman Returns they had to cast someone as Christopher Reeves like as possible to make their movie look like even more of a remake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'd buy Bana as Superman, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Futurama. Zap Brannigan is still one of the funniest characters of all time. Spare me your space age techno-babble Attila the Hun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 "Stop exploding, you cowards!" "I find the most erotic part of a woman to be the boobie." To be fair, half of Zap's appeal comes from Kiff. "I have a very sexy learning disorder. What do I call it, Kiff?" "...Sigh. Sexlexia." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 God I love that sexlexia comment, just great. Kiff, inform the men that I've made it with a woman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 In the game of chess you can never let your adversary see your pieces. Brannigan's Law is like Brannigan's love, hard and fast! Ah, she's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro. She's out of control! You win again gravity! Kif: Sir they're headed straight for us. Zapp: A well calculated move straight out of Sunzou's classic text The Art of War or my own masterwork Zapp Brannigan's Big Book of War. But the one thing their captain will doesn't realize and never will is that... Kif: Sir, they've docked with us and come aboard. Zapp: Then I've risked all and lost. Kif old man I'll be in the escape pod, if that wicker chair I like so much survives the slaughter have it sent to my P.O. Box. (They come in) Ahhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Venture Bros. Season 3. God, I love this show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 There are some fucked up edits in The Goonies! It seems like whole scenes are missing, and there's some discontinuity. But it's still a fun film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 BBC is showing the World Freerunning Championships. AWESOME. Its everything I like about gymnastics but I can watch it without being laughed at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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