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For a Disney film that is aimed at my daughters and not at me, it’s a pretty good film. And I usually hate Disney music but the songs are actually pretty good.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
For a Disney film that is aimed at my daughters and not at me, it’s a pretty good film. And I usually hate Disney music but the songs are actually pretty good.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Westworld (1973)
I don’t know who thought turning a brief part of The Simpsons episode Itchy & Scratchy Land into a full-length movie was a good idea, but this should have been better than it was. Yul Brenner was great though, and there’s a silly cheesy charm to much of it. Oh, and I didn’t realize the director of The Money Pit was a mediocre actor too.
6/10
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
I wouldn’t mind the movie so much if I didn’t see that darn snowman everywhere I go. He’s been plastered on everything. A house down the street from me has an Olaf pumpkin this year. It’s terrifying.
Where were you in '77?
Westworld (1973)
I don’t know who thought turning a brief part of The Simpsons episode Itchy & Scratchy Land into a full-length movie was a good idea, but this should have been better than it was. Yul Brenner was great though, and there’s a silly cheesy charm to much of it. Oh, and I didn’t realize the director of The Money Pit was a mediocre actor too.
6/10
You’ve obviously never seen Quark. 😉
Where were you in '77?
I’ve never even heard of it!
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
I wouldn’t mind the movie so much if I didn’t see that darn snowman everywhere I go. He’s been plastered on everything. A house down the street from me has an Olaf pumpkin this year. It’s terrifying.
I think the overbearing marketing is what turns me off about Disney. The movies are (usually) good but it’s entirely about peddling cheap products to children and it goes too far.
The Person in Question
I’ve never even heard of it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(TV_series)
My money is on it being re-imagined as a movie someday.
Where were you in '77?
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
The thing that bothers me about Frozen doesn’t even have anything to do with the movie itself, it was the movie’s damn ubiquity. I don’t have a problem with merchandising, but sometimes it gets to the point where it’s just too much, and I think that happened with Frozen. It came out in 2014 and I still see commercials for Frozen toys. See also: Minions.
My love for Disney died when their desire to make traditionally animated films died.
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
The thing that bothers me about Frozen doesn’t even have anything to do with the movie itself, it was the movie’s damn ubiquity. I don’t have a problem with merchandising, but sometimes it gets to the point where it’s just too much, and I think that happened with Frozen. It came out in 2014 and I still see commercials for Frozen toys. See also: Minions.
Let it go
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
The thing that bothers me about Frozen doesn’t even have anything to do with the movie itself, it was the movie’s damn ubiquity. I don’t have a problem with merchandising, but sometimes it gets to the point where it’s just too much, and I think that happened with Frozen. It came out in 2014 and I still see commercials for Frozen toys. See also: Minions.
ITFY
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
The thing that bothers me about Frozen doesn’t even have anything to do with the movie itself, it was the movie’s damn ubiquity. I don’t have a problem with merchandising, but sometimes it gets to the point where it’s just too much, and I think that happened with Frozen. It came out in 2014 and I still see commercials for Frozen toys. See also: Minions.
Let it go
I’ll admit I laughed.
How to Train Your Dragon 2
THIS is a movie. Fantastic. I love it.
Speaking of music, I love this song and how you can feel Stoick and Valka’s love for each other:
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
Frozen.
It’s not my favorite Disney film. At all. It has its moments, but the plot begs for more backstory and explanation of early story contrivances regarding the Elsa character; the movie’s message of female empowerment does not speak to me personally; and the true villain of the story turns out to be rather ineffectual, and not in an amusing or comical way. The film is not actually about the villain at all, who is really more of a side character to the plot.
The thing that bothers me about Frozen doesn’t even have anything to do with the movie itself, it was the movie’s damn ubiquity. I don’t have a problem with merchandising, but sometimes it gets to the point where it’s just too much, and I think that happened with Frozen. It came out in 2014 and I still see commercials for Frozen toys. See also: Minions.
I really find it repugnant how much corporations target children. It’s nothing new, but these movies are great examples of it.
The Person in Question
It cuts both ways. We all wanted Star Wars toys in 1977, but Kenner couldn’t make them fast enough. No future generation of kids should have to suffer the Early Bird Certificate. 😉
Where were you in '77?
My dad gave me his Kenner toys when I was five or six.
The Person in Question
Stalker (1979)
I won’t pretend to fully understand it–to try would take me probably 100 watches–but I loved every frame. For nostalgic purposes, I may not ever call a movie other than Star Wars my “favorite,” but this might be the greatest film I’ve ever seen.
*googles film*
*adds to watchlist*
If you haven’t heard of the man, just go watch all of Tarkovsky’s films right now. His body of work really is something to behold. You lucky bastard.
And he was buddies with Konchalovsky who you might know for movies such as Runaway Train or Tango & Cash. It blows my mind that the guy who co-wrote Andrei Rublev also did Tango & Cash. I’d recommend tumbling further down the Soviet rabbit hole (Konchalovsky has a brother who’s also an acclaimed director: Nikita Mikhalkov), because there are real gems to be discovered there.
And all this time I thought the Soviets had nothing of value to offer the world. . . .
War of the Stars 2: The Future in Motion
After greatly enjoying the first edit, I embarked on this one and was not disappointed. Well, I thought Luke’s return to Dagobah was unnecessary, but other than that it was brilliant and entertaining to watch the paradox of condensing two films into one while incorporating as much superfluous deleted material as possible.
9/10 Chocolate Medals
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
Episode 9 Rewrite, The Starlight Project (Released!) and ANH Technicolor Project (Released!)
And all this time I thought the Soviets had nothing of value to offer the world. . . .
Some visually stunning science fiction films have come out of Soviet cinema. Roger Corman would buy some of them up and shoot his own live action to go with the Russian FX.
And there’s a wolf who’s been chasing a rabbit almost as long as Wile E. Coyote has been chasing that Road Runner.
https://youtu.be/1K1j8CoOoks
Where were you in '77?
Westworld (1973)
I don’t know who thought turning a brief part of The Simpsons episode Itchy & Scratchy Land into a full-length movie was a good idea, but this should have been better than it was. Yul Brenner was great though, and there’s a silly cheesy charm to much of it. Oh, and I didn’t realize the director of The Money Pit was a mediocre actor too.
6/10
Huh. Crichton usually doesn’t disappoint. Have this on my to-watch list because of him.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) – 9/10
- First Men in the Moon (1964) – 7/10
- Midnight Ride (1990) – 5/10
- Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) – 8/10
- The Hunger (1983) – 8/10
- Roadgames (1981) – 8/10
- The City (1977) – 5/10
- Felix the Cat: The Movie (1988) – 5/10
- Anguish (1987) – 9/10
- Pluto’s Judgement Day (1935) – 8/10
Did you spot something familiar in First Men In The Moon? 😉
And where did you get a copy of the Felix The Cat movie?
Where were you in '77?