The Land Before Time (1988) - Would have been a great movie if the dinosaurs didn’t talk. C+
Dom is dead to me as well. And this one isn’t nostalgia, I’ve watched it in the last year. Still one of the best Don Bluth films.
I didn’t even say it was bad.
The Land Before Time (1988) - Would have been a great movie if the dinosaurs didn’t talk. C+
We can’t be friends.
Mad Max- Having seen the sequels several times (the second is a personal favorite I’ve seen way too many times, and love it), I finally decided to tackle the original. Unfortunately, both MGM and Shout fucked up and their “original mono” tracks are downmixes. Is there ANY way to get the original mono track outside of digging up old Australian pan-and-scan VHS tape? Anyway, all that aside, it’s a fun, super-iconic Ozploitation film, albiet very slow and dated by today’s standards. Director George Miller, one of the greatest action filmmakers of all-time in the sequels, manages to get a lot of mileage out of a minuscule budget (along with Carpenter’s Halloween, I think that it’s one the most successful independent films of the era). I just wish I could watch it with the original fucking audio track.
Dragonslayer- A rarity, a genuine, proper, serious sword and sorcery fantasy flick. The fist film to use ILM outside of the Star Wars universe. The story of a sorcerer’s apprentice attempting to slay a dragon, as the title states, it’s the coolest movie dragon this side of Smaug. Phil Tippet pulled out all the stops and used every bit of special effect technology available at the time to create the might Vermithrax Pejorative, and man, is it cool. The storyline isn’t fantastic; it’s your fairly standard stuff with the wizard’s apprentice, the girl with whom he falls in love, the town offering sacrifices, etc. The performances are solid, particularly a scene-stealing Ralph Richardson. But it’s the marvelously medieval setting and grim mood that really help the film to stand apart from most knockoff fantasy features, then and now. And that dragon? Wow.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
The Land Before Time (1988) - Would have been a great movie if the dinosaurs didn’t talk. C+
We can’t be friends.
The Land Before Time (1988) - Would have been a great movie if the dinosaurs didn’t talk. C+
Dom is dead to me as well. And this one isn’t nostalgia, I’ve watched it in the last year. Still one of the best Don Bluth films.
I didn’t even say it was bad.
As far as my judgment goes C+ isn’t particularly good either. It’s just kind of okay, or at least adequate. Land Before Time is at least worth a solid A-.
Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
Mad Max- Having seen the sequels several times (the second is a personal favorite I’ve seen way too many times, and love it), I finally decided to tackle the original. Unfortunately, both MGM and Shout fucked up and their “original mono” tracks are downmixes. Is there ANY way to get the original mono track outside of digging up old Australian pan-and-scan VHS tape? Anyway, all that aside, it’s a fun, super-iconic Ozploitation film, albiet very slow and dated by today’s standards. Director George Miller, one of the greatest action filmmakers of all-time in the sequels, manages to get a lot of mileage out of a minuscule budget (along with Carpenter’s Halloween, I think that it’s one the most successful independent films of the era). I just wish I could watch it with the original fucking audio track.
Dragonslayer- A rarity, a genuine, proper, serious sword and sorcery fantasy flick. The fist film to use ILM outside of the Star Wars universe. The story of a sorcerer’s apprentice attempting to slay a dragon, as the title states, it’s the coolest movie dragon this side of Smaug. Phil Tippet pulled out all the stops and used every bit of special effect technology available at the time to create the might Vermithrax Pejorative, and man, is it cool. The storyline isn’t fantastic; it’s your fairly standard stuff with the wizard’s apprentice, the girl with whom he falls in love, the town offering sacrifices, etc. The performances are solid, particularly a scene-stealing Ralph Richardson. But it’s the marvelously medieval setting and grim mood that really help the film to stand apart from most knockoff fantasy features, then and now. And that dragon? Wow.
VP is probably the most frightening dragon ever captured on film. Even Smaug has to take second place.
Where were you in '77?
As far as my judgment goes C+ isn’t particularly good either. It’s just kind of okay, or at least adequate. Land Before Time is at least worth a solid A-.
Well, I find that a little hard to understand. Like I said though, if the dinosaurs didn’t talk, I’d agree, it’d be great. But they do talk and what they say ranges from silly to dumb to annoying.
Well, they are all children, so I’m inclined to suspend my disbelief when a bunch of fictional talking dinosaur children say some silly things. I love the dialogue exchanges in the film. There’s a lot of character. If they didn’t talk, the film would not be interesting, there would be no characters, and it wouldn’t even have a plot. You’ve successfully removed everything that makes The Land Before Time The Land Before Time when making it “better.”
Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
You’ve successfully removed everything that makes The Land Before Time The Land Before Time when making it “better.”
I’m glad you understand.
Did the well finally run dry on all those TLBT direct to video sequels? It seemed like they were coming out every year for a while.
Where were you in '77?
As far as my judgment goes C+ isn’t particularly good either. It’s just kind of okay, or at least adequate. Land Before Time is at least worth a solid A-.
Yeah, pretty much this. TLBT definitely deserves a B+ at minimum if you ask me.
My heart gives it a B+ and my brain gives it a B-, so I guess my constituent movie-rating parts together land on a solid B.
Finally saw Thor Ragnarok. I really enjoyed it.
Now I can try to watch black panther tomorrow hopefully.
Good
I went and enjoyed it alot. Solid cast for the most part. The exception was W’Kabi.
Just what the hell? Best friend ( I think) of black panther gets annoyed at failure of mission, so fully supports an outsider, even when that guy killed his friend? And what lame resolution to a weird conflict between him and his wife? The whole villan plot was weak.
Other than that, a really neat film. Would see again.
My heart gives it a B+ and my brain gives it a B-, so I guess my constituent movie-rating parts together land on a solid B.
So the other part doesn’t get a vote?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
I’m really surprised by this. I thought it stank.
My heart gives it a B+ and my brain gives it a B-, so I guess my constituent movie-rating parts together land on a solid B.
So the other part doesn’t get a vote?
It abstains on this one.
My heart gives it a B+ and my brain gives it a B-, so I guess my constituent movie-rating parts together land on a solid B.
So the other part doesn’t get a vote?
It abstains on this one.
I just realized you replied to the TLBT post. So your answer makes sense.
This time.
Next time let all members vote!
Did it just get weird in here?
The Land Before Time (1988) - Would have been a great movie if the dinosaurs didn’t talk. C+ > >
Dom is dead to me as well. And this one isn’t nostalgia, I’ve watched it in the last year. Still one of the best Don Bluth films.I didn’t even say it was bad.
You gave it the same score as A Wrinkle in Time.
You’re right, my bad, A Wrinkle in Time was better.
Rewatched two superhero movies.
Spider-Man Homecoming - Okay. Michael Keaton was fantastic. Some of the humor got on my nerves, but it’s very true to the character of Spider-Man, despite the liberties it takes with some of the other characters (Aunt May, MJ, Ned, etc.). It’s a bummer how much the production looks like television, though. The lighting, the cinematography, even the effects to a degree look cheap and unimaginative. It doesn’t serve the great cast and script at all.
Batman - Watching Spider-Man got me in the mood to watch another superhero movie with Michael Keaton. I haven’t seen this one in at least 10 years now, and man, I didn’t realize how much it’s aged. I rewatched Superman last year, and while that came out 10 years earlier, it feels timeless. This, on the other hand, feels very much a product of the 80s, the attitudes, the structure, Knox, so on. It’s very flawed, but on the other hand it really feels like the product of someone’s imagination, a movie. The production design is excellent, and I can’t go a day without quoting Jack Nicholson’s Joker at least once. This is one I can go back to again and again.
Mad Max Fury Road
Can’t believe it took me this long to see it but boy was it worth it. Literally just channeled every bit of testosterone within me for it’s entire runtime.
Batman - Watching Spider-Man got me in the mood to watch another superhero movie with Michael Keaton.
Check out Birdman if you haven’t, and while not a super hero film, I highly recommend The Founder.
The Wizard of Oz - synced up to Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon
4/4. Here’s a Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBamIi0tIRg
“Get over violence, madness and death? What else is there?”
Also known as Mr. Liquid Jungle.
Batman - Watching Spider-Man got me in the mood to watch another superhero movie with Michael Keaton. I haven’t seen this one in at least 10 years now, and man, I didn’t realize how much it’s aged. I rewatched Superman last year, and while that came out 10 years earlier, it feels timeless. This, on the other hand, feels very much a product of the 80s, the attitudes, the structure, Knox, so on. It’s very flawed, but on the other hand it really feels like the product of someone’s imagination, a movie. The production design is excellent, and I can’t go a day without quoting Jack Nicholson’s Joker at least once. This is one I can go back to again and again.
It was 1989, so I don’t know that I’d say it’s very much a product of the 80s, which makes it sound very different than a product of the late 80s. I think it’s very much a product of Tim Burton more than the time period.
And it’s still fantastic.
Batman - Watching Spider-Man got me in the mood to watch another superhero movie with Michael Keaton. I haven’t seen this one in at least 10 years now, and man, I didn’t realize how much it’s aged. I rewatched Superman last year, and while that came out 10 years earlier, it feels timeless. This, on the other hand, feels very much a product of the 80s, the attitudes, the structure, Knox, so on. It’s very flawed, but on the other hand it really feels like the product of someone’s imagination, a movie. The production design is excellent, and I can’t go a day without quoting Jack Nicholson’s Joker at least once. This is one I can go back to again and again.
It was 1989, so I don’t know that I’d say it’s very much a product of the 80s, which makes it sound very different than a product of the late 80s. I think it’s very much a product of Tim Burton more than the time period.
It is still a lot of fun. Just a lot more flawed and not as timeless as Superman is.
Check out Birdman if you haven’t, and while not a super hero film, I highly recommend The Founder.
I loved Birdman, and considered watching it next, but it was 2am when I was done with Batman, so had to stop. Haven’t seen The Founder but it’s on Netflix. Michael Keaton is great, so I’ll watch it eventually.
