[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Now the first Bayformers was a pretty good movie. Yeah, it features plastic face and Whiny McNononononono, but the execution was pretty good and the fights were cool. Not to mention Megatron was pretty bad ass after he woke up. That first battle between Bumblebee and Barricade was awesome.

Although Age of Extinction doesn't improve the human side it offers a lot more outside of it - most notably much clearer, better shot, choreographed and directed action I could actually follow. Although the villains remain completely throwaway.

[Drago Rider]

saw frozen today. while I did enjoy it, I don't see what the big deal is. I actually think it was a bit heavy on the songs, sure its a Disney movie but it still seems like it was a bit much, even for them. the movie seems like it would be better suited for the stage with all that music in my opinion.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Drago Rider

saw frozen today. while I did enjoy it, I don't see what the big deal is. I actually think it was a bit heavy on the songs, sure its a Disney movie but it still seems like it was a bit much, even for them. the movie seems like it would be better suited for the stage with all that music in my opinion.

Because it tossed all of the Disney cliches upside down. It made fun of them while having a great story with well done character development.

[Drago Rider]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Because it tossed all of the Disney cliches upside down. It made fun of them while having a great story with well done character development.

I get that. and I think I might enjoy it more now that I know how much singing is in it if I watch it again. I was just slightly put off by the higher than normal song count since I wasn't expecting that many songs, even for Disney.

[Dr Kain]

Batman Mask of the Phantasm - 9/10.

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by Drago Rider

saw frozen today. while I did enjoy it, I don't see what the big deal is. I actually think it was a bit heavy on the songs, sure its a Disney movie but it still seems like it was a bit much, even for them. the movie seems like it would be better suited for the stage with all that music in my opinion.

It was a musical. I really don't think "too many songs" is an accurate criticism. There's a reason nearly the whole cast are Broadway singers

And it didn't really. It had 7, the same number of songs that Disney Masterpiece Beauty and the Beast has and most Disney Classics circle 5-7, such as Aladdin (7), The Little Mermaid (5) and The Lion King (5), which is the type of atmosphere and fun the movie was obviously trying to recreate, which it did successfully. If you don't like songs, don't pick up a Disney musical, really.

[Powerman293]

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

My brother gets Nerdblock every month and so this documentary came with it. I thought it was just a dumb thing they threw in there and then I read on the back that Morgan Spurlock directed it. I like Morgan Spurlock and when I see his name on something, I sit up and take notice, as I am a fan of Super Size Me and his CNN stuff.

So in honor of Comic-Con this weekend and the fact I'm coincidentally going to San Diego that same weekend but for a different thing, I watched this movie.

Basically its about tons of different people who all go to SDCC and see if thier dreams come true. A Comic book dealer wants to sell the most rare Marvel comic so his business can stay afloat, a girl and her friends are cosplaying as Mass Effect characters onstage, two seperate dudes want to make it into comic books, a guy wants to marry his girlfriend at a Kevin Smith panel, its all very interesting.

There's also some bits from famous celebrities and writers talking about thier convention experiences and nerd fandom. Its really cool to see people like Joss Whedon and Olivia Wilde share thier experiences.

Its also nice to see something that doesn't shun collection or extreme devotion to nerd culture like mainstream media treats us but embraces shit like Honey boo boo.

My only problem with the movie is that Morgan Spurlock never shares his experiences. I'm fascinated by the guy and since he's a filmmaker, I would have loved to hear his influences from nerd culture. But I guess that's a testament to the people speaking for themselves in the movie rather then Spurlock.

Check it out if you haven't seen it, it'll defintley ignite the nerd inside of you.

Now I wanna go cosplay as Amuro Ray for some reason.

[Locke]

Rewatched Revenge of The Fallen on Bluray.

One of the complaints of Revenge of The Fallen is that it tries to be "too big" but I honestly think it's all the better for it. The hits are harder and the action cleaner, the whole thing just flows better and despite the larger quantity of robots I can actually follow the action this time.

Sadly the effects, while not horrible, are just not up to the scratch set by the first film. Spielberg made sure that in the first film every CG shot was accompanied by practical shots - very little outside of the robot forms of the Transformers were CG - which made it very easy to be convinced by what was on screen and has lead to the film ageing very gracefully. Revenge Of The Fallen on the other hand, not so much...

Given at least fifty more million to play with, it appears Bay has made the majority of the whole movie into CG and made the Transformer's even more complex, if you thought the designs were over complex in the first movie, you ain't seen nothing yet. By the time the Decepticon's arrive, I couldn't tell one apart from another, there are a few stand out designs but most are just a whirlwind of shiny metal scraps which are never laid out in any kind of defined shape cluttering the otherwise decent cinematography. The whole thing seems to melt into an animated feature by the end, my belief long since abandoned.

Characters are much more defined this time around than they were in the first film which has mostly positive results. Sam and Mikaela's relationship almost feels believable this time with how well they play off of each other (who woulda figured?) and although I don't quite like the person Sam grows into in this film seeing how he plays off his parents and Bumblebee continues to be very enjoyable and at places quite poignant. I certainly found myself relating to Sam much easier this time around, which is probably helped by the fact that minus the earlier parts of the film, I never felt smothered by the human characters.

The Transformers themselves remain, sadly, completely forgettable though. Optimus is more badass than ever and Bumblebee even more lovable while also getting his own chance to be a bit of a badass but all new additions, Autobot or Decepticon, are... wait, were there any new additions? I don't remember. Yeah...

Tonally, Revenge of the Fallen is all wrong, too. It gets really dark in places, and really brutal too and I guess I should be happy that the Decepticons feel much more like a genuine threat this time around but I didn't want it like this. It doesn't even really work all that well in context given how silly the whole premise of this thing is and I mean yeah, the comedy in the film is no better either but it sure fits better than what we got here.

Pretty much everything scriptwise is all wrong though, to be fair. I finished this movie...and I couldn't tell you what the hell it was about. It isn't just incoherent, it's convoluted as all hell. It's about fifty fetch quests which all interlink only because the characters cross over in scenes sometimes, every one has some sort of novelty which not only defies all real world logic but also directly contradicts and confuses the previous movie. By the end it literally just felt like scenes were being thrown together in whatever order they wanted and half of them felt like they weren't even from the same movie.

Revenge of The Fallen ends up being the kind of film where the spectacle leaves you finishing the film on a high and it isn't until a few hours later where you've gone away and thought about the film that you realise how awful it is. It takes a pretty massive step in the wrong direction tonally and the effects were disappointing. I will say that there does seem to be, at least at points, a genuine attempt to better the first film but it doesn't work. Just like the whole film.

[thunderstrike541]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Because it tossed all of the Disney cliches upside down. It made fun of them while having a great story with well done character development.

"You can't marry a man you just met." -Elsa
"About dang time, Disney." -Everyone

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by thunderstrike541

"You can't marry a man you just met." -Elsa
"About dang time, Disney." -Everyone

See, there was another Disney film that did that first. And did it better.

It was called Enchanted.