[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Thessair

I'm rather a sentimental old fart, so I enjoy it every year. Funnily enough, I saw it at a quite crowded showing at my local AMC last night.

I loved it. It's not very often I call a film perfect but this one really is.

[KRX]

If everything goes according to plan, I'll be hosting a double-feature at my house tomorrow of The Iron Giant and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Queue snow-storm to ruin my plans.

[Thessair]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

I loved it. It's not very often I call a film perfect but this one really is.

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who enjoys it! It seems like it sort of became fashionable for a while to bash the heck out of the film.

[Klonoahedgehog]

Okay Watched Cars 2 and the verdict.... It isn't as bad as people make it out to be, i enjoyed it.

[Paladin]

Went out and saw "Frozen" earlier.


...Disney, you need to fire your marketing staff. Like, immediately.

Every commercial or trailer I saw for this film looked mediocre/terrible but the actual product is quite possibly the best Disney Animated release since Beauty and the Beast.


Frozen takes most of the traditional elements of Disney romance (like love at first sight) and turns them completely on their axis. And its done with some excellent characters with genuine heart & soul behind them, supported by memorable musical numbers too!

I loved this film. Highly recommended!

[Locke]

Re watched Hot Fuzz earlier, I knew it was good but I don't remember it being THAT good. Easily one of my favourites alongside the likes of Django (1966), Blade Runner and Army of Darkness.

[Sunred]

Saw Ace Ventura: Pet Detective the one that started it all.

[ComicGuy89]

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Originally Posted by Paladin

Went out and saw "Frozen" earlier.


...Disney, you need to fire your marketing staff. Like, immediately.

Every commercial or trailer I saw for this film looked mediocre/terrible but the actual product is quite possibly the best Disney Animated release since Beauty and the Beast.


Frozen takes most of the traditional elements of Disney romance (like love at first sight) and turns them completely on their axis. And its done with some excellent characters with genuine heart & soul behind them, supported by memorable musical numbers too!

I loved this film. Highly recommended!

I haven't watched Frozen, but Disney's marketing staff really is terrible. Remember when they made Tangled look like a Dreamworks rip-off? Or Wreck It Ralph like a movie full of bad jokes?

[Dr Kain]

Wow, I've seen a lot of movies and have not posted in here.

Frozen was one of them and was great. Best since Beauty and the Beast? Not really since I consider The Lion King to be their greatest achievement ever. Oh yeah, and The PRincess and the Frog is my third favorite, so Frozen would probably go after that or something.

Never seen It's A Wonderful Life as I never understood the concept behind it. Plus, I've seen millions of adaptations of it there is no point to seeing it. Anyway:

Disney's A Christmas Carol - This is easily my favorite adaptation of the story. It is amazing to see how well the CGI has evolved between The Polar Express and this, as the details of gotten a lot better and there seems to be a lot more life in the eyes (even if it still isn't perfect). I also love how the characters and imagery looks nearly identical to the book due to them using CGI, especially when it comes to the ghosts themselves. I just love how the Ghost of Xmas Past looks like a candle as the way it was described in the novel. There obviously are things added for the 3D, such as the Fezziwigs being agile and then coach chasing scene with Xmas Yet to Come, but those have no bearing on the movie itself and are fun to watch, so I'll forgive them for that. I also like the way they did the dissolve with the Ghost of Xmas Future as it fits with him growing old throughout the day and I feel it fits the mood that Dickens had been giving at the very end of this ghostly encounter. Overall, I give this movie an 8/10 and as I said, it might be slightly flawed, but it remains to be my favorite adaptation of the story to date.

[Locke]

I dunno whether it counts as a movie as it was broadcast on TV, but it's feature length and is presented like a film so yeah... I just watched The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher The Murder at Road Hill House.

Although the production and acting is all solid, this just kinda makes you wish Considine was in a Sherlock Holmes adaptation. I understand this is based on true events, and inspired Sherlock Holmes to a degree but the fact that the film tries to stick so close to the facts makes this feel almost mundane in comparison.

I know that is horrible, as it features the death of a child, something that should never be called mundane. But it's less so in the events that transpire that this is mundane, and more around Whicher himself. We're so used to eccentric detectives with complex roller coaster investigations. But Road Hill lacks all of that excitement, and all of that wit, which is a shame as I love Considine.

I can't even really praise its use of the period. Although true, the trajectory of the narrative perhaps wouldn't have played out much in the way it did if it took place today, we've already seen this concept done much better elsewhere. Mr. Whicher's battle with a country town more interested in treading lightly than finding truth and justice sadly just isn't particularly interesting.

Honestly overall that is the problem, Road Hill is simply boring. Beyond base shocks, and twists that add more punch because this is based on a true story, there is little to this tale. This is a visual medium, so having so much of your film playing out as characters simply standing about and chatting, with the camera being largely static and rarely cutting doesn't make for interesting viewing. I'm grateful that this didn't feel the need to embellish but you can make things more interesting without adding a new car chase.