[Closed] Recent Viewing Part III

Watched Madhouse with Vincent Price and Peter Cushing. Amazing to me how two fine actors can improve a cheesy AI picture.

I think I'm becoming obscure in my film selections

We just saw Toy Story 3. While I would say it's good, I was disappointed with it. Perhaps that's because everyone I've heard talk about it has said nothing but great things about it. But I have several complaints with it. First, it's not a kids movie. This will not be a problem for those of you not watching it with your 1 and 3 year old children, but it was kind of a problem for us. Becoming obsolete to the one person you care about most is not exactly a theme kids can or should be able to resonate with. Nor that they [spoiler]end up in a horrible daycare run by a totalitarian toy mafia that resorts to brainwash, torture, imprisonment, and solitary confinement to beat down all the toys there and subject them to rule by a completely heartless stuffed pink bear. [/spoiler] My kids were either bored or scared by a lot of this film. My second problem: the plot is a bit thin. The entire film is no more than a jail break. Problem 3: recycled elements. Toys leave the house, they have to get back before a big move, of course they figure out a way for Buzz to revert to his spaceman self again, woody tries to convince all the toys of something they won't believe but he ends up being right, and the theme of never leaving anyone behind shows up again. The end didn't pack the emotional punch I was expecting, either. Don't get me wrong, I still liked the end. But after all I'd heard I was really expecting more.

I really did enjoy the film, though. This is all just reaction to what I've heard from others. The film is very funny, and the new characters are all great. In the end, though, I wouldn't say this film was as satisfying as Toy Story 2, or as important as Toy Story 1. I think I personally would put this film toward the bottom of Pixar's output, which is still better than the average film by a mile.

It was no problem for me. My boy just turned 4 years old loved when he saw it and even though he saw it on opening day and hasn't seen it since can't stop talking about it! I thought it was a magnificent end to the trilogy! Yes, there were some more adult themes in the picture but overall it's an excellent film for young and old!

-Erik-

I agree with Christopher and I thought it was one of the weaker Pixar films.

I loved Big Baby. Excellent character and thoroughly scary, indeed!
Overall, I enjoyed the movie a lot (a lot more than part 2 at any rate) but the overly long and cheesy ending was pure schmaltz. Sentimental I would not have minded (in fact, I'm a sucker for that), but this was just annoyingly cutesey and very much against the grain of the rest of the film.

And I can't see how anyone sees a "definite" ending in this?
Roll on "Toy Story: The Next Generation" (mark my words!)

That's funny. At that point in the film my wife turned to me and said, "Wow! It looks like they've made sure there won't be any more sequels!"

Good idea

Too bad... I thought Kung Fu Panda was spectacular!!!

-Erik-

Didn't enjoy Kung Fu Panda but I'm hoping How To Train Your Dragon lives up to the hyp.e

Kung Fu Panda was hilarious! Excellent story. Lots of heart. Great voice actors. Superb action sequences. It was a really, really good movie. The sequel comes out nexy summer.

How To Train Your Dragon blows everything out of the water! It is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite films!

-Erik-

Tonight it will be Starman for me, the film that got John Carpenter started.
Thomas

i was wrong

I just rewatched Kung Fu Panda today. I still think it is the best computer animated film to come out of Dreamworks.

He irritates the hell out of me too, it's about tastes i guess. The fat panda was an animated Jack Black in all essence and maybe that's why i didn't like the film?