Another movie night ruined

In Marley & Me, the dog dies. (runs for cover. soaks mail)

John Brown wrote: I figured Wally would never even consider Pelham. I hated it compared to the original.

I didn't think it was that bad except that the screwed up locations were kinda annoying. There is a little part of my brain that can't let me ignore things like that, and when the money car(which was wrong for a number of reasons) punted a taxi into space and kept going.

I watched The Postman last week. That ruined my movie night.

What? Tell me you didn't at least laugh when Tom Petty shows up and says, "He man, I know you. You're famous!"

WilD wrote: You know what ruins movies? Internet boards that drop spoilers like dead old ladies in movies I haven't seen yet.

Usually I'm very careful about spoilers, and DID consider it before I shared that little tidbit, but honestly, it won't change anything--except just make you prepared so maybe you don't blow snot all over your couch when you do watch it. I'm here to help...

Appleseed wrote: In Marley & Me, the dog dies. (runs for cover. soaks mail)

And thank you for that. Now I'll be sure not to watch it, because I hate it when my face gets all swollen and my nose stops up.

Margie

Appleseed wrote: What? Tell me you didn't at least laugh when Tom Petty shows up and says, "He man, I know you. You're famous!"

Oh, I laughed. A lot. And groaned. And just stared at the screen with a look of bovine incomprehension.

Sure, The Postman wasn't great. But, really, we've all seen worse, right? I'd watch The Postman over Waterworld any day!

And I cried at the end of Marley and Me, too. I cried at the end of Old Yeller. I cried during the part of Stripes when John TALKS about crying at the end of Old Yeller.

Well ok, maybe that was over the top. But, while I didn't cry, I was very touched by the whole opening of Up! and I'm with Carl.

Haven't seen Pelham yet, but it's on the queue. I didn't expect greatness. Good to know I won't be disappointed!

We just finished Terminator: Salvation. Talk about a letdown! The elevator pitch sounds like an incredible movie! John Connor breaks in to Skynet HQ to rescue his father, before he sends him back in time. The execution was not brilliant.

Lugnut wrote: Sure, The Postman wasn't great. But, really, we've all seen worse, right? I'd watch The Postman over Waterworld any day! And I cried at the end of Marley and Me, too. I cried at the end of Old Yeller. I cried during the part of Stripes when John TALKS about crying at the end of Old Yeller.

I rarely cry during movies. I saw Marley and me about a month after my dog died. Yeah. Lets just say that I had a puffy face for the rest of the day.

Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's Father.
Bruce Willis is dead in The Sixth Sense.
Rhett Butler leaves Scarlett O'Hara.
Ariel gets legs and marries the Prince.
Verbal Kint IS Kaiser Soze.
Soylint Green is People.
The Planet of the Apes is actually the Earth.
Jack Dawson drowns and Rose throws the diamond necklace in the ocean.
The Na'vi loose their big tree, but do beat the humans and save Pandora.

pinchvalve wrote: Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's Father. Bruce Willis is dead in The Sixth Sense. Rhett Butler leaves Scarlett O'Hara. Ariel gets legs and marries the Prince. Verbal Kint IS Kaiser Soze. Soylint Green is People. The Planet of the Apes is actually the Earth. Jack Dawson drowns and Rose throws the diamond necklace in the ocean. The Na'vi loose their big tree, but do beat the humans and save Pandora.

SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE!!

CarKid1989 wrote:

Wally wrote: We were told we had to watch Up, the old man is just like me. About ten minutes into the movie the old man's wife dies. We watched the whole thing and while I thought it was cute the missus cried on and off the whole time.

In your wifes defense, i though it was a terribly sad movie...being a Disney movie and all. just my 2 cents

Pixar ain't Disney...or at least, wasn't when the thing was being made.

And animation ain't just for kids. Surrealism began as an "adult" (no, not that kind of adult) art form, and animation is even better at expressing it than stills.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism

Many of us who love animation actually hate Walt for popularizing the art form as something exclusively "for" children. Jeez, when's the last time you saw a Salvador Dali print in a kid's classroom?

There's a very good reason the Japanese stuff is so popular with animation fans around the world..those folks seem to almost instinctively understand that fact.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VEzgkMMsQ

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now...

mtn wrote:

pinchvalve wrote: Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's Father. Bruce Willis is dead in The Sixth Sense. Rhett Butler leaves Scarlett O'Hara. Ariel gets legs and marries the Prince. Verbal Kint IS Kaiser Soze. Soylint Green is People. The Planet of the Apes is actually the Earth. Jack Dawson drowns and Rose throws the diamond necklace in the ocean. The Na'vi loose their big tree, but do beat the humans and save Pandora.

SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE!!

"Rosebud" is the sled.

Lugnut wrote: Sure, The Postman wasn't great. But, really, we've all seen worse, right? I'd watch The Postman over Waterworld any day!

I feel the opposite, but maybe it's because I grew up on the beach instead of the plains. I'll take sailboats over -spit- horses eight days a week.

friedgreencorrado wrote:

CarKid1989 wrote:

Wally wrote: We were told we had to watch Up, the old man is just like me. About ten minutes into the movie the old man's wife dies. We watched the whole thing and while I thought it was cute the missus cried on and off the whole time.

In your wifes defense, i though it was a terribly sad movie...being a Disney movie and all. just my 2 cents

Pixar ain't Disney...or at least, wasn't when the thing was being made. And animation ain't just for kids. Surrealism began as an "adult" (no, not *that* kind of adult) art form, and animation is even better at expressing it than stills. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism Many of us who love animation actually hate Walt for popularizing the art form as something exclusively "for" children. Jeez, when's the last time you saw a Salvador Dali print in a kid's classroom? There's a very good reason the Japanese stuff is so popular with animation fans around the world..those folks seem to almost instinctively understand that fact. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VEzgkMMsQ Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now...

So....you've seen Fritz the Cat

In reply to friedgreencorrado:

You have rationalized Adault Swim

Now to watch Mission Hill to fall asleep

4eyes wrote: So....you've seen Fritz the Cat

Yes. Yes, I have.

neon4891 wrote: In reply to friedgreencorrado: You have rationalized Adault Swim Now to watch Mission Hill to fall asleep

I actually kinda like Mission Hill. Reminds me of the neighborhood/situation I was in when I first hit Atlanta.

For those of you familiar with Atlanta Metro, that'd be Virginia-Highlands in the mid 1980s.

neon4891 wrote: In reply to friedgreencorrado: You have rationalized Adault Swim Now to watch Mission Hill to fall asleep

You mean adult swim before it was just family guy, king of the hill, and utterly retarded shows.

I miss the old adult swim

I miss Space Ghost. Moltar was dreamy.

Wally wrote: The next one I ruined. I have a habit of watching movies and pointing out errors in things like location and places where reality was stretched too far.

Hmmm... you ARE like the old guy in UP!