Puss in Boots, Arriba!
POSTED BY: Wishimay
UPDATED: Sunday, February 12, 2012 07:24
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Instead of going for the Wizard of Oz effect, they should have written a better story. Tron Legacy's script was god-awful bad. There was none of the fun and whimsy that made the original the cult classic that it is. No seeing the "users" as religious icons or "Greek gods", the "games" were lame and confusing, and it seemed that Tron was inserted into the storyline as an afterthought. The script was patchwork at best. It seemed to me that the 3D FX was all they cared about.
And the "acting" - don't get me started. Bridges was the only one worth the price of admission. I had such high hopes for the return of Tron. 26 years and the best they could come up with was that chewed up mess. Anyway "Puss" was loads of fun.
SGG
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Finally went with my little critters (my 2 nieces) and had a blast. They had the right amount of humor for both kids and adults. Next up: The Muppet Movie.
Wokka, Wokka!
SGG
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I love movies! I want to see at least one good movie every day! I've been addicted to them since I was very small.
The problem is, I've become critical & intolerant as well. Not intentionally either.
Brother visits, takes me n' Sis out to lunch & a movie for our birthdays. Nothing playing that day looked interesting to me, so I picked Puss'n'Boots by default. Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, even Billy Bob Thornton, how could we go wrong?
My brother enjoyed it immensely; I could barely stand it. And I pretended to enjoy it, because he had done it for me.
One thumb way down, the other stuck in my ear. 
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon
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Curious, what was it you didn't like, specifically?
I thought the egg was a wee bit annoying, but it was still funny to me...
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Curious, what was it you didn't like, specifically?
I thought the egg was a wee bit annoying, but it was still funny to me...
Humpty was disgusting to me. Jack & Jill also.
There was a general grotesqueness to it, which many folks like, I guess.
The story was lame; the dialogue: was that meant to be cute? Maybe funny, entertaining? *groan*
The art work, animation was very poor.
Nutshell: Both content and quality annoyed me.
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon
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Spanish in Spain is different from anywhere else, because they deliberately lisp. So "Andalusian" becomes "andaluthian," which was the joke Banderas was making.
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Actually, he pointed out that the "Andaluthian" sound (which is the accent of his origin) is considered to be "an accent" to those who speak the Spanish of the rest of the country, so he used it on purrrrrpose.
The promo is a riot!! Thanks to whoever posted it - - we are up to here in litterboxes and "lambswool" with our four gatos. "The Most Interesting Man" ad reduces us to giggles whenever he appears.
bun
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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Humpty was disgusting to me. Jack & Jill also.
There was a general grotesqueness to it, which many folks like, I guess.
Nutshell: Both content and quality annoyed me.
I think you need to re-set expectations based on genre, AND it helps to enjoy a thing if you base your expectations low, and then be pleasantly surprised by the nice things... This was a KIDS movie primarily, and kids are somewhat fascinated by grotesque... Do you have any?? Helps ta have kids, you can ignore the parts meant just for them easier...
You are looking for overwhelming and dazzleing, which I get, but those days are pretty much gone. If you don't adapt to the time you will be constantly disappointed. I lowered my standards so I could still enjoy movies, and yes- that's a sad truth...
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
You are looking for overwhelming and dazzleing, which I get, but those days are pretty much gone. If you don't adapt to the time you will be constantly disappointed. I lowered my standards so I could still enjoy movies, and yes- that's a sad truth...
Nevermind how much the movies have changed over the years ... decades ... the generations. And each era with its masterpieces. Mostly, I prefer movies from 1985 to now.
How to Train Your Dragon I guess it was overwhelming and dazzleing ... also True Love.
Trust me: I did not set out to become so critical of movies -- even the mediocre ones.
We the people have created a huge demand for constant entertainment.
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon
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