Watched Orion and the Dark on Netflix tonight. Loved it, cute movie about a boy who's afraid of everything overcoming his biggest fear. Some heart was thrown in, with an ending I did not expect or even saw coming. Enjoyed this one.
The resident Trolls superfan! Saw Trolls Band Together via early access and absolutely loved it!
Me and the missus watched Wish. It was an ok movie but the art style they went for was bad for me. This watercolor feel combined with the 3D style that originated from Tangled felt cheap.
Also, the little goat was annoying and not funny. The movie was going to be fine even better without it.
We loved the end credits with the many Disney characters displayed with stars
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-Short Circuit 1 and 2
-Vibes
-Kingdom of the Spiders
-the Hollywood Dreams Nightmares robert englund documentary
-2010 the sequel to the old Kubrik movie 2001
Argyle (Cinema) - I've always thought it was hard for a film to pull off both being your comedy as well as your legitimate action thriller (and it's a trap a lot of films fall into these days, especially the comic book stuff), and Argyle simply can't quite pull it off. I actually liked it at the outset and thought it was striking the balance well enough, but by the climax all the pretext was gone & it went full silly with some absurdly goofy action set pieces & a couple of completely contrived "saves" for our heroes after we've already had half a dozen twists and the writers seemed to stop caring explaining them. Sam Rockwell was a pretty enjoyable presence throughout, however you'll be disappointed if you were looking forward to Henry Cavill, John Cena, or a couple of the others who appeared in the marketing, as many of them only have 5 to maybe 20 minutes of screentime at most. Also has the now standard "Hey! We're setting up a cross franchise cinematic universe" moment during the mid credits that people are starting to tire of, tying it into Kingsmen.
A Dog's Journey (Amazon Prime) - A dog's soul is reincarnated through various lives (as different dogs) in order to watch over & protect the granddaughter of it's first owner as she grows through life. A movie like this has a lot of cheap emotional twists, but darn if they don't work. You'll be crying like a baby.
the Patriot (Blu-Ray) - Don't think I've actually sat down to watch the whole thing before (& this was the nearly 3 hour extended cut to boot), but it was absolutely fantastic. Of course as historical fiction it's not historically accurate (& it doesn't seem to claim to be), but it's a gripping example of a Hollywood epic with a great sense of scale, action, and a lot of heart. Really enjoyed this one.
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@Zuljaras The movie WAS going to be animated in 2D, but apparently the process would've taken too long, so they decided to combine it (as a "painted CGI" like the Spider-Verse movies and "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish").
That being said...I'm getting Wish on Blu-Ray next month.
@IceDomino And it clearly shows that it was changed during production.
Spider-Verse movies and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish were so damn good! And their styles were perfectly executed. The Last Wish was one of the absolute BEST animated movies in the last decade or even more.
Still, my absolute perfection for animated movie is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Moana 2 announced for November 2024.
Zootopia 2 has been scheduled for 2025.
Frozen III is scheduled for 2026.
The Mandalorian and Grogu is coming Spring 2026.
Some huge movie news from Disney:
Moana 2 announced for November 2024.
Zootopia 2 has been scheduled for 2025.
Frozen III is scheduled for 2026.
The Mandalorian and Grogu is coming Spring 2026.
Interesting that Moana 2 is coming this year when that's the one that hadn't even been announced before (though apparently it was originally going to be a Disney+ show, which I think I remember being announced). Seems like a very safe line-up all round, which isn't surprising given how many Disney films have flopped recently. Disney doesn't exactly have the best track record for sequels though, so let's hope these are good.
Thank you Nintendo for giving us Donkey Kong Jr Math on Nintendo Music
@Dogorilla
Yeah, they've reworked the D+ show into a sequel movie. I think it's a great business move, but I'm worried it'll hurt the quality of the movie.
Three sequels in a row is a lot, but like you said, the previous couple of movies flopped. I'm going to miss original stories the coming years though. Sequels are fine, but I'll always prefer original movies.
@bighirofix Before I saw Ruby Gillman last year, I already decided to make an AU of Ruby and Chelsea being a couple, even though the trailer totally spoiled that the two would battle.
Meh, the main thing I want from Disney is getting out the trailer for the new Alien movie. The guy that did the 10s Evil Dead remake made it and Ridley Scott has apparently seen and loved it.
@jump
I wouldn't put any value in Ridley Scott's opinion. Even if it's about an Alien film.
He's the one who thought the scripts for Prometheus and Covenant were great, remember?
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