And now for something fluffy
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mapsedgeMovies I've Seen Recently
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
An icky sweet confection with a disappointingly hollow center, that, like old chewing gum, lost its flavor very quickly. Except for Charlie - the titular character who really has nothing to do once the movie gets rolling - there was nothing (and no one) to like.
Jason and the Argonauts (Sci-Fi)
I've said before that any movie or miniseries with the Sci-Fi channel's branding on it is going to suck, but there was nothing else on TV at that moment so I figured, why not? James Callis (Baltar from Battlestar Galactica) uttering the line "Jason and Medea, in cahoots!" is why not.
A word of advice for Sci-Fi channel producers: STOP RECRUITING YOUR WRITERS FROM THE LOCAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Although, Jolene Blalock did make a very attractive, if mind-numbingly vacuous, Medea.
The Polar Express
Produced for IMAX 3-D, and full of the tired gimickry that such a target medium loves, full of uneven and unlikeable characters, including a Haley Joel Osmet clone that I wanted to root for and never ended up caring about.
Which is really my whole problem with the movie. I didn't care, and the story as told on film never gave me a reason.
I've read that this movie was the first to be produced 100% motion capture. Too bad they couldn't put sensors on the eyeballs of the actors: anytime a digital character tried to look at something or make eye contact, the result was disconcertingly imprecise, as if every character were blind. Ick.
Cars
YEAH BABY! Loved it loved it loved it. I laughed, I cried, I saw the jokes coming and they were still fresh. I'm not a big fan of Larry the Cable Guy - he's just not my type - but the character of Mater stole the show.
The only characters that truly didn't work for me were the Italian tire salesmen, although the pit stop at the end was a thing of beauty.
My dear wife,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mljm, was thoughtful enough to buy the DVD AND the soundtrack. Thank you, love.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
An icky sweet confection with a disappointingly hollow center, that, like old chewing gum, lost its flavor very quickly. Except for Charlie - the titular character who really has nothing to do once the movie gets rolling - there was nothing (and no one) to like.
Jason and the Argonauts (Sci-Fi)
I've said before that any movie or miniseries with the Sci-Fi channel's branding on it is going to suck, but there was nothing else on TV at that moment so I figured, why not? James Callis (Baltar from Battlestar Galactica) uttering the line "Jason and Medea, in cahoots!" is why not.
A word of advice for Sci-Fi channel producers: STOP RECRUITING YOUR WRITERS FROM THE LOCAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Although, Jolene Blalock did make a very attractive, if mind-numbingly vacuous, Medea.
The Polar Express
Produced for IMAX 3-D, and full of the tired gimickry that such a target medium loves, full of uneven and unlikeable characters, including a Haley Joel Osmet clone that I wanted to root for and never ended up caring about.
Which is really my whole problem with the movie. I didn't care, and the story as told on film never gave me a reason.
I've read that this movie was the first to be produced 100% motion capture. Too bad they couldn't put sensors on the eyeballs of the actors: anytime a digital character tried to look at something or make eye contact, the result was disconcertingly imprecise, as if every character were blind. Ick.
Cars
YEAH BABY! Loved it loved it loved it. I laughed, I cried, I saw the jokes coming and they were still fresh. I'm not a big fan of Larry the Cable Guy - he's just not my type - but the character of Mater stole the show.
The only characters that truly didn't work for me were the Italian tire salesmen, although the pit stop at the end was a thing of beauty.
My dear wife,
mljm, was thoughtful enough to buy the DVD AND the soundtrack. Thank you, love.