We went to the movies on Father’s Day to see Jurassic World, but it was sold out. We’ll be going later today to see …….. “Inside Out”, the newest Pixar release. I just LOVE animated movies. I really do. It’s getting 92% (audience) and 98% (critics) on rottentomatoes. Also, a very nice write-up from a new (and, great) movie review website I recently found, http://screencrush.com/inside-out-review/
Jurassic World – while the specials effects seem/are fantastic – well, it seems the plot-line and dialogue are atrocious. Mere special effects no longer hold my interest. My brain has CGI-fatigue.
I mean, I’m supposed to believe;
— that they would open yet ANOTHER park after sooooo many people were killed in the previous parks?? Who the fuck would insure it? What government would allow it? What fuckin’ moron would go there?
— that scientists thought “Hey, what the fuck … let’s do some genetic modifications and make a bad-ass killing machine even more bad ass and nearly invincible!!” Really?
— that despite all the scientific genius required to re-constitute these dinosaurs, and develop a brand new one that never existed ….. that they can’t figure out how to build a fucking cage/lock to keep the motherfucker in? Really?
— oh yeah, and let’s train Raptors to think and follow commands …. because we can use them in the battlefield to replace humans. Uh huh. Sure.
— watching almost two hours of humans in the park doing jaw-droppingly stupid shit that leads directly to their deaths
— a gyrosphere ride where the amusement park gives riders ONE HUNDRED percent control over their ride … to go wherever and do whatever they want …. in a park with fuckin killer dinosaurs? WTF? The movie seems retarded to me. Just another tired reboot to bring $$$$$ to the studios without making even a half-assed attempt at telling a GOOD story.
ANYWAY, as I was looking around youtube at various trailers, I came across this, and it cracked me up, especially since I did enjoy the Hunger Games movies (except, the last one was kind of weak). Damned Millenials! Heh heh
I’ll watch the dinosaurs when they are in amazon Prime.
Stucky, the movie I want to see is The Martian. It was a really good book. Hoping they don’t ruin it.
Took my son to see inside out yesterday, his first ever time in a movie theater. It was very good, pixar is great at inventive stories.
Well, the wife wanted to see Inside Out so I relented. Somewhat entertaining, I guess. She claimed it is really an animated movie for adults and there was lots of correct brain functionality in the flick. I was impressed with how much detail can be created with computer-generated stuff now.
We see LOTS of movies (the wife loves popcorn). Always use discount coupons from The Entertainment Book and usually pay $16 for 2 tickets, sneak in our own bottle of water, and her small popcorn costs about $6. So for under $25 it’s not too much of a hit on the wallet.
Best movies for me in the last 12 months were Interstellar, American Sniper, Birdman, Ex Machina, and A Most Wanted Man.
The best part of Jurassic World is the 3 second Jimmy Buffett cameo…..
Stucky , is there no end to your depravity ?Next you’ll be trying talk us into an opera house.
Oh now I get it .What you’re really saying is we are cultural degenerates .
I don’t need no stinking Disney sub-sub-culture.
Stuck,
The first Jurassic Park was semi cool… after that, the “new” wore off of it… how many different ways can humans fuck up and die?
Jurassic 2 was completely spoiled by this bitch.
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In the movie, she is singlehandedly responsible for the deaths of everyone in the movie. Really. You watch the movie and you can point and say “Well, if that stupid bitch didn’t go off and do X, then those people wouldn’t have died… and those other assholes who tried to rescue her – and died – wouldn’t have died… then she does X and X, which sets into motion a chain of events where a whole bunch o’ other motherfuckers die…”
Take her out of the movie, and I doubt anyone would have died at all…
Well ………… that Inside Out movie was absolutely delightful!! Amazing animation! Great story.
Prior to the movie there was a Pixar short-story movie called “Lava”. A love (lava) song between two volcanoes. Sounds corny … except it wasn’t. In 3D in was incredible. Here it is below … it looks like someone filmed it in the movies and posted it yesterday on youtube. That can’t be legal … wonder how long it will stay up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFgwXlKVauE&feature=player_detailpage
After the movie ended we snuck into the Jurassic World showing … about half way through … where the two boys are riding that Gyroscope ride …. I’m thinking that’s about when all the action started. Well …. Ms Freud and I just laughed at some of the retarded dialogue — as did a large part of the audience — but, YEAH the fuckin’ dinosaur scenes were GREAT. I’m glad we didn’t waste money on two tickets though.
Did anyone else notice that, in the trailer for Inside Out, the husband is, as usual, portrayed as a useless, clueless idiot? The wife, of course, is the smart one and wishes that she married someone “better.” The propaganda is so thick. People should be shielding their children from these kinds of messages.
Movies have become nothing more than 2+ hour special effects demo reels. The last decent movie that I saw was Exodus: Gods and Kings. Picked this over The Hobbit: 5 Armies and dont regret it.
I rented Saint Vincent with Bill Murray this weekend. Liked it. No special effects at all, other than a fake pregnancy on Naomi Watts as a Russian prostitute. I hate CGI.
Thranduil
I think it’s funny that you say movies are “2+ hour special effects demo reels” ……. and then picked a 2+ hour special effects movie (Exodus) as the last decent movie you saw.
I don’t do much anymore ,but my autistic child who is a dinosaour savant wanted to see it .
Rarely have I spent so little money and had so much fun !!!! seeing him smile and laugh is worth any price !!!!!!!! ya im as human as I can be and live to make his days seem ok , I fail most days but goddmmit not that day !!!!
” … but my autistic child who is a dinosaour savant wanted to see it . Rarely have I spent so little money and had so much fun !!!!” ————- gm
That’s FANTASTIC!!!! Truly! I also loved dinosaurs … which little boys don’t??
“amuse” .. from “muse”, to think … and “a”, not. Therefore, amuse = not thinking.
Admin’s son, as your own son, thought the movie was great. From a purely amusement factor, it surely was. Those dinosaurs looked so damned lifelike and the action was impressive.
Not every movie has to have “meaning”. Most go just to have fun. But, I’m an old fart and CGI fails to impress …. not to mention I’m a cheap-ass and spending $18 per person for a 3D movie is a heavy cross to bear.
@John A, the movie didn’t really depict the dad as a clueless idiot (except for one scene), he apparently moved the family to San Francisco as part of some kind of entrepreneurial startup, and is elsewhere shown as a fairly involved parent. Story was OK, but could have used a better explanation of what Sadness’ function is, as I was kind of struggling to explain it to my kids.
We saw Jurassic World last weekend…mostly the same comments…it worked as mindless action and Chris Pratt is entertaining as usual…I thought about the gyroscopic Christmas ornament cars from an engineering perspective, and they are absurdities.
We have seen a bunch of good Redbox movies of late: very surprised by Dracula Untold, Playing it Cool was actually solid for a RomCom, MacFarland, USA was excellent and my wife actually taught at that school in the early 2000s, Rewrite was also good.
BUT. the best movies I have seen lately BY FAR, maybe the best of last 15 years (after only 1 viewing) is Rudderless. William H. Macy’s directorial debut is a MASTERPIECE. Some people here may simply hate it, it requires a mind open to ambivalence, which is a very difficult thing to do properly in art…I have NEVER seen a finer example.
Stucky- Shame, shame, shame on you for spending your money to improve Disney’s bottom line. How soon you forgot that Disney fired all of their American employees and made them train their foreign replacements at the theme parks. Disney is fucking evil to the core, and they most likely implanted some weird shit in your brain with a subliminal message during that movie.
Boycott Disney! And that includes their movies.
DES !
Bea
I agree 100% regarding shitfuk Disney. But, it is unreasonable, and virtually impossible, to boycott all the shitfuk companies in “murika 100% of the time. Lemme have SOME fuckin’ fun in my life ONCE IN A WHILE … mmmmkay?
Last good movie I saw was Grand Budapest Hotel.
Before that? Probably “There Will Be Blood”.