– I vaguely remember the book when I was little; actually I was looking through it at the libe the other day. I don’t remember him having animal familiars ? Will have to re-read it
– The Purple Crayon…imagine what you could do with such a thing…does it never wear out ?
– So there’s an unhappy, musically-talented woman working in a store ? And a strange, magical man from another world comes into her life ? It’s like…ELF, isn’t it ! Typecasting
– This movie makes you ask the big questions, like…if an animal becomes a human in the Real World…and they have human intelligence…and you were to marry them, would that count as beastiality ? And then they disappear when you stop believing in them? So they’d be kind of like imaginary friends regardless ?
– Also, why DO Moose and Porcupine Become Human in the real world? And Moose reverts back into a Moose when panicked, but we never see Porcupine revert back into a Porcupine ? That makesn’t any sense
– Gary from the Library…he’s thirsty for Terry, isn’t he. I was wondering how pure his intentions were
– I don’t know if chaining up her kid in the dungeon will impress her much. Maybe try that on her instead, and tease her just a little ? But, I don’t think that would work in this case
– I think the moral is to listen to your kid when they tell you they’ve befriended a strange man with a magic crayon who draws things and they become real. Like, duh.
I think marrying an animal in any form is bestiality and as soon as we open up discussion over whether it is or not it will lead to the decline of western society as we know it
So i have a considerable list of movies and tv stuff across a few streaming services ive not gotten around to watching. I dont really watch a lot, but i decided to try and watch at least a couple of these things a month.
This being the case yesterday i watched S. Craig Zahler’s debut film Bone Tomahawk. Oh man, i dont know if i love this thing or if it just left an undeniable impact. A blend of horror and western, its a 2 hour slow burn starring Kurt Russel as a sheriff in a small town. A bandit played by David Arquette defiles the gravesite of a tribe of cave people who follow him to town and kidnap some townsfolk and several horses, leading to Russel and 3 others to follow them into the wilderness on a rescue mission.
Its shot beautifully, really well made. But it might also be one of the most brutal things ive seen in recent memory. It takes a while before it takes off, but once it does the violence is unflinchingly direct. It also features patrick wilson, Matthew fox, richard jenkins, lili simmons, and a few more.
Id recommend it, but with warning that its not for the faint of heart.
I’ve never really been able to get into Bone Tomahawk, but have to really push through one day. I’m curious if you’ve ever watched The Woman by Lucky McKee.
Everything I’ve read is that it gets super gory at the end, and I keep meaning to try to get to the end to see if it’s as wild as people claim. My partner and I are really hard to scare or gross out, so I’m curious if it’s really as intense as claimed.
To be fair, i dont watch a ton of horror movies, but i dont watch a ton in general. Im not sure id call it overly gory, though for me gore is more in line with stuff like Evil Dead. It is pretty brutal though, and it feels like a realistic, believable portrayal of this stuff most of the time. Im not sure how hyped up it, as id never even heard of the movie until this week. There are probably 3 specific moments that most people bring up when speaking of the movie though. And i think it uses the pacing to its advantage as it takes so long that it almost lulls you into a safe-ish feeling so the suddenness of the first moment is super impactful. It also never pulls punches and keeps the camera on the action for the entire moment. Sound design also plays a large part in the moments. Not sure where it would land for you.
It’s often hyped up in horror circles. My partner and I are big horror heads, but my partner is probably twice my intensity, lol. In fact a lot of her research and teaching has been on horror in the past, so we watch a ton. Every New Years Eve we do a horror marathon to catch up on horror movies we missed during the last year. Bone Tomahawk is one we tried to watch when it first came out, but it didn’t draw us in. We were actually talking about giving it another chance just a couple weeks ago.
watched Agrro Dr1ft last night with my bud, we both thought it was pretty good. It’s almost like a book: just long long inner monologues with psychedelic imagery… was QUITE different than what either of us expected. Rewatched Alien vs Predator to get into the mood for Alien Covenant Fatnastic movie overall (that I feel Prometheus kinda stole ideas from) Also watched ZEF: the Story of Die Antwoord (a really cool mockumentary (I think?) that is essetnailly a super artistic music video with narrative sequences glueing it all together.
Its solid. I have a lot of respect for Ron Pearlman as well. He once spent like 6 hours to get into full Hellboy costume for a kid who wanted to meet him through like Make a Wish or something. Like a ten minute meeting too, not like an all day visit.
If you havent seen them, the two animated films Blood and Iron, and Sword of Storms are great too. Same voice actors for em.
Took my kids to see Coraline* as it is back in theaters for anniversary showings, 3D and basic. I highly recommend checking out the 3D showings as Coraline does make the case that 3D films can entertain in ways that 2D movies simply cannot. There are so many moments where the film naturally creates these fascinating enormous dioramas that you can just marvel at for the entire duration of the shot. But that isn’t all. The film uses its 3D to create interesting visual tricks with some of its special effects that can not exist in 2D. It pulls images closer to your face to really drive home a scare. The door seems miles away as the image tricks your eyes into watching it spatial fly away. This movie made me wish that 3D films had caught more artists attention because boy would I be interested in the art they could make.
All this without talking about how good Coraline is which maybe doesn’t even need to be said? Just an excellent film that doesn’t waste a second. It is THE definitive way to experience Coraline (a story you can experience as at least a book, a graphic novel, and a stop motion feature film) with the movie filling out Coraline’s universe in colorful and poignant ways. It looks gorgeous, has a humm-able score, and some really great voice performances. Keith David and Teri Hatcher are just excellent in this.
Coraline is the anti-Avatar. While Avatar was a fun 3D film but an unwatchable bore at home, Coraline is a great movie at home, and incredibly special at a 3D showing.
The older I get, the more I understand the parents haha.
At one point, an on screen needle got close to our faces according to our 3D glasses. I turned to see my children’s faces. They were amazed. My daughter stuck her hand out to see if it was there.
It was magic.
*Yes I am aware that Neil Gaiman is probably not a good guy. This movie is amazing because of a lot of other people and I celebrate their work.
Speaking of movies featuring terrible people, it was a slow day here so we watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory !
– Yes, Charlie was in it, and so was Willy Wonka. A somewhat “creepy” version of him, I always thought…
– Poor Charlie…LITERALLY ! But he has a good heart, and always cares about his family
– The 5 Deadly Sin Kids introduce themselves to Wonka, who promptly ignores them. You might say they’re more polite than he is. If he hates kids so much, why invite them to the factory? Well, we see why of course
– So this is kind of like Saw, right ? Well, what was Wonka planning to do if the kids all listened to him and survived the trip ?!
– At least Augustus and Veruca weren’t permanently disfigured, as far as we see. It would be interesting to see the kids as friends as adults
– Paying the Oompa Loompas in cocoa beans strikes me as legally questionable. There was a Real Lawyer Reacts to the first [movie] that I watched, I will have to re-visit that and the first movie later
– Willy Wonka hides from the world…an understandable urge sometimes, I think. But then again, maybe that’s for covering up his crimes
– I have a new friend who likes Tim Burton movies [she wants to show me Beetlejuice soon]; I will have to ask her thoughts on this one
I always thought it was funny how Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was more about Charlie, while Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was more about Willie Wonka.
I should give them a rewatch sometime, it’s been a while. (I’m one of the odd ones who enjoyed both versions, but perhaps my opinion will change.) There was a new Wonka prequel movie recently-ish too, which I’ve been meaning to see. It seems people liked it okay?
I could not feel more differently. Reading the Coraline book with my kids now, I’m surprised how many of the best details originate in the film. I really feel like Neil Gaiman is being elevated by Laika’s work, not vice versa
Personally I’m fine with the anime aesthetic, my main issue with it is that they seem to be basing too much of the designs on the Peter Jackson films. Instead of deviating from all that and coming up with more new and interesting depictions.
I don’t like that everyone feels that those films “figured out” what Middle-earth is supposed to look like and are the basis from which to go on with any future film or tv adaptation.
It’s probably not what the majority of fans want but I wish they would get much more crazy with it. Bring back the vibe of the batshit insane European adaptations from the 70s and 80s lol.
