Comments for The Movie Meeting Ground http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com A small hope for a world with good discussion surrounding films Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Up, Pixar’s Best by sandeep http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/up-pixars-best/#comment-51 sandeep Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:53:31 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-51 The Incredibles started with Mr. Incredible bumbling up a battle and basically being fired, a pretty demoralizing way to start a superhero movie. I can't remember how Monsters Inc started though. Loved this analysis, and completely agree that while Ratatouille was more entertaining, this was an excellent portrayal of all the best Pixar traits. Keep up the blog, Mike. The posts are always interesting. -Sandeep The Incredibles started with Mr. Incredible bumbling up a battle and basically being fired, a pretty demoralizing way to start a superhero movie. I can’t remember how Monsters Inc started though.

Loved this analysis, and completely agree that while Ratatouille was more entertaining, this was an excellent portrayal of all the best Pixar traits.

Keep up the blog, Mike. The posts are always interesting.

-Sandeep

]]> Comment on A new entry to my favorite genre by thatmovieguy http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/a-new-entry-to-my-favorite-genre/#comment-50 thatmovieguy Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:49:57 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-50 Funny you should mention Superbad Jeff. Though I don't know if it ever had huge amounts of hype, I enjoyed Forgetting Sarah Marshall far more than I thought I would...possibly more than I should have period. Turns out some people do know what kind of romantic comedies I will funny...? Funny you should mention Superbad Jeff. Though I don’t know if it ever had huge amounts of hype, I enjoyed Forgetting Sarah Marshall far more than I thought I would…possibly more than I should have period. Turns out some people do know what kind of romantic comedies I will funny…?

]]> Comment on A new entry to my favorite genre by Jeff Olsen Biebighauser http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/a-new-entry-to-my-favorite-genre/#comment-49 Jeff Olsen Biebighauser Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:40:23 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-49 I would make a similar claim, on a smaller scale, of my experience with 'Superbad.' I would make a similar claim, on a smaller scale, of my experience with ‘Superbad.’

]]> Comment on A new entry to my favorite genre by thatmovieguy http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/a-new-entry-to-my-favorite-genre/#comment-48 thatmovieguy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:47:20 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-48 Funny you should say...half way through Memoirs right now...and I did end up borrowing one of D-wingers copies of Watchmen and reading it at Panera. The book was great, as were the reactions to me reading a large and violent "comic book" in such a public space. Funny you should say…half way through Memoirs right now…and I did end up borrowing one of D-wingers copies of Watchmen and reading it at Panera. The book was great, as were the reactions to me reading a large and violent “comic book” in such a public space.

]]> Comment on A new entry to my favorite genre by Ankit http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/a-new-entry-to-my-favorite-genre/#comment-47 Ankit Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:24:59 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-47 Hey, did you ever read the book? I know you seemed kinda against it in your last post about the watchmen, but considering you don't have high schoolers knocking on your door every 10 minutes for a few months, you should try and grab it, I heard its amazing. Hey, did you ever read the book? I know you seemed kinda against it in your last post about the watchmen, but considering you don’t have high schoolers knocking on your door every 10 minutes for a few months, you should try and grab it, I heard its amazing.

]]> Comment on Not much on The Watchmen by Your favorite D-winger http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/not-much-on-the-watchmen/#comment-45 Your favorite D-winger Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:34:09 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=144#comment-45 Disappointment sir, disappointment. I come here expecting a review, instead I get links to things that I have already seen/read. I hope that I can have an intimate discussion with you on the subject of this movie later, as I feel you have done a sub-par job. However, I am/was in a similar predicament as you about reading the comic book. But from what I have read/heard, I cannot discern if it would have been worth it to finish the book, as the ending was changed for the movie. Disappointment sir, disappointment.

I come here expecting a review, instead I get links to things that I have already seen/read. I hope that I can have an intimate discussion with you on the subject of this movie later, as I feel you have done a sub-par job. However, I am/was in a similar predicament as you about reading the comic book. But from what I have read/heard, I cannot discern if it would have been worth it to finish the book, as the ending was changed for the movie.

]]> Comment on Remember Remeber the 5th of November by Brady http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/remember-remeber-the-5th-of-november/#comment-35 Brady Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:39:41 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-35 I agree with you that this movie was extremely well done, based off of an extremely well-done graphic novel. That being said, I take some issue with changes made in the transition between the two. The movie, released in the wake of a Bush '04 reelection that disheartened many liberals, comes off as a sort of leftist wet-dream- a masked superhero saving England from the excesses of a government that looks like the most garish caricature of the Bush administration they could think of. Sure, as a liberal it is fun to watch conservative ideologues get skewered (sometimes literally) and see people of all ages stand up against an oppressive government, but it smacks of extreme Disneyland fantasy. The graphic novel offers no such glossy ending is and decidedly more, well, British. Don't get me wrong; I just watched the movie again last weekend and enjoyed it. It holds up remarkably well. I just would have liked to see more Alan Moore and less Michael Moore. I agree with you that this movie was extremely well done, based off of an extremely well-done graphic novel. That being said, I take some issue with changes made in the transition between the two.

The movie, released in the wake of a Bush ‘04 reelection that disheartened many liberals, comes off as a sort of leftist wet-dream- a masked superhero saving England from the excesses of a government that looks like the most garish caricature of the Bush administration they could think of. Sure, as a liberal it is fun to watch conservative ideologues get skewered (sometimes literally) and see people of all ages stand up against an oppressive government, but it smacks of extreme Disneyland fantasy. The graphic novel offers no such glossy ending is and decidedly more, well, British.

Don’t get me wrong; I just watched the movie again last weekend and enjoyed it. It holds up remarkably well. I just would have liked to see more Alan Moore and less Michael Moore.

]]> Comment on Follow-up to Sideways by Heidi http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/follow-up-to-sideways/#comment-30 Heidi Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:19:20 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-30 Smoke Signals!! And I love the Dar Williams song "Road Buddy" in that movie as well. Smoke Signals!!
And I love the Dar Williams song “Road Buddy” in that movie as well.

]]> Comment on The Nominee for Worst Movie of All Time… by Brady http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/the-nominee-for-worst-movie-of-all-time/#comment-29 Brady Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:58:37 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-29 I haven't seen "Dancer", but "Eight Crazy Nights" is a terrible, terrible movie. So is "What the @#%$^ Do We Know?" (or whatever the title of that intellectual abortion is). I haven’t seen “Dancer”, but “Eight Crazy Nights” is a terrible, terrible movie. So is “What the @#%$^ Do We Know?” (or whatever the title of that intellectual abortion is).

]]> Comment on Holy depth of character Batman! (Batman Begins/Dark Knight) *major spoilers* by Brady http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/holy-depth-of-character-batman-batman-beginsdark-knight-major-spoilers/#comment-28 Brady Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:56:23 +0000 http://thatmovieguy.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-28 I think comic books are ultimately what made me an English major... ultimately, they address sophisticated themes with a directness that many novels can't because of the constraints of subtlety and reality. Yet somehow, <i>The Dark Knight<i> managed to somehow infuse subtlety and reality into a world where people dress up like clowns and bats and fight each other. Questions of justice, chaos, human nature... this is a lesson on philosophy snuck into a movie with explosions and fight scenes. Come for the punches, stay for the lingering questions on whether creating more powerful weapons to fight evil will ultimately lead to more powerful evil. This movie captured the essence of comic books while deconstructing them at the same them. I think comic books are ultimately what made me an English major… ultimately, they address sophisticated themes with a directness that many novels can’t because of the constraints of subtlety and reality. Yet somehow, The Dark Knight managed to somehow infuse subtlety and reality into a world where people dress up like clowns and bats and fight each other. Questions of justice, chaos, human nature… this is a lesson on philosophy snuck into a movie with explosions and fight scenes. Come for the punches, stay for the lingering questions on whether creating more powerful weapons to fight evil will ultimately lead to more powerful evil. This movie captured the essence of comic books while deconstructing them at the same them.

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