I thought I'd do another Pixar/Disney one, this time Brave. It was the most recent original Pixar movie with its original characters. This was to continue their power streak, as well as building on to the Disney empire.
The title, as one would think, is inspired by the film's main character, a young princess named Merida. She is one of those heiresses who doesn't want to live by family traditions and would rather march to the beat of her own drum. If you remember the previews, she is shown to be an archer. Archery is a sport that is continuing to regain in popularity (especially for women). The Hunger Games played no small part, and Brave was to add more hype to it. Anyway, Merida goes to a witch (who disguises herself as a wood crafter) to bargain with her. Merida's mother Elinor accidentally transforms into a big bear, and it is up to Merida to undo the spell.
As said above, Pixar has had a long continuous streak of hits, starting with Toy Story. But, for some reason I felt this one was missing something. Sure, it is a great film kids can easily enjoy. Me and Roger Ebert did agree on something though: parents or grownups who were expecting a movie for all ages may seem disappointed. I'd still give this one a go if you have children.
My rating: 6 out of 10
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
03/04: Finding Nemo
With all the hype of the Oscars dying down, I figured I might as well right a review with a film with Ellen DeGeneres in it. Mr. Wrong? Haven't seen it nor do I want to see it right away. EdTv? Haven't seen it just yet. Finding Nemo stands out as one of the greatest animated classics for (I guess its safe to say) the generation below me.
If you've seen the movie, you'll know right away after watching it the message is 'hope'. Let's hope this will happen. Let's hope we can find Nemo. Red once said in The Shawshank Redemption, "Hope drives a man insane." Not to be 'Negative Nancy' in any way, but miracles don't always happen. Sometimes they do though. A short rundown of the story: A father-son fish duo are separated when he lets his son Nemo go to school. You see, Marlin, the dad is overprotective after what happened to Nemo's mother years back. Along the way to 'finding Nemo', Marlin meets a spazzy, ditzy, klutzy Dory (DeGeneres) who unbelievably leads him to an obstacle course to get to their destination.
Truly a great family and kids movie that will go on for generations. Its too bad something like Pixar didn't exist well when I was little. But they still came out when I was young, fresh out of my teens. As much as I hate to say it, its sad to see, in my humble opinion, Pixar beginning to decline. I personally don't think Finding Nemo needs a sequel, as Finding Dory is due to come out two years from now. Sure, the sequel thing worked with Toy Story, but then again, Pixar has always proved everyone wrong and leaving their critics silent. Bring it on.
My rating: 7 out of 10
If you've seen the movie, you'll know right away after watching it the message is 'hope'. Let's hope this will happen. Let's hope we can find Nemo. Red once said in The Shawshank Redemption, "Hope drives a man insane." Not to be 'Negative Nancy' in any way, but miracles don't always happen. Sometimes they do though. A short rundown of the story: A father-son fish duo are separated when he lets his son Nemo go to school. You see, Marlin, the dad is overprotective after what happened to Nemo's mother years back. Along the way to 'finding Nemo', Marlin meets a spazzy, ditzy, klutzy Dory (DeGeneres) who unbelievably leads him to an obstacle course to get to their destination.
Truly a great family and kids movie that will go on for generations. Its too bad something like Pixar didn't exist well when I was little. But they still came out when I was young, fresh out of my teens. As much as I hate to say it, its sad to see, in my humble opinion, Pixar beginning to decline. I personally don't think Finding Nemo needs a sequel, as Finding Dory is due to come out two years from now. Sure, the sequel thing worked with Toy Story, but then again, Pixar has always proved everyone wrong and leaving their critics silent. Bring it on.
My rating: 7 out of 10
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
02/19: The Incredibles
Pixar scored itself another great hit during the year of 2004 with The Incredibles. A box office success, it won the hearts of both so-called professional critics and audiences alike. With a family shown on most of the posters this would look like a perfect family fun movie. That is 90% true. What about the 10%, you ask? Pretty much a lesson in violence, holding grudges, and just plain evil.
But its still a fun and respectable movie. You can tell its all about superheroes. I haven't seen this until a few months ago (obviously overdue!) and I originally thought the whole family acted as the group of superheroes throughout the whole movie. Not necessarily so! I won't give that much away, but here's a bit of the plot: A group of superheroes called the 'Supers' that were once great and powerful until the government shuts them down.
Several years later, Bob and Helen Farr (voiced by Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter) have outgrown their past lives as superheroes and live the typical American dream. Bob has a great job, even though its boring for him, but he knows he has to support his family of five. Bob, formerly Mr. Incredible, is tapped by a woman named Mirage to test out things as well as go back to his old superhero character. Little does he know (as well as the family) that there is a former fan (voiced by Jason Lee; earlier shunned by Bob) who is still holding a grudge all these years. He becomes 'Syndrome'.
All the Incredibles have super powers, like Helen can stretch her body like rubber, and the oldest son can run like the wind blows (or something fast like that...). It takes a family to get their senses together and join forces to stop Syndrome and his crew on an island. The fighting techniques are fun as well as the super powers. Kind of like a cartoonish X-Men.
As said, this is a great family movie. It can also be considered an introductory action movie for kids, too. Of course, I hope this teaches a kid a lesson or two in dealing with people who trespass against them. It's no wonder this film is now becoming a 'classic' already, just nearly 10 years after its release. Yes, there have been talks of a sequel, but nothing set in stone just yet.....
My rating: 8 out of 10
But its still a fun and respectable movie. You can tell its all about superheroes. I haven't seen this until a few months ago (obviously overdue!) and I originally thought the whole family acted as the group of superheroes throughout the whole movie. Not necessarily so! I won't give that much away, but here's a bit of the plot: A group of superheroes called the 'Supers' that were once great and powerful until the government shuts them down.
Several years later, Bob and Helen Farr (voiced by Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter) have outgrown their past lives as superheroes and live the typical American dream. Bob has a great job, even though its boring for him, but he knows he has to support his family of five. Bob, formerly Mr. Incredible, is tapped by a woman named Mirage to test out things as well as go back to his old superhero character. Little does he know (as well as the family) that there is a former fan (voiced by Jason Lee; earlier shunned by Bob) who is still holding a grudge all these years. He becomes 'Syndrome'.
All the Incredibles have super powers, like Helen can stretch her body like rubber, and the oldest son can run like the wind blows (or something fast like that...). It takes a family to get their senses together and join forces to stop Syndrome and his crew on an island. The fighting techniques are fun as well as the super powers. Kind of like a cartoonish X-Men.
As said, this is a great family movie. It can also be considered an introductory action movie for kids, too. Of course, I hope this teaches a kid a lesson or two in dealing with people who trespass against them. It's no wonder this film is now becoming a 'classic' already, just nearly 10 years after its release. Yes, there have been talks of a sequel, but nothing set in stone just yet.....
My rating: 8 out of 10
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