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Post by Ratso on Sept 20, 2005 22:15:59 GMT -5
Where? Oh, and just to make sure I'm thinking of the right one... That's the one with the mice right? With John Candy as the seagull right? Not to mention there's a penis on the front cover of The Little Mermaid. And you can see boobs in The Rescuers. Disney is screwed up. |
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Post by Ratso on Sept 20, 2005 22:27:21 GMT -5
The Rescuers one is true, the guy having a erection is false.
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Post by bonfiregal on Sept 21, 2005 5:33:48 GMT -5
OK, back to Corpse Bride...any reviews yet? Likes, dislikes??
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Post by Torgo on Sept 21, 2005 8:50:38 GMT -5
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Sept 21, 2005 10:19:03 GMT -5
And Aladin tells Jasmine to take off her clothes, and the priest in Little Mermaid has an erection. *rumors, I don't know for sure* The Aladdin thing is true. We watched it in Food Service class (the most awesome and easy class) and he indeed did say that. |
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Post by Torgo on Sept 23, 2005 19:53:07 GMT -5
 If there's one thing I can give Tim Burton, he's a visionary little bastard. It often feels as if he's rubbing it into our faces all the time though. I assume that Corpse Bride was based upon a wet dream he once had. If this isn't his perfect idea of a threeway, I don't know what would be. This is especilly appearant just by seeing how disturbingly attractive the title character is. Corpse Bride was filmed in the dead art of claymation. Not many films use this style anymore, so it's refreshing to see it used again. Burton must really like this style, since his other animated films, such as the Nightmare Before Christmas, used it as well. The claymation here is a lot smoother than Nightmare, but that's to be expected after twelve years. The animation for the Bride herself is especially impressive. Her introduction is stunning and she often has this weird glow about her. Whenever she's onscreen, you can't take your eyes off her. However, this makes the faults of other characters, such as Victor and Victoria (someone wasn't feeling very creative when they named these characters, I'm telling you), even more appearant, since they seem to only have one facial feature throughout the entire film. The voice cast is impressive as well. However very few are used to any sort of advantage. The Bride once again shines the brightest, voiced by Helena Bonham Carter. Christopher Lee is also used well. The rest of the voice cast is basicly in the backseat compared to these two. Even the big names, most notably Johnny Depp and Emily Watson, come off just as forgetable as Ewan McGreggor in Robots earlier this year. They're names seem to just headline so they can sell tickets, when the parts could have been played by someone else and the film would have been no different. One of my pet peeves in film is when a character breaks out into song at random. I can tolorate it if it flows well with the movie or is used as a form of parody, both of which were displayed in the Nightmare Before Christmas. Too bad neither are displayed here. The songs are very akward and seem crammed in there to boost the still short running time. I also had a problem with it's sudden ending, which is another little pet peeve of mine. I hate it when a movie just goes limp (no pun intended) like that. But nobody's perfect. Even what Corpse Bride gets wrong can't cover what it gets right. It's a delightfully demented dark comedy that is just fun to watch. Tim Burton fans will love it, those who can't stand him probably just won't get it. I'm indifferent to him. I think he's highly overrated, but can amuse at times. Corpse Bride is one of those amusing times. If I were to chose between Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride, I'd have to go with Bride. The story just seemed to work better. Despite it's shortcomings, Corpse Bride is one to say "I do" to. *** out of **** |
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Post by spudman on Sept 23, 2005 21:38:38 GMT -5
Just got back from it!
Marvelous!! The whole thing was great fun!
Definately recommended.
I hope this film isnt exploited by the goths like The Nightmare Before Christmas!
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Post by Don Quixote on Sept 24, 2005 0:18:15 GMT -5
I hope this film isnt exploited by the goths like The Nightmare Before Christmas! Don't worry, it will be... |
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Post by losingmydignity on Sept 24, 2005 0:21:30 GMT -5
I hope this film isnt exploited by the goths like The Nightmare Before Christmas! Don't worry, it will be... In what way did they exploit it? |
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Post by tomservo92 on Sept 24, 2005 1:38:16 GMT -5
The Aladdin thing is true. We watched it in Food Service class (the most awesome and easy class) and he indeed did say that. Really? What part is it at? *sigh* Must I do everything around here? Ok, Ok, here ya go: www.snopes.com/disney/films/aladdin.htm |
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Post by sirveaux on Sept 24, 2005 9:16:40 GMT -5
Don't worry, it will be... In what way did they exploit it? The many, many products that will be available at Hot Topic. |
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Post by spudman on Sept 24, 2005 19:59:57 GMT -5
In what way did they exploit it? The many, many products that will be available at Hot Topic. indeed you remember Jack Skellengton? He's now a goth spokesman apparently |
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Post by donmac on Sept 25, 2005 18:21:07 GMT -5
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Post by tomservo92 on Sept 25, 2005 18:53:09 GMT -5
I thougt I posted that link.
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Post by ChampionJaguar on Sept 26, 2005 14:02:10 GMT -5
Merely OK IMO. Not very scary, not very romantic, not very anything....the animation was cool. The sets look great. I loved the Bride's dress more than anything. The songs are OK but not as witty as the wordplay in Wonka or Nightmare. I'm not sold on Johnny Depp. It seemed rushed and just not as engaging as Nightmare. Who friggin' cares what Goth's think? Why would their "exploitation" of a movie impact your experience with that movie?
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