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TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Well, after repeat viewings, I can safely say that the mass amount of blood doesn't affect me that much anymore. On occasion I still like to hold my hand up so I can't see it but I usually end up seeing it anyway. Let's just say that it is in my top five favorite musicals.

As much as I love horror flicks, I can be rather squeamish about blood and gore too... Love this movie though. Need to get it.

slave2moonlight wrote:

blackcauldron85 wrote:I am currently watching Mulan on Disney Channel. I've seen it many times, but it never gets old. I think that it's kind of underrated...it is really, really funny, and it has a lot of heart. A+++!

I think all the post-Lion King Disney animated features are underrated (computer animated stuff aside), with the exception of Atlantis (which I just thought was pretty weak to carry the Disney name).

I agree. I thought Emperor's New Groove and Tarzan were also awesome. Although, I never much cared for Atlantis or Treasure Planet...Treasure Planet mainly b/c a version of Treasure Island scared me when I was really young, so I never enjoyed any version of the story, not even the Muppets version.

Anyways...a movie just watched...Escapay and I just watched exactly four minutes of some indie movie called Xtreme Teen. It has Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell, that's why we decided to check it out. But, the darn movie was sooooo boring that we changed the channel right away.

JaneMccoy wrote:

slave2moonlight wrote: I think all the post-Lion King Disney animated features are underrated (computer animated stuff aside), with the exception of Atlantis (which I just thought was pretty weak to carry the Disney name).

I agree. I thought Emperor's New Groove and Tarzan were also awesome. Although, I never much cared for Atlantis or Treasure Planet...Treasure Planet mainly b/c a version of Treasure Island scared me when I was really young, so I never enjoyed any version of the story, not even the Muppets version.

Oh wow. That silly little version we got in a cereal box from Kellogg's cereal scared you? Sorry, Jane, but you know I just have to laugh at this.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Jane wrote:Anyways...a movie just watched...Escapay and I just watched exactly four minutes of some indie movie called Xtreme Teen. It has Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell, that's why we decided to check it out. But, the darn movie was sooooo boring that we changed the channel right away.

I was half expecting him to go "Hey hey hey hey HEY!". Alas...no.

albert

TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Let's just say that it is in my top five favorite musicals.

I thought the same thing until I saw it with George Hearn and Angela Lansbury. Next to that, Tim Burton's version looks like a complete wreck!

I felt like Depp showed more sadness than anger in his portrayal, while Hearn brought out both emotions. He played the character much bigger (refer to the "At last, my arm is complete again..." line to see what I mean). He just seemed more 3-dimensional to me.

I really enjoyed Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, but Lansbury far outweighed her performance. She portrayed her as more of a crazy, lonely woman, while HBC seemed to be more infatuated with Todd than anything else.

All in all, I enjoy both versions, but the original is superior.

I picked up three DVDs really cheap today and just watched one of them, the '90's "Leave It To Beaver" movie.

Frankly, I liked it (Yes, I'd seen it before many years back). I don't see how this film would hold much appeal beyond nostalgia, but it's a cute and very simple family film. It's nothing extraordinary (which is why I think the film needs the nostalgia factor it has and might not do much for folks who haven't seen or loved the show), but it's well-cast and makes for a mellow, pleasant viewing experience similar to that of the original show. I'm never a fan of the portrayal of 12-year-old's making out and having "true romance" type relationships in films. I know movies do that constantly for dramatic effect, but I think it's pretty unrealistic (in regards to most kids anyway, or at least it was, not that long ago) and unnecessary, and they should have made Wally a little older if they wanted to do that. And I also didn't care for the fact that Wally's love interest really doesn't prove to be a very good person (in truth, she just goes with whichever boy seems cooler at any given time). Still, these are minor quibbles. Over all, I give it a thumbs up.

At lunchtime yesterday, I watched the second half of Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. Another movie that I've seen a lot. I think that it's a very entertaining movie...not my favorite DCOM, but it's one of my more favorite ones (versus ones I don't really care about as much...).

I just got home from The Wrestler. Great movie.

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Documentary about the hypocritical, loathesome practices of the MPAA in 'protecting' the audience from 'harmful' films. Must-see!

Scarface

"Say hello to my little friend!" Great flick!

(And another peferct example why films don't need 'likable' characters to be excellent.)

Goliath wrote:This film has not yet been rated

Documentary about the hypocritical, loathesome practices of the MPAA in 'protecting' the audience from 'harmful' films. Must-see!

Agreed.

What have I been watching?:

The Ten Commandments (1956), yes Scaps I can see why you like it.
On Golden Pond (1981)
Back to the Future (1985) (again)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Wire Hanger wrote:The Ten Commandments (1956), yes Scaps I can see why you like it.

albert

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - A pretty good film, but I like Juno a lot more.

I just watched Funny Girl (1968) with a guy who never saw it before. He liked it and he's STR8, too!

I think the Don't Rain On My Parade scene is classic! Now that I'm familiar with the Broadway score there were several songs that I miss...

Jon

Jane Austen Book Club

Cute movie, great cast and Jane Austen. Definitely a movie for girls like me!

She's the Man - Another one of my guilty pleasure films! It cracks me up everytime, and Amanda Bynes is, as usual, fantastic.

Dottie wrote:Jane Austen Book Club

Cute movie, great cast and Jane Austen. Definitely a movie for girls like me!

I love it!

Well, last night my friends and I had a musical marathon and watched The Producers, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Later today we'll be watching Rent, the movie, not the stage version that came out today, but I really want!

For me it's Rambo: First Blood. I never watched it all the way through. Very sad how they treat Vietnam vets, although they do pay for it during the movie.

Next up for me are the two G.I. Joe miniseries that came out with the original show way back when. One is "The M.A.S.S. Device" and the other is "Revenge of C.O.B.R.A.". This is the one where Destro makes the Weather Dominator. Oh yeah, good stuff!!

Scooby-Doo
Aeon Flux
Escape From New York

I decided to just randomly pick yesterday, I'm attempting to watch every last movie I have so far I'm behind That's nothing new though.

Dream a Little Dream 2... yeah. I loved the first one(and, admittedly, all the other Corey movies), so I think I expected more than I should have. Not that bad though, I'd watch it again. Not to mention the fact that it was totally 90s'd out!

Just finished watching A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. I got a recommendation from a friend about it, mostly since they know how much I love ancient Greece and Rome, and I really enjoyed it. I always loved campy and farciful comedy musicals from the 60s, plus it has songs and music by Stephen Sondheim which are great. I'm really disappointed though they cut out so many of the songs from the Broadway show, but I'll just have to track down the Broadway cast recording then.