Posts Tagged ‘Movies’
Hulk Think Entertainment Media Not Get Hulk
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And now, The Incredible Hulk:
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Hulk like Internet. Hulk enjoy sharing views with others. Hulk still believe that best way to make two people of one mind is to smash heads together, but Hulk mellowing in Hulk’s later years.
So Hulk shake head when Hulk read stupid article on puny website. First, even Hulk know that E! is not a word. Stupid puny humans. Hulk grammar less than perfect at times, but Hulk is Hulk. Hulk not known for witty repartee. Hulk never accused of being journalist! So when Hulk see debate about Hunky Stars of Hulk movies (which Hulk think not show best side of Hulk, but that another topic) and who would win in fight, Hulk get mad. Not as mad as Hulk used to get; Hulk working on anger management. Hulk live for today. Still, Hulk feel need to point out that Hulk is Hulk. Banner is Banner. Puny Banner! Does stupid writer think Hulk would call Banner puny Banner if Banner not puny? Does stupid writer think Hulk stupid? Hulk not stupid! If writer saying Hulk stupid, Hulk smash!
OK. OK. Hulk take breath now. Hulk find deep breathing to be effective form of calming Hulk when Hulk angry. Hulk strongest one there is. But Hulk know that Hulk need to be more careful. Hulk learn hard way that coffee tables don’t grow on trees.
So Hulk leave you with this. Hulk want to make sure people know that HULK NOT BANNER and BANNER NOT HULK. Banner is Banner (puny). Hulk is Hulk (not puny; also strongest one there is). Hulk not concerned about hunkiness; Hulk does think Hulk handsome in rugged, purple-pants wearing way.
Leave comment if agree with Hulk. If not agree, leave comment anyway. Hulk promise not to smash.
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Thank you, Hulk. You are welcome anytime.
The Hulk Smashdown: Which Hunky Star Would Win in a Fight? – E! Online
Three New TRON: Legacy Featurettes
We’re looking forward to the new TRON movie in my house. The new movie doesn’t open in the United States until December 17 (people in Dubai get it on December 15, which is clearly part of a conspiracy of some sort), so until then, here three new featurettes to whet your nerdy appetite.
Three New TRON: Legacy Featurettes – ComingSoon.net.
Also on DaddyTips: New Tron Movie Has Daddy Issues [So Do I]
First Official Cars 2 Trailer
Want to see the first official Cars 2 trailer? We’ve got it!
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFTfAdauCOo]
Cars is actually my least favorite of the Pixar films, although that’s kind of like choosing the worst Jimi Hendrix song. It’s still better than 99% of the crappy kid movies that arrive every year. Besides, I might as well resign myself to seeing Cars 2 when it comes out since the kids will want to go.
via The Daily What
The Breakfast Club Turns 25 [I Feel Old]
So ‘The Breakfast Club‘ turns 25 this week.
I feel old.
Here is the cast (sans Emilio Estevez who they claim had something better to do) discussing their dance moves. Not a subject I’ve thought much about but it’s sort of fun to watch.
‘Breakfast Club’ Cast Talks Dance Moves and Friendship on 25th Anniversary – ABC News.
Movies I Saw In Theaters – Love at First Bite [Movies]
There are a lot of movies I saw in theaters when I was a kid that I wouldn’t take my kids to see now. One of them is the George Hamilton / Susan St. James non-classic ‘Love at First Bite.’
‘Love at First Bite‘ is a parody of Dracula movies. I saw it in theaters, despite being about 8 years old at the time. Either my mother or my father took me, I don’t remember. Probably my father, since he was more likely to take me to something like this.
I don’t remember much about ‘Love at First Bite’. Judging by the clip, it looks like there wasn’t anything in there that was overly questionable for a young man to see or hear. I think I heard an s-word. Ooo! They say “shit” in the animated ‘Transformers’ movie and ‘Short Circuit’, both movies that were intended for kid audiences.
So why wouldn’t I take my kids to see ‘Love at First Bite’?
For one thing, there are a lot more choices now. Tons of movies specifically meant for kids, and also all of the films and television shows that I love and now want to watch with my children.
Also, the way we consume media has changed. Going to a movie theater is no longer an easy way to spend a couple of hours with a child. Well, it’s still easy, but it costs a fickin’ fortune. In Manhattan, adult movie tickets are typically $12.50, kids are about $7.50. That’s too much.
If ‘Love at First Bite’ were made today, it would probably have a lot more sex and explicit language. This comment from YouTube is telling (and unlike most comments from YouTube, doesn’t call anyone gay):
Ah yes, I do SO miss the days when comedy could just be silly and funny and didn’t have to be “edgy”….thanks? for this blast from the past !
‘Edgy’ is rightly in quotes. The word is so overused that it doesn’t mean anything anymore.
That’s from ‘The Hangover’, which is rated R. ‘Love at First Bite‘ was rated PG. If they remade ‘Love at First Bite‘ today, I imagine they would go for an R. You know. To get the kids in.
To be clear, I’m not knocking ‘The Hangover’ or the current wave of R-rated comedies. I actually think it’s better for movies like that to get a R-rating, which is meant to tell parents that a movie isn’t appropriate for children under 17. That doesn’t stop parents from bringing kids to movies like ‘Kick-Ass’ of course, but that — stupid parents — is a different topic.
I also don’t think my kids would be damaged by seeing ‘Love at First Bite‘. I think I’m more uptight about what they see, although my butt enclenches when it comes to superhero movies. Both of my boys have seen ‘Iron Man’; the youngest hasn’t seen ‘Iron Man 2’ because I decided it was too much for him (he’s pretty young). A lot of that is because of the intensity of ‘Iron Man 2’. For much of the movie, Jon Favreau puts his foot on the gas and doesn’t let up for long stretches, which was a lot of fun to watch but could potentially freak out a little kid.
That’s something that older movies didn’t do as much. We watched ‘Star Wars’ recently, and I was pleasantly surprised by a couple of things. One was how well it holds up. (I did have to explain to my son that Han shot first, despite what George Lucas edited into the movie after the fact.) Another was how it manages to be fun and exciting without being INTENSE. Or, to borrow from a YouTube commenter, ‘edgy’.
In some ways, that lack of ‘edge’ makes ‘Star Wars’ more kid-friendly than a lot of what passes for kiddie fare these days. ‘Star Wars’ doesn’t insert overly intense music during key scenes or employ schlocky horror movie techniques intended to get the heart pumping. It just starts a good story.
‘Love at First Bite’ (although I admit I can’t remember a lot of it) does the same kind of thing. That’s probably one of the reasons I can’t remember it. It wasn’t traumatizing. Another movie, ‘The Twilight Zone’, I walked out of and will never forget. The girl with no mouth. Here’s the clip. I just watched it for the first time since 1983 when I saw it in theaters, and I really regret doing so. Um, here’s the clip. But be warned. It’s still really fucking scary.
That’s a horror movie, of course. But my point is that if a movie doesn’t have stuff like that in it, scenes that are intended to be frightening or ‘edgy’, odds are it won’t be something that your cause your kids to flip out.
(Shit. I can’t believe I watched that clip of the girl with no mouth from ‘The Twilight Zone’. I’m really not happy right now. Dammit.)
A better way to look at this could be that if I were a parent in 1979, I should be OK with taking my kid to see ‘Love at First Bite’ in theaters. But today’s equivalent of ‘Love at First Bite’, whatever that is, not so much.
Love at First Bite DVD image from Amazon.com
‘Up’ Four-Disc Blu-ray DVD Combo $17.99 at Amazon [DVD Deals]
For those among you who didn’t hate ‘Up’, or even if you did hate it but have kids that liked it, you can get the Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo at Amazon.com for only $17.99.
I loved ‘Up’, although I personally think ‘Coraline’ should have won the Best Animated Feature Oscar — more on that later.
Folks Who Hated The Best Picture Nominees
People who hated the Best Picture nominees for this year’s Academy Awards.
Like ‘Up‘:
‘The vision of Carl and Ellie’s marriage, which consists largely of their beaming at one another, holding hands and having picnics, even well into old age, looks more like a denture adhesive commercial than a real romantic partnership.’ – Stephanie Zacharek, Salon
Now there’s a quote for the ad.
How could anyone hate ‘Up’? ‘Cars’ maybe. But ‘Up’ was a lot of fun.
Best Picture Nominees: One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure – Cinematical.
