Berserk is most definitely not a cartoon. Neither is Akira. Or Ghost in the Shell. Or Grave of the Fireflies. Or Nausicaa. Most Ghibli Studio productions are adult films with mature themes.
Berserk is most definitely not a cartoon. Neither is Akira. Or Ghost in the Shell. Or Grave of the Fireflies. Or Nausicaa. Most Ghibli Studio productions are adult films with mature themes.
Made for adults or not... Those are all cartoons.
Cartoon: a motion picture using animation techniques to photograph a sequence of drawings rather than real people or objects.
Don't get the negative connotation of the word cartoon... Like debating a graphic novel isn't a comic book.
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I was pointing out the negative connotation the word "cartoon" has. I do, however, believe that a cartoon and an animated film aren't always the same, just like not every graphic novel is a comic book. If the whole story is told at once and sold as such, that's a graphic novel. The difference is subtle but it does exist. "Graphic novel" is a term people who read comics but don't want to admit it.
Are CGI heavy movies cartoons?
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I have no dog in this race but have had this convo many times over the years. FWIW, the great Mads Mikkelsen of Polar fame says that graphic novels are non-superhero stories (no capes) and trade paperbacks are compilation of cape/cowl comic books.
And George Carlin says that when America has a condition, it treats the language and not the condition
And the folks on Madison Ave say that cartoons are defined as the thing you watch between sugary cereal and toy commercials
Also I think Spider-Man sucks (Daredevil for life bitches), but the Spider Verse movie was really really really good
I saw Martin Scorsese's movie Hugo. I thought it was perfect and the cast was excellent. I would give it 5 out of 5 stars.
Hugo is excellent. I was glad to have seen it in 3D.
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Cold Pursuit. Reminded me of a Tarantino movie... an old one and a cross with Fargo. I really enjoyed it and laughed. LOT. 8/10
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I saw They Shall Not Grow Old again, this time in 3D, and what a different experience it was. It was definitely the way it film should be seen. The soldiers with that depth of field feel like paper cutouts, like if they turned, they'd vanish from sight altogether. Really added an eerie effect, as if watching ghosts.
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I just got back from it. It wasn't in 3D, but I thought it was pretty amazing. It's a technical marvel how they were able to restore that film to that quality. Honestly, it looks like it was filmed yesterday. Let me ask you, did your screening have the 30 minute making-of after the credits? I wasn't sure if that was on every screening.
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I don't think the original 2-Day Fathom event had the 30 minute documentary after, but I also don't if know if it had Peter Jackson talking at the start as me and my friend arrived just before the title appeared. I would've stayed and watched it, but my friend was exhausted. I'm sure it's the sort of thing that will be easy enough to find on youtube in the coming months and I'll check it out then. I'm pretty sure every screening had the mini-doc after the credits this time around though.
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I viewed the 2-D version and Jackson appeared before the movie began, and there was the documentary post credits.
Cold Pursuit:
Viewed today on Large Screen with Dolby Atmos.
Something about this Liam Neeson revenge movie didn't click. Several subplots (white yuppie gangster against American Indian dope dealers, young female cop wanting to investigate trouble in small ski town versus aging veteran who wants no trouble-and most unbelievable of all (Spoiler:), combine to make a bit of a mess.
Most unforgiving is that the Director plays Neeson straight and thus there is little or none of the wry humor associated with other Neeson "Taken" style movies.
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Mile 22. Decent Wahlburg action flick. Goes by fast and is enjoyable. 3/6
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What Men Want:
Somewhat of a reverse movie of "What Women Want" from 2000 that starred a then popular Mel Gibson. Ali (Taraji Henson) stars as the lone female sports agent in a male dominated company. When passed over for partner, Henson goes on a binge and ultimately while at a bachlorette party drinks a special "tea" from a crazy psychic (Eryka Badu as one of the few funny people in the movie). Soon after, while at a nightclub, she falls and hits her head. Suddenly she can hear men's thoughts.
Utterly predictable, maudlin, and rarely funny.
3/6 on the RFSRS.
January and February really are the dog days of August, the ides of March, etc. for movie releases.
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Take an amusing movie with a few compelling characters, sequel it, toss in Back to the Future 2, Weird Science, Groundhog Day, Scary Movie, and a few lesser know time travel movies, throw them in a blender, add a little Kale, blend on high for 1 minute. Pour the vomitus into a cup, do an elevator pitch and you have this terribly unfunny, unscary, movie.
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It looks like more of the same (and the reviews seem to say the same thing), but I'll still see it. Looks like a fun, easy-watching, popcorn-munching movie where you know what you're gonna get. Sounds like you didn't have a good time with it, though?
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I enjoyed Cold Pursuit. It has a little more style than films of that nature. It also has a surprisingly wicked sense of humor. My main issue is that Liam Neeson is doing his thing for the first act of the film, which is awesome, but he disappears for most of the second act and in the third act he's pretty much just a bystander.
I guess I was expecting him to take things into his own hands a little bit more, but the film really turned into a war between the rival gangs with Neeson in the middle of it. An entertaining film, you can't ask for anything more in February.
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Fighting With My Family:
Plodding, predictable (based upon actual events a few years ago), maudlin, and just a bit creepy. Perhaps it's just me, but I damn near need subtitles for some of the English accents. A few funny parts, and of course Dwayne Johnson (The Rock-please submit $5 to the WWE for using his stage name) has charisma in his several brief appearances.
3.5/6 beers on the RFSRS