11-10-2004, 07:03 PM
[quote=Occhidiangela,Nov 9 2004, 10:03 PM]
>Took the kids to see "The Incredibles" on Sunday, and had a few well deserved silly laughs. Worth a look when it hits the dollar theatres, or DVD, unless you have kids over the age of 7, then I recommend seeing it, maybe save a buck or two at a matinee showing. Echoes of Iron Giant, though any number of adult inside jokes are lost on kids. Nice send up of the 50's superheroes genre with a bit of new age psychobabble thrown in.
I haven't seen Incredibles yet, but I was pretty much sold as soon as I heard it was from the same guy that did Iron Giant. Great underrated film, and possibly Vin Diesel's best speaking role to date. ;)
On KB and Tarantino, I think people who expects Pulp Fictionesque dialogue from KB1 & 2 will be dissapointed. His other trademark is present though, his theme of redemption is definitely there.
>The nod to anime was noted, though I am a complete anime novice. Loved the soundtrack fusion of Japanese and Western ala Sergio Leone music.
You know I don't like most japanese animation out right now, at least the ones that are on TV. It barely passes as toy commercials with a lot of freeze frames and speed lines with a lot of bad dialogue. But the best thing about anime (and some european comics) to me at least, is the acceptance of animation as simply another medium for storytelling. There is no pre-set bias that says cartoons are strictly for kids.
(And who can resist Leone's choice of music?! I can't forget that scene with the band tearfully playing on while Tuco was getting the knuckle face treatment in The Good Bad & The Ugly. And I agree, the fusion of the Japanese and Leone makes great music. Well I liked it at least.)
>Sooo, Lurkers all, is Kill Bill 2 more of the same, or does it add flavor to the story? I like the quirky way QT tells a story. Should I sneak in a viewing when the Missus is out of the house (better than the first), or can it wait for my next trip?(more of the same)
IMO, it's a different shift from 1. If 1 was a high octane blend of exploitation\revenge\samurai action, 2 is a western mixed with a kung-fu eastern. I personally thought it ran a bit long in the end, but I enjoyed it.
>Took the kids to see "The Incredibles" on Sunday, and had a few well deserved silly laughs. Worth a look when it hits the dollar theatres, or DVD, unless you have kids over the age of 7, then I recommend seeing it, maybe save a buck or two at a matinee showing. Echoes of Iron Giant, though any number of adult inside jokes are lost on kids. Nice send up of the 50's superheroes genre with a bit of new age psychobabble thrown in.
I haven't seen Incredibles yet, but I was pretty much sold as soon as I heard it was from the same guy that did Iron Giant. Great underrated film, and possibly Vin Diesel's best speaking role to date. ;)
On KB and Tarantino, I think people who expects Pulp Fictionesque dialogue from KB1 & 2 will be dissapointed. His other trademark is present though, his theme of redemption is definitely there.
>The nod to anime was noted, though I am a complete anime novice. Loved the soundtrack fusion of Japanese and Western ala Sergio Leone music.
You know I don't like most japanese animation out right now, at least the ones that are on TV. It barely passes as toy commercials with a lot of freeze frames and speed lines with a lot of bad dialogue. But the best thing about anime (and some european comics) to me at least, is the acceptance of animation as simply another medium for storytelling. There is no pre-set bias that says cartoons are strictly for kids.
(And who can resist Leone's choice of music?! I can't forget that scene with the band tearfully playing on while Tuco was getting the knuckle face treatment in The Good Bad & The Ugly. And I agree, the fusion of the Japanese and Leone makes great music. Well I liked it at least.)
>Sooo, Lurkers all, is Kill Bill 2 more of the same, or does it add flavor to the story? I like the quirky way QT tells a story. Should I sneak in a viewing when the Missus is out of the house (better than the first), or can it wait for my next trip?(more of the same)
IMO, it's a different shift from 1. If 1 was a high octane blend of exploitation\revenge\samurai action, 2 is a western mixed with a kung-fu eastern. I personally thought it ran a bit long in the end, but I enjoyed it.