If my kids are anything to go by, it must have been streamed more times than molecules in the universe.
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Yep, weāve watched it at least 15 times in less than a fortnight
Still watching Donāt look up. We think humanity is doomed. Too realistic. I donāt need to know how the movie endsā¦ āCall 123456 For Peace of Mindā
PS. Bronterocs are cool.
WTF.
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Watched Supernova. Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth play a gay couple coping with Stanleyās character slowly losing his mind due to dementia. Absolute masterclass in acting from both of them.
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Iāve only heard one scene from Supernova (The diner scene āDo you want his autograph?ā) and even that was amazing! I need to watch it.
Itās a beautiful film
I watched Encanto.
Not quite as good as Moana, but still really dang good. And We Donāt Talk About Bruno is a banger. Not all of the songs are great, but there are 2-3 that are really spectacular.
The movie itself made me cry twice (down from Moanaās three), one of those full-on-sobs.
Itās good! If you like musical animated films youāve already seen it, but if you donāt like musical animated films I might still give it a recommendation.
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I dunno - I think it might actually pip Moana to the post.
But that might just be the fact I have PTSD from watching Moana EVERY NIGHT FOR 2 YEARS trying to get my youngest lad to sleep
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Obviously YMMV, but Moana is a story about wanting to have meaning in your lifeā¦ a purpose. Something meaningful, and whether we are capable of accomplishing whatever that may be. Itās about self-potential, realized or not, and about the importance of being true to your self.
Encanto, on the other hand, is about family and finding love and acceptance for who we are as part of a group. My family life is a total gongshow, and I have long, long given up on any dreams or hopes of acceptance from my parental figures or siblings. I might even go so far as to argue that Bruno in Encanto is a very dangerous character, since heās treated like crap but still chooses to hang around those who abused him. And at the end they forgive him for what happened!? Nah, brah, nah. Which isnāt to say that the movie isnāt good! It is! But the message behind the movie isnāt quite as strong and clean as Moana, IMO.
But I can get that youād be wiped out of any film having to rewatch it over and over. I donāt think Iāve seen any movie more than 4 times (Scott Pilgrim is probably the one Iāve watched most of, since I watched it on repeat on a flight to Shanghai a decade or two ago).
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I watched Encanto a day or two after Ronās Gone Wrong (and shortly before the excellent The Mitchells vs the Machines which has an awful lot in common with Ron), having seen the Bruno song sequence a little earlier. That caught my attention despite it obviously being a musical.
Love the style and fluidity of the animation. I know itās a kidsā film but I thought it was rather drawn out (ha ha), repetitive and incredibly heavy-handed. The message of Ron is equally blunt and simple, but I think it gets away with it because that film is considerably funnier. Encanto felt like it needed a comedy writer to go back over the script and add some gags. A shame, as it looked so good in that clip.
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Have you tried watching it 38 times and having the soundtrack on loop constantly?
I think I have Stockholm syndrome.
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To quote a friend:
Encanto is to One Hundred Years of Solitude as Disneyās Robin Hood is to Ivanhoe
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Iāve not, no. Not sure I could handle those songs twice through, let alone on a loop. Why is it that songs from musicals almost always sound exactly like songs from musicals? Seems rare for any to step outside the formula.
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This brings back Frozen memoriesā¦
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I am so glad when someone suggests a Disney movie, my daughterās reaction is āI HATE PRINCESSESS!ā
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On the other hand, Lilo and Stitch is a masterpiece.
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So pretty good them? (I didnt get on with Ivanhoe at all - which is strange cos I generally really like books like that)
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Iām gleeful about re-watching this lot, some of which arrived today, with the rest soon to follow I hope. Iāve seen them all on the big screen (multiple times in several cases), and am already feeling spoiled for choiceā¦
- 2001: A Space Odyssey ā eternally brilliant
- Climax ā the ever-divisive Gaspar NoĆ©ās best film IMO
- Columbus ā so beautifully framed and performed
- Dial M for Murder ā Hitchcock
- Strangers On a Train ā more Hitchcock
- North By Northwest ā even more Hitchcock
- Lady Macbeth ā on my āsee againā list ever since I saw it
- Paterson ā potentially my favourite Jim Jarmusch film
- Ran ā Kurosawaās astonishing King Lear (needs the big screen, but neverthelessā¦)
- Sightseers ā hilarious
- The Party ā hilarious
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Iām gonna go ahead and say that this latest Book of Boba Fett was a perfect episode for me.
Iāve seen some of the discussion about the lack of plot and that is not addressed. They kind of double down.
I am 100% here for this picaresque travelogue Star Wars that just relaxes and spends time being the setting. I think thatās some of what I liked about Last Jedi as well.
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Just finished Tick, tickā¦ BOOM!
I had to watch it in batches the first time through, second time much better. Why twice if I struggled the first time? Because some films are genuinely worth it - and this is a corker. The songs are amazing!
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