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What the fuck just happened?
You know Disney is for some reason making weirdass remakes of their movies? Most of which people say are decent, not amazing but decent. Well I recently picked up a remake of Disney's forgotten redheaded step-child "Pete's Dragon" thinking it should at least be better than the old one. The original movie does not age well...at all. It's a painful musical that does not do all that well, the animation and so on is dated but still enjoyable. It's overall not very good. The new movie I went in with tempered expectations and...holy shit...
The CGI is actually insanely good, they even use practical effects when CG isn't needed. The dragon looks very, very real if not slightly floaty which is fine considering he is a magic dragon. The story is nothing new, a kid and his monster. It does however have one or two twists in it I did not expect and a lot of heart. They nail the mood and tone of most scenes damn perfectly. No one has to over-explain things or have it be perfectly shoved in your face. Emotion is allowed to breath, quiet scenes are allowed to be quiet. It's actually a bit impressive.
While I won't say it's the best movie of the year or anything, it is certainly better than it has any right to be and even tugged at my coal black heart a few times. My mother was a mess of tears when it was over so that was fun as well.
It's like I enjoy saying "There are no bad ideas, only bad executions." meaning the movie has nothing new, does nothing new but presents the old in a very magical way. It has a very child like magic about it and it certainly takes a very relaxed and light-hearted mood to fully enjoy it. In short, it has it's flaws but a surprising amount of strength and if you want a nice feel-good movie with some raw emotion and oddly good child actors, it is not a bad movie to unwind to.
I would recommend it to dragon lovers and those who enjoy light-hearted movies. Ultimately it's harmless but a good sort of harmless, not the mind-rotting or insanely stupid sort. Give it a chance if you can get it for cheap. I bought it out of curiosity and I would say I got my money's worth but I know not everyone judges movies or the cost of money the same way so wait until you can snap it up for cheap or it goes to amazon/netflix/your-movie-site-of-choice and give it the benefit of the doubt as the movie improves on and makes up for the wrongs of the original in many, many ways.
If if you excuse me, my eye appears to be leaking and I might have gotten pepper in it.
You know Disney is for some reason making weirdass remakes of their movies? Most of which people say are decent, not amazing but decent. Well I recently picked up a remake of Disney's forgotten redheaded step-child "Pete's Dragon" thinking it should at least be better than the old one. The original movie does not age well...at all. It's a painful musical that does not do all that well, the animation and so on is dated but still enjoyable. It's overall not very good. The new movie I went in with tempered expectations and...holy shit...
The CGI is actually insanely good, they even use practical effects when CG isn't needed. The dragon looks very, very real if not slightly floaty which is fine considering he is a magic dragon. The story is nothing new, a kid and his monster. It does however have one or two twists in it I did not expect and a lot of heart. They nail the mood and tone of most scenes damn perfectly. No one has to over-explain things or have it be perfectly shoved in your face. Emotion is allowed to breath, quiet scenes are allowed to be quiet. It's actually a bit impressive.
While I won't say it's the best movie of the year or anything, it is certainly better than it has any right to be and even tugged at my coal black heart a few times. My mother was a mess of tears when it was over so that was fun as well.
It's like I enjoy saying "There are no bad ideas, only bad executions." meaning the movie has nothing new, does nothing new but presents the old in a very magical way. It has a very child like magic about it and it certainly takes a very relaxed and light-hearted mood to fully enjoy it. In short, it has it's flaws but a surprising amount of strength and if you want a nice feel-good movie with some raw emotion and oddly good child actors, it is not a bad movie to unwind to.
I would recommend it to dragon lovers and those who enjoy light-hearted movies. Ultimately it's harmless but a good sort of harmless, not the mind-rotting or insanely stupid sort. Give it a chance if you can get it for cheap. I bought it out of curiosity and I would say I got my money's worth but I know not everyone judges movies or the cost of money the same way so wait until you can snap it up for cheap or it goes to amazon/netflix/your-movie-site-of-choice and give it the benefit of the doubt as the movie improves on and makes up for the wrongs of the original in many, many ways.
If if you excuse me, my eye appears to be leaking and I might have gotten pepper in it.
I AM HERE!
Running away from my family and into the internet like a hero should!
Joking aside I am back and wiped out.
Vacation Tiom
Sudden family vacation that is sudden and without warning.
Leaving in like three days and will be gone roughly two weeks.
I had a Dream of Dreams
I had a two part, or perhaps just very complex, dream. I don’t remember and even now it fades It starts out focused on a group of little girls who are playing about. I don’t remember what or how. But every time they were too loud the grouchy old man next door would yell at them. The girls would talk among themselves wondering why he was like this or why he was so mean and hateful. The old man had a wife that was so nice who handed out treats and fruity drinks.
The girls would keep meeting up, talking about strange things they heard or saw on the news like the “Slasher in Yellow” or some such thing. The famous assassin
Vacation times
Well, either late today or early tomorrow I am leaving on vacation.
Bah.
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I have very, very distant memories of the original, especially a song a guy sung about cutting up the dragon in little pieces cause it was worth lots. The song for some reason stuck in my mind. Is it by any chance in the remake? 