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Sniffle. Goshwow! Sniffle! [rewinds to beginning and watches again ...]

Date: 2010-01-05 02:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fmanalyst.livejournal.com
Isn't it just a lovely movie?

Date: 2010-01-05 01:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
Just wonderful! I meant to see it in the theater, but couldn't manage to. It was right at the top of my Christmas list, though, and my little brother came through for me, God bless him.

Date: 2010-01-05 02:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
My nephew got it for me for Yule and I made everyone watch it. Despite the men all saying, "Chick flick!" and making disparaging noises, there were lots of happy people at the end of it.

Date: 2010-01-05 01:31 pm (UTC)
ext_110433: The Magdalen Reading (Books)
From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
"Chick flick"? The protagonist's a grumpy old man! Which reminds me that one of the things I love about Pixar is the way they've managed to tell stories with protagonists who aren't always misunderstood teenagers struggling to find their place in the world or young guns discovering they can't just macho their way through life. (Though even their takes on those archetypes -- A Bug's Life, Cars -- are entertaining.) I love The Incredibles for being a superhero movie about a midlife crisis. And I love Up for being an adventure story about grief. (And I love Dug. He's my new favorite animal sidekick. "I do not like the Cone of Shame." "I was hiding under your porch because I love you. Can I stay?")

Date: 2010-01-05 03:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
I still have my ticket in my wallet for seeing The Incredibles just before I moved out of Florida with [livejournal.com profile] silvrethorn. We both loved it.

Pixar does such fun, fun work, I agree. I didn't think I would like Up but the imagery in the commercials dragged me to the theater. I then pulled my Mom with me the next weekend to see it. (Granted, we both very much like the slapstick comedy of the Ice Age movies, too....) I thought Mom might particularly like Up, considering how much the characters reminded me of our family.

Date: 2010-01-05 05:13 pm (UTC)
ext_110433: The Magdalen Reading (Books)
From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
I still have my ticket in my wallet for seeing The Incredibles just before I moved out of Florida with [livejournal.com profile] silvrethorn. We both loved it.

The Incredibles is one of the few contemporary films that both my dad and I like (he usually gives up after 1950). He's a wee bit cynical, so he loved the idea of superheroes being sued underground, and after that he was hooked. :-)

Pixar does such fun, fun work, I agree. I didn't think I would like Up but the imagery in the commercials dragged me to the theater.

I remember seeing the teaser trailer and thinking, "What the -- ?" I couldn't fathom where Pixar was going with a little old man in a floating house. Fortunately, you can usually trust that they've got a story to tell.

Date: 2010-01-05 05:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
Of course, I wondered who in Pixar had read that '80's-'90's series about the superheroes being redlisted by McCarthy and being sued/chased underground...still, I liked the lighthearted way Pixar told the story without it becoming a drag, you know? (And Violet is my hero. Well, she and Edna Mode, who appears to have been cloned for the series, NCIS: L.A..)

I haven't seen all of Pixar's works but I have enjoyed all that I've seen (evidenced to the fact I have a 'life size' Buzz Lightyear who will eventually make an appearance in my Twisted Toy Theatre...).

Date: 2010-01-06 01:11 pm (UTC)
ext_110433: The Magdalen Reading (Default)
From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
I love Edna. I love the fact that she has to offer a weeping guest toilet paper. "Go! Fight! Win!" (I also love the fact that Pixar's board people seem to end up doing half the supporting roles; they're that good at owning their characters.)

Date: 2010-01-07 02:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
I would've loved to see Edna in costume, you know? That would've been a delight.

Date: 2010-01-07 01:24 pm (UTC)
ext_110433: The Magdalen Reading (Default)
From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
But she is in costume! :-) I have visions of her in twenties-style lounging pajamas when she's off-duty ...

Date: 2010-01-07 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
SUPERHERO costume, not fashion designer! *laugh*

Oh, yes...probably with the 'cigarette onna stick' that was so fashionable then.

Date: 2010-01-08 01:10 pm (UTC)
ext_110433: The Magdalen Reading (Bear)
From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
"You think I wear these glasses because I can't SEE? DAHLINK!" [dismissive gesture]

Date: 2010-01-08 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
Oh, Edna, how we wish we could worship at your feet. And find you fluffy, useless dogs (who turn out to be masquerading pooches and superheroic as well).

Date: 2010-01-11 01:45 pm (UTC)
ext_110433: The Magdalen Reading (Bear)
From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
They'd better be masquerading. I mean, this is a woman who doesn't even keep Kleenex. I don't see her having much use for anything that was actually fluffy and useless.

Date: 2010-01-11 02:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
Yes, even 'decorative' pets had better be able to take care of themselves in Edna's world.

Date: 2010-01-11 03:25 pm (UTC)
ext_110433: The Magdalen Reading (Bear)
From: [identity profile] nebroadwe.livejournal.com
I see her having something like Alpha from Up, except smarter and with a better vocoder. Aren't dog sizes always the inverse of the owner's?

Date: 2010-01-11 03:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
My dogs are little and feisty, so I'm not sure about inverse (considering I'm little, as well). But yes, Edna and Alpha would probably get on very, very well.

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