I guess the TV season is starting to peter out which is why we are watching so many movies lately...
that and we're both still getting tired early - Jeanie because the virus she contracted a couple of weeks ago is still hanging on, and me, well, who knows? What does getting tired have to do with watching movies? The bedroom. We can watch movies in the bedroom, whereas the DVR - which is about all we use to watch TV anymore - is in the living room, and it is so much more comfortable in the bed, especially when you're tired.
Jeanie enjoyed the movie. I thought it was okay.
I never read the story, so I don't know if having done so might have made the movie more engaging. The special effects were amazing. I think in the not too distant future, the difference between "real" and CG will be totally imperceptible. As things are, the effects are good enough that it doesn't take much willful suspension of disbelief to accept the reality of anthropomorphic animals and mythological creatures.
I was a bit disappointed at the amount of violence and gore in what I thought was supposed to be a children's movie. I think the film makers succumbed to a bit of trying to keep up with the Jones's, where in this case, the Jones's were the Lord of the Rings movies.
I think the themes of love, betrayal, courage, sacrifice and redemption were strong enough to stand on their own, but ended up being diminished by trying to add more sizzle to the film.
And speaking of excessive violence, why is it that hacking and killing are acceptable fare for our children, at least in the opinions of TV and movie ratings/acceptability authorities, but the mere suggestion of sex or nudity causes the work to be deemed inappropriate or gets it branded with a scarlet letter?
And, while I'm bitching (yes, that's bitching, not just innocent questioning), why doesn't Blockbuster or NetFlix include the "other" disc when they rent you the DVD? My guess is that in this case, I probably would have enjoyed the features on the DVD extras disc as much as the actual movie. But, the only way that I would have the opportunity to see them is to go out and buy, rather than rent, the movie.
Oh...
Second bitch/question answered I guess.
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Posted by David at May 06, 2006 08:55 AM