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defrogOh, and we saw movies and stuff over the weekend. And then we reviewed them and posted them. The end.
Despicable Me
Universal’s first stab at Pixar about supervillain Gru, who needs funding to steal the moon, and adopts three orphan girls only to help him steal the McGuffin that will help him get it.
Great idea on paper, but I have to say it didn’t really work for me. The bizarre gadgets and supervillain rivalry are great fun if you enjoyed the old Spy vs Spy comics in Mad magazine (which I did), but Steve Carrell’s take on Gru made me think of Shrek impersonating Dr Evil, and the “orphans melt supervillain’s heart” angle just seems too contrived to be convincing.
Great Lehman Bros joke, though.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
A segment from Fantasia gets the Bruckheimer treatment, with Nicolas Cage as a sorcerer searching the world for the heir of Merlin – which turns out to be a physics nerd at NYU – who can defeat the evil Morgana le Fay.
The film has “Disney™ Product” stamped all over it, and like everything else Bruckheimer produces, the story is mainly an excuse to blow shit up and employ CGI effects artists. It’s done reasonably well, mind, and the three main players – Cage, Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina – seem to be having a fun time with it. Which is as well since storywise the plot holes are as big as New York State and the love interest is as throwaway as it gets.
It’s not all that bad, but when they describe certain summer blockbusters as “stupid disposable fun”, this is what they mean.
I put a spell on you,
This is dF
Despicable Me
Universal’s first stab at Pixar about supervillain Gru, who needs funding to steal the moon, and adopts three orphan girls only to help him steal the McGuffin that will help him get it.
Great idea on paper, but I have to say it didn’t really work for me. The bizarre gadgets and supervillain rivalry are great fun if you enjoyed the old Spy vs Spy comics in Mad magazine (which I did), but Steve Carrell’s take on Gru made me think of Shrek impersonating Dr Evil, and the “orphans melt supervillain’s heart” angle just seems too contrived to be convincing.
Great Lehman Bros joke, though.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
A segment from Fantasia gets the Bruckheimer treatment, with Nicolas Cage as a sorcerer searching the world for the heir of Merlin – which turns out to be a physics nerd at NYU – who can defeat the evil Morgana le Fay.
The film has “Disney™ Product” stamped all over it, and like everything else Bruckheimer produces, the story is mainly an excuse to blow shit up and employ CGI effects artists. It’s done reasonably well, mind, and the three main players – Cage, Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina – seem to be having a fun time with it. Which is as well since storywise the plot holes are as big as New York State and the love interest is as throwaway as it gets.
It’s not all that bad, but when they describe certain summer blockbusters as “stupid disposable fun”, this is what they mean.
I put a spell on you,
This is dF
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on 2010-09-01 02:34 pm (UTC)Mileage may vary...obviously. :)