25 Jul 2012, 11:25 pm
26 Jul 2012, 2:31 am
Disney's Tarzan
Wow. Just... wow. I had forgotten how awesome this movie was. I haven't felt this excited about seeing a movie since I saw Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland for the first time in 2010, and that's saying a lot.
I bawled at the beginning when Kala and Kerchak's baby died. My brother asked me how I could cry over a baby gorilla and not feel anything for human children. I don't really know. 
Tarzan's characterization surprised me, because for some reason I expected him to be very serious and solemn, but he seemed pretty sunny and emotive, not to mention kind and gentle. I like that in a character. Kala reminded me exactly of my mom. And Terk was really cool too.
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27 Jul 2012, 12:28 am
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
I rather enjoyed it, but it was incredibly dark for a "children's" movie. Frollo has got to be the best (worst?) villain I have ever seen, especially when you take into account that there were probably a lot of men like him in real life at various points in history.
I identified a lot with Quasimodo's personality - kindhearted, yet often angry or sad. And always up for a hug. 
And yes I do feel bad that he didn't get the girl, but I think it had more to do with the fact that he never had the chance to make his true feelings known to Esmeralda rather than as a result of her being shallow as a lot of people claim.
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27 Jul 2012, 12:34 am
I rather enjoyed it, but it was incredibly dark for a "children's" movie. Frollo has got to be the best (worst?) villain I have ever seen, especially when you take into account that there were probably a lot of men like him in real life at various points in history.
I identified a lot with Quasimodo's personality - kindhearted, yet often angry or sad. And always up for a hug.
And yes I do feel bad that he didn't get the girl, but I think it had more to do with the fact that he never had the chance to make his true feelings known to Esmeralda rather than as a result of her being shallow as a lot of people claim.I've never read the book, but I was told that in the end, Esmeralda died, and that Quausimodo had held her body in the dump till he died. Long after, workmen found a female skeleton held by a horribly deformed skeleton. When they were moved, both skeletons collapsed into dust, mixing together.
Now, if that isn't dark and sad, I don't know what is.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
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28 Jul 2012, 2:56 am
I rather enjoyed it, but it was incredibly dark for a "children's" movie. Frollo has got to be the best (worst?) villain I have ever seen, especially when you take into account that there were probably a lot of men like him in real life at various points in history.
I identified a lot with Quasimodo's personality - kindhearted, yet often angry or sad. And always up for a hug.
And yes I do feel bad that he didn't get the girl, but I think it had more to do with the fact that he never had the chance to make his true feelings known to Esmeralda rather than as a result of her being shallow as a lot of people claim.I've never read the book, but I was told that in the end, Esmeralda died, and that Quausimodo had held her body in the dump till he died. Long after, workmen found a female skeleton held by a horribly deformed skeleton. When they were moved, both skeletons collapsed into dust, mixing together.
Now, if that isn't dark and sad, I don't know what is.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
Dark and sad, perhaps, but I find it to be kind of romantic in a morbid sort of way.
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28 Jul 2012, 5:06 am
I rather enjoyed it, but it was incredibly dark for a "children's" movie. Frollo has got to be the best (worst?) villain I have ever seen, especially when you take into account that there were probably a lot of men like him in real life at various points in history.
I identified a lot with Quasimodo's personality - kindhearted, yet often angry or sad. And always up for a hug.
And yes I do feel bad that he didn't get the girl, but I think it had more to do with the fact that he never had the chance to make his true feelings known to Esmeralda rather than as a result of her being shallow as a lot of people claim.I've never read the book, but I was told that in the end, Esmeralda died, and that Quausimodo had held her body in the dump till he died. Long after, workmen found a female skeleton held by a horribly deformed skeleton. When they were moved, both skeletons collapsed into dust, mixing together.
Now, if that isn't dark and sad, I don't know what is.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
Dark and sad, perhaps, but I find it to be kind of romantic in a morbid sort of way.
Yes - he has her in death when he could never have had her in life.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
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