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re: The Cabin in the Woods. TulaneLSU's 2011-12 movie review thread
Posted on 3/23/12 at 9:00 pm to Superior Pariah
Posted on 3/23/12 at 9:00 pm to Superior Pariah
Tucci and kravitz nailed their roles and so did the chick who played Effie. I was hoping woody would have been a little more drunker
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Posted on 3/23/12 at 9:03 pm to Superior Pariah
It really was. Even the younger actresses were pretty decent.
It sucks that your experience gets diminished because of others in the audience. Luckily, I went to the early afternoon showing today and there were maybe 30 people in the theatre. Only about 5 were under the age of 20, so I didn't have all of the extra audience nonsense.
I thought the movie was done extremely well and I was amazed at the ability to stay true to the books. The acting was wonderful and the action was great.
People are either going to love or hate the camera technique but without it, this movie is either rated R or toned down so much it takes away from the story.
It sucks that your experience gets diminished because of others in the audience. Luckily, I went to the early afternoon showing today and there were maybe 30 people in the theatre. Only about 5 were under the age of 20, so I didn't have all of the extra audience nonsense.
I thought the movie was done extremely well and I was amazed at the ability to stay true to the books. The acting was wonderful and the action was great.
People are either going to love or hate the camera technique but without it, this movie is either rated R or toned down so much it takes away from the story.
Posted on 3/23/12 at 9:20 pm to Leauxgan
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Id give Pina something like a 9.1 out of 10. It was really incredible
I thought it was a beautifully shot movie. And Pina's coreography could be incredible. It didn't always work, but when it did it was unlike anything I've seen.
Posted on 3/23/12 at 9:22 pm to TulaneLSU
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I have not seen Winter's Bone. But the actress in Hunger Games did not impress me at all.
Sorry, but you're missing the boat here. I haven't seen Hunger Games, but I can tell you that Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most promising young acresses around. Yes, you should see Winter's Bone. She's terrific, and there are other really fine performances.
Posted on 3/23/12 at 9:26 pm to VOR
Ignatius J. Trollane never sees the movies you recommend.
Winter's Bones was maybe my favorite movie of 2010, up there with Inception.
Winter's Bones was maybe my favorite movie of 2010, up there with Inception.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 8:58 am to Leauxgan
I've yet to read any fiction that is worth reading that is "non-religious." I have difficulty even using that term because it is so vestigial.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 9:02 am to Leauxgan
quote:it was pretty solid
Winter's Bones was maybe my favorite movie of 2010, up there with Inception.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 9:06 am to TulaneLSU
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I've yet to read any fiction that is worth reading that is "non-religious." I have difficulty even using that term because it is so vestigial.
Honestly, sometimes you're truly ridiculous.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 10:21 am to VOR
Honestly, some of your ratings are horrible.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 10:52 am to TulaneLSU
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Instead, they ululate their rancor in the Hunger Games, not against the offenders but against others they are forced to hate and kill. It is utter humiliation and depressing to watch.
These were my exact same thoughts bra
Posted on 3/27/12 at 11:33 am to CP3forMVP
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CP3forMVP
Hi, TulaneLSU/Charles Bronson
Posted on 3/27/12 at 12:16 pm to TulaneLSU
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I've yet to read any fiction that is worth reading that is "non-religious." I have difficulty even using that term because it is so vestigial.
When you view pretty much everything in the world as relating to religion and your life revolves around your Christianity, this is a truly "no shite" statement.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 12:24 pm to TulaneLSU
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I've yet to read any fiction that is worth reading that is "non-religious."
Agree. The best fiction is the Bible.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 12:29 pm to Superior Pariah
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CP3forMVP
Hi, TulaneLSU/Charles Bronson
Posted on 3/27/12 at 12:36 pm to Superior Pariah
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Hi, TulaneLSU/Charles Bronson/stonedrolledaway
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Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:12 pm to LoveThatMoney
Mirror Mirror What is the cost of using magic? Magic disorders. Magic corrupts. Magic brings destruction to all. Magic flips the world around. What should not be is. What should be is not. In this delightful little retelling and reinvention of a classic fairy tale, Mirror, Mirror also re-imagines St. Paul's thoughts on sin. What are the wages of sin? Yes, disorder. Yes, corruption. Yes, destruction. Ultimately the product of sin, like magic, is death.
As people with an implicit or explicit knowledge of our sin, we search from pinchbeck to pinchbeck. Our search is motivated by what is good -- a piacular balm -- but our lack of humility and our desideratum to excogitate that atonement by ourselves is where we fall hopelessly off the precipice and end up in a ditch of sinking sand. The sine qua non we seek is the Healer, the one who binds our wounds and makes us one. No magic or sin or rebellion or pleasure or any other thing but the One who creates, redeems, and sustains can accomplish the greatest task of all: the salvation of the lost and broken.
That ditch of sinking sand destroys us, sometimes. Instead of reaching out for the hand that helps, we fight and exhaust our own powers. We become more and more desperate as we sink farther and farther from our escape, and so it is with the Wicked Witch, a Dorian Grey of sorts, who fears neither God nor respects her fellow people. Her bailiwick is her own mind and body, no where else. She cares neither for love or justice, and no one in her world matters, except for her. But how different is that from our own world? How many of us here see an other-centric universe, or rather, a God-centric universe, rather than a self-centric universe?
We need a deus ex machina. In life, Christ comes to rescue the sinner and the saint. In Mirror, Mirror our hope is in the kingdom's scion, Ms. Snow White. In humility and love she sees the sin of her stepmother's hegemony. How will she overthrow it? Not through violence and hate. But through courage and self-sacrifice. Even in the moment when she is expected to be violent, she has compassion on what is evil. She sees through the eyes of Christ, seeing the creature for what he is, not the power that has enslaved him. And rather than respond with violence, she liberates. And with one stroke, an entire kingdom is liberated from the dark evil that has covered it.
Mirror, Mirror is not what you think it would be. I thought, like Hollywood is apt to do today, we would see a CGI-rich version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It's anything else. Even the skeleton of that tale is rearranged, and with great impact and enrichment. This movie is fascinatingly creative and rich in motifs and acting. While children will enjoy it, those who also enjoy good cinematography will likewise enjoy it. It's well worth the cost of admission.8/10
As people with an implicit or explicit knowledge of our sin, we search from pinchbeck to pinchbeck. Our search is motivated by what is good -- a piacular balm -- but our lack of humility and our desideratum to excogitate that atonement by ourselves is where we fall hopelessly off the precipice and end up in a ditch of sinking sand. The sine qua non we seek is the Healer, the one who binds our wounds and makes us one. No magic or sin or rebellion or pleasure or any other thing but the One who creates, redeems, and sustains can accomplish the greatest task of all: the salvation of the lost and broken.
That ditch of sinking sand destroys us, sometimes. Instead of reaching out for the hand that helps, we fight and exhaust our own powers. We become more and more desperate as we sink farther and farther from our escape, and so it is with the Wicked Witch, a Dorian Grey of sorts, who fears neither God nor respects her fellow people. Her bailiwick is her own mind and body, no where else. She cares neither for love or justice, and no one in her world matters, except for her. But how different is that from our own world? How many of us here see an other-centric universe, or rather, a God-centric universe, rather than a self-centric universe?
We need a deus ex machina. In life, Christ comes to rescue the sinner and the saint. In Mirror, Mirror our hope is in the kingdom's scion, Ms. Snow White. In humility and love she sees the sin of her stepmother's hegemony. How will she overthrow it? Not through violence and hate. But through courage and self-sacrifice. Even in the moment when she is expected to be violent, she has compassion on what is evil. She sees through the eyes of Christ, seeing the creature for what he is, not the power that has enslaved him. And rather than respond with violence, she liberates. And with one stroke, an entire kingdom is liberated from the dark evil that has covered it.
Mirror, Mirror is not what you think it would be. I thought, like Hollywood is apt to do today, we would see a CGI-rich version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It's anything else. Even the skeleton of that tale is rearranged, and with great impact and enrichment. This movie is fascinatingly creative and rich in motifs and acting. While children will enjoy it, those who also enjoy good cinematography will likewise enjoy it. It's well worth the cost of admission.8/10
Posted on 3/31/12 at 8:15 am to TulaneLSU
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Footloose An adequate remake of a classic about the dangers of parental protection and adolescent rebellion. It tries too hard to make a moral point, even worse than the original. It is, nonetheless, a fun, sing-a-long, tap-your-feet-in-the-aisles romping good time. 5/10
You lost all respect here, Footloose was easily the worst movie I sat through this year...I saw it at the $1 theater, and I felt ripped off. I had to force myself to finish watching it...and you gave it a higher rating than several great movies...
Posted on 3/31/12 at 8:37 am to TulaneLSU
Bravo on barely talking about the movie until the last few sentences. I have to say, your trolling efforts are entertaining
Posted on 4/17/12 at 3:51 pm to TulaneLSU
Love, Wedding, Marriage A couple of years ago they shut down my street to film Love, Wedding, Marriage. It's a movie with Mandy Moore and Dr. Quinn and the tan vampire in Twilight, not to mention the crazy doc from Back to the Future. When they were shooting, I wanted to see the movie because it's neat to see your neighborhood on film. But the movie went completely anonymous and disappeared. If it ever showed at the theater, I didn't notice it.
So last night, as I went through my Amazon Prime movie list, I saw it. Now, truth be told, what caught my eye was Mandy Moore's appearance in the film. Even then I didn't remember it being the movie I wanted to see. Ever since her role in A Walk To Remember, I have had a healthy amount of respect for Moore as an actress. All of that respect, and more, evaporated away as this movie wore on.
How could the director have such a decent cast and do so poorly? It started off poor when they set it in NOLA and St. Bernard Parish, and told us that her husband was a big wig in the winery business. So down the road in St. Bernard, they were telling us about the great grapes and all. But it got even worse from there. I fell asleep 30 minutes in; not even the scenes of NOLA could keep my interest. It was bad. So very, very bad. Don't waste your time watching. 0/10.
So last night, as I went through my Amazon Prime movie list, I saw it. Now, truth be told, what caught my eye was Mandy Moore's appearance in the film. Even then I didn't remember it being the movie I wanted to see. Ever since her role in A Walk To Remember, I have had a healthy amount of respect for Moore as an actress. All of that respect, and more, evaporated away as this movie wore on.
How could the director have such a decent cast and do so poorly? It started off poor when they set it in NOLA and St. Bernard Parish, and told us that her husband was a big wig in the winery business. So down the road in St. Bernard, they were telling us about the great grapes and all. But it got even worse from there. I fell asleep 30 minutes in; not even the scenes of NOLA could keep my interest. It was bad. So very, very bad. Don't waste your time watching. 0/10.
Posted on 4/17/12 at 3:51 pm to TulaneLSU
The Cabin in the Woods The number of fans of 18th century BC epics has declined in recent years, but the stories of that era are as interesting today as they were a generation ago. Who can forget the great Atrahasis? For those who forgot their clerisy cards, the story is an empyrean tale of the creation of the world. The creation follows with the molding of humans and their population explosion. The gods, beings who follow their own emotions, not ordained principles, capriciously decide to destroy the world with flood for no other reason than they feel that way. There is a pantheon of similarly limited supernal beings throughout Classical literature. Zeus and his family in The Iliad spring first to mind. Such gods operate from caprice and their ukases are emotive alone. They do not hold to higher ideals. They do not seek virtue from their creatures. These gods simply are omnipotent and exercise that power with whim and fancy. They are reflections of humans, and any world with a ruler like that is a horrifying place. It is why on Earth we have laws. It is why Western civilization was only possible through the belief in the Judeo-Christian God.
We enter a world of divine caprice in The Cabin in the Woods. It's as horrifying as anyone's worst nightmare. But it's also uproariously funny. The elements of the movie consist of mockery after mockery. Snidely and creatively, the writer trolls movie maker after movie maker. From Scooby Doo to Scream, from The Ring to Cheech and Chong, from SE7EN to White Zombie hardly a genre is left without being lampooned and ambuscaded. The movie would be egregious if the director were not trying so hard to be egregious, and there is where this movie is great. No doubt, whoever wrote this script has trolling prowess like few others. Nonetheless, the gore is off-putting. I do not need to keep the gators fed; my gators are full because I see enough gore in real life, Stephen King.
What I am appreciative of at the end of this movie is God. Thank God that God does not work on whim. Thank God that the world is not an arena for entertainment. Thank God that God works all things through love and for love in community. Thank God that God is not vengeful and that the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf was already paid, by God himself. The Cabin in the Woods ultimately is a movie about what the world would be if we had any ruling God other than the God who was in Christ. 7/10
We enter a world of divine caprice in The Cabin in the Woods. It's as horrifying as anyone's worst nightmare. But it's also uproariously funny. The elements of the movie consist of mockery after mockery. Snidely and creatively, the writer trolls movie maker after movie maker. From Scooby Doo to Scream, from The Ring to Cheech and Chong, from SE7EN to White Zombie hardly a genre is left without being lampooned and ambuscaded. The movie would be egregious if the director were not trying so hard to be egregious, and there is where this movie is great. No doubt, whoever wrote this script has trolling prowess like few others. Nonetheless, the gore is off-putting. I do not need to keep the gators fed; my gators are full because I see enough gore in real life, Stephen King.
What I am appreciative of at the end of this movie is God. Thank God that God does not work on whim. Thank God that the world is not an arena for entertainment. Thank God that God works all things through love and for love in community. Thank God that God is not vengeful and that the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf was already paid, by God himself. The Cabin in the Woods ultimately is a movie about what the world would be if we had any ruling God other than the God who was in Christ. 7/10
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