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Post by Nalacakes on Dec 3, 2008 18:22:08 GMT -5
I have a habit of not keeping up with recent films. At all. I've never been a very cinema-y person, and by the time things come out on DVD I've usually forgotten about them. ^^; So I've still not seen WALL-E, or The Spiderwick Chronicles, or August Rush, or Enchanted, or any number of other suitably Christmas-y films that came out over the last couple of years. With that in mind, I'll probably just close my eyes and pick one at random rather than watch anything new. I guess I should feel bad for being so behind the times?
I'll go ahead and add another vote for both Stardust and The Princess Bride, though. They're both wonderful films, and ideal for this time of year. ^_^ I think I prefer The Princess Bride a teensy bit. But I was probably just ticked off with the rather large changes made to Stardust's ending. I thought it was so much neater how things were resolved in the book, even without the flamboyant fantasy showdown of the movie. And I first saw The Princess Bride when I was a little kid, long before I read the book, so...
Oh! It's 2006-y, but I really want to see an Irish film called 'Once' if I have time this Christmas. Both my mother and my older brother have been singing its praises pretty much from the day it came to cinemas here. And though I'm a little skeptical, they insist it's got me written all over it.
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Post by Musa-Revived on Dec 3, 2008 20:02:13 GMT -5
Well actually... I kinda understand you Justin...
That's because I'd rather not watch a film that's named Princess Bride and Enchanted.
I'm not sure about Princess Bride but the words 'Princess' and 'Bride' are huge hammers to my manliness, and watching Enchanted's trailer just made me stay far far away from the cinema.
So err I'm not saying that you should watch Stardust, just saying that I've read the book and that's why I didn't stay away from it.
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Post by Musa-Revived on Dec 3, 2008 23:09:23 GMT -5
Well we Asians still have what we call MCPs (Male Chauvinist Pigs), so I'm part of a dying breed  SNAGs (Sensitive New Age Guys) and Metrosexuals are definitely not in my dictionary. |
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Post by Justin on Dec 3, 2008 23:26:16 GMT -5
You do realize that being secure in your masculinity and allowing yourself to be open to girly things makes you more attractive to the opposite sex, right?  I'll never understand why men shun girly things, feeling that it'll be a blow to their masculinity or what-not... all it does is make you seem "sensitive" and "sweet", and women love that. -Tom Yeah true, but there is a line man, and you don't cross it!! Some girly things are cool like Gilmore Girls (There so hot!!), but like..... Titanic or High School Musical... or the worst offender, Grease; those are all movies I just don't enjoy one bit. I'm too much of a guy to want to watch that stuff. |
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Post by Justin on Dec 3, 2008 23:41:40 GMT -5
Oh I don't let it stop me, I mean I LOVED mean girls, but for my own reasons ha ha.
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Post by AllenSmithee on Dec 5, 2008 10:37:30 GMT -5
What if a children movie was called Penisoraus Sex: Legend of Racist Tigerkings IV. Then would you see it? I think the title stops anyone from watching that! Stardust is cool though. It has the ultimate pirate  (Y'all know who I'm talking about!) who proves everyone perfectly wrong about everything! |
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Post by Yakra on Dec 6, 2008 11:00:51 GMT -5
I'm not much of a movie person (too long!  I usually don't have enough time!!) and so hardly end up watching anything (as everyone's probably noticed), but I actually did get to watch Stardust last year. Was dragged by my friends to the cinema. And how I love them for doing that! You really, really should give it a chance Justin and not be err-ed off by the name!  Its like... a perfect mix of a fairytale with amazing fights and hilarious scenes, and one of the most gorgeous airships! (I think the airship was enough to make me love the movie actually. XD) I didn't think it girly one bit! (Though girly for me is... one of those irritating high school stuff with happy cheerleaders and sports people).Ofcourse, I've never gotten the chance to read the book (bookshops here apparently hate Neil Gaiman >___>' ), and I've heard from diehard fans that... the movie butchered the book pretty bad (As Elin/Failalai said!). :'D As all movies do! And since I don't watch many movies, I probably won't watch anything this Christmas. XD If I do get the time though, I'll probably latch down upon and finally watch either Yojimbo or Paprika. :'D |
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Post by id1948 on Dec 11, 2008 16:34:06 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Looks good going by the trailer (as trailers often do I'll admit).
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Post by Nalacakes on Dec 12, 2008 19:32:06 GMT -5
You do realize that being secure in your masculinity and allowing yourself to be open to girly things makes you more attractive to the opposite sex, right? I'll never understand why men shun girly things, feeling that it'll be a blow to their masculinity or what-not... all it does is make you seem "sensitive" and "sweet", and women love that. -Tom *nods* Though I can only speak for my terribly unromantic self, I just feel uncomfortable and awkward around boyish boys. Maybe I'm just missing a certain something, but I don't really get anything out of talking to someone whose personality is an inversion of mine. And if we don't have some kind of common ground, I tend to wonder why I'm trying to begin with. ^_^ I always find it a little strange when I watch these romantic movies, and you have a man and a woman who are completely the opposite of one another. By the end of the movie their characters are often not really so different to how they were at the start. The only thing that's changed is that they're madly in love. I just find myself thinking 'Wait...so what happens when the honeymoon period is over and they find that they have nothing in common at all?'. ^_^ Maybe I just don't really get romance, but to me it seems sensible that if you were looking for someone to spend your life with, you'd want someone that you could actually...umm...share things with? And with that in mind, I'm not sure men getting in touch with their feminine side and women their masculine is really such a bad thing. When I imagine myself in either position in a stereotypical man and stereotypical woman relationship, I can't help but feel that I'd probably end up strangling the other person. ^_^; Anyway, like Yakra, stereotypically 'girly' to me is like...doe-eyed high school romance? A totally shallow and helpless female protagonist who does nothing but dream of her Prince Charming? A strong-willed young girl overcoming the odds to prove herself to the (predominantly male) world? Things like that. ^_^ I always thought of Stardust / The Princess Bride-ish fantasy as being pretty gender and age crossing in its appeal, really. I think it's maybe why films and books of that sort often capture such a wide audience. They have something for everyone. Ofcourse, I've never gotten the chance to read the book (bookshops here apparently hate Neil Gaiman >___>' ), and I've heard from diehard fans that... the movie butchered the book pretty bad (As Elin/Failalai said!). :'D As all movies do! Umm...well I'm not sure about 'butchered'. ^_^ It's just different, really. It's not one of these adaptations that cuts about half of its source material and ends up an objectively inferior product. I think the movie is really just as complete and satisfying as the book. It just chops and changes quite a lot, and if you've grown to love a story a certain way, even little omissions can be like nails on a blackboard. ^_^ Still, while I didn't like the changes they made to the ending, I really liked some of the other things that they added, like Captain Shakespeare. And I do still think it's a wonderful movie, changes and all. ^_^ Hey, long time no see, Failalai! Of those movies you listed, I *highly, highly* recommend Spiderwick Chronicles and Enchanted... but you might like the other two, too. I never saw August Rush (it looked OK, but isn't really my thing), and I found WALL-E kind of disappointing. Ah, yes, it has been a little while, hasn't it? ^_^ Anyway, my best friend really liked August Rush, and she spent the best part of this year trying to get me to watch it. I can only make excuses for so long. ^_~ As for WALL-E...it doesn't especially appeal, which is why I've not watched it already. Barring the odd Xenosaga or Planetes, I've never really got along with sci-fi. Even cute sci-fi with talking robots. ^_^ Still, I love Pixar, so I feel sort of obliged to watch it sooner or later. I'll keep in mind your recommendation on the other two, though. Our tastes do seem to be pretty well aligned, for the most part. ^_^ Spiderwick, in particular, looked wonderful in that 'the sort of movie I probably should have outgrown years ago but totally haven't' kind of way. And I'm sure you'll agree that that's just the best sort of wonderful. ^_~ I also watched Pleasantville with my mum tonight, which was suitably Christmas-y and really very nice. So that's another one off the list. Yes, I'm aware that Pleasantville is ten years old. I did say I was behind the times. ^_^ |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Dec 12, 2008 20:03:17 GMT -5
You do realize that being secure in your masculinity and allowing yourself to be open to girly things makes you more attractive to the opposite sex, right? I'll never understand why men shun girly things, feeling that it'll be a blow to their masculinity or what-not... all it does is make you seem "sensitive" and "sweet", and women love that. -Tom Whoa, whoa there!  See, that's a generalization, and you won't get far with that. I don't know the women that you hang out with (but frankly, I think I'd like to!), but the women I've hung out with, used to treat me like shit for watching soap operas, chick flicks and other such "girly" things. Maybe I do it wrong, but whenever I do anything that could be remotely considered "sensitive" or "sweet", the women I know would take blows on my masculinity; unlike the "ideal" women, I suppose I ended up meeting with a lot of tomboyish chicks, as they'd all say that I'm gay or a faggot. I'll never understand that. If women think you're perfect for being "sensitive" or "sweet", you must know the right women or be doing something extremely differently from myself. I'll try to figure it out again, somewhere down the road. Right now, I think I have more important things to concern myself with, than how women treat and perceive me. // Forgive me, I am not speaking ill of women. Just calmly discussing the women that I knew at one point. I know that maybe I knew the wrong people, but would I be wrong to look in the mirror? I mean, am I really that bad? Who knows, maybe it's a combination; maybe I'm the wrong person, too. So uh, movies. That one movie looked good. That movie coming out this year, about the dudes that get together for christmas, and something goes wrong. |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Dec 12, 2008 20:12:56 GMT -5
Pleasantville is TEN years old?! Shit, then that dude that plays Spiderman is like... 30-ish?! XD I thought he was in his 20's! // I do this with actors all the time, though. How long ago was Spiderman 2? Oh yeah, that was when I was 16-ish! That makes the actor about... damn! He's almost in the 35-40 range? That's some movie magic, heh! |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Dec 12, 2008 20:43:13 GMT -5
Yeah, and of course, that was life down south. I don't think I had any problems with women up north, outside of the one who lied and cheated. I've seen some cute ones lately, but eh, I'm not much of a conversationalist. XD "Say, I'm a single guy and you're a single woman, and I like games and movies and music like everyone else, and while I don't have a car or a driver's license, maybe we could hang out sometime?" XD Riiight. Anne Frank... I mean, the chick that was deaf, dumb and blind (excuse me, I'm having a Clerks II moment here!) would come up with a better pickup line.  // Again, I have more important things to be concerned with than how I'm perceived. In this case, I'd be better off working on my personality, than thinking of pickup lines. XD I have alot of things I need to work out, come to think of it, like stuff that I have no control over and aren't my fault, that could be potential deal-breakers in the future, but I can actually do something about. ...no idea.  |
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I'll never understand why men shun girly things, feeling that it'll be a blow to their masculinity or what-not... all it does is make you seem "sensitive" and "sweet", and women love that. 
(Y'all know who I'm talking about!) who proves everyone perfectly wrong about everything! 
I usually don't have enough time!!) and so hardly end up watching anything (as everyone's probably noticed), but I actually did get to watch Stardust last year. Was dragged by my friends to the cinema. And how I love them for doing that! You really, really should give it a chance Justin and not be err-ed off by the name! 
Its like... a perfect mix of a fairytale with amazing fights and hilarious scenes, and one of the most gorgeous airships! (I think the airship was enough to make me love the movie actually. XD) I didn't think it girly one bit! (Though girly for me is... one of those irritating high school stuff with happy cheerleaders and sports people).
See, that's a generalization, and you won't get far with that. I don't know the women that you hang out with (but frankly, I think I'd like to!), but the women I've hung out with, used to treat me like shit for watching soap operas, chick flicks and other such "girly" things. Maybe I do it wrong, but whenever I do anything that could be remotely considered "sensitive" or "sweet", the women I know would take blows on my masculinity; unlike the "ideal" women, I suppose I ended up meeting with a lot of tomboyish chicks, as they'd all say that I'm gay or a faggot.
