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Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?First I have heard of it, what is this intriguing thing you have shown me?
Pixar's next movie and their first attempt at the princess genre.

lynora |

Lyn: Welcome back! Remind me, was it FL or CA? Everybody have a great time?
FL and yeah, mostly. He swears now that he liked it, but Magic Kingdom was a bit traumatic for the little one. Animal Kingdom was okay. And Hollywood Studios and Epcot were awesome. And he's told me about a hundred times now how he wishes there were a pool at home like the one at the hotel. :)

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Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?The trailer was so awesome....so hoping the actual movie doesn't end up sucking....but I'm not a huge fan of Pixar so I'm not holding my breath.
How is that even possible? They barely ever make a bad movie...

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lynora wrote:How is that even possible? They barely ever make a bad movie...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?The trailer was so awesome....so hoping the actual movie doesn't end up sucking....but I'm not a huge fan of Pixar so I'm not holding my breath.
I know you're probably serious, but I really don't care for their films. Liked the first Toy Story. Could seriously do without the sequels. Cars was okay. Not gonna bother with the sequel which looks seriously awful. Monsters Inc was kinda watchable. The bug one...I wandered away sometime shortly after the opening credits. Wall-E....went to see it at the dollar theater and felt that was too much to pay. Seriously, the kidlet was just as bored as I was. And Up. Someday I may forgive them for Up. But that day is not today. I know people love Pixar. Everyone always tells me how awesome they are. And yet most of their films leaves me feeling bored and/or upset.

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Callous Jack wrote:I know you're probably serious, but I really don't care for their films. Liked the first Toy Story. Could seriously do without the sequels. Cars was okay. Not gonna bother with the sequel which looks seriously awful. Monsters Inc was kinda watchable. The bug one...I wandered away sometime shortly after the opening credits. Wall-E....went to see it at the dollar theater and felt that was too much to pay. Seriously, the kidlet was just as bored as I was. And Up. Someday I may forgive them for Up. But that day is not today. I know people love Pixar. Everyone always tells me how awesome they are. And yet most of their films leaves me feeling bored and/or upset.lynora wrote:How is that even possible? They barely ever make a bad movie...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?The trailer was so awesome....so hoping the actual movie doesn't end up sucking....but I'm not a huge fan of Pixar so I'm not holding my breath.
My wife is a HUGE Up fan, but I do feel the same way about most of their work. I still haven't seen Wall-E and I don't feel an overwhelming desire to do so. Toy Story is kinda meh, primarily because I don't care for those kinds of toys, although the last one where they focused on Ken looked really funny. But yeah, most Pixar stuff is subtly depressing or little happens. I really hated Robots.

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Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?First I have heard of it, what is this intriguing thing you have shown me?
Agreed. Please, tell us more!

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Callous Jack wrote:I know you're probably serious, but I really don't care for their films. Liked the first Toy Story. Could seriously do without the sequels. Cars was okay. Not gonna bother with the sequel which looks seriously awful. Monsters Inc was kinda watchable. The bug one...I wandered away sometime shortly after the opening credits. Wall-E....went to see it at the dollar theater and felt that was too much to pay. Seriously, the kidlet was just as bored as I was. And Up. Someday I may forgive them for Up. But that day is not today. I know people love Pixar. Everyone always tells me how awesome they are. And yet most of their films leaves me feeling bored and/or upset.lynora wrote:How is that even possible? They barely ever make a bad movie...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?The trailer was so awesome....so hoping the actual movie doesn't end up sucking....but I'm not a huge fan of Pixar so I'm not holding my breath.
Wow, I'm the exact opposite. They tell amazing, compelling stories and break out of the boring mold that pretty much every other animated movie falls into. I'd rather watch any of their movies, even the not so good ones like Bug's Life and Cars, over garbage like Shrek or Megamind any day.

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lynora wrote:Wow, I'm the exact opposite. They tell amazing, compelling stories and break out of the boring mold that pretty much every other animated movie falls into. I'd rather watch any of their movies, even the not so good ones like Bug's Life and Cars, over garbage like Shrek or Megamind any day.Callous Jack wrote:I know you're probably serious, but I really don't care for their films. Liked the first Toy Story. Could seriously do without the sequels. Cars was okay. Not gonna bother with the sequel which looks seriously awful. Monsters Inc was kinda watchable. The bug one...I wandered away sometime shortly after the opening credits. Wall-E....went to see it at the dollar theater and felt that was too much to pay. Seriously, the kidlet was just as bored as I was. And Up. Someday I may forgive them for Up. But that day is not today. I know people love Pixar. Everyone always tells me how awesome they are. And yet most of their films leaves me feeling bored and/or upset.lynora wrote:How is that even possible? They barely ever make a bad movie...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?The trailer was so awesome....so hoping the actual movie doesn't end up sucking....but I'm not a huge fan of Pixar so I'm not holding my breath.
REALLY? Cars? Over Shrek? Wow. A Bug's Life bored me to tears save for a giggle or two. Talk about different strokes for different folks.
Pixar did How to Train Your Dragon, right? Or was that Dreamworks?

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I hated Shrek with it's snide humor, just one of those movies that was so over-hyped. And How to Train Your Dragon was Dreamworks. i liked that and Kung-Fu Panda.
To be fair, I can only take Shrek in doses. I have one friend who would watch it all day if she could, and is genuinely upset that Shrek is not real so she could marry him.
And yeah, I loved me some How to Train Your Dragon. Wasn't a huge fan of Kung Fu Panda, but it was funny.

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Bitter Thorn wrote:Thanks. :)lynora wrote:Ugh. I tried so very, very hard to keep the sunburn from peeling. Apparently that was just not going to happen as it started peeling today and how. Ick.Bummer. Good to see you back.
Welcome back!!

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Callous Jack wrote:I hated Shrek with it's snide humor, just one of those movies that was so over-hyped. And How to Train Your Dragon was Dreamworks. i liked that and Kung-Fu Panda.To be fair, I can only take Shrek in doses. I have one friend who would watch it all day if she could, and is genuinely upset that Shrek is not real so she could marry him.
And yeah, I loved me some How to Train Your Dragon. Wasn't a huge fan of Kung Fu Panda, but it was funny.
Shrek was cute the first time....The first time only. And I'll just pretend those sequels don't exist. (Noticing a trend here? Not a huge fan of pointless sequels...)
How to Train Your Dragon was awesome. I can watch that all day. And it got the kidlet into reading the books which he loves. So extra bonus. :)
I like Kung Fu Panda. I'm planning to take the kidlet to see the sequel soon, probably on his actual birthday. Hopefully it doesn't suck...although I have a bad feeling. Sequels...usually not so great.

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Morning, all. What did I miss?
Well, John and Joe decided to come clean about their drunken behavior at the company picnic, only to realize that they had attended the wrong one. And, across town, Cheryl finally professed her love to her online penpal Kirk, only to discover that "he" was actually a secret government AI experiment run amok. Meanwhile, Devon and Carlos were shocked to discover the truth behind Maxwell's operation....No, wait! That's my soap opera!

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lynora wrote:Welcome back!!Bitter Thorn wrote:Thanks. :)lynora wrote:Ugh. I tried so very, very hard to keep the sunburn from peeling. Apparently that was just not going to happen as it started peeling today and how. Ick.Bummer. Good to see you back.
Thanks. Good to be back. :)

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Justin Franklin wrote:Thanks. Good to be back. :)lynora wrote:Welcome back!!Bitter Thorn wrote:Thanks. :)lynora wrote:Ugh. I tried so very, very hard to keep the sunburn from peeling. Apparently that was just not going to happen as it started peeling today and how. Ick.Bummer. Good to see you back.
Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.
Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they're turned around.
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya (Who'd have thought they'd lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.

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And FHDM I am so glad to know I am not the only one who doesn't like Pixar! :)
I get so sick of hearing about how I should like them. I don't. They're not my thing. It's not like they don't have plenty of fans without me. :)
As FHDM said, different strokes for different folks. Ot of curiosity, what are your favorite animated movies?

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Freehold DM wrote:Heh. Yeah, I can see how that would be confusing. Personally, I have pale skin that does not tan much at all and doesn't do that easily. If I can keep the sunburn from peeling, I get a little tan, but no such luck this time it would seem.lynora wrote:Ugh. I tried so very, very hard to keep the sunburn from peeling. Apparently that was just not going to happen as it started peeling today and how. Ick.As a black man, this confuses the hell out of me. I'll never forget living in PA among white people en masse for the first time ever and the class recieved an entire day off to attend a lecture on the dangers of the sun, sunburn and skin peeling. The poor woman they brought in was completely at a loss as to what to do with me. I think I just put my head down or read a book or something.
After getting a sunburn I may peel, but I get pretty tan. I've never really been in pain from a sunburn, though.

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lynora wrote:As FHDM said, different strokes for different folks. Ot of curiosity, what are your favorite animated movies?And FHDM I am so glad to know I am not the only one who doesn't like Pixar! :)
I get so sick of hearing about how I should like them. I don't. They're not my thing. It's not like they don't have plenty of fans without me. :)
Let's see...Tangled, How to Train Your Dragon, Sinbad, Titan AE, Beauty and the Beast, The Last Unicorn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan minus the annoying Eddie Murphy dragonish character, The Secret of Nimh. I'm probably missing one or two off of that list, but that gives you a pretty good idea. :)
Edit: remembered which one I was missing. Howl's Moving Castle.

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Callous Jack wrote:I know you're probably serious, but I really don't care for their films. Liked the first Toy Story. Could seriously do without the sequels. Cars was okay. Not gonna bother with the sequel which looks seriously awful. Monsters Inc was kinda watchable. The bug one...I wandered away sometime shortly after the opening credits. Wall-E....went to see it at the dollar theater and felt that was too much to pay. Seriously, the kidlet was just as bored as I was. And Up. Someday I may forgive them for Up. But that day is not today. I know people love Pixar. Everyone always tells me how awesome they are. And yet most of their films leaves me feeling bored and/or upset.lynora wrote:How is that even possible? They barely ever make a bad movie...Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Folks seen the Brave trailer?The trailer was so awesome....so hoping the actual movie doesn't end up sucking....but I'm not a huge fan of Pixar so I'm not holding my breath.
Never had much love for the Toy Story franchise. Never watched Cars or A Bug's Life. I really like The Incredibles and liked Monsters, Inc. fairly well. Ratatouille and Finding Nemo were bearable. I liked the themes in Wall-E, but not so much the cutesiness. Up was kinda weird, but I didn't watch it the whole way through. I think they don't want to repeat themselves, so they make films that don't necessarily appeal to the same audience as before.

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lynora wrote:After getting a sunburn I may peel, but I get pretty tan. I've never really been in pain from a sunburn, though.Freehold DM wrote:Heh. Yeah, I can see how that would be confusing. Personally, I have pale skin that does not tan much at all and doesn't do that easily. If I can keep the sunburn from peeling, I get a little tan, but no such luck this time it would seem.lynora wrote:Ugh. I tried so very, very hard to keep the sunburn from peeling. Apparently that was just not going to happen as it started peeling today and how. Ick.As a black man, this confuses the hell out of me. I'll never forget living in PA among white people en masse for the first time ever and the class recieved an entire day off to attend a lecture on the dangers of the sun, sunburn and skin peeling. The poor woman they brought in was completely at a loss as to what to do with me. I think I just put my head down or read a book or something.
Bastard. I mean that in the nicest possible way, you understand, but I am in agony at present. Less than it was when it was fresh, but still pretty darn bad.

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And FHDM I am so glad to know I am not the only one who doesn't like Pixar! :)
I get so sick of hearing about how I should like them. I don't. They're not my thing. It's not like they don't have plenty of fans without me. :)
pours Lynora a pint of Haterade(tm) Lite This one's on the house. eyebrow waggle

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Gark the Goblin wrote:Bastard. I mean that in the nicest possible way, you understand, but I am in agony at present. Less than it was when it was fresh, but still pretty darn bad.lynora wrote:After getting a sunburn I may peel, but I get pretty tan. I've never really been in pain from a sunburn, though.Freehold DM wrote:Heh. Yeah, I can see how that would be confusing. Personally, I have pale skin that does not tan much at all and doesn't do that easily. If I can keep the sunburn from peeling, I get a little tan, but no such luck this time it would seem.lynora wrote:Ugh. I tried so very, very hard to keep the sunburn from peeling. Apparently that was just not going to happen as it started peeling today and how. Ick.As a black man, this confuses the hell out of me. I'll never forget living in PA among white people en masse for the first time ever and the class recieved an entire day off to attend a lecture on the dangers of the sun, sunburn and skin peeling. The poor woman they brought in was completely at a loss as to what to do with me. I think I just put my head down or read a book or something.
Meh, probably get skin cancer later.

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lynora wrote:pours Lynora a pint of Haterade(tm) Lite This one's on the house. eyebrow waggleAnd FHDM I am so glad to know I am not the only one who doesn't like Pixar! :)
I get so sick of hearing about how I should like them. I don't. They're not my thing. It's not like they don't have plenty of fans without me. :)
*sips Haterade{tm} Lite*
Ah, refreshing. ;)

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Freehold DM wrote:lynora wrote:pours Lynora a pint of Haterade(tm) Lite This one's on the house. eyebrow waggleAnd FHDM I am so glad to know I am not the only one who doesn't like Pixar! :)
I get so sick of hearing about how I should like them. I don't. They're not my thing. It's not like they don't have plenty of fans without me. :)*sips Haterade{tm} Lite*
Ah, refreshing. ;)
Isn't it just?

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Callous Jack wrote:Exactly what I thought.Mairkurion {tm} wrote:That was mean to do to Crimson Jester.Sebastian's Mother wrote:::Pushes CJ into her and tree strides the hell out of there::Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Naked enthusiasm!Oh boy!
Nice try. Everybody knows I distinguish between CJ and CrimJ. Being a Jack necessitated such things.

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Callous Jack wrote:lynora wrote:As FHDM said, different strokes for different folks. Ot of curiosity, what are your favorite animated movies?And FHDM I am so glad to know I am not the only one who doesn't like Pixar! :)
I get so sick of hearing about how I should like them. I don't. They're not my thing. It's not like they don't have plenty of fans without me. :)Let's see...Tangled, How to Train Your Dragon, Sinbad, Titan AE, Beauty and the Beast, The Last Unicorn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan minus the annoying Eddie Murphy dragonish character, The Secret of Nimh. I'm probably missing one or two off of that list, but that gives you a pretty good idea. :)
Edit: remembered which one I was missing. Howl's Moving Castle.
Miyazaki-sama!