tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post5780559338274483470..comments2024-02-16T14:01:23.523-05:00Comments on THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: SHORT FEATURE: FRACTURED FAIRY TALES – SLEEPING BEAUTYEegahInchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-31953065194408261202014-06-18T17:29:14.572-04:002014-06-18T17:29:14.572-04:00If work allows it, I will be at the Sharknade Riff...If work allows it, I will be at the Sharknade Rifftrax myself. And they just got the rights to Riff the Matthew Broderick Godzilla later this year, so it's a good time for MST3K fans :)EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-59626078772520249342014-06-18T14:15:19.086-04:002014-06-18T14:15:19.086-04:00And speaking of summer movies, we have decided thi...And speaking of summer movies, we have decided this summers' movies are a bust and are going to see the RiffTrax of Sharknado.Rocket Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288373796495213700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-23647852746448259522014-06-18T14:14:22.859-04:002014-06-18T14:14:22.859-04:00Re Cari about ' "turn your mind off"...Re Cari about ' "turn your mind off" entertainment is a terrible, terrible thing.' In the twelfth Dorothy Sayers mystery novel Thrones and Dominations: "It’s only detective stories. You only read them and write them for fun,” crime writer Harriet Vane says to her husband, Lord Peter Wimsey. He replies, “You seem not to appreciate the importance of your special form. Detective stories contain a dream of justice. They project a vision of a world in which wrongs are righted…murderers are caught and hanged, innocent victims are avenged and future murder is deterred.” And goes on to say that if the reader knew he was being instructed, might never read them. Most movies reviewed here are the same; they are still morality plays. Well, maybe not Manos Hands of Fate.Rocket Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288373796495213700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-12716900518369272562014-06-07T22:36:55.176-04:002014-06-07T22:36:55.176-04:00house,
That's true about the crow, but since...house, <br /><br />That's true about the crow, but since he was a HE, that would go against the movie's philosophy by having a decent man in a useful role.<br /><br />MissJean,<br /><br />In my defense, I have a word limit on my reviews. They originally wanted 800-1000, but I pushed and got a few hundred more. That still doesn't let me cover everything, though.<br /><br />1. In any other film the third wish would have been a plot hole, but I think it's purposeful here. Since they were acting in support of man's kingdom, they couldn't possibly have anything of value to contribute. I mean, Aurora would have been dead 20 times over if left solely to their care.<br /><br />2. I think they might have tossed off a line about hidden treasures, but really, I think it was an unspoiled nature thing.<br /><br />3. I think the general line from the movie's defenders is that, as a trauma victim, she was adopting the attitudes of those who harmed her, playing roles to see if they fit. Eventually she returns to her normal good self.<br /><br />4. Unless it was a magical castle destroyed by greedy humans sometime in the past.<br /><br />5. Okay, you win :)<br />EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-27844473828917105772014-06-07T22:07:19.981-04:002014-06-07T22:07:19.981-04:00Also, having read your review now, I'm afraid ...Also, having read your review now, I'm afraid you missed a few plot holes:<br />1. What was the third fairy's gift? (She didn't say anything.)<br />2. What was so valuable in the moors? Young Stefan stole a piece of QUARTZ, and the magical economy seemed to consist of flying around all day or - if you were one of the wingless people, making mudball weapons.<br />3. If the people of the magical land were so good and cooperative etc., then why did Maleficent immediately subjugate them with the help of the Not-Ents?<br />4. There were the ruins of a small palace in the magical kingdom, so CLEARLY Humans used to live there. So maybe this is just a revisionist history by the conquerors, eh? <br />5. Finally, if Maleficent is really a good person, why does she help the forces of evil in Kingdom Hearts. (This last one is a deal-breaker!)MissJeanhttp://thehouseofnonsense.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-8341032125897352842014-06-07T21:46:29.954-04:002014-06-07T21:46:29.954-04:00I wish I'd ready your review before forking ov...I wish I'd ready your review before forking over the money for the matinee today. (I would have seen the SF Tom Cruise film instead.) I almost walked out after the de-winging scene, but after the curse scene, I thought it would get better because the king seemed to care about his daughter and his wife looked like she might be an interesting character... but nevermind. <br /><br />And if they really wanted to be transgressive, then the CROW should have been the one to break the curse. You know, grow a human heart and become a real boy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-54902254420496058892014-06-07T00:48:53.840-04:002014-06-07T00:48:53.840-04:00Well, nothing has generated hate for worse than wh...Well, nothing has generated hate for worse than when I said I didn't enjoy a Johnny Depp movie, but yeah, I don't think my take on Maleficent was too popular.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-52131455780436879822014-06-06T16:30:31.237-04:002014-06-06T16:30:31.237-04:00Thinking. Sure way to be hated in your reviews.
...Thinking. Sure way to be hated in your reviews.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Well, except for by others who also look at what the stuff MEANS!<br /><br />Thanks for the warning. (not that I was excited to see it anyways, since "the villain is really the hero" got old in the 90s, but some of the commercials were pretty enough I considered it)Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-14520934213901605012014-06-02T23:19:56.240-04:002014-06-02T23:19:56.240-04:00Well, since Maleficent is rated PG, the "rape...Well, since Maleficent is rated PG, the "rape" is presented symbolically, but adults will get the message if they're paying attention. I probably made the movie sound more preachy than it is. It's more akin to Tolkien, actually, in the way that his Catholicism isn't overtly stated in his works, but permeates them nonetheless. That's how it is in Maleficent. You can watch the movie and not notice its philosophy (not too much anyway), but if you're of the mind to look for such things, it's there under the surface informing the story.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-83445083947449152712014-06-02T19:32:38.366-04:002014-06-02T19:32:38.366-04:00The "still, if you turn your brain off" ...The "still, if you turn your brain off" form of entertainment kills me. And troubles me. And confuses me. <br />My mom is a big fan of "turn your brain off" entertainment. Example- she loves zombie novels. Loves. Them. She is probably the biggest financial supporter of Permuted Press on the planet. But she just consumes them mindlessly. How do I know this? Because she once handed me one book she'd finished and told me to read it. It contained the homosexual rape of a young boy in it. <br />When I asked her what her thoughts were about the book, and how she could enthusiastically consume such plot points, she looked at me blankly. "THAT was in there? Huh. I don't even remember that part!"<br />Whether you remember it or not, whether you think about it or not, things like that affect (effect? Whatevs, I'll leave it up to the grammar police to correct me) your soul. So you really need to be mindful about what you're letting in.<br /><br />Anyway, shorter: I think "turn your mind off" entertainment is a terrible, terrible thing.Carihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03235684838519720739noreply@blogger.com