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Toy Story 3 (2010)

Toy Story 3 movie posterNot gonna lie, Toy Story 3 was my most anticipated movie of 2010. Of course I saw it on the Australian release date, and to quote myself on Facebook, “I have no words for how awesome it was. All I have is keyboard smash: FJASDKLFHASDKL;”. Certainly, it’s the best animated film of all time, and among the very best of 2010. I can’t name any flaws. Basically? It was epic, and I think it was a great way to end (?) the series.

I also re-watched Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in preparation, and you know what? I lied when I said Up was the best thing Pixar has done so far. It’s been quite a few years since I’d seen any of the Toy Story franchise, and I’d forgotten how good it is. By the the third instalment, I’d grown so attached to these characters, and the ending was a bit emotional. I was definitely more attached to Woody and the gang than I ever was to my own toys, I don’t know why.

So! Now that I’ve seen it, this means that Cars is once again the only Pixar movie I haven’t seen. I don’t know, it just seems a bit kiddy, and I wasn’t much of a fan of Finding Nemo for that reason. But a sequel is going to be released next year, so ugh. Someone tell me if it’s worth watching, or something!

Posted on Sunday, June 27th, 2010 in Media, Reviews · 5 Comments »

On Meeting eFriends, and Alice in Wonderland (2010)

An eFriend in Melbourne

What is it about people I meet from the Internet, generally being cooler than people I meet offline? Yes, there are a lot of ‘tards online, but the people who can string a sentence together are generally pretty fun. Lucy,1 who was the first person I met on the Internet (on LiveJournal) before meeting In Real Life, was back in Melbourne this week, for the Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships, which, coincidentally, was being held at my university. We caught up, and fun times were had. It’s sort of odd interacting with someone who knows so much about me. But that’s what happens when they’ve been reading your journal for something like four years? I can’t really remember how long, but anyway, we both agreed that each of us know significantly more about each other than our Real Life friends.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

So, next topic! I’ve had some of this in the draft stage for almost two weeks now, so I figure I should post it. Now, If I only I would get around to finishing my various other draft posts…

Anyway, at what point, in 3D movies, does having stuff chucked at the screen/towards the audience become cliché? Really, 3D is the gimmick it doesn’t need to be. Instead of producing something great with it, the filmmakers always end up having something thrown towards the audience, which admittedly makes me almost flinch, but is getting old.

Alice in Wonderland was a decent film, but I think I’d have preferred a reimagining, rather than a sequel. Admittedly, I liked having an older Alice, and I also enjoyed the darkness (I get annoyed when everything is too bright and cheery!), but it just seemed a little bit…lame, with her returning to Wonderland. And the fight scene at the end left a bit to be desired. Fantasy battle scenes in movies children will be watching can be done well, just look at Narnia!

I also found it lulzy that Johnny Depp was the first person to be credited at the end (before the title of the movie, which everyone else was after!), and Mia Wasikowska (who is sort of a no-name, but played Alice) was the last person to be credited.

  1. I’ve photospammed some of our previous adventures on this blog in the following posts: Graffiti and Shrine [↩]

Posted on Monday, April 12th, 2010 in Internet and Websites, Media, Reviews · 2 Comments »

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