tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858763423075557421.post7464269551805141214..comments2023-08-22T05:08:12.986-07:00Comments on The Queen of Useless Information: Well...that's a bummerMyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303020878596910372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858763423075557421.post-14933677565917564662008-01-23T09:42:00.000-08:002008-01-23T09:42:00.000-08:00But maybe the kid'll be like Jack-Jack! (I don't ...But maybe the kid'll be like Jack-Jack! (I don't think my daughter has ever laughed harder than when he burst into flames. Good times, good times...)Myndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303020878596910372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858763423075557421.post-26582893622841136512008-01-23T09:33:00.000-08:002008-01-23T09:33:00.000-08:00Well, everything's moderately disappointing when y...Well, everything's moderately disappointing when you compare it to "The Incredibles". I could never be a father, because deep down, I know that the actual birth of my first child would be a serious letdown when I inevitably compared it to "The Incredibles".<BR/><BR/>That's one of my favorite movies ever. Just more evidence that we're sharing a brain, I think.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837209850667097773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858763423075557421.post-90500543758696850822008-01-23T09:14:00.000-08:002008-01-23T09:14:00.000-08:00Re: Heath. When I typed this, things were looking...Re: Heath. When I typed this, things were looking pretty suspicious, and given the artistic lifestyle many actors lead, with drugs and such, I pretty much jumped to a conclusion that I'd pretty happy to find was completely wrong. I'm humble like that.<BR/><BR/>As far as the Oscars, I did not know that! I guess it makes sense, but yeah, I can't imagine people thinking Surf's Up is superior to Simpsons in any way. I will agree Ratatouille is amazing looking and bold as far as it's choice of story, but I don't think it holds up as well as most previous Pixar films overall, and is nowhere near as interesting or multi-layered as Brad Bird's earlier triumph, The Incredibles.Myndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303020878596910372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858763423075557421.post-86962926474461544022008-01-23T08:56:00.000-08:002008-01-23T08:56:00.000-08:00I didn't really think of Heath Ledger as having a ...I didn't really think of Heath Ledger as having a particularly wild life. I had never heard of him having problems. It's just sad and surprising.<BR/><BR/>And there's no good segue to cartoons, but here we go. The number of nominations in a category is determined by the number of eligible films. Obviously, that's not a problem in most categories -- since most movies have actors and directors and scripts and cameras and such, those categories are allowed the maximum five nominations. In the Animated Film category, there are usually between ten and twelve eligible films each year. If there were twenty (I think), they'd be allowed four nominations. I'm just horrified that "Surf's Up" was chosen as the cream of the crop.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, if "The Simpsons Movie" had been nominated, I'd be rooting for them. However, I do think that "Ratatouille" was one of the best movies of the year. Pixar always has such solid storytelling and character work, and this one in particular had a really provocative thesis that I'm still internally debating: Is a creative work, regardless of quality, inherently superior to any attempt at criticism of the work? I thought that was a really bold idea to toss into a movie about rodents, and I can't decide how I feel.<BR/><BR/>In summation: D'oh!EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837209850667097773noreply@blogger.com