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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, December 03, 2007 - 8:13 am
Anybody else check out this movie this weekend? I did and I must say I was very disappointed in it. Was it an adult movie? Was it a children's movie? It seemed stuck somewhere in-between (and I don't mean it was a teenage movie!). It was, for me, rather slow. I was wishing I was in a better theater with more comfortable seats so I could nap. My 10-year old wasn't that impressed with it (and she wasn't sitting next to me so I wasn't spilling my attitude over on her. She did like some of the special effects, and I agreed with her. She also liked Dustin Hoffman's character (Mr. Magorium). I didn't, but that's because I had a hard time seeing this Oscar-caliber actor playing such a strange role and lisping. It kind of freaked me out. So I really should have gone to see August Rush like I planned...LOL!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 03, 2007 - 8:43 am
Sis and bil took their girls (ages 7 and 4) and my kidlets last week and they all said it was good. But...not a one of them has said a word about the movie since then, so it didn't really stick with them.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, December 03, 2007 - 10:04 am
My daughter just said "It sure wasn't as good as Hairspray." As you can see, she sets her standards high...LOL!
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, December 03, 2007 - 12:41 pm
Me and DD age 5.5 saw it and we both enjoyed it. But I would agree that it's a movie that doesn't really stick in your mind. I really enjoyed the visual effects, the toys coming to life. All of that was magical to me. Part of the story is very sad and we both were crying! It has some tough themes, like death! As for the acting? Well, I think these top notch stars are wasted on this project. Really, just about any actor could have sleep walked through these parts. So, from the angle of Natalie Portman fan, the film was disappointing. Overall, I'd give it a marginal thumbs up for kids or kids-at-heart.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 12:58 pm
Maybe my daughter (10) is too old for this movie, and so am I...LOL!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 8:14 pm
Ok, I asked my sister about this movie earlier. When they dropped the kids off the other night and we asked, they said it was good. When I asked her today about it, she looked around and said she didn't want to say anything in front of the kids because they seemed to enjoy it and they didn't want to ruin it for them, but sis and bil really hated it and thought it was a stupid movie, lol. She said to wait for it to come out on dvd and someone else buys it and borrow it from them, don't even waste the money on it!
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