Last movie you watched?

[frankie_fan]

The Cat Returns

One of my all-time favourite anime movies. I just can't stress just how GORGEOUS the music is in this. It's absolutely beautiful.

I still get a kick out of it's wonderful animation and brilliant cast (yes, I'm one of those anime fans that prefer the dub than the sub. ) that includes Agent 99, Robin Hood (the man in tights) and Frank Barone. I am of course referring to Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes and Peter Boyle.

I'll never tire of this wonderful and gorgeous film. It's made by Studio Ghibli, but not directed by Hayao Miyazaki. But regardless of that, it's a beautiful, if short, anime film that I'll always love.

[fosters home fan]

Star Wars (episode 4). Still an awesome film, haha.

[HerrimanWasHere]

Cars

Ah, I remember seeing this the first week it came out in theaters. And a day or so ago I rewatched it. It's such a cute little movie. Man...I need to learn how to draw automobiles so I can make some fanart...

[Lynnie]

I might as well admit that my sis and I went to see 17 Again today. She's a huge Zac fan and I'm a huge Matthew fan, so it was something we both wanted to see. Spoiler Below

It was dumb in parts, particularly the action-y sword fight toward the beginning, and it felt like there were still bits and pieces missing form the storyline. It just felt really "shallow" to me. But it was ok, there were some really funny parts and all those who like the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings series should get a few good laughs out of the hidden references here and there. We both thought they were pretty cool. And the story itself is pretty sweet, and even has some moral foundation, which we appreciated.

[Nathander]

Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

A friend of mine had it on a VHS he had taped when he was a kid, and we ended up watching it with a group of friends. That movie has.....not aged well in the decade or so since its original released.

[jekylljuice]

Say Anything...

Sure, it's 80s teen movie fluff, but this is definitely one of the better examples, thanks in part to the performances of John Cusack and Ione Skye, who both make very sincere and likeable leads, the supporting input of the always-reliable John Mahoney, and, naturally, its iconic usage of a Peter Gabriel song. And besides which, 80s teen movie fluff is always infinitely preferable to late 90s/early 00s teen movie vulgarity.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Mulan

Twilight Zone: The Movie

I had never seen Mulan before, it sone of the very few Disney films I have missed over the years but the other day I was able to see it and I have to say it was a lot better then I thought it would be. It was less pop bouncy and cartoony, more serious and had much more culture and the music was excellent.

Couple songs kinda fell through the cracks but overall a very enjoyable movie, and Ming-Na was great as the lead.

[jekylljuice]

The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold

Hardly boys, but girls, and dogs.





A delightful 30-minute film from William Wegman, best known for his kitschy photography featuring Weimaraners in fancy attire and with human figures. Here, a cast of four such pooches – Fay Ray, Batty, Crooky and Chundo – act out the story of the Hardly family, whose peaceful vacation in the wilderness of Maine takes a more sinister turn when the “boys” catch wind of a less than savoury plot being hatched by a psychotic nurse and a greedy but gullible caretaker. As with the Wegman segments made for Sesame Street in the 90s, the somewhat bemused expressions of the Weimaraners and Wegman’s monotone narration are a match made in heaven, topped off here with plenty of dry humour, charming, genial photography and a suitably old-fashioned score.





The storyline’s rather straightforward and maybe has the odd hole here and there - for one thing (and as Wegman himself points out in the commentary) we never get a drop of insight into the motives of the psychotic nurse – but in honestly, none of that really matters. The true delight comes from seeing all those wonderful set pieces in which the canine troupe golf, play tennis, canoe, mastermind their devious schemes and take one another hostage, while Wegman performs the whimsical task of what he aptly calls “placing a thought bubble above their heads” (save the psychotic nurse, whose malicious vocal ramblings come courtesy of Andrea Beeman). For fans of Wegman’s work, this short little burst of curiosity needs no recommendation, and for everyone else, it’s definitely worth your trouble to check this out. For sheer novelty, drollness and geniality, it’s pretty hard to top it.

[Lynnie]

Ahh, I've never seen the movie, but I remember seeing these guys around a lot a number of years ago. They made some appearances on Seseme Street, too. I always thought that it was a creative way to create a character. Sometimes the dogs look a little annoyed though. You can just tell they're thinking "What are these humans doing to me? Why must I sit so still? I don't want to!!"

[jekylljuice]

Yes, the Sesame Street segments were great! Here are a few of my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guiae6x9swI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_IFN...eature=related

(Pay attention to the Baker's mouth movements.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94cYX...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-QiU...eature=related