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Topic | ~ BCT's Epic 169 Movie Watch-Through (mostly '00s): Topic 1 [THE LIST] ~ |
BlueCrystalTear 09/24/22 11:48:18 PM #36: | I didn't even last the first quarter, nor do I want to know the final score. It got gory QUICKLY. Also, I may be high...? There's a weird smell of drugs permeating the building. Somebody's getting evicted. So I wanted to do something more lighthearted once again.... and I thought I'd just, out of nowhere, watch something not on THE LIST. Something that makes a lot of sense, though. Something that I think nobody's gonna mind me watching because it might have received some nominations anyway. And like I said: I want to watch same-series movies relatively close together, and I was just feelin' it after last night. Monsters University (2013) Directed by: Dan Scanlon Written by: Dan Garson, Dan Scanlon, Robert Baird Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Steve Buscemi Previous status: Never seen "How do I become a scarer?" Hot off yesterday's enjoyment, I thought I'd go ahead and watch the prequel that was made with the idea that you'd seen the original movie in mind.... while still being enjoyable on its own, for kiddos who hadn't yet been procreated 12 years prior. This gives a LOT of backstory for everybody - particularly notable that Mike Wazowski (I can't help but say his full name) wanted to be a scarer himself. I knew immediately why he ended up being a support person: Kids didn't find him scary. They found him funny. This is why, when the company switched over to laughs, he was one of the first comedians hired. The first twist is One thing I notice is that this movie's early going's not as joyous as the original, but it's better in the character development department - at least for the major characters. This is quickly rectified, thankfully, with In the end, all this was good. For what it is, it's good - but there's something missing from this that was present in the original. This prequel was written with a different viewpoint - focus more on writing intrigue than witty dialogue. This produced a very engrossing climax, but it did so at expense of how tightly written and thoroughly comedic the original was. This is not one of Pixar's best films, but it's still Pixar. It's still better than anything Disney's main studio did between (but not including) Emperor's New Groove and Frozen. I still can't decide between a 3 and a 4, so I'll just do a 3.5/5. I didn't want to do half-stars but... guess that needs to happen sometimes. --- Come check out my movie watchthrough topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80167031 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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