20150719:
This movie was well done. It had a healthy amount of foreshadowing and a strong story. It was also a great portrayal of human feelings.
It's amazing how Pixar continues to come out with excellent movies like Inside Out. I would highly recommend Inside Out, to everyone.
Trailers: Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), The Peanuts Movie (2015), Zootopia (2016) (teaser), The Good Dinosaur (2015).
20170103:
Thinking of gifts to give my mom, I decided to get her Inside Out. For whatever reason, a movie about emotions seemed to me as something my mom would enjoy. And while I don't remember her specific comments, she certainly did enjoy it.
[20170306]
Instant Comments:
Short:
1: Different and interesting. But a little scary.
2: Hmm. I liked this short a bit more on this viewing.
Movie:
2: In the first couple minutes, a young Riley sings, "Who's your friend that likes to play. Bing Bong Bing Bong."
1, 2: "First the Hawaiians, and now you!"
1: Gum.
2: [Getting dragged] "This feels kind of nice."
1: Why didn't they just send the memory through the tube like the gum commercial?, 2: Plothole: didn't send a core memory through a tube like Triple Mint Gum
2: "I would die for Riley."
2: I definitely feel like Sadness has the best lines.
2: "Oh no, these facts and opinions look so similar." "Oh don't worry about it, happens all the time." Throws random tiles back.
2: Hahaha. The big worker does a perfect impression of Riley's voice.
2: Deja vu gets repeated (in fact there's three)
2: "I loved that one too..."
1: Teary-eyed @ Bing Bong sacrificing himself, one more, sing louder! [20170306: I get a little sad just rewriting the comment]
2: I remember getting sad when the moment he said I have a feeling about this one and it peaked when he told her to sing louder. This time I didn't get as sad.
2: Lol, Joy's imitation of sadness.
2: Joy smacks her fingers after using the French fry.
2: On this viewing the resolution at the end where Riley shares her emotions remained sad.
1: Ending with Sadness was great. It was a little sad, but not as much as when Bing Bong sacrificed himself.
1=20150719, 2=20170103
Released 20150619.
Watched 20150719 Theaters.
Watched 20170103 (Blu-ray)
Inside Out (2015) Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen. 95 min
Relevant Links:
Inside Out (IMDb.com)
Inside Out (RottenTomatoes.com)
Inside Out (2015 film) (Wikipedia.org)
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
20150703:
It was neat to see this film, especially considering the restoration process. Unfortunately, I was a bit sleepy and nodded off two or three times during it.
I liked how the disappearing effect was created. Good old-fashioned special effects.
One aspect I disliked was the changing colors. While it was a technical obstacle, the constantly fluctuating colors made the movie nonetheless difficult to watch.
Overall, I enjoyed the artistic value of the film, but technology has advanced well beyond it and it hasn't aged well.
[20170316 Edit]
20170316:
Today I decided to watch the black-and-white version followed by the color version for comparison and I would first have to mention that the color only noticeably flickers from time to time (less drastic than notes from my first viewing implied).
With that being said, I still enjoyed the black-and-white version more.
On a different note, and perhaps a problem with versioning on Netflix, is that the black-and-white version contains narration while the color version contains a musical soundtrack, each giving the film a different vibe. It'd be interesting to view the black-and-white version with the musical soundtrack and the color version with the narration.
This snippet from the Wikipedia page sheds a little light on the narration/lack of:
Overall, I'm sure I enjoyed the color version of this movie on this viewing than the last. Furthermore, I enjoyed the black-and-white version more than the color version.
I previously rated the color version 3 stars on Netflix, and I kept it that way. Netflix had the black-and-white version rated for me at 3.5, and, rounding up from 3.5, I gave it 4 stars.
Instant Comments:
3: Oh weird, the color version lacks narration. In its place is some strange music.
2: "You will listen and like it!"
2: Slavery of an alien species...
3: Oh, the statue at the end is of the scientist standing on a miniature moon with a rocket in it's eye.
3: "A black and white original nitrate print belong to Madeleine Malthete-Melies and a positive print belong to CNC have been used for this restoration." | ... | "2011 digital restoration was made by Technicolor in Los Angeles."
1=20150703 (color), 2=20170316 (black-and-white), 3=20170316 (color)
Watched 20150715 (Netflix, Instant) Color version. 15 min
Watched 20170316 (Netflix, Instant) Black-and-white version. 12 min
Watched 20170316 (Netflix, Instant) Color version. 15 min
A Trip to the Moon (1902) George Melies. 13 min
Relevant Links:
A Trip to the Moon (IMDb.com)
A Trip to the Moon (Wikipedia.org)
It was neat to see this film, especially considering the restoration process. Unfortunately, I was a bit sleepy and nodded off two or three times during it.
I liked how the disappearing effect was created. Good old-fashioned special effects.
One aspect I disliked was the changing colors. While it was a technical obstacle, the constantly fluctuating colors made the movie nonetheless difficult to watch.
Overall, I enjoyed the artistic value of the film, but technology has advanced well beyond it and it hasn't aged well.
[20170316 Edit]
20170316:
Today I decided to watch the black-and-white version followed by the color version for comparison and I would first have to mention that the color only noticeably flickers from time to time (less drastic than notes from my first viewing implied).
With that being said, I still enjoyed the black-and-white version more.
On a different note, and perhaps a problem with versioning on Netflix, is that the black-and-white version contains narration while the color version contains a musical soundtrack, each giving the film a different vibe. It'd be interesting to view the black-and-white version with the musical soundtrack and the color version with the narration.
This snippet from the Wikipedia page sheds a little light on the narration/lack of:
Though Méliès's films were of course silent, they were not intended to be seen silently; exhibitors often used a bonimenteur, or narrator, to explain the story as it unfolded on the screen, accompanied by sound effects and live music.
Overall, I'm sure I enjoyed the color version of this movie on this viewing than the last. Furthermore, I enjoyed the black-and-white version more than the color version.
I previously rated the color version 3 stars on Netflix, and I kept it that way. Netflix had the black-and-white version rated for me at 3.5, and, rounding up from 3.5, I gave it 4 stars.
Instant Comments:
3: Oh weird, the color version lacks narration. In its place is some strange music.
2: "You will listen and like it!"
2: Slavery of an alien species...
3: Oh, the statue at the end is of the scientist standing on a miniature moon with a rocket in it's eye.
3: "A black and white original nitrate print belong to Madeleine Malthete-Melies and a positive print belong to CNC have been used for this restoration." | ... | "2011 digital restoration was made by Technicolor in Los Angeles."
1=20150703 (color), 2=20170316 (black-and-white), 3=20170316 (color)
Watched 20150715 (Netflix, Instant) Color version. 15 min
Watched 20170316 (Netflix, Instant) Black-and-white version. 12 min
Watched 20170316 (Netflix, Instant) Color version. 15 min
A Trip to the Moon (1902) George Melies. 13 min
Relevant Links:
A Trip to the Moon (IMDb.com)
A Trip to the Moon (Wikipedia.org)