tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post1534035594172196039..comments2023-04-08T03:38:13.638-07:00Comments on Things I Know About The Movies: Brave - An old, familiar tuneAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082737604796435170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post-65477258635354708792012-06-27T12:48:53.784-07:002012-06-27T12:48:53.784-07:00I'm one of the (somewhat, at least among certa...I'm one of the (somewhat, at least among certain circles) rare people who loves <b><i>Cars</i></b>. I mean, I really love <b><i>Cars</i></b>. That said, <b><i>Cars 2</i></b> is one of the single most disappointing sequels in recent memory. There's just no reason to continue that story, and I was incredibly disappointed in the lackluster treatment of such great characters. I mean, it's not like we need <b><i>Finding Nemo Again</i></b>, is it?<br /><br />I agree with you about the quality of <b><i>Brave</i></b>'s voice work. It's just unfortunate that Pixar didn't seize the opportunity to really make the statement that they could have. I mean, it's got the double whammy of being their first fairytale and their first film with a female protagonist. I'd have loved to see what the brains at Pixar could have come up with to reinvent the animation's go-to genre. Alas, maybe we'll have to wait for <b><i>Braver</i></b> for that to happen . . .Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082737604796435170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post-83336071742269912872012-06-26T00:12:05.606-07:002012-06-26T00:12:05.606-07:00I know this is a review for Brave, but I must (onc...I know this is a review for Brave, but I must (once again) stick up for Cars 2. It’s lesser Pixar to be sure, but there is a certain heady delight in all the attention to detail with actual car models and what they represent. Professor Zündapp is modeled after a Zündapp Janus 250. The writers have done their homework! But I digress, back to Brave.<br /><br />I pretty much agree with everything you said about Brave. There’s a greater feeling of disappointment in my review and that’s probably because I was expecting something more innovative. So much of the film resorted to slapstick in the middle where they were trying to “undo something that had been done.“ Pixar has taught me to expect a lot from them. Something I didn’t mention in my review was the outstanding voice casting of Kelly Macdonald ad Emma Thompson. Their engaging work alluded to a depth the story kind of lacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post-82339771050867738552012-06-25T13:01:38.322-07:002012-06-25T13:01:38.322-07:00Thanks for reading! One thing that particularly in...Thanks for reading! One thing that particularly interests me about the response to <b><i>Brave</i></b> is the way that people seem to be seeing the same film and recognizing the same issues with its structure but having very different reactions. All too often with diverging opinions on films, there's a strong "What are you smoking? How can you like/dislike this?" approach, so I find it very interesting to see such a relatively minute subjective divergence of opinion.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082737604796435170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post-91068522346055931302012-06-24T08:46:59.569-07:002012-06-24T08:46:59.569-07:00The first 30 minutes or so had me pumped up like n...The first 30 minutes or so had me pumped up like no other but once that big twist in the story happens, it all goes downhill from there. However, kids will love the heck out of this film and you can’t go wrong with them. Nice review Adam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com