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I can't disagree with you - on all points. Especially the Sailor Moon one; those were some cool transformation scenes. The third act had probably most of the issues of the film - weirdly, I've been saying that about a lot of movies these days...
I'm honestly sick of Charlize Theron doing the same kind of thing where she's this larger than life character who can do no wrong. I used to like her because she made interesting choices and she is good at acting, but I hate how everything she does now feels same-same-ish. I'd rather see her play something totally unexpected and unique.
As for who I think should play Cheetah...I think Olivia Wilde should do it.
I grew up watching the Flinstones, but for some reason I can't recall the theme song at all.
Cute. Never watched it, so obviously I missed out.
Yeah, loved it.
I've tried checking it out, but something's up with the link. Maybe check this out and re-post?
It's a dramedy. Or what I like to call a complete film, with drama and comedy as its core.
Agreed - and I think it was set as a doomed love from the beginning, so I don't know why the writers continued with it when they wrote it like this. Guess coz they loved the actress?
Cool. Sadly, a lot of people don't think like that.
I guess a simple answer to this is: we have changed, so the art we're making reflects that.
Here's an example I always use with friends:
I don't know if you've seen the Truman Show, but when it was released in 1998, it said some very deep and profound things about why constant surveillance is bad and how we're not just products, but people. Less than 10 years later, and we have Keeping Up with the Kardashians as one of the most popular reality shows of 2007 and more and more people voluntarily willing to be put on similar shows, with 24/7 surveillance, while being plied with alcohol around the clock. Today, KUWTK is still going strong, people refer to themselves as "brands" as if that's normal and everyone on the internet is basically trying to 'sell' themselves and make money off their existence.
The art can only reflect its makers.
I think it has a lot to do with people falling into these very clear categories of 'fans/followers' and 'haters' - and being one probably means you're also the other by default because you hate on people who you perceive to attack the person you're following - but that's the thing. We've stopped seeing each other as people, people who we actually want to impress with our wit and intelligence, people with feelings who'll be hurt by what we say, etc. Even the people we follow/fan over aren't like real people to us.
I know I'm supposed to give some cool, eloquent answer, but I like campy, memorable ones like the theme song for the animated Scooby Doo show, the X-Files theme song and Pokemon's English version.
I just wanted to add, Roswell's theme song, 'Here With Me' by Dido. Still probably my favourite.
Love: Parks and Recreation
Hate: Orange Is the New Black
Leslie Jones. Not her character, Patty, but I would watch Leslie in other films.
I love rewatching this, but I can definitely see that certain parts of it are dated. However, excepting maybe the super girl parts, it still pretty much holds up, even in comparison to today's superhero shows. I feel like the more successful ones are only successful because of how they're taking cues from this old show.
The actress is fine, but the character really sucks.
Lana really reminds me of season one Iris on current show, The Flash. She basically did nothing but exist to create sexual tension, make the protagonist angsty and show the unfairness of him longing for her while she went off and lived life as a damsel, constantly getting rescued, but never showing thanks by simply giving in and loving the protagonist back.
However, while The Flash eventually showed Iris as having more to her character, being a reporter and going after her stories instead of waiting around and getting them handed to her by the Flash, Lana never experienced this change as a character. For the most part, her only job is to make us feel sorry for Clark and to be mad at her, but then to forgive her because...she's beautiful? It sounds dumb, but that's how it seems to play out.
I could never understand when watching it the first time around, why she turns on Clark at the drop of a damn hat no matter what he does for her. But now I do - so we feel sorry for him, and who cares about her?
It's sad because there was potential there for her to be a fully realized character, but by the time the writers got around to it, we all hated her and it was pretty much too late.
Agreed with everything you said. Your post warmed the cockles of my heart, along with John and Michael's shared performances.
Lois.
Lana was gorgeous, but she'd turn on her closest friends on a dime.
Yeah, because the whole point of the tournament relates to the safety of the world...or something haha I haven't watched it in ages, but I'm pretty sure I'm right. So those who win get to decide the fate of the world. The good guys want to protect the world, the bad guys want to consume souls or whatever.