tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post1165937899029607356..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: Toy Story 3 TalkbackBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-27041344969595079182010-07-11T13:16:45.613-04:002010-07-11T13:16:45.613-04:00I found a review that seems to directly respond to...I found a review that seems to directly respond to Walters review:<br />http://parttimecritic.blogspot.com/2010/06/hidden-story-behind-toy-story-3.htmlJohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-42605590758786952092010-06-29T10:52:19.542-04:002010-06-29T10:52:19.542-04:00You know, I wasn't too impressed with TS3, but...You know, I wasn't too impressed with TS3, but its images will not leave me, I keep thinking about it.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-50941019973945985202010-06-27T11:15:36.838-04:002010-06-27T11:15:36.838-04:00@Alex: I knew you would, and in fact my first draf...@Alex: I knew you would, and in fact my first draft of the capsule ended with "But Jackson's gonna love it." Then I realized that would sound like an insult in context. I just feel like that movie has nothing to give me.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-91822178082953809232010-06-27T10:54:07.577-04:002010-06-27T10:54:07.577-04:00Sigh.
I really liked Trash Humpers. Ayup, I dran...Sigh. <br /><br />I really liked Trash Humpers. Ayup, I drank the Kool-Aid. Suspended my disbelief, I honestly didn't see it as Harmony Korine trying to shock me and waste my time. I thought I was watching actual degenerates in old people masks smash televisions and tap dance. <br /><br />Funny though, there are a lot of scenes that appear to be staged by the subjects. In character. Like the Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-56377635904888076052010-06-26T09:17:38.298-04:002010-06-26T09:17:38.298-04:00Heh, I'm seeing it tonight. This, of all thing...Heh, I'm seeing it tonight. This, of all things, is the first Harmony Korine-directed movie to come to Salt Lake. It's possibly his best distributed film to date.Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-9167425267164074012010-06-26T01:00:59.322-04:002010-06-26T01:00:59.322-04:00Off-topic but Trash Humpers has been making its wa...Off-topic but Trash Humpers has been making its way around the country and after having seen it, I have to echo what Bill wrote on it. Really a huge disappointment. That "moment of beauty" that I read about in some positive reviews never came for me.<br /><br />But congrats to Korine for coming up with one of the most annoying laughs put on tape.Emmittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-23360202272355450492010-06-25T00:49:51.132-04:002010-06-25T00:49:51.132-04:00I thought it was an amazing though flawed film, an...I thought it was an amazing though flawed film, and everything Walter wrote was right on the money. I struggled with the "Inferno" sequence which honestly made me feel worse than the entirity of <i>Martyrs</i>.<br /><br />Incidentally even the ScreenIt! people liked the film, which is a first because they hate basically everything.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-41391457769148102152010-06-22T12:03:33.600-04:002010-06-22T12:03:33.600-04:00I liked Toy Story 3, but had some peeves:
Lotsos ...I liked Toy Story 3, but had some peeves:<br /> Lotsos backstory, along with an introduction to Sunnysides regime, should have been at the start of the film, without the Clowns superfluous narration. <br /> The fake-out opening was redundant; it was merely an amalgamation of the previous films opening scenes.<br /> When Woody is trying to save the others from a garbage truck, it was a bad choice Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-6498732429688664972010-06-21T20:20:37.882-04:002010-06-21T20:20:37.882-04:00Hey hey hey!
Somewhere trailerHey hey hey!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2394490393/" rel="nofollow">Somewhere trailer</a>Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-88763510903370692782010-06-21T12:53:57.184-04:002010-06-21T12:53:57.184-04:00Anon,
And how many of the 98% positive reviews ar...Anon,<br /><br />And how many of the 98% positive reviews are by hacks who have nothing to say and are just bandwagoners? (I am not here to exalt or defend <i>Toy Story 3</i> or any of the reviews, I'm making a larger point.)<br /><br />Just read people you like to read and stop worrying about 1)agreeing with everything you read and 2) consensus, which is, if you're as serious about film James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-59713737555346634102010-06-20T22:53:21.266-04:002010-06-20T22:53:21.266-04:00@schnofel
Yeah, good one, jerk - how about pissin...@schnofel<br /><br />Yeah, good one, jerk - how about pissing off the people who care not only about movies, but about film criticism? I <b>want</b> to read some valid complaints about Toy Story 3, and any other nearly-universally beloved film. I want smart, educated opinions both for and against, and neither Armond nor the other tossbag have anything to say. Contrarian just to be contrarian. HowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-15936363507682194712010-06-20T19:43:19.834-04:002010-06-20T19:43:19.834-04:00And no "The Other Sister" reference, eit...And no "The Other Sister" reference, either!jacksommersbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-35580164196760071582010-06-20T19:17:26.024-04:002010-06-20T19:17:26.024-04:00Regarding Caption Boy, I was much more disturbed b...Regarding Caption Boy, I was much more disturbed by the fact that there was no Penelope Cruz reference in the <i>Splice</i> review. I mean, what the hell?DaveAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-50993244554625502872010-06-20T15:45:34.942-04:002010-06-20T15:45:34.942-04:00@Anon: You'll have to take it up with Caption ...@Anon: You'll have to take it up with Caption Boy, I reckon. Maybe he's on Twitter, Bill?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821524840819117719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-65689793760175075602010-06-20T13:27:37.093-04:002010-06-20T13:27:37.093-04:00Another terribly done review came from good ol'...Another terribly done review came from good ol' Ebert. That thing was 75% plot summarization and 25% non-sense. It feels very half-assed (or maybe quarter-assed is more accurate).<br /><br />I thought the movie was brillant. The first two are my favorite Pixar joints, hands-down. I acknowledge that Pixar has (likely) made better movies, but every time a new one comes out I find myself eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-77465204925190452072010-06-20T11:34:36.109-04:002010-06-20T11:34:36.109-04:00The last paragraph in Walter's "Toy Story...The last paragraph in Walter's "Toy Story 3" review is something of undiluted beauty.jacksommersbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-64923263045961198092010-06-20T11:04:03.352-04:002010-06-20T11:04:03.352-04:00The amount of Anonymouseseses here is getting redo...The amount of Anonymouseseses here is getting redonkulous, guys. You can call yourself whatever you want here by clicking the "Name/URL" function; it won't even get back to your parents!Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-47224063044284960702010-06-19T23:04:43.974-04:002010-06-19T23:04:43.974-04:00Armand is a hack for one simple reason: the focal ...Armand is a hack for one simple reason: the focal point of his reviews is not its object, the film itself, but his review of it. Note that in his reviews of Toy Story 2/Jonah Hex, the considerable space that is given to shill-critics and media. he's a polemic for the sake of being a polemic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-64994162650268291602010-06-19T22:44:47.337-04:002010-06-19T22:44:47.337-04:00Maybe a little late on this... but I wanted to det...Maybe a little late on this... but I wanted to determine the rationale behind the caption in karate kid review, "daddy's little douchebag"? I have not been into this site for a while now, partly because it seems to have gotten increasingly meaner and more acerbic over time, so I might be missing out on an inside joke but to me that caption under a 12-year old's pic who doesn'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-19548853600122845992010-06-19T19:04:17.724-04:002010-06-19T19:04:17.724-04:00I don't get the Toy Storys. They're movies...I don't get the Toy Storys. They're movies that seem to want me to feel bad for not playing with my toys anymore, or for not keeping them around, or for giving toys to toddlers or for replacing a lost toy with a new one.<br /><br />And then, they bring in really dark moments (the monkey, Big Baby and the moon, the hellhole) before springing back into formula. And while they may be smarterPatricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-45343043495259473532010-06-19T12:26:37.535-04:002010-06-19T12:26:37.535-04:00I just love that Armond is pissing off all the idi...I just love that Armond is pissing off all the idiots. This is like a litmus test - if you complain about Toy Story 3 being denied 100% on the Tomatometer you're an idiot.<br /><br />Having just seen the film it's interesting to decode it first through Walter's existentialist dread shtick and then through Armond's anti-consumerist rant. I agree more with White in that it lacks schnofelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-74992539096959735352010-06-19T11:38:30.445-04:002010-06-19T11:38:30.445-04:00Don't get me wrong, I love reading the latest ...Don't get me wrong, I love reading the latest Armond White review and trying to decode just what-the-fuck he's talking about, but this one is just insane, just completely batshit. The only other neg review of TS3 on RottenTomatoes is some idiot who thought the 3D should have things floating around on the screen. Isn't there some kind of process to have these people excluded from the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-23752540278196003062010-06-19T04:47:25.552-04:002010-06-19T04:47:25.552-04:00As much as I praise at the alter of Pixar, the Toy...As much as I praise at the alter of Pixar, the Toy Stories were lesser saints for me - but dammit if 3 didn't deliver much more than I expected. I'm curious if it helps to have Lasseter out of the director's chair? That Monkey will haunt me for days, the tortilla bit absolutely slayed me, and how the hell did they manage to work in the line: "nobody takes my wife's mouth DCinTechnicolornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-53825300202844160092010-06-18T18:52:13.889-04:002010-06-18T18:52:13.889-04:00Embarassing admission: I have yet to sit down and ...Embarassing admission: I have yet to sit down and watch TOY STORY 2 all the way through, as I just keep catching a few minutes here and there on TV. I've never really understood why TOY STORY is *so* revered, though. It's good, I don't hate it, but Pixar have done a lot better since then. Unless, y'know, TS2 really *is* the GODFATHER II of animation people claim it to be. I need Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821524840819117719noreply@blogger.com