I made the mistake of going to Barnyard. There is still a kid in me as I love animated films. The Simpsons and King of the Hill are among my TV favorites as was Beavis and Butthead before they stopped making it. I thought Barnyard might be toying with the themes of George Orwell's Animal Farm, but it was far from it. If this animation was directed toward children, why did the maker fail to tell the kids, that bovine or cattle have two genders just as human's do namely male and female. To show Ben the Bull and his irresponsible son Ottis with female udders was an act of dishonesty. Also absent was the term bull as in male and unaltered bovine. Only females are cows. This whole movie smacked of urban ignorance.
They go on to show how the animals party when the farmer is not looking. Now that one seems a little reasonable and good imagination. This part I enjoyed and was at times funny. The leadership theme was good also. Maybe this will make an impression on 7 to 10 years old. I think this was the target.
Sometimes I often wonder if humans act like animals or do animals act like of humans. Maybe a little of both.
Just make sure you stay for the credits to see some additional clips. Couldn't stop laughing when (forgive me if I get his name wrong) Micheal Clarke sang the song to Will. FUNNY!!
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It was a pretty dang funny movie i wanna see it again. nice little cameo by dale junior in the movie.
I'll be going to Taladaga this weekend. Went to you,me, and dupree and it's average. Pirates II was good. As for renting, 2 that just came out I liked are V for Vendetta and Benchwarmers. Might have to go to Clerks II this weekend too.
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i wouldnt mind seeing a double feature of Cars and Talladega Nights this weekend. Good movie weekend for Movies kind of dealing with cars and NASCAR.
I'm not a huge Robert Redford fan either, but The Natural is one of my favorites.
some others:
Godfather I, II, III
Tango and Cash
Life as a House
Major League
Fever Pitch
Shawshenk Redemtion
Seven
Fight Club
Stigmata
Lord of the Ring I, II, III
American Beauty
The Usual Suspects
Pulp Fiction
Mr. Deeds
Spanglish
Dirty Work
[quote author=jackrabbit1979 link=1147614091/0#8 date=1148501114][quote author=JackTwice link=1147614091/0#2 date=1147665975]In the rental department, my father can't stop talking about "An Unfinished Life". It starts Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lopez among others. I haven't seen it yet but will be soon. I just watched "Derailed" this weekend. Thought it was a little slow but has a nice plot twist that makes you sit up in your chair and go "cool!"
I saw "An Unfinished Life" this past weekend, it if a pretty good flick. Anything with Morgan Freeman can't be bad, he is just a great actor. I am not too big a fan of Robert Redford usually, but did like his role in this one. Nevermind the fact that JLO (despite her acting) isn't too hard on the eyes. Also saw United 93 (pretty good movie if you like 9/11 stuff) and the Da Vinci Code. The movie definately wasn't as good as the book but it is still very enjoyable. [/quote]
Okay, you got me. "The Natural" is a great movie, he was also in the "The Sting" which is an older movie but really good too. For some reason i can't get past The Horse Whisperer or Indecent Proposal (only because it is shown on TBS or TNT like every weekend).
PS: I could talk movies all day long...if anybody wants to post a top ten favorite list, i am in.
[quote author=JackTwice link=1147614091/0#2 date=1147665975]In the rental department, my father can't stop talking about "An Unfinished Life". It starts Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lopez among others. I haven't seen it yet but will be soon. I just watched "Derailed" this weekend. Thought it was a little slow but has a nice plot twist that makes you sit up in your chair and go "cool!"
I saw "An Unfinished Life" this past weekend, it if a pretty good flick. Anything with Morgan Freeman can't be bad, he is just a great actor. I am not too big a fan of Robert Redford usually, but did like his role in this one. Nevermind the fact that JLO (despite her acting) isn't too hard on the eyes. Also saw United 93 (pretty good movie if you like 9/11 stuff) and the Da Vinci Code. The movie definately wasn't as good as the book but it is still very enjoyable. [/quote]
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