The Iron Giant - 9/6/16
03-30-16 | 10:34 AM
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03-30-16 | 10:41 AM
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Thanks for the support...this movie has so much meaning to me.
I was one of the few people in the theater when it first came out. I never go to a movie alone, but no one in my family wanted to go...so I had to sit all by myself and LOVED every minute of the movie.
Huge Superman fan from my childhood until today, I was in awe how they tied him into the Iron Giant and how it made the Giant a better "Robot/Person".
54 now, so when I was younger I watched a ton of B&W 50's Sci-Fi films...once again Bird captured the nostalgic 50's feel perfectly.
-Very funny and intense move all at the same time
An animated movie aimed directly at adults.
I was one of the few people in the theater when it first came out. I never go to a movie alone, but no one in my family wanted to go...so I had to sit all by myself and LOVED every minute of the movie.
Huge Superman fan from my childhood until today, I was in awe how they tied him into the Iron Giant and how it made the Giant a better "Robot/Person".
54 now, so when I was younger I watched a ton of B&W 50's Sci-Fi films...once again Bird captured the nostalgic 50's feel perfectly.
-Very funny and intense move all at the same time
An animated movie aimed directly at adults.
03-30-16 | 10:53 AM
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Just messing with, but kudos to liking this movie so much. I watched it twice in theaters, once by myself. But I have to say, this movie isn't aimed directly at adults, older children get it as well, at least on that friendship level Hogarth had with the Iron Giant. My oldest daughter is now 12 and watched it for the first time last year. She greatly enjoyed it. She asked a lot about the "pencil look" (i.e. non-CGI) and funny other small things. She really paid attention to a lot details. This movie definitely resonates across a lot of age groups.
Bird is a genius, looking forward to "The Incredibles 2"
03-30-16 | 02:35 PM
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Okey doke, merged now.
03-30-16 | 02:39 PM
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03-30-16 | 02:53 PM
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03-30-16 | 03:00 PM
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To a lot of us maybe. To younger folks like my kid, she loved it. It's not up with with Bird's best stuff, but it certainly wasn't bad. Lindelof is definitely to blame for it, not so much Bird.
03-30-16 | 03:09 PM
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Sure it is. I was one of his biggest supporters when it came time for that flick to be released, because till then he had a perfect track record in my eyes. Too bad it sucked.
03-30-16 | 04:18 PM
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03-30-16 | 05:04 PM
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The problem with that for Tomorrowland is that it started as a story idea developed by Bird, Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen together. So Bird was a director on the film before there was a finished script.
http://www.ew.com/article/2013/01/28...s-tomorrowland
It's somewhat similar to how Stephen Spielberg was committed to Indy 4 before a final script had been approved.
http://www.ew.com/article/2013/01/28...s-tomorrowland
It's somewhat similar to how Stephen Spielberg was committed to Indy 4 before a final script had been approved.
03-30-16 | 05:20 PM
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The problem with that for Tomorrowland is that it started as a story idea developed by Bird, Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen together. So Bird was a director on the film before there was a finished script.
http://www.ew.com/article/2013/01/28...s-tomorrowland
It's somewhat similar to how Stephen Spielberg was committed to Indy 4 before a final script had been approved.
http://www.ew.com/article/2013/01/28...s-tomorrowland
It's somewhat similar to how Stephen Spielberg was committed to Indy 4 before a final script had been approved.
03-30-16 | 07:57 PM
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I think this is getting too tangential a discussion for this thread, but my point is that with a good script, Brad Bird can deliver great films, while every script Damon Lindelof touches is shit.
04-12-16 | 02:40 PM
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$9.99 on Amazon right now
04-12-16 | 02:46 PM
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04-12-16 | 04:08 PM
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Hmmm, may just cancel that ultimate gift set and get it for $9.99.
09-01-16 | 10:02 AM
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I love this film tremendously and I want the box set but I just can't justify this purchase...I think Bull Moose has it for $54.99. Does anyone really feel the cardboard box, a collectible, some Mondo Cards and a thin, 32 page book are worth the extra $45? Convince me cause $9.99 for just the disc makes a helluva lot more sense to me.
09-01-16 | 10:13 AM
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I canceled the boxed set and just went for the $9.99 one.
09-01-16 | 11:01 AM
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I'm just getting the disc, don't want or need the extra stuff.
09-01-16 | 12:00 PM
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Went ahead and ordered the single disc. I might get the box if it eventually gets reduced to $20-$30. They would have been far smarter to release a set similar to "The Town," "Argo," "Goodfellas." "Once Upon A Time In America," "The Exorcist," "Citizen Kane," and "Alexander." Those sets are wonderfully executed and in some instances include alternate cuts as well as a nice hard-bound book—all in a rather attractive, shelf friendly hard slip case. And then at a later date release a standard single disc release. I think some catalog titles could benefit greatly with that model.
09-01-16 | 03:47 PM
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I wish the single disc came with a UV code.
09-01-16 | 04:00 PM
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The movies seems eligible for Vudu's Disc-to-Digital, for an extra $2 (or only $1 if you're matching 10 movies at a time). That will get you a UV copy:
http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html
http://www.vudu.com/in_home_disc_to_digital.html
09-06-16 | 08:27 AM
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Review looks great
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Ir.../43501/#Review
I'm going to try and stop by Walmart today
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Ir.../43501/#Review
I'm going to try and stop by Walmart today