Movie Critics Thread

[jazzcomp]

Which man would be brave enough to marry a woman who could turn him into a popsicle if they ever had a disagreement?

Is Elsa supposed to be a nun?

[5FDP]

Finally saw Captain America 2 the other night. Not a bad movie. Still trying to get my head around the fact it has a 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Because of that, my expectations were a bit high. Maybe I'm missing something here...

Watched Sharknado 2...

Really enjoyed Expendables 3.

Not much to do these days eh?

Which man would be brave enough to marry a woman who could turn him into a popsicle if they ever had a disagreement?

Is Elsa supposed to be a nun?

Let it go.

[Sinnertwin]

Let it go.

Can't hold it back anymoooooore

[Bartrim]

Not much to do these days eh?

Not much to do except enjoy high quality cinema

I haven't seen Frozen but I am thinking about watching it. I for one am surprised at how popular this movie is. They have even made the evil sister (Elsa?) the main antagonist for Once Upon a Time season 4. Quite surprising given the amount of older and more recognised Disney characters available for use.

[Starscream77]

Can't hold it back anymoooooore

The cold never bothered me anyway .......

(yes i have a 2 1/2 year old daughter ok !!!!)

[GoktimusPrime]

Heh, yeah, I initially watched it because my daughter's friends at school keep talking about it and she's been really getting into it. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. But Frozen is written to appeal to both kids and adults. It's directed by John Lasseter, who also produced Monsters Inc. & Monsters University, Wreck It Ralph, Up, all the Toy Story movies, WALL-E, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars & Cars 2 etc. Jennifer Lee was one of the directors, who also wrote Wreck It Ralph.

Which man would be brave enough to marry a woman who could turn him into a popsicle if they ever had a disagreement?

Is Elsa supposed to be a nun?

It's fear that makes her lose control of her powers, but love allows her to control it. This in itself can be seen as a metaphor for how those who fear persecution tend to lash out, whereas feelings of acceptance and inclusivity helps them to better interact with society. The really nice thing about the ending is how Elsa is still able to use her powers in a way that mutually benefits the people in the castle, rather than just pushing it deep inside and never letting it show (which was the cause of the problem in the first place). So Elsa is able to be herself without needing to hide/deny her true nature from others, while society has learnt to accept her difference and celebrate in the diversity rather than fearing it. It's a certainly more subtle metaphor (as opposed to say X-Men, where it's more obvious).

[Mythirax]

Love that you seem to bring your disdain for the Transformers movies again in another review

Hah.

[Sinnertwin]

The cold never bothered me anyway .......

(yes i have a 2 1/2 year old daughter ok !!!!)

i'm not buying that reason for a second

[i_amtrunks]

I loved frozen so much that after I had seen it with the school as an excursion, the missus and I went and saw it again by ourselves.

I teach 7-8 year olds and am the only male on staff for all of K-2, with over 400 kids in the theatre. We go to the movies in the last week of term every year and Frozen was the first movie where I didn't have to take any kids to the bathroom during the film!

Downside is I forever have the kidlets singing the songs, wanting more of the frozen colouring in books, and Mr Bean is no longer the top choice to watch during wet weather at lunch (although the lego movie gets a good run too!)

[Fungal Infection]

Anyone seen Guardians of the Galaxy yet? I hear its the real deal but would like to hear a fellow ozformers perspective before I see tomorrow.