I love cartoons

And once again... As you know I loooove cartoons and I can talk about this forever! Previous posts on this theme here, here and here... Frankly holidays are the best for cartoons. All channels are getting they animation on, there was Flushed away, Graffalo's Child, Snowman and Snowman and snowdog, Film 4 even showed Spirited away.

There is also the traditional holiday feel good film out in the cinema and of course I went to see it, and they do re runs of cartoons during the holidays!

This post is about Frozen and Justin and the Knights of Valour....

When the Frozen goes into the beginning one gets this Scandi feeling, also the fact that there are Fjords, snow and great scandi names like Sven. Turns out this cartoon is actually based on Snow Queen by Anderson, loosely based but that was foundation of the Frozen.

It is a beautiful and shiny Disney film, songs, dancing, magic and uber cuteness! However the love from the 1st sight proved to be not real and at some point there were kids crying in the audience. No one told these poor munchkins that Disney films tend to be happy ending all around.

I actually did not know what to expect what to expect from it, but I giggled and got really sad in few moments... It was cute and I really think its another girly cartoon, not sure the boys will appreciate it as much, I mean the older boys. Wish Owen would offer an opinion on that??

Today I finally today I saw Justin and the Knights of Valour... One things, Antonio Banderas is soo freaking funny!! It is a Knights tale with fast food. Yeah they made a story with some modern life flare, which was actually rather cute in the end.

It was kind of like the The Knights Tale but in  cartoon version and less lame.... Oh and the flying Gustaf the crocodile is sooo funny!!

The big question is would I see these cartoons again... Well yeah, I love cartoons, but I do not think this might be in a near future.




Written by Daria while drinking tons of tea to keep warm...

Italian mafia vs Mexican drug cartel

So in last two days I have seen two very different films but with the same theme... Mafia.

The Counselor and Family...

But two very different kind of mafia... (yes, feel free to tell jokes about Russian Mafia:)) but in both cases, mafia was unnecessary violent.

The counsellor... when you see the cast like that you just have to go see it. I don't think it was a box office winner... I actually did not quiet get it I guess. Now that does not happen very often. Actually this never happens.

The opening scene... the sex scene made me so uncomfortable and I so wanted to be Penelope Cruz at that moment in time. By the end of the film I really did not want to be her...
This film was a great thing of script and dialogue, a dialogue, well more of monologue, porn really... Too good. And Fassbender... Oh Fassbender... you feel for the guy.

I guess that film had one message.. No matter how smart you are it is nothing if you are super greedy. There was no history. Just that moment in time and that everything has consequences every action... But I guess when dealing with mafia one should know better Counselor. I think |I might need to see that film again but I do not think I would have patience for it.
Counsellor is like Dangerous Method, great film but just bit too slow and not much happening... Beautifully done but not a mass success.
Oh but Cameron Diaz proved to be a real gem in it, I have never seen her like that. Wish she would get more roles like the one in this film. Amazing and so deliciously evil!!

 

But Owen nailed opinion about this film in one word... Underwhelming! Yes I agree!

And today I went to see less scary and more dysfunctional mafia people. The Family.

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfieffer... Oh so silly, funny and full on Luc Besson. I should have guessed he did this film. Action packed and slightly over the top drama with daughter.

The Family is more user friendly... with humour then the Counsellor is more true I guess.
The mafia films are always too real for me to watch... I guess The Family is a pleasant exception... well and the locks stocks and smoking barrels, but that is a very British film there fore something entirely different.
Family has more humour in it, therefore makes it more entertaining... but otherwise it would have been a very dull and grim story.
To conclude... I probably will see the family again... maybe with my step father, he would think it is funny. The counselor I would see with my very dear friend Owen, he would appreciate it for its esthetical value and magical actors' work.


Written by Daria while consuming oysters and wine

Yellow... oh wait purple minions!

As you know I love cartoons... I love love them and I blogged about them, here and here. 

And I did enjoy the Despicable me, but I did think that where was not enough yellow minions, perhaps a lot of people thought that so Despicable me 2 had more of them... And oh god this was so much fun! 

(haven't seen it yet but planning to... stop reading now!)

I did love how very fatherly Gru has became and how his neighbors wanted to set him up on the date... Oh it was just so funny. 

Although it is a cartoon and happy ending is quiet obvious from the posters! 

But the songs yellow minions sing are just so funny! But you need to know who Boyz To Men were... and you know early 90s music.

Yellow minions actually play a very important role in this cartoon in the way they actually take center stage... In a really diabolical way actually! 

I did love Kristen Wiig's character... She was so cute and fun, like a magical unicorn of cartoon spies!:)

Anyway, the cartoon is cute. Do watch it, Russel Brand's acting as an evil doctor is cute.. Actually all the actors are great, I do love Steve Carell so much. Especially after Dan in Real Life.

I'm bullet proof... nothing to lose (Pitch Perfect)

Everyone on Twitter been raving about pitch perfect for quiet a while... I guess popularity of Glee had the impact on the all singing and dancing films we saw lately. 

I actually never seen Glee, and think I never will. Not for me I guess. 

So I finally watched Pitch Perfect yesterday.... I have seen trailer like thousands of times, but when it was in the cinema I was either at work or watching The Hobbit (yes, I have seen Hobbit like 4 times), and I always thought it looked decent, not fantastic, but good enough to spend time to watch it. 

It was amusing, right?!

I have to say that it was actually better then I expected. Few moments were actually very witty and funny, so inappropriate at times. But it was also very feel good film, bit 90's rom com feel about this: in the situation some geeky dude will sing a song and save the day. Very cute!

I do think it is aimed at teens and young adults. I actually hate that term young adult. 

But it does make you dance and sing, I am actually glad no one was at home but my pets, and they can't complaint about my singing:)  

It is also make you believe in girls' friendship... Anna Kendrick was super lovely in it, despite her forgetting her alternative ways and embracing the a-capella group. 

My favorite character in it if Fat Amy. She is sidesplitting funny. Rebel Wilson is now one of my favorite actors! 

"Sometime I think I can do crystal meth and then I think maybe not..."

"we are going to have aca children"

The scene that gave me goose bumps (yes I am that lame!) is the auditions, they did put a lot of talented people together and kudos to them!

Also the final singing thing with Bellas.. Oh so good! and very cheesy... 

It is a feel good film, would highly recommend it when you feel down. Cheered me up a treat!