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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 19, 2024 13:17:31 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 19, 2024 19:21:32 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 20, 2024 11:04:44 GMT -6
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UltraStar26
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Post by UltraStar26 on May 23, 2024 18:51:10 GMT -6
Alright, I'm sold.
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UltraStar26
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Post by UltraStar26 on May 25, 2024 8:31:21 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 25, 2024 9:16:50 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 25, 2024 13:31:37 GMT -6
Almost every father and son relationship is complicated. Men clash with other men, that's just in our nature. But it is very tricky when that other man is your father. Keep in mind, your biggest regrets with your father will always come back to haunt you.
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UltraStar26
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Post by UltraStar26 on May 25, 2024 13:53:47 GMT -6
Alright, I'm probably going to see this tomorrow after all. I have family members who want to see a movie called Sight (not interested in its subject matter), so I might as well take advantage and see Garfield at the same time (they both have the same runtime also).
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 25, 2024 14:34:28 GMT -6
Almost made a thread about Sight yesterday. Mainly because I heard China banned it. But there wasn't enough there, so I didn't move forward with the thread.
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UltraStar26
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Post by UltraStar26 on May 26, 2024 19:41:43 GMT -6
This was pretty much what I expected going in, a mildly entertaining diversion, but not a particularly good movie by any means. It feels a lot like this was an original script (I use the term original loosely) that was hastily converted into a Garfield script by throwing in some superficial references relating to the character (and some SUPER on-the-nose product placement). It's basically just a generic slapstick kids/family comedy that's Garfield in name only. Unfortunately, Chris Pratt is a total miscast here, he's completely on autopilot and gives a largely static vocal performance. Garfield is portrayed as energetic, and Pratt just doesn't sell it that well. Samuel L. Jackson as the long-lost father and Hannah Waddingham as the generic baddie fare a little better, they seemed to have at least a bit of fun. The plot is little more than a mix of tropes and clichés from other animated films, every beat is as standard and predictable as humanly possible.
Is this some abomination against animation or film as a whole? No. The visuals are adequately serviceable, there's also the occasional joke that lands. While generic on the whole, the father/son dynamic works well enough at times, and there's a brief but genuinely touching flashback scene in the middle. Plus it's not an unpleasant experience at all, it's fully watchable, but a few recent examples have shown that the animation medium is capable of so much more than this type of uninspired fluff. I think that this character is better off sticking to TV ultimately. 5/10
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 26, 2024 19:49:23 GMT -6
I have no desire to ever watch this. The live action movies still leave a bad taste in my mouth even to this day.
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on May 29, 2024 17:56:16 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Jun 2, 2024 9:24:41 GMT -6
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Post by CyberpunkCentral on Jun 15, 2024 16:05:03 GMT -6
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