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A shame too, they should've let Alien 5 go, sounded much more inventive and intriguing than the prequel nonsense Scott was obsessed with fleshing out (and poorly, at that).
First of all, let me say the film is totally recommended; it's fairly entertaining and emotive --no doubt much better than the first one, and that one wasn't bad--, and it keeps much of the classic sense of humor of the original series. The hour and twenty-minute running time goes by very quickly. Personally, I generally prefer Hey Arnold! stories that don't have such a strong focus on adventure, and whose plots are almost entirely based on character relationships, but I must admit the adventure aspect is well handled in this film.
At any rate, the most commendable aspect of The Jungle Movie, and the one that makes it specially endearing, is that it takes narrative threads from the show that used to generate expectation and interest --the relationship between Arnold and Helga, and the disappearance of Arnold's parents-- and capitalizes on them in a very effective and tremendously satisfactory way. As I said, it's an emotive story, and without revealing anything specific, I'll say that it is even more so in its final scenes, which are also truly joyful, almost dreamy.
Another interesting aspect is that once the movie is over, the status quo is changed permanently-- things in Arnold's world aren't quite the same anymore. In a way, that almost gives the film a touch of finality. The creative team behind the show intends to make more episodes if this film proves successful, although I think perhaps they should stop here. The best artistic creations, while highly gratifying to audiences, inevitably leave you wanting more; you want to relive them over and over again. That is an intrinsic and probably unsolvable problem related to how people experience art, and mustn't be confused with a legitimate reason that justifies continuing to work on said creations. I think this also applies to Hey Arnold! Having said that, after this film, if they do continue to make episodes, I won't complain!
Generally, the film continues the classic Hey Arnold! look, with some slightly more modern touches, but they're subtle enough that they don't feel out of place. The color palette in the jungle scenes is beautiful, with some very pleasant blues and bluish-greens.
Anyway, Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie is highly recommended. Watch it, and and the show!
Interesting, exciting, but at this point not in my top 5. I may have to revisit the film a few times though before I post my definitive opinion. One thing I can say is that the fights are very good and the cliffhanger at the end of the film leaves me in anticipation for the sequel.
Behold an excerpt from "Rhapsody in Blue" (more like "Rhapsody in Silver-Green," due to two-color Technicolor):
King of Jazz (1930) is an early musical, or more properly early musical revue, and it's dazzling fun. It was filmed with more imagination than musicals from this era, and employs trick photography, colored lights, and rhythmic editing. Two-strip Technicolor could only capture red and green and its combinations, but director John Murray Anderson worked ethereal wonders with this limited palette.
The titular king is bandleader Paul Whiteman, who backs up various song and dance acts with his orchestra. In 1930 "jazz" was still a catchall term for modern American popular music, and King of Jazz is best considered as a panorama of American pop, stretching from the future-shaping swing of Bing Crosby (in his first film appearance) to the backwards-looking (but still impressive) operetta-style belting of John Boles. Along the way, there are parodies of 1890s parlor music, anatomy-defying dance sequences, magnificent sets as gargantuan as they're airy, the first Technicolor cartoon, blackout gags obsessed with adultery, and great musicians like Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Frankie Trumbauer, and Wilbur Hall. The centerpiece is an elegantly dazzling 10-minute version of “Rhapsody in Blue,” which Whiteman—a man with great taste in collaborators—had commissioned from George Gershwin six years earlier.
Sadly, there are no African American performers, a disappointment even if one recognizes jazz had a broader meaning back then. Paul Whiteman had tried integrating his band but was stymied by his management, and in 1930 no Hollywood studio would have allowed a truly integrated musical.
The Criterion Blu-Ray features a restored version of the film that's gorgeous to behold. I'm not an expert or even a big fan of music from the late 1920s/early 1930s, but I had a ball watching King of Jazz.
Yesterday I was in the mood for Alien and figured I'd finally go ahead and watch Covenant. I remember being excited when I heard about the movie but then reviews came in, from critics and movie goers. Then my excitement dropped for the film and I put off watching it. Usually what happens after I've heard everyone bashing on a film, my expectations are lowered and I tend to like it a bit. That wasn't the case with Covenant.
Ridley Scott and FOX don't know what they're doing with this franchise anymore. The xenomorph doesn't show up until the last 30 minutes of the film and when it does it's made up of terrible looking CGI. I don't have a problem with using CGI as long as it looks good and the alien didn't look good.
Scott should've just left out the xenomorph and called this movie Prometheus 2 or just called it Covenant. It honestly felt like a sequel to Prometheus with an Alien short film tacked on the end. This movie was neither scary or thrilling. It was mostly dull.
Now I can say that everyone's acting was good and most of the CGI (outside of the Alien) was good. I did like that David was the one who created the xenomorph. I found that to be an interesting plot twist.
One thing I didn't understand was how the second xenomorph got on the ship at the end. Was there a face-hugger on the ship and did it latched onto the guy in the med-bay? How did the face-hugger get on the ship in the first place? Did David put it there and why? The best part of the film was the last 30 minutes and it's the part that I understand the least.
My Alien ranking list (including the AvP movies for fun):
Aliens
Alien
Alien 3
Alien: Resurrection
Alien vs Predator
Prometheus
Alien vs Predator: Requiem
Alien: Covenant
The only part that I could think where he gets infected is when a face-hugger latches onto his face but it's only for a few moments. His friend gets it off of him a few seconds later, causing him to get acid on his face, thus putting him in the med-bay at the end. I was under the impression that it took face-huggers a while to place a xenomorph into a host, not mere seconds.
Just one of many reasons why I didn't like the movie - bad writing.
Glad you liked Sorcerer there is some great visual story telling, the two main set pieces are the personification of tension. It great when you stumble on an older film that you have never seen that ends up being as good as Sorcerer.
The movie made me feel like a kid in the 70's again, when you never knew what to expect. This was like a much more artistic version of Vanishing Point (in feel, not story elements).
I'll have to watch Sorcerer soon as i've read a lot of good things about it on this forum.
Also To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Anyone seen this ?
Last movie watched The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring
The first third of Peter Jackson's masterpiece trilogy.
Covenant was really bad though imho. I have nothing good to say about it. The characters were flat and I thought the effects sucked.
I must rewatch Vanishing Point not seen it since 1980's, Barry Newman was good in that film.
I bought To Live and Die in L.A. last year, it's a good film buy the Arrow release if you get the film.
Agreed.
Yeah, Winter Soldier is definitely the high point, even though Infinity War lookes like it might be the biggest box office ever...
I hate to get meta but the early parts of the film are depressing (yes I fast forwarded through the scene of his wife saying he wasn't her husband etc) and the wrap up is sloppy but the middle is a half way decent it seems like they had a brilliant idea but had no idea how to resolve it (not giving away the twist) over all Neeson does a good job
I give it a weak recommend (but if you ever marital troubles maybe fastfoward through the first 20 minutes lol)
Films I have seen in 2018 (I don't think I am splitting up bond and non bond this year as I don't know how many I am actually gonna see)
1. Casino Royale
2. The A-team
3. The Final Girls
4. The Saint
5. Taken 2
6. The Shadow
7. Taken
8. Unknown
9. Stand By Me
10. Before Sunrise
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
12. Goonies
13. Before Midnight
14. Grease
15. Before Sunset
Before series
1. Before Sunrise
2. Before Midnight
3. Before Sunset
Stephen King movies
1. Stand By Me
Corey Feldman movies
1. Stand by me
2. Teenage mutant ninja turtles
3. Goonies
Taken Series
1. Taken 2
2. Taken
Liam Neeson (sort of) retrospective series
1. The A-team
2. Taken 2
3. Taken
4. Unknown
My first watch of the restored film on Bluray, it's quite impressive though I probably last watched this on VHS. Fun film that I often forget about, it was quite a technical achievement at the time I can't believe it's over thirty years old now.
The Blues Brothers
Blues Brothers 2000
For me the highlight of the MCU is definitely Ragnarok.