Re: (OT) And, In Conclusion -- Kung Fu Panda
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Re: (OT) And, In Conclusion -- Kung Fu Panda         

Group: rec.arts.animation · Group Profile
Author: Terrence Briggs
Date: Jun 26, 2008 16:59

Sorry, Sanjaya, I gotta answer the imptatient chat-room posters
first :-)

On Jun 11, 1:02 am, "S.t.A.n.L.e.E" UofR.SlamSpam.net>
wrote:
> Sun, 8 Jun 2008 6:03am-0700, Terrence Briggs lycos.com>:
>> On Jun 7, 9:08 pm, "Pete Holland Jr." uti.com> wrote:
>
>>> Po (Jack Black) is a panda working at his "father's" noodle store.  Charged
>>> with protecting the Valley Of Peace is Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and his five
>>> students, each representing a martial art style.  You got Tiger (Angelina
>>> Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu), and
>>> Crane (David Cross).  
>
>> Pop quiz, Mr. Netherlands:  How many lines did each of the Furios Five
>> get during the course of the movie?  With the exception of Tigress, I
>> doubt any of them had more than 5 lines.  (Jackie Chan only had 2.)
>> They were like cameos.  More stunt casting nonsense, but celebrity
>> nonsense makes for good PR sometimes.
>
> Mantis and Viper have enough, like the acupuncture sequence.

Dude, that's, like, their ONLY scene. Why hire Lucy Liu and [the
other guy] for that?
> They're like Shaolin - they're not supposed to talk much.
> Better than chatting way too much unnecessarily.

That don't have to "talk", so much as do more on-screen.


>> Without giving anything away, my main problem with the finale is an
>> expected problem: A previously unstoppable force gets mad and loses to
>> an inferior opponent.  Again, kid-friendly Hollywood storytelling
>> demands that the titular character will do everything himself.
>> (Rec.arts.anime.misc just had a discussion about that last month, with
>> respect to Naruto and Bleach, and that was anime!)
>
> Too bad the other fighters didn't help.
> That would've been more realistic.

..for a talking animal martial artist fantasy flick...


>> Terrence Briggs, read Emru Townsend's Speed Racer praise on
>> fpsmagazine.com.  Might be the most acute visual criticism anyone will
>> ever write about that film.
>
> Good for him getting a bone marrow donor.

Excellent, actually. Don't let it keep anyone else from donating, if
they can!
> Meanwhile, I know this is late, but better than never, right?  ^_^

Depends on the content...
>      Otakon 2007-07-21 Saturday Masquerade Line
>      http://youtube.com/watch?v=h4vcl-tFavM

Nah... not worth it :-) Man, the bandwidth this Cloverfield-quality
nonsense will kill...
> I'll add more info later, and maybe upload more of your videos.
>
> BTW, can you go again?  I can do same deal as last time,
> or even provide accomodation if you're staying multi-days.

Put me down as "unlikely". I might be moving, so I don't wanna pin
myself down for a weekend until I know for sure.
> Got better video equipment too.  Bring your toys;
> I know someone who literally has all those types of games you play.  ^_^

If by "types" you mean "yuri", I'm afraid that "someone" will be very
disappointed. My games are hardcore, but not in THAT way.

Terrence Briggs, scored a used 80-dollar, 80-pound TV from a repair
shop. Damned energy-sucking boulder better work...
Peace to you...
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