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Monster House (2006)
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Great animation, may come acros ...
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""DJ" (voiced by Mitchell Musso) has been noticing some strange goings-on at the house across the street owned by the mean, old "Nebbercracker" (Steve Buscemi). He has been spying on the house and "Nebbercracker", even though he has been told by his parents (voiced by Fred Willard and Cathrine O'Hara in cameo roles) not to. "Nebbercracker" is known to take anything from children which lands on his property, including the basketball of "DJ's" friend "Chowder" (voiced by Sam Lemer). "DJ" tries to tell adults that there is something up, but they won't listen. So he, "Chowder" and a neighborhood girl named "Jenny" (voiced by Spencer Locke) investigate the house after "Nebbercracker" has an apparent heart attack while yelling at "DJ" amd "Chowder" and rushed to the hospital. What they find is a house that seems to be alive, and try to kill it themselves based on the advice of a video game junkie (voiced by Jon Heder). But, they eventually find out the truth the the house and gain an unex ... "
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"I’ve been a fan of Jeanne DuPrau’s Ember book series for several years now, having found them to be a great blend of post-apocalyptic dreariness and steampunk tomfoolery, and all in a young adult book. Tom Hanks’ Playtone production company must have thought so too, since they optioned The City of Ember and gave it to Gil Kenan (Monster House) to direct. I was able to see City of Ember at Fantastic Fest, and it’s sadly not the Ember adaptation I’d been hoping for. The basic plot of Ember is set up in the opening moments of the film, which show how the City of Ember was created in an effort to keep the human race going after the surface of the Earth has been ravaged by … something, maybe a virus, war, an infestation of zombies, or who knows what. Ember is sealed with a time capsule that is given to the mayor, and it is set to open in 200 years. Over generations the box is handed from mayor to mayor, but it accidentally "
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"Happy autumn! Today marked the fall equinox for the Northern hemisphere, and while the season can be a depressing one for mainstream moviegoers (at least until Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday blockbusters and Oscar-bait releases), it is otherwise a wonderful time of the year. Having grown up in New England, I’ve always had a great appreciation for the changing leaves, the brisk weather, the pumpkin and apple picking and the foodie holidays (as a rather chunky kid, I really only liked Halloween for the candy and Thanksgiving for the stuffing of my face). I even looked forward to going back to school every September. But autumn can be a great season for cinephiles, too, despite the significant lack of worthwhile theatrical releases. For one thing, the colder weather, particularly the colder nights, keeps us indoors more often for DVD watching. For another thing, the season has lent itself nominally and spirtually to some great films by the likes of Ozu, Bergman and Rohmer, among o ... "
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Eight Things
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"I've been tagged by FilmSnob to participate in the Eight Things meme that's been going around. All the cool kids are doing it, and it's Friday, so why the hell not? But in the interest of keeping things around here *somewhat* on topic, I will try to keep this semi-film related. First, the rules: Rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their eight things and include these rules. 4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don?t forget to leave them a comment telling them they?re tagged and that they should read your blog. Now, the things: 1) I have never seen the following films: Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, The Goonies or Gremlins. 2)When I first moved to New York, I was broke, working full time and going to school at night. I ca "
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"Am trying to understand what people saw in this mess. I grant the animation and some of the characters are good, the initial premise intriguing, but the secret behind the house's monstrosity was so bizarre, ugly and unreasonable as to ruin what could have been a really good film. My niece had asked to see this for her birthday; the best thing about it was getting to collectively trash it over ice cream afterwards. "
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The Facts In The Case Of Mister ...
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"Although a really good short film can catapult a director into feature filmmaking, much like Gil Kenan’s short film The Lark led to the chance to direct the CGI film Monster House for Robert Zemeckis and the just-completed live action The City of Ember , film festivals often show short films that most audiences won’t have a chance to see anywhere else. Fantastic Fest had a shorts playing in front of many of the features, and they also had two separate shorts screenings: Short Fuse for live action shorts, and Animated Shorts for, well… animated shorts. On first glance, the long-titled The Facts In The Case Of Mister Hollow doesn’t appear to be animation, but slowly you come to realize that it’s a series of still photographs that tell a very chilling story. It was my favorite amongst the animated shorts, and hopefully it’ll be seen by more audiences soon. Director Rodrigo Gudino has directed two previous short films, The Demonology of Desire and The Eyes of Edward James, but The Fac ... "
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Monster House (2006)
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"Director: Gil KenanReleased: July 21, 2006*****When you think of animated movies, it's natural to think Disney-kid and family friend morality tales with cute animal sidekicks for the princess in distress. Or something along those lines. The definition of "animation" has changed with the advent of computer animation...and the stories told in the medium have also changed. Look no further than the Shrek films with their kid and adult humor. Those films, no matter what else they are, aim the adult jokes so far over the heads of the kids, they'll never get them. In Monster House, the entire concept of a child-eating house seems to fly in the face of the type of family friendly story we expect.Mr. Nebbercraker lives in an old dilapidated house, complete with BEWARE signs. If someone so much as steps foot on the property, he confiscates their toys and scares the daylights out of them. So when DJ and Chowder, neighborhood kids, meet Zee-a prep school know it all-the three venture ac ... "
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Motion Capture Done Right
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"Leave it to Zemekis and Spielburg to finally find us a guy who can direct a CG movie about something other than animals. I read that Monsterhouse was deemed the first true horror movie for kids, and I really truly believe that. There are scary elements for a movie rated PG; ones that are delightfully twisted, and ones that are simply unnerving... and it manages to not look like a Tim Burton movie. Genuine humor and great voice acting make this one a seriously good watch. As for all that kiddy lame-i-tude that kills most of the CG movies nowadays, this movie has pretty much none, and that's the kicker.Visually, it's really stunning. I was able to see this in 3-D, and it was immensly cool to see already great CG come to life. The entire movie was motion captured (even the house!), and unlike the Polar Express, which tried to look too real for it's own good, Monsterhouse went the more cartoony route and met with awesome success because the characters had their own life without looking ... "
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Great flick
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"Good story, great charters and performers, writing was quality, new technology for motion capture...the extras on the DVD are pretty neat showing off how the whole thing was put together. "
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"I borrowed this one, again from my co-worker. She is the fount of all movies I see practically and buys them frequently. I'd heard good things about this movie, so I asked to watch it. I know quite a few people found this one to be good. I expect it to get nominated for an Oscar for animated feature. From my standpoint, the animation was top notch, and the concept somewhat original in the sense that the house comes alive in a most frightening way. I was entertained for at least some of the movie. Yet, this movie was ultimately a harmless fright fest for children with lots of explosions and interesting things to look at that really did not hold my attention. And, as animated features go, Cars is sure to win, as it already has two awards. The plot is simple: a scary house in the neighborhood that young DJ has been watching is actually inhabited by a spirit and comes alive, particularly at Halloween, to feed off the energy of the living. DJ and his friends Chowder and Jenny get i ... "
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