tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post1464525209514115600..comments2024-02-09T06:08:18.431-05:00Comments on Blam's Blog: Curls on FilmBlamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-39792132613021785442011-01-17T12:50:42.736-05:002011-01-17T12:50:42.736-05:00I am dying to see this movie! I planned on going o...I am dying to see this movie! I planned on going over break, but break ends today and I still haven't gone. Now I'm even more excited to see it after reading this!Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-56944988261898129822011-01-13T14:03:26.949-05:002011-01-13T14:03:26.949-05:00but if any of the infinitesimal fraction of that a...<i>but if any of the infinitesimal fraction of that audience that is this blog's readership is on the fence about it</i><br /><br />And if the smaller section of the readership that still wasn't convinced by Blam cares what this commenter thinks, I heartily second Blam's recommendation. <br /><br />This was one of my favorite films of the last year as well, and I shared your trepidations for seeing it (I also liked "Princess and the Frog" and have long bemoaned the apparent death of traditional 2D animation even while loving most of Pixar's output), but I'm glad I did. <br /><br />Two things I particularly enjoyed was the fact that they didn't over anthropomorphize the animal sidekicks (a trait of Disney's which was greatly downgraded my appreciation of some otherwise fine films) and that Rapunzel, as a character, managed to be much more modern than some of her princess counterparts without the movie being obnoxious or in-your-face about that fact (this was also something "Princess and the Frog" got right). <br /><br />@Joan: <i>My only complaint is when her hair gets chopped off and turns brown.</i><br /><br />That was my wife's only complaint as well. <br /><br />PS "The Big Bangs Theory"? Classic. :)Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-73081615376224578582011-01-07T10:30:48.573-05:002011-01-07T10:30:48.573-05:00"The Big Bangs Theory" = Ha! I guess she..."The Big Bangs Theory" = Ha! I guess she doesn't really have bangs, though. Or curls, really, but I'll let you slide. Have you heard the new Duran Duran album?<br /><br />VW: <i>everayo</i> — Sly Stallone's constant <i>Rocky</i> catchphrase.Arbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366836660775218956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-91272906086170553162011-01-06T08:22:09.973-05:002011-01-06T08:22:09.973-05:00Joan: My only complaint is when her hair gets chop...<br><i>Joan: My only complaint is when her hair gets chopped off and turns brown.</i><br /><br />I kind-of rationalized that away, but totally understand where you're coming from. When I was a kid, I had blond hair, and my family teased me mercilessly as it got more brown after discovering that I hated the phrase "dirty blond" (<i>Hello?</i> Can't we say "dark blond" or, hell, "chestnut" or something?). I just figured that Rapunzel's bright yellow hair was supernaturally golden to begin with, and that when it got cut it merely became a realistic, albeit brownish, kind of blond. You have to admit that, regardless, for hacking off her hair so bluntly, she was left with a really cute 'do.<br /><br />Now if you want to talk <i>disturbing</i> messages, I read an essay in college that put a whole new light on Ariel trading in her fishtail for legs. <br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504827047542759744.post-6850296848618098472011-01-04T09:05:50.335-05:002011-01-04T09:05:50.335-05:00*spoiler*
I saw this with the Kiddo in the theate...*spoiler*<br /><br />I saw this with the Kiddo in the theater - we loved it! My only complaint is when her hair gets chopped off and turns brown. When her hair is magic, it's long and blond - then it becomes a non-magical muted brown. Most little girls have brown hair and that stuff really <i>roots</i> itself (ha!) inside girls' psyches. I remember there was an ad in the 80's about colored contacts that really effected my sister: There was a girl running for a train and this guy is reaching for her and then he sees she has brown eyes and decides not to help her. The same lady then gets herself into the same situation except this time she has gotten herself blue colored contacts (instead of, you know, a watch) and the guy decides she is now worthy of attention. <br /><br />Why the hell did I just type all of that out? What a jerk, eh? More coffee, now.Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.com