movie thoughts: The Good Dinosaur (2015), Sanjay's Super Team (2015), Trainwreck (2015)

[orangerful]

I put The Good Dinosaur on while cleaning up downstairs today. I'm usually a big fan of Disney/Pixar movies but this one was kind of a letdown. While the premise was interesting (What if dinosaurs weren't killed by a meteor), the pay off was not and it had to be one of the most cliche Pixar stories ever. I just kept waiting for it to be over, and it wasn't even that long of a movie.
3 "I'd rather be watching 'Land Before Time'" stars




I really wish that the animated short included on the DVD, Sanjay's Super Team, had been the feature film. It was a story I felt was more worthy of being told. Yes, we've seen stories of children trying to find that balance between their culture and pop culture, but I think it is more relevant than what awkward buddy movie that 'Good Dinosaur' wanted to be. Sanjay's Super Team had me more emotionally invested in the first few seconds than the movie did in 90 minutes.
5 "More of this please" stars




Trainwreck was far too long for a comedy - clocking in at 2 hours. Usually I find that the best comedies are 90 minutes. But when I go back and think about which scenes were superfluous, I can understand why the movie ran long because some of those scenes were HILARIOUS. I did not expect to laugh as much at this movie, but it was really well done and had some moments that surprised me when it came to finding the heart, not just the laughs. If you want me to enjoy your raunchy comedy, your characters have to be people and learn and grow.

Also, this movie made me love Bill Hader even more and I DEMAND that he have more leading roles. I just adore him. But really the whole cast was great, especially the scenes with LeBron James and Hader which had me LOLing so much.
3 1/2 "This scene with John Cena serves no purpose but I'm laughing to hard to care" stars

Comments

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed Sanjay's Super Team a lot more than I thought I would :)

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Ohhh!! May have to find a way to snag 'Sanjey's Super Team' for the family to watch!

*HUGS*

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

It's a "bonus" on the 'Good Dinosaur' DVD release so if you rent that (or borrow it from the library like I did) you can see that 10 minutes of awesome.

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

I also wanted more out of the Good Dinosaur. :/

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I was so disappointed mostly because I've mocked Pixar movies before (I movie about fish? Lame! A movie about emotions? Why?) and then fallen in love with them so hard. So I went into 'Good Dinosaur' hoping to be proven wrong again and when it didn't prove me wrong, and was just so note for note "that kind of movie", I felt very let down. :\

[katmarajade.livejournal.com]

I also enjoyed Trainwreck. I'm very hit or miss on raunchy comedies, but I am always happy to see more female-focused (and female-written!) stories in general, which was what made me give it a shot. It was nice to see a genuinely imperfect woman as the lead character. Not your usual Hollywood fare and all the more enjoyable for it! The ending was adorable and the LeBron scenes were hysterical. :)

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Same here. And I prefer the raunchy comedies that have a heart, instead of just all raunch all the time. I felt like the eulogy for her father was one of the best scenes like that I've seen in a LONG time. And the relationship between her and her sister also felt genuine. LeBron James was so hilarious, I loved that the whole penny-pincher thing haha.

[interchanges.livejournal.com]

I'm planning to watch The Good Dinosaur tonight, because it's Pixar I have to watch it, but that's pretty much what I'm expecting :/

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Just make sure you watch 'Sanjay's Super Team'! If you have the DVD, it's in the "bonus" section!

[interchanges.livejournal.com]

Yes, that was super cute!! The movie, not so much.

[night-owl-9.livejournal.com]

I adore Sanjay's Super Team! :) That was amazing.

[regisjr.livejournal.com]

Another bad review for The Good Dinosaur. I've heard many. Now, I really don't want to see it.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Aww, that disappoints me about the Good Dinosaur :( It's on our Netflix list so we'll see it anyway eventually.

I usually skip comedies altogether - they rarely make me laugh. I might check this one out. I really loved Bridesmaids.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

If you loved Bridesmaids, you'll definitely like Trainwreck! It's that kind of over-the-top humor but it has a good heart.

[teagues-veil.livejournal.com]

I love the commentary you have with your ratings, LOLOLOLOL! (I was also kinda letdown by The Good Dinosaur. It was cute, I suppose, but I didn't really have an urge to watch it again.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Haha, thank you, it's a new thing I'm trying out after watching way too many "Clueless Gamer" videos with Conan O'Brien LOL