aura_eyes ([info]aura_eyes) wrote in [info]film_stills,
2008-10-31 22:46:00
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[info]the_and_moose

November 1 2008, 03:03:48 UTC 3 years ago

I adore this movie. It's so cute and fun! <3
Thank you for posting the stills, especially today! How timely! :D

[info]aura_eyes

November 1 2008, 03:09:13 UTC 3 years ago

You're welcome.
Yeah, this film is cute and heartwarming. I'm surprised nobody capped it earlier.

:-)

[info]troposphation

November 1 2008, 04:17:03 UTC 3 years ago

Oh my god, I love this movie so much.

[info]bricology

November 1 2008, 08:18:23 UTC 3 years ago

Fantastic film!

Godawful songs!

[info]systemtest

November 1 2008, 09:46:43 UTC 3 years ago

oh dear. listen to some oingo boingo. hopefully you'll change your mind.

[info]bricology

November 1 2008, 19:09:41 UTC 3 years ago

"oh dear. listen to some oingo boingo. hopefully you'll change your mind."

Oh, don't get me wrong; I like Oingo Boingo -- I saw them perform at a little club here in SF in 1982. And I think Elfman is a master at creating a certain kind of mood with his incidental music. But it seems to me that none of the songs in tNBC have any kind of melody to them, and the lyrics are often embarrassingly inane. I mean --

"What's this? What's this? There's something very wrong.
What's this? What's this? There's people singing songs.

What's this? The streets are lined with little creatures laughing.
Everybody seems so happy! Have I possibly gone daffy?"

I think that the average high school student could write lyrics at least as clever. Compare the songs on tNBC to those in say, "Willie Wonka", where every song has an instantly repeatable melody and very often witty lyrics. I just think that Elfman should stick to his strengths: incidental music and pop songs. Obviously, Burton and many others disagree. *shrugs*

[info]aura_eyes

November 1 2008, 19:28:27 UTC 3 years ago

True, there are better songs. There are better songs in this film, too. I'll agree that other films have better songs, like WW, but when you say "godawful", I still have to disagree. Honestly, I did notice that part in that song, but it was tolerable.

To come to your defense a bit, I will also agree that having better songs would have made the film better.

[info]anna_the_skank

November 2 2008, 20:47:59 UTC 3 years ago

Didn't Willie Wonka use Roald Dahls original lyrics though?

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[info]necropalice

November 1 2008, 13:03:58 UTC 3 years ago

Heretic :P

[info]aura_eyes

November 1 2008, 13:49:26 UTC 3 years ago

I agree...... and disagree :-/

[info]systemtest

November 1 2008, 09:44:47 UTC 3 years ago

AH, MEMORIES.

i saw this in the treater when it was new. oh my god.

[info]hallow000

November 1 2008, 13:23:05 UTC 3 years ago

my absoloute favorite movie. thanks for posting. just in time for the holiday.

[info]aura_eyes

November 1 2008, 14:19:59 UTC 3 years ago

You're welcome. -smile-

[info]monsterjunk

November 1 2008, 15:33:59 UTC 3 years ago

lol i went to see the 3-D version last year
ill always love this movie

[info]aura_eyes

November 1 2008, 15:49:11 UTC 3 years ago

Wow! That must've been amazing! Imax?

[info]monsterjunk

November 2 2008, 17:33:15 UTC 3 years ago

lol no just a regular theatre
but it was still pretty cool

[info]aura_eyes

November 4 2008, 00:35:38 UTC 3 years ago

cool! I'd love to see it in 3-D.

[info]gogetcokes

November 1 2008, 17:16:06 UTC 3 years ago

i will always love this movie no matter how trendy it's gotten.

[info]pilar_sama

November 1 2008, 17:32:04 UTC 3 years ago

I adore this movie. Wonderful stills.

[info]aura_eyes

November 1 2008, 17:56:48 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you, pilar_sama

[info]einarrd686

November 2 2008, 02:49:09 UTC 3 years ago

No Halloween would be complete without this. I got this on VHS as a present for my seventh b-day, which is in November, which is a rather perfect time to watch it I think.

[info]starrybluenight

November 3 2008, 21:13:02 UTC 3 years ago

Amazing stills. Thanks!

[info]aura_eyes

November 4 2008, 00:32:59 UTC 3 years ago

You're welcome. :-)

[info]bouchedor

November 14 2008, 13:49:25 UTC 3 years ago

I've seen it a million times.. this movie is amazing. I love the songs.
Your stills are fabulous, great job treasure.

[info]aura_eyes

November 16 2008, 17:19:08 UTC 3 years ago

Agreed.


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