Mary Poppins Returns

mlistens03
mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
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We decided to go see thks movie while on vacation. It was very, very good! I enjoyed it greatly, as did the rest of my family. It also has a great sound track, which I've listened to 3 times since last week (saying a lot, because I've gotten to listen to music 5 times.)

I was not expecting much at all, but I had a really good time. I do recommend that if you go to see it, make sure you are in a theater that has good sound.

Anyone else seen this movie and have any thoughts on it?
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  • K_M
    K_M Posts: 1,627
    Saw the trailer, but have not gone to movie yet.
    My biggest worry is that it looked like a lot of CGI. Is there an unusual amount, and is it rendered somewhat realistically?

    I know most modern movies use some, but just wanted to find out first.
    Several movies are ruined for me, with loads of CGI, that often is very obvious.
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    There is CGI in some scenes, but only where things actually shouldn't look real and are better that way. It is all done well when it is needed. :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,024
    The original, it will be remembered, blended live action and cartoon characters in some scenes. CGI isn't so outrageous in that context, I'd opine.

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  • K_M
    K_M Posts: 1,627
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    The original, it will be remembered, blended live action and cartoon characters in some scenes. CGI isn't so outrageous in that context, I'd opine.

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    Great point...!!
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,640
    Wait...you mean those weren't LIVE ACTION cartoon characters?!?!
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,640
    Nesmith98 wrote: »
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    Wait...you mean those weren't LIVE ACTION cartoon characters?!?!

    Nope.....And I also learned a long time ago that an umbrella is incapable of flight.

    You have no idea how disappointed my parents were that I had to learn that lesson the hard way.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,550
    edited January 2019
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    Nesmith98 wrote: »
    ZLTFUL wrote: »
    Wait...you mean those weren't LIVE ACTION cartoon characters?!?!

    Nope.....And I also learned a long time ago that an umbrella is incapable of flight.

    You have no idea how disappointed my parents were that I had to learn that lesson the hard way.

    You needed a longer take off
    lol
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,090
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    The original, it will be remembered, blended live action and cartoon characters in some scenes. CGI isn't so outrageous in that context, I'd opine.

    t9pu97eyfiv2.png

    And that is also why it took so long for there to be a sequel. Pamela Tavers was horrified by what old Walt did to her characters in that movie, and the cartoons were the last straw.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,024
    edited January 2019
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    The original, it will be remembered, blended live action and cartoon characters in some scenes. CGI isn't so outrageous in that context, I'd opine.

    t9pu97eyfiv2.png

    And that is also why it took so long for there to be a sequel. Pamela Tavers was horrified by what old Walt did to her characters in that movie, and the cartoons were the last straw.
    ain't it the truth?!

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-did-pl-travers-the-prickly-author-of-mary-poppins-really-fare-against-walt-disney-180949052/
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,256
    I don't know where I'm most disappointed:
    That the deer and butterflies weren't real (I still think they were) or that Ms. Travers was a cranky lady.

    I'm just going to have to go watch my Star Wars documentaries,
    Sal Palooza
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    How bout something "new" instead of my generations burnouts that lack originality?
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  • K_M
    K_M Posts: 1,627
    afterburnt wrote: »
    How bout something "new" instead of my generations burnouts that lack originality?

    I get truly sick of the onslaught of "Superhero" action movie series.
    I know they make a lot of money, but they tend to play mostly to a select type of person.
    Where are the "Great" movies, that were just movies?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,550
    Hollywood doesn't have anyone with original ideas. Those ideas cost money to come to fruition and cookie cutter for simpletons is where its at.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,256
    Hollywood is just marking time unless China takes over the movie industry completely.
    Sal Palooza
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,024
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    Hollywood is just marking time unless China takes over the movie industry completely.

    unless or until?
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,522
    The "PC" culture has stifled original thinking and the creative process; that's why we get nothing but remakes of a remake of a remake. How many batmans now? What are we on, Star Wars part 47?
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    Saw the first 30-40 minutes of this movie over Christmas break. At about the 30 minute mark, the sound system started to fail in the theater (Horribly loud static & crackling from the side surround speakers, then from the rear speakers, and then from the front). After about 10 minutes of random static, a theater employee (out of breath) comes into the theater and informs us that they were having problems. I asked her if the amplifiers were failing, and somewhat surprised, she said yes. Then we smelled the burnt ozone odor... definitely a sound system failure!

    What we saw was very good. Instead of waiting another hour for the next showing in another theater, we opted to see Welcome to Marwen instead (starting in just 5 minutes), so we still have yet to see the whole movie.

    Regarding the trend in movies lately, both my daughters are so fed up with the remakes and reboots. To quote them, they constantly ask where are the original ideas anymore?
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,678
    scubalab wrote: »
    Regarding the trend in movies lately, both my daughters are so fed up with the remakes and reboots. To quote them, they constantly ask where are the original ideas anymore?
    Hopefully you scolded them for their poor grammar.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,056
    She was in Star Wars as well just played by Carrie Fisher.
    Dan
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2019
    It has nothing to do with PC, these are two words that pathetically get used to blame or excuse everything and need to die!

    It has everything to do with making money. The major studios will only try to make movies that they know they can get their investment back from + more to go into the next blockbuster.

    The major publishing companies only stay with their known best selling authors, they won't even look at a new author, since they have no idea if their books will sell.

    Stores do the same thing, they only stock what they know will sell. They don't want to have a bunch of inventory sitting there taking up space.

    So who isn't afraid to come up with new ideas and take chances? Amazon, Netflix. They are creating more and more of their own content.

    But the studios are being left out in the cold, and so they charge Amazon & Netflix an arm and a leg to show their retreads which is why Amazon & Netflix are developing more of their own content.

    The studios and publishers are slowly but surely strangling themselves because they want to be the only game in town but they are stuck in the 20th century and refuse to adapt, change, take risks because they only want to make money not spend any to better themselves. Leaving the young upstarts to come in and give them extremely good competition, and giving us more choices.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,024
    As best I can understand it, Asia (primarily China) is where the real money is to be made in the entertainment business currently, so China's taste in Western (American) movies is fundamentally determining the industry's product.

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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 7,968
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    As best I can understand it, Asia (primarily China) is where the real money is to be made in the entertainment business currently, so China's taste in Western (American) movies is fundamentally determining the industry's product.

    Yes there was a good piece on npr the other day that discussed how even Crazy Rich Asians didn’t fair well in Asia because, well, they have their own dramodies that are very successful. And drama and comedy and plot and dialogue driven movies in general as very culturally specific. Whereas huge CGI fests like transformations and aqua man are based more in the action and special effects and those so VERY well aboard. And since there is way more money to be made in Asia, studios are catering to that audience...
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,256
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    Hollywood is just marking time unless China takes over the movie industry completely.

    unless or until?

    Oooops ! I meant "Until". B)





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