Rango

[Taco-Calamitous]

So I kinda got bored tonight-friends not answering texts, certain individuals not being on MSN, people not responding to my thread with a ridiculous title in the music forum-so I decided to go see this. Ebert loved it. I thought it was pretty awesome, too. Great, imaginative art direction and character design. All the critters looked really interesting; like caricatures of old west characters crossed with mice, cats, birds, etc. The jokes were kinda hit or miss, although there weren't really any that made me cringe, nor did they immediately render themselves dated by being pop culture references (to my recollection.) I liked that there was violence and mild swearing. That gave it a kind of 80's feel, when cartoons tried to make kids feel grown up by watching something that had an "edge" to it. That's right; characters actually get shot and die in this, and they say words like "damn" and "hell," too! Would've made me giggle with glee when I was a kid. I'm glad this movie seems to be doing so well at the box office.

Oh, and the voice acting was all top-notch, and includes Bill Nighy, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Abigail Breslin (the girl from Little Miss Sunshine and Zombieland) and of course, Johnny Depp as the titular character. Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[Final Hearts 69]

I sooo agree to that. Johnny Depp is such a fantastic actor. No matter what movie he's in...he portrays his character so well. On the moviescreen or voicing the characters.
I had always thought that this particular movie was for young children, but when I went to see it. It had jokes and things that young children wouldn't understand or get. I was surprised that there were young children in the theatre watching it, but I only heard the teens, older folk and the children's parents laughing at the things that the young ones didn't understand. I thought that it was slow to start off, but it ended up being an awesome movie in the end. I can't wait for the movie to come out on DVD so I could add it to my Johnny Depp collection...oops, can't believe I just said that...yes I'm a huge fan of Johnny Depp.