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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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Sunday, June 11, 2017 4:58 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!



A year later, I finally got around to watching this one, and wow... what a disappointment.

Dunno how any of these movies follow the source material, but I get the feeling this was about as good as could be expected. Meaning the orignal book possibly is rubbish. Might be wrong.

Generally, my issue with such movies deals w/ the peculiarities of said children, much like the various ' mutant powers' we see in X-Men. They're ridiculous. And yes, I do view this as a cheesy rip off of both X-Men and Harry Potter, as there are elements of ' magic ' in this story which go beyond ' peculiar ' features.

I thought some of the writing was flat out abysmal, particularly between the dad character ( Frank ) and how he interacted w/ Jake, the lead.


I get it. I'm well beyond the target demo for who this movie was made. But I have to think that even those who were suppose to enjoy it saw through some of the same plot holes. ( They might have been more interesting , had they been more coherently developed. )

Had hoped for much more from Eva Green after Penny Dreadful, and I guess I'm still going to have to wait.

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Sunday, June 11, 2017 5:55 PM

WISHIMAY


Yeah, you expected too much. Pretend you are 10 and can't question the plot. In fact, let's just do that with EVERYTHING made this year...

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Sunday, June 11, 2017 7:14 PM

6STRINGJOKER


Yeah... I just try to compare them to movies I saw when I was the target age.

They can't all be The Goonies. Sometimes you're going to sit through "Mac and Me".



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Sunday, June 11, 2017 9:24 PM

RIVERLOVE


Rerun's still the best. Hey hey hey!


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Sunday, June 11, 2017 11:14 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


Mac and Me... ugh. As clear a rip off of a successful movie as there's ever been. No doubt , one of the worst movies ever made.


Miss P's Home isn't in that category, thankfully.





I never got the fuss over The Goonies. Kinda like Transformers, and a bunch of other lame kid's shows that continue to find their way to the big screen. Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers.... when do we get an 21st century version of Ultra Man?


On second thought, Speed Racer was tried, and no one needs another disaster like that.

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Sunday, June 11, 2017 11:41 PM

6STRINGJOKER


I think you had to be a kid when Goonies came out. Probably didn't hurt that I had two brothers right around my age too. That was one of the flicks we recorded off of cable TV and watched so much we wore the tape out.




Watching this makes it seem even stupider, but I still love it.

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Monday, June 12, 2017 1:57 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


I had pretty much the same reaction. It was incoherent (I thought that maybe it was me, since I fell asleep after watching 3/4 of this movie). I was thoroughly disappointed because I expected a lot more from Tim Burton, as well as the same folk you mentioned.

I had no interest in watching the final fourth of this movie, I just didn't care.
Maybe when it comes on Netflix.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:

A year later, I finally got around to watching this one, and wow... what a disappointment.

Dunno how any of these movies follow the source material, but I get the feeling this was about as good as could be expected. Meaning the orignal book possibly is rubbish. Might be wrong.

Generally, my issue with such movies deals w/ the peculiarities of said children, much like the various ' mutant powers' we see in X-Men. They're ridiculous. And yes, I do view this as a cheesy rip off of both X-Men and Harry Potter, as there are elements of ' magic ' in this story which go beyond ' peculiar ' features.

I thought some of the writing was flat out abysmal, particularly between the dad character ( Frank ) and how he interacted w/ Jake, the lead.


I get it. I'm well beyond the target demo for who this movie was made. But I have to think that even those who were suppose to enjoy it saw through some of the same plot holes. ( They might have been more interesting , had they been more coherently developed. )

Had hoped for much more from Eva Green after Penny Dreadful, and I guess I'm still going to have to wait.


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Monday, June 12, 2017 2:21 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


Ugh! The Lone Ranger......when I was a kid, that was one of my all-time favs; well that and Zorro (The Disney version). I even remember the theme song.

When you're a kid, entertainment is totally different than when you're an adult.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
Mac and Me... ugh. As clear a rip off of a successful movie as there's ever been. No doubt , one of the worst movies ever made.


Miss P's Home isn't in that category, thankfully.





I never got the fuss over The Goonies. Kinda like Transformers, and a bunch of other lame kid's shows that continue to find their way to the big screen. Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers.... when do we get an 21st century version of Ultra Man?


On second thought, Speed Racer was tried, and no one needs another disaster like that.


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Monday, June 12, 2017 2:25 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


The movies so far this year that are good....

Logan
Wonder Woman

Here is an article talking about just that:

http://time.com/4785361/best-movies-2017-so-far/

I must admit, some of these make sense, but, at press time, I haven't seen as of yet. See what you guys think.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by Wishimay:
Yeah, you expected too much. Pretend you are 10 and can't question the plot. In fact, let's just do that with EVERYTHING made this year...


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Monday, June 12, 2017 4:39 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


I'm surprised we've not seen a revival of The Banana Splits, or H.R. Pufnstuf...







OK... that's enough.

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Monday, June 12, 2017 5:20 PM

6STRINGJOKER


lol...

There was a pilot for a reboot of HR Puffnstuf...




Starring Tobias Bluth and Better Call Saul.

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Monday, June 12, 2017 5:31 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


man, that really takes me back...

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 5:08 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


Stop it, you're killing me.......ah, those were good times on Saturday morning.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'm surprised we've not seen a revival of The Banana Splits, or H.R. Pufnstuf...







OK... that's enough.


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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 5:09 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


I'll go back one more time.....who here remembers Disney's "Swamp Fox"?


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Ugh! The Lone Ranger......when I was a kid, that was one of my all-time favs; well that and Zorro (The Disney version). I even remember the theme song.

When you're a kid, entertainment is totally different than when you're an adult.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
Mac and Me... ugh. As clear a rip off of a successful movie as there's ever been. No doubt , one of the worst movies ever made.


Miss P's Home isn't in that category, thankfully.





I never got the fuss over The Goonies. Kinda like Transformers, and a bunch of other lame kid's shows that continue to find their way to the big screen. Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers.... when do we get an 21st century version of Ultra Man?


On second thought, Speed Racer was tried, and no one needs another disaster like that.




SGG, I've seen 2 Zorro series and liked them both. One starring Duncan Regehr as Zorro and the Disney one. Always loved Henry Darrow since his "High Chapparal" days.


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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 5:11 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


The Goonies! Hey, you guys!


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by 6stringJoker:
I think you had to be a kid when Goonies came out. Probably didn't hurt that I had two brothers right around my age too. That was one of the flicks we recorded off of cable TV and watched so much we wore the tape out.




Watching this makes it seem even stupider, but I still love it.


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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:52 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Ugh! The Lone Ranger......when I was a kid, that was one of my all-time favs; well that and Zorro (The Disney version). I even remember the theme song.

SGG


William Tell Overture?


I usually enjoy Eva's work, and was tempted to check out this film, but haven't yet. Thanks everybody for the head's up.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 9:06 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


I can't tell you much at all about The Bugaloos, but Joy was one of my first crushes. Right up there w/ Jeannie and the mermaid from Marine Boy.





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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 11:05 PM

RIVERLOVE



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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 11:09 PM

RIVERLOVE


Once upon a time there was



Joanna Cameron as Isis







Judy Strangis as Dyna Girl & Deidre Hall as Electra Woman


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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:04 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


Yes, I agree Joy is a Beauty!

The Bugaloos!?


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
I can't tell you much at all about The Bugaloos, but Joy was one of my first crushes. Right up there w/ Jeanie and the mermaid from Marine Boy.






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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:06 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


I remember watching ISIS...I think it was out about the same time as Buck Rodgers.


SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by Riverlove:
Once upon a time there was



Joanna Cameron as Isis







Judy Strangis as Dyna Girl & Deidre Hall as Electra Woman



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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:09 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


I was talking about Zorro, but yeah the William Tell Overture for the Lone Ranger....Hi Ho, Silver!!!






SGG


Quote:

Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Quote:

Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Ugh! The Lone Ranger......when I was a kid, that was one of my all-time favs; well that and Zorro (The Disney version). I even remember the theme song.

SGG


William Tell Overture?


I usually enjoy Eva's work, and was tempted to check out this film, but haven't yet. Thanks everybody for the head's up.


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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 8:48 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!



Quote:

The Bugaloos!?


Sid and Marty Krofft, same who brought us H.R. Pufnstuf.





Of course, this was the era of psychedelic drugs, music , Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, Sock it to me... just look it up in your Funk and Wangalls.

( I was a wee lad, mind you, so it's not all that clear )

ETA - The girl who played Joy was actually a bit older ( 20 ) and taller (5'9") than she appears to be on screen. I would've taken her to be a teenager , maybe 16 or 17? And on the shorter side, say 5'4".

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 9:34 PM

6STRINGJOKER


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
I saw "The Goonies" and thought it was an alright film. Think I was in high school when it came out but not sure.



It's one of my all time favorite movies, but like I said, I don't know if that's just heavy nostalgia or not. I'm probably more jaded than a lot of people my age so I'm going to say that if I saw it for the first time today that I don't think I'd like it that much. It is pretty dumb, but most kids movies are.

It was magic when I was a kid though. Music in a lot of movies was just so good back then, and The Goonies was among the best of the best for kids movies back then. I was never into pirate movies or anything like that, so that part of the movie didn't do anything for me, but the exploration type movies like Indiana Jones were awesome and I saw this movie at the age where I was still so willing to explore everything in search of hidden treasure. Me and my bro and one of my best friends actually went a few miles into a storm sewer system exploring with nothing but oil soaked rags and a couple of flashlights and had water up to our thighs. Why would anybody but a dumb kid do something like that? lol

I'm also not sure if its a movie that girls would get into that much. I didn't have any sisters so I can't say that a girl my age at the time would have been into it at all. It's possible though since unlike a lot of other movies from the time the girls were actually part of the action and not just some damsel in distress that needed saving.

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Thursday, June 15, 2017 12:49 AM

6STRINGJOKER


Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:

Originally posted by 6stringJoker:
Quote:

Originally posted by Brenda:
I saw "The Goonies" and thought it was an alright film. Think I was in high school when it came out but not sure.



It's one of my all time favorite movies, but like I said, I don't know if that's just heavy nostalgia or not. I'm probably more jaded than a lot of people my age so I'm going to say that if I saw it for the first time today that I don't think I'd like it that much. It is pretty dumb, but most kids movies are.

It was magic when I was a kid though. Music in a lot of movies was just so good back then, and The Goonies was among the best of the best for kids movies back then. I was never into pirate movies or anything like that, so that part of the movie didn't do anything for me, but the exploration type movies like Indiana Jones were awesome and I saw this movie at the age where I was still so willing to explore everything in search of hidden treasure. Me and my bro and one of my best friends actually went a few miles into a storm sewer system exploring with nothing but oil soaked rags and a couple of flashlights and had water up to our thighs. Why would anybody but a dumb kid do something like that? lol

I'm also not sure if its a movie that girls would get into that much. I didn't have any sisters so I can't say that a girl my age at the time would have been into it at all. It's possible though since unlike a lot of other movies from the time the girls were actually part of the action and not just some damsel in distress that needed saving.



I'm fairly certain my brother saw it and a couple of friends of mine from high school as well. I liked Cyndi Lauper's music but my brother had a couple of her albums. He was really into her music.



Yeah. I wasn't even talking about the songs by Cyndi that were in the movie. I was more talking about the ambient music that was played throughout the whole flick. It was right up there with The Never Ending Story.

Cyndi's song Good Enough from The Goonies is one of my guilty pleasures though. I don't know how anybody can listen to that song and not be happy.

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Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:07 AM

6STRINGJOKER


I wouldn't expect you to if you'd only seen it once in your teens. I probably saw the movie 20 times when I was a kid.

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Friday, June 16, 2017 9:07 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!


Goonies ? I don't think I even sat through the entire movie. Seen bits of it, here and there, got the gist of it, but it just didn't hold my attention.

Short Circuit was more entertaining, imo, but that's not saying much.

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Friday, June 16, 2017 10:20 AM

6STRINGJOKER


lol... Short Circut was another one me and my bros had taped and watched a million times.

I thought Fisher was Indian:



He's definitely where they got Apu on the Simpsons.

(WARNING: Micro-aggression at 00:53)

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Friday, June 16, 2017 10:33 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!




That might have been Ally Sheedy's apex.

( strike that... I wanted to say War Games, but didn't, because I thought she was like 17 or so, but turns out, she was 21, just PLAYING a HS girl... )


Still, right in her wheel house of awesome.

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Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:56 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN


Quote:

Originally posted by Riverlove:
Once upon a time there was


Judy Strangis as Dyna Girl & Deidre Hall as Electra Woman



Quote:



Speaking of Deidre Hall, she'll be in Battle of the Network Stars, but not as hero or sci-fi category.

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