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Tomorrowland The Movie

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Went to see it this afternoon.

I was entertained. It was fun, imaginative, good FX and the acting was fine. Some people may think a little confusing at times I suppose. Seven out of Ten. I liked Hugh Lauries (the baddie) last two words at the end. Full British accent.

It promoted optimism and not giving up.
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

    Went to see it this afternoon.

    I was entertained. It was fun, imaginative, good FX and the acting was fine. Some people may think a little confusing at times I suppose. Seven out of Ten. I liked Hugh Lauries (the baddie) last two words at the end. Full British accent.

    It promoted optimism and not giving up.
    I'm planning on seeing it tomorrow(er.... this afternoon). It looks like they did a GOOD job casting! What little I know about the movie seems positive and good. But a number of things make me CURIOUS!

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  • Profile picture of the author deepika007
    I am planning to see this movie on next weekend with my friends. Well i heard that this is a fun adventure movie with big ideas.
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  • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
    Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

    Went to see it this afternoon.

    I was entertained. It was fun, imaginative, good FX and the acting was fine. Some people may think a little confusing at times I suppose. Seven out of Ten. I liked Hugh Lauries (the baddie) last two words at the end. Full British accent.

    It promoted optimism and not giving up.
    We're going to see it this afternoon. I can't wait. The whole premise is exciting to me.
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    Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

    Went to see it this afternoon.

    I was entertained. It was fun, imaginative, good FX and the acting was fine. Some people may think a little confusing at times I suppose. Seven out of Ten. I liked Hugh Lauries (the baddie) last two words at the end. Full British accent.

    It promoted optimism and not giving up.
    Is the movie kid friendly as far as language and violence?
    My boy has been dying to see this one.
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    • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
      Originally Posted by kenmichaels View Post

      Is the movie kid friendly as far as language and violence?
      My boy has been dying to see this one.
      It's Disney, but perhaps some fight scenes not for young kids, five and six. Not that young.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by kenmichaels View Post

      Is the movie kid friendly as far as language and violence?
      My boy has been dying to see this one.
      I thought it was good and entertaining. I don't think kids would have a problem with it, etc... As for violence? I think all that get hurt aren't human, and it is generally ok. There IS a scene where something that LOOKS like a human skull(It ISN'T) is charred and starts talking, etc... But I didn't think it was scary.

      I will try to not really give anything away, but it IS a movie about a utopian ideal that ends up as a dystopia. In the end, it ends in a popular way of trying to REBUILD it with the original image, and hoping for the best. We ARE, of course, left to ponder whether they will ever achieve that goal.

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    BTW Jules Verne was apparently AGAINST this concept, of isolation! HIS view of the future is apparently near to fruition. So far, it is like so many other attempts and NOT a utopia! I am speaking of his PERSONAL philosopy and politics, of course, and not the scifi stories. Edison was more a manager than a genius, from what I have heard. Tesla was probably more of a realist. As for Eiffel? Did he really do something along the lines of the others? Tomorrowland is expressed as a place that was created by geniuses for geniuses to create and give back to the world. And the four first geniuses were supposed to be Edison, Tesla, Verne, and Eiffel. Ironically, I think only Tesla was really into technology. HECK, tesla was one of the ones that worked for Edison! My father, for example, worked for IBM and gave THEM some things that became big products. But IBM is credited with inventing them because that is how such companies work.

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  • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
    Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

    Went to see it this afternoon.

    I was entertained. It was fun, imaginative, good FX and the acting was fine. Some people may think a little confusing at times I suppose. Seven out of Ten. I liked Hugh Lauries (the baddie) last two words at the end. Full British accent.

    It promoted optimism and not giving up.
    Saw it this afternoon. Maybe 7 out of ten. The ending was a little rushed and vague.

    Yeah, it's a Disney movie. I'd take young kids.
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    • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
      Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

      Saw it this afternoon. Maybe 7 out of ten. The ending was a little rushed and vague.

      Yeah, it's a Disney movie. I'd take young kids.
      Visually stunning and 24 hours later I still have some images in my head from it. Message was a little garbled as was the storyline.

      Disney sometimes make great, memorable and magical movies.

      This one though good, apart from the imagery, was not one of their great ones.

      As far as imaginative imagery is concerned though I would give it 10 for FX.

      It will be talked about for that. It pushed the envelope slightly.
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

        As far as imaginative imagery is concerned though I would give it 10 for FX.

        It will be talked about for that. It pushed the envelope slightly.
        I agree about the imagery. It was like a great dream; Beautiful, Awe inspiring, and engaging...and lacking in exposition in parts.

        But the ending was muddled for me.

        I know it's geared for a younger audience. When I told my wife that some of the ending was confusing, she didn't know what I was talking about...and she told me "You'd have enjoyed it more if you weren't so obtuse".

        It was on the drive back from the movie. I sat there, thinking about what I could have been missing...and we were both silent for about 5 minutes. Then she started laughing and said, "Are you sulking, because I called you obtuse?"

        I saw the opportunity to milk the moment, so I acted hurt....and mumbled things like, "I never call you obtuse".....and "My Mom used to call me obtuse, and lock me in the closet"....stuff like that. She would start laughing, and when it died down...I'd think of another way to act hurt...and she'd start laughing again.

        In 27 years of marriage, it's the first time I can remember when she insulted me. I loved it.

        I enjoyed it more than the movie.
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          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          In 27 years of marriage, it's the first time I can remember when she insulted me. I loved it.

          I enjoyed it more than the movie.
          Wait... you're married to Kurt now?

          Is that even legal in Ohio?
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          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          I sat there, thinking about what I could have been missing...
          Emotional intelligence?
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        • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          I agree about the imagery. It was like a great dream; Beautiful, Awe inspiring, and engaging...and lacking in exposition in parts.

          But the ending was muddled for me.

          I know it's geared for a younger audience. When I told my wife that some of the ending was confusing, she didn't know what I was talking about...and she told me "You'd have enjoyed it more if you weren't so obtuse".

          It was on the drive back from the movie. I sat there, thinking about what I could have been missing...and we were both silent for about 5 minutes. Then she started laughing and said, "Are you sulking, because I called you obtuse?"

          I saw the opportunity to milk the moment, so I acted hurt....and mumbled things like, "I never call you obtuse".....and "My Mom used to call me obtuse, and lock me in the closet"....stuff like that. She would start laughing, and when it died down...I'd think of another way to act hurt...and she'd start laughing again.

          In 27 years of marriage, it's the first time I can remember when she insulted me. I loved it.

          I enjoyed it more than the movie.
          My take on the ending now was that the Earth could not be saved but they went out and recruited the cream of the human race to bring about a better version in the alt place. It is promoting that science, art, creativity, optimism etc will conquer all. Rather like disney's vision when he built the Ebcot center.

          Ok, film watched that came out in March this year and went straight to Netflix, called "Parallels'. Go watch. A large building in the middle of a city exists. Outside it is perfect but inside it is unoccupied and derelict. A young man and his sister are sent a cryptic phone message by their father to come to the building. Every 36 hours the building transports itself to the same location but in an alternative version of the Earth, same year, date and time. It ends rather abruptly after 90 minutes with more questions than answers. The sort of movie that could have a follow up or have been a pilot for a tv show.

          Interesting watch though..
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          • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
            Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

            My take on the ending now was that the Earth could not be saved but they went out and recruited the cream of the human race to bring about a better version in the alt place. It is promoting that science, art, creativity, optimism etc will conquer all. Rather like disney's vision when he built the Ebcot center.
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            I got all that. I just went to the Wikipedia page that gave the plot. I still didn't get it. It may not be possible to explain here, but the "threat" was so vague to me, and the solution was nonsensical.

            In fact, I would have enjoyed seeing Disney as one of the original Tomorrowland founders, like Tesla.

            I think it's a very uplifting movie, that I would certainly take kids to see.

            Thanks for the heads up on Parallels. I'll check it out.
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          • Profile picture of the author seasoned
            Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

            My take on the ending now was that the Earth could not be saved but they went out and recruited the cream of the human race to bring about a better version in the alt place. It is promoting that science, art, creativity, optimism etc will conquer all. Rather like disney's vision when he built the Ebcot center.

            Ok, film watched that came out in March this year and went straight to Netflix, called "Parallels'. Go watch. A large building in the middle of a city exists. Outside it is perfect but inside it is unoccupied and derelict. A young man and his sister are sent a cryptic phone message by their father to come to the building. Every 36 hours the building transports itself to the same location but in an alternative version of the Earth, same year, date and time. It ends rather abruptly after 90 minutes with more questions than answers. The sort of movie that could have a follow up or have been a pilot for a tv show.

            Interesting watch though..
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            HECK! They SAVED the earth!!!!!!!!!!!!! They knew the PRECISE time that the earth would be destroyed by, and it came and went! You don't remember that? The movie STARTED with the countdown device, and it was CENTRAL! Casey went to NASA, and her father joined her. EARLIER she kept destroying the equipment so her father would stay employed, but she decided not to, after what happened. A bit after that, Walker came up. HE and Casey remarked that the world HADN'T been destroyed! Walker was introduced to her father, they reopened the bridge, and her father worked to help fix things. HOW could you miss that?

            So HOW was the earth saved? WALKER created a device to predict the future, and NIX left it running full bore, and it led to complacency on earth. But THAT is why Walker was KICKED OUT originally! Casey decided that stopping it would cause conditions to revert. NIX wanted it to stay on! Walker had athena give casey a 1KT exposive, but it wasn't placed right. Athena risked her existence to save walker, so SHE was about to blow up. She had that GREAT death scene. HOW did you miss it!?!?!?!? WALKER took her to the platform which destroyed the machine when she blew up. IT then fell all that distance and killed NIX who was trapped! Within the like 60 days, the earth reverted. WHERE do you think they sent those recruiters? Didn't they look like all the different people of the earth?

            BTW The BOOK ends the SAME way! Give it a read!

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    I took my 8-year-old daughter to see it today.

    I was afraid she was getting bored. It is a bit high-concept for younger kids. She told me afterward that she really liked it, especially the two main female characters (she IS an 8-year-old girl after all).

    I was glad to hear her say that. It definitely did push the envelope a bit in terms of exposing young ones to movies that require thinking. I would compare it in some ways to Interstellar, but digestible for a younger audience.

    It did get a little messy in places, but I certainly wouldn't blame the actors. I thought they all did a great job, and it was great seeing House on the screen again.

    Tomorrow it is my 11-year-old son's turn. We are going to see the new Avengers movie.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Jack Gordon View Post

      I took my 8-year-old daughter to see it today.

      I was afraid she was getting bored. It is a bit high-concept for younger kids. She told me afterward that she really liked it, especially the two main female characters (she IS an 8-year-old girl after all).

      I was glad to hear her say that. It definitely did push the envelope a bit in terms of exposing young ones to movies that require thinking. I would compare it in some ways to Interstellar, but digestible for a younger audience.

      It did get a little messy in places, but I certainly wouldn't blame the actors. I thought they all did a great job, and it was great seeing House on the screen again.

      Tomorrow it is my 11-year-old son's turn. We are going to see the new Avengers movie.
      OK, they main have been female characters, but it wasn't a "chick flick". That is to say that a young boy, or man, would like it as well. ALSO, the book had them as female characters. I got the book for ordering the ticket, and the 127 pages was a quick read. This may sound sexist, but I think the girls, with the problems with the main male lead(He fell in love with Athena when he was younger and was upset that she, in his view, led him on. Later, he lost all hope, and he kept trying to get Casey to go away. ), and their reactions and all, added something to the movie. As I said earlier, I think the casting was great.

      I don't get how it is a high concept. They know there is bad in the world and some are more adept at finding solutions. The dimension concept is made clear quickly, but is a part of the layman movie/TV experience today. Even the idea about robots is not foreign. I think the only part they might wonder about is why Athena referred to the robots as audio animatronics. That is a Disney term, and mostly only THEY use it. Ironically, they weren't really animatronics in the normal sense, as animatronics tend to have an EXTERNAL motive force. Robots or androids are generally considered to have that internal.

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      • Profile picture of the author Jack Gordon
        Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

        I don't get how it is a high concept.
        For you and me, no.

        For a child whose normal frame of reference in entertainment is Looney Tunes, Gravity Falls, Spongebob and The Simpsons, you could make a case.

        Not that there isn't high concept in some of those examples, but when they do go there it is usually better disguised behind multiple levels of meaning or at least some slapstick.

        This movie did not pander, and at a full two hours it was impressive to me that my daughter stuck with it.
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        • Profile picture of the author seasoned
          Originally Posted by Jack Gordon View Post

          For you and me, no.

          For a child whose normal frame of reference in entertainment is Looney Tunes, Gravity Falls, Spongebob and The Simpsons, you could make a case.

          Not that there isn't high concept in some of those examples, but when they do go there it is usually better disguised behind multiple levels of meaning or at least some slapstick.

          This movie did not pander, and at a full two hours it was impressive to me that my daughter stuck with it.
          Well, as I said, it should clear itself up. Oh well, I WAS watching things like star trek at that age. You have to take a lot on faith, even as a very young kid. The idea even that the world is covered with creatures so small you can't even see them that seem to have the singular purpose to destroy things seems kind of out there. The idea of creatures even smaller than THAT that reengineer living cells to create copies of them, sounds even weirder! And yet young kids have to understand that to at least SOME degree to understand the idea of sickness and vaccinations, etc....

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    i cant wait to watch it. i like the teaser.
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