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« on: 10 March 2011, 11:36:18 »
It is a guilty pleasure of mine to watch movies like this, ostensibly aimed at kids, yet great popcorn fun for adults as well.

Anyone else enjoy the movie?
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #1 on: 10 March 2011, 12:04:22 »
I'll admit. Il iked it. And I normally despise Will Farrel, not a big fan. But it was a good movie.
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #2 on: 10 March 2011, 12:16:28 »
I love this movie to know end, I find movies like this get funnier as we get older, I was watching a bugs life the other day and I was laughing so hard, and I never saw how funny it was when I was younger
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #3 on: 10 March 2011, 12:18:44 »
Quote from: Daishi411 on 10 March 2011, 12:16:28
I love this movie to know end, I find movies like this get funnier as we get older, I was watching a bugs life the other day and I was laughing so hard, and I never saw how funny it was when I was younger

And that was, frankly, the weakest of the Pixar offerings.  Even their 'worst' is still miles above some of the drudge that comes to the screen these days.
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #4 on: 10 March 2011, 12:21:46 »
Quote from: captnmartin on 10 March 2011, 12:18:44
And that was, frankly, the weakest of the Pixar offerings.  Even their 'worst' is still miles above some of the drudge that comes to the screen these days.

Yeah I find now that I'm getting older and some of the movies I love aren't from the last decade I find myself saying they don't make movies like they used to
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #5 on: 10 March 2011, 12:28:09 »
I was, quite frankly, shocked. Dreamworks isn't high on my list of 'good movie' offerings, normalyl, but Megamind was excellent. So two unexpected thigns at once- Me liking Ferrel, and Dreamworks.


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Re: Megamind
« Reply #6 on: 10 March 2011, 12:28:53 »
I did, I found the story a bit blah and predictable, but the humour generally good and the sequences enjoyable.  Again, the 'adult jokes' were funny to me, especially the "Bank of Evil".
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #7 on: 10 March 2011, 12:30:44 »
I'd have to agree with ya, this was much better than some of the usual Ferrell stuff... got a full review here actually: http://paulsvalleydailydemocrat.com/moviereviews/x415200371/-Megamind-a-clever-parody-of-villain-stereotypes
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #8 on: 10 March 2011, 12:51:06 »
Quote from: Your Name Is on 10 March 2011, 12:28:09
I was, quite frankly, shocked. Dreamworks isn't high on my list of 'good movie' offerings, normalyl, but Megamind was excellent. So two unexpected thigns at once- Me liking Ferrel, and Dreamworks.

Actually, I would say How to train your Dragon was much better than Megamind, and that was also Dreamworks. Megamind was not bad, but not great either. My perception is likely colored by my complete apathy in the superhero genre, so I would take what I say on Megamind with a little grain of salt.
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #9 on: 10 March 2011, 13:50:34 »
I know I would have liked Megamind more if I hadn't seen most of the previews. As a rule, I usually try not to get much info about a movie I am interested in so as not to spoil any of the surprises. Of course, I ignored that rule this time around and I came away from the movie theater thinking that it was a good film but not perfect.

Also, ever since Toy Story 1, I have loved alot of the animated films that have come out. Finding Nemo would have to be my favorite with The Incredibles being up there as well.
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #10 on: 10 March 2011, 14:19:49 »
Dragon was great, as well, but Megamind's successful combination of DW/WF was what actually shocked me.

@Martin- for me and my gf, 'Despicable' was more made fun by individual scenes and humor than overall story. OH YEAH!
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #11 on: 10 March 2011, 14:42:14 »
How to train your Dragon is still one of my all time favorite movies. It, and Megamind I think are Dreamworks way of repenting for the last half dozen Shrek movies
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Re: Megamind
« Reply #12 on: 10 March 2011, 17:23:14 »
Megamind was the one movie where I told my wife "I actually enjoyed Will Farrel." Which means now the world will probably end or at least go off a slight tilt in the future.
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