Question about the release of "The Lorax" in March 2012

[D'Snowth]

So, has anyone here gone and seen The Lorax out of curiosity, or a gluttony for punishment, and can tell us just how bad it really was?

 

[minor muppetz]

So, has anyone here gone and seen The Lorax out of curiosity, or a gluttony for punishment, and can tell us just how bad it really was?

I saw it. In fact I posted my opinions a few posts ago. I didn't think it was that bad.

But if you want a negative review, I reccommend the review by The Nostalgia Chick: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/team-nchick/nostalgia-chick/34545-the-lorax

 

[frogboy4]

The Lorax was fun. Beautifully animated. Not quite the Seuss story, but they had to fill it somehow. In the middle of the picture I leaned over to my friend and said, "I guess this is when they start rhyming again!" It doesn't get as lost as Horton. Oh, and apparently, consumerism will result in one dressing like the Riddler. It's also worth the 3D experience, even though I'm not a huge fan of 3D.

Altogether I give it a C+.

 

[Drtooth]

The look (and Danny Devito) are the only reasons I'd see this. It does have a very lush look to the animation, and it has a very Seussian look to it. Still, I have problems with (and all the reviews say the same thing) the actual story being a footnote in the film, possibly stunting the true meaning of the film.

If I can stumble onto extra cash, I'd manage a 2-D matinee. Though it is a month away, I'm chomping at the bit to see This film

I have an extreme biased in favor of stop motion. And it's in 3-D. I'm disappointed 3-D wasn't available in all areas when Coraline came out. This is the first in hopefully a long line of stop motion 3-D films.

 

[D'Snowth]

Though it is a month away, I'm chomping at the bit to see This film

I would rather like to see this movie as well... there's just something, to me, about farcial pirate movies where the pirates are more-or-less a ragtag crew of incompetent misfits, haha.

 

[Drtooth]

I would rather like to see this movie as well... there's just something, to me, about farcial pirate movies where the pirates are more-or-less a ragtag crew of incompetent misfits, haha.

Incompetent Misfits is my favorite genre of action comedy. So that's always a plus. When I saw The Muppets, this was the only trailer before the film, and I said to myself, I'm TOTALLY there.

 

[Dominicboo1]

The look (and Danny Devito) are the only reasons I'd see this. It does have a very lush look to the animation, and it has a very Seussian look to it. Still, I have problems with (and all the reviews say the same thing) the actual story being a footnote in the film, possibly stunting the true meaning of the film.

If I can stumble onto extra cash, I'd manage a 2-D matinee. Though it is a month away, I'm chomping at the bit to see This film

I have an extreme biased in favor of stop motion. And it's in 3-D. I'm disappointed 3-D wasn't available in all areas when Coraline came out. This is the first in hopefully a long line of stop motion 3-D films.

Yeah. Luckily even though I saw it in 2-D. I felt it was better than the exlusive 3-D Fly Me to the Moon in every level. That one was cute, but Coraline is awesome!

 

[salemfan]

So as I asked at the beginning of this thread, does the Once-Ler smoke a cigar in the 2012 theatrical movie "The Lorax" or did they feel it is not politically incorrect anymore to portray smoking in any form?

 

[D'Snowth]

So as I asked at the beginning of this thread, does the Once-Ler smoke a cigar in the 2012 theatrical movie "The Lorax" or did they feel it is not politically incorrect anymore to portray smoking in any form?

There is no such thing as political correctness in movies and TV, it's all just a myth... I mean if all that were true, there wouldn't be half of what's in this stuff today, like the excessive language, graphic violence, overtly sexual behavior, and otherwise questionable content... I mean how is all THAT politically correct, I ask?

 

[Drtooth]

There is no such thing as political correctness in movies and TV, it's all just a myth... I mean if all that were true, there wouldn't be half of what's in this stuff today, like the excessive language, graphic violence, overtly sexual behavior, and otherwise questionable content... I mean how is all THAT politically correct, I ask?

That stuff isn't considered politically correct.

Actually, I don't even like the term politically correct. It implies things that just aren't there, and it doesn't even describe the anal retentive means that the wrong things are getting whitewashed from television.

Commercials for candy and other junk foods on kid's programming being cut IS political correctness. Token ethnic characters in shows where they seem pasted in and say and do nothing of importance? That's also Political correctness. Throwing a character that's in a wheel chair... political correctness.

Now, some of it is very good intentioned, though flawed in execution 9like the three examples listed)... some of it is necessary... Like the P.C. edits of old Looney Tunes cartoons for children. I agree with those, again... for children. The only people who want to see the original unedited version are animation collectors and scholars anyway... and not so closet racists (the comments on a Youtube video of unedited Bugs Bunny cartoons are SCARY!)

But then there's the "protecting children from reality" crap that's exclusive to kid's programming and movies. Now, I hate smoking and people who smoke close to me with a passion. I want to see everyone get off that terrible oral fixation, but that's not a reality. But to get rid of it from movies completely and treating that, specifically, like it's soft core porn (and not soft core porn) is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard of. In every kid's cartoon movie I've ever seen, the bad guy smokes... rich villains smoke huge, disgusting cigars. It adds a little something extra to the character, especially since those villains usually put the butts out on their lackey's head or blow smoke in their lackey's eyes. Remember Oliver and Company? Bad guy kept blowing cigar smoke in whatever the Dom Deluise character's eyes.

I see nothing wrong with bad guys having guns or smokes. Bad guys are not to be emulated. I don't wanna see Superman puff on a Cuban, that's something Lex Luthor would do.