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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/05/09

    In reply to Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer
    Just glad to see a new trailer -- I've seen the first one a bazillion times and am tired of the fat kid bouncing off the pyramid. #despicableme
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/05/09

    In reply to Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer
    I'll see it, I fully admit to it! #despicableme
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    MargaretMoony was starred MargaretMoony was unstarred
    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/05/09

    In reply to Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer
    "Hmmmm, I see no orphans in the teaser trailer." The orphans are in the very last frame. The rest of the trailer sort of reminds me of Spy vs. Spy. #despicableme
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    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    11/05/09

    In reply to Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer

    The picture at the top of the story has a certain 'JJ the Jet Plane' quality about it... #despicableme
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    Chip Skylark of Space was starred Chip Skylark of Space was unstarred
    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/05/09

    In reply to Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer
    This looks fun. But I would rather have him raise the girls to be a team of supervillians. There could be the mad scientist, the mastermind, and the PR agent. #despicableme
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    LittleDragon was starred LittleDragon was unstarred
    Image of franklinshepard franklinshepard
    11/05/09

    In reply to Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer
    Oh, are we really surprised? A Steve Carell animated film that ends with his character being redeemed by his experience with three kids. Was there any other way this movie would end? #despicableme
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    11/05/09

    In reply to Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer
    As if any of those films are anything to be proud of. And one of primary warning flags of any animated film is that they try to sell you stars. Pixar never does that. It's about the characters first, not who's voicing them. #despicableme
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    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    11/05/09

    @AngriestGeek: that's true. every CGI and animated film I've seen where the voice stars have been sold before the main premise of the film has bombed. miserably.

    i like the theme song though. #despicableme
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    acrobatic rabbit was starred acrobatic rabbit was unstarred
    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    11/05/09

    @acrobatic rabbit: Oh, that hip hop track is the best thing so far about this movie. #despicableme
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    Image of Brian Fowler Brian Fowler
    11/05/09

    @acrobatic rabbit: every CGI and animated film I've seen where the voice stars have been sold before the main premise of the film has bombed. miserably.

    Except Shrek. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say every such film should have bombed. #despicableme
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    acrobatic rabbit promoted this comment Brian Fowler was starred Brian Fowler was unstarred
    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    11/05/09

    @Brian Fowler: ah, good point. Shrek would have to be the exception. #despicableme
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    Image of PostMarque PostMarque
    10/29/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    FINALLY!!!

    a good movie. no franchise. it was an event. let everyone move on and keep the memories. #monstersversusaliens
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    PostMarque was starred PostMarque was unstarred
    Image of joetato joetato
    10/30/09

    @PostMarque: I agree. This movie was a tongue in cheek homage to the great classics of the fifties and sixties. Let's enjoy the look back and then move forward! #monstersversusaliens
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    Image of Plague Plague
    10/29/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    I like Halloween. I like Pumpkins. So I pretty much enjoyed this- even without seeing the movie. However, those monster characters are pretty much walkin' cliches. #monstersversusaliens
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    Plague was starred Plague was unstarred
    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    10/29/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    I enjoied the show. It was funny and the kid liked it.
    I am glad to see that it is not going to be a series. 9 times out 0f 9 when they make a half hour cartoon out of a feature film, the toon sucks. #monstersversusaliens
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    reddingofish was starred reddingofish was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/28/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    Liked the movie and the special, sorry to hear there won't be any more. #monstersversusaliens
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of karpar karpar
    10/28/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    For some reason, perhaps unfairly, I've always looked at Dreamworks Animation as something like an imitation Pixar run by accountants. Obviously, this bit of news hardly shakes that impression. I haven't seen many of their outings, but the ones I have, even the ones people have told me were really great, all seemed empty somehow. Occasionally funny? Sure, but I can't help thinking "Your playing, while technically proficient, lacks passion." On the other hand, there was a moment in Monsters, Inc., toward the end of the movie, where the little girl was hugging Sully, and she patted his back gently as she did it. A tiny moment, about a second long, and it utterly defined Pixar for me. They go beyond the whiz-bang trappings of CG to tell great, emotionally engaging stories. They're not without missteps - Cars and A Bug's Life are fun, but little more - but more often than not, they get storytelling and emotion far righter than almost anyone out there. Dreamworks just seems to see the bottom line and little else. #monstersversusaliens
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    it must be bunnies promoted this comment karpar was starred karpar was unstarred
    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    10/28/09

    @karpar: Dreamworks had a some of the biggest misses with regards to challenging Pixar. A Bug's Life vs Antz: who thought that a neurotic ant voiced by Woody Allen would be appealing to kids? Bee Movie: really Seinfeld? You thought it would be fun to make a movie about bees - too bad you forgot the part about actually having a story. Bee Movie was an overly promoted piece of crap. Shrek was fun once. They are now making Shrek 4 and Puss in Boots = $/quality.

    My kids watch the Pixar movies again and again. Over the Hedge is the only Dreamworks production that they re-watch. It is appealing because Bruce Willis really did a great job and we love William Shatner hamming it up.

    While we enjoyed Monsters Vs Aliens I did feel that it was lacking something. Heart? #monstersversusaliens
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    it must be bunnies was starred it must be bunnies was unstarred
    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    10/28/09

    @it must be bunnies: and lest we forget Steve Carell as the squirrel! #monstersversusaliens
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    Bootknife-Jackson was starred Bootknife-Jackson was unstarred
    Image of Blazeldude Blazeldude
    10/28/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    Monsters vs. Aliens was a terrific movie, It's a shame to see crap like Shrek and Madagascar continue and thrive when something that was actually funny and original (mostly due to the cast that was chosen for talent and not just for being celebrities). It felt like a film that was made from the heart by people who loved monster movies and good comedy. STEPHEN COLBERT FOR GOD'S SAKES! #monstersversusaliens
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    Chip Overclock promoted this comment Blazeldude was starred Blazeldude was unstarred
    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    10/28/09

    @Blazeldude: But I didn't fall asleep in the middle of SHREK or MADAGASCAR. #monstersversusaliens
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    Chip Overclock was starred Chip Overclock was unstarred
    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    10/28/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    The commercial played fine but now all I get is a blue 'loading' circle. It is hypnotic but not really very entertaining. Maybe it is because I live in the dreaded "your region"?

    Can anyone else who lives outside the US see the clip? #monstersversusaliens
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    it must be bunnies was starred it must be bunnies was unstarred
    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    10/28/09

    In reply to Monsters Versus Aliens Dies, See Their Final Halloween Clip
    Those bastards. I actually liked MVA for the most part. Sure it had some low spots but I enjoyed most of it. Maybe we can get a spin off cartoon. I could live with that. #monstersversusaliens
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    LittleDragon was starred LittleDragon was unstarred
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