not a film. a series of clips for the trailer for another film that might have existed at some point, possibly with a plot. but they really really let you do whatever you want when making films for kids.
genuinely, i read this guy's books when i was a kid, and i'm pretty sure they all actually had plots, even though they were interspersed throughout with bits galore. this adaptation was the film version of a they might be giants…
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Zodiac 2007
if this film were a person, she'd look sad a lot. because i'd ask her a lot, "why the long face?" this is, of course, in a universe where "face" is another word for "runtime". no force on earth can convince me that the pacing is intentional - because if it were, they'd do something creative with it! instead, you're given the setup as an elaborate amuse-bouche, hand-fed each new character appearance on a delicious tiny spoon, and any self-respecting…
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003
The first time I watched this film was in my junior year of high school, in my film critique class. I had been reading Mutiny on the Bounty & was just reaching the peak of my obsession with the Age of Sail. I can vividly remember walking into that class, third period after lunch, and sitting down to read a chapter or two before class began - my wonderful teacher had just started our unit on sound & score design, and told…
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