Please Don't Kill Me! But...

[Delling]

They actually called the ore they were there to mine Unobtainium, 'nuff said.

[Enchantermon]

Yeah, that name never ceases to amaze me. It's one of those things that should go down in history as a "What were they thinking?"

[KatieHal]

I didn't mind that name, actually, as it directly nodded to the fact that the ore was just a macguffin in the story and not actually important. That and it was kind of played off as possibly being a joking nickname.

(Of course, given how they set things up, it SHOULD have been important. How to avoid the whole conflict of the movie? Actually have Jake Sully do his job and talk to the natives about the freakin' ore!)

It was indeed Dances With Aliens. (which in turn pretty much is Pocahontas--at least the Disney version of the story)

I should add: I enjoyed the movie but didn't love it. It was VERY pretty and the effects were amazing. No questioning that part. But the story was unoriginal and the characters were set pieces.

[Enchantermon]

Yes, I should have been more specific: Disney's Pocahontas.

Again, I haven't seen the whole thing, so I can't say too much about it. I do agree that what I saw was very pretty and well-done. I didn't care too much for the acting, though. Maybe it got better, but about 30 minutes in it had yet to hit a good stride.

I should mention that I only stopped watching it because I had to; I realized after I started that I didn't have the time to watch the whole thing. I plan on finishing it when I can.

[Damar]

Speaking of Disney: I really didn't like the Lion King.  Everyone talks about how awesome it was, but I found it derivative and obnoxious.  Personally, I think the last truly great film Disney did was Beauty and the Beast.  Everything afterward just smacks of Disney trying to be cool for the kids.  And as any kid can tell you, nothing is cooler than an adult trying to act like they're down with the...the...coolness and badness and whatever it is the kids are saying nowadays...

[DawsonJ]

Putting my own spin on Damar's comment... I don't like most of the Disney / Pixar movies. Or Pixar by themselves. Like Cars 2 and Monsters Inc. 2 - no thanks, I'll pass. Toy Story 3 was a good ending to the series, and Finding Nemo was alright, but that's it for me.

[Haids1987]

Was there a sequel to Monster's Inc?  I didn't think there was...

[tessspoon]

There's a prequel called Monsters University being worked on.

[DawsonJ]

Ok. My bad. I just heard that there's another one in production. I figured it would be a sequel.

[Fierce Deity]

No matter how many times I watch Titanic, I can't cry at the end.

Also, I thought The Social Network was a horrible movie, and I want my money back.

[Haids1987]

No matter how many times I watch Titanic, I can't cry at the end.

I am so beyond crying during Titanic it's ridiculous.  I've seen it wayyyyyyy too many times to get choked up anymore.

[Delling]

No matter how many times I watch Titanic, I can't cry at the end.

I can't help but think that there are at least dozens of solutions to their situation which would result in their both having survived. He dies because the writers decided he died because for some reason that makes it a good love story.

Love stories where one or both parties die in the end ESPECIALLY out of devotion to the other party are the best love stories. Obviously, just look at Romeo & Juliet.

[Haids1987]

Obviously, just look at Romeo & Juliet.

The one that started it all.

[Deloria]

Love stories have really always existed. The earliest surviving ones are from the first century AD. And Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is definitely not the first, because he based the play on an Italian novella written sometime in the early to mid 16th century.

[KatieHal]

I, on the other hand, never cry at Romeo & Juliet but always cry at Titanic. The reason? If R&J (or their family members) had been a little more sensible, the whole tragedy part could've been avoided! Rose & Jack, on the other hand, they were doomed no matter what they did, thanks to the iceberg and all.

[Fierce Deity]

I, on the other hand, never cry at Romeo & Juliet but always cry at Titanic. The reason? If R&J (or their family members) had been a little more sensible, the whole tragedy part could've been avoided! Rose & Jack, on the other hand, they were doomed no matter what they did, thanks to the iceberg and all.

I always considered Romeo and Juliet to be a satire in these respects. Because the entire story takes place over the period of a few days, and these two lovebirds go through the motions of a couple who seem like they have been together for an eternity. Shakespeare always used satire in many of his other pieces. Most notably for The Taming of the Shrew. All in all, he was a sarcastic piece of work. Romeo and Juliet is definitely a tragedy, no doubt. But I'm skeptical on calling it a romance of any kind.

[Delling]

I, on the other hand, never cry at Romeo & Juliet but always cry at Titanic. The reason? If R&J (or their family members) had been a little more sensible, the whole tragedy part could've been avoided! Rose & Jack, on the other hand, they were doomed no matter what they did, thanks to the iceberg and all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqQ9CV9sJCI&NR=1

See, while they were doomed to be on the Titanic in a movie titled Titanic, I find their final situation [spoiler](where Rose is on the headboard or whatever it was Jack is in the water)[/spoiler] unbelievable, that or the expectation that they couldn't have done more to get out of said situation. (Also, re-watching a clip on youtube, I also find it hard to believe that the dozens of people dying in life vests around them wouldn't have realized Rose's superior position and then furthermore that absolutely none of them in a frenzied panic to stay alive tried to take it... )

[Damar]

Love stories have really always existed. The earliest surviving ones are from the first century AD. And Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is definitely not the first, because he based the play on an Italian novella written sometime in the early to mid 16th century.

Depending on how you define "love" you can go back even earlier to the dawn of written language.  After all, the Epic of Gilgamesh has the love of a woman taming Enkidu.  Well, maybe not her love so much as just a lot of really shout out loud, sheet-grabbingly fantastic sex.  But, call me an incurable romantic, if the sex is so good that it changes your entire world, then that's true love.  Or it soon will be.

And of course the epic also has a major bromance plot between Enkidu and Gilgamesh.  So, yeah, in one form or another, love stories are older than written language.

Besides, I'll take MacBeth over Romeo and Juliet any day.

[MikPal]

Ahh Titanic... Wasn't that the movie where the giant pink octopus saved everybody from the sinking boat including the talking mice?


Speaking of Romeo and Juliet, personally I prefer the 1996 version with Danes, DiCaprio and that sexy plus replacing the "and" in the title. But then again, any movie that has Leguizamo doing this, wins my heart immediatly. Then again, everytime I see DiCaprio, I expect him to scream "GILBEEERT!!!" And then have Captain Jack Sparrow drag him down from a flagpole.

BTW wasn't Romeo and Juliet meant to be in early or mid teens? I remember the -68 version of the play had Olivia Hussey as Juliet and she was 15 at that time. Leonard Whiting, the guy who played Romeo was 17. What's funny is that because they had a nude scene together, Hussey couldn't see the film since it was rated mature.

[Baggins]

Actually Enterprise, it gets better as went along. The final season with the exception of the final episode was truly one of the most epic seasons of Trek for any of the shows. The way it blended history of the Original Series and some of the changes made in later shows. They gave a reasonable explanation for why there were Klingons without ridges!

I hate Star Trek XI... It screws up Star Trek too much...