I get the Romeo and Juliet part. One of the most ludicrously misused examples of a "love story" out there. But why The Simpsons?
Romeo and Juliet is a love story in the same way that Jersey Shore is a love story.
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Romeo and Juliet is a love story in the same way that Jersey Shore is a love story.
Kitsunebaby
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We can at least agree that Mulan is awesome, right?
Mulan is the baddest of asses.
I've never been able to stand Romeo & Juliet, personally. It's all a bit over-dramatic to me. It's the same reason why I couldn't like Jane Eyre, really. People doing foolishly over-dramatic things.
Some of the best romances to me are ones where the couple have known each other for quite some time. It feels much more satisfying when they finally get together.
I can see why you'd say The Simpsons. It has to be love.
Mulan kicks ass.
Kitsunebaby
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Fun fact: Get a bunch of girls together. Sing "Let's get down to business..." and watch as all of them sing the rest of the song.
Agreed.
ShockingAlberto
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Because it's an example of what love actually is. It's not a first-sight, one-and-done, we'll never have fights not based on comedic understandings kind of thing.
Sometimes you don't realize the person you're meant to be with has been someone who doesn't meet all your fantasy ideals, like Homer and Marge did. She thought he was sweet and wasn't good enough, but it was through suffering and doing whatever he could to make her happy (even if it was with Artie) that she realized she actually loved Homer.
No matter how many fights they have, they find a way to compromise and eventually come to an understanding. Obviously a lot of what happens is comedy, but they work out their problems, get help when they need it, and at the end of the day always remember who makes them happiest.
One example is how Marge felt Homer's plan of becoming morbidly obese. Comedy! But at the end, Homer looks at his family and how it's affecting the people he loves and asks Mr. Burns to make him thin again.
George Bush Sr. once gave a speech about how American families should be more like the Cleavers and less like The Simpsons. I think it's the opposite.
ShockingAlberto
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Yeah, them.
Their marriage is probably one of the best portrayals of "true, but realistic" love on TV.
I think plenty of guys would do that too. At least I hope so, because I have it memorized.
Kitsunebaby
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It's something that me and my friends inevitably end up singing whenever we're drinking. Especially funny when we try to do man-voices.
ShockingAlberto
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My go-to drinking songs are
- Twist & Shout
- Roxanne
- Sweet Caroline
- Twist & Shout
- Roxanne
- Sweet Caroline
Mulan is tied with Hunchback of Notre Dame and Lilo & Stitch as my favorite Disney movies.Kitsunebaby said:
Lilo & Stitch is actually super depressing if you don't watch the funny bits.
I swear it's only a comedy because otherwise I can hardly make it through the film. Although having a very similar relationship with my sister as the one in the film might be the cause of that.Yeah, I could never like Jane Eyre or any of the Bronte sisters' work really. But then they cast Michael Fassbender as Mr. Rochester so now I'm going to have to watch the damn movie.Lissar said:
If anyone ever tells you this novel is a love story, just run. Which actually makes it rather perfect that the writer of Twilight said it was Bella's favorite book... sometimes I think Stephanie Meyer might just be the world's greatest troll. I have to think that because otherwise it's just too damn depressing.Streamlord said:
God that's a fucked up book. But my dislike of it has more to do with what it's turned into in the public eye rather than the actual novel itself. Emily Bronte isn't a terrible stylist and I get what she was trying to do but the end result just wasn't enjoyable. At all.
Ha, that's a great!
I don't really drink unless I'm offered wine and got to be polite, but I absolutely love singing with drunk people.
Zomba13
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Now if only we still had animated avatars, I could be all of you at once!
#foreveralone
can you spot yourself? 
Femmeworth
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ShockingAlberto
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I know
Now if only we still had animated avatars, I could be all of you at once!;#foreveralone
can you spot yourself?
mother of god
Absolutely LOVE Mulan, one of my favorite disny classics along with Tarzan. Mainly because of it's music, the imagery of it is superb. I've seen it a million times as the kids watch it on the iPad 24/7. :lol
PhoncipleBone
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Now if only we still had animated avatars, I could be all of you at once!;#foreveralone
can you spot yourself?
Nope. Cannot spot myself in it.
Same. I recognized a ton of posters, which is awesome, but couldn't see myself.
Kitsunebaby
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Now if only we still had animated avatars, I could be all of you at once!;#foreveralone
can you spot yourself?
Pretty sure I saw my current one. That's awesome! Great work, Sentry!
PhoncipleBone
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Wait, spotted it this time. Focused on just a certain part of the pic and got it.
PigSpeakers
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Superior Korean version of I'll Make a Man out of you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SM-sAej9mI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SM-sAej9mI
ShockingAlberto
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haha
The transition between Inanna's two avatars is great.
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:| *with different lighting*
The transition between Inanna's two avatars is great.
:|
:| *with different lighting*
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Now if only we still had animated avatars, I could be all of you at once!;#foreveralone
can you spot yourself?
Ho. Ly. Crap. That's awesome.
PhoncipleBone
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Mulan would have been a much better film without the musical numbers. That is the only big Disney movie I will say that with. The drama and everything is handled so well in it, just to have it sputter out when a song starts.
The part at the end when the Emperor bows before her along with everyone else gets me choked up each time though.
The part at the end when the Emperor bows before her along with everyone else gets me choked up each time though.
Kitsunebaby
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I'll let you know if I spotted myself after I finish my seizure.I know
Now if only we still had animated avatars, I could be all of you at once!;#foreveralone
can you spot yourself?
Haha, you're both definitely in there, it's alphabetical so try to spot others you recognize with similar names.
Thanks!
Just a teaser for the collage basically, which will have every
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ShockingAlberto
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Two of the songs in the movie are two of my favorite Disney songs ever.
Speaking of Disney songs, have you guys seen this piece of craziness?
Nick Pitera's "One Man Disney Movie"
can you spot yourself?
I sure did. Totally worth the two minutes and dry eyes it took to do it.
Everything after the iceberg hits is fucking incredible.
I can only sit through the pre-iceberg scenes about once a year at most. Not that they're bad, but I'm not a huge fan of period romances. I do like the social commentary and subtext though.
You're a spineless, pale, pathetic
And you haven't got a clue
Nah, I'm just joshin' ya
Femmeworth
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Whaaaaaat?! Mulan has some great songs.
You're pic gave me a seizure.
I can spot it every time. :lolReally? Perhaps it was like this for one, maybe two of the musicals, but tbh I felt Mulan, unlike most other classic Disney flicks, handled the musical scenes excellently in a way that felt natural.
Maybe that's just me though (since i've seen it a thousand times lol).
Answered your own question there.
Took a good long while compiling all the avatars from participants in this thread. Pancakes uploaded a packet of all the avs he had compiled earlier, which is what I made those collages a few pages back out of, but there were duplicates, people missing, and avatars that weren't real pics included. So I did it all over, lol.All the avs i've compiled, minus the variants for certain female characters
[edit] Quoted for the new page;
Now if only we still had animated avatars, I could be all of you at once!;#foreveralone
can you spot yourself?
ShockingAlberto
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Pocahantas was bad.
Hercules...CG monster was awful, I didn't like the muse songs, but other than that, I liked it.
Hercules...CG monster was awful, I didn't like the muse songs, but other than that, I liked it.
haha, I added an emoticon to my original post in case I came off kinda catty. I think I'm like 3 pics before the end of the cycle.You're pic gave me a seizure.
Kitsunebaby
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The muses were the most entertaining part of Hercules, along with Hades. He's probably one of my favorite disney villains.
Zomba13
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PhoncipleBone
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The songs themselves are good, but they just took me out of the film itself. It is weird, as it is the only major Disney film where I feel that way.
I'm going to admit, I REALLY like Colors of the Wind. I haaaate the rest of the movie though.
Damnit Skyrim! I'm sneaking while using an invisibility potion while the guy is ASLEEP and yet I STILL can't pickpocket him. What's a girl have to do?
Answer: Kill him. I hate Farengar anyway, though I didn't necessarily want him dead. Game left me no choice though.
ShockingAlberto
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Does the headbucket trick work with pickpocketing?
The muses had the best songs - they are by far the most fun Disney songs to sing.
The only time the songs take me out of the film is when I realize that they're completely absent in the second half of the film.PhoncipleBone said:
Nah man Lilo & Stitch came after Emperor's New Groove and it's one of the best.Relix said:
And the new movies are just as visually stunning as anything they've released before. Princess and the Frog, even if you don't enjoy the story, is absolutely gorgeous to look at.
Haven't seen Pocahantas in FOREVER, but just sw Hercules (or bits of it) the other day and I still love the hell out of it. The CG was kinda bad, but not unbearable. Didn't pay attention to the musicals though.
The story and score is where it's at, the ending is fucking brilliant and ever since I was a child i've had those scenes ingrained into my brain. It is hard trying to explain the whole 'gods' thing to kids though, lol.
THIS. Apart from maybe the witch in snow white, Hades is the villain from Disney movies that has left the biggest imprint/memory on me. He's evil in a fun way, though, the performance is awesome to watch.
Nah what you meant, lol. Yeah probably though, since it's alphabetical.
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