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Mr. And Mrs. Moriarty Are ENCHANTED By Amy Adams!

Mori: Congrats on the soon to be new baby! by Barry Egan	Nov 21st, 2007 10:35:03 PM
I hadn't heard your wife was expecting. Godspeed to you and your family sir.
ARE YOU TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD MORI!!?? by THE KNIGHT	Nov 21st, 2007 10:58:03 PM
Congrats man...! Don't kill yourself with the overload!
Grats! by Bob of the Shire	Nov 21st, 2007 11:04:09 PM
Pumpin' out those kids at a right good pace, eh? Keep up the good work!
Great review, Mori. by Bungion Boy	Nov 21st, 2007 11:32:40 PM
I took a lot of crap for my less than favorable review of this film. I loved Adams and I loved Marsden, but thought a lot of the rest of the story wasn't thought out, and so many of the scenes didn't seem to make sense together. There were just a bunch of cute jokes and scenes that must have sounded cute when pitched on their own, but none of them really told a story. I love cute, sweet, magical fun films. But this one had a lot of problems. This weekend I"ll just watch Ratatouille or a classic Disney film again, rather than see this. But I agree, it's perfect for kids. It will be a hit and I suppose I'm ok with that. I can't get past a lot of it, but I'm glad most people can.
So bale's playing Conner huh? by Pipple	Nov 21st, 2007 11:41:55 PM
Should be interesting
Weird! by FILMFUNK	Nov 22nd, 2007 01:05:15 AM
My wife's also expecting and says she really wants to see this and after I almost put her into labour with Beowulf 3D I reckon she deserves it! Looks really sickly sweet mind but i'll grin and bear it.
Did your wife like it? by mastidon	Nov 22nd, 2007 01:06:50 AM
Hey Moriarty, great review. Curious, what did your wife think of the film?
Mastidon... by TheRealMoriarty	Nov 22nd, 2007 01:49:13 AM
... she liked it a little more than me, but two weeks later, she's fuzzy on the details. She said she was rooting for Marsden and Adams to end up together, which seems to me to indicate the movie's unbalanced a bit. But, still... enjoyable.
SPOILER: Moriarty's lack of understanding of the Female Princss by HEADGEEK	Nov 22nd, 2007 02:22:44 AM
At my screening many of the ladies were disappointed with Adams hooking up with the real world man instead of Marsden. It's because Marsden - would always love and protect her. He's dedicated and believes in eternal love. Dempsey isn't obviously that type of man. However, I really don't feel he was under-developed -- If anything, he's the most developed character. And as for him falling in love with Amy - dude - rewatch the Central Park scene... As soon as it becomes a musical number - he is besmitten. You see that spark in his eye as she does something, or as someone else is doing something because of her. It's that exact same look in your EYE, Moriarty, when you look at me. A longing that you can only dream of. But as long as your lust for me continues to drive you to create new dwarves... That's fine, at least you're using that unrequited love for something positive.
"...drive you to create new dwarves..." by raw_bean	Nov 22nd, 2007 04:39:45 AM
Harry, you've gone batshit insane from seeing this movie, but it's hilarious so keep it up! :^D
Congrats Mori by buffywrestling	Nov 22nd, 2007 06:04:48 AM

FABLES is one of the best comics out there. by brokentusk	Nov 22nd, 2007 06:21:06 AM
Glad to see it get some love. By the way, congrats Mori!
my fiancee left the theater by Magic Rat	Nov 22nd, 2007 10:10:52 AM
telling me that we'd be owning this movie when live together next year, and that we'd be watching it every time it came on cable. And I don't understand the wife not liking Adams and Dempsey hooking up, she obviously loved him more. Marsden's character didn't even want to talk to her and didn't understand the concept of a relationship. I've said too much all ready.
I want to f***k Amy Adams!!! by ludmir88	Nov 22nd, 2007 11:03:57 AM
yep
anyone remember by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet	Nov 23rd, 2007 08:38:11 AM
Amy Adams in the Buffy episode about Tara's fucked up family? yup, i win the biggest dork prize for this morning.
Mori, I don't think you get this film at all by jdb1972	Nov 23rd, 2007 11:59:40 AM
The fact you compare it to FABLES shows that. That's like comparing BEAUTY AND THE BEAST to the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy; sure, they're sorta near the same genre, but that's about it. This is a fun family flick, and it succeeds nobly on that score. Probably the best film my wife and I have seen since THE PRESTIGE.
I am not a cynical person by TerryMalloy	Nov 23rd, 2007 01:22:41 PM
but I don't know how this movie can be good. Mori, you and Harry have now forced me to take my girlfriend to this movie. I hope I am pleasantly surprised.
Jbd... by TheRealMoriarty	Nov 23rd, 2007 03:14:31 PM
... I got it. I just thought it half-assed its premise. It takes the path of least resistance, dramatically speaking, at every turn. It's amiable, the cast is charming, but I still think it falls short of what it was intending. I just brought up FABLES as an example of someone taking these same basic icons and pushing the idea for all its worth.
re: "HEADGEEK: SPOILER: Moriarty's lack of" by Immortal_Fish	Nov 23rd, 2007 04:46:44 PM
You see, this is the kind of stuff that keeps me coming back to this site...
My one problem with the film spoiler by BigDogg	Nov 23rd, 2007 07:11:46 PM
A lot of the subplots were underdeveloped, especially the relationship between Patrick Dempsey's character and his girlfriend who he was going to propose to. This takes all of the drama out of when he had to choose between Giselle and her because the film focused on him and Giselle and she was merely an afterthought so him leaving his girlfriend of 5 years means nothing. Oh yeah, and Amy Adams was incredible in this film.
All the boys are swooning over Amy Adams because by Trader Groucho 2	Nov 23rd, 2007 09:45:10 PM
you secretly hope there's a really dirty girl behind all that sweet wholesomeness.
Loved the movie, but Idina Menzel... by Frijole	Nov 24th, 2007 09:02:00 AM
star of RENT and WICKED... in a Disney musical... and she DOESN'T sing? What the hell is up with that?!?! I do think that having Jody Benson, the girl that voiced Ariel, as Patrick Dempsey's secretary in an extended cameo was neat though. Good on her.
Idina Menzel... by Gengar	Nov 24th, 2007 12:28:23 PM
her song was cut from the movie, but disney has confirmed it will appear on the DVD release
Sorry, Mori by jdb1972	Nov 24th, 2007 05:58:55 PM
What this movie was aiming for and what you were wanting it to aim for were two vastly different things. That's why I say you don't get the film. It's just trying to be an all-ages "fun" film. I don't go into a Michael Bay film expecting Shakespeare, and so I'm not disappointed; no different with this one.
Wrestle Me To The Ground Like A Demon Cobra by skoobyx	Nov 24th, 2007 07:29:07 PM
Amy Adams
Amy Adams not a dirty girl, sorry. by MasterBateman	Nov 25th, 2007 03:03:46 AM
When I first moved out to LA about three years ago, one of my coworkers took me to a party at the apartment of a girl named "Amy Adams" who was apparently "the nurse" in Catch Me If You Can. It was around the holidays and she was hosting a glog party with her scruffy, geeky boyfriend. I remember looking into her eyes as she poured glog into my mug, and she was just so sweet it was irresistible. So, no, I don't think she's a dirty girl. Incidentally I also met Mena Suvari at the party. She was a total bitch and look at where her career is. Personality goes a long way!
Amy Adams is a glogg-chick? by YackBacker	Nov 25th, 2007 08:34:49 AM
My God, I would have slung her over my shoulder and taken her from that scruffy douche myself! She is a peach...
I've met tons of celebrities and you know what?: their short by Stormwatcher	Nov 26th, 2007 12:39:59 AM
Except Tom Welling, he was tall. The rest, all short, especially Danny Devito. He was really short. Also Shania Twain, man that chicks a smurf.
You said it yourself Mori by zooch	Nov 26th, 2007 11:59:16 AM
"not only (does it) makes room for a happy ending but...positively demands one". Of course she had to get with Dempsey. This plot is not supposed anymore complicated that that. The plot is a cute clever and funny satire and it works.

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