[b]The Star
Swordsman[/b] - Hehe – yeah, I was kind of the same way. Although, I have always loved it from the
start. However, like you, I don’t watch it anymore. It’s burried in a box somewhere in our garage… 
JV - Ohh…I haven’t seen it yet. I will go and view it sometime tomorrow,
because I do not want to miss Meerkat Manor on Animal
Planet tonight. 
[b]Mitch:
Okay I can wait till tomorrow. [/b]
I just read a couple of reviews
for the movie. Many loved it. They say it is an adorable and great movie.
JV - Heheh – yep, don’t worry. Tomorrow is just around the corner.
The Star Swordsman - I also read a few “short cut” reviews on
the film, and they were all positive. The film itself earned ‘B’ ratings from the critics and attending
audience members. I am quite anxious to see it now, even more so due to the positive reviews. 
I wonder what other review sites had to say?
[b]The
Star Swordsman[/b] - Hmm…I’m not sure. I haven’t read [i]Rotten
Tomatoes[/i]’ reviews yet, so that should probably be my next stop. I’m not sure if Roger Ebert took
a look at the film either; I’ll have to go to his movie website, as well.
It usually takes awhile before the reviews start to pile
in. But sometimes reviews are submited way before the actual release.
[b]Mitch; My
sister saw Charlotte’s Web today and said there was NO new Ratatouille trailer. 
[/b]
JV -
I know, it sucks! Oh well…
[b]My Review on [i]Charlottle’s
Web[/i][/b]:
The theater was packed, as it always is. Various children kicked the
seats in front of them, while their annoyed parents struggled to restrain them. And even though the theater
lights were faulty, no one really cared…
All – well…almost all – fell silent as the doors closed
and the lights went dim. Trailer after trailer played, until finally…the film itself began to roll before the
audience’s very eyes.
The first twenty minutes of the film started off a little slow – yet fast – for
my taste, but after those precious minutes had passed, I became mesmerized. The characters – especially Wilber
and Charlotte – were quite engaging, and the story itself followed the book rather nicely. Even a few lines from
the novel itself were quoted synchroniously at certain moments.
It was quite an endearing movie, full of
heart and beautiful moments that shouldn’t be forgotten. Whoever worked on Templeton is a genious – Templeton
was shot entirely in computer animated form, but it was an astonishing one, none-the-less. And speaking of
Templeton, the rat himself was in at least 80-90% of the film, but I loved it all the more. Steve Buscemi was
excellent…
I fail to remember the name of the young man who played Wilber in the film, but he acted out
his roles very nicely, I must say. He makes you feel like Wilber is really a character that you care for. Julia
Roberts also voiced a wonderful performance as the character of Charlotte, the spider.
And I must include,
in my review, a tender moment from the film. As a matter of fact, it is my favorite sequence. It is a spoiler,
however, so read at your own discretion:
[spoil]After winning a shiny gold medal at the fair,
Wilber returns to his enclosure…only to find that Charlotte only has a few more minutes to live; and the fact
that she had just spent a tiresome time giving birth to her many eggs, she is especially exhausted from the
laborious work.
Wilber is down-hearted in that his most treasured friend will not be with him much
longer, but is determined to return Charlotte’s children/eggs back to the farm. However, the only one who can
carry them from the high raft that they lay in to Wilber’s crate is Templeton, who decided to come along for the
ride to the fair at the last minute. He is, at first, reluctant to fetch the egg sack, but Wilber persuades him
to do so by promising Templeton a fair share of his (Wilber’s) food/slop for a good long while. Templeton agrees
in a flash, and scrambles up to the rafters to fetch the eggs…
Charlotte is barely standing, but she
gazes fondly at Templeton as he retrieves her egg sack from its webbed encloser.
"Thank you,
Templeton. Thank you for everything," Charlotte says quitely.
Templeton looks back at Charlotte, and
responds with a simple nod.[/spoil]
This moment really touched my heart. I was waiting for
something like that to happen every since Templeton began (rather reluctantly) fetching “words” for
Charlotte to use. And the fact that a rat finally got some appreciation in a film really made me smile.
Go see it for the story, if not for the wonderful computer animation and the heart-touching moments.
No Ratatouille trailer? Oh wel. I guess we will have to
wait another month or so.
[b]The Star
Swordsman[/b] - Yep – unfortunately. I’m upset – I want a trailer! Although, as Obi-Wan said:
“Patience”. (snigger)
I know. We
all must wait. Not only for the traile, but for the actual release as well.
The Star Swordsman - Yep – that’s true. Thank goodness that the
film itself is only (approxiamately) six months away. It’s a little long, but the anticipation is half the
fun.
I find it odd. usually, they would post a trailer ifthe movie is indeed 6 months away from
release.
[b]Like I said before a Ratatouille trailer might be on Finding Nemo tonight. But I?m going to record
it because I?m going somewhere tonight. You’re fright Mitch we have to be Patience. [/b]
The Star Swordsman - I know
– it is rather odd. If I recall correctly, The Incredibles and
Finding Nemo had official trailers a few months before their release.
JV - Yep – I sure hope so! Here’s hoping: drinks rootbeer
They did. I didn’t really remember
when exactly the trailers were release though.
I believed they were released around the same time that a new
Ratatouille trailer should have been released: at least
5-6 months before the film. Actually, come to think of it, perhaps it was sooner than that? I can’t remember
correctly. Heh.
Well, i don’t remember. All i remember was watching it every day, getting myself amped up for
the real release.
Mitch- Nice review. I really, really want to see it now, but I’m
way too busy before Christmas to do so, unfortunately. Nice to know Templeton got some recognition, too.