Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's "I love you, you love me..." one more time they'd go bonkers!
In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > James: > > You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from > commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin > and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for > "Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "James Landrith" > > How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot > > that involved talking and singing chipmunks. > > > > For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, > > Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. > > > > Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? > > > > I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, > > Radio Disney, etc. > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] "National Treasure 2" Rules Box Office - :( > > > > lo siento! > > > > how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's > > quite good. "The Iron Giant" and "The Incredibles" come to mind. Even > > "Robots" or "Madagascar" are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin > > just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "James Landrith" > > > > > No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. > > > > The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [scifinoir2] "National Treasure 2" Rules Box Office - :( > > > > I really hope none of you fine people contributed any ducats to making > > "National Treasure 2" the number one movie over the Christmas weekend. I > > tried to watch the first movie a couple of years ago, on a Sunday night, as > > background noise while I cleaned up. I turned it off with 45 minutes to go. > > Silly concepts, preposterous occurrences, autopilot acting by Cage and > > Voight ("just show me the money!!"). Not fun or clever or engaging at all. > > Despite what some think of me, i'm not a movie snob, don't have a thing > > against low brow humour (saw "Knocked Up" recently and loved it) or > > mindless > > action flicks. I"m the guy who will watch "The Warriors" every single time > > it airs (much to my wife's consternation!) And "Face Off"? Pure cinematic > > pleasure of adrenalin, over-the-top acting, and things that go "boom!". > > Love > > that flick. > > But National Treasure sucked, and I hear the sequel is even dumber in plot. > > Mount Rushmore built just to hide a city of gold. A secret book passed down > > from one President to another that details, among other things, the truth > > of > > what's kept in Area 51? Brotherrr! > > > > Please tell me none of you watched it? > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
