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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-11-29 (Friday)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2024 20:33:36 -0000 (UTC)
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On Dec 1, 2024 at 9:11:17 AM PST, "Arthur Lipscomb"
<arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> Moana 2 (theatrical) - I also watched the first one the other day.  The 
> first one is OK, I guess.  This sequel has Moana going on a mission to 
> reunite her people with the rest of the world.  I'm not sure I noticed 
> in the first movie they were isolated. I know they were on an island and 
> all, but somehow I missed they were also cut off from the rest of 
> humanity. This was not as good as the first one.  Apparently it was 
> originally going to be a TV series and at the last minute they reworked 
> it into a movie.  Had this remained a TV series, I wouldn't have 
> bothered to watch.  A certain something happens in this movie, and when 
> it happened, I said to myself did I just see what I think I just saw. 
> And then behind me I could suddenly here some kid start to cry, loudly. 
> Later in the day I saw this warning online to parents they may not want 
> to take their kids to see this movie in the theater because of a certain 
> scene (they didn't say what to avoid spoilers), so watch it in the 
> safety of your home instead.  And I instantly knew what scene they were 
> talking about.  It made one kid cry!  LOL.  It's not funny, but it is 
> funny.  I don't see how watching that scene at home makes it any better.

Okay, ROT-13 it for those of us who are curious but are absolutely not going
to go see the movie just to find out.