ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!

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IMDb:  Qui-Gon Jinn (as portrayed by his Kenner action figure), arrives home from another long boring day at work ("oh, the usual, trusted my feelings, practiced my lightsaber..."). Slowly, he begins to realize that his life is not what it seems. When he asks his best friend Yoda about this, he is sent on an incredible voyage...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oeMh1Szas8[/youtube]

[Lynne]

I loved Bernard and Biana when I was a kid! 

From amazon.com:

What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan Penny's call for help. The two mice search for clues and, with the help of an old cat named Rufus, track Penny to the clutches of the evil Madame Medusa in a dilapidated ship in Devil's Bayou. It turns out that Medusa is using Penny to locate and retrieve the Devil's Eye Diamond--a stone she'll stop at nothing to possess. With a cunning plan, courageous acts, cooperation from local animal life, and lots of faith, Bernard and Miss Bianca help Penny find the diamond and escape from Medusa. The result of their adventure is that Bernard and Miss Bianca become close friends and Penny gets adopted. This somewhat dark, classic 1977 animated Disney film is based on Margery Sharp's The Rescuers and Miss Bianca, and features the Academy Award-nominated song "Someone's Waiting for You." Voice talents include Eva Gabor as Miss Bianca, Bob Newhart as Bernard, Geraldine Page as Madame Medusa, and Jim Jordan (radio's Fibber McGee) as Orville Albatross. Followed by the sequel The Rescuers Down Under. (Ages 5 to 11) --Tami Horiuchi

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aka: Conspirators of Pleasure

from Jan Svankmajer



Exerpt app. 7 min.:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISaMdVY4iwI[/youtube]

[Fran]

[Lynne]

The Ultimate Avengers (2006)

When a nuclear missile was fired at Washington in 1945, Captain America managed to detonate it in the upper atmosphere. But then he fell miles into the icy depths of the North Atlantic, where he remained lost for over sixty years. But now, with the world facing the very same evil, Captain America must rise again as our last hope of survival, and lead a strong-willed team of today's superheroes.

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aka: Muzné hry

Another Jan Svankmajer film.




Part 1 (7:50 min.):
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUDK54MFjY8[/youtube]

Part 2 (6:26 min.):
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTHAv2_qM6M[/youtube]

[Fran]

[Lynne]

After a group of legionaries is beaten up by the gauls, they imagine: "With such huge strength, they can't be human... they must be gods". Julius Caesar is informed, and laughs. He makes a decision with his council and goes to Armorica, to speak with Vitalstatistix. He gives the Gauls a series of 12 tasks, inspired by Hercules (but new ones, since the 12 Labours are outdated). Vitalstatistix assembles their best warriors, Asterix and Obelix, to do the job. The Roman Caius Tiddlus is sent along with them to guide them and check they complete each task.

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Animation by Dave Fleischer with Hunky and Spunky (6:36)

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdCcc-sUS1Q[/youtube]

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aka: Jabberwocky