Went to see Shark Tale over at the American Theater last night for my wife’s Friday night outing with her classmates and friends.
I really enjoyed the movie. The jokes were corny but funny, and there were the usual name variations for selected commercial entities (Kelpy Kreme, Coral Cola, etc). One of my favourite was Robert DeNiro as the godfather shark. The animators did a really good job of capturing DeNiro’s look and expressions. And as fish go, Angelina Jolie was pretty hot.
I think the best characters were the rasta jellyfish. For me, they definitely stole the show, and I loved every scene they were in. The octopus henchman was pretty funny too, but the jellyfish were the best.
Definitely one I’ll be adding to my collection when it comes out on DVD.
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Shark Tale’s Huggable Rappers
Michele Malkin (one of my absolute favorite writers) has jumped into the controversy surrounding the use of hard-core rappers for the sound track of “Shark Tale”. It’s an excellent piece.
The concerns are two-fold:
First, kids are going to listen to the “clean” soundtrack, and clamor for the CDs of the individual artists, none of which should be listened to by children. (Being a middle-aged, suburban, white male, I reserve my opinion about whether it is music to be listened to by adults, either.)
The second concern is that by paying money to hear or see anti-social artists in a kid’s project, we are financially rewarding people who shouldn’t be rewarded.
Ambra at Nykola.com questioned where should we hold entertainers responsible? Here was my reply:
Where should we hold entertainers accountable? Where do we draw the line? How about, I don’t know, reaching some kind of consensus that there should be a line? I haven’t seen one in a long, long time.
I have raised two daughters, now ages 18 & 14, in a society filled with people making a profit peddling soft porn to kids.
I have no problem with language, nudity, “adult situations”, etc in an adult venue. But oh my God, have you seen what passes for PG-13, let alone videos, kid’s magazines, songs, etc. Or commercials for “adult” programs broadcast during sporting events, “family” shows, etc?
The old answer “turn it off” is a cop-out by people making money off titillating 11 year olds. You can’t “turn it off.” It is all-consuming.
So I understand why people want to seek retribution against the foulest of these purveyors, even if the current project isn’t quite as foul.
[Christina Aguilera’s latest project includes talking to kids about abstinence]. She’s a perfect example.
Do I have a problem watching gyrating, three-quarters naked women. Ahem,…nooo.
Do I have a problem with an 8 year old watching the videos, listening to the songs, etc.?
Oh, yes.
Yes, I do.
Just try and stop it, though.
posted by A Red Mind in a Blue State