Good Wilt Hunting Movie Discussion 11/23/06 [Archive] - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

11-20-2006, 12:42 AM

Well, the event of the year is finally just around the corner for those of you fortunate to be in America. Ever since the synopis had graced the Cartoon Network website, keyboards have been clicked ragged by fans eagerly anticipating the release of the Foster's movie. Plots have been theroised, characters, everything from beginning to end.

But now finally it's arrived and on Thanksgiving I'm sure many of you will (or at least try) sit down and watch it at 7pm.

Meanwhilst I, in a strange twist of fate being in Australia, have just viewed the movie in it's entirety. How? I won the eBay auction that was up a week ago, and it just arrived at my work today. To say I was eager to get home and park myself in front of my dvd player is an understatement.

The movie is well written, no doubt about it. It's up there with some of the best episodes they've produced, and the crew have a right to be proud of the final product. The story is sharp, funny, but also very touching at other times. Especially when you see just why Wilt is the way he is today. Not only that but you do see where Wilt 'grew' up, who he used to hang out with, and especially just how he became who he is physically as well as emotionally.

Some theories were really out there. But the real reason is just as interesting to see happen, it really does tie in nicely with the Foster's universe. It isn't overly violent like some theorised, nor is it sappy or 'magic' either. It's true to who Wilt is, then and now.

His cross country trip is most reminiscent of Follow that Bird. One scene even involves a few haystacks, as seen in the brief commercial of 'How to draw Wilt'. Wilt does what he does best, and leaves quite a mark in his wake whilst he is on his trip.

But let's not forget the other guys.

Finally meeting Eduardo's creator was well worth the wait, but sadly I think Coco was left out a bit. But I'm not going to embelish on that. Their concern for their friend is honest and true, not knowing why he left we all know they all clammer into the bus and head off after him. They really DO go all over the place, missing him at various times in a way that was reminiscent of American Tale. Which just adds to the sweetness of it.

The finale is well worth the build up, and you do finally see Wilt show what he's made of on the basketball court. What you see in the commercials is just a smidgen of just what he's capable of. Especially against the huge basketball headed friend (I will continue to call him as such so not to ruin his name) who has a big part in Wilt's past. The whole scene reveals a lot, and how it concludes is most definately the most tender moment written in Foster's history.

To say Craig and his crew have written a winner here is an understatement. It has enough heart, and enough humor, to make this an enjoyable viewing for every single one of us. I await the time when I can finally speak openly about what happens with you guys.

Let the count down continue!

:D

Sparky

11-20-2006, 12:48 AM

I just want to say, that I don't want to even *talk* about this very special episode/movie yet, therefore, I am not setting foot in this thread again until I have SEEN it. I just don't want to read any discussions, until I have seen it. I haven't been able to avoid the other threads, because as admin I have to keep an eye on things, but I am warning everyone (you too mods) that I am stepping out of this thread until I have the movie under my belt. I kind of feel like this movie is one of my birthday presents, and like the box PBL sent me, I don't want anything ruined by speculation or wondering. I enjoy just receiving my surprises when they come. :D

If there are any major issues going on in this thread like fights or whathaveyou that I *must* look at, send me a PM, or use the Report Post feature.

Bye for now. :terrsmile:

LaBlooGirl

11-20-2006, 04:27 AM

ARGG! Damn you CG for the teasers! LOL :D No but seriously, that does sound awfully interesting! If you think it's good, it HAS to be! (And man, were you blessed to get to see it early.)
I'm really wondering who our basketball-head dude is...he's already a very intriguing character and I haven't even seen him in action yet. I can't wait to find out what exactly Wilt's past consists of...it has to be one of the most wondered about topics in history, if you ask me!

Voxxyn

11-20-2006, 10:12 AM

I REALLY feel guilty asking this, as I genuinely want to be as surprised and awed as everybody else, but: is Frankie's role a good one?

Don't say what directly happens in answering my questions, of course. Be as broad and generic as possible. But I really need to know...

Cassini90125

11-20-2006, 11:39 AM

Before this thread goes any further I would like to ask everyone not to harrass CG for movie info, okay? She bought that disk to keep it off of YouTube, not to be pestered with a lot of questions. Y'all might want to thank her for this act, done out of love for the show and a desire to keep it's ratings up so that another season will be forthcoming for all of us to enjoy. :)

Thank you, CG. :frankiesmile:

Voxxyn

11-20-2006, 12:00 PM

I apologize if I offended anyone. That's the ONLY question I have; and since CG gave an indication as to Eduardo and Coco's roles along with Wilt's, I thought it'd be nice if she gave a spoiler-free indication towards Frankie's as well.

Her statement about the movie being an "an enjoyable viewing for every single one of us" is really gnawing at me. This is Wilt's time to shine, of course, and I can't wait to see that. But a lot of my personal enjoyment and "tilt" will be affected by the kind of role that Frankie has.

Cassini90125

11-20-2006, 12:07 PM

No offense taken, dude. My comment was for everyone, not directed at you or anyone else in particular. :)

lucyrocks73

11-20-2006, 12:37 PM

She bought that disk to keep it off of YouTube... ...y'all might want to thank her for this act, done out of love for the show and a desire to keep it's ratings up so that another season will be forthcoming for all of us to enjoy.

Ah, I do.

Thank you very much, CG- it was very great of you to buy it.

Lauren was right... I'm very glad that someone like you who would NOT put it up on the 'net got it.

Good job!

And you've made me want to see the movie even more... Three more days, three more days...

I also appreciate the fact that you told us that it was good WITHOUT giving a whole lot of the plot elements away.

You rock, CG, and I commend you.

(*salutes*)

-Marty :goo:

CCMars

11-20-2006, 02:18 PM

Sounds awesome! Thanks for giving us a heads up!

But the real reason is just as interesting to see happen, it really does tie in nicely with the Foster's universe. It isn't overly violent like some theorised, nor is it sappy or 'magic' either. It's true to who Wilt is, then and now.

HUZZAH!

Judging from the "not overly violent" remark, I'm guessing it's safe to say we get at least a hint of what happened instead of forgoing the event altogether like I had (partially) feared they would do?

11-20-2006, 02:39 PM

Thanks guys. It means a lot.

I'm sorry I can't be all explanetory on why I said what I said. I'm not the kind to sit and watch a movie only to judge it later and say what was wrong, what should have been included rather then what was included. It's a good story. It's a good movie. And I'm sorry but if you see fault in me just telling you you're in for a treat then, well. That's your issues.

And what Cassini said is right, the reason I did buy it is because I didn't want it leaked onto YouTube, or any other video hosting server which myself and Lauren feared would happen. She voiced her concern over this, and that was enough to get me to shell out $100AUS to make this movie safe from the net. I even alerted her to the fact on DA that I won it, and that I would not disclose the ending, or upload it.

She thanked me for being such a fan of the show and doing it.

And I'll just have to say it again. It's a wonderful movie. It really is.

Carlaz

11-20-2006, 03:00 PM

pitbulllady

11-20-2006, 03:05 PM

Thank you CG. Although I have a million questions stewing in my mind like everyone else, I will have to wait to see it, and I won't pester you with any questions. I will just take your word that it's great, that I won't be disappointed(even if none of my own far-fetched theories are even remotely close to the truth), and I will be hopeful that not only will it top the ratings, but will eventually bring home some awards and garner even more praise for the series and its creative team.

pitbulllady

billytheskink

11-21-2006, 03:58 PM

Aha! I knew it was reminiscient of "Follow that Bird"

scary_dream

11-22-2006, 01:31 AM

Oh CG, I am so jealous, then again so NOT jealous, because I'd hate to have seen it and have NOBODY to talk about it with. You brave soul 8D

I'm REALLY glad someone responsible like you got a hold on it before some random shmuck did. Thank you!

lucyrocks73

11-22-2006, 03:41 AM

Forty-eight hours from now, nearly all of us will have seen the movie.

ONE MORE DAY!!!

WEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

I can't wait.

-Marty :goo:

SkittleMonkey

11-22-2006, 04:25 AM

YOU can't wait?! I've got queasiness(of excitement) AND I'm actually physically VIBRATING!!!!

Invader Bloo

11-22-2006, 06:44 AM

I hope I can eat dinner within a hour! My Nana said dinner will probally be ready by 6! Then we usually stay for a little bit & go home (only a mile from their house! :D)
It's nice not to see GWH on YT yet! Only a little bit ober a day left!:bloogrin

antgirl1

11-22-2006, 07:26 AM

One day left, guys. :D

In one day we will learn the secret of Wilt's past. IN ONE DAY. XDD

DoubleLatte

11-22-2006, 09:03 AM

YOU can't wait?! I've got queasiness(of excitement) AND I'm actually physically VIBRATING!!!!

I feel the queasiness too, minus the "vibrating" thing. :3 I can't believe I feel as skitterish over a telly movie as I typically feel when I'm going to a job interview. That's an overreaction (to me) and too much emotion for an hour-long episode..

Invader Bloo

11-22-2006, 09:49 AM

I'm dieing of anticipation! *bangs head on a wall like an insane person*
Banging feels gooooood....GWH tommorow! WOO!:D :bloogrin ;D :cheese:

Wow, that was a little newbie-ish. :P

scary_dream

11-22-2006, 11:01 AM

I feel the queasiness too, minus the "vibrating" thing. :3 I can't believe I feel as skitterish over a telly movie as I typically feel when I'm going to a job interview. That's an overreaction (to me) and too much emotion for an hour-long episode..

Hah don't feel bad, I feel the same way. I don't get nervous or giddy over much, but I have butterflies and will probably not be eating much over the next few days because I just don't feel hungry.

Medikor

11-22-2006, 11:10 AM

I have to commend you on you're very adirable act of preserving the movie for everyone, CG. The world needs more people like you in it. But I kinda hope it does get on youtube after the movie airs. Otherwise I may have to wait a very long time for teletoon to air it, that is, if they even decide to.
And again: I congratulate you on you're noble act of buying that dvd to put Craig and Laurens fears to rest. *shakes CG's hand*

Invader Bloo

11-22-2006, 12:37 PM

Yeah, you had to spend alot on that! Plus you got a poster & the rare Bloo plushie everyone wants! We all thank you...except the jerks who can't wait 24 hours.

"C" the Dragon

11-22-2006, 12:38 PM

Way to move, CG!:D You saved the show from being boring after the movie being uploaded to Youtube.com before the airing! And if the movie was uploaded before the airing by someone else, I won't watch it until I saw it on TV, just to be myself, a.k.a., kind and selfless.;) (I hope that wasn't harsh or bragging)

ONE MORE DAY!!!!!! YAHOO!!!!!:D GOOD WILT HUNTING, HERE IT COMES!!!!

Invader Bloo

11-22-2006, 12:51 PM

I don't think none of us would, we know that would lower the ratings!

antgirl1

11-22-2006, 01:20 PM

Kick that other IF's butt, Wilt! That imposter is NOTHING compared to you! WOOOO!

(500th post? HOW CAN THAT BE??)

bloonuggets

11-22-2006, 06:51 PM

Of course, we may get a record number of users tomorrow (11/23). The float in the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the movie later that night can be good cause to make a record.

Jii

11-22-2006, 07:13 PM

Do any of you guys know when will the movie be available on the net? I live in Northern Europe and there's no way I'll see it on TV.

swarlock

11-22-2006, 07:32 PM

It'll be on tomorrow at 7pm here in the states. I know I will NOT be dissapointed.

Tonya

11-22-2006, 10:17 PM

*sings* I'M SO EXITED!
AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, I WANT TO WATCH IT! TO WATCH IT!

Now watch me not be able to get online tommorow after the movie due to internet difficulties.

Bloofanatic

11-22-2006, 10:25 PM

I'm excited too because it's premairing in the UK THIS Saturday yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

HappyFoppy

11-22-2006, 11:21 PM

Of course, we may get a record number of users tomorrow (11/23). The float in the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the movie later that night can be good cause to make a record.

In Belgium, today *is* 23 Nov. :P PWND.

Jii: it'll soo be on youtube AFAIK. No wait, that's not legal. FJZEQIFJQZEOIGJZEGJWZPEOJWPOEJPE. :(

bloonuggets

11-23-2006, 01:13 AM

Okay, if you want to see it again or you were at a friend's (or relative's) house, and you missed it or failed to videotape or TiVo it, cheer up. Here's the replays along with their times (ET/PT):

Friday 10:30 AM, 7 PM and 10 PM;
Sunday, 9 AM and 11:30 AM.

Thank you, CartoonNetwork.com.

TheLH

11-23-2006, 12:00 PM

4 Hours!

4 Imaginaries, one of which is missing, looking for his creator, while the rest find him!

kageri

11-23-2006, 12:14 PM

No wait, that's not legal. FJZEQIFJQZEOIGJZEGJWZPEOJWPOEJPE. :(

That's never stopped anyone before. :B

TheLH

11-23-2006, 02:02 PM

2 Hours!

1 IF, one guy called J-[*bricked by Lauren and CG*]

11-23-2006, 02:39 PM

*picks up brick* That'll learn ya!

antgirl1

11-23-2006, 02:50 PM

I know one IF is Wilt, while the other I call "BBall-headed dude" til futher notice. XD

pitbulllady

11-23-2006, 02:57 PM

Just....ONE....MORE...HOUR!

MUST...try...to...be....strong...and...wait...

Patience is a virtue...that is horribly OVERRATED.

pitbulllady

TheLH

11-23-2006, 03:05 PM

1 HOUR.

We, the members of Fosters-home.com would like to thank the following people for bringing such a marvelous creation to our screens:

Craig McKracken, Lauren Faust, Sean Marquete :) , Keith Ferguson :bloogrin , Tom Kenny :-/ , Candi Milo ;) :cheese: :mfoster: , Grey Delisle :frankiesmile: >:( ,Tom Kane :herriman: .

And of course, Phil Lamar :D, without you (and Craig), there wouldn't probably be a movie about Wilt, and we may have never found out about his past...

WHICH WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT IN AN HOUR.

djd001

11-23-2006, 03:15 PM

Just....ONE....MORE...HOUR!
Patience is a virtue...that is horribly OVERRATED.

pitbulllady

Lol Love it!!! :cheesegrin:

You guys get to see it in 48 mins if I've got this right:terrconf:

I get to see it Saturday morning at 10AM GMT YAY:cheese:

11-23-2006, 03:19 PM

Just a heads up guys, after the movie airs I'm posting my review 'n it's kinda long. Kinda very long. Kinda 4 pages in word long. Oh and art! I'll link to that too. :)

antgirl1

11-23-2006, 03:23 PM

Just....ONE....MORE...HOUR!

MUST...try...to...be....strong...and...wait...

Patience is a virtue...that is horribly OVERRATED.

pitbulllady

If you could wait a year for it, you can wait an hour. Just like the rest of us in America.

Jabberwocky

11-23-2006, 03:42 PM

Gahhh I can't watch it until tomorrow! It's gonna be so hard not to peek at all the spoilers.

swarlock

11-23-2006, 03:50 PM

11-23-2006, 04:19 PM

Enjoy darlings!

k0ugs

11-23-2006, 04:20 PM

42!! i love it, and the one guy looks like mandark (sp?) from dexter's lab (thats all i was able to catch... 2 min)

montitech

11-23-2006, 05:01 PM

Like most episodes, I give it an A

Monty :-/

swarlock

11-23-2006, 05:03 PM

It was excellent. Wilt's origin was pretty much the way I expected it to be.

I loved the way he helped everyone else and in the process got the biggest help from his creator.

Voxxyn

11-23-2006, 05:03 PM

All I have to say is that I LOVED it. The whole story of Wilt's journey was wonderful and touching. After a long time of having only the awful WTAWTAW as his only starring role, it's nice to see Wilt genuinely shine for once.

11-23-2006, 05:04 PM

Hold onto your socks.

Well it’s finally aired! Good Wilt Hunting has finally graced our tiny television screens with it’s presence, and the good folks at Cartoon Network under the watchful guidance of Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust have not disappointed. And here I get to ramble on about observations that I wrote not a few hours after I first watched the movie, then additions made after more viewings.

Wilt

Wilt has obviously felt bad ever since what happened between him, Foul Larry and Jordan. So bad that he actually ran away from the one place he felt at home, into the wide world only to end up in Foster’s. But what gets me is that whilst he’s spent all his years at Foster’s he’s never opened up to his friends. He never told them who his creator was, where he came from, not even the year he was created (evidence given in the scene of Mac looking at the Foster’s website information on him), yet when he leaves Foster’s to go face against Foul Larry again he tells parts of his history to complete and total strangers. Now why on earth would he do that? Is it because he knows he won’t stay with these people (or imaginaries, in one instance) for long so he can tell them, and then move on? Or maybe Wilt was finally ready, after all these years, to open up and talk about what happened. It’s a tough thing to talk about sure, not lonely loosing your arm and your eye in a basketball game but also to loose your best friend and feel like you let him down so hard, it forced you to run away from him in fears of hurting him even more? True he never gave away the whole story, only bits that mattered. Such as to Floofy Woogums, he only told her about how he too was lost from his child for so long, just like she was. Then because the elderly farmer mentioned that Wilt looked like a sportsman on the television did Wilt divulge him with the story of just why he was created in the first place; to help Jordan become a better basketball player (then his brother at least that was the core reason). And finally in front of some tough (I use the term loosely) men in the jail did he finally say that he crushed his little boy’s dreams. It’s funny that after all these years he finally opens up, but only to complete strangers who don’t know him; but those who will most definitely remember him.

Another thing that got to me was how Wilt lost his arm and eye. To have another friend created for the soul purpose of beating you has got to be one kind of a burn to bear, especially when you finally go up against this friend and his kid. It seems even if Foul Larry was breaking rules left and right, Wilt never once lowered himself to his level and go against the rules. He kept doing the right thing. But sadly the right thing cost Wilt the game, and ultimately, his arm, eye and Jordan. It’s the way Wilt lost it, it’s obvious he could have won the game but in the grand scheme of things Wilt knows what is far more important. The life of his child, his best friend in the whole world, was in jeopardy. How could he just allow Foul Larry to cause some serious damage to Jordan just so he could win the game? Simple, he couldn’t. So despite knowing that it’ll hurt, he pushed Jordan out of the way. I’m surprised he didn’t scream, or at least cry, when the initial pain stepped in. I mean having something that heavy land on your arm, obviously crushing it and breaking it in who knows how many places (I’ll check a screen grab later to see just how many twists and bends his arm takes) you would feel some pain obviously. A lot of pain. But despite the expression of his face he doesn’t. Perhaps the force of the pain was so strong it practically made him numb to it? Even when the basketball smashed his eye he didn’t scream either. He just looked so in pain, and to add to his injuries Jordan doesn’t even see what happened to him. Wilt just lost his arm and eye to save his child, and all he could think about was loosing the game, which at the time was the most important thing. To not only Jordan, but to Wilt as well. Feeling like he’s let his best friend down, despite having just saved his life, Wilt feels he is now inadequate to be his friend and all but runs away. Without even waiting for Jordan to see him. That I feel is very silly. Years of emotional pain could not have happened if Jordan had just looked at Wilt instead of being all bent out of shape on the outcome of the game. But still, he was a child at the time. And he later admits that having lost Wilt made him realise just what was most important to him in life. Not winning all the games, but knowing who his true friends are and caring about them most. So in a sad way, by both of them loosing the other both grew and changed in different ways. Plus, the favour was returned with Jordan saving Wilt from being crushed by Larry this time.

11-23-2006, 05:04 PM

I’m also very pleased to see Wilt has decided to stay on in Foster’s, even if Jordan offered to let him live in one of his mansions Wilt still doesn’t want to leave. But not just because of his love of all his friends in Foster’s, but he knows why he was created. He was brought into being to be a friend to a child, and an imaginary friend not having a child to look after and care for is the most difficult thing for them to do. Jordan was his past, a big piece of his past and he’s obviously grateful beyond belief to have something of his past to smile back upon now instead of feeling all that guilt, as well as having the friendship back. But Jordan was Wilt’s past, his future is still uncertain. Despite his many years living under Foster’s roof and not being adopted, he still holds firm in the belief that somewhere out there is a child who is waiting for him. They might not know it yet, but they will need him one day and the only way he could ever help them is if he stays in Foster’s. It’s touching to see him still so optimistic after all these years, still holding firm in the thought he’d be adopted. And who knows, maybe one day he will. He most certainly deserves to have a child again, to say the least.

Now it’s time for the other character’s roles.

Coco

Coco I feel was greatly left out of the movie. The only thing we learn about her is that she was discovered on an island all by herself. Even though the questions actually arose of what happened to her kid, and why she was there all alone, you never get the answer. Technically even if she answered we wouldn’t be able to understand her, but still. Coco holds even more mystery then Wilt. Whilst now we know where Wilt came from, and how he came about; Coco is still unknown. Well sure, through information leaked on the internet (“Thank Goodness the internet offers nobody any privacy!” ~ Adam) we know she was created on that island by the child who survived a plane crash. But what happened to her child? Why did Coco stay behind? Maybe her child was in fact rescued, but Coco felt she was better off staying on the island where she had grown up. It would have been painful for them to separate like that, but maybe her child also felt Coco was better at home alone on an island. But we won’t know until we finally see what happened to her.

Eduardo

Now my favourite character Eduardo got some lovely, tender moments. It was so lovely to see that he and his creator, Nina, still share such a beautiful bond after so many years. The two have such a lovely relationship, despite Nina now being a police officer and a grown woman she can still indulge in the novelties of being a little girl all over again with Eduardo. He does her nails, her hair, and they still play a Spanish game of clapping hands together when they feel bored enough. Plus given the fact he still cares to greatly for her he’d shake the Foster’s bus to pieces for her is great too. She is, after all, his creator. The first thing he did when he was created was scare off two thugs who were scaring her, and the next thing he did was embracing her in his arms and hugged her. That is Eduardo explained in just a few moments of animation. He, like Wilt, helped change their creators too. Whilst loosing Wilt helped teach Jordan what mattered most, with Eduardo around he helped Nina to become braver. Of course Eduardo would protect her at any cost, roaring and charging at any danger to scare it off from her, he is still a very sweet sensitive imaginary who has feelings who get hurt. If Eduardo is always there for her when she’s scared, why wouldn’t she be there for Eduardo when he’s scared? It’s a beautiful balance, and seeing the two together showed just how strongly a friendship can last. He feels no ills for her leaving him there either, sure he probably cried an ocean of tears when she did; but he understands that she loves him, always will, and she will always be back to visit for the reunions. I’d like to imagine she visits him between those reunions too.

11-23-2006, 05:04 PM

Douglas and Adam

Douglas and Adam were a nice little addition to the Foster’s cast. They are obviously intrigued with the possibility of making a new science solely dedicated to studying imaginaries and I say good on them! Imaginaries seem to be a lesser race in the world of Foster’s, being confiscated like chewing gum, and put in lost and found departments like a pair of socks. To understand fully what makes an imaginary friend tick both emotionally and physically would be an interesting thing to see. I’d most definitely buy THEIR books on the matter. They were such a pair of kids, also, with their crushes on Frankie. Both of them obviously liked the young woman very much, so much so they fought with flowers over who should give them to her. As well as holding open doors for her. Frankie is obviously not impressed with a pair of geeks being infatuated with her; she has better things to do with her time then feel humbled by these guys. But still she allowed them to join them on their journey, and that was very nice of her also. And whilst she was obviously annoyed she never punched them, or do anything mean to them. She just handled them with ‘yeah ignore them’ but still that didn’t hurt them. Sure it’s still mean to do that, but what else can she do? She has a missing Imaginary on her hand and having two lovesick teenager-like boys after you doesn’t help matters. But in a way, they did help matters. They helped them realise just where Jordan was, and if it weren’t for them the guys would probably not have been able to reunite Wilt with his long lost creator. So to that, I thank them. Plus I think Douglas is hot. Shut up. I like nerds.

Mac ‘n Bloo

Mac and Bloo, I felt, weren’t really up to scratch in the movie. I know it’s hard to fit everyone into his or her own glory scenes in a 60 minute movie, but what I got didn’t feel like it was to the full extent of what it could be. Bloo’s spontaneous screams of just what Wilt could be doing, where he came from and who created him was cute, the gag got way silly towards the end of the movie. Yes I admit I giggled at his Godzilla screams. Mac though, with his optimism in finding Wilt is what kept the group together. Even when Frankie began to doubt that they’d find Wilt, who kept on believing they’d pick up the trail? That they’d find clues? It was Mac, not Frankie. And that shows just how much Mac does care for not only imaginaries in general, but his best friends especially. Many felt they’d all loose heart eventually, but Frankie was the first to voice their negative feelings to her Grandmother on the phone, a surprise for me. But I’m not here to talk Frankie. I’m here to talk Mac, who was the one who realised the connection between Wilt and Jordan Michaels; something that could not have been easy. I mean, no one else in all those years made the connection; true no one else in the past really questioned Wilt about his past and think about just who his creator was, but good on Mac for being the optimistic one in the movie.

Frankie

Frankie too wasn’t really as great as I thought she would be. Surprisingly enough, as mentioned beforehand, she was the one to really voice their disappointment with the possibility of just turning around and going home. This is really not like Frankie at all. Yes she has a whole mess of chores to do back home, but Wilt has been a part of her life ever since she was a little girl who started hanging around her Grandma’s place because it was so cool and fun to be with all those Imaginary friends. Plus probably having a child around for the first time in years was a big mood lifter for those who had been without children a long time. She had a busload of people and imaginary friends hunting one imaginary who just didn’t seem to want to be found by anyone. Of course we know better, Wilt’s humanitarian personality is what kept him so busy and occupied during his trip. She had a lot to handle, that’s for sure, with that busload. Especially with Adam and Douglas’s relenting attempts to woo her and win her affection. She wasn’t interested, obviously. Maybe she’s just not in the mood for a relationship in general, or she’s being a bit superficial by not finding either of them approachable given their… nerdiness. I don’t know her reason. I’m just glad she didn’t hit either of em.

11-23-2006, 05:04 PM

Random observations

I love how Coco’s almost adopted Adam and Douglas as her boys even if they’re not really her creator. Her fawning over them at the end, combing hair and wiping cheeks was especially sweet. She probably even referred to them as “And my Douglas and Adam…” in the ‘wrap up’ scene. Aw, mother hennery Coco. How cute!

Eduardo is now the only main imaginary character we’ve seen being created. I am a happy Eduardo fan girl for that. Plus, I loved how he used to carry Nina around on his head, and even as an adult he still did that. And he hugs Bloo ‘n Mac just how he used to hug her too. Aw. More cute.

When did Wilt get those stitches on his face? In the scene where Jordan just runs past the street you see the back of Wilt’s head close up and he already has his middle lobe stitched. Did he do it himself? If so, ouch. Plus then, when did he have his arm removed? Did he walk around with a mangled arm until he came to Foster’s and Madame Foster had it removed because it was giving him so much pain? Hooray. Room for MORE speculation.

I liked the running gag of Frankie and Nina. That poor girl’s gonna owe a lot to the police by the time their whole incident’s over. Parking with a permit, parking in a red zone, speeding, road rage, going through a yellow light… even Jordan Michael wasn’t immune. Parking a leer jet in a city street earned him a ticket too.

Once again it proves what kind of friend Wilt is too. He’s a Helper Friend; it isn’t stated but you can tell right away that he was made to help Jordan become a better basketball. Then he went out of his way how many times to help strangers.

Plus now we’re given a time frame. Foul Larry ‘whooped Wilt’s butt’ 30 years ago. So in the year of 1976 was when Wilt became separated from Jordan, and he’s been at Fosters for at least twenty-two years; meaning he was there in 1984. That’s a good 8 years Wilt has unaccounted for. Just what he did in those years we might never know. He obviously made it all the way across the country, given the 'map' we saw shown where the guys were on one side of the country, and Wilt's destination was all the way on the other end of it. That wouldn't have been easy to do, especially without transport and money to pay for his way there unlike he did here. Hitchhiking with hippies? Walked the whole way? Bring on the fodder fan fic fillers. I know they’ll be coming.

Conclusion

So all in all, did I enjoy the movie? Yes, I absolutely did. Having a look back into just what made our imaginary friends who they are today was a treat to behold. Seeing Wilt animated in his whole form was beautiful, and Eduardo’s flashback moments with Nina were the sweetest things you could see. How things were resolved were very true to the Foster’s fashion, Bloo’s whole recap on their events was a treat, and especially Wilt and Jordan’s make up was a wonderful thing too. What this movie proves is that friendship lasts. Those who matter most will always be there, be it in spirit or in body they will always stay with you, helping you become a better person. I tip my hat to Lauren Faust especially for penning (typing?) this entire movie, she really had her work cut out for her and she did a simply fantastic job. They all did.

And that, my friends, is my two freakin' CENTS.

Oh, and two pieces of art.

Eduardo with Nina (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43549894/)
They’re too cute together NOT to be drawn. I gotta draw her as an adult with him now.

Wilt with Jordan (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43550151/)
And the man himself with his own creator, back in the good ole' days of 1979. Afro!

NOW I’m done.

Mac

11-23-2006, 05:18 PM

I've just seen the movie and I adored it. It was so sweet and charming, yet sad and made you feel for Wilt. I was never a fan of Wilt, he actually kind of annoyed me. But after seeing this I've changed my mind.

Edwardo was adorable with his creator. Especially on the bus XD Best moment ever.

Vanikoro

11-23-2006, 05:23 PM

I just finished watching it *looks at watch* 22 minutes ago!

Overal, I give it an "A" Any main points of this review will be put in spoiler tags for those who haven't seen it yet.

First off, the idea behind the renunion was perfect. I liked how the creator could be what we expected,
Like the green hairy guy's creator.

or what we didn't expect:
Fluffer-nutter's creator

I also think the Foster's gang creators were awesome.

It was cool how Ed's creator was a cop and kept giving Frankie tickets, And these two nerds found Coco.
The backstories were also cool.

Bloo in the begining made be laugh8D But then again, he made me laugh all the time.

And now the star:
WILT!!!
Call me catious, but I'll keep all his info in a spoiler box.
I thought it was interesting how Wilt felt so guilty he just up and left Fosters. When he was alone in his room during the reunion, it made me want to cry:'( When he ended up being nice and kept missing his rides back home,he always found other ways there. I really liked when he found that friend her owner. In the end, I thought it was interesting how he got hurt and ended up the way he is.( I guess now we can prove millions of fanfics wrong!8D ) Just kidding.

All in all, I loved wish I could record it.

Sims Katie

11-23-2006, 05:27 PM

It was strange seeing Wilt with two good eyes. Made his head look too big :P

One thing that I noticed was that they didn't explain how Wilt actually lost the arm. I mean, we saw it get crushed and then Jordan finds the wrist band. So what, did they do triage on the court or something?

"C" the Dragon

11-23-2006, 05:38 PM

Oh man, do I like it!!!:D We finally got to know part of Wilt!!

I'm surprised that he would look like that with his eye a-okay and two arms before he lost the game saving his creator!!!:wiltshock: And I'm also surprised that's how Wilt lost his arm and eye!!:wiltshock: At least it wasn't violent, that's for sure.

I finally get to saw some other expressions on his face! (What? A Wilt-fan like me has to see some expressions on his face! There's still alot I needed to see!)

I'm also surprised that his creator is just like Wilt!!!:wiltshock: Well, Actally, a little. It can't be dramatic like say, Wilt was really sorry that he lost but his creator ain't forgiving him until Wilt left and Wilt be stuck like this for life.

I *Love* the ending credits! Wilt's like a coach at the basket ball game! *So* LOL!!8D

And it's *so* cute that Wilt accedentally said "Chwisthmath" instead of "Christmas" to the small friend! KAWAII!!!!:frankiesmile::D

The rest was good, and I gave it an "A", so, YAY!!!^^

Voxxyn

11-23-2006, 05:40 PM

I'm glad the "Frankie and the nerds" thing didn't go anywhere farther than being a background anecdote. I was relieved that Frankie didn't punch them... but at the same time, I nearly cheered when she just nonchalantly shoved them off-screen at the very end. She deserves better, that's for sure. Not because they're "nerds", but because they seemed to be very rude and jerk-like.

And it was very sweet of Frankie to comfort the basketball headed IF as he arrived as a new resident.

Cassini90125

11-23-2006, 05:44 PM

One Radical Dude

11-23-2006, 06:03 PM

Don't expect a long review from me, however, I truly enjoyed this short film. It was hard NOT to have high expectations for "Good Wilt Hunting". I believe a solid majority of us have been wanting to know why Wilt is the way he is physically and emotionally, and with GWH, we finally get to witness Wilt's past with his creator (being Jordan Michaels) and his basketball rival -- Foul Larry. I enjoyed how Wilt discovered Floofy, and that he was able to find her kid. That just proves to you how he is certainly a true gentleman. Ed and Nina were awesome. That was one of my favorite aspects of the movie. I would love to go on, but I may have to wait until the Thanksgiving weekend ends. 8D I really can't think of a whole lot to say right now. I definitely enjoyed GWH, and the staff has done a wonderful job with it. I look forward to Season Five, which I assume will begin after the holidays.

pitbulllady

11-23-2006, 06:32 PM

k0ugs

11-23-2006, 06:32 PM

Douglas and Adam

<snip>

wait, they were named douglas and adam, wow that is even better.

42 (the number on one of their chests) is from Douglas Adams 5 part trilogy "the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy" so many shows, and even programs honor him.

For anyone too young to know what I am talking about, go out and pick up the book, it is great

Sumshine 904

11-23-2006, 06:40 PM

OMG THE MOVIE WAS SO ADORABLE! I almost cried when I saw how Wilt lost his arm and messed his eye up... *sniffel* IT WAS SOOOOO TOUCHIIIIING!

podpazie

11-23-2006, 06:46 PM

wait, they were named douglas and adam, wow that is even better.

42 (the number on one of their chests) is from Douglas Adams 5 part trilogy "the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy" so many shows, and even programs honor him.

For anyone too young to know what I am talking about, go out and pick up the book, it is great

There have been sooo many little things in the show that elude to Hitchhikers, I love it!!!

I must have read that book in... geesh, grade school, and then picked it up again all tattered and dog-eared when the movie came out. A must read for all ages!

Chaos Wielder

11-23-2006, 07:39 PM

First of all, I have to say that I really loved, not just liked, LOVED this tv movie! It had so much heart and the humor balanced it out nicely as well. There were certainly many tear-worthy moments found throughout the whole thing and I am extremely impressed with how much Wilt's character was brought out in the movie. I can definitely say that I now have even more respect for him as a character and as impossible as this might have seemed at one point...I think I actually like him even more now! XD I am also even impressed with his creator for certain reasons that were found toward the end (I won't mention SPECIFIC reasons because I want to stay as FAR away as I can from spoilers right now mainly because of the fact that there might STILL be people that didn't get a chance to see the movie yet! But the rest of you that have seen it might know what I mean XP). I give this movie an A, simple as that.

Coco

Coco I feel was greatly left out of the movie. The only thing we learn about her is that she was discovered on an island all by herself. Even though the questions actually arose of what happened to her kid, and why she was there all alone, you never get the answer. Technically even if she answered we wouldn’t be able to understand her, but still. Coco holds even more mystery then Wilt. Whilst now we know where Wilt came from, and how he came about; Coco is still unknown. Well sure, through information leaked on the internet (“Thank Goodness the internet offers nobody any privacy!” ~ Adam) we know she was created on that island by the child who survived a plane crash. But what happened to her child? Why did Coco stay behind? Maybe her child was in fact rescued, but Coco felt she was better off staying on the island where she had grown up. It would have been painful for them to separate like that, but maybe her child also felt Coco was better at home alone on an island. But we won’t know until we finally see what happened to her.

I totally agree with you-I was just a WEE bit disappointed with Coco's role considering the fact that she has a very mysterious past as well and it really wasn't resolved much at all here. In fact, I think it brought up even more questions than before! :o (Perhaps a tv movie based on Coco will solve that? :P)

What really surprised me was how Wilt REALLY lost his arm and damaged his eye! At one point (around when I saw seasons 1 and 2) I thought that something similar to that DID happen, but there were "supposedly" too many hints thrown in some of the other episodes (namely the later seasons) that it possibly could've been something...different...to say the least (I don't want to give away any spoilers and plus, I don't feel like going over the hints here-I'm sure some of us have posted them somewhere in the Wilt thread, though), but I was wrong!

I'm listing this as a semi-spoiler just to be safe:

But personally, I was actually glad that I WAS wrong because it would've been bad to have him getting hurt like that intentionally. It's nice that he did something so noble and brave instead. I'm glad it DID turn out to be that way because it's better than it being over-the-top violent as some people thought at one point. :)

And yes, the credits were very funny! XD

pitbulllady

11-23-2006, 08:21 PM

It WAS still pretty violent how he lost his arm and the use of his left eye, considering that someone WAS intentionally going to hurt someone else, but at least it wasn't all bloody and stuff(that nasty part would have come later, "off camera" so to speak, when that arm eventually would have to have been amputated). And, at least we know that Wilt was NOT the victim of abuse, unless you can consider his mentally beating up himself for what happened. If anything, though, my love for this guy has deepened, along with sincere admiration for his sheer gameness and fortitude that few humans can match. He is a true hero among the best of heroes.

pitbulllady

BabyElephant

11-23-2006, 08:26 PM

It finally happened! I'm not going to give a big long review, but man, whatta movie! I gotta admit, I teared up towards the end there...not the most macho reaction, maybe, but there it is. I wonder if Foul Larry is a reference to Larry Bird...the Celtics and Lakers were huge rivals back in the 80's...maybe one of the writers was a big Lakers fan growing up? Or, then again, maybe it's just sheer coincidence. Wow, stuffing myself silly and GWH, all in one day...truly, we are living in an age of wonder. ;D

Sparky

11-23-2006, 08:29 PM

You guys seriously don't need to bother with spoiler tags in this thread I think, ater all the open talk already in here.

I liked it of course - although like I always do, I spent the whole thing wondering just HOW Mac manages to stay away from home for so long without his mom seeming to notice or care. -_- (Speaking of the passage of time, too, how could the gang be out looking for Wilt for supposedly several days when the Creator Picnic was only a weekend? If the first part of the movie was Saturday, and they left to search for Wilt Sunday morning, then how come when they got back to Foster's "days" later the "weekend" was just ending? :terrconf: I'm probably just confused, I can be kind of dense sometimes.)

I admit I could sort of see why Wilt may have had to have his arm amputated after such a bad break in multiple places (his arm being so long and thin perhaps setting the bone just wasn't possible), but why did his eye suddenly become rattly just from being smacked with a basketball? I thought at first that Larry landed on his eyestalk too (which of course would rupture the eye and explain why Wilt got a false one, even one that obviously wasn't made specially for him) but having his eye suddenly shrink and become unblinking etc just didn't work for me. (Sorry.) But I guess they just didn't want to make it too violent. I'll bet anything that this origin was created long after the character himself was, and they had to find an origin to fit him rather than design a character to go with a pre-conceived origin.

Okay I have this thing recorded on my computer already and of course I wil have screenshots asap. Do you guys think I should upload the movie somewhere right away or wait until after its aired a couple more times? Would it matter? I don't want to make the people who don't get (American) CN or whatever wait, but I don't want to post it so soon it hurts the movie's ratings. Perhaps today was the only day that mattered, does anyone know?

I'm jealous of CG and her banner-ad-free copy. :P Even the end credits weren't safe.

One Radical Dude

11-23-2006, 08:36 PM

It's up to you, chief. I would love for people that could not see it to have access to the movie ASAP, but I can understand why one would choose to wait for the uploading. Your call.

Invader Bloo

11-23-2006, 08:49 PM

I love this epsidoe (movie!) It was great & heartwarming, but we still need more Wilt epsiodes. I think Nina comes to see Ed often too. That was cool just seeing the creators. Wilt was cute as non-messed up. I missed some of the middle up to the part when he wwas finsihed cutting the grass, but I can wait a couple hours. Bloo thinking Godzilla created Wilt was halarious.8D
Yeah, I thought Frankie, Bloo, Mac, Coco, Ed would habe bigger roels. But they all had their shining moments, Wilt hasn't. What a great improvement of "the second epsiode taht shall not be named". I would prefer a full-length movie next tim around though. Nice way to start a season, I can't wait for Feburary.
Overall: A+, My second favorite episode ever!

violet_yoshi

11-23-2006, 09:18 PM

Coco
Coco I feel was greatly left out of the movie. The only thing we learn about her is that she was discovered on an island all by herself. Even though the questions actually arose of what happened to her kid, and why she was there all alone, you never get the answer. Technically even if she answered we wouldnt be able to understand her, but still. Coco holds even more mystery then Wilt. Whilst now we know where Wilt came from, and how he came about; Coco is still unknown. Well sure, through information leaked on the internet (Thank Goodness the internet offers nobody any privacy! ~ Adam) we know she was created on that island by the child who survived a plane crash. But what happened to her child? Why did Coco stay behind? Maybe her child was in fact rescued, but Coco felt she was better off staying on the island where she had grown up. It would have been painful for them to separate like that, but maybe her child also felt Coco was better at home alone on an island. But we wont know until we finally see what happened to her.

Here's my theory on Coco, I didn't catch who was Douglas and who was Adam among the nerds. So the one I'm referring to here is the one with the 42 t-shirt. He was saying at times throughout the movie that Coco reminded him of his mom.

So maybe 42 t-shirt guy, grew up on an island or someplace with alot of palm trees, which could be either California or Florida. Coco could've been his mom's imaginary friend from childhood. She let Coco hang around the house while 42 t-shirt guy was young. He also could've made a pretend game that the place they lived was an island, and that they "discovered" Coco from an island. I'm guessing that 42 t-shirt guy, and the other guy were friends at a young age, for them to both be in belief of this.

Perhaps because Coco is 42 t-shirt's guy's mom's imaginary friend, that's why she acts instinctively motherly to him. Or it could also be that she took care of 42 t-shirt guy and his friend growing up, with 42 t-shirt guy's mom. The whole Coco being discovered on an island, could be something she just went along with over the years, as it being a part of the nerds' fascination with her.

So that's my theory on the origins of Coco. Do you agree, disagree? Or whatever. Let me know.

P.S.: I though the hot version of Frankie, the nerds' saw her as, was really cute. It'd be fun to have it on a t-shirt or, something. Kind of like, non-popularity obsessed girls can be hot too.

:cheesegrin:

Invader Bloo

11-23-2006, 09:24 PM

Wow, that was an intersting idea.

pitbulllady

11-23-2006, 09:32 PM

Here's my theory on Coco, I didn't catch who was Douglas and who was Adam among the nerds. So the one I'm referring to here is the one with the 42 t-shirt. He was saying at times throughout the movie that Coco reminded him of his mom.

So maybe 42 t-shirt guy, grew up on an island or someplace with alot of palm trees, which could be either California or Florida. Coco could've been his mom's imaginary friend from childhood. She let Coco hang around the house while 42 t-shirt guy was young. He also could've made a pretend game that the place they lived was an island, and that they "discovered" Coco from an island. I'm guessing that 42 t-shirt guy, and the other guy were friends at a young age, for them to both be in belief of this.

Perhaps because Coco is 42 t-shirt's guy's mom's imaginary friend, that's why she acts instinctively motherly to him. Or it could also be that she took care of 42 t-shirt guy and his friend growing up, with 42 t-shirt guy's mom. The whole Coco being discovered on an island, could be something she just went along with over the years, as it being a part of the nerds' fascination with her.

So that's my theory on the origins of Coco. Do you agree, disagree? Or whatever. Let me know.

P.S.: I though the hot version of Frankie, the nerds' saw her as, was really cute. It'd be fun to have it on a t-shirt or, something. Kind of like, non-popularity obsessed girls can be hot too.

:cheesegrin:

Craig has already stated in an interview that Coco was created by a little girl whose family's plane crash-lands on this deserted island. He even went into details as to the part of Coco and how they relate to what that child saw as she slowly went insane, from Coco's beak resembling a deflated life raft, to her pinkish bare legs and human feet being modeled after the child's own sunburned legs, to the tropical plants and birds, and the wreckage of the plane that brough them there to the island. What has never been settled is what exactly happened to that child, but the plane is a relic of by-gone days, with styling of a WWII-era cargo plane, so it's likely that Coco's creator is no longer alive, and might not have ever made it off the island. Since the two "Figmentologists" have more or less claimed her, or vice versa, they seem to be her "family" now, along with those at Foster's.

By the way, did anyone else notice the spoof of the Apple logo on the back of Douglas' notebook? Bet even Steve Jobs would have gotten a laugh outa that!

pitbulllady

jokerbloo

11-23-2006, 09:34 PM

i think thats is an interestung idea about the coco theory but the one from pitbulllady makes more sense

pitbulllady

11-23-2006, 09:39 PM

There is yet-another burning question-HOW was Mac able to go off, spur-of-the-moment, on what turned out to be an INTERNATIONAL trip, over a period of sereral days, without his mom knowing about it?

pitbulllady

jokerbloo

11-23-2006, 09:41 PM

yeah that made me scratch my head a bit:(

Here's one more question. Do you think Frankie had hundreds of chores to do when she got back?

kageri

11-23-2006, 09:58 PM

Thornwhistle

11-23-2006, 09:58 PM

Maybe Madame Foster took care of that problem. :mfoster:

One Radical Dude

11-23-2006, 10:04 PM

"Suction-cuppy fingers, and he is also a practicing nudist."

I DIED A MILLION TIMES.

Oh man I have so many posts to read. But here are my thoughts.

1. I love love love Douglas and Adam.

2. I also love love love Nina. She and Eduardo were so incredibly cute together.

3. It was cute when Wilt was waving his little nubbly arm.

4. I saw it coming as soon as Larry started to fall, but I still gasped aloud when Wilt's arm was crushed.

5. Don't hate me, but.... Wilt's creator looks like O.J. Simpson. Just a little. He's still cool.

1. I really need to start reading more on MST3K (I think that's what it's called). :p

2. No doubt. That was one of my favorite things about the special.

3. Can't disagree with that. :D

4. Same here. That was a tough scene for me to watch.

5. I need to see Jordan again to check. Even if I disagree with you, I won't be critical of you for saying he looks like O.J. :P

Oh, and....

6. Bloo, where are yoooouuuu?! He didn't do much here in general, much less with Mac. Darn.

Yeah, he was just there. Heheh. Oh, well.

jokerbloo

11-23-2006, 10:07 PM

probably but unlikely since she isnt responcible.

one example was her actually dancing at the party that bloo wasnt supposed to do.

another is when mac and the gang were going to europe and frankie was telling her what to do while they were gone and maddam foster wasnt paying attention at all and playing with her glasses:mfoster:

swarlock

11-23-2006, 10:13 PM

Give it till the end of the month. Then upload it somewhere.

Invader Bloo

11-23-2006, 10:19 PM

My name is Jordan, so of I was an african american & good at BB,I could be Wilt's creator....sorta....:D :P
I sorta wished to see Goo & all her friends though.

jokerbloo

11-23-2006, 10:22 PM

but she cant see all of her friends since almost all of them were adopted.:goo:

Voxxyn

11-23-2006, 10:36 PM

Here's one more question. Do you think Frankie had hundreds of chores to do when she got back?

Madame Foster might've forced Mr. Herriman to do the chores in the meantime(like how he became Lil' Lincoln's "maid" in EC). In any case, I don't think it's a particulary major issue. If Frankie did the monstrous pile of chores given to her in "Camp Keep A Good Mac Down" and survived the events of IHFUMEUP(>:( :frankiemad: :( :'(), I think she'll be fine.

P.S.: I though the hot version of Frankie, the nerds' saw her as, was really cute. It'd be fun to have it on a t-shirt or, something. Kind of like, non-popularity obsessed girls can be hot too.

I think Frankie is already scorchingly hot as it is. In fact, I stand by my belief that the real thing is WAY SUPERIOR to the nerds' "idealized" version. Don't get me wrong, seeing that "special" Frankie was funny, and it's very attractive on a surface level... but in my opinion, it completely removes the wholesomeness and warmth that makes her beauty truly special. The original is the best. :frankiesmile:

jokerbloo

11-23-2006, 10:40 PM

i would have to agree with you about everything

scary_dream

11-24-2006, 01:03 AM

I really really enjoyed this movie! There are so many things I loved about it.

I really liked how the movie was planned out - with every helpful task he did, we got to see a little more of his past. I'm so glad that we finally got to see his creator and what happened to him.

There are so many emotion-evoking moments in it! I got kind of angry whenever Larry was literally beating Wilt on the court. It really got me when he slammed Wilt's head into the ground... :frankiemad: Though I was happy Wilt didn't stoop to his level and kept playing fair.
It was very touching, too, when Jordan held up his hand and he was still wearing Wilt's wristband. It looked like Wilt was about to cry after Jordan told him everything!
I was SO happy in any situation involving Wilt and Jordan, especially when Jordan saved Wilt and whenever they were playing together in the end. I'm glad that Wilt has found inner and outer peace now with himself, his creator, and (maybe) Larry. (Dunno about Larry... we don't know how Wilt reacted to him after he wasn't a jerk anymore. It's not like Wilt to hold a grudge, but Larry WAS the reason for him losing his eye, arm, and best friend for years.)

I laughed so much during the end whenever Wilt was being one of those "crazy soccer dads" that sometimes get kicked out of games. "THIS IS NOT A CONTACT SPORT, PEOPLE!"

The parts with Eduardo and Nina were uber adorable!! It was really cute how protective of her he was, and how even though she's an adult, she still giggles like a little girl when he hugs her and rocks her. I loved seeing her ride on his head and hold his horns. :D

My boyfriend recorded this and I've already watched it (I think) 3 times... and I plan on watching it again in the morning. 8D I can't help myself. It's great.

DoubleLatte

11-24-2006, 02:09 AM

I taped it and watched it twice. Loved it. Though I was a little (just a little) disappointed that Wilt's creator wasn't a girl. All in all, the theories weren't too far off from Wilt having been a role model and a fatherly figure to this little boy. He even called his creator "my boy", making Wilt sound even more fatherly than your typical IF, which I found irresistibly sweet. And the part were he holds the crying little IF and comforts her? Two words: father material. ;3 I'm definitely getting up early tomorrow to catch the rerun!

(Speaking of the passage of time, too, how could the gang be out looking for Wilt for supposedly several days when the Creator Picnic was only a weekend? If the first part of the movie was Saturday, and they left to search for Wilt Sunday morning, then how come when they got back to Foster's "days" later the "weekend" was just ending? :terrconf: I'm probably just confused, I can be kind of dense sometimes.)

I didn't get that either. :3

I admit I could sort of see why Wilt may have had to have his arm amputated after such a bad break in multiple places (his arm being so long and thin perhaps setting the bone just wasn't possible), but why did his eye suddenly become rattly just from being smacked with a basketball? I thought at first that Larry landed on his eyestalk too (which of course would rupture the eye and explain why Wilt got a false one, even one that obviously wasn't made specially for him) but having his eye suddenly shrink and become unblinking etc just didn't work for me. (Sorry.)

Again, that didn't work for me either. The amputated arm? Okay. But losing his eye in the manner he did didn't exactly strike me as predetermined for the character. It just seemed more convinient than realistic. Same thing I keep wondering: how does an eye go about becoming bent and plastic-like from getting bludgeoned with a basketball? I didn't quite buy into it, either, though the concept tugged at the heartstrings, definitely.

Another thing that'll probably keep me up all night: Exactly what kind of Spanish do Nina and Eduardo speak? Some of their conversations left me scratching my head and I constantly wondered if Nina's use of words might have been slang from other Latin countries. Pollo duro, which actually translates to "hard chicken", could either be (unsuccesfully) trying refer to "tough chicken", in which case it would have been gallina; unless the word pollo duro holds a different meaning in another Spanish-speaking country. Eduardo's and Nina's conversations were a horrible mish-mash of English and Spanish that it was just hard to follow and understand without the captions on. Even then, much of what they said hardly made sense to me.
The only thing that bears any true resemblance to the Spanish Mexicans speak is Eduardo's reference to pesos (the currency used in Mexico) in "Emancipation Complication."

Fomalhaut

11-24-2006, 03:57 AM

lucyrocks73

11-24-2006, 06:42 AM

Hmm...

Well, I gave it a B.

(*waits for bricks*)

I wished there would have been more Mac 'n' Bloo fluff...

Er... not much to say, to be honest. I mean, I thought it was great. I really did. Just everything I'm thinking was already said...

I thought the Eduardo-Nina part ROCKED.

This is just my initial watching it review... I'm going to re-watch it and then make a more in-deph review in a day or two.

Ciao.

-Marty :goo:

bloonuggets

11-24-2006, 06:50 AM

Don't worry, Sparky's gonna have the stills up real soon.

pitbulllady

11-24-2006, 08:01 AM

I taped it and watched it twice. Loved it. Though I was a little (just a little) disappointed that Wilt's creator wasn't a girl. All in all, the theories weren't too far off from Wilt having been a role model and a fatherly figure to this little boy. He even called his creator "my boy", making Wilt sound even more fatherly than your typical IF, which I found irresistibly sweet. And the part were he holds the crying little IF and comforts her? Two words: father material. ;3 I'm definitely getting up early tomorrow to catch the rerun!

I didn't get that either. :3

Again, that didn't work for me either. The amputated arm? Okay. But losing his eye in the manner he did didn't exactly strike me as predetermined for the character. It just seemed more convinient than realistic. Same thing I keep wondering: how does an eye go about becoming bent and plastic-like from getting bludgeoned with a basketball? I didn't quite buy into it, either, though the concept tugged at the heartstrings, definitely.

Another thing that'll probably keep me up all night: Exactly what kind of Spanish do Nina and Eduardo speak? Some of their conversations left me scratching my head and I constantly wondered if Nina's use of words might have been slang from other Latin countries. Pollo duro, which actually translates to "hard chicken", could either be (unsuccesfully) trying refer to "tough chicken", in which case it would have been gallina; unless the word pollo duro holds a different meaning in another Spanish-speaking country. Eduardo's and Nina's conversations were a horrible mish-mash of English and Spanish that it was just hard to follow and understand without the captions on. Even then, much of what they said hardly made sense to me.
The only thing that bears any true resemblance to the Spanish Mexicans speak is Eduardo's reference to pesos (the currency used in Mexico) in "Emancipation Complication."

I don't get the eye part, either. An eyeball often will atrophy back into the socket long after a serious injury, but it usually swells first due to blood vessels breaking inside. That would not explain how it becomes artificial-like with a rattly "pupil", though since the pupil isn't a solid object but a hole, or aperture, into the eye. The arm I can understand; with that many breaks it would have been impossible to set properly even if Wilt had gotten immediate medical attention, which he probably didn't. Back in those days, they didn't have some of the medical advances that allow doctors to salvage badly-broken limbs today. Still, with fractures that bad, and that numerous, the main arteries would have seriously crimped, shutting of the blood supply to the arm. You don't wanna know what would have happened afterwards, but suffice it to say that Wilt would have wound up one very sick dude. Sorry for being so graphic, but I've done volunteer work at a vet's, so I'm pretty familiar with how such injuries progress.

pitbulllady

pitbulllady

11-24-2006, 08:17 AM

Okay... since I won't see this movie for ages, I have read the spoilers.
FINALLY! Though I have written a fanfic about this as well, I'm happy they have proved all those violent, angsty or worse ones wrong! :)

Well, what happened to Wilt WAS violent; I mean, when Larry(who has to weigh close to half a ton)falls on Wilt's arm, you can literally hear the bones snapping and crunching and see the look of agony and shock on Wilt's face. It's not gory and bloody, but it was pretty rough to watch, especially knowing that Larry INTENDED to hurt Wilt in one way or another, to keep him and his boy from winning, and felt no remorse about it, either. It may not have been the result of abuse by his creator(furtherest thing from it, thankfully), but you cannot get any more angsty that Wilt running off, badly injured, but thinking nothing of his own safety and well-being, only that he'd let down the most important person in the world to him, and was too ashamed to face him, and that little boy blaming himself for what happened to Wilt, making HIM too ashamed to go and look for him.

I still am reeling from this movie-could barely sleep last night at all! It did prove one of my far-out theories correct though, and that was the father-son relationship between Wilt and his creator. As someone pointed out, Wilt does not even speak of Jordan as his "creator", but refers to him as "my boy" and "my kid", in the exact same way a father would refer to his son. Jordan never talks down to Wilt as though he's inferior in any way, but jokes around with him and treats him as a respectable adult, acknowledging Wilt's decisions. Although nothing was ever mentioned of Jordans' real father, it would not be surprising if he was absent, possibly deceased, and the kid subconciously created this wonderful being not only to show him how to play basketball, but to be that missing father-to show him how to be a better person, as he puts it, which is what fathers ought to do. That end credit scene, hilarious as it was, just reinforced that notion that even though Jordan is older by a few years, Wilt still thinks of him as his son(and still a little kid-parents and grandparents never can quite accept that their baby has grown up).

By the way, did anyone catch the voice credits? I swear that the long-haired guy in jail, the one in the middle, sounded an awful lot like Larry the Cable Guy.

pitbulllady

TraverseTown

11-24-2006, 08:26 AM

I din't like this movie very much. The beginning was good though.

pitbulllady

11-24-2006, 08:34 AM

I din't like this movie very much. The beginning was good though.

Can you at least bother to EXPLAIN why you didn't like it?

pitbulllady

Imaginary Light

11-24-2006, 08:47 AM

I thought that this was a really really really good movie. I only wish that it was longer than an hour.

I think GWH had a good balance of heartwarming scenes and humor. I gasped out loud when Wilt's arm was crushed. But I do have one question: how did Wilt get the scars on his face? They never really showed that.

Eduardo and Nina's relationship was sooo cute! It's so nice to see that his creator still cares for him, even though she had to give him up way back when.

I don't even have the time right now to talk about everything I wanted to from this movie. But I'm giving it an A, of course.

"C" the Dragon

11-24-2006, 08:58 AM

But I do have one question: how did Wilt get the scars on his face? They never really showed that.

My guess is that he tripped and fell onto some broken glass, but I could be wrong.;)

Invader Bloo

11-24-2006, 09:16 AM

Can you at least bother to EXPLAIN why you didn't like it?

pitbulllady

Yes, explain please.:(

TraverseTown

11-24-2006, 09:35 AM

Can you at least bother to EXPLAIN why you didn't like it?

pitbulllady

I think that the "group" that was looking for Wilt was far to large in order for everyone to get their fair share of lines and such. It was very well written, but Bloo ruined the feeling that they were trying to convey. I was really looking foward to it and I don't hate it, but it fell a little short of what I though it would be like.

antgirl1

11-24-2006, 10:07 AM

Five words: "Too Good For A Review". But I'll try.

SUMMERY
This movie proved to be the BEST movie in the history of the television...maybe even movie history as well! We find out what happened to Wilt, and now, I love him (AS FAMILY, DANGIT) even more than I had. Learning that Wilt's creator, Jordan Michaels, (is that how it's spelled?) wanted to become as good a player as his older brother, thus making Wilt real.

BEGINNING
Wilt all tense and uncomfortable, not wanting to talk about his creator. Aww.

Jeez, if Wilt can wake up Bloo, then Wilt must've been LOUD. XD

Even on a journey, Wilt is always lending a helping hand (even if he's only got one), just look how he helped Floofy Woogums (the pink teddy-bear IF)! And being pulled into a group hug...aww.

"Cwissmith? I mean, Christmas? But that was months ago!" -Wilt

And helping out that farmer caused Wilt to miss his train. Oops.

MIDDLE
Wilt, again, lending a helping hand. Mowing lawns. Geez, later on they stretched the truth. Golden lawnmover? PAH. The thing was rusted up. He remembers a little of his past, back when he was whole - and he didn't look a little, um, disturbing, because we're used to seeing him as he is today - and his creator, back then, had an AFRO. XDDD But aww, Wilt was no different than he is today - nice, encouraging, father-like, and then competitive around "The most important game of my boy's life". Which I'll talk about later on.

One time gets him into trouble with the police. XDD

"You're under arrest for assistance in burglery!" -Police

I loved how Wilt just let out a bit of his past to total strangers, to jailbirds, of all people.

Wilt: I crushed-
Jailer: His foot?
Wilt: No. I crushed his dreams.

NEAR ENDING
Dun-dun-dun! The good part comes on, the rematch. Slow motion and in an angle as Wilt walks into the BBall court. SLOW MOTION. XDD

When Foul Larry was messing Wilt, Wilt did show a hint of sadness or hurt, yet kept a deturmined look, or a "stiff upper-lip".

"Why don't you PROVE it, if THAT'S ok?" -Wilt

Even if Wilt is supposed to be angry and deturmined, he still is polite about it, saying "Sorry, but I had to take care of things first,". Foul Larry is nasty, calling Wilt a shortie!

"You scared...shortie?" -Foul Larry

Wilt's face sure says "Bring it ON". And sure, Wilt is winning...at first. I think that Wilt did win, because Larry was cheating by throwing/tripping/just plain treating Wilt like a ragdoll. And cheaters NEVER win. As much as Wilt kept getting hurt, he never started fighting back like Larry was. Wilt just kept getting back up and following the rules. Though pausing a few times, he never gave up, he never backed out. He was no quiter.

Though, as he pauses one time, he remembers...when he lost his arm and eye. Even back then, he never gave up. Still being as good as he is now at BBall when he was whole. Then, risking his left arm to save his boy, and the BBall ruined his left eye...ow. But Wilt never paid any attention to the pain he must've felt, only thinking how he had let his boy down.

But...BACK TO REALITY.

Stats: Larry's going for a slam!
Wilt: A slam! *gulp*
Stats: He's going to win!

Even knowing what could happen to him, Wilt had to try to block it. Before Wilt could "go SPLAT" against the wall, someone saves him - Jordan.

As it turns out, Wilt feels that his creator would never forgive him, because he had lost...again.

"I lost. I can't believe I lost again. Now he'll never forgive me." -Wilt

But the tables are turned (fortunately) and Jordan does still care about him, especially when he told what had happened when Wilt disappeared.

"It wasn't until Stats had told me, long afterward, 'bout your arm and eye...it was all my fault. I looked everywhere for you, but you had disappeared. Losing taught me an important thing, that winning wasn't everything. I had created you to make me a better player, but instead, made me a better person. Wilt, you're the best friend I ever had, you've got to stop saying you're sorry, it's not ok...ok?" -Jordan Michaels

Seriously, I loved that part. Especially when Wilt grinned, said "Ok!" and hugged his creator...cue the big fat "AWWW", people. Cue it, I demand you!

ENDING
Back at Foster's, "the 'hood" IFs start living there. Even Larry. Though I'm not sure if Wilt and him are going to still treat each other as rivals, or if they had bonded a friendship. Who knows?

Before Jordan leaves, Wilt and him play basketball...aww. Old pals. Except when Wilt keeps scoring. I SWEAR, even if Wilt is apologising every time, he's doing it on purpose. I SWEAR it.

"Why'd I make you so tall?" -Jordan

CREDITS
LOL! Wilt the BBall dad! (pun of "Soccer moms")

"Oh, come on, that was a FOUL!"
"This isn't a contacting sport, people!"
"Come on, brake it up, brake it up." -Wilt

"C" the Dragon

11-24-2006, 10:24 AM

I took it that you enjoyed it almost as much as I enjoyed it!:D

swarlock

11-24-2006, 10:40 AM

I think that the "group" that was looking for Wilt was far to large in order for everyone to get their fair share of lines and such. It was very well written, but Bloo ruined the feeling that they were trying to convey. I was really looking foward to it and I don't hate it, but it fell a little short of what I though it would be like.

For the record they were the right size to me. And Bloo was being Bloo. I certainly didn't go in thinking he'd be any less because of Wilt's dissapearance. This was Wilt's story through and through.

InsaneFan

11-24-2006, 12:11 PM

YAYI'MBACKNOW!!!!! Man, I'ma have sooooooo much to catch up on...

But OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG!!!!!!!!!!! Good Wilt Hunting was the BEST. THING. IN THE. UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!! *dies* And the squeal, aww and gasp factors were H00J. For me and my friend, anyways. x3 I was in shock for an hour and a half after it was over. My friend got mad at me 'cause I had that jaw-open-slightly-staring-off-into-the-distance-delayed-mumbled-answers thing going on. Seriously. It didn't go away until we watched again.

Me and my friend rated it at least PG13 for strong basketball violence, slight cleavage, extreme unfairness towards Wilt and the word 'nudist'. xD

Okay, intro to review over. Herewego!!

I LOVELOVELOVED seeing all the creators of the friends! DID YOU GUYS SEE KHAKI!?!? xD And "What else is on?" =3

Call me stupid, but I so didn't see Nina being Ed's creator coming! AND IT WAS SO CUTE!!! "Banditos es de muertos!! Muertos!!" 8D

As SOON as I saw Wilt, there was an immediate :wiltshock: Awww! *sniff* And, as it turns out, Mac was right and Bloo was wrong. As usual. xD

Adam and Douglas: OMGYAY. xD I luff dems.

When Wilt was on the phone, I thought it might be his creator he was talking to! Of course, I SOMEHOW managed not to spoil anything by watching previews, though my friend kept trying to tell me stuff. Dx

Then at the train station...THE LOST AND FOUND SCENE BROKE MY HEART!! I was on the verge of tears through most parts of the movie. Also, I can NOT go 5 minutes without saying "Cwithmith!" now. =3 My friend and I rewound the tape over and over watching that part! IT WAS TOO CUTE!!!

As for people saying crap about Frankie being the first to "give up" and saying they should probably just go home: Dudes, she was doing the sensible thing. She was in charge of everybody, and they had already spent a quite a bit of money and with no trail to follow, the only thing to do was go home and hope he would come home himself. Besides, it's not like she was HAPPY about going home.

And Mac being gone that long? We should ask Craig to give us an episode explaining just how he does that every time. Until then, GET OVER IT, IT'S TV. The magic of TV sometimes cannot be explained.

MORE WILT. The flashbacks were better than I had hoped for! I squeaked every time one happened. Plus, the very first one made me gasp because I knew the ball would roll...OVER TO HIS OTHER ARM!!! He looked so...WEIRD with two non-wonky eyes!

And hey, what review would be complete without mentioning the stuff that Bloo came up with. "HE MUST HAVE ROBBED THEM! HE'S GETTING DEPERATE!!" "He led a life of debauchery and crime!"(that was the best! xD) "AL CAPONE! No, ATTILLA THE HUN!" "WILT'S CREATOR IS GODZILLA!!!" "Don't worry, he doesn't know of your life of crime!" x3 Plus, Bloo going Goo at the end was awesome. :gooblab:

And then...There was Larry. *shudder* I still don't like that guy. He smacked Wilt around left and right! IT WAS NOT FAIR I TELL YOU! It was sooooo crazy to see Wilt looking so...Small. o.o I mean, he's small compared to the New Guy, and the Extremeosaur, but this...This was different.

Now for the sad, sad flashback. I cringed and gasped, even though I saw it coming too. As for the unrealisticness of the wonky-eye-deal, I'm guessing that's not EXACTLY how it happened...They just had to do it that way for the younger audiences.

And JORDAN MICHEALS!!! That was TOO. COOL. The whole Jordan coming back thing was INCREDIBLY aww-provoking.

Wilt's speach on the jet made me SAD. *throws a fit* YOU'LL NEVER GET ADOPTED I'M TOO SELFISH TO LET YOU GOOOOOOO!! YOU SHALL BE ON FOSTER'S FOREVEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!! *throws things*

"Why'd I make you so tall?" No comment nesscisary. :D

And I'm pretty sure Wilt was the coach in the credits! I mean, they were all on folding chairs on the court, not in the stands! Or was that just so you could see them better? In any case...That was the best credits sequence EVAR. :bloogrin

Now, for overall stuff:
1. I can't be the only one who saw the Jordan poster and magazine. Seriously.
2. The way that the story of his past slowly became revealed was GREAT. If they had just dumped it all on in the end, it wouldn't've been as awesome. The way they did it, it lasted the whole hour! MORE ENJOYMENT, SEZ I!
3. I crown the Foster's crew as totalmegagihugiclybrilliant and eversoawesomelygenius!

One last thing: Why did only a few of you type nice, long posts?! Come on, PBL, I expected at LEAST one full long post from you! Sheesh, get with it, people!!

End post.

antgirl1

11-24-2006, 12:19 PM

I DID. XDD

InsaneFan

11-24-2006, 12:23 PM

I DID. XDD

Well, yah, I saw your nice long post. CG's too! xD

Invader Bloo

11-24-2006, 12:39 PM

Here'smy long post IF:
The poster was supposed to be a parody of "Space Jam"(which starred Michael Jordan) with that squirel guy from that new CN original movie. The magazine was also a parody of how many times Michael Jordan was on "Sports Illustrated". I'd like to see a return of the main IFs creators (& in Coco's case founders) in future episodes. It seems like Nina comes atleast twice a year, Douglas & Adam come often to study the friends & Jordan will come everychance he gets now. I still wanted to see Goo, for once. :cheese:
Now that Wilt has FINALLY have his starring role, I'd expect we'll see episodes based on him atleast every season like Eduardo (Eddie Monster, Land of the Flea) or Coco (CFCCC & MSCW).... Atleast I (& everyone who's a Wilt fan) hope. I think Bloo had a REALLY small role, only there to put outcrazy theories. Of course him mad at Mac was genius & Godzilla being Wilt's creator will always be funny. I have high hopes that Season 5 will be even better than S4. This was the best possible way to begin a season ever! Even better than Zim's "Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars". I'm hoping season 5 will have a couple references to the creator's & of course atleast 1 more Wilt episode, 2 Frankie epsiodes, 1 Eduardo episode, 3 Bloo based episodes, 2 Mac episodes, 1 Goo episodes & the rest of the episodes are based on the Foster's 8 (The 5 + Goo & Frankie & Cheese). I can understand why Floofy was put in the Lost & found she looked like a stuffed teddy bear, but didn't she have to eat? Floofy was cute anyway (I like cute stuff, sounds a little gay for a guy but I like cute stuff). Her family was funny, " I love guests". :P Poor Wilt missing his train.:(
PBL's theory of Wilt in a gang was half right, I mean the "hood" is full of "gangstas" isn't it? I still don't like Larry, he crushed Wilt's arm & basically destroyed Wilt's eye! Unless he somehow makes up to Wilt, he'sone character I never want to see again (*cough*Goofball*cough*). "Cwissmith?
Imean, Chirstmas?..." will always crack me up. The jailers were funny " I broke into a ladies house to steal her valubles...to get a soda pop""Oooooh", or something like that. Those jailers were wimpy.:P I was mad that Wiki thing about Mac's mom thing but you can never trust Wiki.:jk: I wonder if CN will release this on DVD by itself or when the Season 5 DVD set comes out. I'd prefer it on it'sown, but since the pilot will be on the season 1 DVD I guess we're going to have to wait.

There's my...*count fingers*....3...no...2 cents!:D

pitbulllady

11-24-2006, 01:16 PM

I've still been trying to compose something that was not a repeat of what everyone else has said, or didn't sound too stupid and over-the-top. I literally could not sleep last night after watching this movie-it left me THAT wired!

There's not a whole lot I can add, really, other than to say "I LOVED THIS MOVIEEEE! I felt that the flashback scene of how Wilt's arm was initially injured, along with his eye, was handled well for the younger members of the audience. It must have been quite challenging to show what happened without it being all bloody and gory. The older fans will figure out that Wilt had to have gotten medical help later, after leaving the scene, and that this was when his badly-fractured arm would have been amputated, something that the little ones really didn't need to be exposed to. They did show that Wilt DID come from what looked like a pretty rough neighborhood, and did reinforce my long-held belief that he was created as much to be a father figure for his creator as he was to play basketball. His referring to Jordan as "my boy" and "my kid", in the exact same manner that a proud father would refer to his son, is still quite touching, even now that his "boy" is a multi-millionaire with his own Lear jet. In the heart of his surrogate father/best friend, he will always and forever more be a little boy.

I was not disappointed by anyone else's roles, either. Ed's creator, Nina, was pivotal in helping find Wilt, due to her experitise in locating criminals on the lam and missing persons. The two nerds who found Coco added comic relief, along with Bloo's absurd theories(were they THAT absurd? I myself have speculated that Wilt might not have always been such a nice guy)as to who Wilt's creator was, but they also provided the necessary technology that eventually helped Mac and Nina correctly "profile" who Wilt's creator was. I thought it was a funny and ironic twist that Frankie had to play the part of an exasperated father on a family trip, with that joke about her not stopping for directions and threatening to turn the bus around if the others didn't stop bugging her, LOL! I can see her dilemma, though-she knows she has someone else's kid with her, probably unknown to his mom, she has a TON of chores and responsibilities waiting back home, but she is still clearly depressed about Wilt being gone and concerned with his safety, not just because he's her responsibility, but because she genuinely CARES about him as a person, and that was really nice to see. For those who wanted to see more Mac/Bloo interaction, I just have to say this: this was not THEIR movie. There have been plenty of opportunities to see Mac and Bloo interact; it's the main driving force behind many episodes, including the pilot, but Wilt really needed to have his day in the spotlight for once, and this was it.

I DO have to wonder, though, if this pilgrimage of his, his reconnecting with his creator(whom he HAD to have known about all these years, with Jordan being a celebrity), and coming to terms with his unpleasant past will change Wilt any, if he will stop saying "I'm sorry" all the time, as Jordan suggested.

pitbulllady

Invader Bloo

11-24-2006, 01:27 PM

I really don't think Wilt will stop saying "I'm sorry" it's his catchphrase like Cheese's "I like *insert some food or thing here*".

InsaneFan

11-24-2006, 01:53 PM

GASP! I forgot to mention the jail scene! A POX UPON MYSELF!!!

The whole puppy story is one of the funniest part in the whole movie! Along with "Chwithmith?", of course, almost anything Bloo said, the "Lawn Ranger" and "BANDITOS ES DE MUERTOS! MUERTOS!!" ^^ Wait, allow me to brick myself, because I know I'm leaving stuff out.

Voxxyn

11-24-2006, 01:58 PM

I don't AT ALL think that Frankie had "lost the heart" to find Wilt. I think she threatened to turn around and go home only out of extreme anger at the obnoxious singing that further aggravated the massive amount of responsabilities on her plate. After that scene, we get to see many moments showing Frankie's genuine concern and worry about Wilt missing, which made me happy.

And I think the episode had just the right amount of Mac and Bloo, since this was supposed to be Wilt's time to shine. I nearly died laughing when Bloo said that Wilt was created by Al Capone and Godzilla.

InsaneFan

11-24-2006, 02:04 PM

OMGYES. xD The best line has to be "HE LED A LIFE OF DEBAUCHERY AND CRIME!", simply because I love the word 'debauchery'. xD

DoubleLatte

11-24-2006, 02:16 PM

I thought I'd be the only one getting the "Space Jam" reference! LOL. I loved that movie as a kid even if it's a little embarrassing to admit it now. I don't think that Wilt will change his ways as far as constantly apologizing is concerned (hey, it's his thing), but at least he now knows exactly why he is at Foster's and doesn't want to leave. That was incredibly self-less and sweet. I felt an overwhelming urge to want to hug and kiss the guy after the movie was over.

Has anyone even used the chat to discuss the movie?

InsaneFan

11-24-2006, 02:18 PM

Dude, I still love Space Jam! :D I still have it...I should watch it again.

DoubleLatte

11-24-2006, 02:24 PM

I don't AT ALL think that Frankie had "lost the heart" to find Wilt. I think she threatened to turn around and go home only out of extreme anger at the obnoxious singing that further aggravated the massive amount of responsabilities on her plate.

You don't have to tell me how that feels, particularly when you're driving around with a bunch of hyperactive, annoying minors in the back with incessant chattering, yelling, squealing, whining. UGHH! There were several times when I wanted to turn around and strangle one of the little jerks or throw him out of the moving car. But that's just me, and I can be a little aggressive sometimes. I actually thought Frankie's reaction hit the nail on the head. "Now let's try SHUT UP!!" Tee-hee!

EDIT: Yes. Space Jam is teh r0x.

Chaos Wielder

11-24-2006, 02:33 PM

But OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG!!!!!!!!!!! Good Wilt Hunting was the BEST. THING. IN THE. UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!! *dies* And the squeal, aww and gasp factors were H00J. For me and my friend, anyways. x3 I was in shock for an hour and a half after it was over. My friend got mad at me 'cause I had that jaw-open-slightly-staring-off-into-the-distance-delayed-mumbled-answers thing going on. Seriously. It didn't go away until we watched again.

Welcome back, Insanefan! XD Anyway, I watched the movie with my mom (yes, she, too, is a Foster's fan! XD) and we both liked it a lot (I think I loved it more than she did, though for some reason). I was very pleased with it-there were very many sweet moments that were found throughout it, as I said before. :)

Me and my friend rated it at least PG13 for strong basketball violence, slight cleavage, extreme unfairness towards Wilt and the word 'nudist'. xD

PG13, huh? I'd actually rate it PG for those elements-I didn't think they were necessarily that bad, but that's just me (although the scene where Wilt got his eye and arm damaged MIGHT disturb some very small children). :P

I LOVELOVELOVED seeing all the creators of the friends! DID YOU GUYS SEE KHAKI!?!? xD And "What else is on?" =3

Call me stupid, but I so didn't see Nina being Ed's creator coming! AND IT WAS SO CUTE!!! "Banditos es de muertos!! Muertos!!" 8D

Yes, Nina and Ed were so adorable together! I'd personally love to see them together again sometime...maybe have Nina visit Foster's to see Eduardo in one of the later episodes? That would be sweet. 8-)

Adam and Douglas: OMGYAY. xD I luff dems.

Yeah, they were pretty amusing at times, especially when it came to their love for Frankie. :P

When Wilt was on the phone, I thought it might be his creator he was talking to! Of course, I SOMEHOW managed not to spoil anything by watching previews, though my friend kept trying to tell me stuff. Dx

Yeah, for some reason I thought the very same thing at first.

Then at the train station...THE LOST AND FOUND SCENE BROKE MY HEART!! I was on the verge of tears through most parts of the movie. Also, I can NOT go 5 minutes without saying "Cwithmith!" now. =3 My friend and I rewound the tape over and over watching that part! IT WAS TOO CUTE!!!

Yeah, that was one of the most touching moments in the whole movie-That little friend was one of the cutest ones I've ever seen! Aww!

As for people saying crap about Frankie being the first to "give up" and saying they should probably just go home: Dudes, she was doing the sensible thing. She was in charge of everybody, and they had already spent a quite a bit of money and with no trail to follow, the only thing to do was go home and hope he would come home himself. Besides, it's not like she was HAPPY about going home.

I agree with you. I'm sure she wouldn't have left because she was giving up. It's not in her nature to do that, simple as that. After all, she WAS the one in charge, just as you said-she had to do the most sensible thing for everyone considering she was the "leader" of this search. ;)

MORE WILT. The flashbacks were better than I had hoped for! I squeaked every time one happened. Plus, the very first one made me gasp because I knew the ball would roll...OVER TO HIS OTHER ARM!!! He looked so...WEIRD with two non-wonky eyes!

Yeah, I know! I guess it's because we're so used to seeing him with one arm and one good eye, though, so of course it'd seem a bit weird to see him with two arms and two good eyes. ;)

And hey, what review would be complete without mentioning the stuff that Bloo came up with. "HE MUST HAVE ROBBED THEM! HE'S GETTING DEPERATE!!" "He led a life of debauchery and crime!"(that was the best! xD) "AL CAPONE! No, ATTILLA THE HUN!" "WILT'S CREATOR IS GODZILLA!!!" "Don't worry, he doesn't know of your life of crime!" x3 Plus, Bloo going Goo at the end was awesome. :gooblab:

Yeah, I couldn't help but giggle at Bloo at times. His insane ideas were so hilarious, especially the Godzilla one! :D

And then...There was Larry. *shudder* I still don't like that guy. He smacked Wilt around left and right! IT WAS NOT FAIR I TELL YOU! It was sooooo crazy to see Wilt looking so...Small. o.o I mean, he's small compared to the New Guy, and the Extremeosaur, but this...This was different.

Yup, I don't like Larry all that much, either. He's a cheater and a jerk, 'nuff said.

Wilt's speach on the jet made me SAD. *throws a fit* YOU'LL NEVER GET ADOPTED I'M TOO SELFISH TO LET YOU GOOOOOOO!! YOU SHALL BE ON FOSTER'S FOREVEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!! *throws things*

Yeah, that scene truly touched me, especially since Wilt knew his purpose in life was to be a good friend and a hero to other little children, so he decided to stay at Foster's for that very reason. It was easily the most touching part in the whole movie for me. :)

And I'm pretty sure Wilt was the coach in the credits! I mean, they were all on folding chairs on the court, not in the stands! Or was that just so you could see them better? In any case...That was the best credits sequence EVAR. :bloogrin

They were the best credits to me, too, for the same reasons. :bloogrin

I really loved this movie, though, just as I said earlier. I will even go as far as saying that it's possibly (for me) the best episode of Foster's I've ever seen (yeah, it was technically a movie, but I'm just comparing it to some of the other episodes, namely House of Bloo's, the other Foster's TV movie and the pilot episode. :))

LaBlooGirl

11-24-2006, 03:05 PM

Okay slight disappointment with Wilt's wonky eye being explained as it was.....that was kinda like, "Yeah right." But....it is a cartoon and so in that sense it was a good way to get around anything too graphic.

OW. WILT'S ARM WAS CRUSHED. OW. ::winces thinking about it:: I think that's worse then having an arm just clean cut off by a blade or something. I mean his arm looked like an accordian.
Poor Wiltie. :(
I rather liked the basketball-headed dude up until I actually saw this movie and saw him tossing Wilt around like a ragdoll. I mean cheating doesn't even come CLOSE to describing Larry. (Is that a pun on Larry Bird? FOUL Larry=FOWL=BIRD? lol) He has no natural talent against Wilt (who is clearly far superior in the game) and uses every dirty means possible to win. But then again, he WAS created that way! So I can't hate him completely. He seemed nice enough in the end, as if when you take him out of the court he's really not so bad. And I loved his voice. :P

Hey anybody notice all bad guys seem to have crooked teeth? Terrence, Mac's bullies at school...now Larry...coincedence? Hm, think not.

Well this movie was wonderful. It was done in a very expertly crafted way and I thought the only thing it lacked was a little more about Coco's past, though for all we know it could show up in another special or even a regular episode.
Ed sure got a lot of screen-time, it was like a 2nd story going on.^_^ His creator Nina was great and they explained every aspect of Ed, even down to why he acts a little girly sometimes. It all makes sense now! He IS a fierce protector, but also has a soft side so he could toughen up Nina, causing her to try and protect HIM. That was a very well done concept, I loved it.

Watching Wilt be so selfless like that and help the cute IF find her home, as well as help the old farmer who could barely move, and then lawn EVERYONE'S yard (causing him good standing with the local judge! LOL That was another golden scene) was really funny and heartwarming at the same time. I kept thinking of scary_dream's avatar and it just made me laugh harder! 8D

Frankie got some good screen time, and I admire her for her patience! Poor Bloo gets whacked around by that woman often, doesn't he? "GET IN THE BACK!" ::WHAM:: Then again, he puts it on himself, but at the same time, he never learns from it either. :jk:

I have to say that as far as I can tell (unless I didnt' catch it on here) nobody mentioned the fact of Jordan being rich. Obviously, Wilt didn't fail even MORE because Jordan's success shows how much Wilt helped him reach his dreams after all! I hope Wilt does get to see Jordan's mansion and maybe even visit with him for periods at a time. Well one thing is for sure, we know Jordan will be coming to the next Creator Picnic. :)

Great movie. I only watched it once, I'm off to see it again while eating my Japanese bento box for dinner. (California rolls, chicken teriyaki...YUM!)

And so my expected long post is done. :P