What a terrible remake of "The Great Imposter (1960)" starring Tony Curtis.
Posted on 12/24/2004 8:26:14 AM PST by hiho hiho
I just found this on Google search:
So What's a Boomer, Anyhow?
Glad you asked. Stated very simply, the sociologists and the media define baby boomers as those born between (and including) 1946 and 1964.
I agree it sure is good reading!
I believe actors and actresses in the old days were men and women (used to be called ladies and gentlemen) who were somehow more sophisticated and had the nuances that made them awesome. The men's clothing was so cool and the women seemed so natural in their gowns and they sure knew how to wear wonderful hats. I love the old movies.
Just watch Leno or Letterman. Today's icons come out and sit - men dressed like they live under a bridge. Absolutely no effort for dressing up to be on TV. And the women with their legs open and nipples all other the place. It's a hoot but indicates something has been lost.
"No wonder that we can believe Thomas Haden Church as Jack, a boyish, lustful monument to immaturity, in "Sideways." Church is great in the role, but he's 43. "
Really? Huh. I thought he was around 40 over a decade ago when he was on "Wings".
Times change and you gotta change with them. You're only as old as you feel.
"No wonder that we can believe Thomas Haden Church as Jack, a boyish, lustful monument to immaturity, in "Sideways." Church is great in the role, but he's 43. "
Really? Huh. I thought he was around 40 over a decade ago when he was on "Wings".
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He's got that seamed, leathery look. Think Nick Nolte or Tommy Lee Jones. Those guys never looked young even when they were.
What a terrible remake of "The Great Imposter (1960)" starring Tony Curtis.
Yeah, what I wrote was a broad brushstroke, no doubt boomers here at FR are less characteristic.
Merry Christmas ya whipper snapper!
I find many Boomer characteristics objectionable. I call them the Generation that discovered everything and learned nothing.
....This is a stupid article........
I can't disagree.
The assignment was 600 words or so...... he had to write something. And these were those that came out.
He omitted one important visual. All thoe oldtime movies depict men wearing ties, and generally suits. Even the cowboy movies have men in suits and ties. The same is true of women. They are dressed in an almost formal manner.
This mild foremality translates visually as looking older.
Speaking for boomers.....who gives a flying **** what you think.
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I think that DiCaprio is a poor example to use...
He gives me that creep michael jackson feeling.. he has been in the spotlight so long that he doesn't know what his true age is, he has been protected from the real world. All you need to do is refer to some of the press he has gotten outside of his movie roles.. acting like a prima donna...
1) None of the actors the author named are boomers, they're all Xers.
2) She picks on things like Zellweger's voice and DiCaprio's infamous boyish looks. Both physical attributes that have absolutely nothing to do with growing up. Love Leo or hate him, admit that he can't help looking like that.
I do believe you're correct.
Ahh, I'm guessing you mean "twit"
Merry Christmas.
"Heh heh. He said 'twit.'"
Merry Christmas to you too.
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