Posted on 12/21/2005 8:37:47 AM PST by moviewatcher
I must admit that I was quite livid by the time the credits scrolled. I was completely set up.
Hollywood has been making this same movie over and over lately. The only thing missing is Ben Stiller.
Agreed. Russell Crowe did a great job and I really think they captured the depression.
I just watch them when they are on TV if it looks interesting. Why would you think you were supposed to be impressed? I'm just not a big movie fan.
My mind was made up long ago. About the only cast member worth seeing is Rachael McAdam, but she can't make up for dealing with Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton or the "dumber" member of the Wilson clan (as opposed to his brother, "dumb").
Luckily, my wife get a call to see it with some friends this week, so I'm off the hook. That and "Bareback Mounting"! Best Christmas present I got from her friends this year, not having to deal with those two turkeys!
"Edited for time" + "Edited for dialogue" + "Formatted for your screen" + commercials is almost guaranteed to make any movie uninteresting.
It's funny how some people take not seeing movies as some sort of badge of moral superiority. Can you imagine if someone said "I haven't read a book in years" or "I haven't listened to any music in years."
I REFUSE to see ANY movie with Diane Keaton. She is an awful actress. I HATED "Something's Gotta Give."
The bereaved widow is suing the firearm manufacturer in civil court.
An evil cabal of firearm manufacturers secretly meet and retain the services of Gene Hackman, a jury consultant who is willing to break dozens of federal laws for a price.
John Cusack plays a slacker who is secretly a brilliant jury manipulator. He dodges Hackman's vetting process, and therefore is risking his life as the two play cat and mouse.
It is revealed that he has done all this for a woman (Rachel Weisz) whose sister was killed in a school shooting years before, and his manipulation of the jury to force the firearm industry into bankruptcy is a social imperative reinforced by the passion of a man for the lady he loves.
Formulaic, treacly, two-dimensional, manipulative crap.
But it gave me some more ideas for my "inverse Grisham" screenplay.
Can you give me a list of the "dozens of good films"? I must be missing something.
Considering what Hollywood puts out, I would say it is a badge of moral superiority to ignore many of their movies.
Start with Downfall; I'll give you more later when I have time.
SNORRFLE!
Of course the obvious response would be "How would you know if you don't see movies" and "Not all American films are made by Hollywood"
Ditto. The last six movies I saw in the theater include 3 LotR, 2 Star Wars, and The Passion of the Christ.
Is there anything else done by the movie industry recently that is worth seeing, even for free?
As with rap "music", celebrating ignorance is demeaning.
One thing about "The Family Guy"- that show is an equal opportunity offender. It has made me LAUGH and it has made me turn off the television. I rarely watch it now.
While You Were Sleeping was a good "Christmas-time" movie... i remember it being very cute...
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