[JohnHuang2]

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Quote of the Day by areafiftyone

[fella]

Bump

[.45MAN]

Thanks for posting this John.((((ping))))

[dfwgator]

Hollywood does not care about America. 70% of their profits come from overseas.

[Revolting cat!]

Here's an a propos excerpt from an otherwise positive review of About Schmidt, a Hollywood movie about an average American schmuck (indirect link to source):

"At a certain point, a viewer can't help but wonder if "About Schmidt" is perhaps too harsh, a portrait of a nonartist as seen through the eyes of wealthy artists who can't imagine a normal middle-class life as anything but compromised. One wonders, what do they think would have made Schmidt's life worthwhile? Realizing his childhood aim to become a business tycoon? Probably not.

On the worthwhileness topic, Payne and his co-writer, Jim Taylor, have little hope or wisdom to offer, and their occasionally condescending way with characters may put off some viewers. But I believe the limits of their vision only help them this time, making the movie all the more despairing and thus all the more effective."

[Bernard Marx]

Wow! This is good. It's what I've been trying to tell my kids for years.