Movies You Instantly Forget

[mut...@yahoo.com]

Last week, I watched Charlie Wilson's War. A friend asked me last
night how I liked it, and I said I sincerely could not give a decent
answer, as I had completely forgotten what it was about.

I don't mean I already forgot the details, such as the bevy of girls
in the dude's Congressional office. I just couldn't explain why a
movie was made about this subject in a way so light-hearted; what role
in God's name my personal bete noire, Julia Roberts, actually played;
and whom the audience for this film was supposed to be.

Is Hanks entering an avuncular phase a la Jack Nicholson? No more
gravitas? The funniest thing was Seymour Hoffmann looking so age-
appropriate to a guy his age in that era. I'm not particularly worried
about my short term memory, since I otherwise remember all the crap I
got from the Netflix settlement (and some non-crap).

But I totally forget Charlie Wilson's War, except that it gave Roberts
the chance to reprise her Lawdy, Me! gesture, the one that made her
famous, as a whore, twenty years ago.

[Stapler]

The Dark Knight

[moviePig]

I'm not sure a movie's a good test of short-term memory. Rather, your
Julia-phobia and CWW's lack of *immediate* topicality likely
suppressed its emotional stamp. Meanwhile, though, I've no idea why
you'd think an indictment of U.S. politics and shortsightedness
somehow lacks the 'gravitas' of, say, CAST AWAY...

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[nick]

"an indictment of U.S. politics and shortsightedness"? Were there two
versions of Charlie Wilson's War because that sure don't sound like
the Charlie Wilson's War Calvin Rice was posting on a few weeks back,
you know, that movie that sticks it to the lefties and whatnot. I
can't comment specifically because I can't remember Charlie Wilson's
War either. I saw Righteous Kill yesterday and that one's starting to
fade fast already.

[Flasherly]

On Sep 14, 6:24 am, mute...@yahoo.com wrote:

> Last week, I watched Charlie Wilson's War. A friend asked me last
> night how I liked it, and I said I sincerely could not give a decent
> answer, as I had completely forgotten what it was about.
>
> I don't mean I already forgot the details, such as the bevy of girls
> in the dude's Congressional office. I just couldn't explain why a
> movie was made about this subject in a way so light-hearted; what role
> in God's name my personal bete noire, Julia Roberts, actually played;
> and whom the audience for this film was supposed to be.

Haven't gotten around to watching it. What I have watched is some PBS/
NPR docu-stuff on Charlie. Sometimes the subject matter overrides any
dramatic inference intent might better surmise. Of course, in the
same vein, that's idealistically Charlie's part, truth be told, along
with his retinue of society arm-twisters, fund-raisers, and do-gooder
political whores, accounting ideology, stances, and battle lines.
Just like because you can't remember a thing about it, needn't
necessarily mean Hanks is at a wholesale discount for hitting
interestingly on something of political demigod, within circles and
favoritism, of a powerful niche Charlie commanded. Not usually a sort
of thing I'd go for, as much stricken by a depth of audaciousness [say
it ain't so, again, Joe] behind often closed doors and controlling
powers. Although I'm sure there are other mentionable movies that
have dealt with the notably infamous and their sundry feats of
exploitation.

Hanks I wouldn't offhand credit as other than apart a thoughtful and
courteousness wholesomeness, likely indicative of a genuinely sincere
person. The "other" Hank -- a cockster of Charlie Wilson's breadth,
giving it to Julie Roberts in flying colors -- no, I wouldn't offhand
say I'd expect that of him, either. Rather, I might take it for a
slant off the documentaries for comparison, if at all more.

[moviePig]

Although I don't remember CWW much more than muteFan, I don't recall
any strident partisanship. Otoh, I do lack Calvin's directional sense
of True Left...

[swyck]

I enjoeyd CWW but I think it was more a movie for those that remember
the events depicted and that era as a whole. I don't think it did a
good job of explaining why anything was really important.

[T987654321]

Well there was.. er oh um that one maybe...... nope, don't remember.

[jessica_smith_nyc]

I think the latest movie that happened to me was Forbidden Kingdrom

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[MrBud...@aol.com]

Only a few days after seeing THE PHANTOM MENACE, I was on the phone
with a relative, yakking about some of the latest movies I'd seen -
and I completely forgot to mention the Star Wars film. It made that
much of an impression on me.

[mut...@yahoo.com]

On Sep 15, 8:40 pm, denni...@dennism3.invalid (Dennis M) wrote:
> I instantly forgot The Da Vinci Code, speaking of Tom Hanks. CCW didn't
> appeal to me enough to see, even though I am a big PS Hoffman fan.

I just thought of another one: Gone, Baby, Gone. I got that puppy
during the Netflix settlement too. The best film I saw from the
Netflix settlement was the fourteen year-old Restoration. In
Bruges...man, if only the ending was less nihilistic. the film is
unforgettable but the ending too blithe and almost in-your-face,
considering that the humor is so painfully true and true-to-life.

[mack]

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Then there are the pictures you wish you could forget. like HOT FUZZ.
oh, spare me.