3 minutes into Arrival

[Pelle Svanslös]

Well, after already two and a half minutes of gooey filled schmaltz, the
unthinkable happens.

The apparent mother of the future protagonist (?) gently nips the future
protagonist in the nose with the index finger in a bedtime scene filmed
with a nylon stocking filter.

Can this thing regain credibility? Won't be easy, but I hope so.

[Gracchus]

A better question--why would someone post a review based on the first three minutes of a film?

[Pelle Svanslös]

For the heck of it.

I decided to put it on hold. Mr T nesw are more interesting.

[calim...@gmx.de]

Whether anything is credible for Schwanzlos guys is relevant how?


Max

[TT]

The structure of time is circular thus he was both in the beginning and
end of the film at the same time. He had already seen and not seen it.

[Gracchus]

Yep, makes sense. :) Personally I think the film tipped its hand too soon at the beginning in relation to the book, which doled out the flashbacks/flashforwards more piecemeal.

[bob]

i really enjoyed the movie, didn't read the book. it got slightly
predictable last 15 mins or so, but i'd have to give it pretty high
marks.

bob

[TennisGuy]

And here I was thinking you were talking about the birth of a baby!
What do I know?

[The Iceberg]

it the most boring film since 2001 Space Odyssey.

[soccerfan777]

Arrival sucked big time. And Amy Adams might the least sensual actress of Hollywood...of all time.

It is one of those movies which tries to be clever...but it is so obvious that it tries to be clever that it is super annoying. On top of it Amy Adams is a shit actress with max 2-3 expressions and a blank stare.

What has happened to acting these days? None of the top actors and actresses these days can really act.

I miss the star studded line up acting days of Glengarry Glenross where they were like 7 actors on screen and everyone is a genius actor to the point that it all seemed like overacted a bit. I would like actors who could actually overact.

[Pelle Svanslös]

I haven't unpaused it yet, but I suspect you nailed it. God bless dvd
players.

[Pelle Svanslös]

On 15/10/2017 14.03, soccerfan777 wrote:
> Arrival sucked big time. And Amy Adams might the least sensual actress of Hollywood...of all time.
>

Is Amy Adams in it? I didn't recognise her ... the nylon socks in the
lenses ... geez. Some borders, directors.

But AA is kinda homey hot. Somewhat annoying and not that great looking,
but homey hot. A big nose can be sexy for some too.

[Court_1]

Yes, if one wants quality movie advice, ape Iceberg is the person to consult! *rolls eyes*

I haven't see Arrival yet but I intend to get to it eventually.

[Pelle Svanslös]

Iceberg is occasionally brilliant. No way around that.

[Court_1]

That doesn't surprise me coming from you! ;)

[Gracchus]

If nobody pulls out a gun and starts shooting withing 10 minutes, Iceberg's attention drifts and he labels the movie a bore. And Raja sounds like one of the imDB kids with his "review."

[Court_1]

On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 11:16:11 AM UTC-4, Gracchus wrote:

> If nobody pulls out a gun and starts shooting withing 10 minutes, Iceberg's attention drifts and he labels the movie a bore. And Raja sounds like one of the imDB kids with his "review."

Ha ha, agreed. The best is, the other day I was looking at one of the Reddit movie groups and I happened to see a comment from a poster who said that he hasn't watched Schindler's List because he couldn't stand "old" movies. Schindler's List is from 1993! That's what you deal with on the internet--mostly people from 12-27 who consider movies from 1993 old! How can you take most of their opinions or reviews seriously?

[soccerfan777]

Schindlers list is a great movie. Arrival simply isn't. I am not a big fan of the movies released this millennium. I haven't seen one movie from the last 17 years which simply blew my mind. Not one!

Was American Beauty from 2000? Gladiator was pretty good too. What else from 00s and 10s that boasted great performances and had some entertainment value too?

[Gracchus]

Exactly. I was talking to a 25-year-old about movies a few years ago when he told me that as a rule, he didn't watch any movie more than 10 years old. This was an educated guy too, but it was hard to take him seriously after that. Now I can understand how time reference changes with age. That is to say, for someone 40+, 10 years seems much less than for someone in that 12-27 range. But I think this idea of film (or other art) being unworthy of attention because it's not current is a symptom of Millennial Disease. When I was 15 years old, I was already watching all kinds of "old" films, including silents. Sure, I thought some of them were hokey, but I certainly wasn't dismissing anything out of hand because of when they were made. In fact, I found the different eras fascinated. But today their brains are shaped by Facebook and Twitter, so they view the whole world that way, including history. Ah, these young whippersnappers! *<in crotchety old guy voice>*

[Gracchus]

On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 9:09:29 AM UTC-7, Gracchus wrote:

> In fact, I found the different eras fascinated.

Make that "fascinating." Sorry, I'm still on my first coffee.

[The Iceberg]

Thanks Pelle! :D

[The Iceberg]

Yes well funnily, just started watching the Last Samuri with that v good Tom Cruise, it quite a serious film and even has subtitles but luckily they did have a gun shooting scene in the first 10mins!

[Gracchus]

On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 4:35:12 PM UTC-7, The Iceberg wrote:

> Yes well funnily, just started watching the Last Samuri with that v good Tom Cruise, it quite a serious film and even has subtitles but luckily they did have a gun shooting scene in the first 10mins!

No, it is NOT a good film. It's formulaic Hollywood pap following the same template as many films like it. If this is what you prefer to thinking fare, that says it all. And just FYI--the presence of subtitles doesn't make an art film. There are subtitles because without them, most of the world would only see a bunch of angry Japanese people yapping and not understand a word of it.

[jdeluise]

That movie was totally nonsensical and unbelievable... almost like a
comic book except it wasn't billed, produced or advertised that way. Tom
Cruise looked like a shrimpy wimp in it as usual but even more so in this
case and was completely miscast I thought. What was "serious" about it?

[TT]

Still better than 95% of Japanese samurai films. :-P

[soccerfan777]

The Last Samurai was terrible just like most Tom Cruise movies. I did like few movies if his like A Few Good Man, Minority Men and Some of the Mission Impossible movies especially the latest one with that Swedish/British actress

[calim...@gmx.de]

On Monday, October 16, 2017 at 12:32:07 PM UTC+2, soccerfan777 wrote:
> The Last Samurai was terrible just like most Tom Cruise movies. I did like few movies if his like A Few Good Man, Minority Men and Some of the Mission Impossible movies especially the latest one with that Swedish/British actress

Cruise was great as Count Stauffenberg in "Valkyrie".


Max

[Gracchus]

Ooh yeah, that eye-patch totally did it. Cruise was suddenly just so...German!

[calim...@gmx.de]

Yes, most of us wear those eye-patches.
While Americans are obese and shoot poor blacks.


Max

[Gracchus]

Either that or the monocle. I suppose there's a trade-off.

> While Americans are obese and shoot poor blacks.

I am definitely not obese.

[calim...@gmx.de]

Either obese or shooting blacks. Must be a trade-off.


Max

[Gracchus]

My belief in a low-fat diet prevails.

[grif]

On 16/10/2017 00:35, The Iceberg wrote:
> Yes well funnily, just started watching the Last Samuri with that v good Tom Cruise, it quite a serious film and even has subtitles but luckily they did have a gun shooting scene in the first 10mins!
>

Tell me how he died.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBrP0wRp4Bg#t=1m58s

[soccerfan777]

Yes with that American accent he sounded so German!

[soccerfan777]

Have you seen Hara-Kiri? Great movie.

[soccerfan777]

Just fat then? ;-) Or ugly. You have to fit the stereotype... come on.

[calim...@gmx.de]

Did you watch it in German????


Max

[Carey]

"..your region is vast, Molloy. You have never left it and you never shall."

[TT]

Yes, one of the best if not the best samurai films. But not perfect
because it didn't have Cruise.

[Pelle Svanslös]

On 15/10/2017 14.12, Pelle Svanslös wrote:
> On 15/10/2017 13.54, The Iceberg wrote:
>> On Saturday, 14 October 2017 18:16:53 UTC+1, Pelle Svanslös  wrote:
>>> Well, after already two and a half minutes of gooey filled schmaltz, the
>>> unthinkable happens.
>>>
>>> The apparent mother of the future protagonist (?) gently nips the future
>>> protagonist in the nose with the index finger in a bedtime scene filmed
>>> with a nylon stocking filter.
>>>
>>> Can this thing regain credibility? Won't be easy, but I hope so.
>>
>> it the most boring film since 2001 Space Odyssey.
>>
>
> I haven't unpaused it yet, but I suspect you nailed it.

Yep. That's how it turned out to be. The first 10 seconds define a
movie. If it fails there, there's no turning back.

"Mommy and Daddy talk to Kang and Kodos and learn that life is Hannah
spelled forwards or backwards. If you think only one way of spelling is
correct, you're a bird in a cage".

Geez.

> God bless dvd
> players.

Wise words, Pelle.

[Gracchus]

Do yourself a favor and stick to cartoons from now on. They are better for someone with your attention span.

[TT]

Stick to Steamboat Willie, Pelle. It's pretty long though at 8mins.

I'd post this political short art-film for Pelle but he probably won't
get past the 1min 10s mark when it really begins...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E432cI5V3c

[*skriptis]

soccerfan777 <zepf...@gmail.com> Wrote in message:
> Arrival sucked big time. And Amy Adams might the least sensual actress of Hollywood...of all time.
>
> It is one of those movies which tries to be clever...but it is so obvious that it tries to be clever that it is super annoying. On top of it Amy Adams is a shit actress with max 2-3 expressions and a blank stare.
>
> What has happened to acting these days? None of the top actors and actresses these days can really act.
>
> I miss the star studded line up acting days of Glengarry Glenross where they were like 7 actors on screen and everyone is a genius actor to the point that it all seemed like overacted a bit. I would like actors who could actually overact.


Do you have to ask such stupid questions?

Castings are done by doing blowjob to Harvey and guys like him.
That's how they succeed and get roles.

So all A-list actresses are actually prostitutes. Most paid in the
world, the ones who had to do it only couple of times and got
rewarded in millions. ROI is remarkable in their case.



But it's therefore very annoying to read about all sorts of stuff
they had to go through, when in fact they wanted it, let it
happen, took their dozen of millions that followed and stole a
spot to some of the "more" talented actresses.









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[TT]

*skriptis kirjoitti 26.10.2017 klo 12:46:
> Castings are done by doing blowjob to Harvey and guys like him.
> That's how they succeed and get roles.

That explains Gwyneth Paltrow.

Makes me wonder about Hayden Christensen and Lucas.

[*skriptis]

TT <as...@dprk.kp> Wrote in message:

That's gross but not as gross as thinking who was casting that
young Anakin?


Harvey groped a male actor as well. Would anyone be surprised they
do it to kids as well?

"It's all fun, it's casting".

[TT]

*skriptis kirjoitti 26.10.2017 klo 13:26:
> TT <as...@dprk.kp> Wrote in message:
>> *skriptis kirjoitti 26.10.2017 klo 12:46:
>>> Castings are done by doing blowjob to Harvey and guys like him.
>>> That's how they succeed and get roles.
>>
>> That explains Gwyneth Paltrow.
>>
>> Makes me wonder about Hayden Christensen and Lucas.
>>
>
>
> That's gross but not as gross as thinking who was casting that
> young Anakin?
>
>

I thought young Anakin was great.