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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 01, 2010, 09:29:52 pm ---
I saw It's Complicated a few nights ago and unexpectedly liked it. I feared there'd be too much older-woman-wish-fulfillment content, which sometimes gets so outlandish that it has started really getting on my nerves. While was "aspirational," it seemed reasonably natural in the context of the plot.
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I just saw It's Complicated with my Mom. After a bit of a slow start, it was rolling-on-the-floor hilarious in spots! I especially loved Jim Shakowski as Meryl Streep's daughter's fiance. I never thought a movie about fifty-somethings could be so hip and funny!! Since one of my nicknames is Mrs. Robinson, I was happy to see The Graduate make a cameo appearance.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on February 13, 2010, 07:49:54 pm ---I especially loved Jim Shakowski as Meryl Streep's daughter's fiance.
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I think that would be John Krasinski, FRiend Lee--the guy from The Office?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on February 13, 2010, 07:49:54 pm ---I never thought a movie about fifty-somethings could be so hip and funny!!
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Because I know plenty of hip and funny fifty-somethings, present company included, my reaction is just the opposite -- why are there so few movies about them?
Or rather, in particular [once again donning Humorless Strident Middle-Aged Feminist hat] so few movies about hip and funny fifty-something women. You do occasionally see hip and funny men, of fifty and beyond, in movies.
Lynne:
We saw Avatar over the weekend and although R liked it (I think he's a special-effects guy ;) but he'll have to address that), I was not really impressed.
I appreciate, of course, the parallels of one society enslaving another, robbing them of their natural resources, from the beginning of time to our current relations with fundamentalist Muslims in the Middle East. And there are plenty of other moral lessons to be learned if you pay attention.
But
I felt like the point was beaten home like the dead horse - much more so than the Crash lessons on racism, and it's not like Crash was very subtle.
I did appreciate what little creativity went into creating the oppressed (blue) society and even more the concept of one species being able to merge with another and thereby understand who they are...that might engender future science fiction goodness.
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Lynne on February 19, 2010, 06:40:44 pm ---We saw Avatar over the weekend and although R liked it (I think he's a special-effects guy ;) but he'll have to address that), I was not really impressed.
I appreciate, of course, the parallels of one society enslaving another, robbing them of their natural resources, from the beginning of time to our current relations with fundamentalist Muslims in the Middle East. And there are plenty of other moral lessons to be learned if you pay attention.
But
I felt like the point was beaten home like the dead horse - much more so than the Crash lessons on racism, and it's not like Crash was very subtle.
I did appreciate what little creativity went into creating the oppressed (blue) society and even more the concept of one species being able to merge with another and thereby understand who they are...that might engender future science fiction goodness.
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Yikes!
I guess I'm an Avatard, lol!
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