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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on October 31, 2007, 09:45:49 am ---Neither "scent" nor "olfactory" can be substituted for "smell-wise" in the sentence, "I brought in a sprig of lilac with me so it would be beautiful smell-wise, too" and make scents sense. Olifactorily would work, though a bit awkward-wise. I guess it doesn't slide off the tongue quite the way "visually" or "aurally" do.
Too bad for The Lovely Bones. Ryan Gosling has become one of my favorite actors on the basis of two movies: Half Nelson, during which I fell asleep but up until then was blown away by his performance, and Fracture, in which I liked him better than Anthony Hopkins.
I read the book The Lovely Bones years ago, and my reaction was, ehhh ...
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I haven't paid too much attention to Ryan, myself. However, Lars and The Real Girl is getting interesting reviews and might be worth seeing.
L
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Kd5000 on October 31, 2007, 09:49:01 am ---
There are too many serious R rated films out right now. I did see RENDITION which I liked. Much has been made about Clooney not being much of a draw as Michael Clayton isn't doing well. I believe it was on SLATE.com that posted an essay that the era when a major movie star (it's not just Clooney, but Brad Pitt's film isn't doing well) could pull in a crowd was now over.
I think that's been the case for awhile. :o
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I think it was the same article on Slate that said people ask for serious, adult movies but then they don't go to them. Are they being marketed incorrectly or is it a myth that people want serious adult movies?
And frankly, the whole "fabulous George Clooney" thing is lost on me. He'd never be a reason for me to see a movie.
L
notBastet:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on October 31, 2007, 09:45:49 am ---Neither "scent" nor "olfactory" can be substituted for "smell-wise" in the sentence, "I brought in a sprig of lilac with me so it would be beautiful smell-wise, too" and make scents sense. Olifactorily would work, though a bit awkward-wise. I guess it doesn't slide off the tongue quite the way "visually" or "aurally" do.
Too bad for The Lovely Bones. Ryan Gosling has become one of my favorite actors on the basis of two movies: Half Nelson, during which I fell asleep but up until then was blown away by his performance, and Fracture, in which I liked him better than Anthony Hopkins.
I read the book The Lovely Bones years ago, and my reaction was, ehhh ...
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How about: I brought in a sprig of lilac with me so there would a beautiful aroma...?
Spoiler (sort of)...
I read the Lovely Bones awhile back, as well. I only remember a little. I can't exactly guess what part Ryan Gosling or his replacement would be playing.... the bad guy?
notBastet:
I loved Ryan Gosling in The Notebook.
I had thought about seeing the 2nd Elizabeth movie last week, but decided against it because Clive Owen does not always strike me the right way... (in fact, he may never have done so). I opted for Into the Wild instead.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on October 31, 2007, 10:58:56 am ---I think it was the same article on Slate that said people ask for serious, adult movies but then they don't go to them. Are they being marketed incorrectly or is it a myth that people want serious adult movies?
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I read that, too. I think the answer is that this particular movie is being marketed incorrectly. I almost went to it on Sunday, though even then I really didn't know what it's about.
Serious adult movies, IMO, are still in too short supply. I think the problem financially is that serious adults rarely see a movie more than once or twice (BBM aside ;D), whereas kids are more likely to see movies several times.
--- Quote from: notBastet on October 31, 2007, 11:05:11 am ---I read the Lovely Bones awhile back, as well. I only remember a little. I can't exactly guess what part Ryan Gosling or his replacement would be playing.... the bad guy?
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Oh yeah, the bad guy. I was wondering about that, too, and for some reason I'd forgotten all about the bad guy. I think Ryan Gosling, talented though he is, seems too sympathetic an actor to play a guy that evil. Even Mark Wahlberg might not be abhorrent enough. I was thinking the cop.
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