Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Alex · 01-24-2007, 10:15 PM

Yeah, I'm not entirely sure what the solution would be that wouldn't completely pervert it, it'd still have to be something relativley passive on our part; our victory can only be serendipitous. The TV show just said "screw it" and used the set up and then went in a new direction.

But facing that, my view is you either just leave it on the table until you figure out how to get around it (as they tried to do with the equally silly plot point from the original that the invaders were from Mars) or you go back to basics and do the book and keep everything grounded in a thoroughly Victorian sensibility.

Of course, it is the modern-day stupidity of the conclusion to War of the Worlds that provides the humor of Mars Attacks!

innerSpaceman · 01-24-2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

...the equally silly plot point from the original that the invaders were from Mars

Hahahaha, in the radio show, astronomers see the Martians launching from Mars minutes before they reach the Earth!!

Alex · 01-24-2007, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hahahaha, in the radio show, astronomers see the Martians launching from Mars minutes before they reach the Earth!!

I can't remember how it is in the radio show, but is it the same ships that they see launching minutes before they land? In the book, if I remember correctly, they discover the first aliens and that prompts them to see further ship launches from Mars.

Alex · 01-24-2007, 10:26 PM

My movie viewing this weeks so far has been Moonstruck and The Big Easy.

I'd just like to say that movies in the '80s sucked.

Having somehow seen several early Nicolas Cage movies recently it truly is bizarre to me that Cage's "early career" isn't now known as his "career." I understand that the movie is meant to be operatic, particularly Cage's character, but it was just painful to watch. That said, it has two great scenes. One in the restaurant between Olympia Dukakis and John Mahoney and the other between Dukakis and Danny Aiello (who was really pleasant in this movie).

I'm pretty sure that in another couple weeks I won't remember that I even watched The Big Easy it was so forgettable. All I'll remember is what I already remembered about the movie. The best man at my first wedding tells that he learned about finger****ing from this movie and when he tried it for the first time (before actually having sex) it was quite a shock to him to learn what it felt like.

01-24-2007, 10:15 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, I'm not entirely sure what the solution would be that wouldn't completely pervert it, it'd still have to be something relativley passive on our part; our victory can only be serendipitous. The TV show just said "screw it" and used the set up and then went in a new direction. But facing that, my view is you either just leave it on the table until you figure out how to get around it (as they tried to do with the equally silly plot point from the original that the invaders were from Mars) or you go back to basics and do the book and keep everything grounded in a thoroughly Victorian sensibility. Of course, it is the modern-day stupidity of the conclusion to War of the Worlds that provides the humor of Mars Attacks!
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01-24-2007, 10:26 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	My movie viewing this weeks so far has been Moonstruck and The Big Easy. I'd just like to say that movies in the '80s sucked. Having somehow seen several early Nicolas Cage movies recently it truly is bizarre to me that Cage's "early career" isn't now known as his "career." I understand that the movie is meant to be operatic, particularly Cage's character, but it was just painful to watch. That said, it has two great scenes. One in the restaurant between Olympia Dukakis and John Mahoney and the other between Dukakis and Danny Aiello (who was really pleasant in this movie). I'm pretty sure that in another couple weeks I won't remember that I even watched The Big Easy it was so forgettable. All I'll remember is what I already remembered about the movie. The best man at my first wedding tells that he learned about finger***ing from this movie and when he tried it for the first time (before actually having sex) it was quite a shock to him to learn what it felt* like.
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