Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 03-25-2008, 04:21 PM

But what if he felt he could never love another? And so decided to just use his incredible good looks to bed countless women in meaninglessness, to feed his broken heart and fulfill his twisted destiny to never again know romantic love until the day someone unplugs that obsure hole in a crumbling temple in Angor Watt and releases the echo of his secret.

Until then, he sits holed up in the hotel room where he wrote stories with his true love, and writes and writes and writes. He never sleeps with his token women in that room. But that is where he creates and feels joy and the shadow of love.

Hmmm, maybe I should rent it just to see if I'm close.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 03-25-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hmmm, maybe I should rent it just to see if I'm close.

I think you are very, very close, actually. Huzzah!

Alex · 03-29-2008, 10:01 PM

Just saw 21.

It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great. Definitely suffered from too much familiarity with the geography of Vegas. It kind of ruined the moment of cool they were going for when I realized the slow escalator rise of the main character would, in reality, be bringing him out of the Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood.

Or when someone was asked up to the comped suite at Planet Hollywood and it was obvious that the room was in Paris. Or the Friday evening drive down the Strip with no traffic.

Plus, the blackjack wasn't well explained. They made it look like when you have a positive count you win every hand.

Plus, the way the kid gains Kevin Spacey's respect and attention was by knowing the answer to the Monty Hall problem, something I learned in the ninth grade (back before Marilyn vos Savant made it famous; and though a lot of kids never did quite grasp why the answer was correct, it is definitely not senior year MIT subject matter).

Plus, it telegraphed the ending to an unforgivable degree.

Wait, now I'm talking myself into it being horrible. Guess I'll see how I feel about it in the morning.

03-25-2008, 04:21 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	But what if he felt he could never love another? And so decided to just use his incredible good looks to bed countless women in meaninglessness, to feed his broken heart and fulfill his twisted destiny to never again know romantic love until the day someone unplugs that obsure hole in a crumbling temple in Angor Watt and releases the echo of his secret. Until then, he sits holed up in the hotel room where he wrote stories with his true love, and writes and writes and writes. He never sleeps with his token women in that room. But that is where he creates and feels joy and the shadow of love. Hmmm, maybe I should rent it just to see if I'm close.
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03-29-2008, 10:01 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Just saw 21. It wasn't horrible but it wasn't great. Definitely suffered from too much familiarity with the geography of Vegas. It kind of ruined the moment of cool they were going for when I realized the slow escalator rise of the main character would, in reality, be bringing him out of the Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood. Or when someone was asked up to the comped suite at Planet Hollywood and it was obvious that the room was in Paris. Or the Friday evening drive down the Strip with no traffic. Plus, the blackjack wasn't well explained. They made it look like when you have a positive count you win every hand. Plus, the way the kid gains Kevin Spacey's respect and attention was by knowing the answer to the Monty Hall problem, something I learned in the ninth grade (back before Marilyn vos Savant made it famous; and though a lot of kids never did quite grasp why the answer was correct, it is definitely not senior year MIT subject matter). Plus, it telegraphed the ending to an unforgivable degree. Wait, now I'm talking myself into it being horrible. Guess I'll see how I feel about it in the morning.
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