Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Alex · 05-23-2008, 10:20 AM

I wonder though. If you don't already know how the word is pronounced then the play on Schenectady is not so obvious.

Plus, I suspect a decent number of people also don't know how to pronounce Schenectady.

I'm just being nitpicky though. It's a Charlie Kaufman movie, so regardless of title not many people will be seeing it (I love his movies, but they aren't really commercial). I just think it is an overly artsy title, even from an artsy director/writer.

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-23-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I'm just being nitpicky though. It's a Charlie Kaufman movie, so regardless of title not many people will be seeing it (I love his movies, but they aren't really commercial). I just think it is an overly artsy title, even from an artsy director/writer.

I totally agree. Awful title. (only because I don't know the word, couldn't pronounce it, and the link to Skin-Necked-Lady, NY didn't occur to me)

Stan4dSteph · 05-23-2008, 01:04 PM

WTF? Why is he referencing Schenectady?

BTW it's Ska-NECK-ta-dee

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-23-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

WTF? Why is he referencing Schenectady?

BTW it's Ska-NECK-ta-dee

Well, Schenectady is. But synecdoche isn't.

I actually think the title's pretty funny because it sneaks up on you.

Moonliner · 05-25-2008, 03:46 PM

Lies I tell you lies!

In the theater, waiting for Indy, they were showing those movie trivia/advertising slides. Two of them grabbed my attention:

1. In Silence of the Lambs - Anthony Hopkins never blinks.
It happened to be on today. They lie. He blinked at a more or less normal rate.

2. The loudest movie ever made is: Close Encounters Of the Third Kind?
WTF? Did these people never see Tommy? Terminator-2? I have trouble accepting this one.

05-23-2008, 10:20 AM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I wonder though. If you don't already know how the word is pronounced then the play on Schenectady is not so obvious. Plus, I suspect a decent number of people also don't know how to pronounce Schenectady. I'm just being nitpicky though. It's a Charlie Kaufman movie, so regardless of title not many people will be seeing it (I love his movies, but they aren't really commercial). I just think it is an overly artsy title, even from an artsy director/writer.
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	WTF? Why is he referencing Schenectady? BTW it's Ska-NECK-ta-dee
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Lies I tell you lies! In the theater, waiting for Indy, they were showing those movie trivia/advertising slides. Two of them grabbed my attention: 1. In Silence of the Lambs - Anthony Hopkins never blinks. It happened to be on today. They lie. He blinked at a more or less normal rate. 2. The loudest movie ever made is: Close Encounters Of the Third Kind? WTF? Did these people never see Tommy? Terminator-2? I have trouble accepting this one. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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