Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 75

Gemini Cricket · 07-31-2006, 05:40 PM

Couple of things:

1. Roy has a lot of stuff on his dashboard.
2. Barry's mom is a heavy sleeper.
3. A kid stands in the middle of the street near a blind curve and no one tries to get him off the road?
4. Roy reminds me of Steve. So does Dreyfuss' other character in 'Jaws'.
5. There are a lot of great actors in this flick.
6. The tanker that shows up in the Gobi Desert. Matte painting? Surely they didn't build that thing.
7. "Hurry, Brad, there are thousands of lives at stake."

8. If my kids hit me with a paddle, I'd ground them. Roy's kids are messed up. But hysterical. Remember when Spielberg movies had funny kids in them?

Okay, back to the movie...

Snowflake · 07-31-2006, 06:07 PM

Looks like Scoop will be on my list this coming weekend. Still need to see Pirates.

I'm totally confuzzled about the Star Wars releases. Am I correct in reading the meaning that none of the first 3 are available on DVD as originally seen in the theatres? Only in the later Lucas futzed with masterings?

Gemini Cricket · 07-31-2006, 06:55 PM

9. Teri Garr. Fantastic choice for this film.
10. Mashed potato scene. It's such a well done moment. The kid's reaction is priceless. Love it, love it.
11. I want to go to Devil's Tower in Wyoming.
12. Larry... this guy is this movie's red shirt Star Trek dude. Ha ha.
13. I never caught this before, but when Melinda Dillon hugs Roy at the train station, it's the hug he didn't get from his wife. What a great moment.
14. Lots of product placements in this film, but I won't get into it.
15. I haven't seen this one in a long time. I feel like I'm seeing it for the first time...

innerSpaceman · 07-31-2006, 07:03 PM

mousepod, I'm going to have to rewatch Empire of Dreams, the doc about the making of the Star Wars trilogy that first silenced my naysayers when it came out a couple years ago and featured the original opening crawl, with George Lucas admitting the whole episode thingy was made up post-StarWars, as was the storyline about Darth Vader being Luke's daddy.

I may have been too ecstatic at the time to make note if that opening crawl was a fake. The timing to the music is very particular, and I would know a fake if I watched it with a little less excitement rushing through my veins. But if that was the real thing, why would they now stoop to digitally recreating it incorrectly???

mousepod · 07-31-2006, 07:12 PM

This link is just for iSm. I take no responsibility if a non-iSm clicks on the link and is plunged into a frightening morass of geekery.

A thread (over 100 posts and counting) about the crawl on the "bonus" "original version" of Star Wars on the upcoming DVD.

You have been warned.

Not Afraid · 07-31-2006, 07:32 PM

Scoop opens this weekend? Hot damn!

Prudence · 07-31-2006, 07:41 PM

ARG! What am I going to do? Love Hugh Jackman, hate Woody Allen. I'm so conflicted!

Gemini Cricket · 07-31-2006, 07:46 PM

16. The special effects for this movie really holds up well. Kind of like the effects for 'BladeRunner' still convincing in many places.
17. I was thinking that this whole movie would have sucked had the ending been lame. Nice pay off.
18. No inside the ship scene in this version I saw.
19. Love this film. Wonderful stuff. The 'When You Wish Upon a Star' is such a nice touch.
20. One of Spielberg's best.

Alex · 07-31-2006, 07:49 PM

After Match Point was very excited by Scoop and hoped a Woody Allen rennaissance is underway. Unfortunately the trusted Allen fans I know who have seen it all say it is the worst he has done in a decade.

I'm hoping they're wrong.

innerSpaceman · 07-31-2006, 08:41 PM

1. Glad you liked the mashed potatoes scene, Brad ... it would have been a thousand times better, if only.

2. I believe CE3K remains the only film Spielberg wrote as well as directed.

3. The cool "Brad - thousands of lives are at stake" line was not in the original, so I'm glad there was a special treat for you in the special edition.

(I haven't clicked on that link yet mousepod. I'm afraid, very very afraid)

07-31-2006, 05:40 PM	#741
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	CE3K Couple of things: 1. Roy has a lot of stuff on his dashboard. 2. Barry's mom is a heavy sleeper. 3. A kid stands in the middle of the street near a blind curve and no one tries to get him off the road? 4. Roy reminds me of Steve. So does Dreyfuss' other character in 'Jaws'. 5. There are a lot of great actors in this flick. 6. The tanker that shows up in the Gobi Desert. Matte painting? Surely they didn't build that thing. 7. "Hurry, Brad, there are thousands of lives at stake." 8. If my kids hit me with a paddle, I'd ground them. Roy's kids are messed up. But hysterical. Remember when Spielberg movies had funny kids in them? Okay, back to the movie...
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07-31-2006, 06:07 PM	#742
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Looks like Scoop will be on my list this coming weekend. Still need to see Pirates. I'm totally confuzzled about the Star Wars releases. Am I correct in reading the meaning that none of the first 3 are available on DVD as originally seen in the theatres? Only in the later Lucas futzed with masterings? __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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07-31-2006, 06:55 PM	#743
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	CE3K (cont'd) 9. Teri Garr. Fantastic choice for this film. 10. Mashed potato scene. It's such a well done moment. The kid's reaction is priceless. Love it, love it. 11. I want to go to Devil's Tower in Wyoming. 12. Larry... this guy is this movie's red shirt Star Trek dude. Ha ha. 13. I never caught this before, but when Melinda Dillon hugs Roy at the train station, it's the hug he didn't get from his wife. What a great moment. 14. Lots of product placements in this film, but I won't get into it. 15. I haven't seen this one in a long time. I feel like I'm seeing it for the first time...
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07-31-2006, 07:03 PM	#744
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	mousepod, I'm going to have to rewatch Empire of Dreams, the doc about the making of the Star Wars trilogy that first silenced my naysayers when it came out a couple years ago and featured the original opening crawl, with George Lucas admitting the whole episode thingy was made up post-StarWars, as was the storyline about Darth Vader being Luke's daddy. I may have been too ecstatic at the time to make note if that opening crawl was a fake. The timing to the music is very particular, and I would know a fake if I watched it with a little less excitement rushing through my veins. But if that was the real thing, why would they now stoop to digitally recreating it incorrectly???
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07-31-2006, 07:12 PM	#745
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	This link is just for iSm. I take no responsibility if a non-iSm clicks on the link and is plunged into a frightening morass of geekery. A thread (over 100 posts and counting) about the crawl on the "bonus" "original version" of Star Wars on the upcoming DVD. You have been warned. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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07-31-2006, 07:32 PM	#746
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Scoop opens this weekend? Hot damn!
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07-31-2006, 07:41 PM	#747
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	ARG! What am I going to do? Love Hugh Jackman, hate Woody Allen. I'm so conflicted! __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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07-31-2006, 07:46 PM	#748
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	CE3K (concl.) 16. The special effects for this movie really holds up well. Kind of like the effects for 'BladeRunner' still convincing in many places. 17. I was thinking that this whole movie would have sucked had the ending been lame. Nice pay off. 18. No inside the ship scene in this version I saw. 19. Love this film. Wonderful stuff. The 'When You Wish Upon a Star' is such a nice touch. 20. One of Spielberg's best.
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07-31-2006, 07:49 PM	#749
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	After Match Point was very excited by Scoop and hoped a Woody Allen rennaissance is underway. Unfortunately the trusted Allen fans I know who have seen it all say it is the worst he has done in a decade. I'm hoping they're wrong.
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07-31-2006, 08:41 PM	#750
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	1. Glad you liked the mashed potatoes scene, Brad ... it would have been a thousand times better, if only. 2. I believe CE3K remains the only film Spielberg wrote as well as directed. 3. The cool "Brad - thousands of lives are at stake" line was not in the original, so I'm glad there was a special treat for you in the special edition. (I haven't clicked on that link yet mousepod. I'm afraid, very very afraid)
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