Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[RStar]

I saw some of it too, and it was my first time. Not bad, actually. I liked how Stalone had a bit of humor, those are the parts I like to see him in. The jail break part was good, and the part with his partner and his sister on the couch!

I just got back from the movies at DTD. Saw Night Listener. Not that good. I wouldn't call it a Hitckocian thriller at all like some have. In fact it is was a plot I've seen on CSI (they claim this was based on real events from 14 years ago, so CSI was based on this, if they are at all connected). The end was a bit of a let down as well. It had the feeling of Good Will Hunting, but a lot less interesting. The woman is a little weird, but that's the extent of the "thriller" part.

I don't want to spoil anything for anyone so it's in spoiler tags. But beware, I give away most of the ending of the movie here. Only look if you don't plan to see it, or don't mind knowing.

Spoiler:

They deliberatly misslead you at the begining, and then at the end you keep thinking Robin Williams will find this kid, but he doesn't. While this is the truth, it still makes a weak ending.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by RStar

I saw some of it too, and it was my first time. Not bad, actually. I liked how Stalone had a bit of humor, those are the parts I like to see him in. The jail break part was good, and the part with his partner and his sister on the couch!

Ummm...I don't think that's First Blood. Not much funny with Stallone in First Blood. First Blood is about a Vietnam vet green beret Congressional Medal of Honor winner, home and drifting in Oregon, gets pushed around by the cops and goes commando on them. He escapes into the forest, they try to hunt him down, and he pretty much injures everyone after him and destroys the whole town. His former commander comes and gets him to stop.

When his former commander first communicates with him via radio, Stallone tells him "They drew first blood, not me", thus the title.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by RStar

I just got back from the movies at DTD. Saw Night Listener. Not that good.

I saw it a couple weeks ago and definitely not good.

What the movie is based on is a telephone relationsihp Amistead Maupin had with a teenager way back when and then it turned out they couldn't confirm the kids existence. Most of the stuff in the movie is just an extension of that but not based on any real events.

The CSI episode (and a similar Law & Order episode) is most likely based on the Kaycee Nicole scam a few years ago in which a woman posed online as a teenager dieing of cancer. Blogged the whole thing, got a lot of support, both emotional and financial.

Shortly after her death it came to light that Kaycee Nicole never existed.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I saw it a couple weeks ago and definitely not good.

What the movie is based on is a telephone relationsihp Amistead Maupin had with a teenager way back when and then it turned out they couldn't confirm the kids existence. Most of the stuff in the movie is just an extension of that but not based on any real events.

The CSI episode (and a similar Law & Order episode) is most likely based on the Kaycee Nicole scam a few years ago in which a woman posed online as a teenager dieing of cancer. Blogged the whole thing, got a lot of support, both emotional and financial.

Shortly after her death it came to light that Kaycee Nicole never existed.

Thanks Alex!
Yes, the show I saw was a teenage girl. It may have been Law & Order, I don't recall. And it was on the internet and phone calls. She was about to get a big life insurance check when they found she wasn't real. Whichever show that was.

Strange how much emotional support these people can get from strangers who never even meet them. They will do anything to protect them in some cases.

[wendybeth]

Whew! Thanks, Scaeagles- I can totally see you as Plankton!

I like Patrick.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by RStar

She was about to get a big life insurance check when they found she wasn't real. Whichever show that was.

Strange how much emotional support these people can get from strangers who never even meet them. They will do anything to protect them in some cases.

That was the Law & Order episode then and definitely inspired by the Kaycee Nicole incident.

I was only on the fringe of Kaycee but in my too many long years in online communities I've seen it on a smaller scale so many times. If you ever want to express doubt about someones story you might as well save it unless you have absolute proof because until then you are just a cruel heartless bastard.

Some of you here are also familiar with SDMB so are familiar with the debate over whether Wally ever existed, and if he did whether he really died.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

That was the Law & Order episode then and definitely inspired by the Kaycee Nicole incident.

I was only on the fringe of Kaycee but in my too many long years in online communities I've seen it on a smaller scale so many times. If you ever want to express doubt about someones story you might as well save it unless you have absolute proof because until then you are just a cruel heartless bastard.

Some of you here are also familiar with SDMB so are familiar with the debate over whether Wally ever existed, and if he did whether he really died.

That's what I thought. The more I tried to picture the detectives in the story, the more I came up with those faces. I watch both CSI and Law & Order little enough to not be sure. I'm more of a Sci-Fi guy when it comes to TV. That and Smallville, Supernatural, and Whose Line. And, of course Star Trek.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by RStar

I saw some of it too, and it was my first time. Not bad, actually. I liked how Stalone had a bit of humor, those are the parts I like to see him in. The jail break part was good, and the part with his partner and his sister on the couch!

Oops, sorry. That was Tango And Cash. My bad.