tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8121805919241743449..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Weekend UpdateSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60378114250562934412013-01-09T10:16:02.599-06:002013-01-09T10:16:02.599-06:00It's worth revisiting, as most films are after...It's worth revisiting, as most films are after a decade or two. <br /><br />The $19,000 line is a good one, as is the follow-up of the guys walking away thinking that that sounded pretty good.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44836499063472743472013-01-09T07:47:55.894-06:002013-01-09T07:47:55.894-06:00I remember watching this film and liking it enough...I remember watching this film and liking it enough to buy it, but I haven't seen it for a few years now and all I can remember are the opening character introductions ("You'll never make more than $19,000!"), the running through the studio with the tape and the tape. It's one that I'm genuinely looking forward to revisiting though.JayCluitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972011198109066985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-46958420635273196462013-01-08T00:05:13.134-06:002013-01-08T00:05:13.134-06:00I had forgotten the second exchange. It was also ...I had forgotten the second exchange. It was also funny. Thanks.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34637475578399739302013-01-07T23:31:24.855-06:002013-01-07T23:31:24.855-06:00I temporarily forgot that you have a relationship ...I temporarily forgot that you have a relationship with William Hurt like I do with Penelope Cruz. Y'know, perfect in every way except for being entirely one-sided.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32330215028624549492013-01-07T23:28:49.897-06:002013-01-07T23:28:49.897-06:00"It wasn't unprecedented, was it?"
&..."It wasn't unprecedented, was it?"<br />"Not unless you count <i>Singin' in the Rain</i>."SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-8692900173876720922013-01-07T23:20:29.009-06:002013-01-07T23:20:29.009-06:00"It couldn't have been that bad."
&q..."It couldn't have been that bad."<br />"A lady called in because she thought I was having a heart attack."Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44894818216578501662013-01-07T18:55:29.672-06:002013-01-07T18:55:29.672-06:00I am in total agreement about rewatching a film pr...I am in total agreement about rewatching a film prior to reviewing it. I know that for me, I need at least two times through a movie to really form my opinion of it.<br /><br />As for this movie in particular, I'm in agreement with you. I liked it, but I was expecting... more, somehow. I think it was a victim of its own expectations. <br /><br />But hey, William Hurt is pretty, so it's all good.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-57858011552434930042013-01-07T16:08:37.123-06:002013-01-07T16:08:37.123-06:00Actually, that's not unlike my response to thi...Actually, that's not unlike my response to this film in general. As I said above, I liked it more this time than I did the first time through, but not a lot more. I respect where it goes more now, and I like what seems to be the film's prescience. <br /><br />As for the William Hurt character, there's an odd sympathy for him. He's kind of a doofus--he's easy to dislike in a way, but almost impossible to hate.<br /><br />Joan Cusack's run through the studio is fantastic. The scene I always remembered was Albert Brooks sweating on camera.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53074606728281481942013-01-07T15:46:16.005-06:002013-01-07T15:46:16.005-06:00I saw this movie 25 years ago and have never had a...I saw this movie 25 years ago and have never had a desire to see it again. I didn't like any of the three main characters in it, and as we recently discussed in the comments for Being John Malkovich, when I dislike the character(s) I often dislike the movie. One thing that is funny about this, though, is that at first I disliked the Hurt character, but once I got to know the other two, Hurt's character actually became the least dislikable by the end.<br /><br />This was one of those "why the heck are all the critics so gaga over this movie?" reactions for me.<br /><br />It's funny you mention Joan Cusack because I will always remember her scene where she is frantic to get a piece of tape to put on the air and she is practically moaning sexually to get it then she has a mad dash through the station, barely ducking under an open filing cabinet drawer before getting there just in time with the tape.<br /><br />Despite this, as I am sitting here I am drawing a complete and utter blank on the ending of the movie. It must not have made much of an impression on me. Since critics loved this movie that tells me it was probably downbeat.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28064349379941013432013-01-07T12:45:09.743-06:002013-01-07T12:45:09.743-06:00@Klaus--there are probably some films I didn't...@Klaus--there are probably some films I didn't/don't need to rewatch, but I'm doing it anyway. I think when I put up the review of <i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i> it was in the multiple dozens of times I'd seen it, but I still wanted that snapshot of where I was with it in that moment. For me, it's about my integrity with the film and being fair to both it and to anyone who reads what I've written.<br /><br />@Flix--I really like <i>The Year of Living Dangerously</i>, although I think my love of it may well be that it was something I saw early in a relationship that has ended up lasting for more than two decades. Don't take my word for it until I see it again.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66932991705216026312013-01-07T12:37:28.778-06:002013-01-07T12:37:28.778-06:00Movies about journalism always intrigues me. I sho...Movies about journalism always intrigues me. I should give Broadcast News a watch one of these days. I need to rewatch The Year of Living Dangerously as well as that one took place in my home country and the subject was pretty controversial for the day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-37442355083244011642013-01-07T10:55:45.518-06:002013-01-07T10:55:45.518-06:00I liked your comment about rewatching everything o...I liked your comment about rewatching everything on The List before you review it. I've had the same experience with a number of films. <br /><br />I find it interesting that my memory of some films is quite accurate, and completely off with others. While it could have something to do with my memory (and changing tastes) - I suspect it also has something to do with how some films "age" better than others. <br /><br />One of the films that I was most surprised with was Dangerous Liaisons. I'm not sure why I didn't see this movie for what it was in 1988 - but am happy that I re-watched it.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-87368637295714125442013-01-07T08:50:15.287-06:002013-01-07T08:50:15.287-06:00Well, Sue hasn't been a reporter for years, so...Well, Sue hasn't been a reporter for years, so we'll probably never know. I'm sure she's got an opinion on <i>The Year of Living Dangerously</i> and <i>Absence of Malice</i>, though.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-9564892472508741832013-01-06T23:35:36.169-06:002013-01-06T23:35:36.169-06:00"I remember seeing it with my girlfriend at t...<b>"I remember seeing it with my girlfriend at the time, who was a newspaper reporter. We watched any film that had a reporter angle. We’re married now, she’s not a reporter anymore, so she doesn’t care that much about films like this anymore."</b><br /><br />I wonder what the Missus would have thought of "Shattered Glass," a movie that made very effective use of Hayden Christensen's weird and wooden acting style.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com