tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post8014731265938238234..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: Movie memeJim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-5515568524661400372010-05-17T13:25:42.523+01:002010-05-17T13:25:42.523+01:00Blade Runner: another firm favorite, Deckard might...Blade Runner: another firm favorite, Deckard might not have been a Replicant in the original but he sure as hell was in the Director's Cut! :)book publishershttp://www.schieldenver.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-59553210152381150742008-07-02T17:38:00.000+01:002008-07-02T17:38:00.000+01:00Art, since I've never seen Fargo, despite having o...<B>Art</B>, since I've never seen <I>Fargo</I>, despite having owned a copy for several years, I cannot comment. I made it through <I>Blood Simple</I> (which was a decent enough film) but I turned off <I>The Hudsucker Proxy</I> and <I>Raising Arisona</I>.<BR/><BR/>It never ceases to amaze me the staying power of Monty Python. As I said in another comment, like hundreds (perhaps thousands) of others I can probably repeat the 'Dead Parrot Sketch' word for word – although I veer towards the <I>Live at Drury Lane</I> performance which I listened to over and over again – and yet it never ceases to bring a smile to my face when I see it performed. <BR/><BR/>I had to look up Michael Mann to find his directorial credits; I was surprised the list was so short and I'm also surprised how few I've seen. I enjoyed <I>The Last of the Mohicans</I> thoroughly especially the soundtrack, although I have my doubts about the Clannad track.<BR/><BR/>My wife and I saw Darren Arnofsky's film <I>Π</I> in the cinema and were blown away by it. <I>Requiem for a Dream</I> gets a bad rap and I can see why considering the subject matter but we both considered it a tremendous film; the soundtracks to both films were also astounding. <I>The Fountain</I> I've not got to yet, and I know the reviews have not been good but I don't care, I'll watch it and make my own mind up.<BR/><BR/>I've seen <I>Koyaanisqatsi</I> but it was the music that kept me going; I'm a huge Philip Glass fan.<BR/><BR/><I>Transformers</I> didn't do much for me I'm afraid. I never grew up with them, I didn't read the comics, collect the toys or watch the cartoon. I suppose this put me at an advantage because there was no mythology in my head to ruin, not like <I>Iron Man</I>, <I>The Incredible Hulk et al.</I><BR/><BR/>And, <B>NanjoDogz</B>, nice to see a new name. I enjoyed <I>The Birdcage</I> well enough but I've not seen the original which, despite Williams' performance, I suspect will be the better film; I'm very wary of American remakes, they get it wrong so much of the time, just compare <I>Wings of Desire</I> and <I>City of Angels</I>, and don't get me started on <I>The Man who Loved Women</I>. I'm not sure I've seen <I>Terms of Endearment</I> however. How did I miss that one?Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-76356761276866888852008-07-02T17:08:00.000+01:002008-07-02T17:08:00.000+01:00I really enjoyed your post being a movie lover mys...I really enjoyed your post being a movie lover myself. I do enjoy comedies more than anything, but also enjoy a good chic flick. One comedy that comes to mind is The Birdcage based on La Cage aux Folles, cracks me up every time. And a great tear jerker Terms of Endearment -- another favorite.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post -- you definitely got my mind working!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438547109236731873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-33288184264921198442008-07-02T14:31:00.000+01:002008-07-02T14:31:00.000+01:00The Coen Bros,' "Fargo" was brilliant. But then, I...The Coen Bros,' "Fargo" was brilliant. But then, I lived in Minnesota for seven years, so maybe that's just a form of perverse revenge. They hate that movie in Minnesota; they claim it's an exaggeration; I have to say, that's only partially true.<BR/><BR/>I'm immune to "The Exorcist" using Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. I was a teenager when I first heard the music, and I remain an Oldfield fan; his movie being used as a soundtrack never bothered me. The most frightening thing about the movie is its oft-overlooked subversive critique of the dangers of being too devout in one's belief.<BR/><BR/>"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is one of the great movies of all time. "Blue! No, green! Aaaagghhhhh!"<BR/><BR/>I think "Bladerunner" is a great movie, but I like others more. I prefer leaving some things equivocal, so that the audience has to decide. Ridley Scott is one of the great directors, but so is Michael Mann. So is Darren Arnofsky. Spielberg is not a great director, but he has occasionally hit the mark very well, for certain kinds of movies.<BR/><BR/>Who doesn't think "Zardoz" is a terrible film? Actually, I enjoyed it for all the unintentional laughs.<BR/><BR/>Cinema is indeed important to writing; visuals as inspiration and source. I'm very visual, and much of my writing is transcription of the images that play in my head. (Probably why I'm not a Language Poet: it's not at all about just the words for me, it's about what the words carry.) In fact, there are poems of mine that have been deemed "experimental" because they are non-narrative, non-linear, sequences of images, that "watched" in sequence do give meaning and emotion. That's something I keep working with. If I break syntactical rules, which I often do, it's in the service of making the words try to come closer to the experience of the vision. Yes, that's right: I'm a bard with no respect for his tools.<BR/><BR/>I am heavily inspired by Ron Fricke's movies, his own and the ones he did with Godfrey Reggio: Baraka; Chronos; Koyaanisqatsi. Fricke is one of my heroes, as a filmmaker and photographer. A lot of directors don't get credit for their visual sense, their sheer ability to compose and light the frame as though it were pure photography. This is one area in which both Mann and Scott also excel. Of course, I'm a photographer, so I notice these things.<BR/><BR/>Two recent movies I keep re-watching because of their visual and narrative styles. <BR/><BR/>"Transformers," which really transcends the lame material it was given to work with; there are moments of character interaction that really work, and some incredible lighting in several scenes. The movie works well for me because of the humans dealing believably with the "ohmigawd" aspects of the Giant Alien Robots premise. One thing I doubt many noticed is that there a few moments in the film when the characters pause for a moment to just breathe, to just look at each other; moments wherein the frenetic pace slows down to appreciate life. Moments like this are all too few in cinema these days, and one always appreciates a slower pace. Slower-paced editing, these post-MTV days, is a rarity and a balm.<BR/><BR/>"The Fountain" is an intelligent, beautiful movie that doesn't treat the viewers as children, spoon-feeding them every interpretation and meaning. (As much as like Ridley Scott, he occasionally gives into this temptation.) The plot is complex, serious, and bounces through time. Some critics have claimed the movie was too hard to follow, too weird. Well, I don't find it hard to follow at all, frankly, and the denouement is poetic in a way few movies achieve. It's hard to resist comparing it to the ending of "2001: a space odyssey," which ending is also poetic.<BR/><BR/>Cinema can do much that's poetic with pure image and pacing and photography. It's a shame so many scripts think that the characters have to talk every damn minute. Sometimes a great deal can be done with silent action.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-24286416506508687292008-07-01T23:10:00.000+01:002008-07-01T23:10:00.000+01:00Ah. Conda, a Spike Milligan fan. Yes, I know the f...Ah. <B>Conda</B>, a Spike Milligan fan. Yes, I know the film. I've seen it two or three times. And the cast he assembled too.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-51227755971497902962008-07-01T22:54:00.000+01:002008-07-01T22:54:00.000+01:00I really enjoyed this post--so you despised Zardoz...I really enjoyed this post--so you despised Zardoz as well?! Cuts across cultural lines, don't it?<BR/><BR/>My favorite comedy: The Bed Sitting Room. Difficult to find now, but worth the effort.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-52465948376394200512008-07-01T08:50:00.000+01:002008-07-01T08:50:00.000+01:00Thanks for that, Gary. I don't know if you're like...Thanks for that, <B>Gary</B>. I don't know if you're like me but it's a bit easy to see Python through rose-tinted spectacles. The 'Monty Python' brand, if I can put it that way, has never been a guarantee of excellence but of the possibility of excellence. A few weeks ago I caught a few repeats of some of the original shows and it's not that humour has moved on it's just that some of the sketches were truly awful. But that was much of the charm of performers like the Python team and Spike Milligan too. <I>Life of Brian</I> has set the bar so high that there was no way <I>The Meaning of Life</I> could compete. Apparently Idle believed it was just "one re-write away from being perfect", while Cleese thinks of it as a "giant cock-up" despite the fact he was the one who didn't want to do that final rewrite. So there you go.<BR/><BR/>And <B>Glenn</B>, I'm sure <I>The Exorcist</I> is tame by today's standards but the fact is I really don't care much for the horror genre and watch very little of it. It is probably the one genre I am least qualified to comment on. The list of key films I haven't seen is staggering actually. It's not that I'm a sensitive soul or anything – I loved Chris Carter's series <I>Millennium</I> for example and I'm an avid fan of the <I>Alien</I> movies – I think it's probably <I>because</I> the films are so badly done I hate them. Not seeing <I>The Exorcist</I> is probably more a point of principle now, like not having read a <I>Harry Potter</I> book.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-35205832107508739322008-07-01T05:56:00.000+01:002008-07-01T05:56:00.000+01:00I actually saw The Exorcist on TV once as a youngs...I actually saw The Exorcist on TV once as a youngster. Or some of it, I guess. I don't think I saw it all the way through. It was dark, it was yucky, but mainly it was incomprehensible. What the hell was happening? I totally didn't get it. Catholic friends told me it was scary if you were Catholic. <BR/><BR/>I recently watched The Exorcist on DVD. This time I found it hilarious. I laughed and laughed. Love it when the girl is levitating and you can see the tiny little tents where the wires are attached to her nightie. C'mon how seriously can you take Great Evil when it's big gig is turning a little girl's face blotchy or making her stab herself in the naughty place with a crucifix?Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-40144047371608604752008-06-30T22:38:00.000+01:002008-06-30T22:38:00.000+01:00I completely agree with you on the Monty Python. I...I completely agree with you on the Monty Python. I thought it would be completely awesome, only to be let down. Don't get me wrong, it did have its moments; however, it wasn't worthy of the Monty Python title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-12752749882641196672008-06-30T15:05:00.000+01:002008-06-30T15:05:00.000+01:00No, Ken, not in the same league, but both definite...No, Ken, not in the same league, but both definitely less Coen-esque. For that matter, <I>O Brother Where Art Thou</I> was its own animal, too. Btw, if you get really desperate, you can come hang out at my place - there's hardly anybody over there. :¬(Carrie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200797035059634760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-88083102663522573512008-06-30T14:54:00.000+01:002008-06-30T14:54:00.000+01:00The only question, Rachel, is who's the straight g...The only question, <B>Rachel</B>, is who's the straight guy? No, wait a second, I'm the straight guy, I'm not sure she would've married me otherwise.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-14462327959780547562008-06-30T13:03:00.000+01:002008-06-30T13:03:00.000+01:00Carrie - you can't put 'Fargo' and 'Intolerable Cr...Carrie - you can't put 'Fargo' and 'Intolerable Cruelty' in the same league... can you? I love 'Fargo' and hate the other.<BR/><BR/>Jim's previous comment is very good! :)<BR/><BR/>I should be over at my place but it's a bit scary over there at the moment so I'm hiding out here, hope that's okay.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-37879110220506235242008-06-30T12:36:00.000+01:002008-06-30T12:36:00.000+01:00Do I hear a double act in the making...Do I hear a double act in the making...Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-28083437627539998242008-06-30T09:36:00.000+01:002008-06-30T09:36:00.000+01:00Well, all I have to say, Carrie, is that when a wo...Well, all I have to say, <B>Carrie</B>, is that when a woman has to use a computer to talk to the guy sitting next to her on the couch there's something awfully wrong with the world.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-20867394538685042202008-06-30T01:11:00.000+01:002008-06-30T01:11:00.000+01:00Well, Jim, you knew I wouldn’t keep my mouth shut ...Well, Jim, you knew I wouldn’t keep my mouth shut on this one. You are right on a couple of points, the first being that the original film was a work of class and the second that you would not expect to see Joel and Ethan Coen as the directors. In fact, the Coens originally wrote the movie for Barry Sonnenfeld to direct but when he bowed out, the Coens stepped in. This is, incidentally, the first time they shared the credit for directing a film, though they have always shared the actual responsibilities. <BR/><BR/>And why would they want to attempt a remake of such a classic? It isn’t a big stretch, since there are obvious connections with the source material to their original films, starting from Blood Simple (my first and one of my favourites). They even borrowed a line from the 1955 film for Emmet Walsh’s character in <I>Blood Simple</I> ("Who looks stupid now?"). <BR/><BR/>You and I have had many discussions on transatlantic comedy translations. While the original film was a jewel, it was not exactly timeless. In much the same way that <I>Sanford Son</I> only worked for American audiences when they stopped using direct transcripts of the <I>Steptoe and Son</I> scripts, a remake of <I>the Ladykillers</I> had to have a major retelling to work for a contemporary American audience. In defence of Tom Hanks, the role was perfect for him and he would have been a fool not to take it. Joel, Ethan, Tom and the incredible Irma P. Hall did a spectacular job giving the original a new perspective. The characterisations, setting and music were brilliant. What let the film down was the addition of the way too farcical characters Pancake and Gawain (played by Marlon Wayans) which made a mockery of the subtlety of the original film. <BR/><BR/>I see no problem with the Brothers occasionally taking on a mainstream product. Several of their films have veered away from their early format – among them <I>Fargo</I> and <I>Intolerable Cruelty</I>. Did I like them? Did I heck. <BR/><BR/>And even if you don’t watch the film, the DVD is worth the price for the extra featurette, <I>Danny Ferrington: The Man Behind the Band</I>, in which Ferrington gives an outstanding discussion of how the unusual instruments used in the film were built and stories about his work with the Brothers and other musicians who have used his pieces.Carrie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200797035059634760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-42917636960178762242008-06-29T21:31:00.000+01:002008-06-29T21:31:00.000+01:00Thanks for that, Adrian, and you're right of cours...Thanks for that, <B>Adrian</B>, and you're right of course. That said, I don't really think that visuals are especially important to me. I was thinking about what I was writing this afternoon and how I had to make a conscious effort to include bits of descriptive information but only the barest details, as little as I could get away with. Dickens I am not.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-7111169835382095732008-06-29T17:37:00.000+01:002008-06-29T17:37:00.000+01:00Films are great inspiration. I think it's because ...Films are great inspiration. I think it's because many writers think visually. Planet of the Apes was a lot of fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-25549243141984827442008-06-29T14:41:00.000+01:002008-06-29T14:41:00.000+01:00Ken, Rachel, thanks for the comments. What can I s...<B>Ken</B>, <B>Rachel</B>, thanks for the comments. What can I say? Anyone who doesn't appreciate Billy Connolly must be dead or should be dead. Someone's gone to the bother of uploading the whole of <I>Big Banana Feet</I> and it was fascinating to watch after all this time <I>and</I> after Billy has evolved so much. I feel about him the same way I feel about <I>Life of Brian</I>, it doesn't matter that I know the punchline, it's the performance that matters. I remember watching John Cleese perform the 'Dead Parrot Sketch' once and – amazingly enough – he couldn't remember a line and the audience yelled it out to him.<BR/><BR/>What impressed me about <I>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</I> was how it could be <I>so</I> different from the book and yet get it <I>so</I> right. I feel the same about Nigel Kneale's adaptation of <I>Nineteen Eighty-Four</I> and the film featuring John Hurt – each draws on different aspects of the book and each is faithful to the book and yet each is quite different from each other.<BR/><BR/>As I said, I read <I>The Exorcist</I> when I was a teenager. I didn't really enjoy the book. Why I stay away from it still is because I know it uses some of <I>Tubular Bells</I> as a part of the soundtrack and I like <I>Tubular Bells</I> and I really don't want to think about a horror film when I listen to it. I have seen clips from the film and they do nothing for me.<BR/><BR/><I>Blade Runner</I> along with <I>Alien</I> are two of those films that keep shifting position in my Top Ten. Ridley Scott is a genius. I'd've watched his <I>Batman</I> - no probs.<BR/><BR/>Stay clear of <I>The Ladykillers</I>. The original was a work of class. The Coen brother should stick to what they know. And Tom Hanks should hang his head in shame. If someone sat you down and made you watch the film you'd be hard pressed to come up with Joel and Ethan Coen as the directors. The only film of theirs that I could say I enjoyed was <I>O Brother, Where Art Thou</I> and that's probably because of the soundtrack which I love particularly 'I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow' by the Soggy Bottom Boys.<BR/><BR/><I>Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure</I> is what <I>Back to the Future</I> <I>should</I> have been. I also have that film to thank for introducing me to the now late George Carlin.<BR/><BR/><I>Lost in Translation</I> is simply a beautiful, beautiful film. Having Scarlett Johansson wander around in her pants wasn't hard on the eye but that wasn't it for me. I related strongly to Bill Murray's character and I would suggest, if you've not seen it, you check out <I>Broken Flowers</I> where he plays a very similar role but paired up with actresses more his age. It's all about what to leave out and I'm not talking about what 'Bob Harris' whispered to 'Charlotte' at the end of the film.<BR/><BR/>Jodie Foster you can have, Ken. I've moved on. I was totally smitten by Erin Fisher, the actress who played the female lead in <I>Quiet City</I>. There's a bit of the Scarlett Johansson about her I have to say but Erin also had a writing credit on the film. I wish someone would hurry up and discover her. Check out the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRD8PGmMwE4" REL="nofollow">race scene</A> and especially the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bM0NHwIjjk" REL="nofollow">dance sequence</A> from the film. And, for the record, once I get smitten by an actress it's a life-long thing. I still love to see Foster, Weaver <I>et al</I> as they are today.<BR/><BR/>As regard <I>Love Actually</I>, the best scene for me was one of the deleted ones. It shows two old lesbians having a conversation in bed. Beautifully done. Really touching.<BR/><BR/>And <B>Dave</B>, you said two ... what's the other one? You only mentioned <I>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</I>.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-37560633671898179112008-06-29T14:25:00.000+01:002008-06-29T14:25:00.000+01:00Interesting to see your comments on them all. We c...Interesting to see your comments on them all. We coincide on two:<I>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</I> (For what that's worth, but there you go!)Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-80714092644194498012008-06-29T08:57:00.000+01:002008-06-29T08:57:00.000+01:00A lovely selection, actually. Billy Connelly is a ...A lovely selection, actually. <BR/><BR/>Billy Connelly is a great choice...anyone who can consistently entertain such huge audiences with comic ramblings...that's my kind of guy. He's crazy and fearless and does things his own way - fantastic.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting how we come at films from different angles. For example I have always liked 'The Exorcist'...found it like an 'Airplane' movie or something (ie.. quite amusing). There's not a lot of religion in our family so maybe that's why it doesn't bother me (possessed by the devil - yeh, right..). Now Richard Curtis...if there was a film about him being possessed by the devil and remaking 'Love Actually' with a satanist subplot. I'd watch that.<BR/><BR/>I was one of those who found 'Lost in Translation' a little boring (though I still liked it). I got a bit sick of seeing Scarlett in her pants staring out at Tokyo (again). I know we were meant to be getting her mood and all that but still...pouting girls in pants...I think there may be reasons those images appeal more to some viewers than others...<BR/><BR/>That Sean Connery pic is terrifying (much more so than anything the devil could ever come up with!). I've never heard of that film. How did I miss it?Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-39606472185408919932008-06-28T23:09:00.000+01:002008-06-28T23:09:00.000+01:00There's *so* much in this post for me, Jim, I hope...There's *so* much in this post for me, Jim, I hope you'll forgive me if I hit most of them one-by-one (It's my idea of a Big Saturday Night In)<BR/><BR/>Big Banana Feet; I love Billy, I've been to see him several times and he never fails to crease me up. I always fall back on his 'prescription windscreen' when I talk about him.<BR/><BR/>Monty Python's Life of Brian; was banned over here for many years but that didn't stop us - we learned it off of the LP!! Now my son - 12 - loves Holy Grail and I love both of them all over again (no, we haven't watched LOB together yet, I'll give it another few years.)<BR/><BR/>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: probably my favorite movie of all time, in case you think I'm bluffing:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://kenarmstrong.blogspot.com/2008/01/mmmmmm-juicy-fruit.html" REL="nofollow">'Hmmm... Juicy Fruit'</A><BR/><BR/>Blade Runner: another firm favorite, Deckard might not have been a Replicant in the original but he sure as hell was in the Director's Cut! :)<BR/><BR/>Love Actually: Ha!! Like I said elsewhere, you're a funny man Jim! Watch for Rachel coming over the hill any moment now.<BR/><BR/>E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Great memories of this. So very 'Orchestral' I've posted a little on this too:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://kenarmstrong.blogspot.com/2008/01/top-two-tear-jerkers-are-christs-story.html" REL="nofollow">'Top Two Tear Jerkers'</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>The Ladykillers (2004): Haven't seen this remake but love the Coens generally. 'Fargo' and 'Blood Simple' are my faves.<BR/><BR/>Jaws: You *so* were scared... 'big Jessie! :) I have a post on this coming soon, a lot of memories tied in with that shark.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: what great taste you have... way!<BR/><BR/>Lost in Translation: Another pure gem! Made we want to do Karaoke, Big Mistake!<BR/><BR/>Batman, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life: Disappointing, Disappointing. <BR/><BR/>Eyes Wide Shut: I liked it better the second time around. It's quite like my first produced theatre play, 'To Sleep' which predates the movie - who should I sue?<BR/><BR/>The Exorcist: What's with you guys and this movie? By far the most disturbing aspects of the film relate to our natural guilt at how we deal with our aging parents. The rest is over-boiled special effects. The sound is quite good though.<BR/><BR/>A Clockwork Orange: over-rated... big time.<BR/><BR/>Jodie Foster: hands off she's mine!!<BR/><BR/>Pointless Remake? Hmmm. Burton's 'Planet of the Apes' qualifies heavily there.<BR/><BR/>'L'Homme qui aimait les femmes' - a lovely film, 'good choice.<BR/><BR/>Well played! Well played indeed.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.com