tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post5148278170144027961..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Guest Review: This Means War (2012)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-52972718891727566302013-02-28T11:07:53.705-05:002013-02-28T11:07:53.705-05:00When I was married, I never fell asleep halfway th...When I was married, I never fell asleep halfway through a rom-com after insisting that my ex watch the rest! Andrew, I'll help you throw things at Koshcat!! ;)<br /><br />"Sleepless in Seattle" - eh.<br />"An Affair to Remember" - excellentrlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-91082511263731281322013-02-27T23:57:42.182-05:002013-02-27T23:57:42.182-05:00Backthrow - That seems like a title I should remem...Backthrow - That seems like a title I should remember, but apparently it got me. 1986 was a tough year for me, though so maybe not all that surprising.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-17931753437305294752013-02-27T22:27:33.441-05:002013-02-27T22:27:33.441-05:00SOMETHING WILD (1986), with Jeff Daniels and Melan...SOMETHING WILD (1986), with Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith, did sort of a radical dramatic twist halfway through; in fact, it starts out as quirky rom-com/road trip type of story, but then when they attend her high school reunion...Backthrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289433396695381105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-74386708705203648772013-02-27T17:25:38.931-05:002013-02-27T17:25:38.931-05:00The closest I can think of is The Deer Hunter.The closest I can think of is The Deer Hunter.Koshcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552108950848576633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-62410472986714836142013-02-27T17:23:23.314-05:002013-02-27T17:23:23.314-05:00Kosh - how about this. Two students "meet cut...Kosh - how about this. Two students "meet cute" while doing research at the Wellesley law library. They fall for each other, but problematically, she is not only bi-sexual (with a kind of crush on Hillary) and to top it off, she is 128th part Cherokee and a huge liberal, while he is a "straight" libertarian. When your date falls asleep, we find he has enlisted in Army's Delta Force!!! What do you think??Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-89440398983694182692013-02-27T15:46:34.600-05:002013-02-27T15:46:34.600-05:00Koshcat, LOL! You might be onto something. Could...Koshcat, LOL! You might be onto something. Could you imagine a movie which made a total dramatic switch somewhere at the halfway point?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-32449412691954518412013-02-27T15:41:10.752-05:002013-02-27T15:41:10.752-05:00A few years ago I read a piece by Glenn Beck (Hold...A few years ago I read a piece by Glenn Beck (Hold on Andrew *ducking behind desk* I'm on topic) and he separated movies in bonnet movies and Laser movies. Women like the former, guys like the latter. Wives often want you to watch the bonnet movie but then about half way through they fall asleep forcing you to finish the movie and let them know if they missed anything. The perfect movie was one that started out as a bonnet movie and just as the wife fell asleep it turned into a laser movie (especially if the ladies in the bonnet switch to something more risqué).Koshcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552108950848576633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-68366015386844523992013-02-27T15:40:12.713-05:002013-02-27T15:40:12.713-05:00Jed, Sometimes, but not this time. These one isn&...Jed, Sometimes, but not this time. These one isn't leave a footprint at all, except for the comments they're trying to post. And since I through up the word verification they seem to have stopped.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-32019104669093413522013-02-27T15:33:45.631-05:002013-02-27T15:33:45.631-05:00Andrew - wow! Can they tell you if they come from ...Andrew - wow! Can they tell you if they come from overseas or not? BTW, things are working fine. It was after midnight last night when I tried to post, and earlier this morning. Plus, I was having local network connectivity problems late last night, so I thought maybe it had something to with that.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-21200426640976306632013-02-27T15:31:33.457-05:002013-02-27T15:31:33.457-05:00Scott, btw, you may have decided to no longer comp...Scott, btw, you may have decided to no longer compliment all the film debate choices, but I certainly have not stopped feeling the total need to kid you to the maximum possible extent permitted by law. The issue is you are young, we are old. It's what we do, and we do it affectionately ;)<br />Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-69425646526926634852013-02-27T15:26:08.049-05:002013-02-27T15:26:08.049-05:00Jed, I turned that off again. We haven't been...Jed, I turned that off again. We haven't been getting spam attack during the day. But we did get over 2,000 comments now in the past couple nights.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-67424654774991156132013-02-27T15:23:56.879-05:002013-02-27T15:23:56.879-05:00spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spammity spam!...spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spammity spam!Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-79907306983803097412013-02-27T15:23:08.343-05:002013-02-27T15:23:08.343-05:00I was able to comment, but every time I tried to p...I was able to comment, but every time I tried to publish, it makes me "prove" I'm not a robot by reading some hard to read word number combinations.<br /><br />Koshcat - yeah, I think that is an excellent observation. A rom-com is going to be predictable so what makes one more enjoyable than another usually comes down to a different slant or story, the chemistry of the lead actors, and again, the quality of the jokes. I have to admit, when done well, I can be a romantic. When Hanks asked Ryan to forgive him for a little thing like putting her out of business, it was pretty cool. In this one, the spy genre aspect was meant to be the catch, and while the special effects were quite good, when you see Mission Impossible or Skyfall, they don't seem anything speial. But it did set up a scenario to do some cute gags where the two friends each use technology to screw over the other.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-73131863347921318942013-02-27T15:09:25.540-05:002013-02-27T15:09:25.540-05:00mmmmm, spam with pinapplemmmmm, spam with pinappleKoshcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552108950848576633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-43198311129929605892013-02-27T14:52:57.866-05:002013-02-27T14:52:57.866-05:00Mmmm, spam attack! A barrage of deliciousness. :-P...Mmmm, spam attack! A barrage of deliciousness. :-Ptryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-66197367962666499532013-02-27T14:45:56.569-05:002013-02-27T14:45:56.569-05:00Sorry, I just turned the word verification off aga...Sorry, I just turned the word verification off again. We've been under spam attack periodically.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-40786426710424319822013-02-27T14:44:58.028-05:002013-02-27T14:44:58.028-05:00Roboted?Roboted?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-51105307790534177952013-02-27T14:35:13.631-05:002013-02-27T14:35:13.631-05:00I just got roboted.I just got roboted.Koshcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552108950848576633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-34777729630467401192013-02-27T14:34:43.783-05:002013-02-27T14:34:43.783-05:00I'm generally not a rom-com fan. Many times th...I'm generally not a rom-com fan. Many times they can start off enjoyable but then the endings seem to be made up on the spot and very predictable. Most of those I have enjoyed generally have had something else in the story that I found interesting. For example, True Lies or Jerry Mcguire. The last rom-com my wife and I saw was Couple Retreat. Not a great movie but very funny at times. -"Now it's partyKoshcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552108950848576633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-5394665253830210352013-02-27T12:25:39.257-05:002013-02-27T12:25:39.257-05:00Scott - thanks for the Atlantic link. Don't kn...Scott - thanks for the Atlantic link. Don't know if we need to do a genre article here. That one seems to cover things really well!Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-11221869562142961462013-02-27T11:25:40.330-05:002013-02-27T11:25:40.330-05:00^That should be "covered," not "con...^That should be "covered," not "conered."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-38271932916832429842013-02-27T11:24:58.813-05:002013-02-27T11:24:58.813-05:00Jed -
No "bot" problems here.
And yes,...Jed -<br /><br />No "bot" problems here.<br /><br />And yes, this movie had been on my radar*, because I'm a guy and it might be worth it for the spy/tech stuff. (I may be a film school grad but I'm also pretty easy to please!)<br /><br />I've actually never seen <i>You've Got Mail</i>, or <i>Sleepless in Seattle</i> for that matter. But as Hanks/Ryan movies go, I'm in that small cult that loves <i>Joe Versus the Volcano</i>. :-)<br /><br />A future article on rom coms might be in order - it used to be a pretty reliable genre, a license to print money. Not so much nowadays. <br /><br />*I only tell the truth on this blog. There are plenty of movies conered here I've never seen, or ones I have no interest in watching. <br /><br />And I've stopped complimenting everyone on their debate choices - now I simply address each one individually. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-37423096421916152452013-02-27T11:24:26.656-05:002013-02-27T11:24:26.656-05:00Tryanmax - I often go to Wikipedia for fims I revi...Tryanmax - I often go to Wikipedia for fims I review to get the theatrical poster, and get data about release date,box office and critical reception. Since I never had reviewed a rom com, I actually read Wiki's articles about their history, etc. and found the article to be both interesting and informative. I do think this reminded me that as a grandfather with teen age grand daughters, I probably have become more of an old curmudgeon about things like pre-marital sex being the new "normal." I swear, we sometimes seem like we are in the decline of Rome ;)Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-61337343778528496142013-02-27T11:09:25.473-05:002013-02-27T11:09:25.473-05:00RLA - that is a neat observation. I didn't rem...RLA - that is a neat observation. I didn't remember the marketing since my wife and I normally pick up a copy of most movies featuring Reese. She may be the next actress do decide she will get better scripts doing television, particularly the kind that do 8 episodes a year.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-91512150706363646802013-02-27T11:05:20.797-05:002013-02-27T11:05:20.797-05:00BTW is anybody else having to prove they are not a...BTW is anybody else having to prove they are not a "bot" every time you try and post a comment?Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.com