tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post1110367690296843529..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-56561949372310486452013-05-11T00:06:20.885-07:002013-05-11T00:06:20.885-07:00Sergio, that is exactly the point the family discu...Sergio, that is exactly the point the family discussed soon after watching the film. Does it really happen in real life? And even if it does, in this Facebook age, how long does it last? It's a fairy tale and, I suppose, one treats it as such. I like the "absurdly macho" films, like COMMANDO. I'll have to read why McTiernan is in jail.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-58822744826488241252013-05-09T02:29:27.234-07:002013-05-09T02:29:27.234-07:00While it is easy to fall in with the charm of Hank...While it is easy to fall in with the charm of Hanks and Ryan, I always thought Robert Altman was right when he sais about SEATTLE that of course the film would only really get interesting after the movie finished and the couple discover if they are even remotely sexually compatible as they know so very little about each other. Watched PREDATOR the other day and it is absurdly macho but works like a dream - McTiernan is a great, great action director - let's hope he gets to make lots more movies once he is out of jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-51222377300701241772013-05-08T21:31:55.242-07:002013-05-08T21:31:55.242-07:00George, thanks for the kind words. I discovered th...George, thanks for the kind words. I discovered that I'd seen a few of Nora Ephron's films including WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. Meg Ryan seemed to have been her favourite actor. I love films like PREDATOR; they're fun to watch.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-83878228552211869032013-05-08T06:39:40.227-07:002013-05-08T06:39:40.227-07:00My wife loves all of Nora Ephron's movies espe...My wife loves all of Nora Ephron's movies especially WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. And an interesting contrast of PREDITOR and these romance comedies!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-39129227337639334652013-05-08T01:35:05.768-07:002013-05-08T01:35:05.768-07:00Tracy, I watch all kinds of films. I'm perfect...Tracy, I watch all kinds of films. I'm perfectly comfortable skipping from a romcom to a thriller to animation to horror to comedy or whatever. Schwarzenegger is a pretty decent comedian as well — he has made a number of lighthearted movies like THE KINDERGARTEN COP, TWINS, and JUNIOR. Even an action film like COMMANDO has humour, evident in his one liners delivered with a deadpan face.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-8700727261303170012013-05-08T01:29:14.344-07:002013-05-08T01:29:14.344-07:00Charles, I have seen PREDATOR more than once. It h...Charles, I have seen PREDATOR more than once. It has a lot of interesting characters including Jesse Ventura (I remember that line very well), Carl Weathers, and Bill Duke. The sequel, with Danny Glover in the lead, I think, failed to impress me, at least. Coincidentally, I also caught a few scenes from ALIEN VS. PREDATOR recently and I didn't know what to think of it.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-15934079166420205232013-05-08T01:23:15.586-07:002013-05-08T01:23:15.586-07:00Jeff, I, too, enjoyed YOU'VE GOT MAIL for the ...Jeff, I, too, enjoyed YOU'VE GOT MAIL for the same reason, its bookstore setting and particularly Ryan's own cosy little children's bookshop. I'm not familiar with THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER and if it's a comedy, I'm going to check it out. Humour/Comedy has always been my first or second choice in books and films, competing with westerns. I liked PREDATOR whose armoured character, I felt, was unique in spite of being ugly.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-62612069120879273692013-05-07T12:28:18.968-07:002013-05-07T12:28:18.968-07:00I enjoyed both of the Tom Hanks / Meg Ryan movies....I enjoyed both of the Tom Hanks / Meg Ryan movies. My husband finds You've Got Mail acceptable, but really does not like Sleepless in Seattle. Haven't watched them in a while. No Predator for me. Although Arnold is fine, in some movies.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-76404291814689164292013-05-07T07:55:20.040-07:002013-05-07T07:55:20.040-07:00I saw all of these at some point. Remember Predato...I saw all of these at some point. Remember Predator the best. I thought the first one was a really good movie. Another line I remember from that movie was uttered by Jessie Ventura. "I ain't got time to bleed."Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-8583026956512847302013-05-07T06:07:01.658-07:002013-05-07T06:07:01.658-07:00Greetings, Prashant! Well, while I would generally...Greetings, Prashant! Well, while I would generally much prefer to watch a Schwarzenegger film like PREDATOR over any "chick flick," I happen to rather enjoy both of the Nora Ephron movies you mentioned, YOU'VE GOT MAIL a little more so, given its bookstore setting and clever update of the great 1940 Ernst Lubitsch comedy THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER.Jeff Flugelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127134815672151999noreply@blogger.com