I watched The Day the Earth Stood Still, which was pretty good, if a bit cynical.
Because they turned out to be wrong?
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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Jon B. - Jan 07, 2008 1:47:24 am PST #3218 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
SailAweigh - Jan 07, 2008 5:05:57 am PST #3219 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I think it's that they both have super-magnetic-charm power along with an everyman quality.
Re: Clooney. I think it was seeing him in "Good Night and Good Luck" playing a secondary screen character that points this up. He could have taken the Murrough part for himself and done a very good job, but putting Straitharn in there was such perfect casting, I'm glad he didn't. He had that everyman quality that they needed for Fred and he played to it beatifully.
erikaj - Jan 07, 2008 9:50:35 am PST #3220 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!
I love that movie SO much.
tommyrot - Jan 07, 2008 10:18:33 am PST #3221 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The weird thing in watching that movie (as well as Apollo 13 ) was just how much everyone smoked back then....
Jesse - Jan 07, 2008 10:23:05 am PST #3222 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I couldn't believe they had the kids smoking in Newsies! They'd never get away with that today. Accurate for the period or no.
Cashmere - Jan 07, 2008 10:26:46 am PST #3223 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
My grandpa started smoking when he was 9 years old. He was born in 1911. A little bit after Newsies, but still.
Jesse - Jan 07, 2008 10:27:38 am PST #3224 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm sure the kids then did smoke. I'm just shocked they had the young actors in 1990-whatever smoking! Or maybe it was just Max Casella, and he was a grownup anyway.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 07, 2008 10:30:05 am PST #3225 of 10000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
No, I just watched newsies, and I am pretty sure they were all smoking! I was shocked too!
Also, it was so "pro-strike" which I found funny in light of the writer's strike.
Also, the same director is now directing the High School Musical franchise.
Jessica - Jan 07, 2008 10:30:31 am PST #3226 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They were probably herbal cigs, not real ones.
Cashmere - Jan 07, 2008 10:32:02 am PST #3227 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm just shocked they had the young actors in 1990-whatever smoking! Or maybe it was just Max Casella, and he was a grownup anyway.
I'd have to go watch it again to figure out which actors are smoking. I'm willing to bet they just have the actors who were of age smoking. There are on-set monitors for child welfare for actors who are underage, etc.