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AlbertTurnerIII
Reviews
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Hobbits
This ten-line requirement is annoying. I only have one comment about the film. Bilbo Baggins was certainly small, but hobbits were not children. And should not have been played by children. So, in my opinion: The casting was quite foolish. The books were/are wonderful. The film was not. Bilbo Baggins may have been short; But he was NOT a child. Cerainly the little people in Judy Garland's film were not played by kids; so there are plenty of midget and small actor's that could have played the hobbits. In any case, "The Lord of the Rings" is a wonderful book! I'm sorry that I was disappointed in the film production.
Paycheck (2003)
Some trivial errors.
Well, I'm not sure how to write ten lines when I just wanted to point out several, rather minor "oopses". I really wasn't looking for errors, just lying in bed, recovering from pneumonia, watching anything but CNN. First, the key: a BMW motorcycle key is a folding device, it folds so that it lies flat when in the machine, and not a dangerous protrusion; and, of course, there is no "button" on it, as Mr. Affleck was wildly pushing while running around the parking lot. Now, the second minor curiosity: in the "bag" were nineteen item, the bullet one of them, of course; but not including a convenient, plastic, wire-wrap strap; well, I checked my pockets, and it seems that, while I know I have some in my tool box, I didn't seem to have one on me; but I guess he did, because it mysteriously appeared so he could attach the bullet to that canister. Ah, well... And, in concert with that, that strap is not attached by hand, to secure something with it requires a tool, which I also have, but again, in my tool box, not my pocket. in any case, the film was kindly distracting enough to allow me to ignore my physical discomfort for a while. Albert
Paycheck (2003)
Some trivial errors.
Well, I'm not sure how to write ten lines when I just wanted to point out several, rather minor "oopses". I really wasn't looking for errors, just lying in bed, recovering from pneumonia, watching anything but CNN. First, the key: a BMW motorcycle key is a folding device, it folds so that it lies flat when in the machine, and not a dangerous protrusion; and, of course, there is no "button" on it, as Mr. Affleck was wildly pushing while running around the parking lot. Now, the second minor curiosity: in the "bag" were nineteen item, the bullet one of them, of course; but not including a convenient, plastic, wire-wrap strap; well, I checked my pockets, and it seems that, while I know I have some in my tool box, I didn't seem to have one on me; but I guess he did, because it mysteriously appeared so he could attach the bullet to that canister. Ah, well... And, in concert with that, that strap is not attached by hand, to secure something with it requires a tool, which I also have, but again, in my tool box, not my pocket. in any case, the film was kindly distracting enough to allow me to ignore my physical discomfort for a while. Albert
X (1963)
Complete failure to understand the positive comment presented.
Some years back, a friend of mine and I, sitting on the floor of my apartment in Poughkeepsie, New York...which had no right-angles anywhere, and a marble on the floor would wander about aimlessly... were watching a film, and in complete hysterics because it was so bad: "The Snake Woman"! Now, never since then have I seen anything that I would consider worse...until now. I was sleepless last night, and "X" was on; I had never thought that there could be a worse film than "The Snake Woman", but Ray Milland did his best to prove me wrong! And Don Rickles didn't insult anything, and wasn't even remotely funny. So... I can't, for the life of me, understand why someone can say anything positive about this absolute disaster. Therefore my summary: a dreadfully boring and worthless movie.
Tais-toi! (2003)
Absolutely hysterical! And I don't speak a word of French!
I've always been delighted with Gérard Depardieu's performances, so, even though "Tais-toi!" ("Shut-up!" to me, and aptly titled!) was aired in French, (and, since I'm in Argentina, with Spanish sub-titlesalso a language beyond me!), I had to watch it. Armed with my French/English dictionary, which I barely needed, I was in hysterics from the onset! Gérard Depardieu paired with Jean Reno's deadpan was just too muchboth superb actors! Ignoring my phone ringing, and the doorbell, I was simply on the floor with laughter! So, the next time I found it was to be aired, I had a French- and Spanish-speaking friend translate the sub-titles for me; and the script turned out to be as brilliant as the performances! My recommendation thus is, regardless of whether or not you understand French, don't miss this gem of a production! Albert.