May I Say...

[Mickey Richaud]

...well <span style="font-size: 26pt"> DUH! </span>

Janet and I went to see <span style="font-style: italic"> The Book of Eli </span> over the weekend. (Interesting movie, by the way.) At the beginning of each preview was the following:

"The following preview is approved for appropriate audiences."

Never before noticed that bit of the obvious. Talk about major CYA!

 

[Steve]

 

[vagt6]

Legalese, lawyer-talk.

So, if we're watching that disclaimer, we must be "approved"???

Hmmmm . . .

 

[tony barnhill]

But, what defines "appropriate audience"?

And how'd you like 'Book of Eli'? Jerri & I are thinking of seeing it.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Strange movie. Post-apocalypse theme. Reminded me of <span style="font-style: italic"> Mad Max </span> and <span style="font-style: italic"> The Postman </span> .

 

[aerog]

But, what defines "appropriate audience"?

<span style="font-weight: bold">OLD</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">NEW</span>

It <span style="font-style: italic">used to be</span> a green banner implied it was for "All Audiences". In 2009 they changed it to "appropriate audiences". In theory the trailer is suitable for the rating of the film being shown (ie: you won't see a "mature audience" before a rated-G film).

I don't know all the ins-and-outs of why they did what they did, I just know the trivia

 

[Steve]

In the past couple of weeks we have gone to see Sherlock Holmes, Avatar, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Sherlock Holmes was excellent, very well done, and depicted Victorian England very accurately. The police officers were also depicted more accurately than most I have seen.

Avatar was very good. Look past the overt political message and accept it as a story well-told and you will be fine. :wink:

Actually, it reminded me very much of "Dances With Wolves" in more ways than one, so if you go and see it let me know if you agree!

"Imaginarium" was a typical Terry Gilliam project. Off the wall, with very strong Monty Python/Time Bandits overtones. I enjoyed it more than SWMBO as a result. Heath Ledger's last movie appearance, and proceeds go towards a trust fund for his little daughter.

They covered for Heath Ledger not being in much of the movie in a novel way, which worked, and with cameo appearances by Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Ferrell at least SWMBO wasn't too bored by the movie! :wink:

 

[GregW]

Actually, it reminded me very much of "Dances With Wolves" in more ways than one, so if you go and see it let me know if you agree!

Don't read if you haven't seen the movie!
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[rlwhitetr3b]

OT
Greg,
How do you add the "click to reveal" thingie?

 

[GregW]

Use "reply" as opposed to "quick reply" and click the S with the slash through it. Just to the left of the quote marks on the top of the reply window.

 

[rlwhitetr3b]

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[Gray_Cat]

I enjoyed Book of Eli - the payoff was the ending and I'll say no more than that....other than I did spot a Rover during an early altercation!
Roy

 

[anthony7777]

steve, i saw both sherlock and avatar on xmass day, at one of those superplex theaters, avatar was to me a cowboys and indians story but well produced, i feld downy jr. made his roll seem a bafoon and did no justice to basil rathbones efforts at all, its like having someone other the connery play 007 iffa ya knows what i means. then again im one that would rather read the books.

 

[Guest]

steve, i saw both sherlock and avatar on xmass day, at one of those superplex theaters, avatar was to me a cowboys and indians story but well produced, i feld downy jr. made his roll seem a bafoon and did no justice to basil rathbones efforts at all, its like having someone other the connery play 007 iffa ya knows what i means. then again im one that would rather read the books.

So what your're saying is, Downey did to Homes what Moore did to Bond.

Bond seems more Bourne to me now. Can't blame the fella since they changed his mission objective to selling BMW's a few years back.

anthony, I'd read the books, but I'm illiterate.