tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post9195373909378533147..comments2023-03-30T03:50:08.703-07:00Comments on Fredd: "The Martian": a reviewFreddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-55463591063558435202015-10-13T03:55:43.617-07:002015-10-13T03:55:43.617-07:00Kid: I don't do Tim Robbins anymore. Shawshank...Kid: I don't do Tim Robbins anymore. Shawshank was great, and then Tim started bashing people like me. Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-87735748135489952132015-10-13T03:54:23.376-07:002015-10-13T03:54:23.376-07:00Z: I can certain over generalize a bit when I use...Z: I can certain over generalize a bit when I use the word 'dreamer' as a pejorative. Sure, lofty goals are admirable.<br /><br />But moving from Topeka, Kansas and leaving your friends and family behind to become a movie star (Lana Turner did it, right?) is just plain sad a pathetic. It will just not happen, unless you look like Lana Turner. And even then, it's 1 in a million odds.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-85244791609482378742015-10-13T03:49:40.296-07:002015-10-13T03:49:40.296-07:00LL: well, not YOUR town, but you know what I mean....LL: well, not YOUR town, but you know what I mean. If you live anywhere in Orange County, or up the 101 in the Valley, everybody outside of that area considers you an Angeleno. Even though you and I know that there is a world of difference between the two cultures.<br /><br />I live 60 miles west of Chicago, but everybody I know who lives elsewhere still thinks I live in Chicago. Where people are murdered willy nilly for a pair of Air Jordan shoes. Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-31864463603976663282015-10-10T18:20:34.415-07:002015-10-10T18:20:34.415-07:00My Brother in law and nephew absolutely loved it, ...My Brother in law and nephew absolutely loved it, too.....<br />As for my city of LA, I think dreaming is a good thing :-) I'm far too much a realist and that's limiting!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-44260727217996255222015-10-08T18:32:02.878-07:002015-10-08T18:32:02.878-07:00Thanks for the review Fredd. Man, it's got to...Thanks for the review Fredd. Man, it's got to be 1000 times better than that idiotic boring thing thing tim robbins did. Man, that was pathetic. Not to be negative or anything.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-33618373438615493102015-10-08T08:13:31.447-07:002015-10-08T08:13:31.447-07:00I can DRIVE to Los Angeles/Hollywood from where I ...I can DRIVE to Los Angeles/Hollywood from where I live, but it's a long ride. I live in a saner, more normal area where they send Republicans to the state assembly (where their votes don't count) and to the House of Representatives where they join the majority who says that it's powerless.<br /><br />Yes, I've seen the Hollywood tribe. A shocking number of those who succeed have trust funds that pay $100K/year or more. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-55636087344262469542015-10-06T12:57:37.674-07:002015-10-06T12:57:37.674-07:00LL:
Those losers who wear Star Trek costumes to S...LL:<br /><br />Those losers who wear Star Trek costumes to Star Trek movies are all hoping that Gene Roddenbury will see them, and they can audition on the spot to be Harrison Ford's replacement (he's older than dirt now) as Han Solo in the next Star Trek film. <br /><br />You think I am kidding. No, sad to say, I am not.<br /><br />When I lived in North Hollywood (off of Cold Water Canyon and the 101), I ran into dreamers almost everyday who worked as waiters, pumped gas, worked the cash register at 7/11, changed my oil at Jiffy Lube, on and on...every damn one of them had a script in the back pocket that they would whip out at the least provocation. Most called themselves actors, many considered themselves play-writes, up and coming directors, producers, on and on and on, and never ever thought for even a moment that their big break was never going to happen.<br /><br />No way. They were going to make it in Hollywood. It was just a matter of time, you see. Every damn one of them. And you saw a sample of them dressed as Chew Bacca, Princess Leia, on and on and on.....<br /><br />And nearly (but not all) of them will kick the bucket before they ever get to read a single line at a single audition. Dreamers, that whole damn town of yours is chock full of' em. Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-42467238494165466732015-10-06T10:08:42.015-07:002015-10-06T10:08:42.015-07:00It's usually nearly empty mid-afternoon on Mon...It's usually nearly empty mid-afternoon on Monday. I don't know about the upcoming Star Wars film though. That tends to pack them in -- a portion of who wear costumes. <br /><br />There are people who claim that LA is "lost in space" all of the time, which may also account for the low seating count.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-28227165261643973412015-10-06T04:10:44.796-07:002015-10-06T04:10:44.796-07:00LL: my venue was jam packed, not an empty seat. I...LL: my venue was jam packed, not an empty seat. I guess we midwesterners appreciate space movies more than Angelenos.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-52636592570528796112015-10-05T20:35:45.927-07:002015-10-05T20:35:45.927-07:00Ridley Scott is my favorite director/producer. It ...Ridley Scott is my favorite director/producer. It took Scott to give the movie the scope and moment that it ended up with. The theater was nearly empty (I went mid-afternoon) with the exception of sliver-hair'd people that wouldn't have cheered no matter what. Very good movie.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-74940512646292494232015-10-05T17:34:40.835-07:002015-10-05T17:34:40.835-07:00First Good Will Hunting, next Private Ryan, then I...First Good Will Hunting, next Private Ryan, then Interstellar, now The Martian.<br />What lengths we'll go to to save Matt Damon!Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-7813821064279741082015-10-05T13:33:44.786-07:002015-10-05T13:33:44.786-07:00I am going to see it this afternoon and will rende...I am going to see it this afternoon and will render judgment following the screening.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-27501340077917975292015-10-05T12:12:38.502-07:002015-10-05T12:12:38.502-07:00LL: you won't regret paying the $10 admission ...LL: you won't regret paying the $10 admission fee.<br /><br />Brighid: 'to see?' Change that to 'must see' Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-91060999639389873192015-10-05T09:19:09.141-07:002015-10-05T09:19:09.141-07:00With your recommendation in mind will put it on th...With your recommendation in mind will put it on the "to see" list.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-34713272069574239062015-10-05T08:21:10.091-07:002015-10-05T08:21:10.091-07:00WOW! It really sounds as if you loved the film. I ...WOW! It really sounds as if you loved the film. I hadn't planned to see it, but I will now.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com