Comments on: Box Office 2009: The Year Stories Didn’t Matter http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:13:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aesop http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1645854 aesop Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:10:19 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1645854 I hope the Writer's Guild is happy they went on strike. Hollywood has now concluded (to the medium's detriment) that story is now an option,and not a requirement. 2010 is following 2009 as some of the worst years for movies since talkies came out. My DVD collection is looking better and better, and it beats what's on sale new at the metroplex 7 days a week. I hope the Writer's Guild is happy they went on strike.
Hollywood has now concluded (to the medium's detriment) that story is now an option,and not a requirement.
2010 is following 2009 as some of the worst years for movies since talkies came out.

My DVD collection is looking better and better, and it beats what's on sale new at the metroplex 7 days a week.

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644618 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:03:26 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644618 - The P-40 was also the only fighter to get airborne at Pearl Harbor in defense. My last comment. How quickly we forget, or allow things to be forgotten. OPTIMUS prime repeats the now immortal last words from UA 93 on 9/11 "Let's Roll" just prior to going into the final battle. After the film I mentioned that to my 10 yr old son , 13 yr old daughter and their friends. They had no idea what I was talking about, so I had to explain to them where the line came from, why Mr. Bay may have been using it to deliberately invoke that image. Yeah, it's a CGI/SFX kid's film based on a cartoon. But a lot of what you get out of stuff is based on your background and what you bring into it ... (BTW worst thing in the whole film, IMHO, is the 'robot heaven' scene, ?????) - The P-40 was also the only fighter to get airborne at Pearl Harbor in defense.
My last comment. How quickly we forget, or allow things to be forgotten. OPTIMUS prime repeats the now immortal last words from UA 93 on 9/11 "Let's Roll" just prior to going into the final battle. After the film I mentioned that to my 10 yr old son , 13 yr old daughter and their friends. They had no idea what I was talking about, so I had to explain to them where the line came from, why Mr. Bay may have been using it to deliberately invoke that image.

Yeah, it's a CGI/SFX kid's film based on a cartoon. But a lot of what you get out of stuff is based on your background and what you bring into it …

(BTW worst thing in the whole film, IMHO, is the 'robot heaven' scene, ?????)

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644598 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:56:58 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644598 Also in the Smithsonian scene - ENOLA GAY. Ok, one of the few named planes everybody should know. The heroes walk right past it, you can clearly see the name. Interesting comment on where appeasement in WWII eventually led, the cost of not opposing Japan earlier, kind of like 'burn the forest down' - the eventual lengths that must be brought to bear to oppose evil, or equally the use of one evil to oppose another, the cost of following leaders into evil etc. etc. - A glimpse of the P-40 WARHAWK/TOMAHAWK. Interesting contrast to the ENOLA GAY as it invokes the beginning of the conflict. This is the aircraft flown by the US citizen mercenaries of the American Volunteer Group for the Chinese government. Also known as the "Flying Tigers". Americans who risked their lives opposing the Japanese prior to the US Government and, at the time, criticised or it. (Since most were prior US military, the were called back into US forces after the US entered the war). continued Also in the Smithsonian scene
- ENOLA GAY. Ok, one of the few named planes everybody should know. The heroes walk right past it, you can clearly see the name. Interesting comment on where appeasement in WWII eventually led, the cost of not opposing Japan earlier, kind of like 'burn the forest down' – the eventual lengths that must be brought to bear to oppose evil, or equally the use of one evil to oppose another, the cost of following leaders into evil etc. etc.
- A glimpse of the P-40 WARHAWK/TOMAHAWK. Interesting contrast to the ENOLA GAY as it invokes the beginning of the conflict. This is the aircraft flown by the US citizen mercenaries of the American Volunteer Group for the Chinese government. Also known as the "Flying Tigers". Americans who risked their lives opposing the Japanese prior to the US Government and, at the time, criticised or it. (Since most were prior US military, the were called back into US forces after the US entered the war). continued

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644586 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:51:14 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644586 - STENNIS is the carrier which launches the air strike, and passes the tasking for the rail gun to the KIDD. Stennis is named for a US Senator known as the "Father of the modern Navy" for his support of a modernized Navy centered on CVNs, to not repeat the mistakes between WWI and WWII of letting the Navy become ill-equipped and obsolete. - The KIDD is named for RADM Kidd who paid the price for the lack of preparednes/vigilance, dying on the flag bridge of the ARIZONA at Pearl Harbor, attempting to organize a defense. - The Ancient robot turns out to be an SR-71 BLACKBIRD spyplane, still one of the most technologically sophisticated aircraft ever produced, a prime example of the enormous resources allocated in opposing the Soviet Union during the cold war, the cost of intelligence, awareness etc. continued - STENNIS is the carrier which launches the air strike, and passes the tasking for the rail gun to the KIDD. Stennis is named for a US Senator known as the "Father of the modern Navy" for his support of a modernized Navy centered on CVNs, to not repeat the mistakes between WWI and WWII of letting the Navy become ill-equipped and obsolete.
- The KIDD is named for RADM Kidd who paid the price for the lack of preparednes/vigilance, dying on the flag bridge of the ARIZONA at Pearl Harbor, attempting to organize a defense.
- The Ancient robot turns out to be an SR-71 BLACKBIRD spyplane, still one of the most technologically sophisticated aircraft ever produced, a prime example of the enormous resources allocated in opposing the Soviet Union during the cold war, the cost of intelligence, awareness etc. continued

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644562 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:43:09 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644562 Also, some interesting choices in the hardware chosen, specifically the US ships and the SR-71 BLACKBIRD as the Ancient robot. - Carrier that sinks is the THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Reminded me of one of his most famous quotes: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." continued Also, some interesting choices in the hardware chosen, specifically the US ships and the SR-71 BLACKBIRD as the Ancient robot.
- Carrier that sinks is the THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Reminded me of one of his most famous quotes: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." continued

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644546 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:37:53 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644546 -Interesting contrasting of the various motivations for opposing evil from the various characters: * Sam wrong/place wrong time, reluctant but recognizing has critical knowledge/info *Military, job they have chosen and dedicated their lives to as routine and necessary *Sector 7 agent wants to be recognized as a hero by his country. The glory. *Sam's roommate, wants to be a part of something bigger than himself. *Mikela. In it due to allegiance, connection to others *little decepticon. seemed to a comment on followers due to cult of personaltiy *ancient robot. Rejection of the side/values he's been fighting for . to be continued -Interesting contrasting of the various motivations for opposing evil from the various characters:
* Sam wrong/place wrong time, reluctant but recognizing has critical knowledge/info
*Military, job they have chosen and dedicated their lives to as routine and necessary
*Sector 7 agent wants to be recognized as a hero by his country. The glory.
*Sam's roommate, wants to be a part of something bigger than himself.
*Mikela. In it due to allegiance, connection to others
*little decepticon. seemed to a comment on followers due to cult of personaltiy
*ancient robot. Rejection of the side/values he's been fighting for . to be continued

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644550 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:37:25 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644550 But, despite the simplistic story line, there were some things I caught in the film that were worth considering, Admittedly, most of the acting wasn't stellar. The initial united against an enemy hidden throughout the world, and the summary execution of the damaged decepticon after it's warining of the return of the fallen with the line, "Not today" sets up that the movie's theme as opposition to evil. I caught the not today as a commentary that evil must be opposed as we find it, it's a day to day occurence. But, despite the simplistic story line, there were some things I caught in the film that were worth considering, Admittedly, most of the acting wasn't stellar. The initial united against an enemy hidden throughout the world, and the summary execution of the damaged decepticon after it's warining of the return of the fallen with the line, "Not today" sets up that the movie's theme as opposition to evil. I caught the not today as a commentary that evil must be opposed as we find it, it's a day to day occurence.

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644530 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:22:25 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644530 Ok, I'm tired of folks bashing TF2. I went to see it with very low expectations due to all the negative blog comments. A few things to perhaps consider: - As stated above, it was based on a cartoon and needed to deliver to the pre-teen crowd that parents would be dragging there. I only went to see it in the theater because my 10 yr old wanted to see it and I COUNTED on there not being enough story to make it worth renting/buying and figured at least the CGI/SFX would be worth seeing on the big screen. (AVATAR also falls into this category, saw it, enjoyed it for the SFX, bored with the story since it's been done over-and-over again. I'll never rent it.) to be continued.... Ok, I'm tired of folks bashing TF2. I went to see it with very low expectations due to all the negative blog comments. A few things to perhaps consider:
- As stated above, it was based on a cartoon and needed to deliver to the pre-teen crowd that parents would be dragging there. I only went to see it in the theater because my 10 yr old wanted to see it and I COUNTED on there not being enough story to make it worth renting/buying and figured at least the CGI/SFX would be worth seeing on the big screen. (AVATAR also falls into this category, saw it, enjoyed it for the SFX, bored with the story since it's been done over-and-over again. I'll never rent it.) to be continued….

]]> By: styrgwillidar http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1644522 styrgwillidar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:19:01 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1644522 The other good bit for me in the movie is the interchange between Wayne and Alfred about the bandit in Burma. The matter of fact delivery of the line, " We burned the forest down", is perfect in communicating the lengths that must be accepted necessary in opposing and defeating evil. Alfred's acceptance throughout the movie o the 'collateral damage' going on as an unfortunate but essential cost of opposing evil is masterful. The other good bit for me in the movie is the interchange between Wayne and Alfred about the bandit in Burma. The matter of fact delivery of the line, " We burned the forest down", is perfect in communicating the lengths that must be accepted necessary in opposing and defeating evil. Alfred's acceptance throughout the movie o the 'collateral damage' going on as an unfortunate but essential cost of opposing evil is masterful.

]]> By: mars http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2010/01/27/box-office-2009-the-year-stories-didnt-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1638350 mars Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:41:22 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/?p=300486#comment-1638350 ding ding ding!!! we have a winner. I'm afraid our future really IS "Idiocracy" ding ding ding!!! we have a winner. I'm afraid our future really IS "Idiocracy"

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