tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post6329948525971368807..comments2024-02-20T02:40:59.760-06:00Comments on Blogged Down At The Moment: Hats In FilmMariann Simmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974827167853824792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-1017136882377700912008-01-15T18:32:00.000-06:002008-01-15T18:32:00.000-06:00And they only LOOK like a book because it's now in...And they only LOOK like a book because it's now in the squooshed up column format...if it was the same format as I used to have, it wouldn't have been as long. ;)Mariann Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974827167853824792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-20706394723317103962008-01-15T18:06:00.000-06:002008-01-15T18:06:00.000-06:00Wow! When you said you would update, I didn't kno...Wow! When you said you would update, I didn't know you were going to write a book.<BR/><BR/>I honestly don't know if movie makers are stupider or any less talented today than they were in the past. I would say that there is a lot of stupidity and lack of talent when it comes to the people who ultimately decide if a movie will even be made(lawyers mostly). The people coming out of film school, however, are probably just as good as they ever were. <BR/><BR/>What it comes down to, today as in the past, is how to get the most people to line up at the ticket booth and hand over as much money as possible. In the past it might have been engaging characters and witty dialog. Today, it's spectacular special effects with only a sketchy plot and sketchily drawn characters to support it. So in the case of most big budget flicks today, you might argue that with the exception of the special effects directors, pride in workmanship has just gone down the poop chute. The special effects directors are wielding too much power, and in some cases moving over into the regular directors chair. Too bad.<BR/><BR/>Dreamworks is a real bastion of mediocrity. I can see why Steven Spielberg never got into USC film school. He just can't resist topping off his movies with sappy, maudlin endings that would make any fair minded person roll his eyes. Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and especially E.T. The Extraterrestrial are three examples that come to mind. He and his collaborators should seriously question their ability to decide which movies should be made and which shouldn't be made based on merit. It's hard to argue with the box office, however, which is why we're stuck with a franchise like Shrek.<BR/><BR/>You can't go wrong with a Coen brothers film (No Country For Old Men, Fargo) if you don't mind excessive but rarely gratuitous violence.<BR/><BR/>If you want to get your moneys worth at the movies these days, it might be worth the effort to seek out independent films that aren't so widely distributed and don't necessarily deal with the subject of homosexuality in a pretentious, lighthearted way. <BR/><BR/>Hats! Lord, what can I say about hats? Sometimes I wear them if I'm having a bad hair day or going to a ballgame. Most of the time I don't wear them. I must say the characters in those old movies kind of looked naked without a hat. In movies these days, they kind of look silly with one. Ah well. Styles change.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24144743.post-60361479696212451012008-01-15T07:57:00.000-06:002008-01-15T07:57:00.000-06:00Absolutely marvelous. I love hats. I wear ball cap...Absolutely marvelous. I love hats. I wear ball caps on the weekends, but I have really good hair, so not so much anymore. Even though I am turning grey, I will never go bald!!<BR/>Nice Work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com