tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post112950897088759075..comments2024-03-17T15:12:00.258+08:00Comments on CANUCK IN ASIA ...: SIMPLEScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304014734147849036noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1129733730076657532005-10-19T22:55:00.000+08:002005-10-19T22:55:00.000+08:00Did you see Garden State? It is about those very t...Did you see Garden State? It is about those very things, enjoying the simple pleasures in life. It is refreshing to see an earnest movie rather than the usual cynicism about life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1129695630240880312005-10-19T12:20:00.000+08:002005-10-19T12:20:00.000+08:00yes, i totally agree with the subtle things in fil...yes, i totally agree with the subtle things in film...i love scenes where you barely hear what someone says and it ends up being hilarious, or when there is just a hint of romance that signals that possibility is just around the corner. love it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749493004887461409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1129616618754327372005-10-18T14:23:00.000+08:002005-10-18T14:23:00.000+08:00I agree, Jim. The realist in me cringes at the th...I agree, Jim. The realist in me cringes at the thought of another ROCKY; the kid in me celebrates.<BR/><BR/>I actually think the first and second one are really good -- well written, emotional, and simple. (I also think the fifth one served as an able send-off to the series, but I guess that's a moot point now.) I've even come to appreciate the ludicrousness of ROCKY IV -- Rocky raised to the level of national superhero, which was overblown, unsubtle, and, in a comic-book, melodramatic kind of way, very, very effective as a metaphor for U.S.-Soviet relations.<BR/><BR/>I also think Rocky is the only character that Stallone was born to play and born to be. He's a sensitive writer when writing Rocky, and a pretty good director, so I look forward to it. I'd never thought I'd see another one, so why not hope for the best, right? (Although the situation is getting perilously close to the poster that was displayed in AIRPLANE II which showed an ancient oriental man wearing boxing gloves under the heading ROCKY VIIIIIIII. That shows that they thought the sequels were getting out of hand almost twenty-five years ago!)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304014734147849036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1129595971154851772005-10-18T08:39:00.000+08:002005-10-18T08:39:00.000+08:00You're in luck Scott.Stallone hasannounced that he...You're in luck Scott.Stallone has<BR/>announced that he's making RockyVI<BR/>and is going back to what worked<BR/>in the original movie which is<BR/>the only one I really liked.I don't<BR/>know how he's going to pull off getting back in the ring at his <BR/>age but I won't care as long as he<BR/>gets some pet turtles again.The<BR/>simple things are what stick with<BR/>you when you get older.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1129514386072661012005-10-17T09:59:00.000+08:002005-10-17T09:59:00.000+08:00This is all so true, Scott. My son saying he love...This is all so true, Scott. My son saying he loves me is so simple and yet so incredible I will never forget that little voice and the feeling that goes with hearing those three words. I love that you quoted Clinton! When I quote that one in class (with the hand gestures, of course) the students just look at me blankly, making me feel like a lunatic. Come on, it wasn't even that long ago! The movie scenes you bring attention to are all fabulous as well. You picked some great ones and I agree with your choices.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619600669500170057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829284.post-1129510680090467632005-10-17T08:58:00.000+08:002005-10-17T08:58:00.000+08:00It's so funny. I was just planning to construct m...It's so funny. I was just planning to construct my own private road over here. Somebody must have been reading my mind...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304014734147849036noreply@blogger.com