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RE: We watched Empire of the Sun last night on a 104" screen. Was I impressed?

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In Reply to: RE: We watched Empire of the Sun last night on a 104" screen. Was I impressed? posted by patrickU on August 31, 2007 at 09:13:17

I agree with you. A failure along with "Always" and "1941". "AI", too.

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"1941" a failure? Except, of course, for.... - J.R. 10:30:51 09/01/07 (0)
"Hollywoooood," as exclaimed by the Japanese submariner as he looks up
the conning tower at what can only be the naked beaver of the babe
straddling the periscope. Worth the price of admission. Regards,

J.R.
RE: We watched Empire of the Sun last night on a 104" screen. Was I impressed? - powermatic 14:11:49 08/31/07 (2)
Disagree. I liked it a lot. As clarkjohnsen said, less 'Spielbergian' than the vast majority of his other films. Was it on a par with 'Schindlers List'? No. But it was head and shoulders above most of his other 'serious' films such as 'Munich' or even 'Private Ryan'.

And who doesn't like seeing low-level P-51s shot on 35mm film?

Cadillac of the skies.
- What??? "Cadillac?" - tinear 15:52:43 09/01/07 (1)
  You mean Lamborghini or Ferrari, right?
  - RE: What??? "Cadillac?" - powermatic 16:49:37 09/01/07 (0)
    Quote from the movie. Though you probably know that.
    
    Ferrari or Porsche might be my frame of reference. I would never, though, call the P-51 the 'Toyota of the skies'. (-:
RE: We watched Empire of the Sun last night on a 104" screen. Was I impressed? - patrickU 13:48:53 08/31/07 (1)
1941 could have been such a good film, I thought that with passing time it could improve, so I gave it many a new try.
Why did it not work out?
I never found out beside the name -boring--
- RE: 1941 isn't dramatic enough to be a Drama - grinagog 21:09:12 09/02/07 (0)
  and fails too as a Comedy, if Spielberg had made more effort to aim at making it either one thing or the other it could have worked a lot better
  Apparently a painstaking recreation of how Los Angeles looked at that time; even the plane John Belushi flies is the correct type with the correct markings for a coastal squadron in that area at that time
  I'm a car buff and there isn't a single post-1941 vehicle in the whole film....
  
  Grins

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