toji
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First of all, I am unbiased about the film maker Kevin Smith as I have both loved and loathed his work. Chasing Amy is one of his I have loved.
A mate of mine watched it for the first time and, whilst loving the charm and wit of the script had problems with the reality of the storyline. This time last week I was at a bar and began to get along very well with a beautiful young women. We danced, drank and had fun. At the end of the night I asked to catch up later for coffee to which she replied that she actually fancied one of the girls I was with and if I could tell her that she liked her. My mate was a witness and proceeded to blurt out, drunk, "Go Chase Amy" I don't like Ben Affleck. He has screen presence and obvious good looks, but in every film he is a liability because he simply cannot be convincing and plays the same guy in every film (i.e Hugh Grant) However, that's because he basically plays Holden McNeil in every film, so this was quite appropriate.
Joey Lauren Adams.... hearing her voice makes me think of Lolita. Ahem... did I just say that... I don't know if there is any element of truth in this, but having heard the rumor that the script was written for her, and that it was 'something personal to say' promotes the film immensely... on the back of a very good acting performance never the less.
Jason Lee is excellent and gets about 90% of the one liners. He is far more effective in promoting the 'relationship' between he and Holden, which speaks volumes of his comic ability.
The type of film used by Smith is appropriate and gives it that 'indie' feel, which is where this film belongs (on the shelf right next to clerks) The soundtrack is OK, touching final piece. Holden's solution to fix his own shitty life is contrived and expected before it arrives but this is rescued by the anti-climactic ending. The film should have been a tragedy and I am glad it ended that way (a threesome? please...)
Tips for anyone in love with a girl they're not with: recite Holden's speech to Alyssa in his car... it's a sure thing.
Tips for anyone in love with a girl they're with: Don't recite Holden's speech to Banky and Alyssa in his apartment... it's corny and doomed.
A mate of mine watched it for the first time and, whilst loving the charm and wit of the script had problems with the reality of the storyline. This time last week I was at a bar and began to get along very well with a beautiful young women. We danced, drank and had fun. At the end of the night I asked to catch up later for coffee to which she replied that she actually fancied one of the girls I was with and if I could tell her that she liked her. My mate was a witness and proceeded to blurt out, drunk, "Go Chase Amy" I don't like Ben Affleck. He has screen presence and obvious good looks, but in every film he is a liability because he simply cannot be convincing and plays the same guy in every film (i.e Hugh Grant) However, that's because he basically plays Holden McNeil in every film, so this was quite appropriate.
Joey Lauren Adams.... hearing her voice makes me think of Lolita. Ahem... did I just say that... I don't know if there is any element of truth in this, but having heard the rumor that the script was written for her, and that it was 'something personal to say' promotes the film immensely... on the back of a very good acting performance never the less.
Jason Lee is excellent and gets about 90% of the one liners. He is far more effective in promoting the 'relationship' between he and Holden, which speaks volumes of his comic ability.
The type of film used by Smith is appropriate and gives it that 'indie' feel, which is where this film belongs (on the shelf right next to clerks) The soundtrack is OK, touching final piece. Holden's solution to fix his own shitty life is contrived and expected before it arrives but this is rescued by the anti-climactic ending. The film should have been a tragedy and I am glad it ended that way (a threesome? please...)
Tips for anyone in love with a girl they're not with: recite Holden's speech to Alyssa in his car... it's a sure thing.
Tips for anyone in love with a girl they're with: Don't recite Holden's speech to Banky and Alyssa in his apartment... it's corny and doomed.
Star Wars defines "fantasy" for all children who exist as men and women. None so more evident in any Star Wars cinema premier or special.
The old Saturday morning serial, under the tutoridge of the great Akira Kurosawa, has provided now 2 generations of stellar bound dreamers of adventure a fantastic platform for release from 9-to-5, with Lucas as the pilot, to a distant galaxy far, far away where even modern politics play a role in this very appropriate, very entertaining serial mimics not only the Skywalker within each other, but the statis quo. Fiction or non-fiction, Star Wars removes the reality element from the status quo and returns us all to the child we want to be, whether it be playing with ewoks in our front garden or standing up to the local bully in the name of the Jedi.
May the force be with you
The old Saturday morning serial, under the tutoridge of the great Akira Kurosawa, has provided now 2 generations of stellar bound dreamers of adventure a fantastic platform for release from 9-to-5, with Lucas as the pilot, to a distant galaxy far, far away where even modern politics play a role in this very appropriate, very entertaining serial mimics not only the Skywalker within each other, but the statis quo. Fiction or non-fiction, Star Wars removes the reality element from the status quo and returns us all to the child we want to be, whether it be playing with ewoks in our front garden or standing up to the local bully in the name of the Jedi.
May the force be with you