The Blind Side - Great Date Movie

[billhoward]

We needed something enjoyable Thanksiving weekend that three generations could see together. So, The Blind Side was the logical call. It holds together pretty well as long as you're not looking for deep messages. Plus, staring at Sandra Bullock and her mostly off-white outfits is a reasonable way to pass 90 minutes, even if you wonder how she can keep them clean visiting a ghetto housing project or not have her high heels sink into the grass walking on to the practice field. (The magic of Hollywood.) The NCAA rep was portrayed as a devious soul who'd made up her mind before the facts were in, which seems a nice link to reality. Less real was taking in Michael Oher (the HS offensive tackle who the movie is ostensibly about) to the Bullock-and-hubby family megamansion and he has to sleep in the living room at first -- on account of this family with two kids living in a huge house has only one guest room left and that's used for Sandra's office.

[TimV]

Nice NY Times article contrasting "Blind Side" with "Precious," as somewhat similar stories treated differently.

[Josh '99]

Ugh.  They turned a great book about football into a date movie about Sandra Bullock.  F Hollywood.  *vomits*

[jtwcornell91]

Remember, Hollywood managed to turn a book about Arsenal into a date movie about the Red Sox.  With Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

[nyc94]

Remember, Hollywood managed to turn a book about Arsenal into a date movie about the Red Sox.  With Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

Just to add to that, the Jimmy Fallon-Drew Barrymore movie is based on the 1997 movie of the same name.  The 1997 version starred Colin Firth in the Jimmy Fallon role and was actually about soccer.  The screenplay for the 1997 movie was adapted by Nick Hornby from his 1992 book.


And good news:  Moneyball: The Movie starring Brad Pitt as Billy Beane is reportedly back on.  ::rolleyes::

[Josh '99]

Remember, Hollywood managed to turn a book about Arsenal into a date movie about the Red Sox.  With Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

Nitpick:  Fever Pitch was more about fandom and the way it shaped Hornby's life than it was about Arsenal per se.

[jtwcornell91]

Remember, Hollywood managed to turn a book about Arsenal into a date movie about the Red Sox.  With Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

Nitpick:  Fever Pitch was more about fandom and the way it shaped Hornby's life than it was about Arsenal per se.

Fair point.  My ability to relate to the story was unaffected by my indifference towards the Gunners.

[Trotsky]

Remember, Hollywood managed to turn a book about Arsenal into a date movie about the Red Sox.  With Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

If your point is Hollywood takes any story line and turns it into lowest common denominator product for the proles to wash down with their Raisonettes, well, alert the media.

But fully granting that date movies, the Red Sox, and Jimmy Fallon all sorts of suck, thou shalt not speak ill of Drew Barrymore! ::flipa:::-(

[billhoward]

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[Rosey]

Drew Barrymore! ::flipa:::-(

Try harder.  Referer checking.

[Rita]

Remember, Hollywood managed to turn a book about Arsenal into a date movie about the Red Sox.  With Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

Just to add to that, the Jimmy Fallon-Drew Barrymore movie is based on the 1997 movie of the same name.  The 1997 version starred Colin Firth in the Jimmy Fallon role and was actually about soccer.  The screenplay for the 1997 movie was adapted by Nick Hornby from his 1992 book.


And good news:  Moneyball: The Movie starring Brad Pitt as Billy Beane is reportedly back on.  ::rolleyes::

Oooh... Colin Firth ::dribble:: ::banana::. Might be a good movie for me to watch on a date-less, hockey-less, Saturday night ::help::.

[nyc94]

Oooh... Colin Firth ::dribble:: ::banana::

My wife says the same thing.  I sat through Pride and Prejudice and I don't get it.

[Rita]

Oooh... Colin Firth ::dribble:: ::banana::

My wife says the same thing.  I sat through Pride and Prejudice and I don't get it.

Try "Love Actually" if you want to give Colin Firth another try (and spend quality time with the wife). On the plus side (for you), it is not as long as P&P ;-). Alternatively, you just might be short an "X" chromosome :-P.

[RichH]

If your point is Hollywood takes any story line and turns it into lowest common denominator product for the proles to wash down with their Raisonettes, well, alert the media.

You mean like how they completely ruined "Love Story?" It starts out as a perfectly enjoyable tale about a hockey team from Ithaca, but the rest is drivel.  I don't know what they were thinking with the final 82 minutes.  They totally veered away from an interesting plotline.  We never find out what happens to Francis LaPierre, the dashing captain of the Cornell hockey team!

[jtwcornell91]

Oooh... Colin Firth ::dribble:: ::banana::

My wife says the same thing.  I sat through Pride and Prejudice and I don't get it.

Now that we're in JSID: Jennifer Ehle is slated to play Catelyn Stark in the HBO adaptation of A Game of Thrones.  Of course all casting news for that series pales beside Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.