Farin Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 I learned a new movie term today: a "McGuffin" which is a plot device that while important for the plot or character development, its details are absolutely uninteresting (or sometimes not even known) for the viewer. examples are the content of the suitcase in "Pulp Fiction", the "government secrets" in "North by Northwest", or the "Sankara Stones" from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 I believe Hitchcock invented that term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 yep, I read that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybalt Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 See MacGuffin (Wiki). And more in this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Hey, look, it's Tybalt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 there will be a new Wallace & Gromit film this Xmas... at least for our friends in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm getting pretty good at naming the blues songs and the artists playing incidentally in the background of the movie that we're watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 R2D2 Makes An Appearance In Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 ..and that's C3PO to his right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I think it looks more like Luke Skywalker to his right....cute anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Whoever originally discovered that has way too much time on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Whoever originally discovered that has way too much time on their hands. that's true like those guys that go through a movie frame by frame to look for 'movie mistakes', like a camera that reflects for 0.1 second in a shop window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm considering renting "The Rocker" that just came out; has anybody seen it? I wonder if it's worth my time to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 If Movie Posters Were Honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 6 degrees between me and Jon Stewart... One of my closest friends shared a New Delhi hotel lobby while Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel and Freida Pinto while she was there on some work-related rubbish. Dev Patel was a guest on The Daily Show a week or so ago. Ergo, there are just 3 degrees (and a plane ticket) separating me from Mr. Stewart. Mwah ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 "Once Upon A Time In the West " : Henry Fonda , Charles Bronson ,Jason Robards 5/10 Now ,I love a good Western once in a while -but this wasn't it . Look at that cast and you too would be suckered into buying it , though . It also has a huge number of fans calling it 'one of the best movies ever ! ' These are all lies . The movie , directed by Sergio Leone , has gone too far in boring his audience with long , pointless scenes , weak script , and tries to save it with cinematography . At nearly 2.5 hours , you get a long drawn out -yet simplistic- tale of revenge , more worthy of opera than a movie . It's saving grace is that we get to see Fonda as a psychotic bad guy and he pulls it off royally . Fans of Leone's work with Eastwood's 'Spaghetti Westerns' will immediately see a difference here - though may love it out of loyalty and little more . This story is simple and dull , though it likely laid some groundwork for future 'realistic' Westerns thereafter , then it does earn a little praise . I fully expect to be ripped apart by XXX for not 'loving ' this 'breaktrough' movie, as well as being considered a philistine for my comments , but these , ladies and gentlemen of the jury , are the facts . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Fans of Leone's work with Eastwood's 'Spaghetti Westerns' will immediately see a difference here actually I'd agree with you on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Have you seen this ,Farin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 yes, I have... guy with harmonica, railroads, etc. I like the "dollar trilogy" more too, but maybe that was because of Clint Eastwood himself PS I wouldn't consider it a "bad" movie though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 My sympathies - is there a support group we can go to ? P.S. You are still sick - OUT demon spawn - let this poor boy be ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Jaoquin Phoenix announces he is leaving films and beginning a new career in hip hop! Would be a big challenge for him to eclipse his first career. A great actor! Anyone see this "annoucement" on Letterman? Phoenix dug himself into his chair and refused to come out ... weird. Check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 "We'll certainly keep you in our roll-a-dex"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Rumour has it he's just doing it for a mockumentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Top 10 Movies You (ie. Men) Won't Admit You Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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