On 03/24/2011 10:17 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@...> wrote: >> On 03/24/2011 09:50 AM, turquoiseb wrote: >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@> wrote: >>>> The documentary centers around the >>>> actor who played the dad, George Hardy, a dentist who >>>> always wanted to be an actor and got the role in film >>>> (the only role he ever got). This guy is one of the >>>> genuinely upbeat persons I've ever seen. The people in >>>> his town love him and love the film he was in. >>> Dare I suggest (because now I've Been There Done >>> That) that parents and people helping to raise >>> small children think that home movies of them >>> spitting their pablum out are great, too? :-) >> Uh, this is professionally done documentary. Don't >> pull a Judy on me. You'd probably like to hang out >> with George Hardy. ;-) > That is possible, but would you watch a > professionally done documentary about > paint drying, unless you were a painter, > and...uh...had no life? :-)
There are a lot of boring documentaries out there but this isn't one of them and is hilarious. I'm not trying to shove it down your throat, just trying to remove any "preconceived notions" you might have. :-D > I have no interest in the "Trolls" movie, > and will never have any interest in it. > Why would I want to watch a documentary > about it? Because you are a "would be" film critic? Most "film critics" might find this documentary interesting for the same reason some find Richard Rodriguez's "10 Minute Film School" interesting. One of the questions to the Italian director was "why is the movie called "Troll 2" when there are no trolls in the film?" They are called "goblins" in the film. Like I said the film is so bad it is hilarious. But unlike some "Dollhouse" episodes it has an arc and I would say that arc was created by the editor. As Stu would tell you a few seconds earlier or late in a cut and a scene would have lost momentum and made the bad acting stand out more. As for the original film George Hardy bought it on VHS when it came out and after the first five minutes realized his film acting career was over. The movie cost $200K to make and used a professional Italian crew (the director has over 25 films to his credit). Another thing about the screenplay is it is the Italian writers take on Americans and the culture of the 1980s. I also suspect saying "upbeat dentist" turns people off because they have an "upbeat dentist" themselves whom they hate (reminds me I have my by yearly torture ... er cleaning session on Friday). But this guy ain't saccharin and his movie career isn't over as he is in a 2007 movie and two upcoming ones. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362643/ Not tryin' to shove it down your throat, just thought you and other folks here might find it interesting. Hope your day gets better. :-D
