Frank, my wife and I went with a couple of friends in their thirties (yeah, I know, but she's beautiful!) and we all enjoyed it. Bill gives a very subtle, wry performance, and Scarlet Johansson is a good foil as the young woman. Not schmaltzy, hilarious in parts, and a valid commentary on modern (Japanese) society. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:33 PM Subject: RE: Pentax Advertising?
> Hi, John, > > I love to hear things like that! Thanks. > > I posted last week, mentioning that a Pentax MZ 50 got nicely placed in > Cheaper by the Dozen (saw that with my kids after Christmas). Nice to see > Pentax in the movies. > > But, my real question, is: How'd ya like Lost in Translation? I really > want to see it. I heard it's the best thing Bill Murray's done in a while. > > cheers, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Pentax Advertising? > >Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 14:24:46 +1000 > > > >Just saw Bill Murray's latest film, Lost in Translation. One of the > >characters is a photographer in Tokyo, and lo and behold! he's using a > >brace > >of Pentax 67's, with the wooden grip. Most striking was his camera strap, > >one of the big black ones with Pentax in red emblazoned on it, and shown to > >full advantage in one shot. > >Good advertising, I think - it might help to redress the impression that > >you'd get from most films that the only cameras used are N's or C's! > >John Coyle > >Brisbane, Australia > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/features&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca >
