Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I absolutely, passionately hated "A.I.", especially since the original short story was so moving.>> Wow. I consider A.I. to be one of my all time favorite movies. (Yes, it had four endings, three of which probably should have been cut. But it was still a great movie.)
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I loved "Catch Me If You Can," and really want to see "The Terminal." (We don't go to the movies much. ;-)
Originally Posted By cstephens I know a number of people who really liked the movie, one of my very good friends among them. I just didn't feel anything for the kid in the movie - didn't care about him at all so didn't care about the journey he was making. As I said, very different from the feeling I got for him from reading the short story. /cs
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Interesting that the end of 'A.I.' shows a future of a flooded New York City, and the World Trade Center towers.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <What is next? Gone With the Wind?> See post #15 wahooskipper. Apparently, Spielberg directing 'Mary Poppins' is just a rumor.
Originally Posted By idleHands If they wait any longer, Harrison Ford will have to take over for Sean Connery.
Originally Posted By brotherdave "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Geritol" is the working title for the next movie, I heard! ;-)
Originally Posted By TheRedhead About the rumor: Didn't it seem odd to anyone that it was the DIRECTOR of the West End production that was in talks with Spielberg? If they had said the producers were in talks, maybe, but what responsibility would the director have in wheeling-and-dealing Spielberg to direct? It sounds like rubbish. "Anyone know why the Sherman Brothers didn't provide the new songs for the stage version of 'Mary Poppins.'?" We haven't seen Bob Sherman in years and years. The most recent thing I saw of him was on some bonus features of a DVD, taped several years ago. He was barely coherent. I can't imagine he's up for songwriting. Oh and I hated A.I. also. A lot. And the Terminal is so bad it borders on the absurd. There really is nothing more annoying than "Heavy-Handed Spielberg." War of the Worlds fell apart at the end. Catch Me if you Can was great, though.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 >>Didn't it seem odd to anyone that it was the DIRECTOR of the West End production that was in talks with Spielberg? If they had said the producers were in talks, maybe, but what responsibility would the director have in wheeling-and-dealing Spielberg to direct?<< I read it like Spielberg would be producing, hiring Eyre to direct. Anyway.... Glad it's only a rumor.
Originally Posted By oc_dean a little fyi ...... when I worked at the studio many moons ago... I saw a script on someone's desk entitled "Mary Poppins sequel". So, it's taken them a decade and a half to either continue or remake the story. They were bound to do it, .... eventually.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<And the Terminal is so bad it borders on the absurd.>> Thank you. Yes, I think I'll teach myself to speak perfect English in one week by repeatedly reading a tourist guide to NYC.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <<And the Terminal is so bad it borders on the absurd.>> Thank you. Yes, I think I'll teach myself to speak perfect English in one week by repeatedly reading a tourist guide to NYC.> 'The Terminal' was more of a fable. A fantasy. To take it literally, would be to miss the point.
