tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759165361533454798.post4345702269911603408..comments2023-07-23T15:47:50.464+01:00Comments on Aziza's picks: The Descendants [2011/2012]Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759165361533454798.post-67893726218508449202012-02-05T17:22:56.274+00:002012-02-05T17:22:56.274+00:00@Dan: I was expecting worse, so I was happy to be ...@Dan: I was expecting worse, so I was happy to be proven otherwise! Thanks for dropping by!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759165361533454798.post-52313288731006315482012-02-05T16:40:51.974+00:002012-02-05T16:40:51.974+00:00Clooney and everybody else included is great but i...Clooney and everybody else included is great but it’s really Payne who shines as the writer bringing out some funny humor but not without forgetting about the real rich moments of human drama. Good review Aziza. A good film but not as great as I was expecting.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759165361533454798.post-8278677047799056022012-02-04T23:58:56.126+00:002012-02-04T23:58:56.126+00:00@Chip: It was during Matt's flight to see his ...@Chip: It was during Matt's flight to see his daughter Alex, if I remember it corectly!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759165361533454798.post-72080026514399604462012-02-04T23:41:59.557+00:002012-02-04T23:41:59.557+00:00"I really liked the metaphor that Matt used a..."I really liked the metaphor that Matt used at the beginning: 'My family seems like an archipelago. We are part of the same group, but we are still islands- separate and alone. And we're slowly drifting apart.'"<br /><br />That's a great observation. I don't even remember that dialog. Was it during the opening monologue, or did it come later?Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759165361533454798.post-48049654545733323242012-02-04T19:24:04.227+00:002012-02-04T19:24:04.227+00:00@Chris: I do agree it was a little predictable, bu...@Chris: I do agree it was a little predictable, but it worked for me. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think it might be more appealing to women- it's like a fantastic Lifetime movie, with better actors and improved script!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759165361533454798.post-17446109914883014592012-02-04T18:48:53.863+00:002012-02-04T18:48:53.863+00:00Alexander Payne's latest just didn't measu...Alexander Payne's latest just didn't measure up to his past work for me, overlong and predictable, and I felt was tough to care about the characters. The Hawaiian music annoyed me after a while. Clooney's performance was solid, I agree on that! As you can tell, I don't think it should win tons of awardsChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.com