tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post6749569732682468376..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: April Movie StatusChip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-84692039886725362692014-05-02T17:56:46.595-04:002014-05-02T17:56:46.595-04:00I hope you like Cloud Atlas.
I agree on the woman...I hope you like Cloud Atlas.<br /><br />I agree on the woman in The Cheat. I was trying to keep my comments short, so I didn't go into it. I don't regret watching it, if that was your concern.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-49806825722599678082014-05-02T17:55:15.821-04:002014-05-02T17:55:15.821-04:00Thanks! Those were Berry's two biggest roles ...Thanks! Those were Berry's two biggest roles so they allowed her to shine. I didn't even recognize her as the Asian male doctor, by the way.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-6701479991174586622014-05-02T17:53:15.127-04:002014-05-02T17:53:15.127-04:00I think it's biggest "problem" may h...I think it's biggest "problem" may have been that if someone wanted to recommend it they couldn't describe it in a sentence or two, nor could the studio get the idea across in a 30 second TV trailer. I honestly don't know anyone other than "movie people" who pay much attention to professional critics. It's word of mouth that tends to get people to watch movies among my circle of friends/relatives.<br /><br />I hadn't thought about nominations, but I completely agree with you on all three. I'm sure the Academy didn't want to touch a film that used makeup to have white people playing Asians and Asian people playing whites.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-44769228442813904372014-05-02T16:53:15.019-04:002014-05-02T16:53:15.019-04:00Thanks for turning me on to Cloud Atlas!
I hope I...Thanks for turning me on to Cloud Atlas!<br /><br />I hope I didn't lead you astray on The Cheat. Actually, I thought the white woman was painted as darkly as the Asian man in a lot of ways. Also, it was interesting to see Cecil B. deMille directing something that was not an epic.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-53017325032285708812014-05-02T14:57:12.860-04:002014-05-02T14:57:12.860-04:00Chip-- You're incredible. I don't know how...Chip-- You're incredible. I don't know how you do it. I was one of the few people who actually enjoyed 'Cloud Atlas.' It felt like a a scifi version of 'love actually.' I do think they overdid it a little with some of the gender bending/ethnicity bending roles. There a few roles that I thought could have been played by other actors. I think Halle Berry was best in the role of the journalist and the futuristic woman w/ Tom Hanks.msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-85126504000183043922014-05-01T22:54:13.939-04:002014-05-01T22:54:13.939-04:00Cloud Atlas tanked at the box office, in part beca...Cloud Atlas tanked at the box office, in part because of mediocre critical reviews. I think a lot of people did it a disservice--it's still one of my favorites from 2012, and the fact that it somehow was overlooked for makeup, costuming, and score at the Oscars is damn near criminal.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com