"Amelia" - off course

Dave U. Random · External Since: Feb 20, 2009 Posts: 3

(Wall Street Journal) - Amelia Earhart is still missing.

In her place, "Amelia" presents a protofeminist with a
frozen smile spouting free-as-a-bird slogans from a bird-
brained script. The film struggles to stay aloft, and may
soon vanish, like its namesake, without a trace. But below
and beyond the mystery of Earhart's fate, "Amelia" leaves
you wondering how its abundantly gifted director, Mira
Nair, and its Oscar-winning star, Hilary Swank, could have
been complicit in such clumsiness. It's the age-old
question of why bad movies happen to good people..

Continued: http://xrl.us/AmeliaOffCourse

Madara0806 · External Since: Jun 17, 2009 Posts: 16

On Oct 23, 10:25 am, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
inter.net> wrote:
> (Wall Street Journal) - Amelia Earhart is still missing.
>
> In her place, "Amelia" presents a protofeminist with a
> frozen smile spouting free-as-a-bird slogans from a bird-
> brained script. The film struggles to stay aloft, and may
> soon vanish, like its namesake, without a trace. But below
> and beyond the mystery of Earhart's fate, "Amelia" leaves
> you wondering how its abundantly gifted director, Mira
> Nair, and its Oscar-winning star, Hilary Swank, could have
> been complicit in such clumsiness. It's the age-old
> question of why bad movies happen to good people..
>
> Continued:http://xrl.us/AmeliaOffCourse

I think they would have been better off allowing Amy Adams to reprise
the role.

TBerk · External Since: May 08, 2007 Posts: 67

Every time I read that Subject Line my minds sees it as:

'Amelie'

as in;

Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, or rather
The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain.

Somebody ref'd the source material for the most famous Aviatrix as
'old and soggy'. Pretty harsh and redikulous in my estimation. The
subject matter is what you make of it, despite the passage of time it
still holds much drama and adventure.

To take to the skies, to fly. Advancing the role a female could play
in pioneering new 'ground' as it were, even foolhardy proof by
example; it goes back further even than Icarus

berk

nick · External Since: Apr 21, 2007 Posts: 150

On Oct 23, 3:17 pm, Madara0806 <madara0... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 23, 10:25 am, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
>
> inter.net> wrote:
> > (Wall Street Journal) - Amelia Earhart is still missing.
>
> > In her place, "Amelia" presents a protofeminist with a
> > frozen smile spouting free-as-a-bird slogans from a bird-
> > brained script. The film struggles to stay aloft, and may
> > soon vanish, like its namesake, without a trace. But below
> > and beyond the mystery of Earhart's fate, "Amelia" leaves
> > you wondering how its abundantly gifted director, Mira
> > Nair, and its Oscar-winning star, Hilary Swank, could have
> > been complicit in such clumsiness. It's the age-old
> > question of why bad movies happen to good people..
>
> > Continued:http://xrl.us/AmeliaOffCourse
>
> I think they would have been better off allowing Amy Adams to reprise
> the role.

Hilary Swank probably isn't the problem with Amelia. It's Hollywood's
inability to make good biopics anymore--all they are anymore is demo
reels for the inevitable Oscar acting nomination for the lead. I
haven't seen one that's stayed with me since Man on the Moon. (The NY
Times reviewer lists I'm Not There but it's in a category all it's
own.) I read one rave early on yesterday and thought about checking
it out this weekend but three or four bad reviews later, it looks like
the kind of thing I literally might not be able to stay awake
through.

chronicle · External Since: Oct 24, 2009 Posts: 1

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artyw2 · External Since: Aug 15, 2005 Posts: 238

On Oct 24, 7:35 am, nick <nickmacpherso....RemoveThis@AOL.com> wrote:
> On Oct 23, 3:17 pm, Madara0806 <madara0....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Oct 23, 10:25 am, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
>
> > inter.net> wrote:
> > > (Wall Street Journal) - Amelia Earhart is still missing.
>
> > > In her place, "Amelia" presents a protofeminist with a
> > > frozen smile spouting free-as-a-bird slogans from a bird-
> > > brained script. The film struggles to stay aloft, and may
> > > soon vanish, like its namesake, without a trace. But below
> > > and beyond the mystery of Earhart's fate, "Amelia" leaves
> > > you wondering how its abundantly gifted director, Mira
> > > Nair, and its Oscar-winning star, Hilary Swank, could have
> > > been complicit in such clumsiness. It's the age-old
> > > question of why bad movies happen to good people..
>
> > > Continued:http://xrl.us/AmeliaOffCourse
>
> > I think they would have been better off allowing Amy Adams to reprise
> > the role.
>
> Hilary Swank probably isn't the problem with Amelia. It's Hollywood's
> inability to make good biopics anymore--all they are anymore is demo
> reels for the inevitable Oscar acting nomination for the lead. I
> haven't seen one that's stayed with me since Man on the Moon. (The NY
> Times reviewer lists I'm Not There but it's in a category all it's
> own.)

So is Walk Hard....
I did like Ray and Walk the Line
The Aviator would have been good if it had been a bit shorter.

trotsky · External Since: Dec 07, 2004 Posts: 2503

nick wrote:
> On Oct 23, 3:17 pm, Madara0806 <madara0....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Oct 23, 10:25 am, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
>>
>> inter.net> wrote:
>>> (Wall Street Journal) - Amelia Earhart is still missing.
>>> In her place, "Amelia" presents a protofeminist with a
>>> frozen smile spouting free-as-a-bird slogans from a bird-
>>> brained script. The film struggles to stay aloft, and may
>>> soon vanish, like its namesake, without a trace. But below
>>> and beyond the mystery of Earhart's fate, "Amelia" leaves
>>> you wondering how its abundantly gifted director, Mira
>>> Nair, and its Oscar-winning star, Hilary Swank, could have
>>> been complicit in such clumsiness. It's the age-old
>>> question of why bad movies happen to good people..
>>> Continued:http://xrl.us/AmeliaOffCourse
>> I think they would have been better off allowing Amy Adams to reprise
>> the role.
>
> Hilary Swank probably isn't the problem with Amelia. It's Hollywood's
> inability to make good biopics anymore--all they are anymore is demo
> reels for the inevitable Oscar acting nomination for the lead. I
> haven't seen one that's stayed with me since Man on the Moon. (The NY
> Times reviewer lists I'm Not There but it's in a category all it's
> own.) I read one rave early on yesterday and thought about checking
> it out this weekend but three or four bad reviews later, it looks like
> the kind of thing I literally might not be able to stay awake
> through.

Has Mira Nair ever made a bad movie?

tomcervo · External Since: Apr 19, 2007 Posts: 101

On Oct 24, 7:35 am, nick <nickmacpherso....TakeThisOut@AOL.com> wrote:
> On Oct 23, 3:17 pm, Madara0806 <madara0....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Oct 23, 10:25 am, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
>
> > inter.net> wrote:
> > > (Wall Street Journal) - Amelia Earhart is still missing.
>
> > > In her place, "Amelia" presents a protofeminist with a
> > > frozen smile spouting free-as-a-bird slogans from a bird-
> > > brained script. The film struggles to stay aloft, and may
> > > soon vanish, like its namesake, without a trace. But below
> > > and beyond the mystery of Earhart's fate, "Amelia" leaves
> > > you wondering how its abundantly gifted director, Mira
> > > Nair, and its Oscar-winning star, Hilary Swank, could have
> > > been complicit in such clumsiness. It's the age-old
> > > question of why bad movies happen to good people..
>
> > > Continued:http://xrl.us/AmeliaOffCourse
>
> > I think they would have been better off allowing Amy Adams to reprise
> > the role.
>
> Hilary Swank probably isn't the problem with Amelia. It's Hollywood's
> inability to make good biopics anymore--all they are anymore is demo
> reels for the inevitable Oscar acting nomination for the lead.

As in not everyone can do what Robert Bolt could do.