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Danny Plothole!

posted 18 years ago by beagleboy
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1. Helium balloons can lift a man into the air.
2. When a man crashes into your tree, you say nothing. Not even 'Are you ok'?
3. You let him into your house and trust him completely.
4. A whole town falls in love with you for being slightly weird. You are not shunned.
5. Bricklayers will be your mate if you lay some bricks in a suit.
6. You can hear a motorbike come around the corner a few blocks away and know who it is.
7. A television story about a missing person will not show a photo of them.
8. There are no Australian male actors. We have to import Welsh ones.

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[–] dorannaxon 18 years ago

And all of the movies Hollywood tries to shove down our throats are so plausible?

Give me a break. It was a charming movie...didnt you ever wish you could just float away? Wait...maybe you have tried it and it didnt work out so good for you, hence the bitterness?

[–] mave4life 18 years ago

And thats all it is, just a *beep* movie.

[–] bluegull417-2 18 years ago

S.O.D. Glasses. Suspension Of Disbelief. So just S.O.D. the heck off and enjoy the film any film.

[–] aquagwen130 18 years ago

haha what i kept thinkin g about was why didnt the television show a freaking picture of him?!?!?!o well i loved the movie but good points

[–] mark6785 18 years ago

Not that the film needs to justify itself but......

1. Helium balloons can lift a man into the air.
yeah they can actually !
http://www.markbarry.com/amazing/lawnchairman.html

2. When a man crashes into your tree, you say nothing. Not even 'Are you ok'?
3. You let him into your house and trust him completely.
4. A whole town falls in love with you for being slightly weird. You are not shunned.
5. Bricklayers will be your mate if you lay some bricks in a suit.

All thats down to Danny's laid back charm, and certainly dont qualify as plot holes.

6. You can hear a motorbike come around the corner a few blocks away and know who it is.
You could guess who it is. its a small town . not many bikes. danny said he'd fix the bike etc etc

7. A television story about a missing person will not show a photo of them.
well danny had much different hair then - thats probably why the scriptwriters gave him that haircut so soon after he landed.

8. There are no Australian male actors. We have to import Welsh ones.
maybe Australian male actors refuse to travel in ballon powered deckchairs :)

[–] bluegull417-2 18 years ago

S.O.D.

[–] jmarkoff2 18 years ago

The title of this thread should have been "Things I learned from watching Danny Deckchair" in a deliberate parody mode.

And I like that it's being anaylzed and made notorious. It sux that this charming film was ignored in the States during its theater release!

[–] tabari 16 years ago

Duh! Aussies play Americans, Renee Zellwegger plays Bridget Jones, Catherine Zeta Jones plays an American, Christian Bale plays Americans.
Well lets see, that is 2 Welsh actors playing Americans, and American playing a Brit, etc. This is the day of the mobile actor.
Nothing was quite as odd to me as Russel Crowe and Christian Bale, an Australian and a Welshman playing the leads in a quintessential western! I mean they did a great job, but we don't have any Americans who could play the roles?
See, it is just the choice of the producers and the casting directors or the money men. Hollywood has done that for years. Think of all the roles that Cary Grant played and he never even tried for an American accent :) And I'm not complaining because I loved his movies.

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[–] grumpy736-1 15 years ago

Silly, silly comment. SOD off indeed.

I miss Big Band music and talented singers. Leonard Cohen is my idol. Civility, harmony, unity!

[–] the_big_dogma 14 years ago

That fake beard was more disturbing than any supposed plot-holes.

"What's truth got to do with it?"
"What's truth got to do with anything?"

[–] Dave-988 13 years ago

I spent 2 1/2 months in OZ and NZ a few years ago. They are by far the friendliest people I've ever met. In one rural town, I took a cab from the train station to the B & B I was to stay at. The driver grabbed my bags, took them inside (unlocked doors), and I followed. No one was home. The driver said it would be fine to wait in the kitchen (I did ask him several times "Are you sure?"). There I was all alone in a stranger's home, nervous as could be. The owner came back an hour or so later, took one look at me, said hello, and asked if I could use a cup of tea.

This movie is wonderful, period. Every time I see a news report of a lost hiker, I always think of the general's line

"It's a tough country out there. We're talking nuts and berries."

[–] westal_sage 9 years ago

Actually to most of your questions I'd say ... Well, kinda yes in this case. And to some (like #1) just plain Yes.

[–] SmackCheeks 9 years ago

Yeah, very odd behaviour indeed, from start to finish it's a bit silly and awkward to watch in places. IMDB categorized it as a Romantic comedy... no mention of drama lol.