Roguemail's Replies


Empire of the Sun and The Color Purple came before Hook, and after Hook he made The BFG, Tintin, West Side Story, Dial of Destiny and Ready Player One. So...no. I'm worried that they are showing a lot of people running from aliens and being attacked. I hope there is more substance to the movie than that. I get no sense of the plot, script or characters. Still, it's a teaser. Will reserve judgement until we see a full trailer. Hate to burst your bubble , but studios own the rights to the characters and can remake and recast any time they like. The public have no say in the matter. Sure you can voice your opinion, but its meaningless. If they want to remake something with a different actor they can and they will. You also need to remember that a lot of todays generation may not even know who Gibson, Stallone are. They never grew up with them like you may have. So casting a different actor who appeals to today's cinemagoers public makes sense. And as I said before, the original actors are just too old to be making these movies. Get real. Mad Max 3 had its moments but was ruined by the silly kids. But fundamentally, Gibson is just far too old to play the character now, and is also no longer bankable. I also thought the last Mad Max movie was incredible. So I am happy to see more of the same. I have no time for weeping over the notion that a certain character or actor is not in the movie. Spare me from these people who watch old movies and then complain they are dated. They need to learn about context. Well you should educate yourself. The UK was very heavily unionised back then, and tea breaks, lunch breaks etc were written into staff contracts, almost set in stone. You could argue that Cameron came in with a high-handed attitude and tried to ride roughshod over the agreed rules. He was in a different country for gods sake, he should have appreciated that and maybe tried to sit down with people and work something out. However, I have heard reports that he was not very accommodating at all to the British workers. Lucas experienced similar issued when filming the original Star Wars movie, but was more flexible and hence was not given a hard time. This was nearly 40 years ago, things have changed a lot. Oh, and in case some people still think we are a nation of tea drinkers...think again. Walk down any street in the UK and its nothing but coffee shops. Yes, they also sell tea but coffee is far more popular. I think he suffered from being typecast in that leading man, style icon mould. And probably after American Gigolo, Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Internal Affairs etc not only do the fickle public start to tire of actors doing the same thing, but as he got older such roles are probably offered to him less and less. I did enjoy him in Primal Fear and Hoax also. And let's not forget one of his earlier roles in Looking For Mr Goodbar. In the UK I don't really see Jehovahs any more. Occasionally we have Christian preachers knock on the door. I also see them at the train station. Though God knows why they people to stop and have conversations on the way to work is beyond me. However, there is a proliferation of charity workers that knock. Usually have a badge around their neck, collecting money. And they usually have a speech...but I dont have the patience. I had a friend that had an interesting waybof getting rid of Jehovahs and similar groups. He would invite them in, make them welcome, make tea etc...and shortly after would lean over, squeeze, their knee and say "I'm so lonely!". Usually did the trick. He got old. In his younger days he got roles based on his looks. He was a style icon in the 80s. American Gigolo epitomised this. That said, I think he is an underrated actor. He is surprisingly good in American Gigolo, which has far more substance than its given credit foe. You sound far too polite. You need to learn to say no to such people. I say this because many people who agree to things like this are worried about offending people if they say no. You shouldn't. I'm saving up for the gold sneakers first... You can claim its 'letting it slide' if you wish, but I stand by the fact that people getting angry and protesting about a warning before a movie, which is shown uncut and uncensored, really need to wind their neck in. Better that than censoring or banning them. I will never understand why people get upset about an advisory warning before a movie. What on earth does that have to do with what I said above??? We stopped going back simply because after a while it was clear it is just a big grey rock in space of no interest. It's funny how prior to such missions there is endless speculation about what is on the moon, people get excited following it...and then crashing disappointment when it turns out its just a boring old rock. Similar with Mars...lots of romantic and idealised speculation about canals etc...and its just a red desert. Sure, lots of speculation about what may have been there millions of years ago, what could be there buried deep down...but so far nothing. I thought they were a thing of the past. But I don't go into central London very often these days. But in 80s I worked around Leicester Square, Oxford Street area and I often had to pass through soho. That was the days where ladies of the night would approach you...and there were lots of lights in doorways with 'model' written on them. On my odd visit to Soho these days, I see none or very little of that. It has become more of a cafe society, lots of bars and restaurants and expensive shops. We had those here, they started introducing them in the 80s. And worse still, they started getting rid of the old red ones. But after a while they realised how iconic they were, and started putting them back. Some if them didn't even have a phone, but tourists loved to take pics standing next to them. One thing I have not mentioned so far...with those old phone boxes being enclosed, it was common for some people to use them as a toilet. Many of them could be quite disgusting. I had even known people to fornicate in them. In londons Soho back in the day, they were full of cards advertising prostitute services. Yep...grew up in 60s and 70s UK. I remember one type of payphone had two huge buttons marked A and B...could never figure out what they were for. When I was old enough to use a payphone by myself, they were coin operated so you needed to have a stack if coins to hand, and you would hear beeps indicating you need to put another coin in. One problem I had when I was young was adults trying to drag me out of the box, because they assumed as a kid I was just messing about. That was annoying. But I also remember as an adult using the box, and someone would be banging on the door asking how long you were going to be. Standard answer was 'As long as it takes!'...and then take even longer...