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The Grey (2011)
Totally Unbelievable
Some go to movies for the intent of watching science fiction, a good, sad love story, blood and guts and for these reasons, some movies are not really intended to be too authentic. The Grey on the other hand is a poor attempt at trying to tell a believable story of what would happen should a plane crash in a remote spot in Alaska with a passenger list of some pretty tough bad arses that work in a harsh environment. Good story
at least it could have been! There are so many unbelievable parts of this movie, that it simply becomes annoying to watch. If Ebert supposedly left the movie it is not because he was too overwhelmed by the scope of the movie
it most likely is because he found that this footage was simply too silly to bear any longer. With my (admittedly) limited knowledge of the circumstances: 1. Any airplane would have a GPS device that would certainly pick up a downed aircraft. 2. As soon as the airplane did give a call out or GPS sounding, the alert would have gone out and there would have been many, many search and rescue attempts, not just the "Company" which was stated from one of the survivors! Was this aircraft due somewhere to land!? Did anyone check to see that there was an arrival time and if it did arrive!? Wives, girlfriends, grandmothers, kin folk!!! What!!! the plane is gone
no one cares!!! These guys were tough to the core
harden workers used to working in difficult situations. They got on the plane all wearing the big heavy coats and just sat right down, spilling out some pretty lame and stupid dialog to ease the pain! So, the plane crashes and most are killed and a few survive with various injuries. Yes, some pretty believable and touching death scenes occur, but the wolf stalking is totally silly even when hunger would drive them on! While each one of the survivors "Gets it" for various reasons, they all remain on the frozen ground for a day or two while freezing temperatures threaten those huddled in and about the plane. Then they decide to pick up wallets and proceed to turn the limp, bodies over while the hands and limbs are trashing about! Later, the few survivors are seen wearing light gear and almost no head or face protection as they head off though a below zero- Howling - blizzard! Ten minutes of this and the lungs would freeze, your nose would fall off, along with your fingers and toes! One of the worse examples of film making is when Liam Neeson jumps into a freezing river to save a friend. First off, he would last about one minute before succumbing to hypothermia and then even if he were to survive the freezing water, it is so incredibly stupid to believe that he would survive out on the hillside with his wet, dripping clothes in freezing, snowing weather! But instead, off he goes now alone to defy the wolves, the environment and loneliness! Totally, pure trash to believe this silly story! Fantasy - o.k. But don't try to make it seem real to anyone with a brain.
Looking (2014)
Interesting - But a little like cotton candy
While "Looking" does attempt to address some of the many situations of the average gay, it falls a little short on the reality. A bit fluffy and with so many stereotypes in the line up of characters, it comes across as a bit too Hollywood. I suppose that this is necessary in order to catch the attentions of the "Non gay" audience
after all most of the straight people out there who turn on the t.v. to watch this series on a regular basis, must have quite a bit of curiosity about us. It's almost like a bad accident: You simply can't turn away, you have to look just one more time and see what's going on. Well, "Looking" is much the same way. I remember when watching "Brokeback Mountain" for the first time. I was more interested in the audience's reaction to the first deep mouth to mouth kiss and also when the belt came off and the action started in the tent. The audience gasped and then went silent. I watched as the people in the theater began to squirm in their seats and turn away - it was uncomfortable for them. The little whispers in the theater were of disgust and revulsion. Oh well
life goes on and this scene gave a hint of it - like it or not! This series has some really great potential, if the producers and writers decide to get down to some serious creativity. I hope that by the time the story gets started, the public can see that we gay people have a lot more in common with the straights than simply "Looking!" We are real people who live our lives in a heterosexual world all the while fitting into society in our own way. I'm going to continue following this story just because there is so little on the tele. anymore to keep a person from falling asleep with the remote. Hopefully, there will be some really memorable moments before the series ends and it will provide some insight for the curious out there in t.v. land. I'm glad I live in the 21st century
we have come a long way and it's nice to see something gay on t.v.