Naïve Old Fart

Adequate for, or adequate in, Alex. Like most actors, she has a decent am-dram ability, but, like most jobbing actors, she's unable to rise above the source material. That's ok, because few actors are. To be fair to Ms. Blunt, I don't think that she has had a role that has really challenged her, which says more about the roles that she's offered, than her acting ability. Is it me, or is the poster for A QUIET PLACE, a direct rip-off of PANIC ROOM?

Cattle mutilations are up. Ain't that the truth BEN-HUR is, quite simply, one of the greatest scores ever written, and a very strong candidate for the accolade: "Single Most Important Musical Work For Cinema".

Oh, I have lots of love for THE SIXTH SENSE, but not as much love as I have for SIGNS, and THE VILLAGE Come to think of it, I need to rewatch TSS. Part of my work with children is to to teach them how to connect; with the world, with others, and with themselves. At the heart of the film is a mother and son who, despite desperately wanting to, don't know how to relate to each other. Yes, I'll watch again, asap, and, hopefully, get some ideas. Thanks for the tip, @filmmusic.

It's a "absolute delight" watching Caroline Munro in anything! Along with Valerie Leon, that was my teenage years sorted

Somehow, Carol Ann kneeling in front of the TV with her hands on the screen, and the little teddy bear on the floor, really spooks me. It's oddly prescient.

So Emily Blunt says that there are a few things that frustrate her? Yeah, well, there's a few things that "frustrate" me, about Emily Blunt... her acting ability, for instance Agreed, about M:I-DR. If it had been released last Christmas, it would have cleaned up. The only serious competitor was WANKA. It's interesting how such unexpected films became hits, and those expecting to be hits, weren't: A film set in a 1950's high school with a cast of 30 year olds playing teenagers, and based on an off-Broadway play, vs. an A-list disaster movie about honey-makers. A romantic drama vs. some silly kids' movie set in outer space. A science fiction epic starring the actor de jour vs. a film about a broken family, where the middle child discovers an alien in a forrest. It just goes to show.

"I'd rather be eating something else, but right now I'm thinking about food"

I like THE VILLAGE. After SIGNS, it's my #2 favourite MNS film. The score is utterly beautiful, and it counterpoints the deep sadness which lies at the heart of the film.

@MaxMovieMan This sounds brilliant, dude. Could you possibly do a clean version of the "Boss, the President's been shot" scene, and the interview with Jack Martin, at the races? I'm pretty sure that lot of the latter is on 'Garrison's Obsession', but there might be more. We might get a complete score, yet

If she doesn't like "algorithms", how about "target audience", "focus group", or "demographic"?

"Are you a dream, Merlin?" "A dream to some... A NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!"

Gold? Not quite, but it is going for £59.55, on Amazon.

Even if he did his original choice of 'The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street', after what happened, it still couldn't have saved that film.

Didn't they do Paris, in FALLOUT?

... Lao Che