tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post5539454975782016254..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The Imitation Game (a movie review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-12048246513403759902015-01-19T17:01:20.041-08:002015-01-19T17:01:20.041-08:00Thomas: Actually, since seeing it a second time (b...Thomas: Actually, since seeing it a second time (because a friend needed someone to see it with), I have downgraded it. The second half of the movie is completely boring after a first movie and almost completely inaccurate.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-90600781411022033962015-01-18T23:27:43.449-08:002015-01-18T23:27:43.449-08:00The subject matter alone sets it apart as more int...The subject matter alone sets it apart as more interesting and insightful than the average movie memoir – and combined with the performances of Cumberbatch and Co., it’s definitely a winner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474551845661031816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36384209072955171042015-01-12T12:24:05.266-08:002015-01-12T12:24:05.266-08:00Alex H: huh, I didn't know he's blond. I d...Alex H: huh, I didn't know he's blond. I do think I saw a picture of him with blond hair at some point, though, and thought he looked weird. hehAndrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-63149945159328314582015-01-12T03:04:09.722-08:002015-01-12T03:04:09.722-08:00I'm really looking forward to seeing this one,...I'm really looking forward to seeing this one, too, but I agree... I hope he gets to do some different roles. They even costume design him the same in every role (he's naturally blond!)Alex Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556334141936498897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-33657481798365785812015-01-06T11:01:16.761-08:002015-01-06T11:01:16.761-08:00Anna: Sure :)Anna: Sure :)Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-89190555996902780962015-01-06T10:19:14.603-08:002015-01-06T10:19:14.603-08:00I'm looking forward to this. Thanks for the he...I'm looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads-up. :-D<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/iwsg-9-how-about-a-contest" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Shout with Emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38726527113713983782015-01-05T22:34:42.786-08:002015-01-05T22:34:42.786-08:00Tammy: Is it not your type because your parents li...Tammy: Is it not your type because your parents liked it?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-100871669167015442015-01-05T20:53:32.721-08:002015-01-05T20:53:32.721-08:00My parents saw the movie and said it was really go...My parents saw the movie and said it was really good. It's not my type so... I'll probably not see it. Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71716762842719546382015-01-05T19:39:57.846-08:002015-01-05T19:39:57.846-08:00Briane: Oh, I'm not crying for him. I realize ...Briane: Oh, I'm not crying for him. I realize he'll do very well and all of that. Some actors, though, don't recover from that. From being identified as a particular character.<br />Speaking of Steve Carell, I wouldn't be surprised to see him get nominated for Foxcatcher for just that reason.<br /><br />Piers Anthony says he can no longer sell anything that isn't Xanth, and he's not particularly happy with that and how his writing has been stifled. I wonder if he would choose to go back and not write that series.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40803044967113516692015-01-05T19:21:45.806-08:002015-01-05T19:21:45.806-08:00I don't know. Biographies have a a real uphill...I don't know. Biographies have a a real uphill battle with me. I think the last one I saw was "A Beautiful Mind," and I'd read the book first. Turing's story is interesting and all, but not high enough on my list of interests to rate watching a movie.<br /><br />About Benedict getting typecast: I was trying to find the link to share with you but I couldn't. I read an interesting article about Reese Witherspoon in "Wild." The gist of the article was that megastars get thrust into a role that Hollywood finds very marketable: Witherspoon, for example, as "Legally Blonde," and they make a bunch of movies in that mold, because it's almost like a brand: "Tom Hanks Is A Loveable Everyman!" is as easy a sell as "McDonald's: I'm Lovin' It." Then, the megastar plays a role against type and either wins an Oscar or almost does. Hanks got one for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia (I think?), Reese Witherspoon will probably get nominated for "Wild," etc. <br /><br />The thesis was pretty solid. I always thought that celebs hit it big when they landed a role that they could play really well -- like Jennifer Aniston being Rachel, or Bill Murray playing pretty much only Bill Murray. But the author suggested it wasn't so much that as just studios saying "We're going to make [say] Steve Carell be a wacky leading man," and then pushing him into that role -- only to have him then get Oscar mentions when he plays against type in that new movie.<br /><br />It's sometimes scary to realize how much marketing determines what we think. But also: if Cumberbatch becomes the Turing guy for movies, he'll do really well for a while and then break the mold and get an Oscar, so don't cry for him.<br /><br />For another day: my discussion of whether it would be acceptable to be "Gilligan," meaning if you could do something that would typecast you or otherwise mark you forever, so that you'd be set for life but never really taken seriously as an artist/creative type again, would you?Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-76324866079615155642015-01-05T18:42:27.854-08:002015-01-05T18:42:27.854-08:00Jeanne: The fascinating thing was really his idea....Jeanne: The fascinating thing was really his idea. No one had done that before and no one really understood what he was trying to do.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84337113554988453182015-01-05T18:41:23.527-08:002015-01-05T18:41:23.527-08:00Michael: I haven't seen that one. I need to re...Michael: I haven't seen that one. I need to remember to rent it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-86511295345559747052015-01-05T18:40:46.786-08:002015-01-05T18:40:46.786-08:00M.J.: Wait, aren't you in Florida now?
I don&#...M.J.: Wait, aren't you in Florida now?<br />I don't think I would drive two hours to see anything other than, like, Star Wars or a Marvel movie.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-4846110580336909472015-01-05T18:09:10.038-08:002015-01-05T18:09:10.038-08:00ABftS: That's cool! That you're using Turi...ABftS: That's cool! That you're using Turing's machines, that is.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53736812034063807112015-01-05T18:08:35.563-08:002015-01-05T18:08:35.563-08:00Pat: Except then you wouldn't get Cumberbatch&...Pat: Except then you wouldn't get Cumberbatch's performance.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49824473125291200892015-01-05T18:08:00.473-08:002015-01-05T18:08:00.473-08:00Suzanne: I think he might be a great actor, but I&...Suzanne: I think he might be a great actor, but I'm not completely sure, yet. He's really good at this one type of role; I'm worried he may never get to do anything else.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-11765149726411033622015-01-05T18:05:37.270-08:002015-01-05T18:05:37.270-08:00Alex: I never did a fact check on Monuments Men. N...Alex: I never did a fact check on Monuments Men. Not a specific one, at any rate. I just went into it knowing it was mostly wrong.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-35336762313798627532015-01-05T15:34:06.153-08:002015-01-05T15:34:06.153-08:00It always annoys me when they change stories like ...It always annoys me when they change stories like that. Not that the movie isn't good, I'm sure. Most of the story sounds quite fascinating, though. I'll have to check it out.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-32059953612996670262015-01-05T10:26:15.640-08:002015-01-05T10:26:15.640-08:00I may go and see this film if I get bored, but it&...I may go and see this film if I get bored, but it's not at the top of my list. I saw that movie about Julian Assange in which Cumberbatch played the title role and wasn't impressed. But by your review, I suppose he's playing Turing much better? I'm a little more intrigued about it than I was.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55578621653345090472015-01-05T08:28:05.707-08:002015-01-05T08:28:05.707-08:00I've been wanting to see this movie, mostly be...I've been wanting to see this movie, mostly because I am rather obsessed with Benedict Cumberbatch. (sad, but true) It'll be a two-hour drive for me to get to a theater actually showing it, but it sounds as though it could be worth the trip.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-56578768185272864252015-01-05T07:59:42.564-08:002015-01-05T07:59:42.564-08:00What Alex said. I'll watch this because I like...What Alex said. I'll watch this because I like Benderdict Humptydumpt and I like the premise, but I don't expect it to be accurate. Hollywood taught me that years ago. I am fascinated by the true story, though, and Turing's thinking machines are a big part of my current solo novel.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80614505161294230042015-01-05T07:03:57.023-08:002015-01-05T07:03:57.023-08:00It sounds like one of those that would be better t...It sounds like one of those that would be better to watch as a documentary so it isn't all Hollywood-ized.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71455582510266668302015-01-05T06:53:11.234-08:002015-01-05T06:53:11.234-08:00I do like BC, think he's an incredible actor. ...I do like BC, think he's an incredible actor. I can handle a bit of poetic licence as long as it isn't so far from the truth that the reality is lost! xSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210964582774377295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-88636965668532171242015-01-05T03:36:53.380-08:002015-01-05T03:36:53.380-08:00Not really accurate? Sounds like The Monuments Men...Not really accurate? Sounds like The Monuments Men. Good introduction to the story, go look up what really happened on your own.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com