tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19558126.post211008363948663237..comments2023-08-11T09:22:22.515-07:00Comments on Southern Oregon Postings: MoviesTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02301219387023496893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19558126.post-72270458983934583092008-12-30T14:42:00.000-08:002008-12-30T14:42:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting this. I have been in a movie sl...Thanks for posting this. I have been in a movie slump. I am tired of stories I have seen a million times before and hollywood action. I will check out some of these.kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641545461122094094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19558126.post-46873345486806059832008-12-21T12:52:00.000-08:002008-12-21T12:52:00.000-08:00Mark - actually they did try to intervene when the...Mark - actually they did try to intervene when they suspected that someone was going to jump. They sat there filming every day of 2004, scoping the pedestrians for any signs of plans to jump. (this is all from the "making of" special feature) Interestingly, they said it turned out to be more difficult to identify jumpers than they thought. Many times they didn't suspect the jumper until it was too late. But the times that it was really evident, they always radioed to the "Bridge Patrol" who would come and try to talk them down.<BR/><BR/>Stranger than Fiction - honestly, I don't really remember how they ended the story. I don't remember it being unsatisfying... What I remember the most was the hilarious character that Dustin Hoffman created and how the story was built. Will Ferrell did a good job. I also remember the Emma Thompson character being quite appalling as a person.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301219387023496893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19558126.post-7964781827420086542008-12-21T11:39:00.000-08:002008-12-21T11:39:00.000-08:00Great reviews Tracy.The only one I've seen though ...Great reviews Tracy.<BR/><BR/>The only one I've seen though is 'Stranger Than Fiction', which had a great script, though a little disappointing in its ending.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see 'Letters from Iwo Jima', having seen 'Flags of our Fathers'. I can't believe someone hasn't done this dual perspective before! Great concept.<BR/><BR/>'The Bridge' looks intriguing (and depressing too). I wonder how the film makers dealt with the moral quandary of whether or not to intervene if they knew someone was about to kill themselves.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078136445157707068noreply@blogger.com