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Thanks for clarifying the part about the dusters. Since Cheyenne was no angel himself, I didn't understand what sort of relationship he had with Frank and why he suddenly inserted himself into the fracas against him. I should have caught that the dusters were a decoy, but I was watching on TV on couple nights ago and maybe not concentrating as close as I might.
Obviously, that information makes a lot of sense.
I'm sure Mr. Brooks is good at finding the sort of results he chooses to find.
I hate when people think like that. It makes the world a place where everyone is worried about running into boogeymen who don't exist, and assume the worst about people who don't fit the Smiley Happy People paradigm.
I really think being exposed to imaginary crimes on TV causes elevated suspicion toward others where it's not warranted, and makes for a toxic atmosphere in general.
Thus far, I only watch Fire and PD. I like Fire because it usually has some light comic relief (brings humanity) and the team often responds to "accidents" rather than some grisly crime that points out the worst in human behavior.
PD has grown on me as I've become to know the characters (I miss Kim/Merina), but it's a bit grim and I'm sometimes annoyed how these petite bits of eye-candy manage to get on the rough-and-tough Intelligence Unit. But it's TV, so I guess that's what you get.
"Terrible" and "overrated" are not the same thing.
Good to hear about Marina. I was hoping she wasn't cut from the show. Somehow I missed where they explained why she was gone. All I saw was her saving her partner who was at gunpoint and the next week she was gone. Barely got started with Koteas, from what I saw. I hope to see her again; she's a little different than most of the eye-candy out there.
I'd love to re-watch Twin Peaks. Saw it while it was current back-in-the-day, but a lot details have escaped me, including Mel F. I think he was also in Chicago Hope (?), another old favorite I could watch all over simply because I've forgotten most of it.
I'd love to re-watch Twin Peaks. Saw it while it was current back-in-the-day, but a lot of the details have escaped me, including Mel F. I think he was also in Chicago Hope (?), another old favorite I could watch all over simply because I've forgotten most of it.
In Dearborn Heights, MI, there was a drive-in called the Jolly Roger. While our family must have gone there at least a few times, (I recall really looking forward to going there as little kid),the only time I remember vividly was being there once with my family, and my sister and I thought we were going to see a Sonny & Cher movie after the main feature, Four For Texas. By the time FFT (not a very good film, it seems) was over, S&C started and suddenly Dad decided he was tired and it was time to go home. What a rip!
I only learned of his passing a week ago, April 30 2017. I don't really like NCIS:LA, but I was curious last week. The characters mentioned him as not being around any more, so I looked into his absence. What a bummer. I always liked his cool delivery of dialogue and ease of authority. Didn't know he was an accomplished drummer as well. Always had a fondness for Mr. Ferrer also as the son of Jose F and Rosemary Clooney, but he earned his own place on the screen and without being much of a glamour boy. Only four years older than myself. Ah me.
Are you ignoring corporate taxes? A lot of people like to reduce the tax argument to simply the have-nots want the haves to pay for their idleness, but it's a lot more complicated. Living wages are difficult to find, and it doesn't take much income for a low-wage worker to be taxed while having little left for basic expenses. So from my perspective, the little guy pays plenty, and I don't understand how successful people who are benefiting greatly from our capitalist system complain so bitterly about being asked to pay their taxes.
I know government is bloated and out-of-control (and I'm a liberal dem) but wealthy people crying robbery seems disingenuous.
I have to say that, to my mind, SC made the movie SHE wanted to make, not what others wanted her to. People are used to having easy stories and solutions fed to them and I really feel SC tries to make a different sort of film, sumptuous to the senses but perhaps baffling to the intellect, only because she is not trying to fulfill some obvious expectation.
I recently viewed this movie, and I am a much older person than many I see commenting here, having read a separate thread discussing this.
One thing I find intriguing about VS is I'm not sure it is trying to tell us anything specifically. It's very moody and mysterious and in parts rather funny. I don't buy the story literally, not at all, but that it's an absorbing tale is a feat in itself, and I enjoy all the discussion it raises.
A lot of people conflate artists like Al Green and Aretha plus Philly Soul with "Motown." Music heads know the difference, but I don't blame anyone for lumping it all together.
I saw it for the first time (with commercials, btw), just the other day. I'm 57 years old, somewhat close to the age of the kids in VS, I believe. It's a complicated movie, filled with a lot of subtle humor, and I'm unsure how serious to take it. On it's face it's deadly serious, but it's a bit of a satire as well, so it seems almost more of an expert turn at audience manipulation than a story to be taken seriously. But it's fascinating and well-worth discussing.
You jumping to use the term "garbage" for this film indicates to me you don't have much patience for movies that aren't simplified for you. For whatever reservations I might have, I thought this was a well-meaning and thoughtful effort that was easy to follow. A very simple story with nice performances around.
At the meeting, I believe they explicitly say she is receiving her One Year Sober acknowledgment token. The last time they are together, even drunk she says she Can't Be Sober With Him. I don't think it was a stretch to figure out they had been separated for a year.
That said, this movie was made on a very low budget, from all appearances. I found it easy to follow, but if you felt it had holes, that's not surprising.
To answer your question, ...
No, everyone really likes Donna.