I can empathise with you because my missus is disabled.Stopped going to the Lime Kiln because all the old arses who can't be bothered going upstairs to the bogs were asking for the Radar key from behind the bar so they could use the toilet downstairs.Despite conversations with three different managers on various occasions got nowhere fast. ps my missus has her own Radar key
I may be contradicting myself here but I've not seen the Hunger Games films. In my defence, I don't seek films out, I choose what to watch based on what's put in front of me, the genre and who's in it. I liked The Talented Mr Ripley.
It's the opposite side of the same coin which amounts to exactly the same thing - your film choice is actor led. I think the ideas of good actor, good film are being conflated. My original point was that the presence of a certain actor would make me watch a film. The film may be good, bad or indifferent. My opinion that some actors haven't made a bad film doesn't hold for all my favourite actors - some have let me down
Yeah it's more about risk assessment.... if there is a fire or accident can it be argued you did everything reasonable to avoid it.. So say yeah you made an office accessible for a employee in a wheel chair but not the nearest fire escape etc etc... Think all govt buildings have to be.... smaller businesses get away with much more based on cost vs risk.
I wouldn't watch a film ONLY because of an actor, but it might influence me. If they made an Indiana Jones movie staring Mel Gibson, I wouldn't watch it. If they made another with Harrison Ford (I believe they are), I might watch it. Any film starring the Rock, I probably wouldn't see. Someone like Cranson or Bateman, I might be more inclined. An actor I like might push me towards seeing a film I'm indifferent about. An acton I don't like will push me away. It would be very difficult to get me to see a film with Vin Diesel, or Tom Cruise in it; but a movie I'm otherwise indifferent about with Sean Connery... I might go see that. Even Gal Gadot couldn't convince me to watch yet another superhero movie though.
Traditionally Govt buildings were exempt from H&S legislation such as fire regs though they normally follow them . The Office episode with a fire drill & Julie Fernandez was actually fairly realistic in my experience. Years ago the suggested way for me out of a building was to be thrown out of a 6th floor window to be caught in a , presumably , big sheet by the fire brigade . Always brought to mind the Derek & Clive song "Jump you ****er jump" . They seemed surprised when i said i would take my chances crawling down the stairs thanks very much. Even not that long ago the suggested advice seemed like a death sentence to me particularly as it seemed to be based on the fact that it was designed for not offending the sensibilities of able bodied occupants rather than my safe evacuation.
We did watch the last Indiana Jones cos Harrison Ford did it and it was so so bad. it was awful. If there's a movie with our gal.... course yer watching
I disagree about the last IJ being terrible. It was the weakest of the four by far, but it wasn't *that* bad. Most people got angry with it because of space aliens being unbelievable... Somehow that is less palatable and more fantastical than the holy spirit killing Nazis, priests ripping hearts out of chests without breaking the skin... Or people living for thousands of years guarding a chalice.
no it really was that bad. kate blanchett was awful. the cgi was truely abysmal. did you see the truck on the tree... you'd do better in Photoshop the cgi on say raiders was seriously of its time. but it was what it was and brilliant for it's time. the only saving grace is who did the movie cos if they'd sold it to Disney we would be on no 7 now and the thing would be ruined forever. for me.... I actually think Indiana Jones is ideal for a Netflix type tv series now. tv would do the character more justice it they'd have to go back to the start
wife love the Jones films but she lasted 15 mins before turning it off in before it put her off the originals
Most of Hollywood was during the 80's it was like any other in fad today not tomorrow conflict. I agree with you...cgi was still at the blue screen level of raiders .... better film and picture quality actually made it look worse and apparent everything was on a soundstage. The Jones being old gags had been done in Grail with Connery and le rotten beef can tank most films with his mug in them.
Nope was originally announced in 2016 but when Ford had his accident on star wars set all his projects were put back...but it's still on. Lucas not involved at all, J Williams back to do the score....
