tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post112467111193224174..comments2023-10-07T06:50:50.327-04:00Comments on Do Cats Eat Bats?: Red-Eye: Quick NoteSteve Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379811212810268091noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124954063108285512005-08-25T03:14:00.000-04:002005-08-25T03:14:00.000-04:00LOL being a Mexican he would suggest VB. Being a ...LOL being a Mexican he would suggest VB. Being a Toad myself I have to by state loyalty say it is crap(and then drink it when I go south ;-) )<BR/><BR/>Has he explained the mexican and toad terms? There is also cockroach, sandgroper, taswegian, and croweater or just crow. We're a polite mob!Grubberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435524784373114313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124951559386489182005-08-25T02:32:00.000-04:002005-08-25T02:32:00.000-04:00Thanks Jim and Babs!Dan had a fairly light accent ...Thanks Jim and Babs!<BR/><BR/>Dan had a fairly light accent to begin with, but he did teach me fangin', boggan, and "a few roos loose in the top forty" -- all of which I'm trying to fit into various screenplays...<BR/><BR/>He also told me that I should try Victoria Bitter -- but the rotten pubs here in the states, even pubs with scores of different kinds of beer, don't carry it.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379811212810268091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124944170315232952005-08-25T00:29:00.000-04:002005-08-25T00:29:00.000-04:00My pleasure Steve, had fun reading your old posts....My pleasure Steve, had fun reading your old posts. Your mate Dan's blog isn't bad fun either. He will get stick for bringing back an accent. Will cost him at least first two shouts at the pub. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your movie as well...I hope it is resurrected, and best of luck for any future work!<BR/>cheers<BR/>Dave.Grubberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435524784373114313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124852324933552992005-08-23T22:58:00.000-04:002005-08-23T22:58:00.000-04:00Steve,I really like your 'two ways to up the stake...Steve,<BR/><BR/>I really like your 'two ways to up the stakes'. I'm going to have to remember those. Thanks.JimMillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104758845030660061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124785923148031032005-08-23T04:32:00.000-04:002005-08-23T04:32:00.000-04:00Hola Dave, thanks for dropping by.I think I've see...Hola Dave, thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>I think I've seen that ad too and yeah, it rather sucks and makes me wonder if it's by the same ad company that did the posters.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the action-y scenes are from the third act and, honestly, I think the first and third acts aren't as interesting as the second act. One thing I've noticed about screenwriting though is that as long as a film includes some interesting elements or sequences, it's a valuable experience.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the Ad Again: I'm wondering if it's something they put together for the second week, figuring the first week's draw will largely be suspense and Wes Craven fans, and they want to try to emphasize the action elements after the opening in order to expand the audience. Slate ran an interesting article on ad campaign life cycles here:<BR/><BR/>http://slate.msn.com/id/2113753<BR/><BR/>explaining why early VW ads were cool and later VW ads were mundane.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379811212810268091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124770899724811092005-08-23T00:21:00.000-04:002005-08-23T00:21:00.000-04:00It's interesting, I saw a commercial for it down h...It's interesting, I saw a commercial for it down here the other day, and I don't know if it was local editing of the commercial, but I was not interested at all. I was sleepy at time so might not have properly taken it in, but the basics of what I got was:<BR/><BR/>Man next to girl on plane, she finds out he is going to kill her father?????? and yet there is nothing done about it even though security on planes nowadays is high.<BR/><BR/>Next she is in house calling police, and still in trouble...how did she get there, can't recall much now,....but it seemed so far fetched from what I saw on the commercial, that I had written this one off.<BR/><BR/>However, after reading your comments....and I agree the posters you have up here do look great, I will be giving it a decent go.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if it was poor editing...<BR/>cheers<BR/>Dave.Grubberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435524784373114313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124769026573294512005-08-22T23:50:00.000-04:002005-08-22T23:50:00.000-04:00Not at all -- much more Hitchcockian, especially t...Not at all -- much more Hitchcockian, especially the second act plane stuff. And a lot of the suspense built with dialogue and pure acting beats.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by!Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379811212810268091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501253.post-1124759251083122052005-08-22T21:07:00.000-04:002005-08-22T21:07:00.000-04:00was Red Eye really Die Hard on a plane? The idea o...was Red Eye really Die Hard on a plane? The idea of it sounds greatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com