Why is that ...

The scene in the movie version of The Sun Also Rises where Tyrone Power
and Eddie Albert attempt to flyfish in Spain is pretty funny.

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"Mike" wrote in message
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Years ago, there was a film with Cary Grant, and
I think Robert Mitchum, I can´t remember the title. Anyway, they go
fly-fishing, and when one casts, the sound of a whining reel ratchet
is heard! I always thought it was the funniest part of the film!

There seem to be several such automatic errors.
E.g. aircraft rubber tyres normally squeak at touchdown
on a paved runway: and when aircraft touch down on
grass in movies (e.g. Battle of Britain) the sound track
usually supplies the tyre squeak (which does not happen
on grass.)

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

rb608 wrote in news:1194632044.730658.296800
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On Nov 9, 12:52 pm, "Peter A. Collin"
wrote:
For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot
somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a
locale that bears no resemblance.

OMG, the worst case of that I've seen was the chick flick "Message in
a Bottle". I don't even know if it's a good movie, because I was so
distracted by the obviously wrong setting. The movie was supposedly
North Carolina, but it was clearly shot somewhere (Maine, I think)
with 10-15 foot tides and rocky shoreline. Everytime there was harbor
scene, it was all I could do to not yell "bull****".

Joe F.


And we all watched the sun set in the East in the last scene of Green
Beret.

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Scott
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:14:04 -0800, rb608
wrote:

On Nov 9, 12:52 pm, "Peter A. Collin"
wrote:
For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot
somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a
locale that bears no resemblance.

OMG, the worst case of that I've seen was the chick flick "Message in
a Bottle". I don't even know if it's a good movie, because I was so
distracted by the obviously wrong setting. The movie was supposedly
North Carolina, but it was clearly shot somewhere (Maine, I think)
with 10-15 foot tides and rocky shoreline. Everytime there was harbor
scene, it was all I could do to not yell "bull****".

I disagree. Have you seen "Star Wars?" They keep calling what is
obviously just the 3rd moon of Venutia "Plutonia"...oh, sure, I tried to
have a suspension of disbelief, but I confess I felt a little sorry for
how hard it must have been for Plutonians in the audience...

If I'm at a chick flick, it's with a chick, and I'd offer that unless
she is a film student (and there's a good chance even if she is),
pointing out locale and continuity errors ain't the sweet nothings you
ought to be whispering...

TC,
R

Joe F.

rb608 wrote:
"Peter A. Collin" wrote:
For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot
somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a
locale that bears no resemblance.

OMG, the worst case of that I've seen was the chick flick "Message in
a Bottle". I don't even know if it's a good movie, because I was so
distracted by the obviously wrong setting. The movie was supposedly
North Carolina, but it was clearly shot somewhere (Maine, I think)
with 10-15 foot tides and rocky shoreline. Everytime there was harbor
scene, it was all I could do to not yell "bull****".

One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival
had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant
radioactive something or other and he had to consult with a
famous entomologist at the University of Illinois. He got in his
car and started to drive from Chicago to Champaign through some
of the most beautiful mountain scenery I've seen on film. Much
hooting, hollering and guffawing ensued. ;-) That Film Festival
in general is always a hoot.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"rw" wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima wrote:
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... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their
products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just
saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was
nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick
some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders,
a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about.

Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company
(owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing.
They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer
(another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an
embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-)
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.


We already know you can cast....
What the heck, show the link, it's Friday!
-tom
Oh, OK. Here it is:

http://www.therivercompany.com/idaho...llery/fish.php

The REALLY BAD cast is #5 in the slide show.

My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits"), is a sweetheart.
She's from Montana and she knows how to fish.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.


Nice Photo!
It's not bad at all, love the composition and lighting.
-tom

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If I'm at a chick flick, it's with a chick, and I'd offer that unless
she is a film student (and there's a good chance even if she is),
pointing out locale and continuity errors ain't the sweet nothings you
ought to be whispering...

If you are at a chick flick with a chick I'd offer that you shouldn't
concern yourself so much with the precise content of the sweet nothings
someone else is, or ought to be, whispering in her ear. No, I think there
is an altogether different message you should be thinking about......the
same one you receive here daily.

Wolfgang

On Nov 9, 1:49 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival
had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant
radioactive something or other and he had to consult with a
famous entomologist at the University of Illinois.

"Killers From Space"?

Staying in the younger versions of actors in sci fi vein, I still have
a hard time taking "Forbidden Planet" seriously. It's a classic, but
I can't get past seeing Frank Drebin as the spaceship captain. g

"rb608" wrote in message
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On Nov 9, 1:49 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival
had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant
radioactive something or other and he had to consult with a
famous entomologist at the University of Illinois.

"Killers From Space"?

Staying in the younger versions of actors in sci fi vein, I still have
a hard time taking "Forbidden Planet" seriously. It's a classic, but
I can't get past seeing Frank Drebin as the spaceship captain. g

Wow, this is like taking a trip with Mr. Peabody and Sherman in the Wayback
Machine!

When you're young enough (and I was), "Forbidden Planet" is scary. Monsters
from the Id? Sounds like ROFF. AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

"The Day the Earth Stood Still," on the other hand.......well, the cast and
crew did.....and a six year old boy couldn't stay awake.

Wolfgang

"rb608" wrote in message
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"Killers From Space"?

Staying in the younger versions of actors in sci fi vein, I still have
a hard time taking "Forbidden Planet" seriously. It's a classic, but
I can't get past seeing Frank Drebin as the spaceship captain. g


Danger Will Robinson!
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-tom