Years ago my wife (of 21years, now) and I were watching some movie in a theater. Both of us were NOT...

Posted by jeffreybehr (A) on December 8, 2005 at 16:34:14

In Reply to: Antonioni's 'The Passenger'. Wow, what a bore. --SPOILER-- posted by jeffreybehr on December 8, 2005 at 10:06:09:

...enjoying it so we left. On the way out, she said something like 'I didn't care about any of those people, so why waste my time?' I now call that the Katherine test.

K and I have walked out from 'Thelma and Louise'*, 'Goodfellas'**, 'Lost in Translation', and several more whose names I can't remember.

'The Passenger' wasn't that bad, but it was close.

* Why anyone would watch a story populated by 2 implausibly stupid women becoming more stupid by the minute is beyond me.
** Populated by absolutely NO ONE I cared a bit about. There was nary a socially redeeming creature in the movie, at least the third that I saw. Others have said it's an excellently constructed movie. Perhaps it is, but I don't enjoy watching technical exercises, I enjoy watching interesting stories about people I care about.

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Topic - Antonioni's 'The Passenger'. Wow, what a bore. --SPOILER-- - jeffreybehr 10:06:09 12/08/05 (12)

Years ago my wife (of 21years, now) and I were watching some movie in a theater. Both of us were NOT... - jeffreybehr 16:34:14 12/08/05 (2)

"Katherine Test" - Jim Campilongo 09:17:18 12/09/05 (1)

Don't know about TFC; have never seen it. I think the pic of Gene Hackman... - jeffreybehr 09:44:24 12/09/05 (0)

I will hold you while tin beats you up on your head with a VHS tape - Victor Khomenko 11:04:22 12/08/05 (5)

I'll help hold him down, I think it's a fine film - grinagog 19:59:00 12/08/05 (0)

Did not see them. (NT) - jeffreybehr 15:15:22 12/08/05 (0)

I wonder if Jeff would find "Blow-up" b o r i n g? nt - tinear 13:09:35 12/08/05 (2)

Didn't see it. (NT) - jeffreybehr 15:16:03 12/08/05 (0)

I need to revisit this one... it's been long time - Victor Khomenko 13:55:52 12/08/05 (0)

Spoiler language: well, I guess - tinear 10:50:14 12/08/05 (2)

OK, NOT a spoiler. :-) - jeffreybehr 15:13:01 12/08/05 (1)

Though, of course, the movie stands on its own excellence, the - tinear 05:06:32 12/09/05 (0)

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Years ago my wife (of 21years, now) and I were watching some movie in a theater. Both of us were NOT... - jeffreybehr 16:34:14 12/08/05 (2)

"Katherine Test" - Jim Campilongo 09:17:18 12/09/05 (1)

Don't know about TFC; have never seen it. I think the pic of Gene Hackman... - jeffreybehr 09:44:24 12/09/05 (0)

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