Kidman and Cruise

Anime Dad wrote:

Kidman and Cruise

BAMM BAMM and Pebbles

^ LOL.

Guess we should get back on topic... Whatever that was.

Kijinnmaru wrote:

I'd chalk that up to luck more than intangibles. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. There's a reason that actors with "chemistry" can't duplicate that even when paired up again.

It worked for Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle & You've Got Mail. (Maybe even Joe Versus the Volcano, but then again maybe not. )

Ender's Girl wrote:

It worked for Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle & You've Got Mail. (Maybe even Joe Versus the Volcano, but then again maybe not. )

I thought about those two, but You've Got Mail pales considerably against Sleepless in Seattle.

bmwracer wrote:

I thought about those two, but You've Got Mail pales considerably against Sleepless in Seattle.

I suppose it would, for those who believe in kismet and The One and all that. (I don't.) SiS is incredibly romantic, I'll give it that (and the Hanks/Ryan chemistry is unmistakable despite their limited scenes together), but they get to interact more on YGM and you really see how their relationship develops--which for me is paramount to a great love story.

Anime Dad wrote:

Kidman and Cruise

Lol, it took me a while for the Kidman/Cruise => Days of Thunder => ENGINE Rainbow Connection to sink in. (At least you're not entirely off-topic, yay. )

OT:
I think I mentioned this elsewhere, but they should've titled the drama ORPHAN instead of ENGINE. The racetrack action was a bit of a letdown as most of the action was situated in the foster home (although I'm not complaining!).

bmwracer wrote:

^ LOL. Guess we should get back on topic... Whatever that was.

Sorry, man.

Ender's Girl wrote:

bmwracer wrote: I thought about those two, but You've Got Mail pales considerably against Sleepless in Seattle. I suppose it would, for those who believe in kismet and The One and all that. (I don't.) SiS is incredibly romantic, I'll give it that (and the Hanks/Ryan chemistry is unmistakable despite their limited scenes together), but they get to interact more on YGM and you really see how their relationship develops--which for me is paramount to a great love story.

That would be true in most cases, but not for Mail, IMO. Their relationship seemed forced and contrived... And not very romantic.

Oh, and back to the drama at hand: it was average at best... The kids were more interesting than the adults, as was the auto racing, which there wasn't enough of.

Ender's Girl wrote:

Lol, it took me a while for the Kidman/Cruise => Days of Thunder => ENGINE Rainbow Connection to sink in. (At least you're not entirely off-topic, yay. )

It was actually tongue in cheek, I hadn't thought of that.

Oh, and if you start singing like Kermit, i'm outta here

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OT: I think I mentioned this elsewhere, but they should've titled the drama ORPHAN instead of ENGINE. The racetrack action was a bit of a letdown as most of the action was situated in the foster home (although I'm not complaining!).

Yeah, racetrack action was pretty slim. There was more of Kimutaku racing around in the bus, if anything

Anime Dad wrote:

There was more of Kimutaku racing around in the bus, if anything

Yup...

Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail have more to do with formula than chemistry. They were essentially the same movie repackaged. I'd say formula is also the reason behind "Golden Era" films, as the studios held much greater control of productions and actors than they do now. It's why Kimura had "all the chemistry and sheer magnetism" in Engine. He plays the same repackaged character in every drama.

Kijinnmaru wrote:

It's why Kimura had "all the chemistry and sheer magnetism" in Engine.

I didn't think he had either quality.

bmwracer wrote:

I didn't think he had either quality.

Thus the quotation marks. However, when in absence just manufacture it through narrowed scriptwriting, which brings us back to the fallacy of "chemistry". They goofed in Engine by giving the kids more latitude and it resulted in them walking over the star.

Kijinnmaru wrote:

Thus the quotation marks.

I missed that: I read it as a title as opposed to sarcasm.

erm .. to come back to "Engine". .. i watched it recently.. i actually thought it was nice. but i agree with -everyone?- that Jiro and Tomomi have no chemistry at all. i have to admit that i'm a hopeless kimura takuya fan %D - which is the main reason why i liked the drama...

Yola wrote:

erm .. to come back to "Engine". .. i watched it recently.. i actually thought it was nice. but i agree with -everyone?- that Jiro and Tomomi have no chemistry at all. i have to admit that i'm a hopeless kimura takuya fan %D - which is the main reason why i liked the drama...

no well, i dont think anyone is saying it was bad cus the kids were sweet and everything but i think the general opinion, well at least mine is that it wasn't as good as it could or should have been
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