Comments on: New Markets for Hollywood Films

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:30:50 +0000

Thank you so much, Lucy, for this useful topic.

I have not only enjoyed to learn more about Hollywood Films, I have also enjoyed learning your way of teaching us many new words – start from something relaxing like films to something more serious like company stocks.

This article is like a very well planned English class lesson.

So many of our friends here have watched so many films and can recommend so many of them. I wish I have so much money and time to watch all the newly released films. There is no film that I can recommend today because I have not watched any myself recently. However, I should watch some films this summer holiday and I will know whether there is any that I can recommend after I have watched them.

Thank you again, Lucy, thanks for this nice topic and good English lesson.

By: Myo ko ko

Myo ko ko — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:41:47 +0000

Whoa
A lot of our friends of ESL listeners have recommanded a slew of good films!
Speaking of Hollywood movies,
to me, “Tom & Jerry” series are “must-see.” (But I assure Jeff does not like those series ’cause he has allergies to cats, you know!!)

By: Ethan

Ethan — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:25:09 +0000

Watched HP last night. Didnt read the book tho I was into the movie and its story too.
@Peter British accent didnt bother me while watching it. O btw I love Lucy’s accent n her voice too

By: emiliano

emiliano — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:55:09 +0000

To me now it is easier to see some good TV serial that a movie after another. If the TV serial is good you have a previous idea
of what are you going to see and how the characters are.
After a month of seeing a TV serial all the characters are like relatives or friends who are at home giving us their company
or telling something about their own life.
In this way I have seen some very good one like “The Guardian” – “Bones”- “The Mentalist” – “Downton Abbey” or “The Office”
and it is very relaxing to sit down on the coach and see another episode of the serial we are watching at the moment.
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Hollywood produces thousand of movies and serials, several of them are good and another quite bad.
To my own choice I like some of these Hollywood movies as the best to have a good time.
More or less is like books, every month there are hundred of books edited. Some are good but the majority are not
so good. We have the option of choosing the one we think is good by the author or by the theme.
With Hollywood is the same, among the hundred of movies produced every year I have the opportunity of choosing the
one I would like to see by the director, theme or the actor/actress.

I don´t think large productions means bad quality, that´s a topic.
By the contrary having a large media amount where to choose it would be easy to find just the thing you like to watch, listen or
read.
Little production means better quality? I don´t think so.
More or less the same as to say a best seller has to be bad for necessity, just because there are millions of people who
like it?
Only the minority have good choice?
Well, I don´t think so, but here in Spain for people of cinema business the only reason that justifies the lack of public in the theaters to watch a Spanish movie is always the same, too less money that Hollywood productions.
To my own I don´t think so, as it is possible to make a good work without so much money.
With less than few money there are hundred and hundred of movies that are master pieces, one example “Casablanca” or
“The LadyKillers” of Alexander Mackendrick. 1955. what is better than the Cohen Brother´s remake of 2004 with Tom Hanks
instead of Alec Guinness.

——
Now there are some directors that I don´t miss any of their movies.
Spielberg, Woody Allen, Ridley Scott, The Cohen Brothers and Clint Eastwood among some other.
Why?
Because I have an idea of what kind of work I am going to watch, the same as if I listen to music of Mozart, Bach or Bethoven, but
also Verdi, Puccini or Rossini, to talk only about classic music.

Regards.
emiliano

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:53:47 +0000

Guys,
I watched Harry putter
Sadly, I could understand just half of the dialog of the movie
The Biritish accent is not easy to understand
However, I m not a milquetoast . I won’t give up
What make it worst is when you speak with British on the phone.
Man,It is totally an struggle
I m wondering if it is just me ,or Jeff and Lucy have the same problem
Dear Lucy,
Do u understand a Movie that has been dubbed into British accent fully?
I have had this problem with Harry putter series since the first part.
I really wanna know
Please take the edge off my curiosity
Don’t tell me you understand them like hollywood movies

By: sara

sara — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:03:48 +0000

Dear Lucy as a fact you are a great teacher and for sure God has given you this talent, thanks for sharing it with us.
Unfortunately I have been too busy for a while that didn’t have any time to see a film to recommend and it is a bit strange to me as I used to watch at least once a week.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:13:57 +0000

Lucy,
I m listening to u on the latest English Cafe. I m so jelous.
What wouldn’t I give up to put on your accent
Is there anyway I can replace my vocal chords.
Your Pure American accent is killing me Sis
Never take it for granted
You are blessed that way
The minute I open my mouth , the first question always is: “where are you from?”
The furthest I could go is no body can place my accent anywhere
I m so jelous:))))
I envy you Sid
Just so you know
This damn accent of mine has been weighing me down for almost a decade
I tried to rid it out for 8 years ,no success

By: John

John — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:35:00 +0000

Transformers 3 – A must have seen movie if you’re a fan of action movies
155 minutes of mindless sci-fi action, but it’s worth the money.
I give it a big thumbs up

By: emiliano

emiliano — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:14:39 +0000

Like you Valerie I have seen “Limitless” and I think it is quite interesting and surprising.
When I was a young boy I liked Science Fiction novels and books, so always this kind
of matter touch my choices.

Just a moment ago I have been seeing “The Game of Thrones” episode 8 and I think
it is a very good production, may be too much sex but it seems a method to get
some audience to the story.

The author R.R. Martin is one of my favorites writers (science fiction and fantasy) but I have
not yet read this serial books of him despite I have some knowledge about the subject since two or three
years and some friend who were reading them told me they were really very good novels.

Now Cuca, my wife, is reading the first book “A Song of Ice and Fire” and she told
me is really good but different from the TV serial, as usual the books use to be
better than the adaptations, despite this TV one is really good for me.

I have the books on the line to read them in English, but I think it has to be
quite difficult, too many pages and a lot of characters.
Well, nothing is impossible if we persist in our will and now I am really very
interested in the plot.
I think we live a short life to read so many books as we would like to read, just a pity
but what can we do about the matter?.

My best and thank you Lucy.

emilliano

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:25:25 +0000

The Canadian radio news just said about carmagedone this coming weekend and that how it might effect the USA . Interstingly enough the news anchor used the term “Carmagedone” on the radio
At the time I was in the car with two friends of mine , we were heading to watch Harry Putter. Now ,we are at the foyer.
While in the car,my friends asked what carmagedone meant
I fluttered my feathers a bit first , then I explained what it meant and that one of the most important US hogway is being shut down partially due to construction. I rambled on and on about the word and the inportance of the highway.
Interestingly enough, I did not know what Carmagadone meant till Jeff explained it
Man, it feels good when you feel suppriety while feign humility
Thanks Jeff for the luxury
When i finally gave up the floor:)))They collectively said “man, Peter, tell us what you don’t know know,English wise?
I always get a lot of credit at Eslpod expense
I acted like I have known anout the term and the highway for long time
And I was evil enough to not mention Anything about Jeff and that I just read about it Yesterday on the Blog
Sorry for being a bad a.. ))
Thanks Jeff,
Lucy is the best of the best
You are the best of the best of the best