Comments for Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:46:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Adding The Hurt Locker: A Review by The Hurt Locker Explodes With Oscar Win : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com/archives/1125/comment-page-1#comment-1819 The Hurt Locker Explodes With Oscar Win : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:46:41 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=1125#comment-1819 [...] Mark drew from his experiences as a journalist embedded with a real Iraq War bomb squad unit.) But, as I wrote previously, I was left wanting a stronger character arc (as the hero doesn’t learn anything by the end [...] [...] Mark drew from his experiences as a journalist embedded with a real Iraq War bomb squad unit.) But, as I wrote previously, I was left wanting a stronger character arc (as the hero doesn’t learn anything by the end [...]

]]> Comment on Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 — Redux by Adding The Hurt Locker: A Review : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com/archives/1118/comment-page-1#comment-1810 Adding The Hurt Locker: A Review : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:14:45 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=1118#comment-1810 [...] my typical revisionistic fashion, I’ve rewritten my list of “Best Produced Screenplays of 2009” after finally watching The Hurt [...] [...] my typical revisionistic fashion, I’ve rewritten my list of “Best Produced Screenplays of 2009” after finally watching The Hurt [...]

]]> Comment on Rewriting my “Best of 2008″ List by Adding The Hurt Locker: A Review : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com/archives/627/comment-page-1#comment-1809 Adding The Hurt Locker: A Review : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:12:20 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=627#comment-1809 [...] my typical revisionistic fashion, I’ve rewritten my list of “Best Produced Screenplays of 2009” after finally watching The [...] [...] my typical revisionistic fashion, I’ve rewritten my list of “Best Produced Screenplays of 2009” after finally watching The [...]

]]> Comment on Rewriting my “Best of 2008″ List by Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 — Redux : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com/archives/627/comment-page-1#comment-1808 Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 — Redux : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:06:43 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=627#comment-1808 [...] so yet again I’ve rewritten my Best-Of list. This time, it’s because I finally saw The Hurt Locker. [...] [...] so yet again I’ve rewritten my Best-Of list. This time, it’s because I finally saw The Hurt Locker. [...]

]]> Comment on Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 by Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 — Redux : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com/archives/1027/comment-page-1#comment-1807 Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 — Redux : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:05:33 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=1027#comment-1807 [...] so yet again I’ve rewritten my Best-Of list. This time, it’s because I finally saw The Hurt Locker. Here’s how it ranks up against [...] [...] so yet again I’ve rewritten my Best-Of list. This time, it’s because I finally saw The Hurt Locker. Here’s how it ranks up against [...]

]]> Comment on Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 by Rosie http://patrickvuong.com/archives/1027/comment-page-1#comment-1806 Rosie Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:24:02 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=1027#comment-1806 <i>"But it’s really the screenwriting duo of Orci & Kurtzman who should share in the glory. Though their screenplay has a few flaws ([spoiler until the end of the parenthesis] why the Hell does Kirk go from ensign to captain of the Enterprise in less than a day???), its solid structure is what allowed Abrams to pull off the sacrilegious move of remaking a classic."</i> The screenplay for "STAR TREK" was more than a few. I actually managed to find enough flaws in that movie to write an article about them for my blog. I think it's one of the most overrated films I have ever seen, hands down. “But it’s really the screenwriting duo of Orci & Kurtzman who should share in the glory. Though their screenplay has a few flaws ([spoiler until the end of the parenthesis] why the Hell does Kirk go from ensign to captain of the Enterprise in less than a day???), its solid structure is what allowed Abrams to pull off the sacrilegious move of remaking a classic.”

The screenplay for “STAR TREK” was more than a few. I actually managed to find enough flaws in that movie to write an article about them for my blog.

I think it’s one of the most overrated films I have ever seen, hands down.

]]> Comment on Avatar: It Ain’t Just All Flash by admin http://patrickvuong.com/archives/1015/comment-page-1#comment-1805 admin Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:33:34 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=1015#comment-1805 No, Sam Worthington still played Jake in the wheelchair. But they tucked his real legs into a special compartment underneath the seat and attached prosthetic legs to his torso. The legs were replicas of a real paraplegic. I thought they were CGI legs, but that solution is much easier to film. No, Sam Worthington still played Jake in the wheelchair. But they tucked his real legs into a special compartment underneath the seat and attached prosthetic legs to his torso. The legs were replicas of a real paraplegic. I thought they were CGI legs, but that solution is much easier to film.

]]> Comment on Avatar: It Ain’t Just All Flash by abby http://patrickvuong.com/archives/1015/comment-page-1#comment-1804 abby Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:41:11 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=1015#comment-1804 Did a paraplegic actor play the parts for Jake when he was using the wheelchair? Did a paraplegic actor play the parts for Jake when he was using the wheelchair?

]]> Comment on Avatar: It Ain’t Just All Flash by Avatar Continues Box-Office Beatdown : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com/archives/1015/comment-page-1#comment-1797 Avatar Continues Box-Office Beatdown : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:03:11 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=1015#comment-1797 [...] to whup massive box-office ass (as reported by Entertainment Weekly). And rightfully so (see my review). A trio of new releases failed to topple James Cameron’s Avatar, which claimed the top spot at [...] [...] to whup massive box-office ass (as reported by Entertainment Weekly). And rightfully so (see my review). A trio of new releases failed to topple James Cameron’s Avatar, which claimed the top spot at [...]

]]> Comment on 2008: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times by Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. http://patrickvuong.com/archives/566/comment-page-1#comment-1793 Best Produced Screenplays of 2009 : Patrick Vuong | word mercenary: the keyboard, his rifle. the alphabet, his ammo. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:48:48 +0000 http://patrickvuong.com/?p=566#comment-1793 [...] list. This is my arbitrary Top 8 list. Why Top 8, why not Top 5 or Top 10? Why not. Plus, I did a Top 4 last year. So, [...] [...] list. This is my arbitrary Top 8 list. Why Top 8, why not Top 5 or Top 10? Why not. Plus, I did a Top 4 last year. So, [...]

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