tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post1005572685936008184..comments2023-04-10T02:45:08.842-07:00Comments on Life 2.0: I Think John Cusack is Filming My LifeTDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11235281016315296646noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-11597754801705721602009-02-10T14:05:00.000-08:002009-02-10T14:05:00.000-08:00Thanks, I had forgotten the name of the movie and ...Thanks, I had forgotten the name of the movie and was too lazy too google it, apparently. :)<BR/><BR/>That just frustrates me, no end, that they changed the character from a gay dad. Because as EVERYONE knows, gay men cannot be good dads. *goes to email hers*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-28934935234702897672009-02-10T12:44:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:44:00.000-08:00Interesting that they changed the character from g...Interesting that they changed the character from gay to a widower, and *that* made it commercially viable.<BR/><BR/>From my perspective as a widower, aside from the general sympathy vote, I think the line in the movie is right on, about how widowers aren't even on the totem pole - they're in the dirt *under* the totem pole. We're seen as damaged goods. Heck, we even have our own actuary tables for insurance.<BR/><BR/>Not that I would trade places with any of my gay friends, seeing the discrimination they face on a daily basis. I guess it's pretty much an apples to oranges comparison.TDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235281016315296646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-52268505657431568312009-02-10T11:14:00.000-08:002009-02-10T11:14:00.000-08:00I too loved the Martian Child. My only problem wit...I too loved the Martian Child. <BR/><BR/>My only problem with it is that they changed the father in the original autobiographical book from a gay man to a widower. <BR/><BR/>It made the film more commercially viable but changed the focus from that of two "alien" members of society finding happiness & love with each other.Haninealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772320151953688402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-6795816857082634002009-02-09T17:57:00.000-08:002009-02-09T17:57:00.000-08:00I loved The Martian Child. My son Trevor has Asper...I loved The Martian Child. My son Trevor has Asperger's Syndrome and when he was small...yeah, we dealt with our own set of "oddities". <BR/>Overall, I don't think there's much out there that involves John Cusack that I DON'T like. He's one of my favorites.<BR/>---NixAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-78557197173168027402009-02-09T15:52:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:52:00.000-08:00The "record store one" was High Fidelity. I liked...The "record store one" was High Fidelity. I liked it as a romantic comedy vehicle for Cusack, but it wasn't a good adaptation of the book.TDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235281016315296646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-34748171510391079892009-02-09T15:48:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:48:00.000-08:00OH! And I love John Cusack and his movies. Except ...OH! And I love John Cusack and his movies. Except the record store one..don't know why, but couldn't get into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-70670660387688633172009-02-09T15:47:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:47:00.000-08:00I loved martian child. I could totally relate. If ...I loved martian child. I could totally relate. If my son was interested in the fact that he is from mars, which he is not. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-62721332459773770632009-02-09T15:20:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:20:00.000-08:00They are not always easy to watch. I kind of have...They are not always easy to watch. I kind of have to brace myself anytime I watch a film with themes of spouse/partner loss.<BR/><BR/>Both Grace Is Gone and Martian Child are worth seeing. Martian Child is very uplifting overall.TDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235281016315296646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669150953094104182.post-67481767377791941072009-02-09T15:03:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:03:00.000-08:00I like John Cusack. I do not however think I saw t...I like John Cusack. I do not however think I saw those movies. I don't know if I'd want to...quite yet.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421121363565529243noreply@blogger.com