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Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Andreas Jonsson on June 15, 2010, 11:56:36 PM

Title: Birdwatching goes to Hollywood
Post by: Andreas Jonsson on June 15, 2010, 11:56:36 PM

Haha, I wonder how this will turn out?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/)
http://www.osoyoostimes.com/news/2010/0 ... s-in-town/ (http://www.osoyoostimes.com/news/2010/06/15/osoyoos-welcomes-hollywood-as-the-big-year-films-in-town/)

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Post by: Matthew Strimas-Mackey on June 16, 2010, 07:26:12 AM

That's pretty funny. I could see Owen Wilson pulling off a birder but I'm not very optimistic about Steve Martin and Jack Black. Unfortunately, I suspect they'll just go for the easy laughs and make fun of birders rather than create an accurate portrayal.

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Post by: Brian Bailey on June 16, 2010, 12:51:22 PM

Interesting.  I'd never imagined anyone would try to turn that book into a movie.  Having comedians in the lead roles isn't to surprising.  They're all good at playing eccentric characters, and anyone who attempts a big year the way those guys did is clearly eccentric (and/or obsessive).  Hopefully it will be a lighthearted "chase" movie rather than a slapstick farce.

BB

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Post by: Andreas Jonsson on June 16, 2010, 01:41:17 PM

Hopefully it is not just a money grab. I don't like to be cynical, but the producers must surely be aware of the millions and millions of people out there who consider themselves to be birdwatchers...

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Post by: thouc on June 16, 2010, 02:46:14 PM

And for all real birdwatchers the big question is how many bird species you can see in the movie...

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Post by: Kin Lau on June 16, 2010, 04:08:02 PM

Cool... Osoyoo's is going to be one of our stops this summer.