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What I didn't like....

posted 14 years ago by thepoet21
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I just saw this movie and I thought that it could have been better. Like, in many of the scenes they had the split screen in the same scene. Okay, that works in shows like "24", but was it really necessary in this?

Also, I hated the whole consecutive New Years Eve thing; considering the time era this could have all been one New Years Eve. Like, in the end, I was confused about the timing. That whole consecutive New Years Eve thing was not necessary.

Another thing I didn't like was the corny hippie rock band scenes. Those were the fakest hippies I have ever seen in a movie!

One additional thing I thought about; did Ron Howard quit Happy Days to film this? I seem to remember that there were a few seasons of Happy Days that his character was in the army in Greenland.

Otherwise, I liked this, and the end was chilling. I had to watch it a few times.

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[–] Galagatron 12 years ago

The split screen technique is actually fitting for the movie being set in 1965 since it was a trend in movies that were made around the time of the mid to late '60s. "Grand Prix", "Bullitt", and "Head" use this to name a few.

[–] ck1-5 11 years ago

...not to mention that most of the film documentary "Woodstock" was done in splitscreen, so I think that they were going for the late '60s vibe.

[–] ChristmasStan 11 years ago

The film isn't great but its very good. Different methods of film making were used to tell each story. It is not confusing as long as your not on the phone trying to watch the movie at the same time.

The film is still enjoyable and BTW Ron Howard Did not quit "Happy Days" For this film. This film was shot 1 year before Ron Left "Happy Days". Ron Howard wanted a raise to continue "Happy Days" but he also wanted to direct.

Fred Silverman who Ran NBC at the time signed Ron Howard for him to direct tv-movies for the network. The films he directed were all acclaimed. He had an exclusive NBC contract for 3 years. Once the contract expired he did an episode of "Happy Days" and returned for the Final Episode.