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From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2002.11.26 at 20:59:00(9648) i was at the movies last night and saw a trailer for this upcoming movie. the movie itself is about the screenwriters attempting to turn a book into a movie; it's not about the book per se. considering that the book was not very scientific (although not a bad read), i don't think the movie will be very satisfying for plant nuts in general. the movie i saw last night was "far from heaven." not a bad movie but not terribly successful in what it was attempting to do. one bit of aroideana: in the living room of the main characters, there was a nice Alocasia sanderiana. now, i know this is incorrect since the plant would not have been in cultivation in the 1950's. ok, i really need to get a life if that's what i can find to critique in a movie... botanical inacuracies... :-) -- tsuh yang CHEN in nyc

From: MossyTrail at cs.com on 2002.11.27 at 01:45:52(9650) In a message dated 11/26/2002 3:33:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, Piabinha@aol.com writes: > ok, i really need to get a life if that's what i can find to critique in a +More > movie... botanical inacuracies... You are not alone. I find it a bit inconguous to be watching a movie set in the tropics, or the eastern US, and hear Pacific tree frogs in the background.

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.11.27 at 09:15:32(9653) In a message dated 11/26/2002 3:33:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, Piabinha@aol.com writes: > ok, i really need to get a life if that's what i can find to critique in a +More > movie... botanical inacuracies... >>You are not alone. I find it a bit inconguous to be watching a movie set in the tropics, or the eastern US, and hear Pacific tree frogs in the background.<< Or the calls of Indian peacocks in Africa, or chimp calls in S.American jungle, and blow-guns set in Africa, or American Sabal Palms in Asia (Forest Gump). It has been a bane of mine from youth. You all are NOT alone. Julius

From: Ted.Held at hstna.com on 2002.11.27 at 16:52:01(9655) We few. We tiresome few. We band of siblings, who cannot go to movies without noting that sound effects do not propagate in space, that you cannot outrun an explosion regardless of how earnest and good looking you are, or that bomb detonations are hardly ever those big, luminous, gassy Hollywood monstrosities. Without these, however, how could a current movie get produced? Just a quick POW and James Bond is instantly dead and probably shredded. What fun would that be?

From: hermine hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2002.11.27 at 17:47:19(9656) >>You are not alone. I find it a bit inconguous to be watching a movie set in the tropics, or the eastern US, and hear Pacific tree frogs in the +More background.<< Or the calls of Indian peacocks in Africa, or chimp calls in S.American jungle, and blow-guns set in Africa, or American Sabal Palms in Asia (Forest Gump). It has been a bane of mine from youth. You all are NOT alone. Julius BOTANICAL INACCURACIES have been a source of much grief to me in my entire life! the standard jungle bird call for years was the Kookaburra! I can't STAND IT! On the other hand, in my Sansevieria life, i constantly am aware of their appearance in films, and once wanted to write movie reviews based ONLY upon the appearance of a well grown potful. Last night on NYPD Blue, i saw a magnificent spider plant, such as one sees only in windows in Brooklyn. The last Tarzan movie with Bo Derek infuriated both plant and animal people alike. showing both together, native to no known land mass. Another thing is the game, GUESS THIS LOCATION for various habitats. the Philippines was a stand-in for lots of Viet Nam movies. When these matters are not driving me mad, COSTUME INACCURACIES drive me mad. hermine

From: "Michael Bosold" mbosold at meijergardens.org> on 2002.11.27 at 19:02:58(9657) I see these Botanical inaccuracies as well but do not dwell on them. However, in Minority Report the scene with the Carnivorous plants was excellent. Not the blood hungry plants but the real Nepenthes and Sarraccenia (sp?) were represented well, had lots of camera time and were prime specimens. Of course in a greenhouse there is no 'Native species'... Mike -----Original Message----- +More Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 12:47 PM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu; aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] speaking of movies (was: The Orchid Thief) > > >>You are not alone. I find it a bit inconguous to be watching a movie set >in >the tropics, or the eastern US, and hear Pacific tree frogs in the >background.<< > >Or the calls of Indian peacocks in Africa, or chimp calls in S.American >jungle, and blow-guns set in Africa, or American Sabal Palms in Asia (Forest >Gump). >It has been a bane of mine from youth. You all are NOT alone. > >Julius BOTANICAL INACCURACIES have been a source of much grief to me in my entire life! the standard jungle bird call for years was the Kookaburra! I can't STAND IT! On the other hand, in my Sansevieria life, i constantly am aware of their appearance in films, and once wanted to write movie reviews based ONLY upon the appearance of a well grown potful. Last night on NYPD Blue, i saw a magnificent spider plant, such as one sees only in windows in Brooklyn. The last Tarzan movie with Bo Derek infuriated both plant and animal people alike. showing both together, native to no known land mass. Another thing is the game, GUESS THIS LOCATION for various habitats. the Philippines was a stand-in for lots of Viet Nam movies. When these matters are not driving me mad, COSTUME INACCURACIES drive me mad. hermine

From: MossyTrail at cs.com on 2002.11.27 at 19:18:18(9658) In a message dated 11/27/2002 10:16:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, hermine@endangeredspecies.com writes: > the standard jungle bird call for years was the Kookaburra! I +More > can't STAND IT! > Look on the bright side: occasionally they get one right. I distinctly remember the calls of Steller's jays in "Unforgiven." Ever notice that, no matter what horrible venomous snake is being portrayed, the part is always played by a python?

From: Lewandjim at aol.com on 2002.11.28 at 12:27:01(9661) In a message dated 11/27/2002 8:38:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, MossyTrail@cs.com writes: > Ever notice that, no matter what horrible venomous snake is being portrayed, +More > > the part is always played by a python? Not really. Remember "Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark", almost every single "poisonous snake" in that pit was a European legless LIZARD (Ophisaurus apodus)!

From: hermine hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2002.11.29 at 03:32:48(9664) Not really. Remember "Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark", almost every single "poisonous snake" in that pit was a European legless LIZARD (Ophisaurus apodus)! +More If a person loves snakes and is entirely devoid of phobia, many of these scenes are veiwed with the eyeballs rolling around on the ceiling of the theatre to escape poisoning from to much DRAMA. herm

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