tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325021609673279321.post8331489111846123356..comments2013-09-23T09:04:32.824-07:00Comments on Invisible Spaceship: the Erik Salthouse Blog: The Films of Jonathan Lynn: My Cousin VinnyWirthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380307560764468264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8325021609673279321.post-71753537437665370722011-07-05T17:13:45.054-07:002011-07-05T17:13:45.054-07:00I've only ever seen this movie once, one of th...I've only ever seen this movie once, one of the 346,897,301,782,693,002 times they played it on Comedy Central. The fact that it was on cable certainly limited the experience (if not possibly lowered my expectations because of the network), but I remember thinking it was a really solid movie, probably because, as you said, it's sort of Screenwriting 101.<br /><br />And to add on to that, I have lately been hypothesizing that the key to making a really really great film is to follow a lot of the rules, but also break a bunch in a interesting way. If a movie is the perfect example of every aspect of filmmaking, well, it's a pretty good movie, but it's forgettable. When it starts doing things wrong and that makes it more interesting, then you've really got something. I think you could apply that hypothesis to Vinny.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467193238719385453noreply@blogger.com