Shemp wrote: > If you're going to give away the endings to > movies or plot twists, it's a good idea to write, > in capital letters, "SPOILERS" and then proceed > to write your spoiler, if you must, about 10-15 > lines below that. > Maybe so. > That way you don't spoil the movie experience for > those who just very well may want to see the movie. > The romance is just a minor plot twist, like the discovery in the desert of a skull, a Masonic ring, and a sheriff's badge. It's the murder mystery that is the main plot. Buddy Deeds is a legend in a small Texas town on the Rio Grande!
SPOILERS BELOW!!! "The movie was much too slow and boring. I love mysteries and hate dramas therefore I thought the little personal stories throughout with flashbacks actually detracted from what I thought was going to be a good mystery story. In the end the mystery is solved with a thud and don't get me started on the quasi Luke & Leia moment at the end. PLEASE!!" - C. MacDonald Read more: 'Lone Star' Amazon reviews: http://tinyurl.com/6dpe44 > > > My favourite John Sayles film is "Lone Star" > > > starring the guy from "The Brother from another > > > planet... > > > > > There is an unexpected plot twist at the end of > > the film that says a lot about reality. In one > > of the last conversations between Sam and Pilar, > > they realize that maybe they are related. > > > > They come to the conclusion that Buddy, Sam's > > father was involved with Mercedes, Pillar's > > mother, shortly before Pilar was born. So, that > > would make Sam and Pilar half-brother and sister. > > > > They must now decide how to proceed in their > > relationship. Should they embrace the past or > > engage the future? > > > > Sam: "If I met you today, I'd still want to be > > with you." > > > > Pilar: "We start from scratch?" > > > > Sam: "Yeah." > > > > Pilar: "All that other stuff-- all that history... > > to hell with it, right? Forget the Alamo." > > > > Read more: > > > > Subject: Lone Star - Forget the Alamo > > From: Willytex > > Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental > > Date: Wed, Oct 5 2005 > > http://tinyurl.com/6onw94 > > > > Film: Lone Star > > Cast: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Joe Morton, > > Ron Canada, Miriam Colon, Clifton James, Kris > > Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey > > Director: John Sayles > > Producers: R. Paul Miller and Maggie Renzi > > Screenplay: John Sayles > > Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh > > Music: Mason Darling > > U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics > > Rental: Blockbuster
