tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post1263001981991759147..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Telephones in Movies: "L.A. Calling"Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-50124234720498431102013-09-15T16:05:35.553-07:002013-09-15T16:05:35.553-07:00Mr. C, sounds as though you (and the makers of Cel...Mr. C, sounds as though you (and the makers of Cellular) have been mighty creative in explaining why cell phones couldn't solve the existing problem and save the protagonist from jeopardy.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-30442721681953265022013-09-14T20:21:17.895-07:002013-09-14T20:21:17.895-07:00Having written three horror movie scripts in the l...Having written three horror movie scripts in the last ten years - I think you have to address the cell phone issue - make them unusable, even though that is a bit of a cliche. But if you don't at least do a quick throwaway scene explaining why they aren't usable in a movie set this century - you're undermining your movie's realism. For the record, the first and second movies were set far enough out in the boonies, that "no signal" was easy to add. The next one was about ne'er-do-wells on the run after committing a crime. I had the ringleader destroy all their cellphones, explaining they could be too easily tracked through them. Then, later, when they've chosen the wrong rural house to steal a car from - this one contains a wily torture murderer with all kinds of security gadgets installed to keep you in the house with him - they simply have no phones to use. <br /><br />I have not seen The Call - not sure I will. I did enjoy Cellular - which puts a kidnapped Kim Basinger on a one shot connected call from a cobbled together landline to a random cell phone carried by Chris Evans - who must try to get help to her without losing the call. Farfetched? Sure. Exciting? Oh yes. It's a modest thriller, but an enjoyable watch.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com