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K Ex Member	Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? 13. Nov 2008 at 02:54	Print Post
	On this forum, I mean. I did a quick search for the name and no matches were found. Does anyone know of a thread about this movie here? If there isn't one, maybe this could be the start of one. I've watched it twice and Owen Klien is wonderful. He's a very good actor and very appealing, in my opinion. I'd like to see a discussion of this movie. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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josephk Platinum Member Offline Posts: 3,981 Location: Canada Joined: 01. Apr 2002	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #1 - 13. Nov 2008 at 05:16	Print Post
	(You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) and (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) The search function doesn't seem to be all that helpful these days. Not much discussion, though. To be honest, I don't remember this movie all that well. But I remember liking it.


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cal-Q-L8 Platinum Member Offline Admin Posts: 8,002 Location: Australia Joined: 30. Oct 2001 Gender:	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #2 - 15. Nov 2008 at 06:28	Print Post
	Saw it about a year or so ago. I liked it, particularly Owen Kline. The ending was a bit shithouse, I overrated the film and gave it an overall 8/10. Breaking it down: Movie itself 7/10 Owen Kline's performance 8/10 Owen Kline's X factor 10/10 Re-watchability: Movie itself 6/10 Owen Kline's scenes 10/10


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TomWakko Ex Member	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #3 - 04. Dec 2008 at 01:19	Print Post
	Overrated. Owen Kline was okay, I suppose. Being Kevin Kline's son helps. In 2005 some people were saying it was the best film of the decade but all I saw was just another film about kids and divorce. Not unwatchable, just overrated.


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K Ex Member	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #4 - 18. Dec 2008 at 05:18	Print Post
	cal-Q-L8 wrote on 15. Nov 2008 at 06:28: Saw it about a year or so ago. I liked it, particularly Owen Kline. The ending was a bit shithouse, I overrated the film and gave it an overall 8/10. Breaking it down: Movie itself 7/10 Owen Kline's performance 8/10 Owen Kline's X factor 10/10 Re-watchability: Movie itself 6/10 Owen Kline's scenes 10/10 I wonder why Owen Klein never did another movie? I thought he was a very good actor. Completely believable. In a couple years or less he won't be a boy anymore. What a shame to not have more movies with him. To my way of thinking, he has it all: intelligence, sensitivity, talent, charismatic personality, cute good looks and a certain sexiness.


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cal-Q-L8 Platinum Member Offline Admin Posts: 8,002 Location: Australia Joined: 30. Oct 2001 Gender:	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #5 - 18. Dec 2008 at 07:12	Print Post
	Quote: I wonder why Owen Klein never did another movie? I thought he was a very good actor. Completely believable. In a couple years or less he won't be a boy anymore. What a shame to not have more movies with him. To my way of thinking, he has it all: intelligence, sensitivity, talent, charismatic personality, cute good looks and a certain sexiness. I agree 100%.


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hosenhaus BA Moderator Online spheroid Posts: 4,503 Joined: 30. Oct 2001 Gender:	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #6 - 18. Dec 2008 at 11:08	Print Post
	Quote: I wonder why Owen Klein never did another movie? Maybe in order to have a childhood? An interesting comment on this from Ron Howard is in a recent TIME magazine.


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TheSwede Platinum Member Offline Tack ska du ha. Posts: 1,069 Location: USA Joined: 18. Sep 2006 Gender:	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #7 - 20. Dec 2008 at 06:28	Print Post
	I do remember liking the movie (which explains the 9 I gave it, I guess) and not liking the ending much at all. But that "x-factor" had a lot to do with it. I also remember hearing something about why Owen never did another film, despite liking his time on this movie, and it did have something to do with keeping his childhood and his father not wanting him to be a child actor. I can understand that.


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K Ex Member	Re: Has "The Squid and the Whale" ever been discussed? Reply #8 - 20. Dec 2008 at 07:13	Print Post
	TheSwede wrote on 20. Dec 2008 at 06:28: I do remember liking the movie (which explains the 9 I gave it, I guess) and not liking the ending much at all. But that "x-factor" had a lot to do with it. I also remember hearing something about why Owen never did another film, despite liking his time on this movie, and it did have something to do with keeping his childhood and his father not wanting him to be a child actor. I can understand that. I can certainly understand that also. Being a child actor is very stressful for the child. Some cope with it well, many don't. I would hate for Owen to have had his emotional health damaged by the high pressure demands of being a child actor, especially if he had become well known. (I don't think a lot of people have seen The Squid and the Whale, or even heard of it.) Owen's well being is more important to me than getting to see him in movies. I wish him the best in life.


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