tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post2641793555186526433..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Woodworking in the MoviesKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-51673347079526453622009-11-01T00:30:56.133-04:002009-11-01T00:30:56.133-04:00Also, crosscutting a log with a two-person crosscu...Also, crosscutting a log with a two-person crosscut saw, and using a mallet on a wooden peg -- around the 1:28 mark.<br /><br /><br />Also, more "woodworking on t.v." rather than "in the movies", but Gibbs on NCIS (building a large boat in his basement). One time someone asked him whether it wouldn't be faster using power tools -- to which he replied something along the Gye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-68927365357420646562009-11-01T00:24:49.747-04:002009-11-01T00:24:49.747-04:00Movies that feature woodworking: Evan Almighty, w...Movies that feature woodworking: Evan Almighty, where a modern-day Noah has to build an ark.<br /><br />I haven't yet seen it -- but the trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4OAUa8bo14) shows him (around the 0:55 mark) opening up a crate of mallets and other ark-building handtools.<br /><br />--GGGye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-53268830229068071712009-05-10T11:13:00.000-04:002009-05-10T11:13:00.000-04:00Thank you, Marc! There seems to be more woodworki...Thank you, Marc! There seems to be more woodworking in the movies than I ever imagined.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-50517649754275006772009-05-07T13:05:00.000-04:002009-05-07T13:05:00.000-04:00John Cusack built a nice canoe in Must Love Dogs. ...John Cusack built a nice canoe in Must Love Dogs. There's also some hand tool use in The Notebook. Check out when they're repairing the HMS Surprise in Master & Commander, Far Side of the World.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534940030604049068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-67607912475263195562008-08-19T10:24:00.000-04:002008-08-19T10:24:00.000-04:00I don't remember that Harrison Ford played a carpe...I don't remember that Harrison Ford played a carpenter, but I do remember the barn raising. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Anon. I've never heard of that movie, but imdb'd it. Might have to netflix it!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-91758422705850535252008-08-18T18:37:00.000-04:002008-08-18T18:37:00.000-04:00Steve Martin turned in a creditable performance as...Steve Martin turned in a creditable performance as a reclusive furniture maker in "A Simple Twist of Fate".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-84515502443981500582008-08-16T02:29:00.000-04:002008-08-16T02:29:00.000-04:00Yeah that was quite special. Love wood framed stru...Yeah that was quite special. Love wood framed structures before they are clad.Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-86830331599171488062008-08-16T02:19:00.000-04:002008-08-16T02:19:00.000-04:00Harrison Ford was actually a carpenter before he b...Harrison Ford was actually a carpenter before he became "Harrison Ford". I love watching Witness just to see the house raising section.Vic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-68498612324004551542008-08-16T02:16:00.000-04:002008-08-16T02:16:00.000-04:00Harrison Ford did some planing in the Peter Weir f...Harrison Ford did some planing in the Peter Weir film, <I>Witness</I>. Don't recall how well it was done but I think it did convey a sense of satisfaction and quiet pleasure.Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-29434946000300565642008-08-15T19:48:00.000-04:002008-08-15T19:48:00.000-04:00I'd watch Diane Lane read a phone book. She is a v...I'd watch Diane Lane read a phone book. She is a very talented babe! Gorgeous infact!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-3317109615258516952008-08-15T07:45:00.000-04:002008-08-15T07:45:00.000-04:00Regis, I feel your pain....but, thanks!Eric, I can...Regis, I feel your pain....but, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Eric, I can't think of any other movies that show woodworking, other than one with Mel Gibson, where he built Windsor chairs that always fell apart (The Patriot?).Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-1100613057717648562008-08-15T01:04:00.000-04:002008-08-15T01:04:00.000-04:00What a shocker, woodworking in the movies features...What a shocker, woodworking in the movies features hand tools users.<BR/><BR/>Somehow, the shriek of a planer is a less cuddle-inducing than that of shavings coming out of a hand plane.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253029161030329029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-48738417668849781462008-08-14T14:33:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:33:00.000-04:00Well... good news for you. My wife wants to watch ...Well... good news for you. My wife wants to watch the movie, so I have no choice. I will let you know how it went.<BR/><BR/>RegisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-11840536024457191082008-08-14T12:38:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:38:00.000-04:00Ok, I just read the synopsis at the IMDB. I'll opt...Ok, I just read the synopsis at the IMDB. I'll opt for the root canal instead of this movie, TYVM. Plus, I hear that Gere dies his hair gray.<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-72835107823604681362008-08-14T12:32:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:32:00.000-04:00I think they should rename the movie "Nightmare in...I think they should rename the movie "Nightmare in Rodanthe"!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-24221032091397177152008-08-14T11:39:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:39:00.000-04:00I like sappy romances, but #1 I try to avoid anyth...I like sappy romances, but #1 I try to avoid anythign with Richard Gere in it and #2 - this looks a bit over the top.<BR/><BR/>Sorry VC...I'm waiting for the DVD...or possibly waiting until it's on the Lifetime channel!Shazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196666013653201878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-32270196464222542012008-08-14T11:37:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:37:00.000-04:00I hear Lane will be using Blue Screen for the wood...I hear Lane will be using Blue Screen for the woodworking shots. In reality, James Krenov will be doing the actual woodworking. They'll just super-impose his hands onto hers.<BR/><BR/>Paris Hilton is a brain surgeon? Doesn't that require a brain to start with?<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-51249932014523454822008-08-14T10:34:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:34:00.000-04:00OK..So, after watching the trailer...I see all y'a...OK..So, after watching the trailer...I see all y'all's point.<BR/>It's absolutely dripping with predictable goo.(and I usually like "chick flicks") Maybe I'll get lucky and Sylvia will never hear about this movie.<BR/>Nice house on the beach, though.Vic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-20627209060694274402008-08-14T09:29:00.000-04:002008-08-14T09:29:00.000-04:00Wow! Scathing reviews! I guess I should watch the...Wow! Scathing reviews! I guess I should watch the trailer. I gotta say though, my position is still the same. If it has the same affect as their last movie together.....:DVic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-12276228262122331962008-08-14T05:43:00.000-04:002008-08-14T05:43:00.000-04:00I would be very, very surprised if she came off as...I would be very, very surprised if she came off as looking at all realistic in the role. I have never, to my recollection, seen a realistic portrayal of a trade in a movie. One of the worst, of course, was Jennifer Beals as a welder in "Flashdance". Then when the lads in "Full Monty" started tearing it up, they made some glaring errors in their heckling showing they weren't much better.<BR/> <Metalworker Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764592666915257980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-90106047224202542122008-08-14T04:29:00.000-04:002008-08-14T04:29:00.000-04:00I'm sorry for posting again, but i just watched th...I'm sorry for posting again, but i just watched the preview, and it is actually APPALLING! I mean, every once in a while a rom-com is ok--come on, Kari-u don't secretly like them sometimes? But this is absolutely egregious--the preview alone almost made me throw up. Ich! Maybe it could count as community service for someone with a criminal charge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-73263078955152889082008-08-14T04:20:00.000-04:002008-08-14T04:20:00.000-04:00Paris Hilton as a brain surgeon-brilliant! I was a...Paris Hilton as a brain surgeon-brilliant! I was about to volunteer myself for the task but then i saw that it's from the same emotional rapists who brought you The Notebook. So...i rescind my offer! Who is Diane Lane, anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-60260670549695927682008-08-14T00:11:00.000-04:002008-08-14T00:11:00.000-04:00Agreed about the movie. Altho the chainsaw is a b...Agreed about the movie. Altho the chainsaw is a bit extreme. So is a jointer or a blow torch. May I suggest pliers? Then again,, I've never plucked my eyebrows, so what do I know!willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-60205858729697746482008-08-13T21:47:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:47:00.000-04:00Well, if it's anything like the last movie I saw w...Well, if it's anything like the last movie I saw with Diane Lane and Richard Gere. I'll take the bullet for you (when it comes out on DVD)...Sylvia thought it was very steamy...bonus for Vic:DVic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.com