Tuesday, August 02, 2011

One Thing I LOVED about Friends with Benefits

So, one of the things I loved about Friends with Benefits was how much the producers / director obvisouly loved New York and Los Angeles.
In Central Park

You rarely see New York or Los Angeles more beautifully shot - and you NEVER see them both look beauitful in the same movie.  It was wonderful.
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They also made a big joke of movies where LA stands in for New York. And all their shots were correctly located.  Except one.
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In what I believe was an inside joke, after laughing at LA standing in for New York all the time, the shot Mila Kunis arriving in "New York" but walking down the Terminal Four hallway in LAX - famous for the tile work and long walkway.  FYI - each of the old terminals had a walkway like this because the terminals were round and you walked underneath them from ticketing.  Most are now closed or turned into customs, but Terminal 4 has kept theirs for exiting passengers.
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Anyway, LA looked great and New York looked great.  Go see that movie and see why I love these cities.  Plus they shot New York in the good weather.