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chelsea
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***<<< AT THE MOVIES >>>***
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Sep 25 11:32 UTC 1994 |
See any movies recently? This is where we rate 'em.
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chelsea
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response 1 of 321:
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Sep 25 11:37 UTC 1994 |
"Timecop". What a turkey. There are so many holes in the plot that
what's left is a simple chop and dice martial arts movie. My first clue
should have been when Chris Potter liked it.
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roz
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response 2 of 321:
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Sep 25 11:51 UTC 1994 |
I absolutely agree with chelsea about Christopher Potter. If anything
appeals to generally accepted values or aesthetic taste, he's sure to
hate it. But he is reliable. If he likes a movie, I don't bother to
go.
<set drift=off>
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popcorn
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response 3 of 321:
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Sep 25 13:02 UTC 1994 |
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remmers
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response 4 of 321:
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Sep 25 13:07 UTC 1994 |
[Item 19 in fall agora is now linked as item 91 in arts/film.]
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remmers
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response 5 of 321:
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Sep 25 13:15 UTC 1994 |
("Timecop" also wastes Ron Silver, an excellent actor who once again
is reduced to playing a cardbook comic book villain.)
(At the showing of "Timecop", there were two trailers for upcoming
movies based on arcade games -- "Double Dragon" and "Street Fighter".
I hope that doesn't turn out to be the big movie trend of the late
90's.)
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steve
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response 6 of 321:
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Sep 25 13:54 UTC 1994 |
(Eeww. Masters of the Universe was something that no one should
have to endure.)
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wh
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response 7 of 321:
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Sep 25 14:04 UTC 1994 |
Re #2. Roz, I don't even consider your response drift to anyone
who reads the AA News, since Potter is such a presence on the movie
page here. I didn't say what kind of presence, just a presence.
A friend of mine once said he gives good ratings if a movie has
enough sex in it, and bad ratings if there's not enough. I don't
see enough movies to verify that, but I believe it based on all
the good movies he has panned.
I wholeheartedly agree he is a contrary indicator. I give his
ratings a correlation of -0.8.
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remmers
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response 8 of 321:
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Sep 25 17:02 UTC 1994 |
(Make that "*cardboard* comic book villain" in #5.)
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pegasus
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response 9 of 321:
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Sep 25 18:48 UTC 1994 |
Terminal Velocity -- B Not bad, lots of jokes. OK Storyline. OK action
sequences. Plenty of bad guys.
Pattie
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anne
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response 10 of 321:
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Sep 25 18:57 UTC 1994 |
Well, I will see 'The Crow' today- for the fourth time. It is one of my ALL
time favourite movies.
Sat. night I saw "Eraserhead" (David Lynch's first film) Very weird, very
existentialist... but I can't say that I liked it. If I never see it again,
I won't be upset. Right after that was "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" a movie
I truly enjoy, it's more then a little stupid, and insipid, but very funny,
what can I say- I love it!
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chelsea
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response 11 of 321:
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Sep 25 20:17 UTC 1994 |
I believe it was Chris Potter who said "Dune" was the best
film ever made.
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spartan
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response 12 of 321:
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Sep 25 21:44 UTC 1994 |
I just watched "The Fly" again last night. Not the original, but the '86 remake
with Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, directed by David Cronenberg. Great
movie. I never get tired of that one.
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jdg00
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response 13 of 321:
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Sep 25 21:50 UTC 1994 |
re 11: Wow! That was one of the *worst* films every made. I'm appalled.
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anne
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response 14 of 321:
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Sep 26 02:58 UTC 1994 |
"Dune" WAS NOT one of the worst movies ever made!! I LIKE it!!!!! What, in
your opinion, was bad about it??
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steve
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response 15 of 321:
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Sep 26 03:40 UTC 1994 |
It crammed parts of several books into one, for starters.
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tnt
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response 16 of 321:
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Sep 26 04:19 UTC 1994 |
Don't tell STeve that his genetic makeup is many other people crammed into
one, lest he think he is one of the WORST people ever made!
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hawkeye
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response 17 of 321:
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Sep 26 13:33 UTC 1994 |
RE #10. Wow. An "Eraserhead/Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" double feature.
I'm stunned.
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popcorn
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response 18 of 321:
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Sep 26 14:29 UTC 1994 |
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cyberpnk
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response 19 of 321:
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Sep 26 16:22 UTC 1994 |
I just got rereading Dune recently, and I compared it to the movie. While there
were some bits that could have been handled better, there were NOT several
books crammed into one movie.
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gerund
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response 20 of 321:
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Sep 26 16:26 UTC 1994 |
Hmm...
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gidget
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response 21 of 321:
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Sep 26 21:26 UTC 1994 |
"Forrest Gump" was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. A movie
with substance, something that films in the 90's ar lacking. It had a little
of everything: romance, comedy, drama, and even some action adventure
(Vietnam)If you thaought it was stupid, well, "Stupid is as stupid does."
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zook
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response 22 of 321:
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Sep 27 02:01 UTC 1994 |
Dune was a terrible movie. If I hadn't read the book first, it would have
been completely incomprehensible.
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pathuck
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response 23 of 321:
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Sep 27 06:08 UTC 1994 |
I rather enjoyed Dune (in a weird sort of way). Though I am a Sci-fi
movie fan.
Thought I'd name a couple of movies that I'd recommend:
Three of Hearts - starring William Baldwin and Sherilyn Fenn.
Story deals with Sherilyn Fenn leaving her girlfriend. Her girlfriend then
hires a male prostitute to get Sherilyn back for her. The story
doesn't delve deep into lesbianism, which serves the story well. It
doesn't get political at all. It's just a very enjoyable film.
Grand Canyon - starring Steve Martin, Kevin Kline and Danny Glover.
Story deals with lifestyle and life choices of its characters. Choices
of love and hope, along with response to violence. It's an exellent
film... A+.
Both are on video. Enjoy.
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anne
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response 24 of 321:
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Sep 27 23:04 UTC 1994 |
Alright, I have never read the book Dune, although I kinda want to. I just
really liked the movie, it was enjoyable. I liked the action, the characters
(expcept the 'floating fat-man' he was gross, and as a kid scared me. <grin>
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re #17 hawkeye- yeah, "Eraserhead / Buffy" We were stunned too. Half the
group was split between liking "Eraserhead" and hating "Buffy" while the
sane one sin the group liked "Buffy" and thought "Eraserhead" was too weird
to follow. (can you tell which group I was in?)
"Three of Hearts" was cool, kinda light, but that's alright.
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