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richard
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Siskel & Ebert & Grex-- the Movie Review item
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Jan 11 23:48 UTC 1999 |
This is the movie review item, where we post reviews of movies we have
seen either in the theater, or rented, and have genera film discusion.
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richard
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response 1 of 165:
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Jan 12 00:06 UTC 1999 |
Okay, here's a terrific film recommendation to start things off:
AFFLICTION-- This is writer Russell Banks followup to the "Sweet
Hereafter" (if you saw that movie, it was a very very dark, character
study about the residents of a small town in Canada-- great film)
Anyway this stars Nick Nolte as a policeman in a small upstate New
Hampshire town. The dominant relationship in his life is with his
father who hates him. His daughter is afraid of him. His girlfriend
doesnt understand him. The film chronicles his slow, steady breakdown
over a period of weeks, as he becomes a prisoner of alcoholism and
paranoia. The movie starts with Nolte's character on the edge, and
shows him going straight over. Nolte is deservedly the favorite to win
the Best Actor Oscar this year, and James Coburn is simply haunting as
the brutal father who dominates his life and will certainly be up for
Best Supporting Actor.
"AFFLICTION" is a very intense, dark and disturbing film. Not one that
everyone will enjoy therefore, but it is a beautiful work and great
cinema. ***** (five stars-- highly recommended)
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katie
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response 2 of 165:
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Jan 12 03:39 UTC 1999 |
Patch Adams was a sorry film. Sappy.
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mcnally
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response 3 of 165:
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Jan 12 06:31 UTC 1999 |
please tell me that that didn't come as a surprise to anyone..
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omni
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response 4 of 165:
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Jan 12 10:06 UTC 1999 |
Robin Williams is either on or he's off. Obviously in Patch Adams he's off. It
looked good, but then again, so did Plan 9 ;)
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jep
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response 5 of 165:
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Jan 12 16:25 UTC 1999 |
We recently saw "Armageddon". It was sappy, unbelievable, and filled
with holes. The characters were cardboard cutouts. The plot was
nonexistent. We hated it. Really terrible. Miss it if there's any way
you can.
Then we saw "Lost in Space". It was sappy, unbelievable, and filled
with holes. It had unsympathetic characters. The plot zigzagged around
a lot. However, it was a likeable movie, really very well done. We
both liked it. We're even looking forward to the sequel.
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md
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response 6 of 165:
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Jan 12 18:04 UTC 1999 |
My daughter (age 12) has declared Patch Adams to be the best
movie she's seen since Titanic. "Better than Titanic," were her
exact words. My son (age14) spent the entire ride home reciting
funny bits from the movie, which he thought was hilarious. "He's
standing behind a skeleton while he's talking this cute girl and he
goes, 'I've got a boner. Wait, I *am* a boner.' HA HA HA HA!"
I think the movie has its audience.
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aruba
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response 7 of 165:
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Jan 12 18:13 UTC 1999 |
Re #5: I was at a lecture once by a computer guy who was asked what software
was going to be like in the future, and he said we can't really say, because
we don't know how to think right; after all, if you went back in time to the
50s and told a programmer how fast computers were going to be in the 90s, he'd
say, "Wow! Think of the matrices we could invert with one of those!"
All the way through Lost in Space, I was thinking that if you went back in
time to the 50s and told a TV producer how spectacular special effects would
be in the 90s, he'd say, "Wow! Think how cool we could make Lost in Space
then!"
I thought there must have been an incredible budget wasted on such a miserable
excuse for a plot.
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eieio
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response 8 of 165:
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Jan 12 19:00 UTC 1999 |
(Given that "Lost In Space" premiered in 1965, why would anyone in the 50s
know anything about it?)
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eieio
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response 9 of 165:
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Jan 12 20:05 UTC 1999 |
This isn't a review; it's pure speculation.
I'm not saying "Varsity Blues" will necessarily be bad. But let's take a
look at its pedigree...
* Produced by MTV Films, whose previous credits include "Joe's Apartment"
and "Dead Man On Campus".
* Directed by Brian "Eric From Head Of The Class" Robbins, whose last film
was "Good Burger".
* Possible mitigating factor is Jon Voight. Although he has some impressive
roles behind him ("Deliverance", "Midnight Cowboy", "Catch 22") he's not
immune to the occasional serious misstep ("Anaconda", "Eternity", "The
All-American Boy").
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richard
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response 10 of 165:
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Jan 12 23:12 UTC 1999 |
this is now linked to the movies conference...type
"join movies" to join
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hhsrat
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response 11 of 165:
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Jan 13 03:13 UTC 1999 |
My little brother loved "Good Burger"
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hhsrat
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response 12 of 165:
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Jan 13 03:15 UTC 1999 |
Why must I always hit the post button before I'm ready??
My little brother loved "Good Burger"
I want to go see "You've Got Mail" Anyone have any opinions?
I pride myself on the fact that I STILL haven't seen Titanic. Plot
summary (from what I can tell) 2 people meet on unsinkable big boat. 2
people fall in love. Boat sinks.
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scg
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response 13 of 165:
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Jan 13 04:24 UTC 1999 |
You've Got Mail was pretty good, as a romantic comedy. It wasn't the geek
flick that I expected, but that's probably a good thing.
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aruba
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response 14 of 165:
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Jan 13 05:23 UTC 1999 |
This response has been erased.
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aruba
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response 15 of 165:
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Jan 13 05:31 UTC 1999 |
Re #8: Whatever. It was dumb, whenever it ran.
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senna
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response 16 of 165:
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Jan 13 05:38 UTC 1999 |
Consensus between sekari, phenix, allida, maeve, and I was that You've
Got Mail would be unwatchable by us for a myriad of reasons, most of
which relate to our occupance of grex and the various social
entanglements that tend to go on around here.
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omni
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response 17 of 165:
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Jan 13 08:09 UTC 1999 |
hey, I liked Joe's Apartment. It was guilty fun. We all can't be high minded
and arty all the time. Lighten up.
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eieio
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response 18 of 165:
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Jan 13 15:49 UTC 1999 |
Rat: me to!
</aol>
At first, the main reason I didn't see Titanic was that it didn't interest
me. Then, when everyone kept gushing about it and pledging slavish adoration,
I stayed away.
Omni: I love dumb-fun movies! But dumb movies aren't necessarily fun, and the
few minutes I spent watching "Joe's Apartment" on TV convinced me I could be
doing something a lot more fun. Without that movie, I may never have done my
taxes.
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jiffer
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response 19 of 165:
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Jan 13 19:03 UTC 1999 |
Sometimes you need the dumb movies. Nothing like simple gross humor to make
you feel better.
Dumb movies are great, so are chick flicks. (though chick flicks are
dangerious cos I seem to rent a large quanitity of them and watch them all
in one sitting, feeling sad and depressed and sobby afterwards... which is
always cleansing)
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other
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response 20 of 165:
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Jan 14 04:31 UTC 1999 |
i liked joe's apartment, too. but then, i auditioned for the lead role.
didn't get called back, but didn't expect to either...
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steve
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response 21 of 165:
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Jan 14 04:46 UTC 1999 |
Give me an example of a chick flick?
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jiffer
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response 22 of 165:
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Jan 14 05:04 UTC 1999 |
My Bestfriends Wedding, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Emma, Pride and
Prejudice, How Stella Got her Grove....
Chick flicks.
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remmers
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response 23 of 165:
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Jan 14 14:06 UTC 1999 |
I define a chick flick as any movie in which no cars or buildings blow
up.
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md
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response 24 of 165:
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Jan 14 18:39 UTC 1999 |
Titanic was a chick flick. Do sinking ships count? Sleepless in
Seattle was a postmodern chick flick: it said, "Look, see how silly
chick flicks are, and the chicks who bawl over them? Okay, now
we're going to make . . . a chick flick."
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