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md
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response 104 of 292:
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Apr 20 02:37 UTC 1999 |
[applause]
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mary
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response 105 of 292:
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Apr 20 10:48 UTC 1999 |
"Cookie's Fortune" was a disappointment. The plot is thin,
the characters simple and exaggerated, and I can't find much
about it to recommend. Robert Altman is a strange duck.
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shf
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response 106 of 292:
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Apr 20 11:07 UTC 1999 |
Prete a porter was pretty bad too. "Short Cuts" on the other hand was amazing,
but then he had Raymond Carver's material to work with.
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maeve
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response 107 of 292:
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Apr 20 11:25 UTC 1999 |
5 films in 5 days. But most of them were time-wasters on television.
Mission :Impossible pointless. but mildly amusing
Under Seige 2. pointless but boring (granted in was BBC-induced
desperation)
Gods and Monsters: really quite amazing. Ian McKlelland is as always
amazing. Does anyone remember if this film came out in the states in
places like Showcase or just at the Michigan? It was shown here at an
'alternative' theatre, due to its 'slightly dodgy' content. I'm
beginning to get rather confirmed suspicions that Britain is a lot more
conservative than I would like. Ah well, one can always try.
The Ideal Husband: Pretty, amusing and very Wilde-ish. Everyone marries
the right people at the end, the villain is very villainish. Wobbly
costuming, Minnie Driver and the villain-whose-name-I've-forgotten get
put in the most astoundingly unflattering dresses while Cate Blanchett
is fairly consistantly well dressed. But on the whole, a lovely film if
you're not looking for too much deepness. My viewing companion wasn't
as impressed with it as with Gods and Monsters, but I think they were
both very good, tho in different ways.
Batman Returns: oh dear, a bit too much of the sexual motivations
given, and some quite silly christ-on-a-cross moments. ah well
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iggy
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response 108 of 292:
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Apr 21 17:40 UTC 1999 |
i would highly recomend a russian film, called
'repentance'. (well, translated as)
a corrupt official dies in a village, and a woman with a grudge
keeps digging up the corpse and leaving it all over town.
it is an old movie.. you may not find it.
it is superb.
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md
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response 109 of 292:
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Apr 22 14:53 UTC 1999 |
Recent rentals:
ONE FINE DAY (B) -- A decent romantic comedy, if you like
that sort of thing. One little shock that made it more interesting
for us was that a few scenes were shot in and directly outside
of an Upper East Side dessert shop called Serendipity that
we took the kids to a couple of weeks ago. Aaron ordered
something called "Sundae, Bloody Sundae," which was dripping
grotesquely with raspberry sauce and had a spring-loaded
fake knife stabbed into it. Didn't see anyone being served one
in the movie, though
BRIDE OF CHUCKY (C+) -- Can't decide if I should recommend
this one or not. It was kind of fun, but it was too cheesy for words.
It has Jennifer Tilly, who adds a kind of cheerful nastiness.
36 HOURS TO DIE (B-) -- One of those ordinary-Joe-gets-
revenge-on-the-mob movies. Not bad, not great.
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maeve
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response 110 of 292:
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Apr 22 15:11 UTC 1999 |
Plunkett and Macleane: Frabjously good film(in a kind of dialogue-out-
of-the-20th-century, last minute rescues and general we're-having-too-
much-fun-to-bother-with-accuracy sort of way). Music by the person who
did the score to Romeo+Juliet, and while not *quite* as amazing, it was
very amusing to see them dancing an almost-minuet to something
ressembling period music with a heavy beat. It may not be out in the
states tho, but if it is, see it.
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katie
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response 111 of 292:
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Apr 24 04:27 UTC 1999 |
I just saw "Cookie's Fortune" and loved it!
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mary
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response 112 of 292:
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Apr 24 11:19 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, well, you and every other critic on the planet have it wrong.
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richard
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response 113 of 292:
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Apr 25 22:05 UTC 1999 |
"ELECTION"-- This is a funny satire on elections in this country.
Matthew Broderick is a popular teacher/advisor to the student council at
this high school, who is having a mid-life crisis. Reese Witherspoon
(from Pleasantville) is one of those have-to-be-perfect and do everything
types, who is running for student council president. She's also
promiscuous and had an affair with one of the other teachers, causing that
teacher to be fired. Broderick is paranoid and convinced he'll end up
having an affair with her too if she is elected president, and ruin his
marriage. He convinces this airhead jock to run against her. The jock's
sister is a lesbian, and when her girlfriend dumps her for him and starts
running his campaign, she enters the race too on an "abolish the student
council and tell everyone to fuck off" campaign.
So this movie is about a riotous student council campaign pitting miss
perfect against the airhead mr. popular jock against the radical lesbian.
Not too different from a presidential election. And poor Broderick,
wallowing in self-pity over his midlife crisis and faltering marriage, is
the referee.
I wont give away anymore. This is a really funny satire, somewhat like
"Rushmore" if you saw that, that has a lot to say. It is a commentary on
the state of politics and relationships in our country.
Good movie. I give Election 3 1/2 stars ***1/2.
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katie
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response 114 of 292:
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Apr 27 01:47 UTC 1999 |
I liked Cookie's Fortune so much I saw it again last night, with leeron.
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scg
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response 115 of 292:
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Apr 27 04:12 UTC 1999 |
I saw and liked Cookie's Fortune as well.
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gregb
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response 116 of 292:
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Apr 27 23:27 UTC 1999 |
Not exactly an in-depth review. Why was it good? What's it about?
Who's in it? Are there renegade ninja Teletubbies? 8-)
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scg
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response 117 of 292:
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Apr 28 03:00 UTC 1999 |
It's directed by Robert Altman, and the stars (working for some fraction of
their usual rates, since it was a low budget film that they wanted to do,
according to some article I read) included Liv Tyler, Glenn Close, Lyle
Lovett, and a bunch of other people. It's a rather bizarre movie about an
old woman who kills herself to be with her husband in Heaven, an extremely
snobbish relative who makes the suicide look like a murder because, "nobody
in this family commits suicide," and the subsequent murder investigation.
Nope, no renegade ninga teletubbies.
It's showing at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. None of the multiplexes
around here seem to be showing it.
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remmers
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response 118 of 292:
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Apr 28 13:47 UTC 1999 |
Others in the cast of "Cookie's Fortune" include Patricia Neal
(wonderful as Cookie, the old lady who kills herself), Charles Dutton,
and Julianne Moore. Unlike Mary, I basically liked it, although I'll
admit the humor was a bit labored at times.
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mary
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response 119 of 292:
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Apr 30 12:13 UTC 1999 |
Highly recommended is "A Simple Plan". It's a amazingly well crafted film
that reminded me some of Hitchcock, although instead of giving the
audience slightly more information than the characters here we get a
better view and a saner perspective. The acting is awesome. Each scene
counts and nothing, not even the opening scene, is tossed-off. *****.
Don't let folks tell you much about the plot first if you intend to
see it. But do know it is intense, serious, violent, and most
certainly for a mature audience.
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md
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response 120 of 292:
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May 1 23:02 UTC 1999 |
I liked A Simple Plan, too.
LOST AND FOUND (C) -- This movie is being criticized
because David Spade's schtick is funny supposedly in
small doses but not at feature length. That sounds
like one of those lines everyone has made up and
ready before they even see the movie. Almost any
comedy schtick, including David Spade's, can sustain
the yucks for 90 minutes. The problem with this movie
is that Spade doesn't try to do that. Instead, he
interjects all this material about owning an Italian
restaurant and needing a loan to finish the new wing
and his pretty Frenchgirl neighbor needs a shot of
confidence so she can play her cello at Hollywood
Bowl yada yada yada. Audience to David: Stick to
the schtick, please.
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md
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response 121 of 292:
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May 2 12:42 UTC 1999 |
Here's a spot quiz for you. Who are these
people, and what do they all have in common?
Emma Bunton
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Reese Witherspoon
Keri Russell
Melissa Joan Hart
Carrie Henn
Soleil Moon Frye
Alicia Silverstone
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remmers
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response 122 of 292:
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May 2 13:07 UTC 1999 |
Hmm... Young actors who are offsping of well-known actors? (Just a
guess.)
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md
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response 123 of 292:
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May 2 17:35 UTC 1999 |
Nope.
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jazz
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response 124 of 292:
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May 2 17:56 UTC 1999 |
Big foreheads?
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aruba
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response 125 of 292:
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May 2 18:49 UTC 1999 |
They're all blond(e)s?
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scg
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response 126 of 292:
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May 2 19:04 UTC 1999 |
There all actresses (or actors? I don't know who Freddie Prince is).
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drewmike
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response 127 of 292:
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May 2 19:22 UTC 1999 |
Emma Bunton: Baby Spice. Broke her ankle when she fell off her platform shoes.
Freddie Prinze Jr.: Officially has the World's Weakest Detectable Connection
to Tony Orlando. (Replaces Telma Hopkins.)
Reese Witherspoon: Given name Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon. One of the pivotal
plot points in "Cruel Intentions" was whether the character played by Ryan
Phillipe would be able to bed her; she eliminated much of this drama by
revealing that she is engaged to him. And expecting.
Keri Russell: "Felicity". Cover of "Yahoo", May 1999, wearing a toe ring.
Melissa Joan Hart: "Sabrina the Putatively Still Teenage Witch". Admitted to
"Details" that while playing "Clarissa", she was so afraid of losing her
virginity that she wore leotards rather than traditional undergarments, to
serve as a form of chastity belt.
Carrie Henn: Played "Newt" in "Aliens". Likely received much name-based
taunting as a child.
Soleil Moon Frye: "Punky Brewster". Sister of another child actor with an even
goofier name, Meeno Peluce. Became the poster child for breast reduction.
Recently appeared on "Friends" as Joey's too-physical girlfriend.
Alicia Silverstone: Nickname "Leesy". Poster child for "Toxic Boyfriend
Syndrome": By having dated Adam Sandler, many guys who might want to go out
with her would reconsider. (See also: Carmen Electra.)
Commonality: All born in 1976.
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md
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response 128 of 292:
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May 2 22:09 UTC 1999 |
Wow. We're not worthy, Muhammad.
The odd man out, is Carrie Henn, who seems to
have vanished. Aliens was her one and only
movie. We know what all the others look like
as 22- or 23-year-olds, but not her.
I bow to your superior starlet erudition,
Muhammad.
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