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md
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response 132 of 348:
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Jul 25 18:14 UTC 1999 |
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS (C) -- I'm not sure what to
make of this movie. As various reviewers have pointed
out, the culture it's supposed to be satirizing doesn't
exist except possibly in the imagiations of people who
don't know any better, so in that sense it has the
juvenile appeal that movies like Dr Strangelove have.
But despite that, it's a black comedy with some very
funny moments. I'd recommend it to anyone who thinks
they might enjoy the spectacle of a beauty pageant
contestant dancing with a giant papier-mache crucifix
to the tune of "I Will Follow Him." I laughed out loud
in a couple of spots. I guess the folks in Minnesota
don't think it's so funny.
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remmers
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response 133 of 348:
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Jul 26 01:26 UTC 1999 |
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (D) -- Well-engineered special effects, I
guess, but the otherwise it's a sloppily-written mess. Several talented
actors are wasted in this one. You'd do better to rent the earlier
version from 1963, called "The Haunting".
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mooncat
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response 134 of 348:
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Jul 26 02:18 UTC 1999 |
Just got back from seeing "The Haunting" and I agree with Remmers
review. The special effects were fabulous, but the story needed
some work... John (jazz) and I agreed that it should have ended
rather differently then it did (I won't tell you how we thought it
should end, rather spoils the movie).
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md
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response 135 of 348:
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Jul 26 10:17 UTC 1999 |
LAKE PLACID (C+) -- Decent special effects and a
funny appearance by Betty White. Mediocre story,
however. It tries hard to be a comedy, with an
assortment of eccentrics and a slyly budding
romance between the two main "serious" characters,
but that part of it struggles and fails.
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md
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response 136 of 348:
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Aug 2 02:22 UTC 1999 |
DEEP BLUE SEA (B+) -- The mindless ferocity of
sharks is such a great subject for movies that it's a
shame the best one was the first one. The variation
this movie tries out involves some genetic alterations
that make the sharks intelligent instead of mindless.
What elevates the movie is its sense of humor. The
characters are all cliches, and the fun lies in seeing
them torn sadistically to shreds. If that sounds
cruel, all I can say is you had to be there. There's
also suspense, of the "How the hell are we going to
get out of this one?" variety, some excellent effects,
and a fine performance by Samuel L. Jackson, who seems
to get cast in these things (Sphere, Jurasic Park).
The climax of his inspiring speech to the other
characters sets the tone for the rest of the movie.
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md
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response 137 of 348:
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Aug 2 02:23 UTC 1999 |
I mean, "Jurassic." Like it matters.
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md
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response 138 of 348:
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Aug 2 02:43 UTC 1999 |
Saw SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT again
with my son, who wanted to see it again and can't
get in without an adult. I was glad I went.
This movie bristles with thorns. Anywhere you
touch it, there's something sharp enough to draw
blood. But just as behind such superficially
"warm" movies as It's a Wonderful Life there
sometimes lurks a cold manipulative contempt for
the audience, South Park's prickly exterior masks
a fun-loving creative impulse that deeply respects
the audience and invites us to join its subversive
cause. The movie assumes that you are intelligent,
that you aren't fooled by the pious crap that issues
from the mouths of politicians and power-tripping
"morality" crusaders, and that you might enjoy
participating in the noble effort to lace their food
with laxatives and lock all the bathroom doors.
10 out of 10.
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md
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response 139 of 348:
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Aug 2 03:05 UTC 1999 |
Recent rental:
HILARY AND JACKIE (D) -- Based on a self-serving
and, by many accounts, inaccurate book by the
attention-starved brother and sister of cellist
Jacqueline du Pre. It was excruciatingly
embarrassing watching actress Emily Watson trying
to replicate du Pre's performance style. And
what on earth was the point of showing du Pre
losing bladder control and, in the end, spazzing
hideously out? To show us that MS is a horrible
way to die? Duh. The movie almost seems to
relish the indignities and agonies the disease
inflicted on du Pres. You feel dirty after watching
it. Not even the soundtrack snippets of du Pres
performing the Elgar cello concerto made it
bearable. It was nice to see Nyree Dawn Porter
again, as Dame Margot Fonteyn. I haven't seen
much of her since The Forsyte Saga on PBS, if
anyone remembers that.
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bru
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response 140 of 348:
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Aug 2 04:15 UTC 1999 |
THE IRON GIANT
Good movie. good insite into th bounds of prejudice and fear.
WILD< WILD< WEST Only saw this becaus e it was free after watching the iron
giant. I am very glad to say it is probably worth what we paid to see it.
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anderyn
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response 141 of 348:
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Aug 2 18:39 UTC 1999 |
Naaah, it wasn't really worth that much, dear. (Wild Wild West, that is.)
But The Iron Giant was FAN-tastic. Six thumbs up from the PRices. (Bruce,
Rhiannon, and moi.)
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drewmike
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response 142 of 348:
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Aug 4 13:32 UTC 1999 |
If depraved filth is what you want to see, rent one of those porno tapes.
But if you want to see a towering, final artistic statement by a major
director, then could I have the porno tape?
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other
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response 143 of 348:
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Aug 4 14:05 UTC 1999 |
huh?!
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drewmike
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response 144 of 348:
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Aug 4 14:58 UTC 1999 |
The Onion critique of "Eyes Wide Shut".
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md
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response 145 of 348:
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Aug 6 18:14 UTC 1999 |
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (C) -- Slightly nerve-
wracking in a few places, but hardly "the scariest
movie since The Exorcist." The scariest part was
when the camera was looking up the nose of this
sobbing girl and I was cringing in fear that we'd
see a slimy booger drip out of it. As it turned
out . . . nope, that would be a spoiler, I can't
tell you what happened.
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richard
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response 146 of 348:
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Aug 6 21:38 UTC 1999 |
The "Blair Witch Project" was made for $6,000 and made $28 million just
in its first weekend-- should highest profit to expense ratio of any
move in history. Its per theater numbers exceeded (yes exceeded) that
of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace to set a new record. Film must have
something going for it.
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cconroy
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response 147 of 348:
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Aug 6 22:12 UTC 1999 |
I've heard several accounts of people getting nauseous from watching
"Blair Witch". Apparently the "homemade" footage is really jerky and
generally hard to watch. You might want to take some dramamine before
seeing this film.
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mcnally
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response 148 of 348:
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Aug 6 22:15 UTC 1999 |
re #146:
based on its success, plans are already in the works for a "Blair Witch"
prequel which will feature a computer-generated, pseudo-Jamaican character..
aieeeeeeee!!
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mooncat
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response 149 of 348:
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Aug 7 00:07 UTC 1999 |
Pseudo-Jamaican? <giggles> Are they going for a Tituba of Salem idea,
or a Jar Jar Binks idea?
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bdh1
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response 150 of 348:
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Aug 7 04:15 UTC 1999 |
re#146: I believe it was made for $60,000 not $6,000.
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mcnally
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response 151 of 348:
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Aug 7 05:08 UTC 1999 |
Seen over the past few weeks at Fox Village, the local 2nd-run theater..
Election - B
Warped comedy about a high-school student council election gone bad
and the neurotic teacher (Matthew Broderick) who gets caught in the
middle. Reese Witherspoon is skin-crawlingly convincing as the
obsessive over-achiever for whom Failure Is Not an Option.
Notting Hill - B+
When I got to the front of the line at the box office tonight, I
still hadn't decided what I wanted to see -- it was a toss up between
"Notting Hill" and "The Mummy." I settled on "Notting Hill" under the
rationale that any film starring both Hugh Grant *and* Julia Roberts
had to be much scarier than Brendan Fraser being ravaged by the undead.
What I got was an enjoyable romantic comedy which neatly exceeded my
cynically low expectations up until the necessarily sappy and neatly-
resolved happy ending. Definitely not a timeless classic, but noticably
better than the usual fare in this cookie-cutter category..
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mooncat
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response 152 of 348:
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Aug 7 16:58 UTC 1999 |
Saw "Mystery Men" last night, and I give it two very enthusiastic thumbs
up. It's NOT your usual super-hero movie, and is damn funny. This is
a must see. :)
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gull
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response 153 of 348:
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Aug 7 19:35 UTC 1999 |
I saw it last night, and loved it too. Funniest movie I've seen in a while.
:>
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mooncat
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response 154 of 348:
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Aug 7 22:41 UTC 1999 |
yup yup. :)
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gull
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response 155 of 348:
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Aug 8 00:44 UTC 1999 |
Incidentally, if you like "The Tick," you'll probably love this movie. The
villains, in particular, are very Tick-esque.
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md
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response 156 of 348:
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Aug 8 01:46 UTC 1999 |
I liked it, too, but I thought it dragged a bit
whenever Janine Garolfalo wasn't in the scene.
She is one funny chick.
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