response 140 of 229:

Feb 6 20:03 UTC 2000

SCREAM 3 (B-) - Not as funny or scary or clever or 
even as subtle, if you can use that word, as 1 & 2.  
It was fun seeing Sydney, Gail, Dewey and the gang 
again, however, and I suspect 3 will have a 
respectable box office for that reason alone.  For
a movie/TV fan, it provides lots of wry little
moments, which is most of the fun with these movies.
The Carrie Fisher cameo was an especially nice touch.

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (F) - A colossal waste of time.
Silly, pointless, meandering story, motivation-free
characters.  the kind of movie that makes the popcorn
taste bad.

response 142 of 229:

Feb 7 12:39 UTC 2000

According to http://www.variety.com/ Scream 3
has had a big opening weekend, partly due to
the 6,000 or so screens Miramax showed it on
(the largest number since Wild Wild West opened
last summer).

"Third installment in the string of horror pics 
released under the Dimension Films genre banner 
reaped an estimated $35.2 million for the biggest 
opening in Miramax history. The prior best, of course, 
was 'Scream 2,' which totaled $32.9 in December 1997.

"Pic set more than Miramax marks. It's the biggest 
three-day bow by any distrib during the first four 
months of the year, not counting the $35.9 million 
that 'Star Wars' grossed when re-released in January 
1997. If the projections are accurate, the weekend 
would rank No. 28 on the all-time list.

"Feedback was strong, if not overwhelming, according 
to exit polls still being compiled. Between 80% and 
90% of auds in exit polls checked one of the top two 
boxes and a slightly lower percentage said they^Rd 
recommend the pic to a friend. . .

"'Scream 3' in fact occupied a different B.O. realm, 
crushing runner-up 'The Hurricane' by more than $30 
million, one of the widest margins in history. It also 
outgrossed the Nos. 2 through 10 pics combined."

(Sorry about the Varietyspeak.)

response 144 of 229:

Feb 8 08:43 UTC 2000

   This afternoon I stumbled across a little film called "Larceny, Inc" with
Edward G. Robinson and Anthony Quinn. I won't spoil it by saying what theplot
is, but I suggest you go rent this if you want a good laugh.

   EGR didn't do many comedies, but he did this one to perfection. I have not
come across any movie of his that was a dog. 4 stars.

response 146 of 229:

Feb 12 07:07 UTC 2000

Was that a movie?
Saw the flick _The Big Liebowski_ (or something like that).  I believe
its from the same folk as _Fargo_ and pretty darn funny although not up
to the same standard.  The 'cowboy' schtick/cameo from the well known
Louis Lamour film adaptations (and owner of the film rights) is another
odd touch along with the car from the TV series _Starsky&Hutch_ (trashed
and burned).  Lots of funny stuff and bit parts by 'big' (small b)
names.

response 148 of 229:

Feb 12 16:01 UTC 2000

Don't forget Millers Crossing....

response 150 of 229:

Feb 12 21:31 UTC 2000

  I don't generally enjoy the Coen brothers' movies (which is a problem
  sometimes when watching a movie with friends, as all my friends seem
  to love them,) but I thought that "The Big Lebowski" was very funny.

response 152 of 229:

Feb 12 22:55 UTC 2000

New DVD recommendation-- "CITY LIGHTS"-- this is the new digitally
remastered dvd version of Charlie Chaplin's 1931 masterpiece.  A print
taken from the best negative known to exsist-- with a new stereo recording
of the original Chaplin score.  Looks and sounds just wonderful.  This is
one of my alltime favorite movies, the story of the Little Tramp's
relationship with a beautiful  blind flower girl, who mistakenly thinks
he's a millionaire.  This is a movie thats both heartbreakingly sad and
hillariously funny at the same time.  And has one of the most famous
final scenes of alltime, where the flower girl has regained her sight and
encounters the Tramp (a homeless vagrant) who made her sight possible, and
doesnt recognize him.  Then holds his hand and suddenly does.  They are
are staring at each other and you are left wondering what they are
thinking.  Priceless!

response 154 of 229:

Feb 13 03:21 UTC 2000

I also enjoyed "The Big Lebowski."

response 156 of 229:

Feb 14 16:00 UTC 2000

We took the kids to "The Tigger Movie" yesterday.  It was John's first 
movie in the theater.  He's 3 1/2.  It kept his attention for the entire 
movie, which I didn't think was possible.  That definitely says 
something about the movie.

I'm not going to say a lot about the movie.  It has the entire Winnie 
the Pooh cast, and is a cute story.  That's all you need to know before 
you go.  John loved it; he wanted to go again today.  David (age 8 1/2) 
also enjoyed it.  Andrea and I liked it, but that's irrelevant; we 
didn't go for us.

response 158 of 229:

Feb 16 22:44 UTC 2000

I really enjoyed "Cider House Rules".  It's true to the book
both in story and style - a gentle and quiet character study.
The ensemble cast does a brillant job of keeping it simple.

Jane Alexander has a smallish part.  I really like her and
will see anything she graces.  

response 160 of 229:

Feb 17 04:40 UTC 2000

yeah.

response 162 of 229:

Feb 17 08:11 UTC 2000

  Let's hear it for the Sundance Channel. They repeated "The Big Liebowski"
so I could record it. It gets funnier with each viewing.

response 164 of 229:

Feb 18 02:15 UTC 2000

  They do on Digital Next TV from MedioNone. About the same price, but more
channels. We just went over to Digi and it's pretty cool. The only downer is
that I lost my scheduler.