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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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jazz
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response 157 of 348:
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Aug 8 11:44 UTC 1999 |
Jeanine really made the movie, despite what the reviewers have said
about the other characters. Without her presence it would've been entirely
forgettable.
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md
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response 158 of 348:
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Aug 8 11:57 UTC 1999 |
[Her first name is spelled "Janeane."
My mistake.]
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shf
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response 159 of 348:
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Aug 8 13:07 UTC 1999 |
I also liked Mystery Men. I disagree that the other characters weren't funny.
I thought Ben Stiller's Mr. Furious was hilarious. Reubens I couldn't even
look at but not because I thought he was funny, he just made me ill in that
makeup. Casanova Frankenstein was also good, and I just like William Macy
in anything ever since "Fargo". And as far as "the Sphinx" goes, I believe
he wasn't listed in the credits, which if true, and he is who I think he is,
is funnier still.
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jazz
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response 160 of 348:
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Aug 8 13:12 UTC 1999 |
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senna
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response 161 of 348:
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Aug 8 13:15 UTC 1999 |
As I believe has been discussed elsewhere, Studi has quite a performance
in Last of the Mohicans.
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jazz
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response 162 of 348:
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Aug 8 13:30 UTC 1999 |
Inaccurate information in #160; Wes Studi was in Last of the Mohicans.
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shf
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response 163 of 348:
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Aug 8 13:32 UTC 1999 |
Ah ok, if Studi was teh Sphinx it wasn't so funny:)
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jazz
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response 164 of 348:
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Aug 8 13:41 UTC 1999 |
Who did you think it was, out of curiosity?
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shf
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response 165 of 348:
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Aug 8 13:53 UTC 1999 |
Jay Silverheels, which would have made "who was that masked man?" an
appropriate question to ask:)
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md
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response 166 of 348:
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Aug 8 14:07 UTC 1999 |
Is Jay Silverheels still alive??
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bruin
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response 167 of 348:
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Aug 8 15:44 UTC 1999 |
RE #166 Jay Silverheels went to the Happy Hunting Ground sometime in the late
1970's or early 1980's (don't remember the exact day of his death).
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shf
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response 168 of 348:
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Aug 8 16:45 UTC 1999 |
oh:)
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anderyn
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response 169 of 348:
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Aug 9 00:44 UTC 1999 |
SAw Mystery Men. Was okay. STill like the Iron Giant better.
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