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md
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response 150 of 165:
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Mar 16 03:06 UTC 1999 |
Out of Sight was the one with George Clooney and Jennifer
Lopez. I think it was based on an Elmore Leonard book.
Henry Fool ranked 64th. We rented it the other night,
didn't like it much. I had the feeling I was watching an
allegory of some kind, but allegory of what I couldn't say.
Parker Posey was good, as always.
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remmers
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response 151 of 165:
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Mar 16 13:16 UTC 1999 |
Right, "Out of Sight" was based on an Elmore Leonard and directed by
Stephen Soderberg (sp?). The latter part of the movie is set in Detroit
and captures the look & feel of locales such as the RenCen and bleak
inner city residential areas quite well.
A lot of people hated "Henry Fool", but it was one of my favorites of
1998. Maybe I'll try to explain why after seeing it another time.
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jazz
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response 152 of 165:
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Mar 16 13:49 UTC 1999 |
Remmers: I enjoyed Henry Fool as well; perhaps my estimation is
coloured by my experience with previous films by Hal Hartley, however, as I
immensely enjoyed AMATEUR.
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scg
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response 153 of 165:
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Mar 16 19:32 UTC 1999 |
My brother and I saw Analyze This, in which Billy Crystal plays a psychiatrist
who is treating a mob boss played by Robert DeNiro. It was hilarious.
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senna
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response 154 of 165:
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Mar 17 06:08 UTC 1999 |
I was at that viewing with my friend Dave, who's on spring break. We
concur. It's a terrific movie.
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remmers
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response 155 of 165:
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Mar 17 11:21 UTC 1999 |
Re resp:152 - I also had become a Hal Hartley fan by the time I saw
"Henry Fool", although I didn't care that much for "Amateur". My
favorite Hartleys are "The Unbelievable Truth" and "Trust".
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maeve
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response 156 of 165:
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Mar 18 18:24 UTC 1999 |
Danny is still attempting to make a Hal Hartley fan out of me..we'll
see how it goes.
All his characters make me too uncomfortable for me to really enjoy any
of the films..
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md
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response 157 of 165:
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Mar 20 13:12 UTC 1999 |
FORCES OF NATURE (B+) - This movie won't be to everyone's
taste, but I liked it a lot. If you want it to be a
screwball comedy, as one reviewer did, you'll be very
disappointed. There are a couple of discernible themes,
one of which is the idea of Nature herself using all her
formidable powers to throw the two main characters
together and prevent the young man from marrying the
wrong woman, the one he's trying to reach through fire,
flood, hail, wind, you name it. Some of the effects are
enchanting, to use an old-fashioned word. In the end,
as fun as it was to imagine an all-powerful benevolent
Force at work, you realize it was all just random
coincidence -- beautiful, scary, sometimes hilarious,
but with no "mind" or "purpose" driving it. The other
theme is the theme of marriage, in particular the
problem of finding just the right person, which also
involves chance and luck. Take it, run with it, says
the movie.
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mary
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response 158 of 165:
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Mar 20 15:35 UTC 1999 |
Is this a new release? On tape? I've not heard of it before.
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md
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response 159 of 165:
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Mar 20 16:49 UTC 1999 |
Just opened. Sandra Bullock & Ben Affleck.
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remmers
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response 160 of 165:
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Mar 21 18:19 UTC 1999 |
(The *real* reason md liked "Forces of Nature" is that he thinks Sandra
Bullock is a babe... ;-)
Actually, it sounds intriguing. I may try to catch it.
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md
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response 161 of 165:
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Mar 21 19:31 UTC 1999 |
The critics are shredding it. Be warned.
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danr
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response 162 of 165:
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Mar 22 16:50 UTC 1999 |
re #160: Nothing wrong with that. I think she's a babe, too.
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darbha
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response 163 of 165:
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Mar 25 05:47 UTC 1999 |
Why should Dame Judy Dench be given the Supporting actress oscar? Is it
because the supporting actress oscar is itselfa very insignificant award?
Remember last year also Kim Basinger got it god knows why ?
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papa
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response 164 of 165:
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Dec 27 03:35 UTC 2019 |
DOCTOR SLEEP
"Doctor Sleep" is a good sequel to "The Shining". It may be the "2010: The
Year We Make Contact" to The Shining's "2001: A Space Odyssey". It's a
worthwhile movie in its own right, but doesn't come up to the legendary level
of the original.
It's not a typical horror movie, which is a point in its favor. There is one
very disturbing scene which I won't spoil (contact me privately if you've seen
the movie, or want to know how disturbing the scene is before deciding if you
want to see it), and two or three jump scares. It is almost more of a
superhero movie than a horror movie.
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tod
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response 165 of 165:
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Mar 1 01:10 UTC 2020 |
I don't remember the disturbing scene. I do remember thinking that
Men Who Stare At Goats was bleeding through
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