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scott
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response 150 of 327:
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Jan 16 16:58 UTC 2003 |
My impression was that her only problem was fearing that Shrek would discover
she was actually an ogre.
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rcurl
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response 151 of 327:
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Jan 16 19:35 UTC 2003 |
It seemed to me that the movie reinforced the stereotypes of "ugly". That
a rare individual didn't care isn't particularly encouraging.
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drew
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response 152 of 327:
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Jan 16 19:43 UTC 2003 |
It seems to me that an ogre ought to find ogre form more "beautiful".
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tod
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response 153 of 327:
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Jan 16 19:45 UTC 2003 |
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lynne
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response 154 of 327:
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Jan 16 19:52 UTC 2003 |
For some unknown reason, I wound up watching Scarlett: the miniseries
last night. Most of the acting was pretty crappy, and the southern accents
were totally unbelievable, but the actress who played Scarlett actually did
a really good job of portraying her maturation. On the whole: definitely
not worth my 6+ hours. Can I have a refund, please?
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tod
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response 155 of 327:
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Jan 16 20:47 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 156 of 327:
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Jan 16 21:41 UTC 2003 |
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anderyn
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response 157 of 327:
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Jan 16 23:58 UTC 2003 |
In "Shrek", the book, the point was that the ogre wouldnt' have wanted her
if she were the beautiful princess -- he thought that she was ugly then. So
him falling in love with her when he thought she was ugly was seeing past the
skin and her being changed into the form he thought was gorgeous was kind of
his "reward" -- he got the girl he loved in a form he thought was sexy and
cool.
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gull
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response 158 of 327:
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Jan 17 02:50 UTC 2003 |
I didn't think she was *that* ugly in either form, frankly. But not as
cute as the dragon, perhaps. ;)
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russ
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response 159 of 327:
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Jan 17 02:59 UTC 2003 |
Re #141: IIRC, "Dr. Strangelove" was released *before* Fail Safe,
and pretty much destroyed its earnings potential.
Fail Safe is still an excellent and scary film. Thought-provoking.
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mynxcat
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response 160 of 327:
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Jan 17 03:38 UTC 2003 |
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fitz
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response 161 of 327:
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Jan 17 10:16 UTC 2003 |
In Shrek, why did Robin Hood have a french accent?
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remmers
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response 162 of 327:
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Jan 17 12:26 UTC 2003 |
Re #159: I've read that Columbia Pictures, which released both
"Dr Strangelove" and "Fail-Safe", agreed to low-key publicity for
the latter in order to placate Stanley Kubrick, who was upset
about the similarity of the plots.
"Dr Strangelove" is based on the novel "Red Alert" by Peter
George. It is a straight, non-humorous cold war thriller.
Kubrick and his screenwriter, Terry Southern, decided on a
comedic approach while preparing for filming -- it wasn't
their original plan.
The books "Red Alert" and "Fail-Safe" are so similar in plot
that there was a lawsuit over it, I've heard.
I agree that "Fail-Safe" is an excellent film that still packs
a punch. Did anybody see the live black-and-white TV production
of a couple of years ago? Interesting, but not as good as the
film. Directed by Stephen Frears ("The Grifters", "High Fidelity")
with a cast that included Richard Dreyfuss (fairly ineffective in
the Henry Fonda role), Brian Dennehy, George Clooney, and Harvey
Keitel.
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anderyn
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response 163 of 327:
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Jan 17 15:17 UTC 2003 |
William Steig (I think!) is the author. It was a children's book long before
it was a movie, "Shrek", that is.
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gizlnort
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response 164 of 327:
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Jan 17 15:55 UTC 2003 |
Just for a modern take on the same ideas as Fail Safe and Dr. Strangelove,
try your hand at _Deterence_, a mdae for TV movie/low budget film that
actually was pretty good on modern nuclear war. Side question, can anyone
tell me the author for Fail Safe or Red Alert?
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remmers
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response 165 of 327:
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Jan 17 22:52 UTC 2003 |
Fail-Safe: Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler
Red Alert: Peter George
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mxyzptlk
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response 166 of 327:
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Jan 17 22:58 UTC 2003 |
Deterrence is a good movie... I have to wonder how long it is before
someone taps Rod Lurie to do something like The West Wing.
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lynne
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response 167 of 327:
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Jan 17 23:46 UTC 2003 |
Sapna: It was on the Love channel (giggle giggle smirk) and it wouldn't let
me scroll very far forward to see if there was a rerun of it. I didn't much
like the book either, but I was really frustrated with the ending to Gone
with the Wind.
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mynxcat
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response 168 of 327:
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Jan 18 03:04 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 169 of 327:
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Jan 19 05:44 UTC 2003 |
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mary
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response 170 of 327:
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Jan 20 00:16 UTC 2003 |
I found "The Hours" an amazing film. I was concerned at first it would
turn into another whiny women movie, but that was just the introduction to
the characters. In the end I'd found I cared about them quite a bit yet I
was able to find peace in their ultimate choices. Neat trick. Acting
doesn't get any better.
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scott
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response 171 of 327:
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Jan 21 02:34 UTC 2003 |
"Die Another Day". I'm sure glad I waited for it to show at the discount
theater. I figure John Cleese (and the bit with Ms. Moneypenny also) was
worth my $2.50.
"Triple X" was a much, much better Bond film. Funnier, too. :)
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hash
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response 172 of 327:
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Jan 21 14:29 UTC 2003 |
I agree. Bond disappointed me, XXX was much more exciting.
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arabella
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response 173 of 327:
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Jan 21 18:18 UTC 2003 |
Wow, we seem to have very different movie tastes. I thought
"Die Another Day" was the best Bond film in years.
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mynxcat
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response 174 of 327:
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Jan 21 18:26 UTC 2003 |
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