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jiffer
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response 170 of 241:
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Nov 8 19:06 UTC 1999 |
oh! I get to see "Being John Malkovich" tonight! yay!
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qui1
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response 171 of 241:
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Nov 9 01:12 UTC 1999 |
Ugh, I saw "The Bone Collector"... bad film. It was a lot like "Seven" and
very predictable. I have been waiting for a good scary movie for quite
some time, I'll keep waiting.
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aaron
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response 172 of 241:
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Nov 9 22:21 UTC 1999 |
The Bone Collector was not quite as dark as Seven, but it is safe to say
that if you don't like one, you probably won't like the other. Predictable?
You can predict the plot elements of the ending, yes. This film inspires
the question of what makes for better entertainment -- a movie where you
have enough clues to figure out the ending, where you are not given enough
information to figure it out (but the killer is among the cast of
characters), or where the hunt is for an unknown killer outside the cast
of characters. I think option 1 is best, but it is difficult to pull off.
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jazz
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response 173 of 241:
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Nov 10 12:57 UTC 1999 |
"Kiss the Girls" did a fairly good job of that, though it's
storytelling was too disjointed for me to really enjoy the fact.
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md
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response 174 of 241:
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Nov 20 15:16 UTC 1999 |
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (C) -- I think that was
the title. It's the new James Bond movie, with
an increasingly old-looking Pierce Brosnan, whose
Bond will have to start carrying cyanide
suppositories in a few years, plus Denise Richards
as a nuclear scientist (!), and lots and lots of
explosions and lethal gadgets. It's hard to get
*too* curmudgeonly about such a movie: if you
didn't know what you were getting into when you
bought the ticket, you need to get out more. It
had some respectably tense moments, and the FX are
okay. (This movie is a good litmus test for the
sincerity of your feminist feelings, btw. The more
it pisses you off, the more sincere you are.)
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jazz
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response 175 of 241:
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Nov 20 17:06 UTC 1999 |
It's also a good litmus test to see if you're an engineer; the more
improbable bits of the movie seem to you, and that actually bothers you, then
the more you're worthy of the title "engineer". :)
I didn't think TWinE was really that misogynist, though. What'd I
miss?
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md
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response 176 of 241:
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Nov 21 01:31 UTC 1999 |
(The way Bond manipulated the nurse into clearing
him for active duty almost pissed me off, for
one thing.)
The science struck me as lame throughout. For
example, that plutonium rod Reynard was wielding
like an oversized aluminum basball bat: how much
would such an object weigh in the real world?
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jazz
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response 177 of 241:
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Nov 21 02:06 UTC 1999 |
(it's sufficiently early into the movie and non-germane to the plot
that it should be safe to discuss)
Why would it bother you? I've seen women do the same sorts of things,
in real life, all the time - in fact there are industries based on it.
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mcnally
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response 178 of 241:
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Nov 21 04:23 UTC 1999 |
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rating: Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich (out of a possible
Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich)
Review: Very strange, very funny (if you like absurdist comedy)
film about, well, being John Malkovich. Holds together
surprisingly well given the bizarre premise of the film,
but some parts work better than others. Recommended.
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drew
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response 179 of 241:
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Nov 21 04:39 UTC 1999 |
The Bond character is finally showing signs of aging? It's about time.
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senna
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response 180 of 241:
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Nov 21 07:37 UTC 1999 |
Do you realize what a powerful advertisement it would be to have James
Bond endorse Viagra?
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mdw
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response 181 of 241:
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Nov 21 08:16 UTC 1999 |
I just saw Malkovich. Malkovich malkovich. Malkovich malkovich
malkovich.
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remmers
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response 182 of 241:
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Nov 22 11:24 UTC 1999 |
I'll Malcovich the recommendations for "Being John Malkovich". I'll
also state that I didn't realize that Cameron Diaz and Orson Bean --
both of whom I'm familiar with from other movies -- were in the film
until I read the closing credits. And they both have major roles.
(Haven't seen Orson Bean for about 150 years. It's good to know that
he's still around.)
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remmers
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response 183 of 241:
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Nov 22 11:27 UTC 1999 |
By the way, the director of "Being John Malkovich" is listed as Spike
Jonze. What else has he done?
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johnnie
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response 184 of 241:
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Nov 22 11:47 UTC 1999 |
He's directed a bunch of music videos.
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mcnally
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response 185 of 241:
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Nov 22 16:58 UTC 1999 |
Yep, this is his first feature film, so far as I know..
You can see him acting in "Three Kings", where he plays the
ignorant redneck character..
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omni
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response 186 of 241:
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Nov 22 19:04 UTC 1999 |
Orson Bean has been busy being the cranky storekeeper on Dr Quinn, Medicine
Woman. I like has work.
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tpryan
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response 187 of 241:
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Nov 22 23:21 UTC 1999 |
If you only *listen* to Orson Bean, you hear Bilbo Baggins.
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bdh3
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response 188 of 241:
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Nov 23 07:03 UTC 1999 |
Anybody see the Y2K movie (on NBC)? I saw about 60 seconds total. One
scene where a large jet airliner lands sideways in about 150 feet on a
runway lit by emergency vehicles ("It worked for Lindburg" was the
line). And another scene where the 'hero' views the core of a nuclear
reactor with zero coolant and tells his daddy about it over a cellphone?
It got about a 10 share I think. Anybody actually watch the entire
turkey?
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omni
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response 189 of 241:
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Nov 23 07:30 UTC 1999 |
I don't watch dogs. (howl)
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johnnie
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response 190 of 241:
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Nov 23 14:19 UTC 1999 |
I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be a comedy. I saw about the first
half. Another howler scene: Woman in labor, doctors and nurses huddled
around the fetal monitor, ready to do an emergency C-section 'cuz the
monitor indicated dire fetal distress. Turns out that the monitor was
made in New York (scene took place in Seattle), and so, since it had
already turned midnight in NY, the monitor was suffering from Y2K and
the fetus was not really in danger. ("Maybe the monitor is having a Y2K
problem?" "Impossible; it's not midnight yet!" "Wait! Where was the
monitor manufactured?") Problem: when discussing the baby's
heartbeat, camera focused several times on the monitor showing a fetal
heartbeat of 125 or so, which is worlds away from fetal distress.
The local (Grand Rapids) NBC station ran a disclaimer at the return from
each commercial break saying, "This movie is presented by NBC for
entertainment purposes. WOOD-TV8 is not responsible for it's content."
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mcnally
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response 191 of 241:
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Nov 23 17:15 UTC 1999 |
Wired News had a bit panning the movie which mentioned the interesting
factoid that apparently the "Edison Electric Institute" and "Independent
Community Bankers of America", presumably industry organizations
representing the power and banking industries, both appealed to NBC
affiliates to schedule alternative programming. (They must have been
concerned that the movie's ultra-realism would spark paniced rioting..)
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gull
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response 192 of 241:
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Nov 23 21:16 UTC 1999 |
I figured it'd be similar to their other made-for-TV movies, such as
"Earthquake in New York." (Short plot summary; an earthquake hits New York,
causing a tragic outbreak of bad acting.)
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mary
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response 193 of 241:
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Dec 1 21:08 UTC 1999 |
"Felicia's Journey" is a brilliantly written, directed and acted film
which lends an intimate view of the damage left from a childhood
gone terribly wrong. Bob Hoskins puts in the performance of the year.
Highly recommended.
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richard
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response 194 of 241:
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Dec 1 23:20 UTC 1999 |
note-- felicia's journey was I believe directed by Atom Egoyan, who
directed the Sweet Hereafter
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