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iggy
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response 220 of 290:
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Aug 26 19:26 UTC 1998 |
i finally got around to renting "pink flamingoes"
he heh holy crap! not for the faint of heart.
lots of full frontal nudity (mostly male).
very bizzare..somewhat shocking.. and a bit gross.
the version i rented had a bunch of scenes that were originally
cut from the movie by john waters..
it is rated 'nc-17'...
i cant grade it.. it was just too bizarre.
well.. ok. iggy gives it 4 involuntary open mouth gasps with a hand
slapped across the mouth for good measure.
(it s true.. really. my mouth was sore)
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mcnally
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response 221 of 290:
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Aug 26 21:34 UTC 1998 |
Did the video-store rental version come with the Odorama* card?
(* or whatever it was called..)
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iggy
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response 222 of 290:
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Aug 26 23:07 UTC 1998 |
i believe you are thinking of 'polyester'.
i used to have one of those cards, but after 15 years, it came
up missing. not that i ever keptclose track of it in the first place.
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beeswing
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response 223 of 290:
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Aug 27 03:05 UTC 1998 |
I highly reccommend his _Hairspray_ film, with the then-pudgy Ricki
Lake. I love it when Penny's parents give her shock therapy for liking
black boys :)
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omni
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response 224 of 290:
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Aug 27 08:22 UTC 1998 |
I agree. Hairspray was fun, especially the music. Divine plays a dual role,
as the station owner, and Ricki Lake's mom. I loved the whole thing.
However....
the other night I went and saw Wag the Dog.
Every time I think about it I burst out laughing. DeNiro was exactly on
target as the fixer. I don't know what it is about him, but he is one of the
greatest actors of all time. Hoffman was priceless, and was perfectly cast
in the role of the hollywood guy.
I was a little put off about the fact that there are people who could
actually do this, and that worried me, but then I got over it, and remembered
that it was a movie and that kind of thing really doesn't happen in the real
world, or does it?
Being it was a Barry Levinson thing, it was good to play "Spot Ralph".
There is an actor named Ralph Taboken. He is a little old, and he is a kindly
type man, and Barry Levinson gives him a small walk role in every one of his
movies. In Avalon, Ralph was the school principal. In Tin Men he played a
deadbeat who gets a supposed free siding job, and in Good Morning Vietnam he
played the chaplian. He also has a recurring role in Homicide as Dr. Schiener,
and usually has something witty to say to the cops. It's like trying to spot
Clint Howard in Ron Howard's films.
Wag the Dog was fun, and I enjoyed it. That's the bottom line. I'll probably
go and buy a used copy from the rental place. I give it 4 stars. It was
refreshing to see a movie of this quality, shot in 20 days, and with a small
budget.
<please omit the word "walk", it doesn't belong there.>
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remmers
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response 225 of 290:
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Aug 27 17:21 UTC 1998 |
I myself was a teenager in the very early 1960's, the era in which
"Hairspray" is set; I can relate personally to some of the things
that it satirizes. Great music, too. An exceptionally likeable film.
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omni
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response 226 of 290:
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Aug 27 18:53 UTC 1998 |
I liked Waters as the shrink. Perfect casting.
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beeswing
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response 227 of 290:
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Aug 28 02:58 UTC 1998 |
Definitely! I love how Ricki is supposed to be unattractive... she's
big, with even bigger hair, and gets the Elvis look-alike, the guy all
the girls are crazy for. Gotta love the Hefty Hideaway plugs. I laugh
every time I think of Deborah Harry's hairdo that concealed the bomb.
And Sonny Bono could still be married to Cher for all I care now, he
has my undying devotion for being in that film. ::Pause for moment of
silence::
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happyboy
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response 228 of 290:
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Aug 28 03:34 UTC 1998 |
hah ha! i named my border collie for the owner of Hefty Hideaway!
Mister Pinky.
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krj
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response 229 of 290:
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Aug 29 01:31 UTC 1998 |
An earlier cinematic version of the sinking of the Titanic,
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER from 1958, is being broadcast on the
cable channel American Movie Classics at 0200 Eastern
Friday night/Saturday morning. There may be other
broadcasts.
I'm watching an early broadcast now; it's an interesting
comparison to the James Cameron film.
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beeswing
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response 230 of 290:
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Aug 29 03:15 UTC 1998 |
My fave line from Hairspray, via Divine as the mother:
"Wilbur... it's the times. They're a-changin'.
Somethin's blowin' in the wind...
Fetch me my diet pill, would you hon?"
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maeve
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response 231 of 290:
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Aug 29 05:15 UTC 1998 |
The Governess was rather good, pretty, interesting, and left us with some
research inteh costume area to do..
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omni
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response 232 of 290:
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Aug 29 07:20 UTC 1998 |
9 am on AMC-- Sullivan's Travels. DON'T MISS IT!! This film must be seen
by all who are serious about movies and film. Seeing will change you for the
better. It is so good, that Larry Kasdan wove a reference into Grand Canyon,
not that GC was anything to write to Mom about. ;)
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mary
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response 233 of 290:
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Aug 29 14:03 UTC 1998 |
"The Hanging Garden" is a disturbing film with an unusual
story line - what would happen if someone hadn't committed
suicide? I'm still thinking about it but I already know
the choice to die wasn't necessarily wrong.
It's a Canadian film now showing at The Michigan.
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bruin
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response 234 of 290:
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Aug 29 18:16 UTC 1998 |
RE #233 Wasn't that similar to Jimmy Stewart's character in _It's A
Wonderful Life_ wishing he never was born?
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drew
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response 235 of 290:
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Aug 29 18:24 UTC 1998 |
Sounds like this one supports the opposite point of view?
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mary
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response 236 of 290:
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Aug 29 18:26 UTC 1998 |
It's not as easy as opposite points of view.
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scott
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response 237 of 290:
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Aug 30 14:09 UTC 1998 |
"The Fifth Element" -- A
Wish I'd seen this earlier. Very funny sci-fi, made by a French director (but
it's all in English, Bruce Willis, etc). The non-typical visual look and
costumes are incredible, esp. the way details are revealed. In one part, we
see the "bad guy thugs" wearing typical sci-fi bad guy thugs type costumes,
basically another adaption of the black jacket look. Later on, we see them
walking away from the camera, revealing that the uniforms include black rubber
shorts with hairy legs! Very funny, and this sort of thing happens a number
of times. I'd rate this up there with Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" or the
Syvester Stallone movie "Demolition Man". (Demolition Man *was* a typical
Stallone action film... except that it was also a very funny sci-fi film at
the same time, with lots of creative detail)
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maeve
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response 238 of 290:
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Aug 31 00:31 UTC 1998 |
the costumes were Jean-Paul Gautier having *way* too much fun..it was cute
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md
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response 239 of 290:
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Aug 31 03:17 UTC 1998 |
SHALL WE DANCE? (A) -- The focus on body-movement in this movie
eventually sensitizes you to the movements of the characters to
the degree that you start to think they're *all* dancing, all
the time. Then it hits you that they *are* all dancing, all the
time, from the positioning and repositioning of a group of
workers in an office to something as simple as two people meeting
on a staircase and doing the "After you. No, after *you*" dance.
The device transforms what is essentially a sentimental made-
for-TV movie, suitable for Hallmark specials, into a brilliantly
inventive piece of work. Quite amazing. Above all, the main
character's transformation from inhibited businessman to daring
ballroom dancer is made completely believable by the actor who
plays him. The thought of coordinating the dancee steps with
the emotions is straight out of 1950s Hollywood.
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tpryan
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response 240 of 290:
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Aug 31 21:52 UTC 1998 |
(Studio) 54 -- Oh, so that was Mike Meyers in there? I was pleased
that the film did not end up like a Saturday Night Rerun skit that
goes on for 90 minutes. In fact, the Mike Meyers persona disappeared
and his character prevailed.
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fitz
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response 241 of 290:
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Sep 2 23:21 UTC 1998 |
I rate Shall We Dance B+. The pace could have been picked up slightly, but
I thought the casting was really something. I wish and wish that directors
would give more time to the feet of dancers. The theme of marital infidelity
was handled so differently from the recent portrayal of adulterous
relationships as signifiers of something passionate and desireable.
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omni
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response 242 of 290:
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Sep 3 07:47 UTC 1998 |
Grosse Pointe Blank- 2 1/2 stars.
Caught this one on cable tonight, and I must say that the first part of
the movie was quirky and funny, but then it denegrated into nothingness. I
was disappointed in the sets, and locations, (remember, I AM from the east
side of Detroit, and this particular area was home to me for a lot of years.)
Cusak was good, and so was Driver. I did like the last part, though and
I guess I would recommend seeing it, but for God's sake, see it for a
buck or on cable.
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senna
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response 243 of 290:
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Sep 3 15:28 UTC 1998 |
Saw Good Morning Vietnam for the first time yesterday. Quite entertaining,
and it actually made me think about the conflict as well. Some good points.
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omni
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response 244 of 290:
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Sep 3 18:38 UTC 1998 |
Good Morning, Vietnam is one of my all time favorite movies. It's even better
if you're a fan of Barry Levinson.
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