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Grex > Cinema > #44: Movie Reviews for the Summer of 2001 |  |
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mary
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response 236 of 284:
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Aug 13 02:46 UTC 2001 |
You are right, Dan, I didn't read comic books. And I'm glad you
like the movie.
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orinoco
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response 237 of 284:
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Aug 13 16:56 UTC 2001 |
When you get down to it, it's still an illogical ending, but it's the sort
of illogical ending that has a long tradition behind it in sci-fi writing.
Maybe that's why they thought they could get away with it.
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lelande
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response 238 of 284:
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Aug 14 21:08 UTC 2001 |
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i went bald watching AI. somehow, though, i think it's worth suggesting that
the aliens at the end weren't aliens at all, but were the future descendants
of supersupertoys. i'm not suggesting this just to explain the scholastic
british accents on the suckers. the deus ex machina alien/robot says something
about the first one, the original, or some business that suggests they're
descendant beneficiaries of "the genius of the human race", not visitors.
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scott
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response 239 of 284:
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Aug 14 22:24 UTC 2001 |
I thought it was obvious that the "aliens" were extremely advanced robots.
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senna
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response 240 of 284:
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Aug 14 22:25 UTC 2001 |
That was the implication I was aware of as well.
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lelande
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response 241 of 284:
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Aug 14 22:39 UTC 2001 |
several people have told me they thought they were aliens. one person was
vehement about it. when first introduced to them, i thought they were aliens,
too.
i thought AI would've been better if it ended with the camera pulling away
from david (was that his name?) underwater, praying to the blue fairy,
implicatively forever.
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ashke
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response 242 of 284:
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Aug 19 02:23 UTC 2001 |
I just got back from the Sneak Preview of "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"
It was WONDERFUL! Completely wonderful. If you liked Clerks, Mallrats,
Chasing Amy, and/or Dogma, you'll love this one. Picking out and finding the
cameos by former actors and people Kevin Smith just likes is fun too.
I could have stuck around for "The Others" but I didn't want to see it. They
could have picked a better movie to follow.
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krj
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response 243 of 284:
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Aug 19 04:16 UTC 2001 |
Leslie and I just got back from "The Closet," at the Michigan Theater
for the next few days. Daniel Autiel is a shlub who is about to lose
his job; to keep from being fired, he starts to pretend he's gay.
Gerard Depardieu is an overly macho office manager, and
Thierry Lhermitte starts to manipulate the situation. (Ack, I haven't
seen Thierry Lhermitte in a film since "My New Partner," 15 years ago.)
arabella and krj give it two thumbs up, and the audience was quite
responsive. Should appeal to people who miss the imported French films
which used to flow into American theaters. (Like us.)
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jep
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response 244 of 284:
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Aug 20 16:37 UTC 2001 |
I took my 5 year old son and 14 year old niece to see "Princess Diaries"
yesterday. I thought it was a real nice movie; a Cinderella story
comparable to "Pretty Woman". In fact, they have practically the same
plot.
I won't be giving much away if I tell you "Princess Diaries" is about an
unpopular high school girl who finds out by surprise she's the crown
princess and heir apparent of a European country. Julie Andrews plays
her grandmother, the queen, and does a pretty good job.
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eeyore
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response 245 of 284:
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Aug 20 18:24 UTC 2001 |
I kinda want to see it. My roomie said that ht e book was really good.
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tpryan
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response 246 of 284:
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Aug 20 22:37 UTC 2001 |
I thought it would sorta be like "My Fair Lady", but in this
case the pupil becomes the teacher.
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fitz
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response 247 of 284:
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Aug 21 10:28 UTC 2001 |
Osmosis Jones - D
Live action and cartoons try for gross-out humor as Bill Murray's immune
system fights an infectious disease. The organ related advertising humor is
clever and just about the only risible element in the movie.
I paid matinee prices and felt cheated. It's not worth renting either. The
only backward compliment is that it isn't seriously offensive.
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ric
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response 248 of 284:
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Aug 21 16:27 UTC 2001 |
We almost went to see it, but I didn't really want to, and thankfully American
Pie II wasn't sold out.
I don't expect to see Osmosis Jones even if it comes to the dollar theater.
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brighn
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response 249 of 284:
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Aug 21 16:56 UTC 2001 |
Saw "Rush Hour 2" last night. Enjoyable, comparable to the first one (although
I think I liked this one better).
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mooncat
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response 250 of 284:
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Aug 21 18:08 UTC 2001 |
I want to go see that movie... maybe one of these days I'll be able to
afford it... or I'll wait till it's at the Village Theater...
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richard
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response 251 of 284:
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Aug 23 00:32 UTC 2001 |
I got Batman-- the Movie on DVD on sale-- now this isnt the one with
those phoney baloney Batmans like Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer
.etc. This is the movie with the REAL Batman and Robin..Adam West and
Burt Ward! Yes, that campy sixties tv series Batman, same Bat Time same
Bat channel, was once so popular that they made a big screen movie from
it. Arch supercriminals The Joker (Caesar Romero), The
Penguin (Burgess Meridith), Catwoman (Lee Merriweather) and The Riddler
(Frank Gorshin) have united to take over the world. They have a new
supeweapon that turns humans into dust! Will the caped crusaders be able
to save the world yet once again?
This movie is one of those hilarious camp, so bad its good, classics. A
pure parody of comic books and superheroes. The DVD comes with an
alternate track of Adam West and Burt Ward doing commentary. And its in
BatWidescreen with a Batdocumentary. No great piece of cinematic art but
still a lot of fun
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scott
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response 252 of 284:
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Aug 23 01:34 UTC 2001 |
Went and saw "The Fast and the Furious" at the discount theatre. Not bad,
although pretty much a car subculture version of "Point Break". Certainly
worth my $2.
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tpryan
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response 253 of 284:
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Aug 23 02:29 UTC 2001 |
I am looking forward to having the two TV Movies, Babylon 5: The
Gathering and Babylon5:In the Beginning come out on DVD in early
December.
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gelinas
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response 254 of 284:
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Aug 23 04:44 UTC 2001 |
Scott, is that the one with the immortal line, "Some days, you just can't
get rid of a bomb"?
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scott
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response 255 of 284:
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Aug 23 12:11 UTC 2001 |
I'm not sure why you're asking me instead of Tim, but yes, the original Batman
does have that line.
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gelinas
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response 256 of 284:
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Aug 23 15:01 UTC 2001 |
'cause I can't read response headers. :/
When I scrolled back, the response about the Batman movie was linked
(in my mind, at least) with your name instead of Richard's.
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ashke
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response 257 of 284:
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Aug 23 19:42 UTC 2001 |
Oh man, you should DEFINATLY appologize for that one!!
I like Batman the Movie because of the "Shark Repellant" on the utility
belt... :)
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mary
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response 258 of 284:
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Aug 25 01:46 UTC 2001 |
"The Deep End" is a tight little psychological thriller told in soft
tones. I liked it a lot. Highly recommended.
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edina
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response 259 of 284:
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Aug 26 18:26 UTC 2001 |
I can't wait for the 5 disk set of "The Godfather" (I can't wait to see what's
in it all) - it's coming out in November.
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dbratman
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response 260 of 284:
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Aug 29 23:58 UTC 2001 |
Godfather #1 was more than enough for me.
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