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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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remmers
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response 261 of 284:
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Aug 30 14:51 UTC 2001 |
Is it possible for an intelligent, creative director with a
good track record to make an utterly stupid, boring, waste-
of-time film? Yes! See John Carpenter's "Ghosts of Mars"
for a current example.
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tpryan
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response 262 of 284:
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Aug 30 15:36 UTC 2001 |
A lot of films will be coming out in the next few months.
The ones that got written and started when a pending writters
strike looked like it was on the horizon. Maybe a few directors
and producers we have not heard of before can do a good job with
one of them. Finding that 1 in a hundred will be hard.
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lelande
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response 263 of 284:
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Aug 31 19:16 UTC 2001 |
yo 261
what has john carpenter done to impress you as an intelligent, creative
director?
except 'people under the stairs', that was a jam back in the diz-ay.
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eeyore
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response 264 of 284:
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Sep 1 02:32 UTC 2001 |
Illoking forward to "Big Trouble", which is coming out on the 21st, with Tim
Allen, Omar Epps, Stanley Tucci, Jeanenne Garafollo, and a howt of others.
For those of you who are not familiar with the book "Big Trouble", it was the
first fiction book written by Dave Barry. The book was highly amusing. :)
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scott
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response 265 of 284:
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Sep 3 21:53 UTC 2001 |
Saw "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". Extremely funny, although a fair amount
of the laughs come from jokes referencing the other movies in the "series"
(Clerks, Mall Rats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma). However, a lot of other funny
stuff as well, including the expected Star Wars parody bit.
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hematite
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response 266 of 284:
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Sep 3 22:50 UTC 2001 |
Put a whole new meaning on "Good Will Hunting".
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edina
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response 267 of 284:
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Sep 4 14:37 UTC 2001 |
Saw "Hannibal" on DVD - Jeeezus!!! The ending just pissed me off - and the
alternative ending? Pissed me off more. I wish they had kept to the book
- far more intriguing. Although Gary Oldman was awesome.
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dbratman
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response 268 of 284:
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Sep 4 16:55 UTC 2001 |
Megan - thanks for the word on "Big Trouble", as I hadn't heard about
the film. I'm about 1/3 way through the book and am enjoying it.
Reminds me of B-grade Donald Westlake, which is pretty damn good.
Anybody seen "Rat Race", and how would that stand as a Donald Westlake
story? Or against its clear film model, "It's a Mad(4) World"?
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gull
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response 269 of 284:
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Sep 5 14:54 UTC 2001 |
Re #268: Reviews have not been good, but that doesn't always mean
much...I'd be curious to hear from someone who's seen it, too.
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ashke
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response 270 of 284:
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Sep 5 18:08 UTC 2001 |
267: I'm curious about the DVD alternative ending. Personally, I agree.
I think if they had added more of the book into it, like more flashbacks of
Hannibal's childhood, The sister, etc...I thought it would do much better.
It was okay up until then. The florence stuff was very good.
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edina
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response 271 of 284:
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Sep 6 13:47 UTC 2001 |
Let me know if you want the alternate ending - trust me - it was a HUGE let
down.
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flem
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response 272 of 284:
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Sep 7 00:06 UTC 2001 |
The short versions (in retrospect, not very):
Shrek (B) Am I the only person on the earth who thinks Mike Meyers'
accent sucks? On the plus side, I'm happy to see that less stylized,
more realistic animation is back.
CTHD (A) 1. Flying on hidden wires is as much a part of the
martial arts genre as nameless villains who can't shoot a
defenseless, still target in plain sight from pointblank range
is part of the action movie genre. Shrug. 2. The genius of
this movie, as far as I'm concerned, lay in how much an integral
part of the movie the fights were. Most martial arts movies are
like porn movies; the "plot" is a thin facade meant to provide some
feeble explanation for the action sequences. Not so here; the
fight sequences continue to tell the story. There's plot,
characterization, and even *acting* involved as a part of the
fights themselves. I'd be hard put to defend this without going
into detailed specifics, but as at least an amateur student of the
genre, it's the *realism* of the fight sequences that makes this
movie a standout.
seamlessly integrated into the movie as a whole. Consider a typical
fight scene in a Jackie Chan movie. Hero gets beat up badly for
a while by enemies who seemingly overmatch him utterly, then somehow
finds within himself untapped reserves of something or other,
and is then able to ignore his massive injuries and kick ass
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flem
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response 273 of 284:
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Sep 7 00:07 UTC 2001 |
Oops, that final paragraph was from an earlier draft of that response,
and should be ignored. :)
And before I forget, I'd like to mention that American Pie II (B-) wins
this year's Cruelty to Musical Instruments award.
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scott
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response 274 of 284:
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Sep 7 00:27 UTC 2001 |
Hmmm... that accidental last paragraph would an ideal addition to a Hulk Hogan
analysis. ;)
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