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remmers
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response 275 of 290:
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Sep 19 10:25 UTC 1998 |
Haven't had time for movies lately. Two on my "must see" list though are
"Rounders" and "Touch of Evil".
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eieio
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response 276 of 290:
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Sep 20 01:10 UTC 1998 |
re 273:
Hey.
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danr
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response 277 of 290:
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Sep 20 01:24 UTC 1998 |
Silvia and I just saw "The Avengers." It really is as bad as they say.
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bjorn
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response 278 of 290:
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Sep 20 05:10 UTC 1998 |
I rented and watched Dragonheart - and I really liked it.
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md
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response 279 of 290:
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Sep 20 12:45 UTC 1998 |
Rented HUSH (C) -- I think Jessica Lange might be too subtle
an actor for this role. It was kind of painful watching her
trying to file the edges off her talent. I wish she'd make more
good movies, but I guess even she has to pay her bills. Something
else that occurred to me while I was watching it was that Gwyneth
Paltrow is really beautiful and has some good moves, so how come
I don't remember ever noticing it before? When we tried to think
of a single movie we'd ever seen her in, we came up with EMMA (B).
But that's impossible, no? She's a famous celebrity, you see her
everywhere. But a quick check of our 1,000-page little fat paperback listing
of movies and actors found no mention of Paltrow. To try and shake off this
weird unreal feeling I was having that Paltrow was one of those "famous for
being famous" people, I checked IMDB and came up with 21 movies, most of which
I'd never heard of. Even in the familiar ones, she had bit parts -- "Young
Wendy" in HOOK (C), for example -- which explains her absence from the
1,000-page book. Weird.
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mary
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response 280 of 290:
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Sep 20 13:43 UTC 1998 |
Gwyneth Paltrow was in the recent film "A Perfect Murder". Again,
she was pretty enough to look at but the apartment's decor stole
most scenes.
When I look at her I think of her mother, Blythe Danner, one
of my favorite all-time actors who I wish had more screen
time (along with Sissy Spacek and Jane Alexander).
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scott
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response 281 of 290:
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Sep 20 13:45 UTC 1998 |
Recent theater viewings: Saving Private Ryan (WOW!), The Truman Show (Very
cool). Rentals: Mary SHelley's Frankenstein (fast forward to see how it
ends), Beavis and Butthead Do America (pretty good)
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md
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response 282 of 290:
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Sep 20 13:49 UTC 1998 |
Re #280: Yep, Gwyneth does get her looks from her mom, who is
still gorgeous, imho.
I liked Beavis and Butthead Do America, too, which I realize
disqualifies me from having any of my opinions in this item
taken seriously. Sigh.
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mary
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response 283 of 290:
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Sep 20 14:31 UTC 1998 |
Oh, wasn't Paltrow is the recent "Great Expectations"?
Not a bad rental.
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remmers
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response 284 of 290:
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Sep 20 16:19 UTC 1998 |
Paltrow had a starring role in "Hard Eight", an excellent but largely
overlooked crime drama from a year or so ago.
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scg
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response 285 of 290:
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Sep 20 18:54 UTC 1998 |
I've seen a few movies lately that have really wow'd me, Saving Private Ryan,
Primary Colors, and Jerry McGwire.
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md
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response 286 of 290:
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Sep 21 02:36 UTC 1998 |
Recent rentals:
WILD THINGS (B+) -- One of those twisty-turny plots where your list
of suspects is supposed to include just about all the major characters
before it's over. After a while, when two characters who haven't
seemed to have any connection up to this point find themselve alone
together, you expect them to start trading hastily whispered comments,
and half the time, they do. One really nice thing about this movie
is, the other half of the time, they don't. This gets *so* complex
that they have to include a series of explanatory flashbacks during
the closing credits.
INCOGNITO (B-) -- The set up was fascinating, but the ensuing chase
scenes, trial scenes and resolution scenes weren't as good. Nice
location shots, however. The main character is an art forger, played
by Jason Patric, who is a very understated Duchovnian or Cloonian
actor. His father is played by Rod Steiger, who chews up all the
scenery. Could happen, I guess.
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jep
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response 287 of 290:
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Sep 21 14:46 UTC 1998 |
We went to see Knock-Off this weekend because aandrea likes Jean-Claude
Van Damme a lot. There were 4 other attendees at this movie, so I guess
I can say there are some people with taste in Ann Arbor. We were the
only ones in the theater at the end.
The plot was such that, to enjoy it, it would have been better if we'd
known the person who wrote it, in hopes they could give us an
explanation. Neither of us could follow what was going on. Usually she
can explain things for me, the way any normal person explains things for
their retarded friends with whom they attend movies. Maybe we're both
retarded.
There were some weird special effects, which helped to confuse the plot
even more, but had no other impact on the movie. This movie gave me a
lot of respect for the craft of using special effects to contribute to
the movie -- a thing which was done in Titanic, but not, unfortunately,
in Knock-Off.
I would say this movie didn't have any redeeming features. Andrea
enjoyed seeing Van Damme in his bikini briefs.
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bmoran
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response 288 of 290:
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Sep 22 14:17 UTC 1998 |
While channel surfing late last week, I came across a B&W movie, featuring
Anthony Quinn, drinking wine, abusing a young woman, speaking Italian.
When they finally went to a commercial, they said La Strada will be right
back. Much too late to watch the rest, what I did see was wonderful, and
have added it to my list of 'would like to sees'.
While visiting with my in-laws over the weekend, I caught the last hour of
House of Cards on the Bravo channel. The ending was pretty good, and the
camouflage scen was great! I wonder how it begins, tho?
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remmers
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response 289 of 290:
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Sep 23 13:27 UTC 1998 |
"La Strada" is one of Federico Fellini's most admired films. It stars
Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, and Giuiletta Masina (Fellini's wife).
Widely available in video rental stores.
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bmoran
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response 290 of 290:
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Sep 23 14:15 UTC 1998 |
Thanks, I'll check it out!
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