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scott
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response 275 of 348:
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Sep 6 23:43 UTC 1999 |
Ah, now I remember. I think 3rd season Xena, "The Horde". They came back
in a later episode, livingh in a cave!
After some reflection, I'd have to say that "13th Warrior" was pretty badly
done. But it, like Star Trek movies with even numbers, was at least quite
fun to watch.
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scott
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response 276 of 348:
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Sep 6 23:49 UTC 1999 |
Whoops, make that 2nd season Xena. Episode was called "The Price". The bad
guys were called The Horde, and were wonderfully over the top barbarian (with
bones in their noses, no less).
(can you tell I'm bored?)
(info courtesy www.whoosh.org)
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mary
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response 277 of 348:
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Sep 7 00:24 UTC 1999 |
"The Astronaut's Wife". Both lead characters had the same cool
haircut. That's the best thing I can say about this movie.
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senna
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response 278 of 348:
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Sep 7 04:34 UTC 1999 |
<steve cracks up laughing>
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richard
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response 279 of 348:
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Sep 7 21:51 UTC 1999 |
"SIXTH SENSE"-- I thought this was really pretty good, with a great
performance by 8-year old Haley Joel Osment as the kid (he's the early
favorite according to Variety for the best supporting actor oscar-- what
kind of acceptance speech does an 8 year old give anyway) who is tormented
by ghosts and visions. Bruce Willis is also excellent as the
psychologist. The ending caught me off-guard and now I want to re-watch
the whole film. Its a very complex movie, and well-made ***1/2 (3.5
stars)
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bdh1
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response 280 of 348:
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Sep 8 06:42 UTC 1999 |
re#279: Indeed. I saw it a couple weeks ago and am still telling folks
to do it. Excellent do.
On the airplane I watched some film "The Letter" or something like that
just to kill time. Kate Capshaw, Blythe Danner, and some others, it was
actually quite good. I wished that it was dubbed in mandarin so Nai-Nai
could enjoy it as it was one of those sort of universal sorta films that
I think will so well in no matter what foreign market it shows in. As
it turns out it was directed by a chinese person I think. Instead,
nai-nai slept most of the way back to chicagoland.
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shf
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response 281 of 348:
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Sep 8 10:20 UTC 1999 |
I also liked Sixth Sense. There's another movie from a few years ago which
is very similar and also done much better. Can't tell what it is without
giving away a lot of the plot of SS.
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mary
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response 282 of 348:
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Sep 10 11:37 UTC 1999 |
Last night John and I went to see The Muse, at Quality 16. Have
I mentioned before I really like that theater?
Albert Brooks, who directed and co-wrote the screenplay, reminds me a
whole lot of Woody Allen, if Allen lived in southern California but still
didn't get much sun. So this movie was great fun. I'm especially fond
what he did with the cleverly placed cameo roles.
***
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remmers
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response 283 of 348:
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Sep 10 12:22 UTC 1999 |
The bit with Martin Scorsese is a classic.
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jazz
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response 284 of 348:
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Sep 10 15:45 UTC 1999 |
The Quality 16 lacks in one critical area - popcorn. Their popcorn
isn't so much bad, as it is tasteless.
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mary
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response 285 of 348:
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Sep 10 18:01 UTC 1999 |
We brought our own.
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shf
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response 286 of 348:
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Sep 10 23:20 UTC 1999 |
At Quality 16 I asked for salt for my popcorn. The droid behind the counter
said there was some "somewhere". And when there wasn't any salt to be found,
he he told my kids there was something wrong with me for wanting salt in the
first place:) Not that there was anything wrong with him being a tree sloth.
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mary
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response 287 of 348:
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Sep 10 23:30 UTC 1999 |
Hey, I've been wanting to see South Park ever since Mr. Delizia reviewed
it here, a month or so ago. So I went to the cheap show today and had
great fun. Writing Satan as the most sympathetic character in the story
was a nice touch.
I waited through the credits to the very end. I so wanted it to be
dedicated to Lenny.
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other
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response 288 of 348:
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Sep 11 00:05 UTC 1999 |
bruce?
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scott
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response 289 of 348:
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Sep 11 00:05 UTC 1999 |
(I especially enjoyed Satan's big song, "Up There")
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otaking
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response 290 of 348:
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Sep 11 02:47 UTC 1999 |
I loved the Terrance and Phillip song at the beginning. For some strange
reason, I never made the connection between T&P and the adopted Canadian baby
until I saw the film. It was only then that I realized that all Canadians are
drawn with the same style. I don't know how I missed that before.
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mooncat
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response 291 of 348:
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Sep 11 05:11 UTC 1999 |
Saw "Stigmata" tonight with Jazz ans Clees. Wow, that was a very cool
movie, and the soundtrack was great. I was most impressed. Although, it's
being billed as a horror movie, but it wasn't really scary. I highly
reccomend this movie.
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mary
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response 292 of 348:
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Sep 11 13:50 UTC 1999 |
Bruce.
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jazz
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response 293 of 348:
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Sep 11 14:57 UTC 1999 |
It was the historical touches that prevented the pissant in me from
being annoyed - the stigmata were in the right places, and the mysterious
quotes were really from the Gospel of St. Thomas of the Nag Hammadi
collection of early writings. Very spooky effect.
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md
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response 294 of 348:
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Sep 13 12:21 UTC 1999 |
What movie featured the following cast: Gillian
Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony
Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe,
Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Jon Stewart, Madeleine
Stowe? It's called PLAYING BY HEART (A). It's a
collection of short stories with a common theme that
share a common ending. The stories are all well-
written and beautifully directed. The strongest of
the stories is about a pair of star-crossed lovers,
played by Phillipe and Jolie, who go together like
butter and toast. Highly recommended.
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md
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response 295 of 348:
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Sep 13 12:30 UTC 1999 |
Kids insisted we catch STIGMATA (C) yesterday.
It almost put them to sleep. Pokey, unscary.
Uncreepy, even. Gabriel Byrne, as an angsty
priest, and Patricia Arquette, as Saint Frankie,
valiantly try and make something of all the
nonsense. It's worth seeing for them, but that's
about it. Someone described Stigmata as "MTV meets
The Exorcist." Close. Portia de Rossi, who plays
Nell on TV's Emmy-winning Ally McBeal, has a
miniscule role.
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glex
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response 296 of 348:
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Sep 13 12:57 UTC 1999 |
If you can , talk to me ,please.
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void
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response 297 of 348:
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Sep 13 18:11 UTC 1999 |
(i still wonder why someone would name their child "door.")
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md
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response 298 of 348:
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Sep 13 19:04 UTC 1999 |
:-) They didn't. She was born Mandy Rodgers,
changed her name when she was 12 and started
modeling.
"Portia" is an old Roman name, but the noun
"portia" doesn't exist. There is a masculine noun
"portio," meaning "part." If you felt like it, you
could posit the existence of a feminine form
"portia," indicating that Miss de Rossi is a "piece."
("Nomen," the Latin word for "name," also means
"noun," so we may be on to something.)
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aaron
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response 299 of 348:
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Sep 13 20:00 UTC 1999 |
I guess it beats Kevin Kline's query about the name, from "A Fish Called
Wanda".
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