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hhsrat
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response 278 of 292:
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Jun 12 01:58 UTC 1999 |
I saw "Austin Powers - The Spy who Shagged Me" tonight. I haven't
laughed so hard in quite a while. (except when listening to the Capitol
Steps, but that's another story) Some of the old jokes from the first
Austin Powers movie are back, but they're still funny, such as the bad
guy who has a bad accident but lives through it. There was also some
new stuff added, such as the "relationship" that led to Dr. Evil's son
Scott. Dr. Evil's Mini-Me was also good. The fight scene was
HILARIOUS, and there was one other really funny scene that had to do
with the shape of Dr. Evil's rocketship.
Overall I give this movie an A-
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jep
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response 279 of 292:
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Jun 14 16:38 UTC 1999 |
We finally saw "The Phantom Menace" last night. It's great to be the
last one to see a hot new movie for the first time, because with little
effort you can know every line of dialogue and every nuance of the
entire movie. I am gifted, though. I ignored almost all of it, and so
got to see the movie without reams of instructions as to how to
interpret it. I didn't know who "Jar Jar" was. I didn't know about
"Darth Mal".
Such was "The Phantom Menace", that I still don't know much of what
happens in the movie. It was just not very well put together. The
story was bad, the characters were weak, and the connection to the rest
of the Star Wars movies, as viewed by a casual movie watcher, was pretty
feeble. My 8 year old, who has Star Wars Lego sets, and reads about
Star Wars in kid's magazines, and heard all about the movie from his
friends over the last 4 weeks, was able to fill me in on some of the
details which were not present (or clear in some cases) from the movie.
I don't see how anyone could avoid going to see this movie. I couldn't
avoid it, not permanently. You've almost certainly seen it; the odds
are about equal that you've seen it more than 5 times, versus having not
seen it at all. And if you haven't seen it, you're more likely to avoid
paying taxes this year than avoiding the movie. I do hope you enjoy it
more than I did. I am now pinning my hopes of enjoying a new movie this
summer on "Wild, Wild West". Which I will also see after everyone else
has seen it, I am sure.
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rcurl
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response 280 of 292:
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Jun 14 17:45 UTC 1999 |
I expect I'll go see it someday. I've seen all the others.
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drewmike
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response 281 of 292:
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Jun 14 17:54 UTC 1999 |
Short Attention Span Review of "Austin Powers 2": They didn't try to cover
new ground, but once they set their sights, they opened the valves full blast.
If I'd directed it I would have trimmed about 7-10 minutes out.
"Coffee Scene" = no ah ah. But before the opening credits were over, I'd
laughed harder than I had all week, and it just kept on.
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aruba
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response 282 of 292:
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Jun 14 21:04 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, I pretty much agree with drewmike; I enjoyed it a lot and could have
lived without the "coffee scene".
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scott
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response 283 of 292:
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Jun 14 21:07 UTC 1999 |
Ah, but the coffee scene was the funniest part (IMHO).
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hhsrat
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response 284 of 292:
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Jun 14 22:04 UTC 1999 |
The coffee scene was OK, could have been better. The "other" coffee tie
in (the location of Dr. Evil's secret headquarters) was much better.
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remmers
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response 285 of 292:
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Jun 15 02:59 UTC 1999 |
Re resp:274 - Didn't see "Touch of Evil" on cable, but I did catch it
when the "director's cut" played at the Michigan Theater last year.
I assume that Encore is showing the same version, which is a distinct
improvement over the film as originally cut and released by the
studio. In either version, it's a great film.
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omni
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response 286 of 292:
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Jun 15 06:34 UTC 1999 |
Fortunatly, it will get several repeats. Encore does things like this, and
it was the director's cut. Lenny Maltin even introduced it.
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maeve
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response 287 of 292:
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Jun 15 13:31 UTC 1999 |
Human Traffic-
Don't know if it will be released in the states..
It's brilliant. It's about a group of friends and the club scene in
Cardiff. Doesn't require *too* much thought, but generally takes you
through the weekend. One of Alasdair's friends was an extra and
appeared centre screen for a bit, and I managed to recognise a few
places from when I visited in January. Highly reccomended
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aaron
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response 288 of 292:
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Jun 15 14:07 UTC 1999 |
A Touch of Evil is a cool film, but so dated in so many ways. It is wild,
seeing the use of the "high tech" portable recorder, given the changes in
technology since 1958.
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remmers
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response 289 of 292:
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Jun 15 23:10 UTC 1999 |
If you think that's archaic, you should see the telephone answering
machine that Mike Hammer has in "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955).
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tpryan
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response 290 of 292:
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Jun 16 03:20 UTC 1999 |
For some reason, I have a spool or two of recording wire
around here.
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aaron
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response 291 of 292:
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Jun 21 03:57 UTC 1999 |
Tarzan - B+ -- By far, Disney's best integration of computer animation with
hand-drawn art. The story... oh, slightly more faithful to
the original than "Hunchback." The music? Are you a Phil
Collins fan? Don't expect any "best song" Oscars for this one.
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carson
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response 292 of 292:
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Jun 21 07:15 UTC 1999 |
(it's out already? I really need to relocate from this rock I've
been hiding under.)
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