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tpryan
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response 281 of 327:
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Mar 4 13:46 UTC 2003 |
American editing is much more tight. We don't see it until
you see editing made up of each shot scene being spliced together.
Example: We see report being dropped emphaticly on a table. Camera
changes to character and he begins to speak, making his point. Hollywood
editing has the character starting to talk while the report is hitting
the table, then mid-sentence the camera switches to the character.
A second or two shaved from the film. But when such tranisions add
up, it can make a film feel choppy or slow.
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mynxcat
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response 282 of 327:
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Mar 4 16:52 UTC 2003 |
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gregb
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response 283 of 327:
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Mar 4 18:47 UTC 2003 |
Re. 280: This is the second(?) film where Williams plays a nutso
character. While It's interesting to see him expanding his acting
skills, I hope he doesn't give up his comedic side like Tom Hanks did.
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furs
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response 284 of 327:
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Mar 4 19:40 UTC 2003 |
I agree. I hope that he does both.
Is the other movie you are talking about Insomniac?
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gregb
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response 285 of 327:
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Mar 4 19:44 UTC 2003 |
Yeppers. Normally, these aren't my kind of flicks, but I'll probably
rent them just to see Williams doing something different.
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furs
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response 286 of 327:
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Mar 4 20:02 UTC 2003 |
I thought Insomniac was ok and thought he was ok in it. He was much
creepier in One Hour Photo. Insomniac is worth the watch, but I don't
think as good as he was in One Hour Photo.
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mcnally
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response 287 of 327:
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Mar 4 23:02 UTC 2003 |
re #283: A matter of personal preference, I guess. I won't feel sorry
if I never see another movie in which Robin Williams plays a character
who's heartwarming and puckish.
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other
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response 288 of 327:
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Mar 5 01:27 UTC 2003 |
I read that as One Hour Potato...
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gelinas
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response 289 of 327:
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Mar 5 03:04 UTC 2003 |
(I've not seen it, but I thought he played a nutso in The Fisher King.)
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mcnally
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response 290 of 327:
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Mar 5 03:24 UTC 2003 |
Yes, but in that film he was a heartwarming nutso..
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janc
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response 291 of 327:
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Mar 5 04:52 UTC 2003 |
Rented "King of Texas". Patrick Stewart and Colim Meany set aside their
Star Fleet togs to do King Lear reset as a Western. I guess this is
mostly a curiousity. But it's not nearly as bad as one might reasonably
expect it to be. Quite watchable, really. Patrick Stewart really is a
good actor, as are several of the other performers.
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janc
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response 292 of 327:
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Mar 5 04:53 UTC 2003 |
Oh, and the film is called "Insomnia" not "Insomniac".
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furs
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response 293 of 327:
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Mar 5 13:50 UTC 2003 |
oops! I almost didn't even come up with that, so thanks!
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scott
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response 294 of 327:
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Mar 5 14:00 UTC 2003 |
Watched a fair amount of "Ishtar" (yes, *that* bad movie) last night - didn't
really watch it will attention, and the friend who bought had to leave early
to avoid the snowstorm. No opinion on it yet.
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gregb
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response 295 of 327:
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Mar 5 18:33 UTC 2003 |
Re. 291: I think you mean "Colm Meaney."
I just finished watching the TV-movie remake of The Lone Ranger. I
didn't recognize any of the actors but I enjoyed it. Although it took
place in the old west, you could definitely see modern-day influences,
like the way they talked and particularly the fighting style of Tonto
which had plenty of martial arts-style moves.
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bhelliom
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response 296 of 327:
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Mar 9 19:05 UTC 2003 |
I've enjoyed Robin Williams evolution as an actor. He's continued to
mix up both comedy and more serious roles as his film career
progresses. If you haven't seen it yet, I'd highly recommend "Robin
Williams, Live on Broadway." It's fabulous!
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richard
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response 297 of 327:
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Mar 10 01:46 UTC 2003 |
I think Williams deserved to be nominated for an academy award for
"One Hour Photo", but it was a smaller film and released earlier in the year
and not the end of it, and lacked the marketing muscle of other films. But
he was great in it.
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edina
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response 298 of 327:
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Mar 10 15:23 UTC 2003 |
Saw "Chicago" on Saturday. Ok - how badly do I want to take jazz classes now?
Talk about a great show!
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mynxcat
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response 299 of 327:
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Mar 10 15:34 UTC 2003 |
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edina
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response 300 of 327:
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Mar 10 15:36 UTC 2003 |
I still can't get over how great Richard Gere was!!! I mean, he's an ok
singer, but the tapdance he did was great. And how can I forget John C.
Reilly? Talk about a great actor. I can't believe that Gere didn't get an
Oscar nod.
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bhelliom
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response 301 of 327:
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Mar 10 16:03 UTC 2003 |
Yep, I REALLY did enjoy that movie. I went out and bought the
soundtrack immediately upon leaving the theater!
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furs
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response 302 of 327:
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Mar 10 16:10 UTC 2003 |
Watched "Shall We Dance" over the weekend. Cute Japaneese movie.
reminded me a little of Strictly Ballroom, which I love. (Which is on
Bravo this week.)
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mynxcat
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response 303 of 327:
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Mar 10 16:34 UTC 2003 |
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rcurl
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response 304 of 327:
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Mar 10 17:12 UTC 2003 |
Rented "The Fast Runner" (on Jan's enthusiastic recommendation in #278).
We were "glued to our seats" (but were happy for video so we could pause
for potty runs). It IS a movie - not a documentary - but the closeness
to either earlier or remote Inuit life is well done. No "modern conveniences"
are evident, except for a pot in which they boiled water or rendered fat,
which may have been a snowmobile oil pan (??). We thought the cinematography
was excellent - it was just that the scenery is so barren. The focus is
therefore mostly on the people and their lives.
It is a story of an internal feud in a remote Inuit tribe based on
jealousies over both a woman and leadership. Although a murder is
committed most public violence is ritualistic, with elders having enormous
influence. The story and characters are a little hard to follow because of
unfamiliar faces, and the langauge being Inuktitut with English subtitles.
If you can't pronounce a character's name it is harder to follow their
place in the story.
I had read "Confessions of an Igloo Dweller" by James Houston some years
ago. It would have been complementary to have seen this movie immediately
after having read the book. Many of the objects of daily use described in
the book were employed in the film - the ulu, igloos of course and kayaks,
the tangle of the dogsleds, an angakuk, kamotiks,..... (I think there is a
review of _Confessions..._ in the book cf) - as well as the social and
work lives of the Inuit.
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edina
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response 305 of 327:
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Mar 10 18:36 UTC 2003 |
You know, Jeanne - "Strictly Ballroom" is easily one of my favorite movies.
Where on earth is Paul Mercurio?
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