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albaugh
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response 282 of 306:
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Mar 9 23:18 UTC 2004 |
Can anyone remember a movie where there was something like a conversation or
interview with an older black gentleman, a musician maybe, and every so often
he would say:
Can you dig it? I knew that you could.
Searching the web indicates that John Travolta's character Tony Manero
supposedly said that in Saturday Night Fever, but that's not what I'm looking
for...
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mcnally
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response 283 of 306:
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Mar 10 01:13 UTC 2004 |
sounds like a role Scatman Crothers would've played..
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krokus
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response 284 of 306:
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Mar 10 02:16 UTC 2004 |
I saw Hidalgo on Saturday, and really appreciated the way the that
the Native Americans were portrayed.
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richard
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response 285 of 306:
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Mar 11 08:21 UTC 2004 |
SCHINDLER'S LIST-- Steven Spielberg's holocaust masterpiece, just
released on DVD finally and I watched it earlier this evening. This is
quite an emotional experience to watch, even a second or third time.
This movie has a lot of meaning for me, because I'm half german and
while my german grandfather served in the american army in world war
II, I also had relatives who were in the german army at the same time.
It is hard not to cry at times watching it. The story of Oskar
Schindler, a nazi aristocrat who opens a factory in Poland with the
idea of getting rich off of slave jewish labor, and instead ends up
saving all the jews he hires to work for him. Wonderfully acted, with
Liam Neeson as Schindler and Ben Kingsley as his bookkeeper. The
slowly developing friendship between the two of them is at the center
of the movie.
This is a great movie, well worth having the widescreen edition now on
DVD as a keepsake. The DVD has in the bonus section testimonies from
Holocaust survivors, many of which are as moving if not more so than
the movie itself. These testimonies are part of the Shoah project.
Steven Spielberg gave all of his profits from the movie and many
millions more than that, to personally help fund the Shoah project
which was formed to record the testimonies of as many Holocaust
survivors as possible.
I'm not sure if it was some sort of weird coincidence or not that this
movie came out on DVD right when "The Passion of the Christ" was
released. Who knows. But I personally think that everyone should
see "Schindler's List". It is a DVD worth being part of anyone's
collection
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richard
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response 286 of 306:
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Mar 11 08:29 UTC 2004 |
Note-- as I typed that, I'm still watching survivors testimony in the bonus
section of the dvd. this is pretty overwhelming stuff. one of these days
I hope to buy the Shoah dvd set, which is also out (just a bit overpriced in
my opinion)
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tod
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response 287 of 306:
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Mar 11 15:59 UTC 2004 |
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krj
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response 288 of 306:
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Mar 13 04:50 UTC 2004 |
resp:235, resp:239 :: Belleville's an odd town, isn't it? Clearly a
lot of New York in it, and the signs are in English, but the gangsters
drive modified Citroens...
TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE we found absolutely delightful, but it's not
going to be for everyone. There is almost no dialog in it, and there's
a lot of almost-surrealism. It's (mostly) old fashioned, hand drawn
animation, mostly produced in Canada and France, with some BBC help, and
there were some other countries there in the credits. Not as much of
a musical as I thought it would be; to talk about what the movie is really
about might spoil half the fun of trying to figure out where the story
is going.
The characterization of the dog, Bruno, is one of the best animated
animals ever.
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salad
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response 289 of 306:
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Mar 13 04:55 UTC 2004 |
!useruseruser
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!useruseruser
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rational
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response 290 of 306:
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Mar 13 04:55 UTC 2004 |
WHOA!
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salad
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response 291 of 306:
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Mar 13 05:03 UTC 2004 |
Wow! That didn't turn out good.
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krj
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response 292 of 306:
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Mar 13 05:43 UTC 2004 |
I suppose it should be mentioned, as TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE is an
animated film: it's not a movie for small children. There are a
few scenes which some might deem unsuitable for kids, but more
to the point -- I don't think children under the age of 12 or so
would follow the story.
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slynne
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response 293 of 306:
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Mar 14 04:40 UTC 2004 |
I really liked Triplets of Belleville. I loved the dog's dreams the
best. I especially liked the one with the train going around the rim of
the food bowl :) I also liked that the French Mafia's slogan was "In
Vino Veritas" I think that is going to be my slogan :)
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krj
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response 294 of 306:
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Mar 14 15:47 UTC 2004 |
Leslie pointed out that the dog dreams in black and white, as dogs'
vision only works in black and white. At least, we think we know that.
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tod
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response 295 of 306:
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Mar 14 16:53 UTC 2004 |
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fitz
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response 296 of 306:
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Mar 16 17:20 UTC 2004 |
Dogs dream in Smell-o-vision: They're dogs, for goodness sakes.
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edina
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response 297 of 306:
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Mar 17 14:35 UTC 2004 |
"STarsky and Hutch" was a great popcorn movie. We had a great time at it.
"Starsky's bored now!! Starsky's bored now!!"
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styles
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response 298 of 306:
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Mar 20 03:57 UTC 2004 |
dawn of the dead. see it.
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krokus
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response 299 of 306:
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Mar 20 20:50 UTC 2004 |
I must agree with Anthony. The current Dawn of the Dead is worth
seeing, even at normal prices.
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furs
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response 300 of 306:
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Mar 22 12:42 UTC 2004 |
I agree! It's incredible. The humor, the gore, the filiming. Awesome.
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remmers
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response 301 of 306:
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Mar 22 13:41 UTC 2004 |
Interesting. I'd dismissed "Dawn of the Dead" as Yet Another Unnecessary
Remake, but it's been getting some good reviews and endorsement here from
people who have seen it. Maybe I'll catch it sometime.
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tod
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response 302 of 306:
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Mar 22 17:36 UTC 2004 |
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jvmv
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response 303 of 306:
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Jun 25 06:29 UTC 2004 |
re #285 Schindler's list
"This film is very empty, for not only does it
portray the germans as 'evil, lop-sided,
devil workshippers' but it shows the jew as
being 'promising, alluring, good guys'. If one
it to question morality, then do so, but don't
give us the black vc white issue found in this
film. Spielberg, immature since day one as
director, tell us what to think, he strips away
our humanity by overdosing us on excessive
amonts of guilt and sentimentality. In effect,
the film lacks any moral basis except to
denounce all evil men and with that, we learn
absolutely nothing"
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klg
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response 304 of 306:
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Jun 25 11:01 UTC 2004 |
Bunk.
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jvmv
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response 305 of 306:
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Jun 26 06:44 UTC 2004 |
My critic serves as reflection.
Bunk is to sleep.
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tod
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response 306 of 306:
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Sep 14 19:03 UTC 2004 |
Ben Kingsley was brilliant.
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