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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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furs
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response 306 of 327:
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Mar 10 19:59 UTC 2003 |
Me too Brooke. I'll be watching it again this Friday on Bravo. :)
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fitz
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response 307 of 327:
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Mar 12 06:29 UTC 2003 |
JUNGLE BOOK 2 C+
Kids under 10 will like it well enough. It has songs and characters from the
first movie and has similar story line. This resemblance to the previous
Jungle Book is the selling point.
However, the ordinary evaluation comes from an adult perspective. In the past
I have been amazed that Disney could retell an old story and make it great.
Such is not the case here, where the plot is as thin as one peril after
another in the jungle.
The animation is uninspired: coloration was just plain clumsy with the shadow
areas of head shots looking as though faces were blemished by a creeping,
irregular bruise.
The direction managed to get the story told, but there were few instances of
extra effort. In lparticular, the musical number W-I-I-ILD is the only part
with novel POV.
I paid matineee prices and did not get my money's worth. This movie is good
enough to rent though.
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gull
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response 308 of 327:
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Mar 12 14:33 UTC 2003 |
This seems like another totally unnecessary sequel from Disney. The first
time I went to a movie where the trailer for it played, people *booed* it.
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gregb
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response 309 of 327:
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Mar 12 15:55 UTC 2003 |
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt
If you watched the '60s Batman series as a kid you'd probably get a
grin off this spoof of a spoof.
As in the original episodes, the storyline is thin. The original
Batmobile is stolen from a charity auction and Adam West and Burt Ward--
in Batman and Robin style--follow clues left by the mysterious thief.
Intermixed are flashbacks of how the show got started, problems with
censors, Adam's sexual excapades, Burt's problem with the battle of
his "buldge," et al.
In addition to the original Dynamic Duel, Julie Newmar and Frank
Gorshin make appearances as themselves. As for the flashback actors, I
wasn't impressed with Jack Brewer, who played a young Adam West. He
only sorta looked like him and IMO, didn't sound like him at all.
Jason Marsden, who played yound Burt Ward, I thought was alright; not
great, but alright. The best casting was with the young villains. I
particularly liked the guy who played Burgess Meredeth (Penguin).
All-in-all, a fun romp.
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jep
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response 310 of 327:
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Mar 12 16:19 UTC 2003 |
I'll probably take my son to see "Jungle Book 2" at the $2.50/seat
Clinton Theater on Friday. I've only seen the first movie once, so
even if this one is a repeat, I'll be okay.
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tpryan
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response 311 of 327:
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Mar 12 17:58 UTC 2003 |
How can anyone other than Phil Harris be Balue the Bear?
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orinoco
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response 312 of 327:
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Mar 13 14:14 UTC 2003 |
Hell, I thought the first Jungle Book movie was sacrelige.
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scott
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response 313 of 327:
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Mar 15 00:40 UTC 2003 |
Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" - MacBeth, set in medieval Japan. Great B&W
movie, starring (natually) Toshiro Mifune.
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jaklumen
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response 314 of 327:
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Mar 16 13:49 UTC 2003 |
resp:305 I agree.. funny, romantic, and I liked the Spanish touches.
Paul Mercurio? The male lead?
resp:309 Oh, I missed that! I hope I can catch a re-run.
resp:311 That would be "Baloo".. I wonder if it's Hindi for "bear."
Sapna? Phil Harris voiced Little John for Robin Hood as well and I
wouldn't be surprised if he was in other Disney films. He has such a
rich, melodious baritone voice..I like John Goodman, but really,
compare Phil Harris's voice to his gratey bass and well, I just don't
think I could sit through this film.
resp:307 hasn't Disney learned anything? I know they're capable of
good work-- this must be a throwaway film. (I think a friend of mine
who's studying graphic arts pointed to Lilo & Stitch as a fine example
of pure cell animation.) My first cousin, once removed, Don Bluth,
used to be Disney's right hand man but left the studios when animation
got bad. Pete's Dragon was one of his last projects for them. "The
Secret of NIMH" was his first big project and I understand he wanted
to make it really good.. I think animation students may still study
it. I hope he does more projects; I enjoyed "Anatasia" and "Titan
A.E.".
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jep
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response 315 of 327:
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Mar 16 16:26 UTC 2003 |
John and I went to see "Jungle Book 2" at the cheap theater in Clinton
($2.50 per seat). It was worth that much. It was a nice enough
movie, very similar to the first one. I hope there's never a "Jungle
Book 3", though.
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russ
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response 316 of 327:
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Mar 16 17:41 UTC 2003 |
Re #314 (response pi?): That's "cel animation", not "cell". (I
wonder if this term is derived from "celluloid"?)
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remmers
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response 317 of 327:
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Mar 16 20:47 UTC 2003 |
Re #314: Bluth also did a pretty decent PC adventure game a few
years back. Wish I could remember the name of it.
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furs
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response 318 of 327:
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Mar 17 01:00 UTC 2003 |
Since Tim has been away, this weekend was chick/foreign/any movie that
Tim won't watch weekend:
In the Bedroom - Ok. kinda boring, but I didn't hate it. The
performances were good the but story dragged a bit.
About a Boy - I loved this a movie. A little slow at times, but I
really liked it. Probably my favorite Hugh Grant role. I do get
tired of his roles being much the same, though.
Igby Goes down - Ok. It was a little cliche, but ok.
Y Tu Mama Tambien - This was an interesting little movie with lots of
sex in it. Not rated.
The Banger Sisters - This was a fun movie. I liked Geoffry Rush in it
a lot.
Bowling for Columbine - I loved this movie. It's interesting being
both from Michigan and living in Colorado, since most of the movie is
centered around the two states.
Daughter from Danang - Documentary about "Operation Baby Lift" back
during the Vietnam war where they took 2000 vietnam kids and adopted
them out to American Parents. One child who came to the US when she
was 7 was adopted to a single mom in a very small town in Tenessee.
22 years later, they reunited her with her birthmom in Vietnam and
took her there. It was a very interesting how the cultural
differences were portrayed in this movie. Pretty good.
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