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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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jep
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response 319 of 327:
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Mar 17 01:39 UTC 2003 |
I saw Daredevil this afternoon. I liked it. There's something about
movies based on comic books. They can't possibly be expected to be
realistic, and so I can dismiss that part of the movie, and just have
fun watching.
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mcnally
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response 320 of 327:
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Mar 17 06:53 UTC 2003 |
Went to the movies last night with my brother and his wife. They have a
two year old at home and had limited time away from the house (her parents
were babysitting) and the only interesting-looking movie showing when we
got to the multiplex was "The Hunted".
Until they do an MST3K version, I'd recommend avoiding it unless you enjoy
seeing Tommy Lee Jones outrun trains or don't find it overly implausible
that a fleeing fugitive would stop running long enough to forge his own
weapon from found scrap iron. I'd describe the movie as having the Grand
Canyon of plot holes but, well, there's only *one* Grand Canyon.
Heartily disrecommended, unless you and a group of friends are looking for
something to make fun of..
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mynxcat
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response 321 of 327:
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Mar 17 15:41 UTC 2003 |
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scott
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response 322 of 327:
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Mar 17 21:40 UTC 2003 |
The East Lansing / MSU film festival this week (Wed - Sat) will feature a
guest appearance by Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, etc.) and his very recent movie
where he stars as a still-alive Elvis Presley.
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jaklumen
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response 323 of 327:
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Mar 18 06:11 UTC 2003 |
Saw Daredevil with Julie myself late this afternoon myself. We were
not disappointed. In retrospect, it wasn't quite as thrilling as the
Spidey flick, but it was still very, very good. We noted that the
reporter was the same actor that played Cipher in Matrix, and thought
that Kingpin was well cast. I also thought Jennifer Garner made a
smart career move with the role as Elektra.. not a stretch from her
Alias job, but might get her considered for romantic roles perhaps in
the future. I somehow missed, though, that Stan Lee had a cameo (I
think I remember it now.. it was when Matt and Elektra were crossing
the street and Matt noticed the car.)
resp:316 Again, I must trust my memory.. that's right, "cel
animation."
resp:317 PC adventure? I was aware he had his laser disc games
packaged together-- those being Space Ace, Dragon's Lair, and Dragon's
Lair 2. The video games came out in the mid-80s and Bluth was quoted
as saying that they were very expensive to produce at the time. It
was pretty cool for back then, though, although I remember my father's
non-plussed response when I babbled wildly about how neat they
were: "Yes, I know all about it; he's my cousin."
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russ
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response 324 of 327:
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Mar 19 00:17 UTC 2003 |
cel (sel), n: a transparent celluloid sheet on which a
character, scene, etc. is drawn or painted and which
contributes one frame in the filming of an amalgamated
cartoon; may be overlapped for change of background or
foreground. Also, <b>cell.</b> [by shortening of celluloid]
I love unabridged dictionaries.
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