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md
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response 319 of 348:
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Sep 20 13:46 UTC 1999 |
MICKEY BLUE EYES (C) - A hearty laugh or two, but
that's about all, despite the nice cast. The
story and pacing don't sustain your interest. The
directing seemed off the mark in many places: thirty
minutes in, it suddenly dawns on you what the movie's
been trying, clumsily, to make think this or that
character is supposed to be like. Hugh Grant is not
at his best.
200 CIGARETTES (B) - Something I read or heard put
me off about this movie when it was showing in the
theaters. It definitely has its moments, though, if
not its audience. It resembles a '90s teen party
flick in some ways -- think Can't Hardly Wait --
but the characters are mostly early '80s 20-somethings.
Several separate stories intertwine and converge.
Funny in places, touching in places, some stories work,
others fail. It's one of those movies you keep on
recasting it in your head, which is not a good sign.
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otaking
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response 320 of 348:
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Sep 20 15:57 UTC 1999 |
ZARDOZ (C-) - I only rate this bad movie this high because it was a fun bad
movie.The plot was very confusing at times. Sean Connery probably regretted
starring in this one. Then again, maybe he liked running around in a red
loincloth throughout the whole film.
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flem
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response 321 of 348:
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Sep 20 17:40 UTC 1999 |
re resp:267 I had an amusing few seconds, thinking you were saying
that Philip Glass was stung to death by bees in a former life. It
would explain a lot. :)
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other
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response 322 of 348:
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Sep 21 00:18 UTC 1999 |
i loved zardoz. great late-night swill!
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bdh1
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response 323 of 348:
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Sep 21 05:45 UTC 1999 |
re#320&322: Yeah. _Zardoz_ was way too kewl. And if you ever thought
about it rather meaningful as well. I especially liked the use of the
7th symphony as well as other classical music in the score.
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kevco
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response 324 of 348:
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Sep 21 14:58 UTC 1999 |
Ugh. My friend has Zardoz on video and he loves it. We watched it one
night after the bar. Even with a mild buzz I can't say I enjoyed it.
And I usually would go for that sorta thing.
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cassia
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response 325 of 348:
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Sep 21 17:41 UTC 1999 |
I think that Zardoz is not really a movie to enjoy,
but something more like a rite of passage.
Since we are talking of such old films, am I the only
person on earth who LIKED "Hudson Hawk" and "Big Times
in Little China"?
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mcnally
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response 326 of 348:
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Sep 21 17:57 UTC 1999 |
No..
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flem
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response 327 of 348:
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Sep 21 18:16 UTC 1999 |
When I saw Hudson Hawk for the first time, in the theaters, I didn't
like it at all. I saw most of it again recently on late night cable,
and loved it.
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aruba
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response 328 of 348:
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Sep 21 19:20 UTC 1999 |
That's "Big Trouble in Little China", and it's become one of my all-time
favorite movies. "Now I'm gonna tell you about an accident, and I don't wanna
hear 'Act of God'."
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mooncat
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response 329 of 348:
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Sep 21 19:46 UTC 1999 |
Cassia- you're not alone. I liked "Hudson Hawk" when I saw it in the
theater, and I really really like "Big Trouble in Little China."
Although, in the last big fight scene- try counting how many knives
Kurt Russell's character pulls out of his boot... It's amusing.
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otaking
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response 330 of 348:
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Sep 21 19:51 UTC 1999 |
I liked Hudson Hawk when I watched it with a group of friends. As bad as it
was, Richard Grant played the role he was born to play.
I love "Big Trouble in Little China" and watch it whenever it's on. I just
love how the movie plays with the macho hero stereotype. Too bad they never
made the sequel.
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cconroy
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response 331 of 348:
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Sep 21 20:54 UTC 1999 |
Just saw "Strange Days" for the first time. (It came out in '95, and I
had meant to see it then but never got around to it.) *Very* cool.
Great story, with action, sci-fi, suspense and a little bit of romance
all rolled into one. The ending was a little predictable, but by that
point I had become so engrossed in the story that it didn't matter.
It takes place roughly three months from now, during the last two days
of 1999, which makes it all the more realistic. It's certainly worth
renting, and I wouldn't have felt at all disappointed had I paid to see
it in a theater.
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mcnally
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response 332 of 348:
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Sep 21 22:09 UTC 1999 |
I would agree that "Strange Days" is a good movie. Realistic, though?
Perhaps in comparison to "1984" or "Space: 1999", or other specifically
time-stamped future scenarios.. Our world is substantially less
screwed up than the one portrayed in the movie..
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otaking
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response 333 of 348:
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Sep 22 12:37 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, and those Sony Discmans that record our memories will be out any day
now.
"Space: 1999" did get one thing right. We're very dependent on computers to
the point that a lot of people would be afraid to work without them. It hasn't
reached the point that when a computer says it requires a human decision,
there's a collective thought of "We're screwed!" I've known some people who
kind of forget that not everyone has e-mail though. :)
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jazz
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response 334 of 348:
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Sep 22 18:34 UTC 1999 |
It's pass-the-buck-itis. Most people look for reasons to avoid work,
rather than what they need to do, and having computers down is a wonderful
excuse which sounds plausible enough for them to pass on to coworkers,
employers, and customers.
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otaking
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response 335 of 348:
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Sep 22 20:18 UTC 1999 |
My favorite "pass-the-buck-itis" was when a co-worker called and requested
some info. The personon the other end said, "Sorry, our fax lady is out right
now. We can't fax anything until she returns." How hard can it be to fax
something? If you can use a phone and a document feeder on a copier, you can
use a fax machine.
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jiffer
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response 336 of 348:
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Sep 22 21:15 UTC 1999 |
but you don't understand.... sales people are only able to so certain
things... other things in life they have no clue. They would get their tie
stuck in the fax machine and die!
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mary
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response 337 of 348:
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Sep 22 22:27 UTC 1999 |
"Lulu on the Bridge" is an interesting rental which I enjoyed a whole lot.
It's written and directed by Paul Auster (who also did "Smoke") and stars
Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino and Willem Dafoe. Where did this little gem
come from? I don't think it played anywhere in Ann Arbor, or maybe it
did, and I missed it.
It's another that will play much better the less you know
about the plot. Just let it unfold. Send me mail once you've seen
it. I'd like to compare takes on the ending.
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md
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response 338 of 348:
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Sep 23 15:21 UTC 1999 |
George C. Scott has died.
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remmers
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response 339 of 348:
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Sep 23 16:14 UTC 1999 |
Geez, really? That's sad. A great actor. He was fairly old but
was still practicing his craft within the last few months. Seems
to me I just saw him as the William Jennings Bryan-like character
in the made-for-cable version of "Inherit the Wind".
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jazz
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response 340 of 348:
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Sep 23 16:34 UTC 1999 |
Saw _Better than Chocolate_ last night.
My first thought was, that if you were looking to it to be a political
commentary, it'd be a failure. It dashes all sorts of stereotypes about
lesbians and transgenders, but then proceeds to stereotype all skinheads as
violent racists and downplays the rejection of bisexual folk by both the gay
and straight communities.
My second thought was, if you don't think of it as political commentary
and just accept it as a romantic comedy, it's easily one of the best romantic
comedies I've seen in years, since _Overnight Delivery_, and easily as
intelligent as _Love and Human Remains_.
So if you're looking for political commentary, skip it. If you're
turned off by transgenderism, homosexuality, or the free speech folks, skip
it. If you're looking for an intelligent and honest modern love story told
as a comedy, then you'd do well to track it down at one of the local
independent theatres.
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otaking
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response 341 of 348:
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Sep 23 18:00 UTC 1999 |
George C. Scott passed away? Looks like I'll be watching Patton and They Might
Be Giants, my favorite Scott movies.
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jiffer
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response 342 of 348:
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Sep 23 18:16 UTC 1999 |
It is actually pushes as a "Romantic Comedy for Lesbians" - About Better than
Chocolate
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drewmike
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response 343 of 348:
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Sep 23 18:50 UTC 1999 |
Also passed away...
Pop icon Madonna is mourning the sudden, unexpected loss of her darling,
irrepressible, three-year-old British accent.
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