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jerryr
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response 32 of 236:
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Jul 4 01:03 UTC 2000 |
the monkeys were hard to deal with, but it was margaret hamilton and the
tornado that got to me.
(and i got the inference, pinetreeboy)
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happyboy
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response 33 of 236:
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Jul 4 02:30 UTC 2000 |
/emote plays "Somewhere over The Rainbow"
on his banjer.
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jmsaul
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response 34 of 236:
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Jul 4 04:49 UTC 2000 |
What did you mean by "uncut"? What got cut?
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otaking
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response 35 of 236:
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Jul 4 06:11 UTC 2000 |
Billy Jack - Why does Billy Jack look Scandinavian?
Boxing Helena - David Lynch's daughter used a movie gimmick that would've
gotten any college film student slapped until s/he was killed. What the hell
was she thinking? Oh yeah, and this movie is as subtle as a chainsaw.
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richard
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response 36 of 236:
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Jul 4 06:43 UTC 2000 |
I saw "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" today-- I used to love
those
cartoons when I was little. I used to think Bullwinkle Moose and Mr.
Moose
on Captain Kangaroo were the same moose. Those cartoons were full of
political commentary and satire, well ahead of their time. Anyway, as
this
movie starts, our heroes Bullwinkle Moose and Rocket "Rocky" J. Squirrel
are still canceled and living in the land of reruns. But then the arch
boss who wants to rule the world "Fearless Leader" (Robert Deniro) escape
toonland and enter the real world. Naturally, the FBI pulls the clueless
Rocky and Bullwinkle into the real world to go after them.
The movie is a lot of fun, especially since the original voices are all
there and the political context of the original series isnt lost (loggers
have cut down all the trees in the toonland and Bullwinkle wants to go to
the whitehouse to see the President to discuss this) It does take a
little getting used to seeing Rocky and Bullwinkle in three dimensional
form interacting with real humans. But the spirit and writing of the old
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bdh3
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response 37 of 236:
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Jul 4 07:32 UTC 2000 |
'old'?
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johnnie
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response 38 of 236:
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Jul 4 11:44 UTC 2000 |
So it's like "Roger Rabbit" in reverse, then?
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jerryr
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response 39 of 236:
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Jul 4 12:01 UTC 2000 |
actually they are in "two-dimensional" form. the "making of" show said so.
:)
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happyboy
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response 40 of 236:
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Jul 4 14:52 UTC 2000 |
sounds like a fun flic! i'm putting it
on my list, gonna see Chicken Run
tomorrow.
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remmers
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response 41 of 236:
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Jul 4 15:02 UTC 2000 |
Caught part of "The Wizard of Oz" on TCM last night. I doubt it
was the first uncut TV showing; they claimed it was the first
TV showing without commercial interruption, which is probably
true.
One of biggest surprises to me in watching it was how absolutely
stunning it looked. They showed the restored Technicolor version,
and the colors were exquisite, far brighter and deeper than in
contemporary movies.
On another note, I just acquired the Bogart/Bacall "The Big Sleep"
on DVD, so I will finally get to see the unreleased version of
the movie.
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slynne
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response 42 of 236:
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Jul 4 15:08 UTC 2000 |
I love Bogart movies. I really do. I have two favorites: Casablanca and
African Queen. I could watch those all day. :)
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richard
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response 43 of 236:
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Jul 4 18:02 UTC 2000 |
I recently got "Caine Mutiny" on DVD..Bogart just steals the movie as the
paranoid, demented Captain Queeg. great movie.
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tpryan
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response 44 of 236:
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Jul 4 19:28 UTC 2000 |
TCM stll had to have it's ad in the corner of the screen. To
me it's a commercial.
I have SAP on my TV, but got nothing for the 'Dark Side of Oz'
soundtrack. Is it my TV, or is it Ameritech. Narrattor said that the
coincedes are summariezed on TCM's .com
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jerryr
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response 45 of 236:
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Jul 4 19:29 UTC 2000 |
i'm pretty sure that logo was there for copywrite protection.
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chamberl
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response 46 of 236:
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Jul 4 19:35 UTC 2000 |
re 43 -- I hope they don't arrest him for stealing
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gull
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response 47 of 236:
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Jul 4 22:59 UTC 2000 |
Re Wizard of Oz: I bet a restored print would look even better in the
theater. I'm convinced that there are lots of colors that Technicolor can
create that NTSC TV cannot fully reproduce.
Saw _Titan AE_ last week. The reviews have mostly been along the lines
of "the animation is great, but the plot is lacking," and that's pretty much
the case. The movie is a wonderful ride, visually, and it goes from one
cool scene to another with few lulls. There are no musical numbers (yes!)
though the soundtrack songs are picked, in many cases, for their lyrics --
an almost _Heavy Metal_-ish effect. Some of the voice acting was a bit
lacking; in particular, Janine Garofalo(sp?) needs more practice doing
animated voices, I think.
The plot is your basic space opera stuff, a bit predictable, and owes a
lot to various Star Wars and Star Trek movies. It's about average for an
action movie -- which makes it above average for a Bluth film. It's not
aggressively kid-oriented to the point where it's embarassing to watch, like
a lot of his stuff.
As for the animation, it's beautiful. The difference between the
hand-drawn and computer-drawn parts of some scenes is a bit too obvious, but
it's a lot better than what I've seen before. This movie, IMHO, sets a new
benchmark in this area. Disney should take note, and also notice that an
animated movie doesn't have to be saturated with bright colors to look good.
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bruin
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response 48 of 236:
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Jul 4 23:15 UTC 2000 |
BTW, did the TCM showing of "The Wizard of Oz" have the scenes taking
place in Kansas colorized?
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goroke
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response 49 of 236:
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Jul 4 23:59 UTC 2000 |
All network showings of "THe Wizard of Oz" have had one minute trimmed to fit
the time slot. Gawd forbid they ever should have sacrificed two commercials
to let it run in its entirety...
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other
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response 50 of 236:
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Jul 5 04:38 UTC 2000 |
probably so nobody could tape the entire thing off the air instead of buying
or renting it.
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senna
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response 51 of 236:
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Jul 5 06:39 UTC 2000 |
I saw Antz for the first time tonight. I was pleasantly surprised. The
combination of known voices and some classic one-liners kept me waiting for
more. I'm a bit tired for real reviewing, but it's an intelligent (if
slightly formulaic) picture.
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chamberl
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response 52 of 236:
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Jul 5 13:13 UTC 2000 |
Doesn't Woody Allen drive you nuts?
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ric
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response 53 of 236:
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Jul 5 14:39 UTC 2000 |
You know, colorizing the "Kansas" scenes is just plain evil.
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remmers
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response 54 of 236:
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Jul 6 17:49 UTC 2000 |
Indeed. This wasn't done, thankfully, in the version shown
on TCM, where the Kansas scenes were presented in their original
"sepia tones" (basically brown & white instead of black & white).
(In case folks haven't noticed, movies aren't being colorized
any more, and haven't been for several years. Ted Turner, once
the biggest colorizer in the business, is now into showing movies
in as close to the original form as possible, including letter-
boxing wide screen films. Maybe Jane Fonda straightened him out.)
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chamberl
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response 55 of 236:
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Jul 6 17:51 UTC 2000 |
I am sure she did that.
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mcnally
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response 56 of 236:
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Jul 7 19:26 UTC 2000 |
Having gone in with extremely low expectations, I enjoyed the Rocky and
Bullwinkle film despite my better judgment.. It isn't one I would strongly
recommend, but I thought that there was enough to like so that I didn't
start resenting the matinee ticket price..
As a big fan of the original cartoons, I was most grateful that the movie
was done by someone who understood what made the humor of the original show
so funny. The writers for the new material clearly weren't as good at it
as the pioneers at Jay Ward Productions, but at least they tried -- too many
recent movies based on popular television series have had little or no
connection to the style that made the series popular in the first place..
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