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aruba
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response 62 of 225:
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Oct 29 02:35 UTC 2003 |
I haven't heard of that one - what's it about?
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richard
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response 63 of 225:
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Oct 29 06:47 UTC 2003 |
"ELEPHANT"-- This is the powerful new movie by Gus Van Sant (director
of Good Will Hunting, Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho .etc) The
movie is essentially the film version of the Columbine tragedy. The
high school in Colorado where two alienated students showed up on
campus one and and shot up the school. The movie covers in detail the
two hours or so leading up to the events, and the events themselves.
Since you see all these innocent kids, and you know what is going to
happen, the tension builds and it is quite intense. Van Sant didn't
use trained actors, but unknown real high school kids to make the movie
as real as possible. This movie is intense, disturbing and real. So
real that I think I'd find it difficult to sit through twice. It won
the grand prize at Cannes and is a well made movie that will have you
thinking about it for some time. "Elephant" is highly recommended.
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bhelliom
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response 64 of 225:
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Oct 29 14:49 UTC 2003 |
resp:62 Is that in response to The Boondocks Saints sequel?
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krj
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response 65 of 225:
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Oct 29 20:20 UTC 2003 |
Ridley Scott's slightly revised version of ALIEN comes out this
weekend. I expect its theatrical run to be very short, as reissue
runs generally are.
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glenda
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response 66 of 225:
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Oct 29 20:32 UTC 2003 |
I somehow don't think that adding 50-60 minutes to the running time is
"slightly" revised. ;-) STeve and the kids are looking forward to it. I
am looking forward to the quiet, alone time them going to see it will give
me (provided they go together rather than at different times).
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edina
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response 67 of 225:
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Oct 29 21:26 UTC 2003 |
I'd insist on father/child parenting time.
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scott
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response 68 of 225:
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Oct 30 02:29 UTC 2003 |
"Bubba Ho-Tep". Brilliant! Scary, too. The only thing that bugged me was
the score by Brian Tyler; a little too similar to the score he did for "Six
String Samurai" (a fair amount of stuff aside from the Red Elvises songs)
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richard
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response 69 of 225:
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Oct 30 03:52 UTC 2003 |
Alien is one of those movies that SHOULD be seen on the big screen....I
remember seeing it for the first time during its original release...REALLY
scary...I will definitely see the re-release
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krj
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response 70 of 225:
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Oct 30 20:45 UTC 2003 |
Glenda in resp:66 -- where did you hear about adding nearly an hour
to the revised ALIEN? The review I saw indicated that the major addition
is one key scene near the end -- a scene whose existance was generally
known about for years -- and a few tweaks and trims here and there.
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glenda
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response 71 of 225:
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Oct 31 01:07 UTC 2003 |
There is a re-release of a movie coming out very soon that STeve is waiting
to see. He told me about an added hour. Maybe it isn't Alien, I just got
things mixed up. But the only movie I can remember him saying he is waiting
for is Alien.
And maybe shoveling all this computer science and math stuff into my poor
little brain is making it go over the edge and mis-remember things all
together.
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krj
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response 72 of 225:
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Nov 1 15:33 UTC 2003 |
Alas, it appears that the ALIEN reissue is only with a limited number
of prints, so who knows when one of the prints will wander by Ann Arbor?
Not this week.
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jep
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response 73 of 225:
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Nov 3 01:02 UTC 2003 |
My son and I went to see "Brother Bear" yesterday. It was pretty
good. Three Inuit (Eskimo) brothers, and a side story of two very
funny moose who were the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie. John liked
it a lot. We will probably see it again.
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richard
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response 74 of 225:
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Nov 10 02:06 UTC 2003 |
28 DAYS LATER-- rented this last week. I enjoyed it, although the people
I was watching it with didn't like it at all. It is a post-apocalyptic
tale in a sense, of a world ravaged by a highly contagious virus and the
few healthy people left trying to survive. If you get the virus, you go
mad and turn into a zombie. Obviously the director and writers were fans
of George Romero's "Dead" series (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the
Dead) I found the movie well made, well acted and enjoyable, although the
writing stretched things at times. It was filmed and set in Britain, no
doubt playing off mad cow disease hysteria and speculating on what the
world might be like if a really deadly virus ravaged it.
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rcurl
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response 75 of 225:
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Nov 10 02:34 UTC 2003 |
NOWHERE IN AFRICA - rented this yesterday. I had read some reviews but
must not have paid too much attention - and somehow it slipped past us
when it was in the theaters. I didn't recall it was in three languages and
premised in the Holocaust. It was quite absorbing and well acted.
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mooncat
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response 76 of 225:
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Nov 14 04:10 UTC 2003 |
re #19 (okay so it's been awhile) and the Italian Job, all's I have to
saw is that I agree. And in that perfect world will you share Jason
with me? ;)
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mooncat
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response 77 of 225:
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Nov 14 04:12 UTC 2003 |
(er, all's I have to say is that I agree- both about the mini-cooper
and Jason.)
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pvn
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response 78 of 225:
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Nov 14 07:58 UTC 2003 |
_Matrix - Revolution_ - while they were at it why not throw in the
kitchen sink?
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scott
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response 79 of 225:
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Nov 14 13:37 UTC 2003 |
They're saving some for the next sequel.
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edina
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response 80 of 225:
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Nov 14 17:44 UTC 2003 |
Re 76 and 77 - I'll take MWF and half of Saturday, you can have the rest.
Work for you?
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katie
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response 81 of 225:
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Nov 14 18:23 UTC 2003 |
If you liked the song "Radio" during the credits of the film "Radio,"
come out to Green Wood tonight to see/hear Chuck Brodsky in concert.
He also has a quick cameo during the credits, when the actors onscreen
are replaced by the real folks. The film was based on the song, I
believe. The song is from one of his earlier albums.
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mooncat
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response 82 of 225:
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Nov 17 05:04 UTC 2003 |
re #80- Sure, sounds good. :)
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mynxcat
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response 83 of 225:
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Nov 17 16:01 UTC 2003 |
We saw Love, Actually last night. If there is one absolutely fluffy,
feel good, "chick flick" you see this season, make it "Love,
Actually". Touching on all aspects of love (new love, old love, love
between siblings, love between old rock and roll artist and manager,
unrequited love, betrayal...), it leaves with you with a nice warm,
fuzzy feeling all over. Watch this with someone you love
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twenex
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response 84 of 225:
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Nov 17 17:59 UTC 2003 |
Glad to see at least one american enjoyed it. apparently it hasn't gone down
well ith U.S. critics. I think the chances of it not going down well with
British critics are pretty slim; British films are so few and far between we
need to encourage them as much as we can, whether the individual film is
actually any good or not.
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glenda
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response 85 of 225:
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Nov 17 18:07 UTC 2003 |
Got "The Guru" from netflix this weekend. I found it amusing, good fun.
Staci watched it and was using head phones. Every once in a while she would
break out in the giggles. A fun break from the hum-drums of studying.
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mynxcat
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response 86 of 225:
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Nov 17 19:12 UTC 2003 |
Jeff, I'm nmot American, I'm Indian. FWIW, the theater was nearly
full, and most people seemed highly appreciative of the movie, (and
most of them were American :) )
What other British movies are there out there? Bend it like Bekham was
definitely well received here. Was 4 Weddings and a Funeral British or
American? I loved Full Monty. Calendar Girls looks to be the female
version of Full Monty.
I was pretty disappointed with The Guru. Heather Graham in a sari was
just too weird. Though she did seem to get the dance moves down really
nicely :)
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