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novomit
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response 62 of 278:
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Apr 8 12:46 UTC 2004 |
Ben Kingsley = Overrated.
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gregb
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response 63 of 278:
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Apr 8 16:13 UTC 2004 |
Bruce Almighty was great. Picked up the DVD a few months ago. Ever
since Carry's been doing less wild comedies, like "Liar Liar," "The
Truman Show," etc., he's gained more respect in my book. My fav line
in BA is when God tells him he's dead...
Bruce: "Really?!"
God: "Naw, I'm just messing with'ya."
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twenex
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response 64 of 278:
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Apr 8 20:30 UTC 2004 |
<Bruce walks past a girl wearing a skirt and turns round and blows a huge wind
in her dirextion, blowing up said skirt and showing her panties>
"He saw it and it was GOOD!"
rotfl.
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krokus
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response 65 of 278:
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Apr 8 21:13 UTC 2004 |
Saw Hellboy over the weekend, didn't feel like I wasted my money. I
did like how they showed some different types of "heros" in use, and
they wern't these perfect beings, they have some serious eccentricites.
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richard
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response 66 of 278:
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Apr 9 04:05 UTC 2004 |
re #62-- "Ben Kingsley is overrated" You obviously don't know much about
acting. SIR Ben Kingsley was for many years, well before he did "Gandhi",
considered one of the great Shakespearean stage actors in the world. He
was one of the stars of the Royal Shakespeare Company for two decades.
When Kingsley did "Gandhi", he famously starved himself and subjected
himself to the same conditions that Gandhi endured when he did his fasts.
He also as I recall refused payment for acting in Gandhi, believing that
being of Indian descent, it would be wrong to play a role that important--
Gandhi being a holy figure there-- for material gain. Similarly when he
did "Schindler's List", Kingsley, as did Steven Spielberg and some of the
other cast-- donated his salary to help fund The Shoah Foundation.
Go see "House of Sand and Fog" sometime if you think Kingsley is
overrated. Or better yet, fly to England the next time Kingsley is on
stage playing the title role in "Othello" or as Ariel in "The Tempest"
That is if you can get tickets.
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other
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response 67 of 278:
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Apr 9 12:44 UTC 2004 |
I enjoyed his Feste in the film version of "Twelfth Night" but the
live performance of the role by the Globe Theatre company I saw was
better, a little.
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edina
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response 68 of 278:
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Apr 9 13:45 UTC 2004 |
Yeah, I too agree that Kingsley is amazing. I still think of him looking at
Neeson in Schindler's List saying "The list is life" and get chills.
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gregb
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response 69 of 278:
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Apr 10 17:53 UTC 2004 |
Last night I learned about a movie coming out on May 28 called "The Day
After Tomorrow," which looks interesting. It's about the environment
running rampant. What's kinda scary is that the production team based
much of what you see on projected weather patterns that are occuring now
around the world. Their Web site is www.thedayaftertomorrow.com.
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dbratman
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response 70 of 278:
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Apr 11 15:43 UTC 2004 |
I do not consider Ben Kingsley over-rated, but none of the arguments in
post 66 prove that he isn't.
Being Sir Ben doesn't mean he's a good actor. Donating his salary
doesn't mean he's a good actor. Even being a star doesn't mean he's a
good actor. Mind you, I do think he's a good actor, but none of those
things demonstrate it.
And being a good actor doesn't mean he isn't an over-rated actor. Mind
you, I don't think he is an over-rated actor, but one can be both good
and over-rated at the same time.
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twenex
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response 71 of 278:
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Apr 11 22:56 UTC 2004 |
Erm, yes they can.
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gregb
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response 72 of 278:
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Apr 14 15:19 UTC 2004 |
Seems to me whether an acter/actress is good/bad over/under-rated is
purely an individual perception. Same with most anything. That's why
I never listen to critics.
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gull
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response 73 of 278:
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Apr 15 16:53 UTC 2004 |
Re resp:63: Morgan Freeman as God was great casting. :>
I rented "Space Truckers", mostly out of curiousity, since it was on an
Internet list of underrated movies. It was okay, in a TV
movie-of-the-week sort of way. I disagree with the author of the list
who claimed it was "what The Fifth Element should have been." It wasn't
quite high-budget enough to be *good* good, and not quite fun enough to
be cheesy good. Dennis Hopper rescued it from forgettable awfulness,
but not by much.
I can't recommend renting this; watch it if it ever airs on basic cable.
It'd fit right in with TNT's "Movies for Guys Who Like Movies" lineup.
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realugly
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response 74 of 278:
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Apr 15 19:21 UTC 2004 |
This response has been erased.
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scott
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response 75 of 278:
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Apr 15 19:59 UTC 2004 |
Re 73: That's weird, I just rented "Space Truckers" last week. I think there
might have been a Simpsons or Futurama reference that was taken from that
movie, but aside from that it was nice to finally sate my curiosity about the
movie.
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gull
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response 76 of 278:
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Apr 15 23:29 UTC 2004 |
Re resp:75: Really? What reference? It would have gone straight past
me, of course...
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scott
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response 77 of 278:
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Apr 16 03:56 UTC 2004 |
I can't remember what the reference was. :(
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albaugh
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response 78 of 278:
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Apr 16 16:56 UTC 2004 |
Does "Space Truckers" have anything to do with Deep Purple's "Space Trucking"
or vice versa?
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mooncat
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response 79 of 278:
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Apr 30 00:07 UTC 2004 |
Recently caught a couple of rented movies.
Gothika- Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., etc. Not a bad movie, I
thought it was pretty creepy in parts. I'd explain what it's about -
but I'm sure most people already know. I thought Ms. Berry did a great
job, her facial expression of 'I'm horribly confused and my world has
just crumbled' was great.
Second movie of the evening was "The Singing Detective" with Robert
Downey Jr (bit of a theme going on). This one didn't impress me so
much. Basically Downey Jr. is an author who yeara ago wrote a pulp
novel about a singing detective. The author now has this horrible skin
condition that has him hospitalized, his hands curled up and unable to
write/type. Half of the movie is played out in his mind as he relives
parts of his book- his meds and condition make it hard for him to tell
the difference between reality and his imagination.
Mel Gibson is in this movie, though it's kinda hard to recognize him
without his hairpiece. His character was a lot of fun. Though like I
said, overall I wasn't really all that impressed with the movie. Kinda
dragged in parts.
Also went to the theatre to see Kill Bill Volume 2. Was a ton of fun.
I enjoyed the gartuitous violence in the first movie, as well as
enjoying the change of pace for Volume 2. Uma Thurman and David
Carradine had fun performances. I think I may just end up owning these
two movies, or at least will definitely own the soundtracks (which I
really liked as well). See, in the second movie there's actually plot
development AND character conversation and more background
information. Amazing. ;) Overall though a lot of fun.
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mary
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response 80 of 278:
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May 7 02:13 UTC 2004 |
"Dogville" is a masterpiece. Doing more with less the director (with the
help of an amazing cast) takes a look at the nature of power. Or at least
that's my take on it. I'm still thinking about the film days later.
I had delayed reading Richard's review of the movie until after
I'd had a chance to see it. But I think the title is a tribute
to the community's dog. Richard, consider the opening scene about
the meaty bone and, of course, the very end. The dog was a significant
character.
And for something totally different but delightful, "Bubba Ho-Tep"
is now available for rent. Lordy, it's too good.
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richard
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response 81 of 278:
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May 8 02:46 UTC 2004 |
I thought the casting of James Caan at the end of "Dogville" was quite
deliberate. Caan's best known movie being the GODfather, and here he's
playing the one with the power, who is bestowing the power on his child and
letting his child make the choices.
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mary
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response 82 of 278:
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May 8 11:22 UTC 2004 |
You give away far too much information in your reviews, Richard.
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edina
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response 83 of 278:
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May 8 18:39 UTC 2004 |
Maybe - but between you and Richard, I'd still rent or see a film. You two
have good insights on movies.
I went with a group to see "Van Helsing" last night. It is so wonderfully
horrible.
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anderyn
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response 84 of 278:
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May 8 20:37 UTC 2004 |
I like spoiler reviews, myself. (I was very happy to read what happens in
Dogville at one review site, since it means I will NEVER go see it. Don't need
to go and be traumatized if there's enough spoilers.)
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scott
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response 85 of 278:
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May 8 21:51 UTC 2004 |
The slim possibility of being surprised is all that gets me through some
movies.
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richard
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response 86 of 278:
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May 9 02:04 UTC 2004 |
yeah but twila you went and saw "passion of the christ", even though you knew
what was going to happen and you knew it would be traumatizing to watch it...
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