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goose
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response 75 of 236:
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Jul 16 13:44 UTC 2000 |
Yes...there are a couple inside jones (and Stan Lee makes a cameo)
but I went with a couple friends who were not fans of the Comic
and they really liked it....hell I didn't remember that much from the comic
and I liked it.
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jerryr
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response 76 of 236:
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Jul 16 14:32 UTC 2000 |
k. thanx.
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ric
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response 77 of 236:
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Jul 17 12:41 UTC 2000 |
I had never read the comic books and didn't know anything about the characters
and really enjoyed the movie.
There was one part that I *KNEW* was an inside joke but I had to ask my wife
about it... Wolverine says something about the uniforms they're supposed to
wear, and Cyclops says "What would you prefer, yellow spandex?"
Adrienne still has a wolverine action figure from ages ago. It's missing one
set of claws.
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goose
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response 78 of 236:
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Jul 17 20:23 UTC 2000 |
Yep...that's one of 'em...;-)
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mcnally
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response 79 of 236:
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Jul 18 01:23 UTC 2000 |
Since I was visiting, this weekend, with my sister Maureen and my
ten-year-old nephew Ramsey, I wound up seeing "X-Men".
Not a brilliant movie by any stretch of the imagination, but an
enjoyable enough action movie, and much better than normal for comic
book adaptations. Hardcore fans of the comic will no doubt be appalled
at the mixing and matching from different eras of the comic's existence,
but as a former occasional comic reader, I thought they did a decent
job balancing the weight of twenty years of soap-opera-like episodic
continuity with the narrative constraints of a 100 minute movie.
To answer the question posed in #74: My sister apparently enjoyed it,
and she definitely falls into the "absolutely no clue about the comic
books" category.
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lelande
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response 80 of 236:
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Jul 18 05:44 UTC 2000 |
been waiting for x-men to be made into a movie since i was 12 years old.
countless sleepovers were spent composing the best possible cast of actors
for said hypothetical movie. rarely did we cast anyone but patrick stewart
as professor x. i recall one evening jim gose suggested kojak would make a
better xavier, and nobody ever talked to him again.
it's a slick sci-fi/special effects/action/adventure flick for anyone who
wants to go roller coaster riding, but those who don't know and don't care
about the comic book won't appreciate
a) the inside jokes, of which there are several ranging from the
self-mocking (like the yellow spandex) to the coy (key characters
with huge fan-bases from the comic slipped in very, very briefly,
like kitty pryde)
b) the surprising faithfulness to the development of many stories
and characters in the last 30 years of the comic, particularly
with wolverine, one of the most complex and easily overdone
characters in the history of comics, they managed to not fuck him
up, maintaining many facets: his animosity with summers, his
doggin after jean grey, the bond he's forced into with rogue
because of her power, the weapon x project, his relation to
sabretooth ... cyclops was done perfectly ... other odds and
ends surprising from hollywood.
c) the red carpet being rolled out for sequels galore: already i'm
fantasizing about a whole movie devoted to weapon x, another
devoted to phoenix ... already i fantasize about future wolverine
sub-plots, all of which will involve his heart warming up to yet
another young x-man girl (shadowcat, jubilee)
everyone go see x-men so they make lots of money and then make lots of
sequels.
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edina
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response 81 of 236:
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Jul 18 17:31 UTC 2000 |
$54.5 Million the first weekend. How's that?
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gypsi
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response 82 of 236:
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Jul 18 18:46 UTC 2000 |
"Scary Movie" - laughed out loud through most of it and had a lot of fun
catching movie references. Since I didn't get the end reference, Joe made me
rent "Usual Suspects". Also a damn good movie. =)
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carla
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response 83 of 236:
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Jul 18 18:50 UTC 2000 |
yay I love usual suspects.
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lelande
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response 84 of 236:
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Jul 18 21:01 UTC 2000 |
resp:81
yeah, i saw that. kind of surprising.
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ric
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response 85 of 236:
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Jul 18 23:57 UTC 2000 |
re mcnally - my wife, a bonafide xmen addict from back in the day *LOVED* the
movie... she had comic-books galore, action figures, and apparently even spent
some time driving around southern michigan looking for back-issues when she
was 16. So I wouldn't assume that x-men fanatics will be in an "uproar"
about anything..
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scott
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response 86 of 236:
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Jul 19 01:37 UTC 2000 |
I just saw X-Men this evening, and quite enjoyed it.
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mooncat
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response 87 of 236:
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Jul 19 14:57 UTC 2000 |
I saw 'X-Men' for the second time last night, and still highly enjoyed
it. The person I was with had quite a few complaints but overall
enjoyed it a great deal. One of his complaints was that some of the
writing was quite brilliant while other bits were 'gimmies' and aimed
too much at mass appeal- leading him to think there were two writers, a
great one and a mediocre one. We'd both like to see some sort of
director's cut, or maybe the DVD will show some cut scenes.
Overall I'm looking forward to any future movies and hope to see more
character development.
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gypsi
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response 88 of 236:
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Jul 19 17:56 UTC 2000 |
Saw "American Beauty" for the second time last night. This time, I noticed
something. In the scene where Lester is at work, there is a tiny sign on
his cubicle that says "Look Closer". Cool...
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eprom
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response 89 of 236:
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Aug 5 21:43 UTC 2000 |
I just saw "Coyote Ugly"....from what I've read this is suppose to be
based on real people and a real bar (it was written about in GQ back
in 97').
anyways, it was pretty good. The girl from "Rockey and Bullwinkle" is
in this movie..she looked pretty sleazy, but in a good way. :)
and Maria Bello from the movie "Payback" is in this too, she looks
looks pretty good too.
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stacie
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response 90 of 236:
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Aug 5 23:40 UTC 2000 |
I'm goin to see them Space Cows tonight.
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jerryr
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response 91 of 236:
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Aug 6 01:49 UTC 2000 |
i saw them. they should have been left out in the pasture. it was
"armageddon" side-ways. ilm did an ok job with the effects, but the storyline
was as lame as they come.
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otaking
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response 92 of 236:
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Aug 6 03:49 UTC 2000 |
I saw Space Cows. What a waste of good actors.
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stacie
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response 93 of 236:
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Aug 6 04:21 UTC 2000 |
Oh good grief, it is a summer movie... no one expects anything from summer
movies. At least, I don't.
I had a lot of laughs and thought it was fun. Plus, that Ethan guy was way
hot. ;)
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remmers
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response 94 of 236:
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Aug 6 12:16 UTC 2000 |
I've heard from several sources that "Space Cowboys" has a split
personality. First half is Grumpy Old Astronauts and not too bad,
second half tries to be serious, with opinions varying on how
successful it is. Haven't seen it myself.
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jerryr
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response 95 of 236:
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Aug 6 13:57 UTC 2000 |
if by "not too bad" you mean "entirely predictable" i'd have to agree.
there is one sight gag reminiscent of a recent import that had the audience
laughing out loud (with some exceptions) that i hope was a paean but i suspect
was just a gimmick to get a cheap laugh.
but, mayhap i am being too harsh on "a summer movie"
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stacie
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response 96 of 236:
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Aug 6 14:18 UTC 2000 |
Jerryr is sensitive about comedy involving "dirty old men." ;)
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jerryr
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response 97 of 236:
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Aug 6 14:36 UTC 2000 |
hey now!
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richard
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response 98 of 236:
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Aug 10 16:40 UTC 2000 |
coyote ugly is based on a realbar that is based out in the fringes
of the lower west end in the factory district called "Hogs and Heifers"
A country bar in nyc tends to stand out-- was quite hip a few years ago
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carla
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response 99 of 236:
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Aug 11 18:47 UTC 2000 |
space truckers
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