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maeve
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response 95 of 290:
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Jul 19 07:21 UTC 1998 |
<my words through the credits of Zorro> 'A zipper?!?! what are they thinking?
a zipper!'
it was *very* funny, we had a peanut gallery/wit's circle going..yay
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other
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response 96 of 290:
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Jul 19 08:01 UTC 1998 |
GATTACA: Nicely done. The production design paid wonderful attention
to details. The overall sense of starkness and the classic feel given by the
amber filter really set the mood nicely. A futuristic story in which genetic
engineering and analysis are the means by which a new class culture is
developed. The lower caste, the laborers, are those people whose births were
not arranged and engineered to produce maximum development of specified
talents and functions. The story revolves around a child born of love, not
engineering, who has a dream, and the will to pursue it against not only odds,
but the strictures of society. It's an identity switch formula story, with
a topical interpretation. Concept: B Originality: D Execution: A-
BLACK SUNDAY: A terrorist organization called Black September,
fighting in the name of the Palestinian people, plans an ingenious, if
tremendously farfetched, attack on a stadium full of people--including the
President of the US--at the Super Bowl in Miami. The Steelers vs. the
Cowboys. Made in 1977, the film has a distinctly dated feel, but left me with
the impression that if redone using modern technology, it would make an
incredibly good thriller (assuming competent execution). An Israeli agent
is pitted against the woman he didn't kill when he had the chance as she
masterminds this operation. Be prepared for slower pacing than modern films,
and some seemingly obscure shots that seem to do nothing for the film but take
up time. Concept: A Originality: A Execution: B-
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ivynymph
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response 97 of 290:
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Jul 19 08:02 UTC 1998 |
(ack! Gattaca was nap time...)
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danr
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response 98 of 290:
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Jul 19 13:16 UTC 1998 |
We went to see Titanic yesterday, and the print quality seemed fine.
I enjoyed the movie, but it wasn't **that** good.
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beeswing
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response 99 of 290:
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Jul 19 18:00 UTC 1998 |
I have yet to see it, but am I wrong in guessing Gattaca's allure was mainly
due to one Uma Thurman?
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md
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response 100 of 290:
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Jul 19 20:46 UTC 1998 |
I agree Gattaca was pretty bad. Black Sunday was okay, though.
Bruce Dern set the standard for movie psychotics in that one.
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anderyn
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response 101 of 290:
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Jul 19 21:12 UTC 1998 |
Now, I liked Mark of Zorro. Derivative, maybe, but who cares when it's the
best flick I've seen this summer after Mulan? I liked them putting in the
actual history of Murieta and Three-fingered Jack and Captain Love (Joaquim
Murieta and his crony Three-fingered Jack were killed in much the same way
as in the movie and Captain Love did indeed keep the head and hand in jars,
in fact, they were exhibited all over California. Ick!), even though most
of the people I went with didn't remember the story. And of course I adored
Anthony Hopkins. Banderas was nice, but Hopkins had fire.
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senna
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response 102 of 290:
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Jul 19 22:52 UTC 1998 |
Heh. Sitting in front of maeve during Zorro was terribly amusing.
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maeve
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response 103 of 290:
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Jul 19 23:08 UTC 1998 |
<blush>
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eieio
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response 104 of 290:
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Jul 20 01:52 UTC 1998 |
Every time I see the posters for "The Avengers", I feel like copping Dave
Letterman at the Oscars.
Uma? Emma. Emma? Uma.
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other
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response 105 of 290:
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Jul 20 06:57 UTC 1998 |
actually, i did comment in earnest at one point during gattaca that uma
thurman's face looked like a picasso. she did not look her best in this film.
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remmers
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response 106 of 290:
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Jul 20 13:17 UTC 1998 |
Re #93: Ever seen any of the old Flash Gordon movie serials?
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remmers
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response 107 of 290:
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Jul 20 13:18 UTC 1998 |
Re #102: Must've been stadium-style seating, or maeve wouldn't have
been able to see a thing.
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scott
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response 108 of 290:
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Jul 20 18:47 UTC 1998 |
Well, I did see Titanic, finally, once the price was dropped by the move to
Fox. Film quality was fine, sound was good (and not too loud, either).
The movie? Wonderful production, but pity about the script.
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senna
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response 109 of 290:
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Jul 20 20:42 UTC 1998 |
As a matter of fact, it was.
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tpryan
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response 110 of 290:
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Jul 21 03:36 UTC 1998 |
Heard second hand that some reviewer rated Mark of Zorro as the
best "Batman" movie yet. I gotta check it out.
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senna
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response 111 of 290:
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Jul 21 06:49 UTC 1998 |
Mask of Zorro, actually. I saw it again with some different friends. They
give it two thumbs up. It was fun.
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albaugh
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response 112 of 290:
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Jul 21 17:59 UTC 1998 |
Deep Impact was definitely worth $2. Maybe not much more, but... ;-)
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anderyn
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response 113 of 290:
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Jul 21 19:25 UTC 1998 |
Mask of Zorro was great. The Batman thing is because of the Zorro
cave under the original Zorro's mansion, but I don't care.
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mrmat
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response 114 of 290:
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Jul 21 20:06 UTC 1998 |
Saw a "biography" of Zorro on A&E the other day, the creator of Batman was
actually inspired by seeing a Zorro movie with Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
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senna
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response 115 of 290:
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Jul 22 18:29 UTC 1998 |
Zorro has his key differences, which took me slightly off guard since I was
in a Batman mode of thinking. Like, he smiled at the people he was saving
and seemed actually happy. And he was no detective. Things like that.
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beeswing
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response 116 of 290:
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Jul 23 04:48 UTC 1998 |
I agree "Deep Impact" blew.
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albaugh
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response 117 of 290:
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Jul 23 17:36 UTC 1998 |
And who would you be agreeing with, bees?
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beeswing
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response 118 of 290:
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Jul 24 02:16 UTC 1998 |
Whoever it was up a few responses ago who said it pretty much sucked.
No, that was just the voices in my head telling me that. Sorry.
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hhsrat
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response 119 of 290:
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Jul 25 00:18 UTC 1998 |
(hhsrat is feeling deprived right now, being that the last movie I saw
in the theater was Air Force One)
I actually liked that movie. The action scenes were good, and unlike
one of my personal favorites (Airplane) you didn't know until the last
few moments if they would survive or not. I think they could have made
the ending cheesier (but not necessarily better) by playing the Star
Spangled Banner when the plane changed call signs. One really
interesting part (from the true Wolverine sports fan) was seeing Notre
Dame lose to Michigan :)
You wanna know what movies I really hate? The Mighty Ducks series.
Yeah, the first one was OK, but all the sequels are so predictable.
Also, Disney does not know how to cover a hockey game. (just watch a
tape of CBC Molson Hockey Night in Canada then watch D2 or D3 (or flip
back and forth))
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