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md
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The Spring 2000 Movie Item
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Mar 21 14:01 UTC 2000 |
Seen any good movies lately?
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md
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response 1 of 326:
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Mar 21 14:16 UTC 2000 |
We saw FINAL DESTINATION (A) over the weekend and
enjoyed it. It's a black comedy. A highschool kid
on a plane waiting to take him and some classmates on
a senior trip to Paris, has a vision of the plane
exploding after takeoff. He freaks out, and is
escorted from the plane along with five or six others.
The plane takes off and explodes, just as he foresaw.
Then the "lucky" few who escaped the tragedy with him
start dying one by one. Here's where the movie earns
its "A." The various ways the writers kill them off
range from the stunningly sudden and unexpected, to a
couple of elaborate Rube Goldbergian setups. There is
a wicked intelligence behind this movie that loves to
play head games with the audience. I especially liked
the music by Shirley Walker.
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scott
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response 2 of 326:
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Mar 21 14:42 UTC 2000 |
Rented the 1978 classic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" this weekend.
Yes, this is the famously awful Beatles tribute musical starring Peter
Frampton and the BeeGees.
Good news! It's just about worked it's way around to "cult classic" status.
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katie
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response 3 of 326:
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Mar 21 15:34 UTC 2000 |
The last two movies I saw were both way beyond excellent. That has never
happened to me before. "Wonder Boys" and "American Beauty."
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remmers
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response 4 of 326:
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Mar 21 16:28 UTC 2000 |
I liked them both but dunno that I'd call either of them "way beyond
excellent", although I suppose I'd call "American Beauty" solidly
excellent.
SPOILER ALERT FOR "Wonder Boys"
I thought the anti-drug turn that "Wonder Boys" took near the end
seemed a bit forced, almost as if it was included for political
rather than artistic reasons.
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other
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response 5 of 326:
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Mar 22 06:05 UTC 2000 |
rented "DARK CITY" on DVD. What a piece of work. Visually engaging, classic
noir styling, good use of effects (mostly), a few plot holes but not so
glaring you don't enjoy the experience.
The DVD features two fascinating alternate audio tracks, with commentaries
by Roger Ebert in one, and various members of the production team in the
other. Also included are reporductions of some of the original design
drawings. Neato!
Excellent performances by Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt and Rufus Sewell.
Sad to say that Jennifer Connelly wasn't given much of a role, but she is ever
so beautiful in it. (She was the protagonist in "Labyrinth" with David
Bowie.)
Definitely a good time.
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gypsi
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response 6 of 326:
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Mar 22 06:10 UTC 2000 |
I agree. It was a wonderful movie. Richard O'Brien (Riff-Raff from Rocky
Horror) did a great job as one of the Strangers. The green beam for chiming
was annoying and hokey, but I got used to it.
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other
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response 7 of 326:
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Mar 22 06:48 UTC 2000 |
it was hard to understand the way they said it, but i think it was "tuning"
not "chiming." The concept of tuning makes more sense in that concept anyway.
I thought that face looked familiar. That's a hoot!
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gypsi
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response 8 of 326:
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Mar 22 08:04 UTC 2000 |
Ack...tuning... I don't know where "chiming" came from.
Coffee. Need more coffee.
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