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scott
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response 105 of 112:
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Sep 9 23:06 UTC 2003 |
I didn't even bother to see that version - the Russian version would be pretty
hard to top.
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richard
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response 106 of 112:
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Sep 12 02:05 UTC 2003 |
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richard
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response 107 of 112:
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Sep 12 02:12 UTC 2003 |
I got the new deluxe DVD last week of Sergio Leone's classic, "Once
Upon A Time in America" The best thing about the DVD, although it has
plenty of extras, is that it has Leone's original European cut of the
movie, which is nearly four hours long. This is the cut that never
showed in the U.S. The U.S. distributors thought it was too long, they
fired Leone, and hired an outside editor to slash the movie to under 2
1/2 hours. In the process, the studio's editor re-arranged all the
scenes in chronological order and removed the script's "flashback"
basis. This basically ruined the movie. The uncut version would have
won the Academy Award that year, but the cut up version screwed up the
order of the scenes, took out key scenes, and left the whole thing a
mess. Leone refused to have anything to do with the version that
played in the U.S. (this is all detailed in a terrific docuemntary on
the second disc) Leone was able to re-edit and release a longer
version, over three hours, where he restored his intended sequencing.
But even then he wasn't allowed to simply release the entire movie in
the U.S. The European version, Leone's original version-- nearly fours--
with all scenes restored, was never released theatrically in the U.S.
That is the version on this DVD.
The flashback sequencing is crucial to this story. Robert DeNiro is a
jewish gangster, who is now much older and is reliving his past, and
coming to terms with his past, and the loss of his friendship with his
est friend, played by James Woods. It really is a great movie, one of
the best of its genre ever in fact. Well worth having in DVD in its
letterboxed, original form. Has a great musical score too.
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mynxcat
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response 108 of 112:
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Sep 12 13:48 UTC 2003 |
I finally got my hands on "chalte Chalte" a typical bollywood movie. I had
heard that it was about husband-wife friction, but the first half dealt with
the soppy romance before the couple gets married (this wouldn't be Bollywood
if it weren't for the romance and song-dance routines)
When it actually came to the married life of the couple, that really hit home.
I'm not married but living with my fiance, and I see a lot of us in that
couple. The arguments were real, the fights were the kind of fights we had.
The make-ups were like us. I think that part of the movie was well made. Then
it ended in the typical soppy Hindi-movie style. Pity.
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remmers
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response 109 of 112:
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Sep 22 13:42 UTC 2003 |
Skip "Cold Creek Manor". Solid cast (Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone,
Juliet Lewis, Christopher Plummer) doesn't even begin to save this
plodding, predictable, paint-by-numbers thriller. Director Mike
Figgis has made some fine, risk-taking movies ("Leaving Las Vegas",
"Timecode"), but in this one he risks nothing except possibly his
professional reputation. What a disappointment.
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lynne
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response 110 of 112:
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Sep 22 14:35 UTC 2003 |
Saw a sneak preview of Underworld last week. It was a nice idea, but I was
very disappointed with the last half hour or hour of the movie--found myself
rooting against the good guy, for the bad guy. I was glad it was a free
sneak preview and I hadn't paid actual money to see it. Go see this only
if you have a stalkeresque relationship to Kate Beckinsale and want to spend
two hours watching her run around in formfitted leather and rubber suits
(admittedly, she looks very nice in them).
Last night I went to the campus showing of "Nowhere in Africa"--a German film
shot in Afrika, in German and Swahili with English subtitles. I was very
glad that they subtitled rather than dubbing--it added a great deal to listen,
for my non-German-speaking friend as well as myself. Excellent movie. Go
see it if you get the chance.
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jaklumen
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response 111 of 112:
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Sep 23 03:25 UTC 2003 |
I'm considering seeing "Underworld" just for the eye candy and to find
out what had White Wolf in such a huff... but then I'm a Camarilla
member and a music video junkie. *shrug* This might be the movie I
consider a waste of my money-- who knows.
(that's if I find a babysitter)
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edina
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response 112 of 112:
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Sep 23 17:55 UTC 2003 |
I was totally rooting for the bad guy (Lucien) at the end.
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