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albaugh
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response 113 of 225:
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Nov 26 19:38 UTC 2003 |
Stumbled across a made-for-TV movie called "Skinwalkers" on PBS (Detroit
Channel 56). It's a movie about [American] Indians with Indian actors
involving the Navajo Nation, set in Utah. One of the lead male actors is Wes
Studi, whom you may recall from "Last of the Mohicans" and "Dances With
Wolves" (among others). I have a "weakness" for "authentic" Native American
movies, and just settled into this one, without intending to. More info can
be found at http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0312278/
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mynxcat
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response 114 of 225:
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Nov 26 20:02 UTC 2003 |
With all that discussion on the soul and stuff, I nearly posted that
gregb had the wrong item :P
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mcnally
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response 115 of 225:
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Nov 26 21:28 UTC 2003 |
re #113: PBS has been doing television adaptation of Tony Hillerman's
Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee mystery novels. "Skinwalkers" is one of them.
I don't know very much about the Native Americans of the southwest
and have only read a couple of Hillerman's novels but he seems to get
the atmosphere and settings right (based on my travels through the
Four Corners area) and an acquaintance who's married to a dentist
formerly in the Indian Health Service and who has worked and lived
around the Navajo reservation says that Hillerman's research is pretty
good.
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jaklumen
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response 116 of 225:
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Nov 27 02:25 UTC 2003 |
I didn't see this myself-- was online, but Julie seemed to be enjoying
it.
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bru
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response 117 of 225:
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Nov 27 03:04 UTC 2003 |
There are a couple of these movies out there. "Coyote Waits" and
"Skinwwalkers". I hope there are more of them. I enjoyed them.
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willcome
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response 118 of 225:
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Nov 27 07:35 UTC 2003 |
She sells sea whores by the sea shore.
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gull
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response 119 of 225:
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Nov 28 15:10 UTC 2003 |
Re #112: Just out of curiousity, did you like Space Jam? I hated it,
and I'm trying to figure out if the new Looney Tunes movie is along the
same lines.
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tpryan
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response 120 of 225:
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Nov 28 16:07 UTC 2003 |
Is this Looney Tunes movie and Space Jam the only 2 live
action/cartoon mix movies since Roger Rabit, 15 years ago?
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gull
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response 121 of 225:
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Nov 28 16:14 UTC 2003 |
Monkeybone and Cool World are two others. I can't remember if Cool World
came out before or after Roger Rabbit, though.
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remmers
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response 122 of 225:
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Nov 28 21:41 UTC 2003 |
Roger Rabbit was 1988, Cool World 1992.
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bruin
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response 123 of 225:
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Nov 29 20:08 UTC 2003 |
There was also a mixed animated/live action "Rocky and Bullwinkle"
movie.
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gregb
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response 124 of 225:
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Dec 1 15:38 UTC 2003 |
Re. 119: No relation. The world of Loony Tunes is treated like that of
Roger Rabit, in that "Toones" exist along side humans. In Jam they were
brought into the human world.
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goose
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response 125 of 225:
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Dec 1 17:18 UTC 2003 |
the Dangerous Lives Of Alter Boys has some great animation sequences...
oh, don't forget Beavis and Butthead Do America...;-)
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gregb
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response 126 of 225:
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Dec 1 19:27 UTC 2003 |
Did they mix live actors with animation?
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flem
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response 127 of 225:
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Dec 1 20:58 UTC 2003 |
Ah, yes, Beavis and Butthead. My inner 12-year-old loved that movie. :)
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gull
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response 128 of 225:
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Dec 1 21:11 UTC 2003 |
Mine too. But I don't remember anything live-action in it.
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richard
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response 129 of 225:
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Dec 3 03:45 UTC 2003 |
MASTER AND COMMANDER: FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD-- This is a terrific sea
adventure movie based on the McManus books. The ships and costumes of the
period, are re-produced in exacting detail. The camera even rocks
slightly to mimick the way a ship rocks at sea. Russell Crowe, among the
world's most charismatic actors, is perfectly cast as the "master and
commander" of the ship, to whom everyone else must swear their loyalty and
give their lives. Paul Bettany, who played Crowe's imaginary best friend
in "A Beautiful Mind" co-stars as Crowe's real best friend, the
philosophical and humane ship's doctor. They have a relationship not
unlike Kirk and McCoy on Star Trek. This movie was well directed by Peter
Weir (director of The Truman Show and Witness and many other movies) But
the best thing about this movie is the cinematography, the beautiful
scenery and realistic battle scenes between the two ships (the good guy
British Ship and the evil French ship they are chasing around the world)
This movie was a lot of fun (has a nice classical score too)
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anderyn
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response 130 of 225:
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Dec 3 15:20 UTC 2003 |
O'Brien books, richard. But otherwise, yeah, I loved this movie. Not a really
surprising plot, but what a wonderful view of the life and times of these two
men and the rest of the ship's company.
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aruba
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response 131 of 225:
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Dec 3 20:51 UTC 2003 |
Right - I enjoyed it too. It wasn't very deep, but the production values
were first rate.
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goose
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response 132 of 225:
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Dec 4 02:37 UTC 2003 |
RE#128 -- I misunderstood the comment regarding live mixed with animation,
you are right there was no live sequences in B&B Do America....though they
did appear on Letterman to promote the movie...;-)
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gregb
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response 133 of 225:
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Dec 4 17:56 UTC 2003 |
I remember that. Strangest interview I saw on Letterman. Kind of a
reverse Space Ghost CTC.
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goose
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response 134 of 225:
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Dec 5 20:01 UTC 2003 |
You're right, I never thought of it that way.
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mary
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response 135 of 225:
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Dec 6 22:22 UTC 2003 |
I've finally been catching up with what's in the theaters.
I loved "Love Actually". I really debated buying this ticket thinking it
was another chic-flick Hugh Grant vehicle. I even asked the guy selling
tickets if he'd seen it. He said his girlfriend insisted he come along
and he was quite surprise to have liked it a lot. The cast includes
quite a few of my favorites and the writing was clever and honest enough
that I forgave its exaggerations.
"The Missing" is thin on plot, the character studies a little
thicker, but that scenery! Wow. This movie stars New Mexico.
But my favorite of all this season is "Bad Santa". Offensive
to the max. I hope the fat boy wins an Oscar. Not kidding.
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mynxcat
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response 136 of 225:
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Dec 7 01:16 UTC 2003 |
Love Actually was surprisingly very likeable.
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remmers
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response 137 of 225:
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Dec 7 15:13 UTC 2003 |
Re #135: I enjoyed "Bad Santa" too and agree that the kid's
performance is of best-supporting-actor calibre. Wouldn't be
surprised to see the Academy shun the film altogether though,
given the nature of material. Hollywood's come a long way
since the squeaky-clean 1950s, but I'm not sure it's come
*that* far.
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