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anderyn
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response 168 of 225:
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Dec 12 17:00 UTC 2003 |
The ninjas were ninjas. I didn't think of them as historically accurate (since
the movie itself was not 100% accurate -- though it was better than usual)
but as a plot element put in to cement the trust between Cruise's character
and Katsumoto. Nothing says bonding better than a fight with ninjas and saving
the other guy's life.
I'm personally not anti-Cruise but I thought it would have been a better movie
had the producers been able to make it without the Western viewpoint
character. And of course Tom has the problem of always being Tom. He doesn't
disappear into his parts the way some other actors do. I believed, for
example, in Russell Crowe's portrayal of Jack Aubrey far more than I did in
Tom Cruise being someone called Nathan Algren. OTOH, Tom at least doesn't have
Costner disease -- aka "Look at me! Look at my butt!" -- he was *willing* to
try to be less center of attention than Costner.
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tod
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response 169 of 225:
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Dec 12 17:42 UTC 2003 |
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willcome
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response 170 of 225:
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Dec 12 19:11 UTC 2003 |
Why do people have such a fetish with fictional movies being historcally
accurate?
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bru
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response 171 of 225:
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Dec 12 19:17 UTC 2003 |
because the movies are where we americans tend to learn our history. I don't,
but I do not know why they cannot be historically accuratge and still tell
a good story other than the script writers are lazy.
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tod
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response 172 of 225:
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Dec 12 19:24 UTC 2003 |
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gull
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response 173 of 225:
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Dec 12 20:12 UTC 2003 |
I've always wondered how much is edited out of Cops.
Like, one episode they stop a random black guy on a bike and he turns
out to have a warrant against him. Was it luck, did they recognize him,
or did they spend all night stopping random black guys and we were only
shown the time it paid off?
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tod
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response 174 of 225:
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Dec 12 20:40 UTC 2003 |
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goose
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response 175 of 225:
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Dec 12 22:14 UTC 2003 |
BWB is now a crime too?
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tod
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response 176 of 225:
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Dec 12 23:38 UTC 2003 |
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gelinas
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response 177 of 225:
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Dec 14 00:56 UTC 2003 |
We saw "Master and Commander" this afternoon. Bits and pieces borrowed from
various books, but I didn't care. I hope they make a few more.
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jmsaul
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response 178 of 225:
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Dec 14 15:01 UTC 2003 |
I loved it.
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twenex
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response 179 of 225:
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Dec 14 15:05 UTC 2003 |
I thought it was very good.
Even if it hadn't been, nice to see a Hollywood film full of English
people, none of whom are bastards, even if themain character was
played by an Australian actor. Actually, I can't think of another
actor who would have been the right age, British, and right for the
part.
There's an American Civil War film of which I saw a promo where the
two protagonists are played by non-Americans, too. (Nicole Kidman and
Jude Law, in this case).
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remmers
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response 180 of 225:
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Dec 14 17:16 UTC 2003 |
The Civil War flick also stars Renee' Zellwiger (sp?), an American
who played a Brit not long ago.
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edina
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response 181 of 225:
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Dec 15 15:21 UTC 2003 |
I caught "The Last Samurai" this weekend. I liked the story, I thought Tom
Cruise acted at the top of his abilities, but it was the character of
Katsumoto that really captured me. I also had the same sort of affection for
the character of Katsumoto's son, Nobutada, that I have for Legolas . .
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edina
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response 182 of 225:
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Dec 15 15:33 UTC 2003 |
Oh - and I also rented "Possession" and "Lara Croft, Cradle of Life".
"Possession" was good, but a bit slow moving - no I've not read the book .
. .I'm hoping it's better than the movie. "Lara Croft" was ok. I mean, it
gave us Chris Barrie and Gerard Butler, so that was cool, but other than that
. . .
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mynxcat
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response 183 of 225:
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Dec 15 18:26 UTC 2003 |
Watched "Stuck On You" laast night. While it wasn't terrible, I wish
I'd seen "Something's Gotta Give" instead. Matt Damon was a
sweetheart. I've never been a big fan of Greg Kinnear, and this movie
didn't change that. Whoever played May Fong was annoying as hell. And
Eve whatshername who played April started out annoying, but I ended up
liking her pretty much (Maybe it was coz of May being so annoying)
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tod
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response 184 of 225:
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Dec 15 19:07 UTC 2003 |
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edina
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response 185 of 225:
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Dec 15 21:40 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, me too.
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glenda
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response 186 of 225:
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Dec 16 03:46 UTC 2003 |
Staci and I ate cookies and knitted while watching "The Wishing Tree"
yesterday. We enjoyed all. We are going to start our own tradition of Sunday
afternoon movie watching while knitting and eating junk food of some sort.
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gull
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response 187 of 225:
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Dec 16 14:40 UTC 2003 |
My mom always knits when she watches movies. In fact, she refuses to
watch one unless she has something to do with her hands.
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edina
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response 188 of 225:
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Dec 16 15:14 UTC 2003 |
I use knitting as a way to keep me from eating, as I rarely want to touch what
I'm working on with gakked up hands.
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mynxcat
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response 189 of 225:
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Dec 16 16:40 UTC 2003 |
I used to knit while watching TV. Till I realised that I was watching
6 hours of TV a day with the excuse that it wasn't a total waste of
time since I was doing something productiove. On analysis, the
argument didn't have much weight, especially in light of all the half-
finished projects lying around the house.
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tod
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response 190 of 225:
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Dec 16 18:20 UTC 2003 |
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glenda
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response 191 of 225:
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Dec 16 18:21 UTC 2003 |
I have to have something to do with my hands when watching movies or TV. I
don't watch much TV anymore (no time with schoolwork, and nothing all that
interesting on anyway). I usually take knitting with me on the few occasions
that we actually go see a movie at a theater (I have been knitting for so long
that my fingers know what to do so I don't have to actually look at it).
I also knit while reading, especially textbooks. I don't have a problem
finishing knitted projects. Staci and I are currently working on Christmas
presents. This may mean that we actually go to the video store to rent DVDs
since my Netfilx account only allows 3 at a time with mailing back and forth
in between. I think we are going to need more than that to finish up our
projects before Santa time.
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tod
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response 192 of 225:
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Dec 16 18:23 UTC 2003 |
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