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Grex > Agora35 > #20: Movies, movies, movies, movies, movies, movies, movies | |
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mcnally
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response 17 of 323:
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Sep 25 20:00 UTC 2000 |
Hmmm.. I've never liked *anything* I've seen by David Cronenburg
(I'd pick "Dead Ringers" as the all-time Cronenburg low..)
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jazz
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response 18 of 323:
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Sep 25 20:06 UTC 2000 |
Okay, I'll concur there. _Dead Ringers_ was awful.
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polygon
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response 19 of 323:
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Sep 25 20:34 UTC 2000 |
Hmmm -- was that the one starring Bette Davis? I thought it was "Dead
Ringer."
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remmers
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response 20 of 323:
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Sep 25 22:12 UTC 2000 |
"Dead Ringer" (1964) starred Bette Davis but was not a Cronenberg
film. "Dead Ringers" (1988) was directed by Cronenberg and starred
Jeremy Irons in a dual role as twin gynecologists. Maltin's Movie
and Video Guide describes it as "extremely unpleasant." I can't
say, since I haven't seen it.
I liked Cronenberg's "Dead Zone" and "Existenz". Haven't seen much
else of his.
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wyrefall
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response 21 of 323:
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Sep 25 23:49 UTC 2000 |
I recently saw _It_ for the first time. _It_ wasn't so scary as I remember
my friends talking about it. One of the lost treasures of childhood, I guess.
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scott
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response 22 of 323:
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Sep 25 23:51 UTC 2000 |
(I'm considering starting a group of people to watch bad sci-fi movies...
Panarama Video on Stadium has a wonderful collection)
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mooncat
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response 23 of 323:
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Sep 26 18:35 UTC 2000 |
Saw Tombstone recently. I love that movie, especially Val Kilmer.
Also, Hotel New Hampshire (Rob Lowe, Beau Bridges, Jodie Foster, Seth
Green)- very... odd, but good. :)
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remmers
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response 24 of 323:
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Sep 26 20:08 UTC 2000 |
Re #21: Scary movies don't usually scare me anymore, but _It_ had
a few satisfying chills in it. I was hardly a child when I saw it,
either.
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jerryr
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response 25 of 323:
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Sep 26 20:50 UTC 2000 |
the only thing that scares me in a movie anymore (after all hitchcock is long
demised) is the cheap trick some directors use - that of the sudden loud
noise. i haven't liked sudden loud noises since uncle sam's canoe club.
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birdy
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response 26 of 323:
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Sep 26 21:15 UTC 2000 |
Yes...startling people is often more effective than scaring them. =)
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krj
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response 27 of 323:
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Sep 26 21:49 UTC 2000 |
Something I watched a few weeks ago on videotape was THE EMPEROR AND THE
ASSASSIN, a Chinese historical epic which I'd meant to catch at the
Michigan last winter. Supposedly the most expensive film ever
made in China, and the director says he was influenced by Akira Kurosawa.
So it's not surprising that superficially it looks like the great 1980s
Kurosawa epics KAGEMUSHA and RAN. But I found myself getting lost at
several points in the plot, which is about the first Emperor to unify
all of China approximately 2000 years ago.
Slightly tough viewing, and rather violent, but worth watching if
you're into Asian historical epics.
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mary
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response 28 of 323:
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Sep 26 23:37 UTC 2000 |
Go for it, Scott! I'm a junkie for that genre.
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edina
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response 29 of 323:
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Sep 27 03:49 UTC 2000 |
Saw Almost Famous - a definite must see, in my opinion.
Saw High Fidelity - loved it - love John Cusack - loved Lili Taylor - loved
Tim Robbins.
Saw Mission to Mars - could have been great - but sadly it wasn't. Was kinda
intrigued when a major character bit it.
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albaugh
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response 30 of 323:
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Sep 27 04:30 UTC 2000 |
Are you referring to the made-for-TV movie/miniseries "IT" based on the novel
by Stephen King? If so, then yeah, the movie was OK on scare. But I enjoyed
the book much more on that account, having read it first.
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birdy
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response 31 of 323:
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Sep 27 12:26 UTC 2000 |
Oh definitely...the movie was nothing like the book... but it was scary
enough. =) The book was even better, of course. I still can't put my hand
near a drain.
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ashke
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response 32 of 323:
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Sep 27 14:21 UTC 2000 |
I never could, oo icky.
Finished my Lethal Weapon binge. Umm... Good. And watched Red Corner with
Bai Ling and Richard Gere. I like that movie. A lot. Rather even handed,
I think. Besides, it is nice to see Bai Ling ACT rather than be a token
almost nudie chick. She's a good actress, like to see her talent, and not
her body more (no offense to anyone who's the opposite however)
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birdy
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response 33 of 323:
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Sep 27 15:15 UTC 2000 |
Well, it's so silly that I was trying to get a spoon out of the garbage
disposal the other day. I was rooting around with my hand down the drain for a
few seconds when I gave up. Anne asked why, and I said, "I can't put my hand
down there for more than a couple seconds before thinking that damn clown is
going to grab it." She thought it was funny, but I was deadly serious. =) I
HATE clowns.
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ashke
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response 34 of 323:
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Sep 27 15:19 UTC 2000 |
Heh. I'm always worried the appliances are going to come to life and cut off
my hand in the disposal... I'd rather sacrifice a spoon than me!
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birdy
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response 35 of 323:
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Sep 27 18:01 UTC 2000 |
Well, the spoon can do damage, so I have to get it out of there...need to find
my flashlight and put on gauntlets so the clown doesn't bite me. ;-)
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mooncat
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response 36 of 323:
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Sep 27 18:51 UTC 2000 |
<snickers>
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edina
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response 37 of 323:
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Sep 28 02:02 UTC 2000 |
I am sometimes terrified that while going to the bathroom in the middle of
the night, a rat will come out of the toilet and bite me, so irrational fear
holders, Unite!
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gelinas
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response 38 of 323:
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Sep 28 04:47 UTC 2000 |
I still insist on closing closet doors before going to bed.
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bru
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response 39 of 323:
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Sep 28 12:48 UTC 2000 |
I'm afraid of the Gore/Lieberman ticket winning and then coming to take away
my rights! Oh, wait, you wanted irrational fears...
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mary
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response 40 of 323:
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Sep 28 13:39 UTC 2000 |
Lieberman's idea of Free Speech is not as inclusive as mine.
I suspect Gore has similar beliefs but is bright enough to
send Lieberman out with the message. Coward. ;-)
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mooncat
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response 41 of 323:
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Sep 28 14:02 UTC 2000 |
<grins> I refuse to go to sleep with the closet door shut... If it's
open then bad things won't be congregating behind the closed door. And
I can't sleep if any of my limbs are dangling over the side of the bed.
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