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md
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response 31 of 165:
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Jan 15 15:49 UTC 1999 |
Thelma and Louise is a fantasy chick flick. Different genre.
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senna
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response 32 of 165:
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Jan 15 16:45 UTC 1999 |
I saw and enjoyed Titanic on opening night. Alone.
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aruba
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response 33 of 165:
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Jan 15 18:26 UTC 1999 |
What about "My Little Pony"? That's a fantasy chick flick; does it go in the
same category as "Thelma and Louise"?
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remmers
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response 34 of 165:
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Jan 15 20:57 UTC 1999 |
Nah, "Thelma and Louise" wasn't a chick flick. It was a remake of
either "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" or "Laurel and Hardy".
Haven't quite figured out which, but I'm leaning toward the latter.
There were several points at which I expected Susan Sarandon to
say "That's another fine mess you've gotten us into" to Geena
Davis.
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md
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response 35 of 165:
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Jan 16 14:30 UTC 1999 |
[md narrows eyes and nods slowly]
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mary
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response 36 of 165:
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Jan 16 18:58 UTC 1999 |
I think that line is in the film. Really.
Chick flicks are feel good films where women can associate
with the characters. They are filled with females making poor
choices and/or being victimized. The formula usually includes
a great wardrobe and the woman eventually manipulating it so she
gets to have or dump the man (her choice), lands the job, or dies
like a saint. Woman love this stuff.
My comment is that sometimes, in the process of becoming a saint
and dumping the guy, cars get blown up. ;-)
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steve
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response 37 of 165:
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Jan 17 03:06 UTC 1999 |
Well, I now have a new phrase in my head.
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omni
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response 38 of 165:
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Jan 17 07:04 UTC 1999 |
Did anyone see Hit and Run on Lifetime? Ugh. formulaic all the way, and
completely brain dead. Whoever made that dog should've been shot. But it was
a good chick flick.
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mary
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response 39 of 165:
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Jan 17 12:01 UTC 1999 |
Rented "High Art". Excellent.
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maeve
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response 40 of 165:
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Jan 18 15:47 UTC 1999 |
no no no no no titanic was a *good* movie.
here's the key. the two main characters are to be avoided and most cost
(without forgetting to glance at their costumes everyonce and a while).
Now watch the *rest* of the movie and enjoy the fact that you get to
see nice archetecture and pretty ships and good reproductions etc etc.
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jep
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response 41 of 165:
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Jan 18 16:31 UTC 1999 |
"A Bug's Life" came to the $2 Clinton Theater, so we went to see it last
night. I thought it was kind of boring, really; I've heard it called
(here or somewhere) "extremely funny" but I didn't think it was more
than mildly funny.
We watched "Grease" over the weekend. The most fun part is observing
the 40-ish actors who are masquerading as high school students. John
Travolta was in his late-20's, I believe, when the movie was made, and
Olivia Newton-John was approaching 40. The other actors were as old or
older, or so it seemed as I watched the movie. We both had a good time.
David (age 7) watched, too, and was clearly bewildered by a lot -- which
is all to the good.
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other
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response 42 of 165:
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Jan 19 02:15 UTC 1999 |
saw "shakespeare in love" last night. two theatrical professionals sat
laughing through almost the entire film. highly enjoyable. if you know
shakespeare, there's a lot of well-written humor. if you know show business,
there's a lot more.
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maeve
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response 43 of 165:
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Jan 19 16:39 UTC 1999 |
the best bit was not realizing that Tom Stoppard had written it until
the end..he is the only on who could have come up with the working
title 'Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter'
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other
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response 44 of 165:
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Jan 20 03:41 UTC 1999 |
dunno about the best bit, but both of us said "aha! that explains it." when
we saw his name as writer.
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richard
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response 45 of 165:
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Jan 20 23:24 UTC 1999 |
I liked Thelma and Louise, it was a lot better than other
"Men are Scum" genre movies like "First Wives Club" or "Try not
to Breathe
Rented an interesting feminist (though not "Men are Scum") movie last
weekend. It was called "HIGH ART", and starred Ally Sheedy as a lesbian
heroin addict photographer, who has an affair with a highly insecure but
far less destructive younger female student. The movie shows Ally Sheedy
as a user not just of heroin but of everything and everyone. Her
photography is indeed 'High Art' but high art, due to the brilliance it
requires comes at a high price.
"High Art" is a really good movie and Sheedy is great, but I would only
recommend it if you are comfortable with the points of view it takes--
particularly the implication that lesbianism is healthier than
heterosexuality because men cant bond with females as closely as females
can bond with females. I give "HIGH ART" 3.75 stars and I hope Sheedy
gets a best actress nomination.
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shf
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response 46 of 165:
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Jan 20 23:56 UTC 1999 |
"In The Company of Men" a must see before trusting any of your coworkers:)
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geliebte
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response 47 of 165:
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Jan 21 03:19 UTC 1999 |
I love Ally Sheedy... can you give more of a summary of the plot and/or
story line?
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mary
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response 48 of 165:
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Jan 21 03:26 UTC 1999 |
I saw the same film but didn't see any of what Richard got out of it. So
don't go by what others have to say, just see it. Unless, of course, you
have a problem with nakedness, lesbian sex, self-destructive behavior, and
stuff like that.
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mary
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response 49 of 165:
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Jan 21 03:27 UTC 1999 |
Lest I mislead anyone, I did like the movie a whole lot.
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scott
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response 50 of 165:
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Jan 21 12:02 UTC 1999 |
Last night I rented "The Court Jester", starring Danny Kaye.
Great movie, very funny. A couple of dropped plotlines, but overall very
clever.
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mcnally
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response 51 of 165:
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Jan 22 06:42 UTC 1999 |
I like the old Danny Kaye movies..
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md
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response 52 of 165:
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Jan 22 13:06 UTC 1999 |
I *love* old Danny Kaye movies. One of my first experiences of
laughing so hard I could hardly breathe, at a movie, was at a
Danny Kaye movie (called Merry Andrew, I think).
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tpryan
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response 53 of 165:
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Jan 22 18:31 UTC 1999 |
I just been listening to old Danny Kaye songs.
The one about the hat designer is wicked.
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other
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response 54 of 165:
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Jan 23 03:18 UTC 1999 |
Danny Kaye is probably more personally responsible than any other individual
for the fact that our currency bears the phrase "in god we trust."
fanatic...
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bmoran
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response 55 of 165:
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Jan 25 16:40 UTC 1999 |
A few weekends ago, TVO showed City Lights and Modern Times as the
Saturday night double feature. I made Patrick (7) sit and watch City
Lights with me. Wonderful film, 1931, B&W, silent. I read the cards Pat
couldn't. He liked it enough to tell his mom all about it, and they rented
it and watched it again. Vast wasteland, indeed!
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