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mcnally
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response 31 of 144:
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Apr 10 16:40 UTC 2004 |
Which reminds me..
It's not one I'd call a great movie, but it's certainly "underappreciated";
in fact, in many cases it's downright reviled..
I'm talking, of course, about the bizarre but entertainingly campy movie
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" starring those world famous
musicians [wait.. what do you mean the Beatles won't do another movie?
oh well, I guess we can use..] the Bee Gees.
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richard
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response 32 of 144:
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Apr 11 07:21 UTC 2004 |
WINGS OF DESIRE-- This is a film from back in 1987 by Wim Wenders that
didn't do big box office and a lot of people may not have heard of. It is
the story of an angel (bruno ganz) who falls in love with a beautiful
trapeze artist who he is watching over from heaven. The angel starts to
slowly realize that he wants to be human, that he wants to be mortal. The
movie also stars Peter Falk (one of my favorite actors) as himself believe
it or not. The actor Peter Falk is working on a movie in Berlin and comes
into contact with this angel. Wenders is one of my favorite directors.
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mcnally
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response 33 of 144:
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Apr 11 08:31 UTC 2004 |
But watch out for the American remake, starring Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan.
I believe it was called "City of Angels" or something like that..
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starship
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response 34 of 144:
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Apr 11 18:55 UTC 2004 |
ur right mcnally. But, the name of the movie wasnt sgt. peppers lonely hearts
club band. It was "Yellow Submarine" Sgt. peppers lonely hearts club band was
the name of the band that was captured byt he "blue meanies", (which are
taking over pepper land) the beatles come to save sgt. peppers lonely hearts
club band and in the end defeat the blue meanies. But yeah, mcnally, it was
a great movie
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starship
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response 35 of 144:
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Apr 11 18:59 UTC 2004 |
and btw, the bee gees are nothing compaird to the beatles. how dare u ;)
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scott
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response 36 of 144:
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Apr 11 20:30 UTC 2004 |
mcnally and starship are talking about two completely different movies.
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otter
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response 37 of 144:
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Apr 11 20:54 UTC 2004 |
Tombstone.
Beautiful cinematography. Engaging storytelling. Outstanding cast,
including Val Kilmer at his very finest.
Essentially ignored at awards time, due in large part to being released
the same year as Schindler's List.
Seriously under-appreciated. Go forth and buy it. Now.
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twenex
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response 38 of 144:
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Apr 11 22:54 UTC 2004 |
I second that.
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krokus
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response 39 of 144:
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Apr 12 00:13 UTC 2004 |
I'll be your huckleberry.
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richard
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response 40 of 144:
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Apr 12 06:24 UTC 2004 |
If you want a really good movie that starred a band, try renting...
HEAD-- starring the Monkees. During the time that the Monkees were making
a really bad tv show, they made a great psychedelic feature film. The
movie's hard to describe. The title "Head" seems to come from a segment
where the Monkees get lost in the hair of actor Victure Matuer. The movie
starts and ends with the Monkees jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge and
killing themselves. Frank Zappa and his pet cow show up to offer
critiques of the Monkees. The movie is pretty bizarre, but it works.
From what I read, the movie was such a departure from the tv show, that
the studio didn't promote it, many fans didn't know about it, and it went
away to become a cult classic. To this day you'll still find Monkees fans
who are shocked to hear the Monkees actually made a theatrical full length
feature film. But they did.
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richard
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response 41 of 144:
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Apr 12 06:26 UTC 2004 |
I garbled the name of the actor whose scalp the Monkees get lost in, in the
"dandruff" segment of Head. It is the esteemed Victor Mature, who no doubt
probably thought this was the weirdest movie he'd ever been in
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slynne
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response 42 of 144:
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Apr 12 13:57 UTC 2004 |
I have never even heard of that movie and I *love* the Monkees ;) I can
see I am going to have to check that out. Thanks richard!
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starship
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response 43 of 144:
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Apr 12 17:44 UTC 2004 |
monkeys are ok.
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polygon
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response 44 of 144:
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Apr 12 21:13 UTC 2004 |
Re 32. I'm also a fan of Wings of Desire (its dumb English title; the
German is "Der Himmel Ueber Berlin", the Sky/Heaven Over Berlin (a pun).
The real star of the movie is Rainer Maria Rilke, a German poet, who wrote
most of the words the movie uses. The poetry is stunning and totally
unfamiliar to English speakers. And of course the time/place is of West
Berlin completely encircled by the notorious wall.
James Howard Kunstler writes that the most startling thing to a visitor is
that Berlin is actually in color. Wings of Desire (done mostly in b/w)
reinforces the notion that it is a city in shades of gray.
Re Yellow Submarine. I never saw it back in the old days, never bought
any Beatles music or products, didn't consider myself a fan of theirs.
However, at my daughter's insistence, I obtained a copy of the video of
Yellow Submarine via mail order. What can I say? At age four, she
already knew who her favorite Beatle was (John), without any encouragement
from either parent.
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remmers
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response 45 of 144:
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Apr 12 21:26 UTC 2004 |
I'm not sure if this belong under "underappreciate movies" or "guilty
pleasures", but check out "You're a Big Boy Now," a very early (five
years pre-Godfather) Francis Ford Coppola film, from 1967. Made as
his final project when he was a film school student, Coppola's comedy
manages to capture the essence of much of late-1960s youth culture.
Elizabeth Hartman does a terrific turn as a neurotic femme fatale,
and Coppola apparently persuaded a number of other well-known actors
to appear in it as well for virtually no pay (e.g. Geraldine Page,
Rip Torn). Peter Kastner is excellent as the naive, young hero,
and Karen Black has her first film role as his girlfriend.
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mary
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response 46 of 144:
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Apr 12 21:53 UTC 2004 |
Rilke's poetry isn't "totally unfamiliar to English speakers".
In fact, I've looked at his poetry every day for the past
35 years. One of my favorite passages of all time is quoted
under a watercolor of a dragon and it hangs beside our bed.
How should we be able to forget those ancient myths
about dragons that at the last moment turn into
princesses?
Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses
who are only waiting to see us once
beautiful and brave.
-Rilke
I love that one.
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gelinas
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response 47 of 144:
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Apr 13 21:22 UTC 2004 |
I don't know that this movie is "underappreciated," but I once caught Peter
Sellers as "Hoffman" on late-night TV. I thought it a wonderful character
study.
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marcvh
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response 48 of 144:
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Apr 13 22:04 UTC 2004 |
Peter Jackson's _Heavenly Creatures_ qualifies in my book.
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mcnally
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response 49 of 144:
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Apr 13 22:11 UTC 2004 |
Alfred Hitchcock is most famous for his psychological dramas of suspense
but to borrow a joke Woody Allen applied to himself, I've always liked
his "earlier, funnier films." I particularly like his humorous and
adventurous romantic comedies such as "The Lady Vanishes" (my favorite
Hitchcock) and "The 39 Steps" (good, but not *as* good..)
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remmers
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response 50 of 144:
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Apr 14 15:35 UTC 2004 |
"The Hudsucker Proxy" -- not particularly well received when it came out,
but this fictionalized account of the hoola hoop craze of the 1950s is one
of my favorite Coen brothers films.
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tod
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response 51 of 144:
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Apr 14 16:09 UTC 2004 |
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slynne
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response 52 of 144:
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Apr 14 16:41 UTC 2004 |
I liked "The Hudsucker Proxy" but I think that "The Big Labowski" is
probably my favorite Coen brothers film.
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mary
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response 53 of 144:
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Apr 14 16:46 UTC 2004 |
Raising Arizona!
Favorite movie everyone else either never heard of
or hated? Most certainly "Local Hero".
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mcnally
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response 54 of 144:
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Apr 14 17:04 UTC 2004 |
Having seen it years after its release, when the outsider-comes-to-
charming-British-town-full-of-colorful-characters genre was no longer
especially novel, I didn't find a lot to like about "Local Hero."
At least the outsider/schmuck doesn't really Learn a Valuable Lesson
and develop a Heart of Gold (tm) by the end of the movie..
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albaugh
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response 55 of 144:
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Apr 14 18:06 UTC 2004 |
Again, I don't know if it's underappreciated, but late last night on TCM
(Turner Classic Movies) they showed one I watch every time I stumble across
it: Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford). The host mentioned that the producer
got a mortgage on his home just so they could finish production.
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