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krj
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response 81 of 165:
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Feb 16 21:24 UTC 1999 |
It's Elizabethan Week for us. We saw SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE on
Valentine's Day; we liked it, as most people seem to. We're going
to be sure to catch ELIZABETH on its Thurs-Sat run at the Michigan
Theatre. Then on Sunday (non-movie), it's Verdi's operatic
setting of Shakespeare's OTHELLO at MSU.
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senna
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response 82 of 165:
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Feb 17 04:43 UTC 1999 |
I find it amusing that of the best picture nominees, two feature Queen
Elizabeth and three feature WWII
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remmers
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response 83 of 165:
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Feb 17 11:51 UTC 1999 |
I would like to see a movie that features both.
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aaron
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response 84 of 165:
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Feb 18 22:41 UTC 1999 |
re #78: Even without Reagan being added? ;)
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richard
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response 85 of 165:
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Feb 19 00:41 UTC 1999 |
Rental recommendation..."DRUGSTORE COWBOY"..this is a terrific movie froma
few years back starring Matt Dillon as the leader of a group of junkies,
whose main goal in life is to stay high, any way they can.
This movie provides a brutal, uncompromising look at the drug culture, and
how it affects lives. It makes you really start to understand why some
people get addicted to drugs and let drugs control your lives.
As Matt Dillon's character, who narrates the movie, points out, most
people go through life not knowing what is going to happen to them and how
they are going to feel from one moment to the next. But a junkie who
controls and maintains his addiction, has a pretty good idea of how they
feel and how they will continue to feel. they dont do drugs out of joy or
hate,they do drugs out of fear...fear of one moment being different than
the next.
William S. Burroughs, the famous author/heroin addict who wrote the
ultimate novel about drug use, "NAKED LUNCH' even has a cameo, basically
playing a character based on himself. Drugstore Cowboy is a great movie.
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mcnally
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response 86 of 165:
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Feb 19 07:33 UTC 1999 |
Bonus feature of "Drugstore Cowboy" -- you get to hear Desmond Dekker's
classic tune "Israelites" about six or seven times.. :-)
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hhsrat
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response 87 of 165:
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Feb 21 04:13 UTC 1999 |
I think somebody needs to retitle this item now that Siskel is no more
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aaron
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response 88 of 165:
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Feb 21 04:17 UTC 1999 |
By way of explanation of that last comment, Gene Siskel died today,
apparently due to complications arising from a growth on his brain.
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omni
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response 89 of 165:
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Feb 21 10:29 UTC 1999 |
Ok, so how about the Amateur Film Critic Item?
Saw Good Will Hunting on cable. Very interesting story about a
youth from the wrong side of the tracks coming to terms with adulthood
and taking responsibility for his life. Robin Williams was stellar as
the therapist who tackles Will Hunting's demons, and who sets him
on the road to actually going somewhere. Ben Affleck was excellent
as well. A solid 4 star flick.
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senna
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response 90 of 165:
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Feb 21 11:48 UTC 1999 |
The "In memory of Siskel" item or "The late" Siskel and Ebert item.
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aruba
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response 91 of 165:
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Feb 21 19:50 UTC 1999 |
My roommate Paul and I have been regular watchers of Siskel & Ebert's show for
many years. I was very sorry to hear about Gene Siskel.
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scg
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response 92 of 165:
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Feb 21 19:57 UTC 1999 |
I'd be tempted to leave the item header alone, as a memorial. Getting the
names of dead people off of everything they were involved in as soon as they
die has never really appealed to me.
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scott
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response 93 of 165:
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Feb 22 00:54 UTC 1999 |
Bummer. A cousin of mine is the producer of Siskel & Ebert.
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senna
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response 94 of 165:
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Feb 22 13:05 UTC 1999 |
Roger Ebert was on Today this morning. It was touching to see him talk
as a person instead of a film critic.
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aruba
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response 95 of 165:
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Feb 22 14:46 UTC 1999 |
I wish I'd seen that.
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darbha
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response 96 of 165:
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Feb 24 06:03 UTC 1999 |
Hi, this is Pygmalion, named so on grex because of the belief in the original
from Shaw and also because of the relationship with my computer. Anyway,
recently i saw a movie 'Six days and seven Nights' . It was i should say
medicre, with the level of humour not producing the effect that you usually
get when a movie is made professionally. The story is more or less close to
another movie "Miracles', but the latter one was hilarious and eminently
enjoyable. Harrison Ford is capable of better performances than this one. So
if u are about to see it , just have another thought.
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md
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response 97 of 165:
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Feb 24 12:05 UTC 1999 |
I wasn't crazy about that one, either.
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krj
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response 98 of 165:
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Mar 7 03:54 UTC 1999 |
Leslie and I are just back from seeing "Star Trek: Insurrection"
at the Fox Village. We enjoyed it tremendously; it is a very good
piece of Star Trek. I think it fits well in the series universe,
without any need for time travel (again) or blowing up the
Enterprise (again). I'd say this is the best of the three
Next Generation cast movies so far.
Patrick Stewart's talent for stuffing little classical theatre
bits into the story is wonderful. This time it's Gilbert & Sullivan.
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senna
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response 99 of 165:
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Mar 7 04:20 UTC 1999 |
I disagree. First Contact, in my estimation, was significantly better.
Insurrection holds the distinction of being possibly the most
impressive odd.
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krj
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response 100 of 165:
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Mar 7 05:25 UTC 1999 |
senna, did some text get lost in #99?
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jazz
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response 101 of 165:
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Mar 7 06:45 UTC 1999 |
I was disappointed by Insurrection as well; but then I'm a fan of the
Deep Space Nine series much more than the Next Generation series, and
Insurrection was one huge moralising Roddenberyism in the Next Generation
motif. I found it difficult to empathise with the "good guys" when the "good
guys" were putting their cultural values over billions of lives and the
security of the Federation.
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md
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response 102 of 165:
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Mar 7 13:12 UTC 1999 |
ANALYZE THIS (B-) Lots of fun. It went on too long, and
it went from good-farcical to bad-farcical toward the end.
Zero chemistry between Billy Crystal and Lisa Kudrow. There's
one scene where Billy Kristal dreams that he's gunned down
exactly the way Don Corleone is in THE GODFATHER (A+). As
Crystal lies bleeding on the ground behind the car, Robert
DeNiro stumbles over to him and starts weeping. Crystal, as
a psychoanalyst who can't not ponder the meaning of such
things, tells DeNiro about the dream. DeNiro, as Crystal's
patient, ubermobster Paul Vitti, says, "So I'm Fredo?
I don't think so." DeNiro of course played the young Don
Corleone in GODFATHER II (A+). If you get that gag, you might
enjoy this movie.
Recent rentals:
BUFFALO 66 (A-) - A strange depressing movie. Nice
atmospheric location shots and a low-key but very touching
performance by Christina Ricci. The movie seems to revel
in its low budget. I felt as if I were being asked to
participate in it more than usual, which I was happy to do.
I have no idea what the double ending is supposed to mean.
If anyone can explain it for me, please do.
SNAKE EYES (C) - Lots of running frantically around to no
particular purpose. Some suspense. Very nice production
values, which usually impresses me when it shouldn't, I admit.
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danr
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response 103 of 165:
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Mar 7 15:13 UTC 1999 |
Pleasantville (B+) - The ending of this movie was a little bit too simplistic
for me, but otherwise it was quite thought-provoking.
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otter
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response 104 of 165:
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Mar 7 16:09 UTC 1999 |
Jackie Chan fans, pick up _Who Am I?_. It's *his* film which means, by his
own admission, that he came up with the stunts and built the movie around
them, but this time he actually had a budget. Tons of fun.
There is one series of stunts which made me think, "Nah! It has to be
blue-screened or something." The out-takes proved me wrong; they really
*are* on the roof of a building. Again, tons of fun.
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anderyn
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response 105 of 165:
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Mar 7 16:51 UTC 1999 |
I dunno, I thought Insurrection was a very pleasant ST episode. I don't
expect any more than that from any Star Trek effort these days, so I
was quite happy with it, for the most part, and I'm hoping that any
further movies will have the same effect.
Anxiously awaiting Mulan from the store, since I sent Rhiannon out to
obtain a copy. I liked it a lot on the big screen, so I'm wondering
how it will fare on the small.
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