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gull
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response 9 of 144:
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Apr 6 17:39 UTC 2004 |
I think "Cable Guy" is an underrated film. It came out in the wake of
the Ace Ventura films, and a lot of people were disappointed because
it's not the same kind of zany comedy. Now that we've had films like
"The Truman Show", though, it makes a lot more sense.
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parcel
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response 10 of 144:
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Apr 6 19:01 UTC 2004 |
American History X was cheesy/tacky.
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slynne
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response 11 of 144:
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Apr 6 20:14 UTC 2004 |
resp:8 - I listed it as an underappreciated movie because I had never
heard of it until I was pawing through a former roommate's video
collection and noticed that it had Edward Norton. I asked her if it was
any good and then she made me watch it. I have asked a lot of other
people and you would be surprised at the number of people who not only
havent seen this movie, but havent even heard of it.
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richard
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Apr 7 03:44 UTC 2004 |
Three movies from director Gus Van Sant, IMO one of the best directors
working today--
1. ELEPHANT-- this came out last year and it doesn't seem like a lot of
people saw it. It was a movie basically about the Columbine High School
massacre with the names/locations changed. Van Sant did the
non-chronological thing where he had scenes occurring out of sequence,
which some people don't like, but I thought the moving was quite
moving/disturbing and wish more people saw it
2. DRUGSTORE COWBOY-- IMO one of the best movies of the last twenty five
years, the story of a band of drug junkies up in Seattle led by Matt
Dillon, who narrates the movie. I think this is probably the best movie
ever made about the drug culture in this country and drug addiction.
3. MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO-- This was Van Sant's followup to Drugstore
Cowboy, a story of two male hustlers living on the streets of Portlant
(Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix) and their friendship. Phoenix's
character, who suffers from narcolepsy and keeps passing out when he gets
too excited, is obsessed with finding his mother. Reeves character is a
rich high society boy who has taken to the streets because he wants to run
AWAY from his father and his heritage. One friend trying to find his
identity, and the other friend to run away with his.
These are three great movies by the same director, Gus Van Sant, and were
all box office busts because they were not commercial films. Thus a lot
of people haven't seen them. A lot more people saw two other Van Sant
films which weren't as good, Good Will Hunting and the remake of Psycho.
But I recommend these three highly.
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remmers
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response 13 of 144:
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Apr 7 13:11 UTC 2004 |
Hm, I thought that "My Private Idaho" was fairly successful. I remember
seeing it in a crowded Ann Arbor theater.
For a truly obscure, yet very interesting, Gus Van Sant film, I'd recommend
"Gerry". Two characters named Gerry, played by Matt Damon and Casey
Affleck, get lost in the desert and spend the entire film trying to find
their way out. Lots of bleak desert scenes, shot in various locations
around the world, very little dialog, very little that "happens". Yet
I found it remarkably involving and touching.
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edina
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response 14 of 144:
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Apr 7 14:43 UTC 2004 |
I personally think that "American History X" should be required viewing in
every high school in America.
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katie
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response 15 of 144:
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Apr 7 17:44 UTC 2004 |
Tank Girl; Just You and Me
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krj
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response 16 of 144:
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Apr 7 19:00 UTC 2004 |
Steve Martin's "Roxanne," a resetting of Cyrano de Bergerac in a small
New England town, with Steve Martin as the guy with the big nose and
Daryl Hannah as the object of his interest. The restaging of the
balcony scene is laugh-until-it-hurts funny.
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mcnally
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response 17 of 144:
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Apr 7 19:17 UTC 2004 |
I thought "Roxanne" was set in the west, probably among the Sierra Nevada,
possily in the Cascades.
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tod
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response 18 of 144:
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Apr 7 19:30 UTC 2004 |
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edina
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response 19 of 144:
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Apr 7 19:33 UTC 2004 |
I'd agree with both of those films.
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slynne
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response 20 of 144:
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Apr 7 21:09 UTC 2004 |
Oh yeah. I loved Roxanne. I dont think I have seen Jungle Fever.
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fitz
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response 21 of 144:
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Apr 8 09:22 UTC 2004 |
Roxanne was filmed in Nelson, B.C. It's principly a ski-resort town.
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aruba
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response 22 of 144:
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Apr 8 17:42 UTC 2004 |
I liked Roxanne a lot too. We used "Ermore sessions by sleeving" as our
Trivia name at one point.
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albaugh
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response 23 of 144:
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Apr 8 20:17 UTC 2004 |
I don't know if it is truly underappreciated or anything, but I really think
that "The Princess Bride" is a little gem.
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twenex
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response 24 of 144:
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Apr 8 20:25 UTC 2004 |
I think it is underappreciated, and it's also a little gem.
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slynne
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response 25 of 144:
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Apr 8 20:54 UTC 2004 |
Yeah, it is a great movie.
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mcnally
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response 26 of 144:
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Apr 8 21:17 UTC 2004 |
The book was much better, I thought. But it might be
one of those cases where you prefer whichever you
encountered first..
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slynne
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response 27 of 144:
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Apr 9 01:18 UTC 2004 |
I prefer the book but I also think that the movie is an especially good
adaptation of the book.
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polygon
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response 28 of 144:
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Apr 9 04:55 UTC 2004 |
RICH KIDS. Probably due to the really awful title, it was a commercial
flop, but a really nice little movie. Similar to, but much better than,
Kramer vs. Kramer.
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slynne
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response 29 of 144:
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Apr 9 17:36 UTC 2004 |
I have never heard of that one. I'll have to look into it. Thanks,
Larry :)
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starship
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response 30 of 144:
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Apr 10 15:09 UTC 2004 |
1. How I won the war.
I mean, its got John Lennon as the main character. What more do you need???
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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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