I am a huge fan of the Raimi man...Evil Dead series is so damned creative! Tons of cool shots and cinematography...plus it was just too funny! Darkman was also very interesting - and although it is not based on a comic book - I think that that movie is the closest thing to a comic book you'll ever get (besides the cool colours and sets of Dick Tracy). Also - did you know that Raimi and the Coen Bros. are close friends - their first move together was a silly little movie called Crimewave which has its moments and also Raimi co-wrote The Hudsucker Proxy which is definitely my favourite comedy of all time!! Up next for the Raimi man is A Simple Plan with Nicholas Cage..can't wait!
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>In a message dated 98-05-05 23:31:11 EDT, you write:
>
><<<< The Quick and the Dead was a cute movie, but not for everyone.
> >I am not into Westerns but I liked its corniness.
> >Any comments?
> > >>
>
>The Quick and the Dead took every silly spaghetti western and turned it into a
>cool Sam Raimi directed fun-filled fest. With his peculiar camera angles and
>camera tricks, the film is worth watching just for that.
>
>Then, of course, Gene Hackman is always as cool as ice. I always thought he
>should have been able to kick Clint's ass in "Unforgiven" That's where the
>movie lost all credibility for me. Now, as far as versatility, i don't know,
>but he is good nonetheless.
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Subject: Re: [MV] The Man Who Should Know Better...
Date: 07 May 1998 20:07:43 -0700
I really enjoyed The Man Who Knew too Little...I though Bill was in top form again (but I guess I am a fan of Mr. Murray)...also - being an actor myself I find it even a little bit funnier! The ads promoted it wrong - they made it look like he was a bumbling idiot - which is all wrong...check it out!
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>At 11.29 PM 06/05/98 +0100, you wrote:
>>Has anyone seen Bill Murray's The Man Who Knew Too Little?
>>What's the buzz?
>
>Not as bad as the reviews made it sound, but not going to win any awards
>(not even a Razzie:-)
>
>I saw it not long after seeing The Game, and there were some plot
>similarities that struck me. Watch it if there is nothing else available.
>Watch it before Bean. With the exception of The Full Monty and In & Out
>(which I did not particulary like), there aren't many new comedies on the
>video shelves, so it might be amongst the best choices. But don't expect
>Groundhog Day.
>
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Subject: Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin
Date: 12 May 1998 14:22:30 -0700
Great flick - saw it twice - once last September where it premiered at the Toronto Film festival - I was lucky enough to shake Mr. Mamet's hand and congratulate him on such a great film. Martin is excellent (as usual) but this time he is menacing and creepy...well cast. Go, go, go see this flick before it leaves theatres!!!
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>I heard Siskel & Ebert both gave big thumbs up to this movie.
>It stars Steve Martin.
>If anybody has seen this movie, I'd love to hear any comments on it.
>I'm thinking of going to see it this weekend.
>I happen to like Steve Martin's work a lot, especially LA Story (an
>underrated film) and Father of the Bride.
>
>Gary
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I know it's been out a few weeks already - but I just got the chance to see it - and I'm glad I found the time to see it! It's a good movie - and it has Gwenyth in it (usually indicative of an oxymoron). Basically at the beginning of the movie it splits into two different movies - one in which she catches the train to go home (where she finds her boyfriend sleeping with another girl) and another where she doesn't catch the train. It is well filmed with plenty of clever segues from one story to the other. It is definitely an above average romantic comedy that I would rate an 83%.
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Well...what can I say. Big monster, loud monster, boring monster. Lots of special effects - and I mean a lot - if that's what you are going for then you won't be disappointed. If you are going for some semblance of a storyline, character development and witty dialogue then you should probably stay home and rent an Ernst video. There are chase sequences and things blow up and destruction is everywhere. That's about it though - no suspense or thrills. Go see this if you need to see what the new Zilla looks like otherwise - wait for some more Americana Summer Fare....fail or 66%.
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Godzilla star Matthew Broderick has agreed to play the title role in the
upcoming live-action film version of Disney's animated series Inspector
Gadget, according to Variety. Gadget is expected to be Disney's major
film release for summer 1999, and Broderick will reportedly pull down $5
million for his services.
In the film, Gadget is a human crime fighter who is literally blown to
pieces while chasing after a villain, and the beautiful surgeon Brenda
must reconstruct his body using robot parts. Not only can Gadget's new
legs and arms extend to fantastic lengths, they also conceal lots of
cool superhero toys. Gadget will need them to go up against his arch
nemesis Claw (played by Rupert Everett of My Best Friend's Wedding
fame), who sports a high-tech prosthesis of his own.
-=> * <=-
Robin Williams, who earned an Oscar earlier this year for his role in
Good Will Hunting, has chosen the upcoming SF movie Bicentennial Man as
his next project. The movie is based on a short story of the same name
by Isaac Asimov and focuses on a robot who longs to become human.
Bicentennial Man will reunite Williams with director Chris Columbus and
will be the first time the two have worked together since their 1993
box-office hit Mrs. Doubtfire. According to Entertainment Weekly, if
Williams had turned down the film, the starring role would have gone to
Tom Hanks. Bicentennial Man is expected to begin shooting this fall.
-=> * <=-
Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks with Dimension Films to star in Total
Recall 2, the sequel to the former Mr. Universe's 1990 blockbuster SF
movie Total Recall, according to Variety. Screenwriters Ron Shusett and
Gary Goldman, who co-wrote the original Total Recall script, are
reportedly already at work on the sequel, which will be based on the
first movie.
Dimension is also in talks with Star Trek actor/director Jonathan Frakes
to direct the film, which could be Frakes' next project after he
finishes his work behind the camera for Star Trek IX. Although the first
Recall--based on the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for
You Wholesale"--cost about $80 million, Dimension has said the sequel
will cost significantly less to make.
-=> * <=-
Paramount's SF disaster flick Deep Impact premiered over Mother's Day weekend to a whopping box-office take of $41.2 million, which is a new record for a May debut, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The previous record holder was the Warner Bros. movie Twister, which hauled in $41.1 million during Mother's Day weekend in 1996 and went on to gross $242 million domestically.
Although Deep Impact isn't expected to fare nearly as well as Twister over the long run, its strong debut surprised the film industry, which had expected the movie to take in around $30 million. If Deep stays on its present course it will mark the first certifiable hit for Steven Spielberg's high-profile film studio DreamWorks SKG, which co-produced the movie with Paramount.
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I must admit that I watched Trainspotting three times in four days. I was
captivated by the whole movie. It has certainly become a cult classic.
Did it deserve the praise and awards that it received? It really depends
on the viewer. It was not a movie that transcended all age groups. I am a
23 year-old open-minded male. My friend (of the same age) who is used to
the Starship Troopers and Face Off (Both movies I liked as well) hated it.
You get the same feelings from Trainspotting as you do from The Fifth
Element. The plot and the character builds are weak... but you are so
fascinated by everything else in the movie... none of that really matters.
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I disagree with you on this one. I thought Unforgiven and The English
Patient were extremely well done and well deserving of their Oscar praise.
One of the most overpraised movies I have seen has got to be Trainspotting.
I heard nothing but positive reviews from the critics about this movie, but
after watching it I can honestly say I think it is one of the worst movies
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Richard J Doyle writes
>Phil Hartman was Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz. His one-shot voices include
>Moses, Lyle Lanley (the monorail salesman), and Earl Conover (Undersecretary
>of State in the episode where the Simpsons go to Australia).
Now there is the sad news of his murder ( I'm assuming it is the same
Hartman) so obviously those characters will need to be revoiced for the
movie or left out entirely.
RIP
Garrett
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