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From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: [MV] Christina Ricci/Misc. Date: 01 Jun 1998 09:56:09 -0700 Yes, I believe Christina Ricci could be the biggest star in Hollywood. In fact she gets larger and larger with every film. Please remember folks our original agreement to either not give away spoilers or to at least give a very clear warning so that we don't ruin the ending for others that haven't seen it. While I enjoy the edgier films out there as much as the next person I have come to more appreciate a filmmmaker's ability to tell a story in a subtle manner. Sometimes new directors are so desperate to scream "Look at me!" that they throw everything on screen without understanding that everything on screen should serve a purpose to the story. We are at a point where flashy crap is being spewed out by video directors whose true talent is limited to the 3 minute Music Video. It is much more difficult and challenging for everybody (including the audience) to relay an emotion with the arch of an eyebrow than to have a character throw a tantrum on screen. I find the one team that is able to consistently use flashy camera techniques in service to the story is the Coen Brothers. And with Fargo they set all of that aside because they understood the stark simple style of that movie served it best. The Unforgiven may not have been some people's cup of tea but it contained more raw emotion that Trainspotting could ever hope for. But there's a place for all genres and styles. The important thing is how well the particular film is done. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Traivs Mantha <modestme@micron.net> Subject: [MV] (no subject) Date: 01 Jun 1998 11:51:22 -0600 Finally, I can contribute!!!! I have been a subscriber to this post for the last 7 months, have read everyone's thoughts and over-opinions on my favorite subject in the world: MOVIES! I have known the answers to your questions and wanted to stick up for the films and actors that I feel have been misrepresented, On the other hand, I have wanted to thank so many people for telling it like it is. But, having viewed all this from the 'work' computer, I could not reply. But, now I have my own computer. So, here I am! I hope that I can be a welcome addition to the "speaking "post. The first point of contention that I recently have had is the knocking of Leonardo Dicapprio. I feel that he is being completely misrepresented by his latest Hollywood releases (Titanic and Romeo&Juliet), one reader stated that he is only good for the dying lover roles. I am proud to say that I have completely respected Mr. Dicapprio from my first exposure to him in 'This boys Life' which has absolutly nothing to do with that genre. A brief list of his other roles, of which I find to be extremely expansive of such a young actor, will show that he does not only fit into such a 2 dimensional characterization. The above stated, 'This boys Life', he played the author Tobias Wolfe, Of course there was the Oscar nominated, 'What's eating Gilbert Grape' (mentally retarded Arnie Grape), 'The Basketball Diaries' (performance artist Jim Carroll), 'Total Eclipse' (Arthur Rimbaud), 'Marvin's Room', and the recent release of 'The Man in the Iron Mask'. Ifeel that even including Romeo and Juliet, and Titanic that shows a very intelligent and versatile career for such a young man. I do not know of any other young actor (including River Phoenix) that has shown such promise and dedication to the art of acting at such a young age. Hollywood will not be satisfied until they turn this actor into another pre-pubescent pin up. But, fortunately, as with now, the possibilty of forsaking that "here today gone tomorrow" kind of mainstream success, by signing onto to the 'American Psycho' role, Dicapprio is showing us that he is in it for the art of acting and not instant success that comes with taking the meaningless safe roles that are only applauded by the editors of "Bop" magazine. I apologize for the speech. I have been saving up for awhile. i look forward to contributing in the future, maybe you won't mind reading me again. -Trav. P.S. someone a while ago talked of a movie starring Matt Dillon, in which his gang commits a crime and gets stuck in a bar. that movie is called, 'Albino Alligator' directed by the great Kevin Spacey. thanks. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Christina Ricci/Misc. Date: 01 Jun 1998 21:33:56 cet Well, well, well Bruce (I cut your message to cut bandwidth) First of all I agree on knowing the crafts and the Coens although I would doubt that their intentions differ very much from those of the Trainspotting team. Trainspotting is a novel made into a film and that makes it different from films without such a history. I know a lot of people that loved the book and said that the film is nothing but popular crap. They would have wanted a much more drastic film. So this would be the opposite of your POV. The book displayed a particular view of Scottish youth in a particular fashion. If you want to transfer that into film you have to capture this with cinematographic means just like the novel does with words. Since there is no coherent plot, it's about giving a rendition of their feelings and ideas with other means and in that I think the film is suitable. I'd say that these 3-minute video directors contribute a helluvalot to the movie industry. They are pushing the boundaries that mainstream Hwood cinema likes to wallow in. Obviously sometimes they are going too far. But to assist a story with new and challenging cinematographic means is ok by me. And apart from that a technique that might be unsuitable in one film might work great in another, so the fact that these clip-directors bring it to the big pictures might serve a purpose. Some of those video clips make it into art exhibitions. So if they are good enough for those, they should be good enough for the lowlife of popular movies. And even such a film as Romeo and Juliet that is completely sacrificing Shakespeare to a 90 min video clip is doing an acceptable job in bringing kids to deal with Shakespeare. Even if they don't really deal with him. But I suppose a lot of pre-puberty girlies went to read the play, and might have found something beyond cute Leo and Clare Danes - which is probably more than, say, Brannagh can claim. What I dislike more is the heavy reliance on FX, on huge explosions and computer animation as that seems to work as a replacement for gripping plots lately, or as you can read on the Star Wars prequel page in reference to the marketing for a film about leaping lizards: Story *does* matter. In the end these flashy 3min-directors might at times be accused of the same, but I prefer an unseen camera angle over yet another mindless explosion for the sake of it. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: grasshopper <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: [MV] Bullworth, Bladerunner Date: 01 Jun 1998 14:09:06 -0700 (PDT) I just saw Bullworth and Bladerunner (directors cut) on the big screen this weekend. I have seen Bladerunner somewhere around 15 times already, but it is so much better in a theater- the detail in the movie always blows me away. (A local theater is having a festival of warner brother movies for their 75th birthday- Bladerunner was part of the 80's fest.) Ridley Scott's attention to detail is amazing- His apocolyptic (sp?) vision was amazing- he defined a whole genre of movies (at least visually) with Bladerunner. Now if they would just redo it and take away all of the Atari logos... =) Bullworth wasn't bad- it's not the best movie I have seen recently, but I did like it. Bullworth and Wag the Dog both present interesting views of politics- they would make an excellent double feature. Both have interesting perspectives (as a poli sci major, I have to appreciate it.) Neither are new views, but they are shown in good formats. I did like Bullworth's cutting through the sh** of politics and fundraising. Anyone for some fundraising legislation?=) (actually, I heard Leon Panetta and Haley Barbur debate this very issue last february...) kg [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Bullworth, Bladerunner Date: 01 Jun 1998 19:20:49 -0400 I have a funny story to tell about Bladerunner. I went to see the directors cut on a big screen when they first released it, being a true fan of the movie. I got my pop corn and sat down mid-row center. I noticed everyone in the theater was staring at me. At first I couldn't figure out what was going on then I realized that the four members of the rock band U2 were sitting in the row directly in front of me! It didn't have to much effect on me, but it sure did freak out the girl that I was with. I don't think she saw one second of the movie, she just sat there with a gapping mouth, staring at the back of Bono's head. Not much, really, to do with movies except to say that U2 is a fan of Bladerunner. CHRIS At 02:09 PM 6/1/98 -0700, you wrote: > >I just saw Bullworth and Bladerunner (directors cut) on the big screen >this weekend. I have seen Bladerunner somewhere around 15 times already, >but it is so much better in a theater- the detail in the movie always >blows me away. (A local theater is having a festival of warner brother >movies for their 75th birthday- Bladerunner was part of the 80's fest.) >Ridley Scott's attention to detail is amazing- His apocolyptic (sp?) >vision was amazing- he defined a whole genre of movies (at least >visually) with Bladerunner. Now if they would just redo it and take away >all of the Atari logos... =) > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] Love & Death on Long Island Date: 01 Jun 1998 00:28:54 -0700 I was totally engrossed in this movie that was very well cast and acted. It= stars John Hurt and, of all people, Jason Priestley. Which is weird= because one would immediately assume this to be a fluffy movie but he is so= perfectly cast as an actor who is featured in teen magazines and is a heart= throb. John Hurt is amazingly convincing as an old British "fogey" who= becomes intrigued by Priestley's character. I cannot say too much more -= not because there are plot twists after plot twist in it - but needless to= say that if I were to tell you the basic gist of the story - you might not= go and see it. In a pitch - this movie doesn't work - how it does work is= in its subtle and curious tension that builds between these very realistic= characters. Not your regular slam-bam summer fare you may be looking for -= but if you're brain is dried up from too much Badzilla then try this one on= for size - because size doesn't matter (oh that one hurt - John Hurt - this= is getting bad) I give it an 85%. Wanna see a movie? Get all the facts on all the FLIX... www.netcom.ca/~movieman [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "ABYRNE.IE.ORACLE.COM" <ABYRNE@ie.oracle.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Copland, etc Date: 02 Jun 1998 09:18:26 +0100 --=_ORCL_4462915_0_0 Content-Transfer-Encoding:quoted-printable Content-Type:text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I am writing in from work.Dumb terminal,so no attachments please! Thanks & Regards, ****************************************************************************= ** ****************************************************************************= ** Anto Byrne Net:abyrne@ie.oracle.com Fulfillment Dept. Phone:8031461 Oracle E.M.E.A. Fax:8031541 Unit 14 email:abyrne.ie Airways Industrial Estate Cloghran Dublin 17. Ireland ****************************************************************************= ** "Float like a cannon-ball,sting like a shark I'm the one who's waiting for you in the dark" ****************************************************************************= ** --=_ORCL_4462915_0_0 Content-Type:message/rfc822 Reply-to:IEUNIX1.IE.ORACLE.COM:movies@lists.xmission.com Return-Path:<owner-movies@lists.xmission.com> Message-Id:<199805291916.VAA03038@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> In-Reply-To:<s56e76f7.032@SABAN.COM> Sender:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type:text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding:7BIT > money. One only has to watch the first Rocky to see how good he > really can be. And its hard to believe the Stallone of today could > write such a beautiful script as Rocky. I think his talents are in playing himself. Whenever he tries to act something a bit further from these martial roles he hasn't convinced me. > Speaking of Wizard of Oz, has anybody heard that you can play the > Pink Floyd album "Dark Side of the Moon" while watching Wizard and it > all fits together? I've never done it but have friends that swear by > it. Well, yea, it's a classic urban legend, the other one is that you can see a man hanging himself in the background of the actual film - but that UL has been proven untrue. > Finally, (I'm trying to do my part and keep my number of posts to a > minimum but they seem to be quite long.) I thought Drug Store Cowboy > was fantastic. Matt Dillon is a very good actor that has not made > acting choices based on boxoffice but has instead chosen more > challenging roles. He's not the big star he probably could have been > but I respect him for that. I can remember him being hyped as the new James Dean back in the good ole days. I don't know whether he chose not to follow that path or whether his career has run dry - probably the latter - although he used to be in a couple of very good films. > Could everybody indicate where they are writing from? We did that > before but I think the group has changed quite a bit since then. Ok. I am writing from home. Always glad to help. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] --=_ORCL_4462915_0_0-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: grasshopper <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: [MV] wizard of oz Date: 02 Jun 1998 12:49:34 -0700 (PDT) Actually, you CAN see someone hanging in the Wizard of Oz. When Dorthy, etc are going down the yellow brick road, there is a place where the scarecrow stumbles slightly. He stumbled because he saw one of the crew members accidently hang himself on the set. They didn't have the money to refilm that scene, and you can only see the man hanging on video with a fairly large TV. During my freshman year of college, my whole hall watched the Wizard of Oz just to see that scene... kg [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: [MV] Urban Legend alert Date: 02 Jun 1998 14:10:41 -0600 On Tuesday, June 02, 1998 1:50 PM, grasshopper [SMTP:garrettk@pacificu.edu] wrote: > > Actually, you CAN see someone hanging in the Wizard of Oz. When Dorthy, > etc are going down the yellow brick road, there is a place where the > scarecrow stumbles slightly. He stumbled because he saw one of the crew > members accidently hang himself on the set. They didn't have the money to > refilm that scene, and you can only see the man hanging on video with a > fairly large TV. During my freshman year of college, my whole hall watched > the Wizard of Oz just to see that scene... The following is from the Urban Legends Reference Pages (www.snopes.com) Claim: A lovelorn actor portraying one of the munchkins hanged himself on the set during the filming of The Wizard of Oz, and his death was captured on-camera and used in the final print. Status: False. Synopsis: The so-called "munchkin suicide" scene occurs at the very end of the Tin Woodsman sequence, as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman head down the road on their way to the Emerald City. This sequence begins with Dorothy and the Scarecrow trying to pick fruit from the talking apple trees, encompasses their discovery of the rusted tin man and their encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West (who tries to set the Scarecrow on fire), and ends with the trio heading off to Oz in search of the Wizard. To give the indoor set used in this sequence a more "outdoors" feel, several birds of various sizes were borrowed from the Los Angeles Zoo and allowed to roam the set. (A peacock, for example, can be seen wandering around just outside the Tin Woodsman's shack while Dorothy and the Scarecrow attempt to revive him with oil.) At the very end of this sequence, as the three main characters move down the road and away from the camera, one of the larger birds (often said to be an emu, but more probably a crane) standing at the back of the set moves around and spreads its wings. No munchkin, no hanging -- just a big bird. Origins: The unusual movement in the background of the scene described above was noticed years ago, and it was often attributed to a stagehand's accidentally being caught on the set after the cameras started rolling (or, more spectacularly, a stagehand's falling out of a prop tree into the scene). With the advent of home video, viewing audiences were able to rewind and replay the scene in question, view it in slow-motion, and look at individual frames in the sequence (all on screens smaller and less distinct than those of theaters), and imaginations ran wild. The change in focus of the rumor from a hapless stagehand to a suicidal munchkin (driven to despair over his unrequited love for a female munchkin) seems to have coincided with the heavy promotion and special video re-release of The Wizard of Oz in celebration of its 50th anniversary in 1989: someone made up the story of a diminutive actor who, suffering the pangs of unrequited love for a female "little person," decided to end it all right there on the set, and soon everyone was eager to share this special little film "secret" with others. Since (grossly exaggerated) tales of munchkin lechery and drunken misbehavior on the "Oz" set had been circulating for years (primarily spread by Judy Garland herself in television talk show appearances), the wild suicide story had some seeming background plausibility to it. (Other versions of the rumor combined elements from both explanations, such as the claim that the strange figure was actually a stagehand hanging himself.) The logistics of this alleged hanging defy all credulity. First of all, the forest scenes in The Wizard of Oz were filmed before the Munchkinland scenes, and thus none of the munchkin actors would have been present. And whether one believes that the figure on the film is a munchkin or a stagehand, it is simply impossible that a human being could have fallen onto a set actively being used for filming, and yet none of the dozens of people present -- actors, directors, cameramen, sound technicians, light operators -- failed to notice or react to the occurrence. (The tragic incident would also had to have been overlooked by all the directors, editors, film cutters, musicians, and others who worked on the film in post-production as well.) That anyone could believe a scene featuring a real suicide would have been left intact in a classic film for over fifty years is simply incredible. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] wizard of oz Date: 02 Jun 1998 18:44:04 cet > > Actually, you CAN see someone hanging in the Wizard of Oz. When Dorthy, > etc are going down the yellow brick road, there is a place where the > scarecrow stumbles slightly. He stumbled because he saw one of the crew > members accidently hang himself on the set. They didn't have the money to > refilm that scene, and you can only see the man hanging on video with a > fairly large TV. During my freshman year of college, my whole hall watched > the Wizard of Oz just to see that scene... Yeah, that is the one I was talking about. According to the enlightening sources at http://www.urbanlegends.com it is not true. But I am only passing on what I read. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: [MV] New List Date: 02 Jun 1998 22:13:56 -0300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_013C_01BD8E73.BC5AEA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi folks Just found a new movie list & thought I would let you know about it. http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/maximummovies Phoenix ------=_NextPart_000_013C_01BD8E73.BC5AEA60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Hi folks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just found a new movie list & thought I would let you know = about=20 it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/maximummovies">http://www.on= elist.com/subscribe.cgi/maximummovies</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Phoenix</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_013C_01BD8E73.BC5AEA60-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <KenKnows@aol.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Bullworth Date: 02 Jun 1998 21:51:42 EDT I was at the online chat that Warren Beatty had on AOL about 15 minutes ago. Unfortunately, he did not have a lot to say. For example, when he was asked what type of music he likes to listen to, he said he likes all types of good music. And who said he isn't a politician? He sure sounded like one. Bullworth sounds a lot more entertaining than the chat was. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: [MV] Graduation help Date: 03 Jun 1998 15:08:47 -0600 I am passing on the following to the list. Can anyone help her? (Other than to point out the correct spelling of independent, the fact that "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" is a horrid film, or by pointing her to the Internet Movie Database at http://www.imdb.com/) ================================================================= I am a film student at Columbia College Chicago trying desperately to graduate in four days. I am writing a paper on an independant film (any independant film, but preferably Even Cowgirls Get the Blues). I need production, distribution and marketing information on that or any other film that might be easier to research. If you are aware of any such resources and have time to mail me, I would really appreciate it. Feel free to send this message around, but please ask people responding to include independant film under the subject heading. I tried to send this to the list members, but I can't quite find my way around yet. Thank you very much, Katherine Hunnicutt Loquamani@hotmail.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 06/03/98 Date: 03 Jun 1998 15:42:02 -0600 (MDT) Sony's summer blockbuster movie Godzilla roared into theaters with a seven-day opening take of about $74 million, in the process becoming the third-highest-grossing Memorial Day movie of all time, according to Variety. Godzilla brought in $55.5 million in ticket sales over the four-day holiday weekend, falling short of the $90.2 million earned by The Lost World: Jurassic Park over Memorial Day weekend in 1997 and the $56.8 million Mission Impossible earned in 1996. [sic] Although $74 million is an impressive number for any movie, it was far below Sony's expectation of $100 million or more in ticket sales for the monster flick's first week in theaters, and the movie industry is wondering if Godzilla will ultimately turn out to be a flop. With production and marketing costs estimated at about $200 million, Godzilla has a long way to go before it will earn its keep. -=> * <=- Elektra Records will be releasing two soundtracks to the upcoming X-Files feature film, one a non-vocal score by longtime Files music composer Mark Snow and the other an anthology of commissioned songs largely selected by Files creator Chris Carter. The anthology album will feature original tracks by bands such as the Foo Fighters, Better than Ezra, the Cure, Bjork, Filter, Tonic and Ween, as well as cover songs by a variety of groups including X and Aswad & Sting. The anthology will also feature a hidden track that will offer some tidbits about the X-Files film. Rumor says the track is available 10 minutes and 13 seconds after the final song, and not coincidentally Carter's production company is called Ten Thirteen Productions. Both soundtracks will be available in stores starting June 2, preceding the movie, which debuts June 19. -=> * <=- The SF/disaster flick Deep Impact proved it wasn't a one-week wonder at the box office by earning a respectable $23.3 million during its second weekend in theaters, bringing its 10-day total up to $74 million Variety predicted the film would gross $120 million domestically, which would give co-producers Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks SKG the first certifiable hit of the summer movie season. Deep Impact continued to make an impression on moviegoers despite mediocre reviews from critics, which bodes well for the film's eventual release on video and TV. At a cost of about $80 million, that means Deep Impact will likely continue to fill the deep pockets of its financiers for months to come. -=> * <=- Buena Vista wowed a packed audience at the Cannes Film Festival with about 50 minutes of footage from its upcoming SF flick Armageddon, according to Variety. The clips were reportedly laden with special effects from the $125 million production, which stars Bruce Willis as an oil driller who's tapped by NASA to blow up an incoming meteor that's about to pummel Earth. Armageddon director Michael Bay was on hand for the screening and dismissed similarities between his film and the current box-office champ Deep Impact, which is about an incoming comet that's about to pummel Earth. Variety quoted Bay as saying, "At theaters in America, the thing I keep hearing is 'I can't wait to see Armageddon.'" -=> * <=- Beverly Hills Ninja director Dennis Dugan has agreed to helm Paramount's upcoming SF comedy flick Clockstoppers, according to Variety. The film focuses on a scientist who creates a device that can make people move 25 times faster than those around them. When his son and another youngster are accidentally sped up by the device, the scientist must find a way to return them to normal. Dugan's other projects have included Brain Donors and Happy Gilmore, as well as stints behind the camera for TV shows such as NYPD Blue, Picket Fences and Chicago Hope. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: [MV] Drew Barrymore is Cinderella!!! Date: 03 Jun 1998 21:10:36 -0400 Personally, all this talk of the Wizard of Oz reminded me that Hollywood seemingly is out of new ideas. That's the real reason we see so many sequels, remakes, and similar storylines. That said, One remake I am looking forward to is the new Cinderella. I think Drew Barrymore is such a natural for this role. She was born to play it. I might even argue ONLY she should play it. I don't know if it will be a hit movie or not, but I think it's one of the few movies made primarily for kids that I would pay to see. One thing to remember about Godzilla- Even if it makes "only" 200 million in theatres, it still will make its fair share in Video sales and rentals, Pay per view, and overseas. I think in the end it will do better than break even. But it's certainly not a monster smash like Titanic. I don't think Godzilla has to worry about being replaced by the Budweiser Lizards anytime soon. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Masako Seko <g0961215@pu-kumamoto.ac.jp> Subject: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? Date: 04 Jun 1998 13:34:38 +0900 I was told,"DEEP IMPACT is not so good choise"... OK but I still want to watch that movie, so I'll go to the cinema without expecting so much. I'd like you to recommend some good movies, I like comedy or some moving storys. Masako [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] Foreign Flicks Date: 03 Jun 1998 20:21:08 -0700 I loved both Delicatessen and City of the Lost Children - amazing movies that everyone with an imagination should see. But please, please do not get the dubbed version!! It is painful - as are all dubbed versions of anything. jay >One film (from France) which really blew me away was "The City of Lost >Children" (aka 'La Ville des Enfants Perdues') It's set in a very Kafkaesque >Post Apocolyptic City and the direction is a lot like that of Terry Gilliam >(Brazil & 12 Monkeys). It's about a mad scientist who is unable to dream and >so kidnaps children from the city and steals their dreams with the help of his >clone henchman. It's an amazing spectacle and a fantastical sci-fi tale. > >It was produced and directed by the makers of "Delicatessen" which is another >gem, although it's about cannibalism in a small French village which has no >other source of food nor nutrition. > >City of Lost Children is available with subtitles, and also with a suprisingly >good dubbed version as well! > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply Date: 04 Jun 1998 08:25:46 -0700 Gee Masako, I wish I knew what was playing over there so I could give a suggestion. The Truman Show is probably going to be in Japan very soon. It is being called the most touching film in quite a while. We have been berating Hollywood for quite a while for recycling storylines. While I problably complain as much as anybody the bottom line is how well the story is told. NObody complains about Edward Scissorhands or Star Wars or any of the other well made movies that retell a familiar story. I don't think the problem is recycling stories but instead recycling stories badly. How many Hamlets have we had in the past 5 years? And now I hear there is another one coming. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "ABYRNE.IE.ORACLE.COM" <ABYRNE@ie.oracle.com> Subject: Re: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply Date: 04 Jun 1998 16:35:06 +0100 --=_ORCL_4493868_0_0 Content-Transfer-Encoding:quoted-printable Content-Type:text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have to disagree with that.I feel that Deep Impact is a very good film as for once we had a S/F flick that had brilliant special effects that concentrated more on the plot and emotion of the film.Has anyone seen the General yet?It is a film about The gangster in Dublin Ireland called Martin Cahill, a.k.a. The General. Powerful performance by Brendan Gleeson and John= Voigt also has a cracker of a film as Inspector Ned Kenny! Any comments? 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Ireland ****************************************************************************= ** "Float like a cannon-ball,sting like a shark I'm the one who's waiting for you in the dark" ****************************************************************************= ** --=_ORCL_4493868_0_0 Content-Type:message/rfc822 Reply-to:IEUNIX1.IE.ORACLE.COM:movies@lists.xmission.com Return-Path:<owner-movies@lists.xmission.com> Received:from iedns1.ie.oracle.com by iemail1.ie.oracle.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-4.1) id QAA19592; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 16:20:57 +0100 Received:from mail-gw3.uk.oracle.com (ukaa04.uk.oracle.com) by iedns1.ie.oracle.com (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA17975; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 16:25:19 +0100 Received:from uksn98.uk.oracle.com (uksn98.uk.oracle.com [138.3.208.67]) by mail-gw3.uk.oracle.com (8.8.5/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA10616 for <ABYRNE@ie.oracle.com>; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 16:27:49 +0100 (BST) Received:from lists.xmission.com ([198.60.22.7]) by uksn98.uk.oracle.com via smtpd (for ukaa04.uk.oracle.com [138.3.208.99]) with SMTP; 4 Jun 1998 15:27:48 UT Received:from domo by lists.xmission.com with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 0yhbsU-0007AY-00; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:24:30 -0600 Received:from (mail-lax-3.pilot.net) [205.139.40.17] by lists.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #1) id 0yhbsR-0007A1-00; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:24:27 -0600 Received:from proxy.saban.com (unknown-23-154.saban.com [204.48.23.154] (may be forged)) by mail-lax-3.pilot.net (Pilot/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA15972 for <movies@lists.xmission.com>; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 08:24:25 -0700 (PDT) Received:from SABAN.COM (unknown-60-17.saban.com [206.189.60.17]) by proxy.saban.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA21923 for <movies@lists.xmission.com>; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 08:24:24 -0700 (PDT) Received:from Saban-Message_Server by SABAN.COM with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 04 Jun 1998 08:31:51 -0700 Message-Id:<s5765b77.021@SABAN.COM> Sender:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type:text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Disposition:inline Content-Transfer-Encoding:quoted-printable Gee Masako, I wish I knew what was playing over there so I could give a suggestion. The Truman Show is probably going to be in Japan very soon. It is being called the most touching film in quite a while. We have been berating Hollywood for quite a while for recycling storylines. While I problably complain as much as anybody the bottom line is how well the story is told. NObody complains about Edward Scissorhands or Star Wars or any of the other well made movies that retell a familiar story. I don't think the problem is recycling stories but instead recycling stories badly. How many Hamlets have we had in the past 5 years? And now I hear there is another one coming. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] --=_ORCL_4493868_0_0-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply Date: 04 Jun 1998 18:23:44 cet > We have been berating Hollywood for quite a while for recycling > storylines. While I problably complain as much as anybody the bottom > line is how well the story is told. NObody complains about Edward > Scissorhands or Star Wars or any of the other well made movies that > retell a familiar story. I don't think the problem is recycling > stories but instead recycling stories badly. How many Hamlets have > we had in the past 5 years? And now I hear there is another one > coming. There is another Hamlet? Seems like the book shops near the production offices don't stock any other Shakespeare plays. There are a number of great plays that haven't been dealt with lately, but I guess actors want to hold a skull and act like mad. I think it *is* about the large amount of remakes and about making similar films. There are two meteor films now? 2 about volcanos recently? 3 about giant Lizards? I am kinda missing plot films lately. I have neither seen the predecessor of SW nor Edward, but I presume they are rather adaptions than remakes which would be ok by me. But if you make a remake it should be better or present a new view, something that Godzilla presumably doesn't do. Another thing is that Tim Burton and George Lucas are good directors, while the most recent remakes are often more based on getting cash rather than making a decent film. Neither Lucas nor Burton had big money in mind and that's probably why they got it. Both were quite courageous making those films, which seems to me to be the difference between them and the most recent films. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply Date: 04 Jun 1998 17:59:30 -0400 >Gee Masako, I wish I knew what was playing over there so I could give >a suggestion. The Truman Show is probably going to be in Japan very >soon. It is being called the most touching film in quite a while. > >We have been berating Hollywood for quite a while for recycling >storylines. While I problably complain as much as anybody the bottom >line is how well the story is told. NObody complains about Edward >Scissorhands or Star Wars or any of the other well made movies that >retell a familiar story. I don't think the problem is recycling >stories but instead recycling stories badly. How many Hamlets have >we had in the past 5 years? And now I hear there is another one >coming. > >bb > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] No Bruce I really believe the problem is that Hollywood doesn't have enough original ideas. In what way am I as a consumer going to benefit from yet another telling of Hamlet or any other familiar story? Let's face it: these are just vehicles to make a quick buck and give actors like Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and the like an easy (and a big) payday. And I'm sick of it. What are we up to? Lethal Weapon 4? Or Lethal Weapon 88? The first one (maybe 2) was good, but enough's enough! GRZ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jayson <ja970600@balut.admu.edu.ph> Subject: Re: [MV] English Patient -Reply Date: 05 Jun 1998 08:21:42 +0800 (HKT) > Here in the Philippines, they are translating the dialogue into the > native dialect and it simply sounds awful and corny. The plot still > resembles another Romeo and Juliet. They are just rehashing usual story > about the one great love. I am sick and tired about those movies that > keep rehashing that type of formula. As for Good Will, the story may not > be that new. But it has sensitivity and maturity coming from a couple of > Gen-Xers. > Maybe they translated it to parody Titanic. Of course, it would sound awful and corny because we cannot directly translate English to Filipino. I'm sure the same thing would happen if the Good Will Hunting dialogue will be translated in our vernacular. Oh, I'm a Gen-Xer from the Philippines and I loved Titanic. It has all the formulas of being a classic. Jayson [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com> Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#145, 6/4/98 Date: 04 Jun 1998 17:27:46 -0700 T H E M O V I E R E P O R T #145 JUNE 4, 1998 If your site was linked on Movie Site Links, please e-mail me your site name and URL so I don't forget to include it on the new list. Thank you. =>T H I S W E E K<= M O V I E S -The Truman Show -Almost Heroes -Hope Floats -The Last Days of Disco -A Perfect Murder V I D E O -John Grisham's The Rainmaker -The Locusts -Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -Oscar and Lucinda Select reviews are available at Hollywood Hotline on CompuServe and: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com ...on Albany Online at: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com ...and the Eyepiece Network at: http://www.eyepiece.com For links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews, exclusive Hollywood event photos, movie discussion board, movie theme MIDI files, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at: http://welcome.to/mrbrown or http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown Please don't forget to sign the guestbook... all movies graded out of four stars (****) ~~~ =>M O V I E S<= N E W R E L E A S E S The Truman Show (PG) *** 1/2 From the moment he signed his name on the dotted line, _The_Truman_Show_ has been touted as Jim Carrey's big dramatic breakthrough (never mind that he won numerous critical kudos for his work in the Emmy-nominated TV movie _Doing_Time_on_Maple_Drive_). Carrey indeed does a fine job in Peter Weir's clever fantasy, but to focus all attention on his refreshing change-of-pace turn is to discount the superior accomplishment of those behind the scenes--and to give Carrey a bit _too_much_ credit. Carrey's Truman Burbank has a nice house, white picket fence and all, in the idyllic oceanside community of Seahaven; a loyal wife, Meryl (Laura Linney); an even more loyal best friend, Marlon (Noah Emmerich); and a cushy desk job. If it sounds like a pretty picture from the TV screen, that's because it is. Unbeknownst to Truman, the entire life he has lived is mere programming for a 24-hour television network. Seahaven is one large soundstage, where all events are scripted and all the inhabitants are actors--that is, except for Truman, who was adopted as an infant by the Omnicam Corporation, and has had every step of his life traced and molded by _The_Truman_Show_'s creator, Christof (Ed Harris). In addition to having an inventive plot hook, Andrew Niccol's screenplay is expertly structured. In its first minute, the basic outline of the complex premise is made perfectly clear through a faux television credit roll and soundbites from Meryl, Marlon (or, rather, the actors who play them), and Christof. For about the next hour, Niccol and Weir thrust the audience directly into Truman's world, allowing them to experience for themselves the surreal, synthetic way of "life" in Seahaven before going into a more detailed backstory that fills in the few holes. In the process, the viewer is given a much more vivid and entertaining picture of Truman's situation. Truman is not as dumb as Christof or other crew members think, and he begins to catch on to the grand charade that is his life when no one will let him leave town. The resulting conflict, within himself and with everyone and everything around him, provides Carrey ample opportunity to stretch while staying within comfortable acting bounds. He gets to cry (and convincingly at that) onscreen and play a fairly earnest character as a whole, but he does make concessions to his core comedic audience. When Truman's suspicions grow, the more unhinged he gets, setting the stage for some funny rubberfaced antics (no butt-talking, though--thankfully). However, his performance is not the Oscar-baiting tour-de-force that a number of sources would lead you to believe. Carrey's shortcoming is most clearly brought to light in one key subplot. Although he likes Meryl, the love of his life is Sylvia (Natascha McElhone), a fetching young woman whom he barely knew in college. Like the rest, Sylvia was an actress playing a part, but when she broke script and actually fell for him, she was hastily removed from the Seahaven set and the _Truman_ cast. Truman was told that she and her "father" moved to Fiji, and it's his longing for her that makes him want to leave town. This thread is supposed to be _Truman_'s emotional hook, but it doesn't quite work for a couple of reasons. The character of Sylvia, who goes on to be the leader of the "Free Truman" movement, is sketchily written, as are the reasons behind her deep feelings for Truman; and, as evidenced in _Liar_Liar_, Carrey just isn't that convincing when it comes to sentiment. Granted, _Truman_ is nowhere near as sappy as that film (not to mention the sap felt out of place there), but, while he is a likable presence, Carrey doesn't have much of a natural emotional rapport with the audience or, for that matter, his co-stars. As such, one may empathize with Truman's desire to break free, but not necessarily feel for the romantic plight that motivates that desire. Hence, the bravura work on display in _The_Truman_Show_ is that of Niccol and Weir, who have crafted a subtly layered, perceptive, and pointedly truthful commentary on the media and its and our own voyeuristic tendencies. While the ostensible villains of _The_Truman_Show_ are Christof and his crew, coming off every bit as guilty is the viewing audience, which is shown eating up every second of Truman's pre-packaged "life" as their own lives idly waste away. As outlandish as the entire premise may seem, isn't _The_Truman_Show_ (in which one's life is completely exploited as an entertainment "escape" for others) but just one logical, merging step away from the current likes of _Jerry_Springer_'s ongoing parade of dysfunction and those real-life "caught on tape" video shows? Hollywood Hotline Featured Review Almost Heroes (PG-13) no stars While he had a number of memorably funny moments during his starmaking stint on _Saturday_Night_Live_, the late Chris Farley's big-screen starring vehicles--_Tommy_Boy_, _Black_Sheep_, and _Beverly_Hills_Ninja_--ranged from bad, worse, to amusingly bad. Sad to say, his final film, _Almost_Heroes_, is every bit as sloppily made as his previous starring efforts--a virtually laugh-free comedy that puts a sad end to the woefully lackluster screen career of a talented comic. It's hard to believe that Christopher Guest, who directed last year's smart and funny mockumentary _Waiting_for_Guffman_, helmed this disastrous enterprise. Then again, no director could have salvaged the witless script by Mark Nutter, Tom Wolfe, and Boyd Hale. Matthew Perry and Farley play Leslie Edwards and Bartholmew (sic) Hunt, two explorers determined to beat the legendary Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Northwest territories in 1804. Needless to say, the effete Edwards and the boorish Hunt are in over their heads, falling into a number of precarious, would-be comic situations (such as running into a merry band of evil conquistadors) en route to the Pacific. The odd-couple teaming of Perry and Farley sounds promising, but the two generate little comic chemistry. While this is partly the fault of the actors (a distracted-looking Perry seems more concerned over maintaining his uppity New England accent than selling one-liners), the script never gives them much opportunity to play off their contrasting comedic styles--Perry's deadpan wit and Farley's wild physicality. Instead, the writers succumb to the lazy trap that befell the scribes behind Farley's previous starring vehicles--jam as many "fat guy falls down" gags as possible. This time around, though, these obvious gags have an underlying tone of sadness, since Farley's frustration with such gags has become well-noted after his death. Even more troubling are the gags centering on Hunt's alcohol consumption. These jokes would have been only moderately amusing at best had Farley lived to see this film's release, but in light of the substance abuse-related circumstances of his death, the gags come off even cheaper, not to mention all the more insulting to the late star. In my review for another unscreened-for-critics (wonder why) from Warner Bros., the awful _Major_League:_Back_to_the_Minors_, I noted that not even the guy in the audience who laughs at just about anything let out a single chuckle throughout the movie. The most I can say about _Almost_Heroes_ is that the laughing guy was back in his element, greeting many a joke with explosions of laughter. Everyone else, though, was stonefaced and silent--at least those strong enough to not walk out of the auditorium. IN BRIEF Hope Floats (PG-13) ** The latest weepy chick flick from actor-director Forest Whitaker (_Waiting_to_Exhale_) demonstrates all too well the limitations of good acting. Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, and young Mae Whitman turn in strong performances, but they can't make Steven Rogers's soggy script float (yeah, bad pun) above the level of made-for-TV movie. After being dumped by her husband (Michael Pare) on a national TV talk show (by far the film's most entertaining scene) Birdee Pruitt (a radiant Bullock) and her daughter Bernice (Whitman) moves back in with her taxidermist mother (Rowlands) in backwater Smithville, Texas. From this point on, everything belongs on the small screen. Birdee is aggressively wooed by a nice guy (Connick) who's had a crush on her since high school, but she and especially Bernice can't overcome the hope that her hubby will come back to her. There is also the obligatory disease-stricken older relative: in this case, Birdee's father, who's been staying in a rest home since having a stroke and coming down with Alzheimer's. I'm not spoiling anything by revealing Birdee eventually stops feeling sorry for herself and starts living again, but, of course, not before a number of tears are shed, people lovingly embrace, and the de rigueur death of a loved one. Nothing spells dull and saccharine quite like the two dreaded Hs--hugs and healing. The Last Days of Disco (R) *** Like writer-director Whit Stillman's previous films, _Metropolitan_ and _Barcelona_, his latest is all about talk and nothing more--it's just that the faces and the setting are different (New York City in the "very early 1980s," where the cultural phenomenon of discotheques and their accompanying musical genre were in their dying days). But the incessant barrage of verbiage is forgivable when it is as smartly, wittily written as it is here. The main gabbers of this film are the naive blonde Alice (Chloe Sevigny) and her best "friend" and roommate, bitchy sophisticate Charlotte (an unrecognizable Kate Beckinsale, looking like a cross between Nicole Kidman and Parker Posey), both of whom are recent college grads who work in a publishing house by day and frequent an exclusive dance club at night. The film is essentially a portrait of their and their friends' lives, but Stillman shows little concern for any of them. The emphasis is so strongly centered on their impossibly verbose conversations that all character and plot developments seem like throwaways. For example, when club manager Des (Chris Eigeman, a Stillman regular) develops a what is supposed to be a serious drug habit, it comes off as more of a minor step down than a plunging descent. In spite of its failings on the dramatic level, _Disco_ is still a very entertaining film, thanks to an appealing cast (which also includes Beckinsale's _Much_Ado_About_Nothing_ love interest, Robert Sean Leonard, and a briefly-seen Jennifer Beals) and those wordy discussions. Even though a number of the characters are Ivy League graduates, I'm not sure there are real people who talk the way these people do. But since the exchanges are as funny as they are (a sociopolitical deconstruction of Disney's _Lady_and_the_Tramp_ is the highlight), that complaint is moot. A Perfect Murder (R) ** 1/2 The murder may be perfect, but Andrew Davis's loose update of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic _Dial_M_for_Murder_ is not even close. Davis and screenwriter Patrick Smith Kelly have come up with an interesting wrinkle to Frederick Knott's original play: a wealthy industrialist (Michael Douglas) wants to kill his adulterous heiress wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) for the money, but in this version, the person he hires to do the job is the lover himself (Viggo Mortensen). Also, for the most part, Davis and Kelly have successfully opened up the action of the original, which largely took place on a single apartment set. But, as is the case with too many remakes, the slick new take falls short. Generally speaking, Douglas, Paltrow, and Mortensen deliver passable performances, but Douglas lacks the complexity of _Dial_M_'s Ray Milland; he is a bit too one-note evil that it's hard to believe that anyone could suspect anyone other than him (not helping are some obvious up-to-no-good lines, such as this reply to Paltrow's request that a lunch date be postponed until the next day: "What if there's no tomorrow?"). Nonetheless, Davis manages to generate some tension, yet this is squandered by the uninspired finale, which bears the unmistakable fingerprints of post-test screening retooling. Watch closely, and you'll notice an underscored detail that is not picked up on in the finale, much like how the final, post-test version of _Fatal_Attraction_ lets a similar matter dangle. IN CURRENT RELEASE (full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs) -Bulworth (R) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#bulworth -Broadway Damage 1/2* <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#damage -Chinese Box (R) ** <MR#134, 3/13/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt30.html#chinesebox -City of Angels (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#angels -Deep Impact (PG-13) *** <MR#141, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#impact -Fallen Angels **** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#angels -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (R) no stars <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#loathing -Go Now *** <MR#141, 5/7/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#gonow -Godzilla (PG-13) ** <MR#143, 5/19/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#godzilla -He Got Game (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#hegotgame -The Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#horse -Les Miserables (PG-13) *** <MR#139, 4/23/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt32.html#lesmiz -The Object of My Affection (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#affection -The Opposite of Sex (R) *** 1/2 <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#sex -Quest for Camelot (G) ** <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#quest -Sliding Doors (PG-13) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#doors -The Spanish Prisoner (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#prisoner -Still Breathing (PG-13) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#breathing -Titanic (PG-13) **** <MR#121, 12/10/97> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#titanic -Two Girls and a Guy (R) ** <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#2girls -Woo (R) ** <MR#141, 5/7/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#woo O N T H E H O R I Z O N FRIDAY Beyond Silence (PG-13) German drama, nominated for the 1997 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, in which the daughter (Sylvie Testud) of two deaf parents takes up the clarinet. Mr. Jealousy (R) Eric Stoltz plays the title character, a man insanely jealous of the attention his girlfriend (Annabella Sciorra) pays her ex (Chris Eigeman) in this romantic comedy. A Perfect Murder (R) ** 1/2 <see above review> Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow star in Andrew Davis's OK update of Alfred Hitchcock's _Dial_M_for_Murder_. The Truman Show (PG) *** 1/2 <see above review> Inventive fantasy in which a man (Jim Carrey) discovers his life is a 24-hour television program. Under the Skin Newcomer Samantha Morton has won numerous kudos for her performance as one of two sisters (Claire Rushbrook being the other) whose mother's death sends their lives in opposite directions. ~~~ =>V I D E O<= N E W T H I S W E E K John Grisham's The Rainmaker (PG-13) *** <full review in MR#122, 12/18/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#rainmaker> Francis Ford Coppola directed this entertaining adaptation of Grisham's novel in which a (what else?) young lawyer (Matt Damon) takes on an insurance company. (Paramount Home Video) The Locusts (R) ** 1/2 <full review in MR#112, 10/10/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt23.html#locusts> Fine acting by Vince Vaughn and Kate Capshaw distinguishes this slow, smoke-filled melodrama in which a drifter (Vaughn) is taken in by a bitchy, widowed feed lot owner (Capshaw) in 1960s Kansas. (Orion Home Video) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (R) *** <full review in MR#118, 11/20/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt25.html#midnite> Clint Eastwood directed this intriguing, well-acted adaptation of John Berendt's true-life book about a mysterious murder in Savannah, Georgia. Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, and the movie-stealing drag queen Lady Chablis (playing him/herself) star. (Warner Home Video) Oscar and Lucinda (R) *** <full review in MR#132, 2/27/98; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt29.html#oscar> Odd, touching period love story between two eccentrics: a British minister (Ralph Fiennes) and an Australian heiress (Cate Blanchett) with a shared passion for gambling. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) A L S O N E W T H I S W E E K Firestorm (R) "Action goes long" when former footballer Howie Long, starring as a forest firefighter, does battle with some escaped cons. (20th Century Fox Home Video) Home Alone 3 (PG) From the beating a dead horse department comes this flop third (and likely final) installment in the kiddie franchise. Alex D. Linz takes over for husband-to-be Macaulay Culkin. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) Hugo Pool (R) Alyssa Milano stars as the title character, a Los Angeles pool cleaner, in this quirky comedy (which originally aired on cable) from director Robert Downey Sr. Richard Lewis, Patrick Dempsey, Malcolm McDowell, Sean Penn, and Robert Downey Jr. co-star. 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It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart." --Michael Jordan __________________________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Masako Seko <g0961215@pu-kumamoto.ac.jp> Subject: [MV] Now playing in Japan Date: 05 Jun 1998 17:08:38 +0900 In Japan, now, "Sphere" and "Wag the dog" and soon, "The man in the iron mask" and "Great Expectation"( I don't know the title exactly) are playing. I'd watched "Wag the dog" and I liked it very much. Robert De Niro and Dastin Hoffman are great and the story is very ineresting!! Did you watch any of these movies ? Which movies did you think interesting ? I want to watch "Great Expectation" best. Masako [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: Re: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply -Reply Date: 05 Jun 1998 08:42:09 -0700 Gary, My point is that a good storyteller can reinvent an old concept and make it worth retelling. I am not defending the same old crap that Hollywood spews out but trying to point out the need for talent beyond the concept. I have no desire to see a bad but original story told badly. I will take another variation on Hamlet (if done well) over the latest Batman opus any day. And Batman films are fairly unique in their own way. Wouldn't you rather see Scorcese redo Hamlet (wow! what a concept!)d than Joel Schumaker's version of the next great script? Schumaker just can't tell a story. A great story has plenty of room for retelling and reinterpretation but a bad story should never be filmed in the first place. The bottom line for me is that I am glad that the Kurasawa films Seven Samuari, Yojimbo, Rashamon and Hidden Forrest were remade. They resulted in great American films. Masako, I was wondering how "Wag the Dog" would play in Japan. It is such a political film I did not expect that audiences in other countries would appreciate it. Of course it does help reinforce the image of the corrupt US political system that we all love to hate. I'm going to see The Truman Show today. I need something to help erase the awful memory of Godzilla. Bye, bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jakob Straub <jakob.straub@nothing.lake.de> Subject: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 05 Jun 1998 15:39:10 +0200 Hello, Bladerunner is really a great movie, but there are not only the normal version and the director's cut: it is said that they shot all the scenes, and then produced about 17 different versions of the film, each a little bit different. At this point, they wanted to throw it all over, but finally, they made this version with Harrison Ford as a "narrator". Well, I like it anyway. Jakob [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jakob Straub <jakob.straub@nothing.lake.de> Subject: [MV] Dubbed Versions & Foreign Flicks Date: 05 Jun 1998 15:51:00 +0200 > I loved both Delicatessen and City of the Lost Children - amazing movies > that everyone with an imagination should see. But please, please do not > get the dubbed version!! It is painful - as are all dubbed versions of > anything. Sometimes, I can watch the original English version of a movie at the theater around here in Germany, but most times, they only play the dubbed version. And it is a hell of a problem to get an English version of a video. Luckily, there are some small video stores with a huge collection of them... Jakob [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply -Reply Date: 05 Jun 1998 21:22:18 -0400 >Gary, > >My point is that a good storyteller can reinvent an old concept and >make it worth retelling. I am not defending the same old crap that >Hollywood spews out but trying to point out the need for talent >beyond the concept. > >I have no desire to see a bad but original story told badly. I will >take another variation on Hamlet (if done well) over the latest >Batman opus any day. And Batman films are fairly unique in their own >way. > >Wouldn't you rather see Scorcese redo Hamlet (wow! what a concept!)d >than Joel Schumaker's version of the next great script? Schumaker >just can't tell a story. > >A great story has plenty of room for retelling and reinterpretation >but a bad story should never be filmed in the first place. > >The bottom line for me is that I am glad that the Kurasawa films >Seven Samuari, Yojimbo, Rashamon and Hidden Forrest were remade. >They resulted in great American films. > >Masako, >I was wondering how "Wag the Dog" would play in Japan. It is such a >political film I did not expect that audiences in other countries >would appreciate it. Of course it does help reinforce the image of >the corrupt US political system that we all love to hate. > >I'm going to see The Truman Show today. I need something to help >erase the awful memory of Godzilla. > >Bye, >bb > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Bruce- I can appreciate what you are saying. However, I still would prefer that the great directors like Scorcese, De Palma, Tarantino, and Almodovar spend their time, talent and energy on original projects. Not Hamlet remakes, not Godzilla remakes, and not Die Hard remakes. I thought the coolest thing was Pulp Fiction. A great director directing a great original concept. We need more like this, don't you agree! Good Will Hunting is another original concept that turned into a good movie. The Crying Game (Although not a Hollywood concept) was another. These are the types of movies that ABSOLUTELY INSPIRE AND AMAZE ME. But that's just my too cents. In my eyes, NO potential remake ( Not even REAR WINDOW) compares. What I'm looking for is movie greatness. I'm not seeing much of it these days. And that's a shame. Because I can't remember a time in recent history when we've had more talent in the movie business than we do now. The actors/actresses are fighting for the roles, but the roles just aren't measuring up. I'm talking talent in acting, directing, producing, even FX. It's there. Where are the great movies? Let's hope The Truman Show fills the Bill. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 05 Jun 1998 23:15:16 -0300 -----Original Message----- >Hello, > >Bladerunner is really a great movie, but there are not only the normal >version and the director's cut: it is said that they shot all the >scenes, and then produced about 17 different versions of the film, each >a little bit different. At this point, they wanted to throw it all over, >but finally, they made this version with Harrison Ford as a "narrator". >Well, I like it anyway. > >Jakob > Now I don't want to offend anyone, but I've never understood the hype over Blade Runner. I'm a huge Harrison Ford fan and a huge Sci-Fi fan, but this film has never done it for me. I've even tried watching it several times over the years because I keep hearing everyone say how great it is. It has never gotten any better. I'm not saying it's a bad movie. But for me it's always been kind of a disapointment. So I'm curious, what is it exactly that everyone finds so great about Blade Runner. Phoenix [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] Truman Show review Date: 05 Jun 1998 10:52:42 -0700 A great film. Yeah - I know - you've seen the ads - you've heard the hype "Here comes another Jim Carrey movie!" Just give this one a chance if you're not a fan of the rubberband man. If you are a fan then I do believe you will also not be disappointed (no talking through ass though). The concept for this film needs to be applauded, I think, and Peter Wier needs an applause for making it work. Very easily could this have turned into a "just-for-laughs" gag-fest - but as Wier has done in the past with Robin Williams (Dead Poets Society) he makes an actor out of Jim. "I'm a doctor, not an actor Jim" (sorry). This is also a film that makes you think about things and talk about "what-ifs" after the show. Go and see the Truman Show - I give it a 93%. Best movie of the year (so far!) Wanna see a movie? Get all the facts on all the FLIX... www.netcom.ca/~movieman [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Toni S." <tonis@dircon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply -Reply Date: 06 Jun 1998 11:07:19 +0100 > >My point is that a good storyteller can reinvent an old concept and > >make it worth retelling. I am not defending the same old crap that > >Hollywood spews out but trying to point out the need for talent > >beyond the concept. > >A great story has plenty of room for retelling and reinterpretation > >but a bad story should never be filmed in the first place. > Bruce- > > I can appreciate what you are saying. However, I still would prefer that > the great directors like Scorcese, > De Palma, Tarantino, and Almodovar spend their time, talent and energy on > original projects. Not Hamlet remakes, not Godzilla remakes, and not Die > Hard remakes. I thought the coolest thing was Pulp Fiction. A great > director directing a great original concept. We need more like this, don't > you agree! > Good Will Hunting is another original concept that turned into a good movie. > The Crying Game (Although not a Hollywood concept) was another. > These are the types of movies that ABSOLUTELY INSPIRE AND AMAZE ME. > > But that's just my too cents. In my eyes, NO potential remake ( Not even > REAR WINDOW) compares. > What I'm looking for is movie greatness. I'm not seeing much of it these > days. And that's a shame. > Because I can't remember a time in recent history when we've had more > talent in the movie business than we do now. The actors/actresses are > fighting for the roles, but the roles just aren't measuring up. > I'm talking talent in acting, directing, producing, even FX. It's there. > Where are the great movies? > Let's hope The Truman Show fills the Bill. > > Gary Gary, I can hardly think of less 'original' stories than Pulp Fiction - a conglomeration of very 'familiar' plots thrown together with a great soundtrack and a pleasantly irreverant director; or Good Will Hunting ('who is different among us??'). Stories will always be familiar because the good ones are about the emotions we all feel - the only 'originality' in evidence will be the director's vision about how to tell them - which is why, as Bruce points out, Star Wars was a hit, and so was 'Alien', 'Blade Runner' and so on. Don't get me wrong, I love Pulp Fiction and delighted in its attitudes and scenes, but it wasn't - oh wow this is the most original thing I've ever seen. If you can predict what's going to happen, it ain't original. I'm kind of against remakes myself given the pretty poor track record in recent film history, but I tend to find films that hype themselves as 'original' aren't exactly that either. Either way the worst thing any film can do is use a lot of 'interesting' camera angles, filters and other rubbish to try and present a different 'vision' - which generally results in confusing the plot, making the actors look like idiots and wasting time & money. Mind you, my taste in films is pretty conservative. I found 'City of Lost Children' for example, to be numbingly unoriginal - and if Hollywood had made it and used such a taffy-sweet ending, the audience would have been groaning from every corner of the globe, but because it was French, it was okay. Sorry but I don't see it that way! Anyway, here endeth the babble ... [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] DEEP IMPACT is not so good movie ? -Reply -Reply Date: 06 Jun 1998 08:55:48 -0400 >> >My point is that a good storyteller can reinvent an old concept and >> >make it worth retelling. I am not defending the same old crap that >> >Hollywood spews out but trying to point out the need for talent >> >beyond the concept. >> >A great story has plenty of room for retelling and reinterpretation >> >but a bad story should never be filmed in the first place. >> Bruce- >> >> I can appreciate what you are saying. However, I still would prefer that >> the great directors like Scorcese, >> De Palma, Tarantino, and Almodovar spend their time, talent and energy on >> original projects. Not Hamlet remakes, not Godzilla remakes, and not Die >> Hard remakes. I thought the coolest thing was Pulp Fiction. A great >> director directing a great original concept. We need more like this, don't >> you agree! >> Good Will Hunting is another original concept that turned into a good movie. >> The Crying Game (Although not a Hollywood concept) was another. >> These are the types of movies that ABSOLUTELY INSPIRE AND AMAZE ME. >> >> But that's just my too cents. In my eyes, NO potential remake ( Not even >> REAR WINDOW) compares. >> What I'm looking for is movie greatness. I'm not seeing much of it these >> days. And that's a shame. >> Because I can't remember a time in recent history when we've had more >> talent in the movie business than we do now. The actors/actresses are >> fighting for the roles, but the roles just aren't measuring up. >> I'm talking talent in acting, directing, producing, even FX. It's there. >> Where are the great movies? >> Let's hope The Truman Show fills the Bill. >> >> Gary > >Gary, I can hardly think of less 'original' stories than Pulp Fiction - a >conglomeration of very 'familiar' plots thrown together with a great >soundtrack >and a pleasantly irreverant director; or Good Will Hunting ('who is different >among us??'). Stories will always be familiar because the good ones are about >the emotions we all feel - the only 'originality' in evidence will be the >director's vision about how to tell them - which is why, as Bruce points out, >Star Wars was a hit, and so was 'Alien', 'Blade Runner' and so on. Don't >get me >wrong, I love Pulp Fiction and delighted in its attitudes and scenes, but it >wasn't - oh wow this is the most original thing I've ever seen. If you can >predict what's going to happen, it ain't original. >I'm kind of against remakes myself given the pretty poor track record in >recent >film history, but I tend to find films that hype themselves as 'original' >aren't >exactly that either. Either way the worst thing any film can do is use a >lot of >'interesting' camera angles, filters and other rubbish to try and present a >different 'vision' - which generally results in confusing the plot, making the >actors look like idiots and wasting time & money. >Mind you, my taste in films is pretty conservative. I found 'City of Lost >Children' for example, to be numbingly unoriginal - and if Hollywood had >made it >and used such a taffy-sweet ending, the audience would have been groaning from >every corner of the globe, but because it was French, it was okay. Sorry but I >don't see it that way! >Anyway, here endeth the babble ... > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Toni: I still feel Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting were original concepts. No One has done them quite this way before. Maybe my definition of original is different from yours. To bring a collage of familiar storylines together a la Pulp Fiction was brilliant(and original in its own way), I thought. My main point was that I would prefer new ideas and concepts over remakes and rehashes of old scripts. No one had done Pulp Fiction before. That's why I consider it an original script. How many versions of Hamlet are there? It doesn't take any creativity (well, very little) to do another one. You or I could attempt it. We wouldn't even have to hire a scriptwriter. For the script word for word is already written. One things for sure: If you like a certain story , yes you'll probably like the remake, but I certainly won't consider it to be a great movie. For me, a great movie is something new, undiscovered territory. A la the Truman Show. Gary Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 06 Jun 1998 10:47:16 -0400 The big draw of "Blade Runner", and the reason, I believe, that it is considered such classic Sci-Fi fair today, was the SFX, and the vision of the future it potrayed. You can see this type of "look and feel" in sci-fi movies even today (ex. The Fifth Element). Even now, when I watch it (and it requires viewing on the big screen for maximum impact) I marvel at the effects. And the atmosphere of the movie still takes my breath away. Your's may be a case of viewing too many imitators, which makes the original less of a treat. For example, the first time I saw ET, I thought it was a great movie (still do). But there were so many bad movies based on the same premise as ET (Batteries Not Included, The Last Starfighter, The stupid movie with Aly Sheedy and the Robot, etc. etc) that now, when you view the original, it simply does not have the same impact as when it was first released. CHRIS > >Now I don't want to offend anyone, but I've never understood the hype over >Blade Runner. I'm a huge Harrison Ford fan and a huge Sci-Fi fan, but this >film has never done it for me. I've even tried watching it several times >over the years because I keep hearing everyone say how great it is. It has >never gotten any better. I'm not saying it's a bad movie. But for me it's >always been kind of a disapointment. > >So I'm curious, what is it exactly that everyone finds so great about Blade >Runner. > >Phoenix > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 06 Jun 1998 10:57:36 -0400 >The big draw of "Blade Runner", and the reason, I believe, that it is >considered such classic Sci-Fi fair today, was the SFX, and the vision of >the future it potrayed. You can see this type of "look and feel" in sci-fi >movies even today (ex. The Fifth Element). Even now, when I watch it (and >it requires viewing on the big screen for maximum impact) I marvel at the >effects. And the atmosphere of the movie still takes my breath away. > >Your's may be a case of viewing too many imitators, which makes the >original less of a treat. For example, the first time I saw ET, I thought >it was a great movie (still do). But there were so many bad movies based >on the same premise as ET (Batteries Not Included, The Last Starfighter, >The stupid movie with Aly Sheedy and the Robot, etc. etc) that now, when >you view the original, it simply does not have the same impact as when it >was first released. > >CHRIS > >> >>Now I don't want to offend anyone, but I've never understood the hype over >>Blade Runner. I'm a huge Harrison Ford fan and a huge Sci-Fi fan, but this >>film has never done it for me. I've even tried watching it several times >>over the years because I keep hearing everyone say how great it is. It has >>never gotten any better. I'm not saying it's a bad movie. But for me it's >>always been kind of a disapointment. >> >>So I'm curious, what is it exactly that everyone finds so great about Blade >>Runner. >> >>Phoenix >> >> >>[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >>[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] >> >> > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Thank you Chris! Probably without knowing it, you have just verified what I've been saying recently in my posts about remakes. If the original movie is good or great, the remakes are almost always disappointing. This is because you can't beat the original idea! Titanic is a perfect example of this. Should someone try to do another Titanic movie (I know it wouldn't make sense to do this, but bear with me here) it would never match the first one. Because it's already been seen, witnessed and experienced. Yes I know camera angles, point of view, etc etc can vary and movies can be redone differently, but the originals are almost always the best. Now I'll get off my soap box and just enjoy the new releases, which seem promising. Anybody seen A Perfect Murder yet? Any reviews??? GRZ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: [MV] The Truman Show Date: 06 Jun 1998 18:22:41 -0400 I just got back from seeing this movie. As you've all probably heard, it is good. And Jim Carrey is good. But what I liked most about it was the way it makes you wonder. Why are we here?? Who's controlling it all?? Is the universe designed in such a way that we can never reach the edge?? Our world is what we were born into, just like Truman's. We can't help but try to figure out the meaning of it all. I hope that some time in the distant future we get to the edge (before we get over-run by the wave). The other thing I thought about while watching this movie is whether someone would be able to film my life. Is my life so routine that anyone watching it would be able to stage it for me?? Would they know were to place the camaras?? Would they be able to guess what my reactions would be?? If I acted a little more spontaniously, would I perhaps come closer to finding the meaning of my life?? Some people are going to be disappointed. This movie is not a comedy. If you want to see Jim Carrey as a comedian, don't go to this movie, rent Ace Ventura instead. There isn't a whole lot of laughs here. But a good movie, like a good book, teaches you something about the human condition. This was a good movie. And to top it off, it was entertaining as well. I feel that a finnally got my $6.00 worth this summer. CHRIS [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Bradley Toy" <brad@nb.net> Subject: Re: [MV] The Truman Show Date: 06 Jun 1998 09:43:24 -0700 > I just got back from seeing this movie. As you've all probably heard, it > is good. And Jim Carrey is good. But what I liked most about it was the > way it makes you wonder. > > Why are we here?? Who's controlling it all?? Is the universe designed in > such a way that we can never reach the edge?? Our world is what we were > born into, just like Truman's. We can't help but try to figure out the > meaning of it all. I hope that some time in the distant future we get to > the edge (before we get over-run by the wave). > > The other thing I thought about while watching this movie is whether > someone would be able to film my life. Is my life so routine that anyone > watching it would be able to stage it for me?? Would they know were to > place the camaras?? Would they be able to guess what my reactions would > be?? If I acted a little more spontaniously, would I perhaps come closer > to finding the meaning of my life?? > > Some people are going to be disappointed. This movie is not a comedy. If > you want to see Jim Carrey as a comedian, don't go to this movie, rent Ace > Ventura instead. There isn't a whole lot of laughs here. But a good movie, > like a good book, teaches you something about the human condition. This > was a good movie. And to top it off, it was entertaining as well. I feel > that a finnally got my $6.00 worth this summer. > > CHRIS I agree with you Chris. I loved this movie. I usually only goto the movies to see comedies. Because I loved Jim Carrey in all of his other movies, I decided to go see this movie. I didn't think it would be a comedy, and it wasn't. But it was much much better than any of his other movies. I LOVED IT! It was probally the best movie that I've ever seen. And The Truman Show does make you wonder why you are here, and if your whole world was fake. I don't know what I would do if I discovered that my entire life was just an "act", and everyone that I loved, and cared for was just acting like they loved me. I would probally end my life. I felt that this movie was really good, but kinda sad. Because Truman discovered that his entire universe was fake, and all an act. The only thing that I didn't like about this movie was the ending. I mean it was a good ending, and it lets you use your imagination at the end. But in a way I didn't like it, I wanted to see how Truman would react to the creator of the show, and if he would fall in love with the other lady (whom I believe remains nameless). I give this film an eleven out of ten. I recommend everyone to go see it. Thanks, Brad Toy http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/9808 [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Carmine Pascuzzi." <carminep@mediasearch.com.au> Subject: [MV] Christina Ricci Date: 07 Jun 1998 16:26:18 +1000 Christina is great and is destined to become a long-term marvellous actress. Her performance in The Ice Storm was terrific, as was her role in "The Last Of The High Kings" alongside Gabriel Byrne. We can't wait for her latest film to be shown in Australia. Carmine [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Carmine Pascuzzi." <carminep@mediasearch.com.au> Subject: [MV] Wild Things Date: 07 Jun 1998 16:36:01 +1000 I liked Wild Things very much. It has recently been released in Australia and it will do well. I like films with a touch of intrigue and plot twists. The acting is very good, particularly by Neve Campbell, in a tough-girl character. Denise Richards naturally stands out because of her alluring looks at Matt Dillon, and the fact she possesses a great body. She and Neve will continue to attract worthy roles in the future. I've always liked Matt Dillon's work. He has been under-estimated, but perhaps under-utilised. Carmine [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - but now Date: 07 Jun 1998 08:49:23 cet Bladerunner - What made it brilliant (on top of what has been said) was its reference to Metropolis (booh - it's another remake) and more importantly the fact that it had almost a philosophical side to it. Ok, it wasn't all too intellectual but the mortality and morality issue plus the breaking down of the distinction between man and machine gave room for thought. At least more than you would expect from an Hwood film. And thus it represents the spirit of SF which used to be, or should be, or should have been more than mere FX. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - but now Date: 07 Jun 1998 08:49:23 cet Bladerunner - What made it brilliant (on top of what has been said) was its reference to Metropolis (booh - it's another remake) and more importantly the fact that it had almost a philosophical side to it. Ok, it wasn't all too intellectual but the mortality and morality issue plus the breaking down of the distinction between man and machine gave room for thought. At least more than you would expect from an Hwood film. And thus it represents the spirit of SF which used to be, or should be, or should have been more than mere FX. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 07 Jun 1998 08:49:23 cet > you can't beat the original idea! Titanic is a perfect example of this. > Should someone try to do another Titanic movie > (I know it wouldn't make sense to do this, but bear with me here) it would > never match the first one. > Because it's already been seen, witnessed and experienced. Yes I know > camera angles, point of view, etc etc can vary and movies can be redone > differently, but the originals are almost always the best. Now I'll get off I hate to disprove your theory, but AFAIR there has been a Titanic film in the 40s or 50s or some other decade that I'm sure someone here can name. Hence the Cameron-Titanic you are presumably talking about would not be original. I don't think that being the first necessarily means having the best film. There can be improvements. Burton's Batman was tons better than the TV-series - which of course was a comedy - but still. There are kilos of other examples which I would list if only I could think of one. Speaking of remakes. I guess you heard about it. Finally there is going to be an original film. Next year there will be a film about three female private eyes who work for a mysterious man in the background - and it will be called Charlie's Angels. After all those remakes finally something original. Rumour says that Geri Something - The artist formerly known as Ginger Spice is going to audition. A fine film and a brilliant actress. I can see some Oscar nominations. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 07 Jun 1998 05:46:11 -0700 (PDT) On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, greuel wrote: Finally there is > going to be an original film. Next year there will be a film about > three female private eyes who work for a mysterious man in the > background - and it will be called Charlie's Angels. After all those > remakes finally something original. Hi, couldn't resist de-lurking to ask you if you're kidding, or just young <G> Rumour says that Geri Something - > The artist formerly known as Ginger Spice is going to audition. A > fine film and a brilliant actress. I can see some Oscar nominations. Oh I get it, you're kiddig LOL Anita [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 07 Jun 1998 05:52:22 -0700 (PDT) On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, greuel wrote: > > I don't think that being the first necessarily means having the best > film. There can be improvements. Burton's Batman was tons better than > the TV-series - which of course was a comedy - but still. There are > kilos of other examples which I would list if only I could think of > one. How about "Ran"? Been years since I've seen it, maybe I'll get it out and have another look at it. On the whole, however, I would agree that unless there's a new angle to an original I don't enjoy a re-make as much if it only means bigger props, more gratuitous effects. Give me a great screenplay anyday. Anita, half-through the coffee and probably not making any sense. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 06 Jun 1998 23:56:22 -0300 -----Original Message----- >The big draw of "Blade Runner", and the reason, I believe, that it is >considered such classic Sci-Fi fair today, was the SFX, and the vision of >the future it potrayed. You can see this type of "look and feel" in sci-fi >movies even today (ex. The Fifth Element). Even now, when I watch it (and >it requires viewing on the big screen for maximum impact) I marvel at the >effects. And the atmosphere of the movie still takes my breath away. > >Your's may be a case of viewing too many imitators, which makes the >original less of a treat. For example, the first time I saw ET, I thought >it was a great movie (still do). But there were so many bad movies based >on the same premise as ET (Batteries Not Included, The Last Starfighter, >The stupid movie with Aly Sheedy and the Robot, etc. etc) that now, when >you view the original, it simply does not have the same impact as when it >was first released. > >CHRIS Its true, I saw Blade Runner several years after its original release in theatres. So I probably had seen several imitators up to that point. I guess its like Halloween - if you saw it when it first came out you appretiate it for the movie that it is. But if you saw it for the first time today after watching 20 years of slasher flicks, in most cases you would walk away unimpressed. Phoenix [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 07 Jun 1998 00:02:53 -0300 >Thank you Chris! > >Probably without knowing it, you have just verified what I've been saying >recently in my posts about remakes. >If the original movie is good or great, the remakes are almost always >disappointing. This is because >you can't beat the original idea! Titanic is a perfect example of this. >Should someone try to do another Titanic movie >(I know it wouldn't make sense to do this, but bear with me here) it would >never match the first one. >Because it's already been seen, witnessed and experienced. Yes I know >camera angles, point of view, etc etc can vary and movies can be redone >differently, but the originals are almost always the best. Now I'll get off >my soap box and just enjoy the new releases, which seem promising. Anybody >seen A Perfect Murder yet? Any reviews??? > >GRZ I agree. I can't believe that they are going to do a remake of Psycho. But by the same token, there are a great many people out there who won't watch the old black and white movies or don't have access to them, so these new films end up with an audience. The reverse may also be true in that People that go out this weekend to see A Perfect Murder may decide that they want to see the original Dial M For Murder. These folks may be disapointed in the original after seeing the new version with 2 great actors like Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow. Phoenix [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 07 Jun 1998 10:22:48 -0400 Damn good example!! I remember sneaking out of my house to go see Halloween with some fiends when I was a kid. I, to this day, have never been as scared at a movie as I was that evening (except for, maybe, when viewing the uncut version of The Exorcist. But that's a different story). The only thing that kept me sitting in that seat was pure peer presure. If I had been alone, I would have walked out during the opening credits. I slept with my light on for days after. When I got a chance to see the movie again later in life, it made me laugh at how scared I had been. This was after seeing about half-a-dozen more slasher flicks. Today, I wouldn't even bother renting one. They are just a plain bore to me (I did like Scream, but for the twist it put on the slasher genre, not because it scared me). CHRIS > >Its true, I saw Blade Runner several years after its original release in >theatres. So I probably had seen several imitators up to that point. > >I guess its like Halloween - if you saw it when it first came out you >appretiate it for the movie that it is. But if you saw it for the first time >today after watching 20 years of slasher flicks, in most cases you would >walk away unimpressed. > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 07 Jun 1998 10:36:20 -0400 BTW, a lot of people don't realize that the original slasher flick was not Halloween, but The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and some would argue that is was Psycho before that. (Was there a slasher before The Texas Chain Saw Massacre that I'm not thinking of??) The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre certainly was a Macab film. In some way's scarier then Halloween. It kind of had that truely low budget feel that made it seem like it was shot with a home movie camera, which gave the movie a sense of realism. Halloween had this to, which is one reason, I think, these two movies where so scary. Later slashers lacked this quality. CHRIS [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 07 Jun 1998 11:49:51 -0300 -----Original Message----- >On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, greuel wrote: > Finally there is > going to be an original film. Next year there will be >a film about > three female private eyes who work for a mysterious man in >the > background - and it will be called Charlie's Angels. After all those >> remakes finally something original. > >Hi, couldn't resist de-lurking to ask you if you're kidding, or just young ><G> > >Rumour says that Geri Something - > The artist formerly known as Ginger Spice is going to audition. A >> fine film and a brilliant actress. I can see some Oscar nominations. > > Oh I get it, you're kiddig LOL >Anita > > It wouldn't surprise me if Geri auditions. They have already cast the biggest bimbo on the planet, Jenny McCarthy, so they obviously are going for silicone rather than talent. Phoenix [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 07 Jun 1998 11:58:09 -0300 -----Original Message----- >Damn good example!! > >I remember sneaking out of my house to go see Halloween with some fiends >when I was a kid. I, to this day, have never been as scared at a movie as >I was that evening (except for, maybe, when viewing the uncut version of >The Exorcist. But that's a different story). The only thing that kept me >sitting in that seat was pure peer presure. If I had been alone, I would >have walked out during the opening credits. I slept with my light on for >days after. When I got a chance to see the movie again later in life, it >made me laugh at how scared I had been. This was after seeing about >half-a-dozen more slasher flicks. Today, I wouldn't even bother renting >one. They are just a plain bore to me (I did like Scream, but for the >twist it put on the slasher genre, not because it scared me). > >CHRIS > My first experience with Halloween was during junior high, literally. The school showed it and the sequel on the last day before Christmas break. Obviously none of the teachers had ever seen it before. To this day that music still gets to me. But I agree after all these years of slasher flicks, the movie doesn't stand up in some respects. I still admire it for being the first of its kind, thereby making it the most original slasher flick ever. (Hey if Halloween never came along, Scream would never have existed.) But when I watch Halloween today, I do notice more often than I did 10 years ago just how cheesy and low budget it really was. Phoenix [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 07 Jun 1998 13:32:37 -0300 -----Original Message----- >BTW, a lot of people don't realize that the original slasher flick was not >Halloween, but The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and some would argue that is >was Psycho before that. > >(Was there a slasher before The Texas Chain Saw Massacre that I'm not >thinking of??) > >The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre certainly was a Macab film. In some >way's scarier then Halloween. It kind of had that truely low budget feel >that made it seem like it was shot with a home movie camera, which gave the >movie a sense of realism. Halloween had this to, which is one reason, I >think, these two movies where so scary. Later slashers lacked this quality. > >CHRIS You could argue that both Psycho and Chainsaw Masacre were slashers, but in my opinion it would be a stretch. Chainsaw as I remember it, only features leatherface in the last 15 - 20 minutes of the film and he only killed people off when they invaded his privacy. (Although I may be way off on this as it has been about 10 years since I saw it, and wasn't real impressed with it at the time.) As to Psycho -- sure Norman Bates killed people but it was more of a calculated thing. I always equate slasher films as those where the killer slices and dices his victims with no apparent motive other than to increase the body count. Maybe I'm just splitting hairs. Phoenix [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Phoenix" <phoenix@fundy.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Wild Things Date: 07 Jun 1998 13:47:21 -0300 -----Original Message----- >I liked Wild Things very much. It has recently been released in Australia >and it will do well. >I like films with a touch of intrigue and plot twists. The acting is very >good, particularly by Neve Campbell, in a tough-girl character. Denise >Richards naturally stands out because of her alluring looks at Matt Dillon, >and the fact she possesses a great body. >She and Neve will continue to attract worthy roles in the future. >I've always liked Matt Dillon's work. He has been under-estimated, but >perhaps under-utilised. > >Carmine But the sad thing about Wild Things was the way that it was marketed. Most people didn't go to Wild Things because they though it was going to be a great movie (which it was). Most people went because they had heard about the threesome and Denise Richards' nude scene. Phoenix [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 07 Jun 1998 13:28:11 -0400 At 08.49 AM 07/06/98 cet, greuel wrote: >I hate to disprove your theory, but AFAIR there has been a Titanic >film in the 40s or 50s or some other decade that I'm sure someone >here can name. Hence the Cameron-Titanic you are presumably talking >about would not be original. There are three that I know of (and I know that there are even more that I don't): Titanic (1953) A Night to Remember (1958) the Titanic miniseries from about 10 years ago. No, Titanic itself was not an original idea. Neither was Bladerunner, for that matter (based on Philip K Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and similar to many other movies, even the aforementioned Metropolis). But both presented it in an original way. And remember, this is coming from someone underimpressed with Titanic. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ That was a wicked googly! --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] Re: Bladerunner Date: 07 Jun 1998 13:44:20 -0500 Mario Bava's "Blood and Black Lace" and "Twitch of the Death Nerve" both predate "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and seem to qualify as slasher films. There are also various cheap horror films of the 60's by people like Herschel Gordon Lewis that seem to qualify. On the other hand, "Psycho" probably doesn't count because it has too developed a plot. Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 Something for nothing. It can all be yours. Everything you know IS true. "Bob" is the proof. -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chris Culligan Sent: June 7, 1998 9:36 AM BTW, a lot of people don't realize that the original slasher flick was not Halloween, but The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and some would argue that is was Psycho before that. (Was there a slasher before The Texas Chain Saw Massacre that I'm not thinking of??) The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre certainly was a Macab film. In some way's scarier then Halloween. It kind of had that truely low budget feel that made it seem like it was shot with a home movie camera, which gave the movie a sense of realism. Halloween had this to, which is one reason, I think, these two movies where so scary. Later slashers lacked this quality. CHRIS [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: [MV] Marketing Date: 07 Jun 1998 15:04:30 -0400 At 01.47 PM 07/06/98 -0300, Phoenix wrote: >But the sad thing about Wild Things was the way that it was marketed. Most >people didn't go to Wild Things because they though it was going to be a >great movie (which it was). Most people went because they had heard about >the threesome and Denise Richards' nude scene. Hollywood screw up on marketing a movie?? Nah, never:-) I read an interview with Jim Carrey about his first foray into the "serious" comic roles, The Cable Guy. He is completely po'ed at the studio for marketing that movie the way they did. I actually liked the movie, and it even had an OK box office, worldwide (over $100 million). However, the problem was that everyone went to the movie expecting Ace Ventura. Carrey was not the star of this film. He was the villian. And it was a move into a completely new direction for him. Anyone that went to see it simply because "Ace" was in it was seriously shortchanged by the studio. And THAT is why the movie tanked. Of course, you would think that the studios would have learned their lesson, and you look around at the marketing for The Truman Show. Well, I just spoke to someone who liked the movie, BUT had to point out that it wasn't Ace Ventura. And this was a reasonably well-educated, intelligent guy (he's a Uni student, and both parents are professors). So maybe all the marketing is just a waste of time, anyway. Everything I have seen about Truman had to point out about it being a new type of role, and there are still people (who SHOULD know better) that are disappointed that they aren't getting Ace Ventura 3 (like that would be a good thing???) Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ That was a wicked googly! --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Marketing Date: 07 Jun 1998 17:16:35 -0400 I liked The Cable Guy too. I think Carrey should have toned down his comedy even more in this role, though. As it was, it seemed like his character was just a bite to funney to be the serious villian he should have been. It was like the producers, or Carrey, wanted to hold on to that Ace Venture crowd, but they wanted to have him be a scarey psychopath to. Which just didn't quite work for me. At 03:04 PM 6/7/98 -0400, you wrote: >At 01.47 PM 07/06/98 -0300, Phoenix wrote: >>But the sad thing about Wild Things was the way that it was marketed. Most >>people didn't go to Wild Things because they though it was going to be a >>great movie (which it was). Most people went because they had heard about >>the threesome and Denise Richards' nude scene. > >Hollywood screw up on marketing a movie?? Nah, never:-) > >I read an interview with Jim Carrey about his first foray into the >"serious" comic roles, The Cable Guy. He is completely po'ed at the studio >for marketing that movie the way they did. I actually liked the movie, and >it even had an OK box office, worldwide (over $100 million). However, the >problem was that everyone went to the movie expecting Ace Ventura. > >Carrey was not the star of this film. He was the villian. And it was a >move into a completely new direction for him. Anyone that went to see it >simply because "Ace" was in it was seriously shortchanged by the studio. >And THAT is why the movie tanked. > >Of course, you would think that the studios would have learned their >lesson, and you look around at the marketing for The Truman Show. Well, I >just spoke to someone who liked the movie, BUT had to point out that it >wasn't Ace Ventura. And this was a reasonably well-educated, intelligent >guy (he's a Uni student, and both parents are professors). So maybe all >the marketing is just a waste of time, anyway. Everything I have seen >about Truman had to point out about it being a new type of role, and there >are still people (who SHOULD know better) that are disappointed that they >aren't getting Ace Ventura 3 (like that would be a good thing???) > >Regards, > >--Mel > > >--Mel Eperthener >president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty > >email: bcassidy@usaor.net > gowanna@australiamail.com > >http://www.webz.com/gowanna > >419 Butler Street >PO Box 95184 >Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 >(412) 781-6140 >(412) 781-6380 >1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE >____________________________________________ >That was a wicked googly! > --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial >______________________________________________ > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Blacknight <rvchua@ntep.nec.co.jp> Subject: Re: [MV] English Patient -Reply Date: 08 Jun 1998 08:32:56 +0800 Jayson wrote: > > > Maybe they translated it to parody Titanic. Of course, it would sound > awful and corny because we cannot directly translate English to > Filipino. > I'm sure the same thing would happen if the Good Will Hunting dialogue > will be translated in our vernacular. Oh, I'm a Gen-Xer from the > Philippines and I loved Titanic. It has all the formulas of being a > classic. > I don't they are trying to make a parody or something. If you are from the Philippines, you would have probably heard English songs translated into Tagalog or Bisaya songs. It comes out very corny and contrived. I don't know if I am a Gen-Xer like you but my age does fall between that limit and I am surely not your typical Filipino (I am living in Cebu). Most of the things I have watched and heard in this century are just pure crap. I am not pro-American but sometimes people of today have little sense of originality. The story of Good Will Hunting is not something new, basically it's a story of person who has a big chip on his shoulder. But compared to Titanic whose only claim to glory was hoopla and FX, Good Will Hunting has better acting and story. blacknight [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: [MV] parodies of Titanic/English Patient Date: 07 Jun 1998 17:39:36 -0700 (PDT) On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Blacknight wrote: > Jayson wrote: > > parody Titanic. Of course, it would sound > > awful and corny I know I took this out of context, but the first thing that flashed into my mind, given the recent discussions of remakes, was a Leslie Nielson/Presley version of either of the two. Think it would work? Anita [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: Re: [MV] Halloween/Bladerunner Date: 08 Jun 1998 13:32:56 -0700 Halloween may have started the teen slasher films (there were plenty of gore films that date back to the early 60s) but it rated far above most of the imitators. Where the Friday the 13th movies depended on a new way to decapitate or disembowel its victims Halloween was made with skill in suspense. If I remember correctly there is not a scene in which you actually see any blood being spilled. I think Bladrunner is such a well liked movie for several different reasons. It was the a nice dark change from the other sci-fi films of its day and it did have a very cool look that has been copied hundreds of times. For me the most compelling part of the film was the drama surrounding the replicants and their search for an answer to their dilemma. Rutger Hauer was phenomenal as was Darryl Hannah, as was Sean Young. And Harrison Ford was pretty good himself. The movie was not a big hit with the public or critics when it came out and may have even been a financial failure but over the years it has taken on a new life and is finally recognized for the classic that it is. I know a lot of critics have revised their original review of the film. The same thing happened to "It's a Wonderful Life." We discussed on this list before that there is talk of a sequel. I think that would be a terrible mistake. The ending in which you (and the lead character) do not know his future is perfect. To give that closure would ruin it. Gary, We've been discussing remakes, retellings, revisions ad nauseum. What would be a list of your 5 favorite films. I wonder if we can list their source materials. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Halloween/Bladerunner Date: 09 Jun 1998 20:57:24 -0400 >Halloween may have started the teen slasher films (there were plenty >of gore films that date back to the early 60s) but it rated far above >most of the imitators. Where the Friday the 13th movies depended on a >new way to decapitate or disembowel its victims Halloween was made >with skill in suspense. If I remember correctly there is not a scene >in which you actually see any blood being spilled. > >I think Bladrunner is such a well liked movie for several different >reasons. It was the a nice dark change from the other sci-fi films >of its day and it did have a very cool look that has been copied >hundreds of times. For me the most compelling part of the film was >the drama surrounding the replicants and their search for an answer >to their dilemma. Rutger Hauer was phenomenal as was Darryl Hannah, >as was Sean Young. And Harrison Ford was pretty good himself. The >movie was not a big hit with the public or critics when it came out >and may have even been a financial failure but over the years it has >taken on a new life and is finally recognized for the classic that it >is. I know a lot of critics have revised their original review of the >film. The same thing happened to "It's a Wonderful Life." > >We discussed on this list before that there is talk of a sequel. I >think that would be a terrible mistake. The ending in which you (and >the lead character) do not know his future is perfect. To give that >closure would ruin it. > >Gary, > >We've been discussing remakes, retellings, revisions ad nauseum. >What would be a list of your 5 favorite films. I wonder if we can >list their source materials. > >bb > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Bruce- I'll give you a list of 6 mainstream films I liked a lot. And still do. 1. Pulp Fiction 2. The Crying Game 3. Blue Velvet 4. Rocky 5. Friday the 13th (the original) 6.The Legend of Billie Jean For what it's worth, I also really like the films of independent actress Tiffany Shepis, who is not real well known in mainstream America yet. If you haven't seen her yet in lesser known films like Shampoo Horns, Heavy Black Smokestack, Tromeo & Juliet, and Generation X, you should run to the nearest video store and demand to see these films. I'm not involved in b movies in any way, but I'm a great admirer as well of the acting talents of Jacqueline Lovell and Alexander Keith, names I'm sure you're not yet familiar with.B movies are my passion, but it's very hard to find knowledgeable people to discuss these movies with. But I really feel some of the best ideas today are in independent film, not Hollywood. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: [MV] Bad Influence Date: 09 Jun 1998 21:31:09 -0400 Bruce: I just wanted to say that Bad Influence starring Rob Lowe and James Spader is another movie I loved. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Judy Bradshaw <jbrad@gte.net> Subject: [MV] The War Date: 09 Jun 1998 22:47:58 -0700 If anyone wants to see a good movie, "The War", starring Kevin Costner is a great one. We saw it about 5 years ago, and everyone that I've recommended it to has loved it. Re-rented it recently for my family and they still loved it. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: [MV] Favourites Date: 09 Jun 1998 23:51:58 -0400 >>We've been discussing remakes, retellings, revisions ad nauseum. >>What would be a list of your 5 favorite films. I wonder if we can >>list their source materials. OK, I'll byte. Wonder what this says about me:-) (In no particular order) Star Wars Star Trek 2 The Usual Suspects Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Clerks This is off the top of my head, and if you were to ask me tomorrow, it might very well change. This is why I will not even attempt to put them in any sort of order Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ That was a wicked googly! --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Tonya " <scoobygirl@bedford.heartland.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Halloween/Bladerunner Date: 09 Jun 1998 23:13:27 -0500 Hey I was just wondering about a movie you mentioned. It was Tromeo and Juliet. Since Romeo & Juliet is my FAVORITE movie (the new one), I was just wondering if Tromeo and Juliet had anything to do with the original play (like the storyline and words). Is it a very old movie? Who are the actors? Please give me some more info on this.... -Tonya [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Halloween/Bladerunner Date: 10 Jun 1998 00:30:21 -0400 At 11.13 PM 09/06/98 -0500, Tonya wrote: >Hey I was just wondering about a movie you mentioned. It was Tromeo and >Juliet. Since Romeo & Juliet is my FAVORITE movie (the new one), I was >just wondering if Tromeo and Juliet had anything to do with the original >play (like the storyline and words). Is it a very old movie? Who are the >actors? Please give me some more info on this.... You liked Romeo and Juliet?? Then don't even ATTEMPT to watch this:-) I haven't seen this yet, but I am familiar with the studio that did this. Troma Team. Basically makes cheap c-grade movies, lots of skin, not lots of plot. Imagine that Joe Eszterhas (Showgirls, and I could have sworn he had SOMETHING to do with Striptease) teamed up with Mel Brooks or Leslie Neilson, and they made a parody of Shakespeare. That would be pretty close to what Tromeo acheives. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ That was a wicked googly! --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: Re: [MV] City of Angels Date: 10 Jun 1998 10:39:38 -0600 Hello, all! My name is Christiane; I live in Canada (suburbs of Montreal) and this is my first time contributing to "movies". I've been reading for a while, enjoying the debates and everybody's interesting and intelligent comments. Concerning the movie City of Angels, the trailers I've seen remind me of a German picture I saw in 1991 dealing with an angel falling in love with a human. I can't remember the title; only remember loving it tremendously. Peter Falk had a cameo. Was this "Wings of Desire" that was referred to in an earlier thread? This German picture touched me very deeply, and my initial reaction to the thought of Hollywood trying to copy it was that they would be unable to reproduce the depth of eloquence the previous production achieved. Is City of Angels a "rip-off"? A copy? "Inspired" by the German flick? Or a bonafide new story? In any case, does anyone know the movie I'm talking about? C.B.D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "To be Greek one should have no clothes: To be medieval one should have no body: To be modern one should have no soul." - Oscar Wilde mailto:mishka@total.net [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Halloween/Bladerunner Date: 10 Jun 1998 17:48:12 -0400 >At 11.13 PM 09/06/98 -0500, Tonya wrote: >>Hey I was just wondering about a movie you mentioned. It was Tromeo and >>Juliet. Since Romeo & Juliet is my FAVORITE movie (the new one), I was >>just wondering if Tromeo and Juliet had anything to do with the original >>play (like the storyline and words). Is it a very old movie? Who are the >>actors? Please give me some more info on this.... > >You liked Romeo and Juliet?? Then don't even ATTEMPT to watch this:-) > >I haven't seen this yet, but I am familiar with the studio that did this. >Troma Team. Basically makes cheap c-grade movies, lots of skin, not lots >of plot. > >Imagine that Joe Eszterhas (Showgirls, and I could have sworn he had >SOMETHING to do with Striptease) teamed up with Mel Brooks or Leslie >Neilson, and they made a parody of Shakespeare. That would be pretty close >to what Tromeo acheives. > >Regards, > >--Mel > > >--Mel Eperthener >president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty > >email: bcassidy@usaor.net > gowanna@australiamail.com > >http://www.webz.com/gowanna > >419 Butler Street >PO Box 95184 >Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 >(412) 781-6140 >(412) 781-6380 >1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE >____________________________________________ >That was a wicked googly! > --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial >______________________________________________ > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Mel- I take offense to this comment for three reasons. 1. You have not seen the film yet. I would have said what you did, before I saw the film. If you did you would know that it is far and away the best movie Troma has ever made. For any of their other movies, I would agree with you, but not on this one. Because TIFFANY SHEPIS IS IN THIS ONE. AND NONE OF THE OTHERS. She's definitely worth watching. This is much like a college production of Romeo & Juliet very over the top. It's not classical in any sense, it's much more daring, sort of like what Romeo and Juliet would be like if it happened in today's modern world. But don't judge this book only by it's cover. You would be wrong. I put it in a class with any David Lynch film you can name. 2. The film had limited release in the US. But British film critics almost universally loved it. And this is a very rare occurrence. And art houses in LA and NY sold out on many occasions. So somebody must have liked it. 3. This movie has guts and spirit. It's just young people acting their butts off. It's the antithesis of big budget hollywood movies, but it's different from anything I've ever seen. And for that reason alone it's worth a rental. IF you can find it in your local rental store. It was on Cinemax last month. PS. Tiffany Shepis' two latest film projects are The Accursed, in a starring role of a horror spoof film, filmed in Las Vegas last year, and presently filming Scattered Limbs, a thriller filming in Atlantic City, NJ. For those who have e-mailed me asking about her, She is a model/actress from NYC. Her movie (maybe her best so far) Heavy Black Smokestack a drama about a relationship gone bad(to hell is more accurate), is now available on the Independent label Teenage Wastelands. Good luck finding it, but if you do, it's well worth it. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <Robyhk28@aol.com> Subject: Re: [MV] City of Angels Date: 10 Jun 1998 19:30:27 EDT Hi, yes it is right this is really a makeup of a movie called heaven over berlin by the german director wim wenders. But city of angels is inspired by this german movie and not a really make up according to the new director. it is transfered into l.a. 1997. the wim wenders movie is palying in berlin. so it is really different. but this new city of angels movie is really great. i really love this movie greetings roby << Thema: Re: [MV] City of Angels Datum: 10.06.98 17:51:26 MEZ From: greg_swarthout@autosoft.com (Gregory A. Swarthout) Sender: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Reply-to: movies@lists.xmission.com To: movies@xmission.com (Movies Mailing List (E-mail)) From: "C. B. D." <mishkaNOSPAM@total.net> Hello, all! My name is Christiane; I live in Canada (suburbs of Montreal) and this is my first time contributing to "movies". I've been reading for a while, enjoying the debates and everybody's interesting and intelligent comments. Concerning the movie City of Angels, the trailers I've seen remind me of a German picture I saw in 1991 dealing with an angel falling in love with a human. I can't remember the title; only remember loving it tremendously. Peter Falk had a cameo. Was this "Wings of Desire" that was referred to in an earlier thread? This German picture touched me very deeply, and my initial reaction to the thought of Hollywood trying to copy it was that they would be unable to reproduce the depth of eloquence the previous production achieved. Is City of Angels a "rip-off"? A copy? "Inspired" by the German flick? Or a bonafide new story? In any case, does anyone know the movie I'm talking about? C.B.D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "To be Greek one should have no clothes: To be medieval one should have no body: To be modern one should have no soul." - Oscar Wilde mailto:mishka@total.net [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] >> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michela Steele <michs@onr.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Favourites Date: 10 Jun 1998 18:34:12 -0700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------AB52E43EDD4BA087A7EB907C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit well a quick list of my 5 all time favorites would have to be The Rock American Graffiti Airforce One ConAir Forrest Gump -- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks. --------------AB52E43EDD4BA087A7EB907C Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Michela Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Michela n: ;Michela email;internet: michs@onr.com x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------AB52E43EDD4BA087A7EB907C-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/10/98 Date: 10 Jun 1998 17:44:50 -0600 (MDT) Terror tactics in Hollywood By Benedict Carver HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Dimension Films is employing scary tactics for its latest scary movie. The Miramax genre division has given its slasher thriller "Halloween: H2O" an Aug. 5 release date, pitching it directly against MGM's teen horror picture "Disturbing Behavior," which goes wide Aug. 7. In "Halloween: H20," Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode who once again takes on her knife-wielding nemesis, Michael Myers. "Disturbing Behavior" is about a kid who stumbles upon a small-town conspiracy to convert rebellious teens into clean-cut, upstanding citizens. Miramax co-chairman and Dimension founder Bob Weinstein claims that "Halloween: H20" scored even better than "Scream" in test screenings. Independent sources verified the findings. "I'm not worried about ("Disturbing Behavior")," Weinstein said. "But (MGM) is going to have to think twice. If I were them, I'd move." MGM, however, says that it is not budging. "We have a young, teen thriller in the vein of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' and they have a sequel," said Larry Gleason, MGM's worldwide theatrical distribution presideny. "Our film is finished, we have posters up, and we've had trailers in theaters since Memorial Day. As of today, we aren't moving." Gleason believes that "Disturbing Behavior" has a secret weapon in teen sensation Katie Holmes ("Dawson's Creek"), who appears in the picture alongside James Marsden and Nick Stahl. Either way, on the weekend of Aug. 7, both films will be up against the big-budget action/thriller "Snake Eyes," starring Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise. Like the other two films, the Paramount/Disney co-production skews to young males. The following weekend, Aug. 14, Universal pitches in with its alien action movie "Virus," starring -- yes -- Curtis, and Warner Bros. releases its comedy-thriller "The Avengers," starring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Wayne Ramlogan <ramlogan@tht.net> Subject: Re: [MV] City of Angels Date: 10 Jun 1998 19:41:29 -0700 Hello you are right!!! Gregory A. Swarthout wrote: > From: "C. B. D." <mishkaNOSPAM@total.net> > > Hello, all! My name is Christiane; I live in Canada (suburbs of Montreal) > and this is my first time contributing to "movies". I've been reading for a > while, enjoying the debates and everybody's interesting and intelligent > comments. > > Concerning the movie City of Angels, the trailers I've seen remind me of a > German picture I saw in 1991 dealing with an angel falling in love with a > human. I can't remember the title; only remember loving it tremendously. > Peter Falk had a cameo. Was this "Wings of Desire" that was referred to in > an earlier thread? > > This German picture touched me very deeply, and my initial reaction to the > thought of Hollywood trying to copy it was that they would be unable to > reproduce the depth of eloquence the previous production achieved. > > Is City of Angels a "rip-off"? A copy? "Inspired" by the German flick? Or a > bonafide new story? In any case, does anyone know the movie I'm talking > about? > > C.B.D. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "To be Greek one should have no clothes: > To be medieval one should have no body: > To be modern one should have no soul." > - Oscar Wilde > mailto:mishka@total.net > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] -- \ _| / q .. p \ / \--/ // __||__// /. _/ // \ / // || \\ / \ )\| | / || || | |/\| || | | || | \ || / __/ || \__ \____/\____/ "The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever." --Tsiolkovsky [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Nimrod <rvchua@ntep.nec.co.jp> Subject: Re: [MV] City of Angels Date: 12 Jun 1998 08:05:35 +0800 Robyhk28@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, > > yes it is right this is really a makeup of a movie called heaven over > berlin > by the german director wim wenders. But city of angels is inspired by > this > german movie and not a really make up according to the new director. > it is > transfered into l.a. 1997. the wim wenders movie is palying in berlin. > so it > is really different. but this new city of angels movie is really > great. i > really love this movie > I just saw City of Angels last week. It was a bit of mediocre and didn't leave a lasting impression. Since I already heard the reviews from this list, so I did not came out disappointed. I have this tremendous doubt about Maggie's love. She was quite composed when she first learned that Seth was not human. If I were her I would be hysterical. Finding the perfect man only to find that he is not even a man. I would scream and cry buckets of tears. Was she really that cold?? The way I see it, the love that they were "experiencing" was lukewarm, certainly not worth becoming human (in Seth's part). As for the acting, well there was no glint in Meg Ryan's eyes as she did in IQ and Sleepless in Seattle. I used to think that she is one of the few actress that you know is really in love. Anyway she was playing this person who is a bit good but has nothing at all to make the audiences emphatize with her. Her character was a bit one-dimensional, not well developed. As for Nicolas Cage (although I really like him), his only contribution to the film was his dopey eyes and nice butt. I certainly liked him better in FaceOff (which is precisely the reason why I like him so much), but his performance in City of Angels is very ho-hum. I wanted more but I did not expect more since I already knew its limitations. BTW, was this movie based on a book?? blacknight [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "NCC2000" <ncc2000@mcn.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Favourites Date: 10 Jun 1998 20:56:20 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BD94B2.38518CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My top five movies: - Blue Velvet - Star Trek II - L.A. Confidential - The Professional - Nixon At least the top five that come to my mind. I'm sure I'm forgetting about 40 or 50 others. Five just isn't enough. Nelson ------=_NextPart_000_01BD94B2.38518CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">My top five movies:<br><br>- Blue = Velvet<br>- Star Trek II<br>- L.A. Confidential<br>- The = Professional<br>- Nixon<br><br>At least the top five that come to my = mind. I'm sure I'm forgetting about 40 or 50 others. Five just isn't = enough.<br><br>Nelson</p> </font></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_01BD94B2.38518CC0-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: [MV] Tromeo and Juliet Date: 11 Jun 1998 00:23:05 -0400 At 05.48 PM 10/06/98 -0400, GARY ZEIG wrote >Mel- > >I take offense to this comment for three reasons. > >1. You have not seen the film yet. I would have said what you did, before I >saw the film. So, basically you are agreeing with my reasoning??:-) >If you did you would know that it is far and away the best movie Troma has >ever made. Completely possible. Remember, I stated in my post that I was basing my judgement on the studio behind it. In addition, someone contacted me for more information on it, as I have appearantly piqued their curiousity. >It's not classical in any sense, it's much more daring, sort of like what >Romeo and Juliet would be like if it happened in today's modern world. >But don't judge this book only by it's cover. You would be wrong. >I put it in a class with any David Lynch film you can name. You are correct. But also, the original question was asked by someone who implied that she expected it to be a "classical" version of R&J. So, I was right in giving fair warning, but you make a good point in speaking only from experience:-) >.And for that reason alone it's worth a rental. IF >you can find it in your local rental store. (snip) Good luck finding >it, but if you do, it's well worth it. Got a copy on my shelf right now. Gary, might be worth you making the trip, but most people on the list would be better off trying the independent video shops in their local area. Especially around University campuses. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ That was a wicked googly! --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] City of Angels Date: 11 Jun 1998 07:09:23 -0500 Yep, "City of Angels" is based on "Wings of Desire". The main reason that I refuse to see "City of Angels" is that I don't believe that Hollywood is capable doing justice to the original. Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 Something for nothing. It can all be yours. Everything you know IS true. "Bob" is the proof. -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Gregory A. Swarthout Sent: June 10, 1998 11:40 AM Hello, all! My name is Christiane; I live in Canada (suburbs of Montreal) and this is my first time contributing to "movies". I've been reading for a while, enjoying the debates and everybody's interesting and intelligent comments. Concerning the movie City of Angels, the trailers I've seen remind me of a German picture I saw in 1991 dealing with an angel falling in love with a human. I can't remember the title; only remember loving it tremendously. Peter Falk had a cameo. Was this "Wings of Desire" that was referred to in an earlier thread? This German picture touched me very deeply, and my initial reaction to the thought of Hollywood trying to copy it was that they would be unable to reproduce the depth of eloquence the previous production achieved. Is City of Angels a "rip-off"? A copy? "Inspired" by the German flick? Or a bonafide new story? In any case, does anyone know the movie I'm talking about? C.B.D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "To be Greek one should have no clothes: To be medieval one should have no body: To be modern one should have no soul." - Oscar Wilde mailto:mishka@total.net [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] City of Angels Date: 11 Jun 1998 07:10:54 -0500 The Wenders film is called "Wings of Desire". Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 Something for nothing. It can all be yours. Everything you know IS true. "Bob" is the proof. -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Robyhk28@aol.com Sent: June 10, 1998 6:30 PM Hi, yes it is right this is really a makeup of a movie called heaven over berlin by the german director wim wenders. But city of angels is inspired by this german movie and not a really make up according to the new director. it is transfered into l.a. 1997. the wim wenders movie is palying in berlin. so it is really different. but this new city of angels movie is really great. i really love this movie greetings roby << Thema: Re: [MV] City of Angels Datum: 10.06.98 17:51:26 MEZ From: greg_swarthout@autosoft.com (Gregory A. Swarthout) Sender: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Reply-to: movies@lists.xmission.com To: movies@xmission.com (Movies Mailing List (E-mail)) From: "C. B. D." <mishkaNOSPAM@total.net> Hello, all! My name is Christiane; I live in Canada (suburbs of Montreal) and this is my first time contributing to "movies". I've been reading for a while, enjoying the debates and everybody's interesting and intelligent comments. Concerning the movie City of Angels, the trailers I've seen remind me of a German picture I saw in 1991 dealing with an angel falling in love with a human. I can't remember the title; only remember loving it tremendously. Peter Falk had a cameo. Was this "Wings of Desire" that was referred to in an earlier thread? This German picture touched me very deeply, and my initial reaction to the thought of Hollywood trying to copy it was that they would be unable to reproduce the depth of eloquence the previous production achieved. Is City of Angels a "rip-off"? A copy? "Inspired" by the German flick? Or a bonafide new story? In any case, does anyone know the movie I'm talking about? C.B.D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "To be Greek one should have no clothes: To be medieval one should have no body: To be modern one should have no soul." - Oscar Wilde mailto:mishka@total.net [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] >> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <GeminiJef@aol.com> Subject: [MV] BudWeiser Godzilla! Date: 11 Jun 1998 13:26:06 EDT In a message dated 98-06-03 22:11:00 EDT, you write: << I don't think Godzilla has to worry about being replaced by the Budweiser Lizards anytime soon. Gary >> Now THAT is a film i would pay $9.00 to see: "Budweiser Lizards: The Movie" They could traverse the country in search of Budweisers and in constant search of their arch-nemesises the Budweiser Frogs. There could be a dramatic scene where they come face to face with a Japanese speaking man in a Godzilla suit and just when they are about to be stepped on are saved by a fishing wire supported Mothra. Then Kenny could be killed and everyone would live happily ever after in Kuala Lempur. The End. $300 Million easy! :-) [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com> Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#146, 6/11/98 Date: 11 Jun 1998 13:37:48 -0700 T H E M O V I E R E P O R T #146 JUNE 11, 1998 If your site was linked on Movie Site Links, please e-mail me your site name and URL so I don't forget to include it on the new list. Thank you. =>T H I S W E E K<= M O V I E S -Six Days, Seven Nights -Can't Hardly Wait V I D E O -Afterglow -The End of Violence -The Postman -Scream 2 Select reviews are available at Hollywood Hotline on CompuServe and: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com ...on Albany Online at: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com ...and the Eyepiece Network at: http://www.eyepiece.com For links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews, exclusive Hollywood event photos, movie discussion board, movie theme MIDI files, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at: http://welcome.to/mrbrown or http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown Please don't forget to sign the guestbook... all movies graded out of four stars (****) ~~~ =>M O V I E S<= N E W R E L E A S E S Six Days, Seven Nights (PG-13) *** In recent years, Harrison Ford has been such a grave screen presence, scowling through the likes of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series, _The_Fugitive_, and last year's smash _Air_Force_One_, that one wonders if the rogue charm that made him such a superstar had been completely drained from his system. Apparently, it was just lying dormant. With Ivan Reitman's enjoyable romantic comedy/adventure _Six_Days,_Seven_Nights_, the lovable scoundrel is back, giving audiences a fresh reminder of why Ford is one of the most enduring and popular modern screen icons. Ford plays Quinn Harris, a carefree and slightly slobby (endearingly so) pilot in the Tropics whose broken-down plane crashes in a storm, stranding him and his charter, New York magazine editor Robin Monroe (Anne Heche), on a deserted island. Of course, the sophisticated Robin and the salt-of-the-earth Quinn are at odds long before the plane goes down, and all manner of hostile repartee is exchanged between the two from their first meeting. While some of the lines fall flat, the formulaic motions work because of the unexpectedly electric chemistry between Ford and Heche. Both actors, who have largely done serious works as of late, seem liberated by the lack of dramatic weight on their shoulders, and they deliver their zingers, as weak as they sometimes are, with beguiling abandon. Naturally, there's nothing like a life-threatening crisis to bring two people together, and Quinn and Robin's warmup to each other is sped up even further by the arrival of some bloodthirsty pirates. Granted, some conflict needed to be introduced on the island, but this tacked-on development from writer Michael Browning is a bit too obviously thrown in for the purpose of adding gratuitous action scenes. But the point is to get the two together, and their newfound affection causes complications for both, but mostly Robin, who came to the islands on a vacation with her fiance Frank (David Schwimmer), who frantically awaits her return on the home island. Reitman, and old, reliable hand at breezy comedies, keeps the pace brisk and capably handles the more action-oriented sequences. His big accomplishment, however, is bringing the old, smiling Ford back. As appealing and charismatic as he always is, Ford hasn't been quite this charming and affable in years; he's obviously having a blast, and the audience cannot help but have one along with him. Holding her own is Heche, whose scrappy character never becomes the screaming ninny she initially promises to be (as the plane goes down, she frantically pops stress pills). She can take her lumps, physical and otherwise, just as well as Quinn, making her a formidable foil and ideal match. Formulaic and light as a feather, _Six_Days,_Seven_Nights_ could be cited as a classic example of the summer "popcorn" movie season's lack of substance. It's certainly fluff, but it's unpretentious, undemanding, and--most importantly--fun fluff that goes down as easily as a frothy pina colada on a balmy tropical beach. Pass the popcorn. IN BRIEF Can't Hardly Wait (PG-13) ** Trust me, you _can_ wait for this messy throwback to '80s teen comedies. A big, post-graduation blowout bash is the setting at which a number of new high school graduates set out to resolve some long-simmering issues, most prominently the shy Preston's (Ethan Embry) unspoken love for the popular Amanda (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who was just dumped by her jock boyfriend Mike (Peter Facinelli). This thread is supposed to be the emotional hook of the piece, but it is done in by the underwritten character of Amanda; Preston claims to see the "person inside" her glammed-up exterior, but the audience is never treated to a glimpse of this purported interior soul. All that shows up on screen is an above-it-all, constantly bitching snob, and as such writer-directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont do a disservice to the engaging performance of Embry. Far more involving--and upstaging the central action--is a subplot following the unlikely but inevitable romance between Preston's acerbic best friend (the delightful Lauren Ambrose) and white homeboy Kenny (a hilarious Seth Green), who find themselves locked in a bathroom together. This thread is sweet yet raucous, and often very funny, which is the mix Kaplan and Elfont obviously strived for in their other storylines. But all else, including a predictable arc about the geeky valedictorian's (Charlie Korsmo) beef with Mike, quickly grows tiresome, as does the movie as a whole. IN CURRENT RELEASE (full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs) -Almost Heroes (PG-13) no stars <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#heroes -Bulworth (R) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#bulworth -Broadway Damage 1/2* <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#damage -Chinese Box (R) ** <MR#134, 3/13/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt30.html#chinesebox -City of Angels (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#angels -Deep Impact (PG-13) *** <MR#141, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#impact -Fallen Angels **** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#angels -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (R) no stars <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#loathing -Go Now *** <MR#141, 5/7/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#gonow -Godzilla (PG-13) ** <MR#143, 5/19/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#godzilla -He Got Game (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#hegotgame -Hope Floats (PG-13) ** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#hope -The Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#horse -The Last Days of Disco (R) *** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#disco -The Opposite of Sex (R) *** 1/2 <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#sex -A Perfect Murder (R) ** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#murder -Quest for Camelot (G) ** <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#quest -Sliding Doors (PG-13) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#doors -The Spanish Prisoner (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#prisoner -Still Breathing (PG-13) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#breathing -Titanic (PG-13) **** <MR#121, 12/10/97> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#titanic -The Truman Show (PG) *** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#truman -Two Girls and a Guy (R) ** <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#2girls O N T H E H O R I Z O N FRIDAY The Beyond Returning to screens exclusively as a weekend midnight movie courtesy of Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder Pictures is Lucio Fulci's 1981 horror classic in which a young woman (Katherine MacColl) inherits a run-down hotel. Can't Hardly Wait (PG-13) ** <see above review> Messy teen comedy about one wild party on graduation night. Ethan Embry, Lauren Ambrose, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt star. Cousin Bette (R) Adaptation of Honore de Balzac's novel, starring Jessica Lange as the scheming spinster in this tale of lust and malice. Elisabeth Shue and Bob Hoskins also star. Dirty Work (PG-13) Canned _Saturday_Night_Live_ player Norm MacDonald makes his big screen starring debut in this comedy about a revenge for hire business. Erstwhile _America's_Funniest_Home_Videos_ host Bob Saget directs. High Art (R) Onetime Brat Packer Ally Sheedy stars in this drama about two female neighbors (Sheedy and Radha Mitchell) who form a very intimate friendship. The Land Girls (R) World War II drama centering on "land girls"--British female volunteers who tend to the lands of farmers sent to war. Catherine McCormack and Rachel Weisz head the cast. Passion in the Desert (PG-13) The second Honore de Balzac adaptation of the week is based on the novella about an officer (Ben Daniels) in Napoleon's army who forms an intimate bond with a leopard while stranded in the Sahara. Six Days, Seven Nights (PG-13) *** <see above review> Entertaining romantic comedy/adventure about a pilot (Harrison Ford) and a magazine editor (Anne Heche) stranded on a deserted island. ~~~ =>V I D E O<= N E W T H I S W E E K Afterglow (R) ** <full review in MR#130, 2/12/98; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt29.html#afterglow> Julie Christie inexplicably won an Oscar nomination and the New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress Award for her good but unspectacular work in Alan Rudolph's flat romantic roundelay involving two married couples (Christie and Nick Nolte, Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Lee Miller). (Columbia TriStar Home Video) The End of Violence (R) ** <full review in MR#112, 10/10/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt23.html#end> Wim Wenders's highly ambitious, highly pretentious, highly preposterous meditation on violence, in which a producer (Bill Pullman) of violent action films becomes a victim himself. Andie MacDowell and Gabriel Byrne also star. (MGM/UA Home Video) The Postman (PG-13) no stars <full review in MR#123, 12/24/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt27.html#postman> Speaking of preposterous... nothing quite defines that word as Kevin Costner's laughably ghastly adaptation of David Brin's novel in which a drifter (Costner) poses as a postman in the postapocalyptic remains of America and inadvertently causes the nation's rebirth. It plays even worse than it sounds. (Warner Home Video) Scream 2 (R) *** 1/2 <full review in MR#121, 12/10/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#scream2> Arriving on tape fresh off of its theatrical rerelease is Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's savvy sequel to their smash slasher satire, in which heroine Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is terrorized by another masked killer, this time in college. David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, and Liev Schreiber also return; Jada Pinkett, Elise Neal, and Jerry O'Connell are among the new additions to the cast. (Dimension Home Video) A L S O N E W T H I S W E E K The Tango Lesson (PG) Sally Potter's drama about a filmmaker (Potter herself) who becomes entangled with an Argentinian tango instructor. (Columbia TriStar Home Video) ~~~ =>N E X T W E E K<= More reviews... 'til then... __________________________________________________________ Michael Dequina Chat Forum Host, The Official Michael Jordan Web Site http://jordan.sportsline.com mj23@michaeljordanfan.com michael_jordan@geocities.com | mrbrown@ucla.edu >My personal WWW sites< Mr. Brown's Movie Site: http://welcome.to/mrbrown Michael Jordan Beyond the Court: http://fly.to/michaeljordan A Michael Jordan Fan's Heartbreak: http://fly.to/mj23 Personal Page: http://welcome.to/w3md >Other WWW sites I work on< CompuServe Hollywood Hotline: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com Albany Online: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com Eyepiece Network: http://www.eyepiece.com "Oliver Stone doesn't know shit about basketball." --Michael Jordan, on why he refused to work with the director on a hoops-themed Nike commercial __________________________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com> Subject: [MV] RESENDING: The Movie Report#146, 6/11/98 Date: 11 Jun 1998 15:00:33 -0700 Hello everyone-- There was a major mail server error, and this somehow got mixed with another message into a 97K document when I sent it earlier today... My deepest apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Michael Dequina T H E M O V I E R E P O R T #146 JUNE 11, 1998 If your site was linked on Movie Site Links, please e-mail me your site name and URL so I don't forget to include it on the new list. Thank you. =>T H I S W E E K<= M O V I E S -Six Days, Seven Nights -Can't Hardly Wait V I D E O -Afterglow -The End of Violence -The Postman -Scream 2 Select reviews are available at Hollywood Hotline on CompuServe and: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com ...on Albany Online at: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com ...and the Eyepiece Network at: http://www.eyepiece.com For links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews, exclusive Hollywood event photos, movie discussion board, movie theme MIDI files, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at: http://welcome.to/mrbrown or http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown Please don't forget to sign the guestbook... all movies graded out of four stars (****) ~~~ =>M O V I E S<= N E W R E L E A S E S Six Days, Seven Nights (PG-13) *** In recent years, Harrison Ford has been such a grave screen presence, scowling through the likes of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series, _The_Fugitive_, and last year's smash _Air_Force_One_, that one wonders if the rogue charm that made him such a superstar had been completely drained from his system. Apparently, it was just lying dormant. With Ivan Reitman's enjoyable romantic comedy/adventure _Six_Days,_Seven_Nights_, the lovable scoundrel is back, giving audiences a fresh reminder of why Ford is one of the most enduring and popular modern screen icons. Ford plays Quinn Harris, a carefree and slightly slobby (endearingly so) pilot in the Tropics whose broken-down plane crashes in a storm, stranding him and his charter, New York magazine editor Robin Monroe (Anne Heche), on a deserted island. Of course, the sophisticated Robin and the salt-of-the-earth Quinn are at odds long before the plane goes down, and all manner of hostile repartee is exchanged between the two from their first meeting. While some of the lines fall flat, the formulaic motions work because of the unexpectedly electric chemistry between Ford and Heche. Both actors, who have largely done serious works as of late, seem liberated by the lack of dramatic weight on their shoulders, and they deliver their zingers, as weak as they sometimes are, with beguiling abandon. Naturally, there's nothing like a life-threatening crisis to bring two people together, and Quinn and Robin's warmup to each other is sped up even further by the arrival of some bloodthirsty pirates. Granted, some conflict needed to be introduced on the island, but this tacked-on development from writer Michael Browning is a bit too obviously thrown in for the purpose of adding gratuitous action scenes. But the point is to get the two together, and their newfound affection causes complications for both, but mostly Robin, who came to the islands on a vacation with her fiance Frank (David Schwimmer), who frantically awaits her return on the home island. Reitman, and old, reliable hand at breezy comedies, keeps the pace brisk and capably handles the more action-oriented sequences. His big accomplishment, however, is bringing the old, smiling Ford back. As appealing and charismatic as he always is, Ford hasn't been quite this charming and affable in years; he's obviously having a blast, and the audience cannot help but have one along with him. Holding her own is Heche, whose scrappy character never becomes the screaming ninny she initially promises to be (as the plane goes down, she frantically pops stress pills). She can take her lumps, physical and otherwise, just as well as Quinn, making her a formidable foil and ideal match. Formulaic and light as a feather, _Six_Days,_Seven_Nights_ could be cited as a classic example of the summer "popcorn" movie season's lack of substance. It's certainly fluff, but it's unpretentious, undemanding, and--most importantly--fun fluff that goes down as easily as a frothy pina colada on a balmy tropical beach. Pass the popcorn. IN BRIEF Can't Hardly Wait (PG-13) ** Trust me, you _can_ wait for this messy throwback to '80s teen comedies. A big, post-graduation blowout bash is the setting at which a number of new high school graduates set out to resolve some long-simmering issues, most prominently the shy Preston's (Ethan Embry) unspoken love for the popular Amanda (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who was just dumped by her jock boyfriend Mike (Peter Facinelli). This thread is supposed to be the emotional hook of the piece, but it is done in by the underwritten character of Amanda; Preston claims to see the "person inside" her glammed-up exterior, but the audience is never treated to a glimpse of this purported interior soul. All that shows up on screen is an above-it-all, constantly bitching snob, and as such writer-directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont do a disservice to the engaging performance of Embry. Far more involving--and upstaging the central action--is a subplot following the unlikely but inevitable romance between Preston's acerbic best friend (the delightful Lauren Ambrose) and white homeboy Kenny (a hilarious Seth Green), who find themselves locked in a bathroom together. This thread is sweet yet raucous, and often very funny, which is the mix Kaplan and Elfont obviously strived for in their other storylines. But all else, including a predictable arc about the geeky valedictorian's (Charlie Korsmo) beef with Mike, quickly grows tiresome, as does the movie as a whole. IN CURRENT RELEASE (full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs) -Almost Heroes (PG-13) no stars <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#heroes -Bulworth (R) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#bulworth -Broadway Damage 1/2* <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#damage -Chinese Box (R) ** <MR#134, 3/13/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt30.html#chinesebox -City of Angels (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#angels -Deep Impact (PG-13) *** <MR#141, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#impact -Fallen Angels **** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#angels -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (R) no stars <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#loathing -Go Now *** <MR#141, 5/7/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#gonow -Godzilla (PG-13) ** <MR#143, 5/19/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#godzilla -He Got Game (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#hegotgame -Hope Floats (PG-13) ** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#hope -The Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#horse -The Last Days of Disco (R) *** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#disco -The Opposite of Sex (R) *** 1/2 <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#sex -A Perfect Murder (R) ** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#murder -Quest for Camelot (G) ** <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#quest -Sliding Doors (PG-13) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#doors -The Spanish Prisoner (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#prisoner -Still Breathing (PG-13) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#breathing -Titanic (PG-13) **** <MR#121, 12/10/97> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#titanic -The Truman Show (PG) *** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#truman -Two Girls and a Guy (R) ** <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#2girls O N T H E H O R I Z O N FRIDAY The Beyond Returning to screens exclusively as a weekend midnight movie courtesy of Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder Pictures is Lucio Fulci's 1981 horror classic in which a young woman (Katherine MacColl) inherits a run-down hotel. Can't Hardly Wait (PG-13) ** <see above review> Messy teen comedy about one wild party on graduation night. Ethan Embry, Lauren Ambrose, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt star. Cousin Bette (R) Adaptation of Honore de Balzac's novel, starring Jessica Lange as the scheming spinster in this tale of lust and malice. Elisabeth Shue and Bob Hoskins also star. Dirty Work (PG-13) Canned _Saturday_Night_Live_ player Norm MacDonald makes his big screen starring debut in this comedy about a revenge for hire business. Erstwhile _America's_Funniest_Home_Videos_ host Bob Saget directs. High Art (R) Onetime Brat Packer Ally Sheedy stars in this drama about two female neighbors (Sheedy and Radha Mitchell) who form a very intimate friendship. The Land Girls (R) World War II drama centering on "land girls"--British female volunteers who tend to the lands of farmers sent to war. Catherine McCormack and Rachel Weisz head the cast. Passion in the Desert (PG-13) The second Honore de Balzac adaptation of the week is based on the novella about an officer (Ben Daniels) in Napoleon's army who forms an intimate bond with a leopard while stranded in the Sahara. Six Days, Seven Nights (PG-13) *** <see above review> Entertaining romantic comedy/adventure about a pilot (Harrison Ford) and a magazine editor (Anne Heche) stranded on a deserted island. ~~~ =>V I D E O<= N E W T H I S W E E K Afterglow (R) ** <full review in MR#130, 2/12/98; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt29.html#afterglow> Julie Christie inexplicably won an Oscar nomination and the New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress Award for her good but unspectacular work in Alan Rudolph's flat romantic roundelay involving two married couples (Christie and Nick Nolte, Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Lee Miller). (Columbia TriStar Home Video) The End of Violence (R) ** <full review in MR#112, 10/10/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt23.html#end> Wim Wenders's highly ambitious, highly pretentious, highly preposterous meditation on violence, in which a producer (Bill Pullman) of violent action films becomes a victim himself. Andie MacDowell and Gabriel Byrne also star. (MGM/UA Home Video) The Postman (PG-13) no stars <full review in MR#123, 12/24/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt27.html#postman> Speaking of preposterous... nothing quite defines that word as Kevin Costner's laughably ghastly adaptation of David Brin's novel in which a drifter (Costner) poses as a postman in the postapocalyptic remains of America and inadvertently causes the nation's rebirth. It plays even worse than it sounds. (Warner Home Video) Scream 2 (R) *** 1/2 <full review in MR#121, 12/10/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#scream2> Arriving on tape fresh off of its theatrical rerelease is Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's savvy sequel to their smash slasher satire, in which heroine Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is terrorized by another masked killer, this time in college. David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, and Liev Schreiber also return; Jada Pinkett, Elise Neal, and Jerry O'Connell are among the new additions to the cast. (Dimension Home Video) A L S O N E W T H I S W E E K The Tango Lesson (PG) Sally Potter's drama about a filmmaker (Potter herself) who becomes entangled with an Argentinian tango instructor. (Columbia TriStar Home Video) ~~~ =>N E X T W E E K<= More reviews... 'til then... __________________________________________________________ Michael Dequina Chat Forum Host, The Official Michael Jordan Web Site http://jordan.sportsline.com mj23@michaeljordanfan.com michael_jordan@geocities.com | mrbrown@ucla.edu >My personal WWW sites< Mr. Brown's Movie Site: http://welcome.to/mrbrown Michael Jordan Beyond the Court: http://fly.to/michaeljordan A Michael Jordan Fan's Heartbreak: http://fly.to/mj23 Personal Page: http://welcome.to/w3md >Other WWW sites I work on< CompuServe Hollywood Hotline: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com Albany Online: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com Eyepiece Network: http://www.eyepiece.com "Oliver Stone doesn't know shit about basketball." --Michael Jordan, on why he refused to work with the director on a hoops-themed Nike commercial __________________________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] BudWeiser Godzilla! Date: 11 Jun 1998 17:20:43 -0400 >In a message dated 98-06-03 22:11:00 EDT, you write: > ><< I don't think > Godzilla has to worry about being replaced by the Budweiser Lizards anytime > soon. > > Gary > >> > >Now THAT is a film i would pay $9.00 to see: "Budweiser Lizards: The Movie" >They could traverse the country in search of Budweisers and in constant search >of their arch-nemesises the Budweiser Frogs. There could be a dramatic scene >where they come face to face with a Japanese speaking man in a Godzilla suit >and just when they are about to be stepped on are saved by a fishing wire >supported Mothra. Then Kenny could be killed and everyone would live happily >ever after in Kuala Lempur. The End. $300 Million easy! > >:-) > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] "Kenny could be killed" NO WAY!!! Kenny's the best thing about the Lizards. But an awesome idea nonetheless. And yes I think it would be BIG box office. Where do I go with this idea (I'd like to cash in on it!) GRZ Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Tromeo and Juliet Date: 11 Jun 1998 17:26:39 -0400 >At 05.48 PM 10/06/98 -0400, GARY ZEIG wrote >>Mel- >> >>I take offense to this comment for three reasons. >> >>1. You have not seen the film yet. I would have said what you did, before I >>saw the film. > >So, basically you are agreeing with my reasoning??:-) > >>If you did you would know that it is far and away the best movie Troma has >>ever made. > >Completely possible. Remember, I stated in my post that I was basing my >judgement on the studio behind it. In addition, someone contacted me for >more information on it, as I have appearantly piqued their curiousity. > >>It's not classical in any sense, it's much more daring, sort of like what >>Romeo and Juliet would be like if it happened in today's modern world. >>But don't judge this book only by it's cover. You would be wrong. >>I put it in a class with any David Lynch film you can name. > >You are correct. But also, the original question was asked by someone who >implied that she expected it to be a "classical" version of R&J. So, I was >right in giving fair warning, but you make a good point in speaking only >from experience:-) > >>.And for that reason alone it's worth a rental. IF >>you can find it in your local rental store. >(snip) > Good luck finding >>it, but if you do, it's well worth it. > >Got a copy on my shelf right now. Gary, might be worth you making the >trip, but most people on the list would be better off trying the >independent video shops in their local area. Especially around University >campuses. > >Regards, > >--Mel > > >--Mel Eperthener >president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty > >email: bcassidy@usaor.net > gowanna@australiamail.com > >http://www.webz.com/gowanna > >419 Butler Street >PO Box 95184 >Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 >(412) 781-6140 >(412) 781-6380 >1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE >____________________________________________ >That was a wicked googly! > --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial >______________________________________________ > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Mel- I'm wondering if your rental store carries or can get the Tiffany Shepis movies I mentioned earlier. Generation X, Heavy Black Smokestack, Shampoo Horns, etc. I have seen them but would like to watch them again. Any ideas on how to go about finding them? Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michela Steele <michs@onr.com> Subject: Re: [MV] City of Angels Date: 11 Jun 1998 20:38:01 -0700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9C52FCE2F55D615F6621D5E7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well my own personal opion is I thought the City of Angels was one of the best movies i had ever seen .. of course, I did not see Heaven Over Berlin but did read somewhere the City of Angels was a rewrite ... even tho i give city of Angels **** -- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he won't bother you for weeks. --------------9C52FCE2F55D615F6621D5E7 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Michela Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Michela n: ;Michela email;internet: michs@onr.com x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------9C52FCE2F55D615F6621D5E7-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: grasshopper <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 12 Jun 1998 17:38:44 -0700 (PDT) just a pointless comment, but my parents accidently named me the same name as one of Charlie's Angels... I spent my whole life with teacher's making references to Charlie's Angels... now that I'm out of school the references have slowed down... On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Anita Watts wrote: > On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, greuel wrote: > Finally there is > going to be an original film. Next year there will be > a film about > three female private eyes who work for a mysterious man in > the > background - and it will be called Charlie's Angels. After all those > > remakes finally something original. > > Hi, couldn't resist de-lurking to ask you if you're kidding, or just young > <G> > > Rumour says that Geri Something - > The artist formerly known as Ginger Spice is going to audition. A > > fine film and a brilliant actress. I can see some Oscar nominations. > > Oh I get it, you're kiddig LOL > Anita > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 13 Jun 1998 22:54:28 -0700 (PDT) ...and a kind of pointless question: which one of Charlie's Angels was named grasshopper - or can I guess!!!! Anita, still LOL... On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, grasshopper wrote: > > just a pointless comment, but my parents accidently named me the same name > as one of Charlie's Angels... [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 13 Jun 1998 22:54:28 -0700 (PDT) ...and a kind of pointless question: which one of Charlie's Angels was named grasshopper - or can I guess!!!! Anita, still LOL... On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, grasshopper wrote: > > just a pointless comment, but my parents accidently named me the same name > as one of Charlie's Angels... [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: grasshopper <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: Re: [MV] Re: Bladerunner - not really Date: 14 Jun 1998 17:10:39 -0700 (PDT) Weren't you paying attention?=) kg On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Anita Watts wrote: > > > ...and a kind of pointless question: which one of Charlie's Angels was > named grasshopper - or can I guess!!!! > Anita, still LOL... > > On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, grasshopper wrote: > > > > > just a pointless comment, but my parents accidently named me the same name > > as one of Charlie's Angels... > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 15 Jun 1998 16:32:48 -0700 Hi Guys, I'm back. I spent a week in Hawaii for a much deserved vacation (and work). Anyway, I hope I haven't missed too much. I flew in on a red-eye so I am pretty much worn out. Gary, once my brain starts working properly I'll try to do some fancy analysis of your picks. I'm leaving for Chicago Wed. so I may not get back to you til next week. BTW, A Perfect Murder sucked. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 15 Jun 1998 19:25:54 -0500 On 6/15/98, 6:32 PM -0500, Bruce Bridges said so nicely: >BTW, A Perfect Murder sucked. Really? I heard it was wonderful from many critics. They're saying it's better than the original--"Dial M for Murder." Why do you say that it didn't measure up? ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 15 Jun 1998 21:53:31 -0400 >On 6/15/98, 6:32 PM -0500, Bruce Bridges said so nicely: >>BTW, A Perfect Murder sucked. > >Really? I heard it was wonderful from many critics. They're saying it's >better than the original--"Dial M for Murder." Why do you say that it >didn't measure up? >~~~~~ >Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) >Jefferson, LA >http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ >mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com ><dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger ><dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ >ICQ #12904700 >~~~~~ > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Ladies and gentlemen of the 54th airbourne, I too am puzzled by Bruce's analysis. I would have guessed the movie would be mediocre to good. I can't see a film with Michael Douglas and Ms. Paltrow bombing. Anybody have any thoughts on the Anne Heche-Harrison Ford movie? Is it worth a look-see? Whadda ya think Bruce? PS Whilst you were in Hawaii (LUCKY DOG) I had to settle for time at a Casino in Verona, NY. It's a place called Turning Stone Casino Resort, and I give it ****. FYI Speaking of Casinos, Is the movie Casino good? I never did see it! Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] 6 Days, 7 Nights review Date: 14 Jun 1998 01:08:26 -0700 So it's come to this. Most of you know of my admiration for the Ford man so I'm sure you must understand the difficulties with this review. Yep - that's right - the first bad Harrison Ford movie ever. I'm so biased the other way you'd think nothing could be this bad - but...damn it! I just couldn't buy the whole thing - it felt very forced, predictable, fake, obvious, redundant, old, tired, rehashed with poorly written dialogue to boot! The chemistry was not there - there was no emotions with their characters - at times it felt like I was watching a bad 80's movie in which a deceased character named Bernie might show up any moment. I am sorry to say this and I hope that I won't go to Hell because of this review - but this is one stinky movie. I have to fail it. I have to...you don't understand - my reputation is at stake! Urrrghhh. Well at least he is close to signing a deal to work with Robert Zemeckis for his next picture (and then Indy 4 of course!) [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 15 Jun 1998 22:49:07 -0500 On 6/15/98, 8:53 PM -0500, GARY ZEIG said so nicely: >Anybody have any thoughts on the Anne Heche-Harrison Ford movie? Is it >worth a look-see? I saw this one over the weekend. If you don't expect too much from it, it's entertaining. If you're a Harrison Ford fan I think you'll like it. Anne Heche and Harrison Ford were good together. I had some doubts myself as to whether or not I would see her believable in a heterosexual role, but I didn't have a problem with her. I think her timing is pretty good and with some time could be a pretty good comic actress. I think with the material provided for them, Ford and Heche did well. The movie is definitely fluff and doesn't make any pretensions about any thing more serious. It was all formula and totally predictable, but it knew itself to be this. That's what had it be fun. It called itself what it was. On a scale from 1 to 10, I would rate this movie a 5. ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Vi L On {64539} <vlo@slpyjs.msd.ray.com> Subject: [MV] 7day 6 night Date: 16 Jun 1998 07:58:57 -0400 (EDT) 6day7n wasn't as good as I expected it to be. I was looking for more of an action movie i guess. There wasn't much action, so it was pretty boring. Some parts were funny but that was it. It's an average movie. (**) out of 4 -Vi [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back -Reply Date: 16 Jun 1998 11:47:17 -0700 All I can say about A perfect Murder is that it was completely uninvolving. There was no tension, thrills or chills, mystery or humor. Douglas was doing the same Gecko character from Wall Street and although he does it well, I just am not interested anymore. The boyfriend was a non-character as was Paltrow. How do you describe nothing? All I can say is that my emotions ran the gamut from a to b while watching and I think my emotional highlight (b!!!) was while eating the taco I snuck into the theater. I haven't seen 6 Days and probably will not bother. As much of a fan of Harrison Ford as I am, I haven't heard anything that makes me want to see it. I don't think that it is Ford's first bad movie. I'm sure most will disagree but I thought Airforce One was awful. Just because you can make a jet appear to careen around an airport like race car does not mean you should. I thought is was a prime example of filmmakers overusing fX just becasue they can. I think that Casino was a case of Scorcese making one too many mob films. It was well done but much too familiar. Been there done that. While I could buy Joe Pesci as a tough guy in Goodfellas, it was stretching it for Casino. And there were some scenes that I thought were simply gratuitous. At one point a guy is killed by having his head crushed in a vice. That seemed more appropriate for the latest Friday the 13th installment. I heard that they actually had his eye pop out but cut it for the ratings. Is anybody getting the new Gone With the Wind print in their town? In case you haven't heard they have made a new Technicolor transfer that is supposed to be beautiful. It is getting a limited theatrical release (to promote the new video I'm sure). I haven't seen the movie in a few years and am really looking forward to seeing it in a theater again. Evidently there is a controversy because some feel that the new Technicolor process is not true to the original. I'm sure that it is just fine. I'm off to Chicago tomorrow. Does anybody have suggestions for things to do there? I'd like to hear some good blues. bye, bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back -Reply Date: 16 Jun 1998 15:01:59 -0500 On 6/16/98, 1:47 PM -0500, Bruce Bridges said so nicely: > I'd like to hear some good blues. If you want to do that, come to New Orleans!!! ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] Perfect Murder Date: 14 Jun 1998 18:33:08 -0700 Remake of Hitchy's 'Dial M' with Douglas in his usual role as the seemingly intelligent but oft-confused man (Disclosure, The Game, Falling Down, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct). Lots of murder planning in this fairly entertaining video rental at best. A good movie to talk to someone throughout - about what you think will happen and how it will happen. The biggest complaint for this film is that because it is a movie that is based on logic and playing with that - any screw up with that logic is really annoying - and there were a couple of times where that happened. Also (and I hate saying this - but because it is only an average thriller I don't mind as much) the ending is definitely lacking. If there could have been some final twist - a Usual Suspect kinda thing - that would have at least everyone leaving the theatre talking about it. Anywho - a 70% for fair entertainment. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back -Reply Date: 16 Jun 1998 23:00:27 cet > How do you describe nothing? All I can say is that my emotions ran "Only in the wake of human conscience can Nothing come into existence. The Being by which Nothing comes into the world, is a Being which is concerned with the lack of Being. The Being, by which Nothing comes into existence, is its own Nothing." - Albert Camus (1905-1980). That should clear things up. > I think that Casino was a case of Scorcese making one too many mob > films. It was well done but much too familiar. Been there done > that. While I could buy Joe Pesci as a tough guy in Goodfellas, it > was stretching it for Casino. And there were some scenes that I > thought were simply gratuitous. At one point a guy is killed by > having his head crushed in a vice. That seemed more appropriate for > the latest Friday the 13th installment. I heard that they actually > had his eye pop out but cut it for the ratings. Yeah, me too. Goodfellas was a marvelous film but Casino is just too much of a copy. It's still a good one, but we have seen it before by the same director in the same fashion and style - even the same music. Technically it's brilliant, and there is a hellufalot to learn from it (cinematically) but it's just one too many mobster flicks. Hmm, seems like this is pretty much what you said. Ah well, why not agree for once. > I'm off to Chicago tomorrow. Does anybody have suggestions for > things to do there? I'd like to hear some good blues. Speaking of that. Go to the next cinema where they show Blues Brothers 2000 - and avoid it. It was the worst film I have seen in ages. Obviously you can't expect it to be as good as the first (why make it then?), but even my low expectations where disappointed. Even the music sucked. While Paul Shaffer (aka Letterman's sidekick) did a decent job with the score of the first one, he turned this into elevator music. Even Aretha Franklin (Respect) did a bad job. There is not much to say about the plot - there is none. The first is one of my all time favourites, but this one is so incredibly bad that I would dare to say that I would have made a better sequel - and I never say that. It seems John Landis has lost it. What has he been up to lately anyway? And what the F*** (replace *** by "uck" if you are an adult otherwise read on) did this child do there? A favour to Landis' buddy Michael Jackson? It was so bad that the word bad is almost a compliment for this bad film. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: [MV] Lonesome Dove Date: 16 Jun 1998 19:42:27 -0400 This may-or-may not be suitable for this list, but has anyone ever seen the movie/mini-series Lonesome Dove. In my estimation, this is the best western I've ever seen. It even beat out The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence for my all-time favorite western. And it may be the only movie that I've ever watched that is equal in greatness to the book of the same title. Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones are, simply put, at the very top of thier form. And I've never seen a more lovely and desirable prostitute/women in any movie then the one protrayed by Diane Lane (even beats Julie Roberts Pretty Women for me). Even Robert Urich was good as the unwitting bad guy (go figure). I mention this because they are replaying it on the Livetime cable channel as I write this. If you've never seen it, rent it! Though long, it's worth every minute! With this in mind, what are some other favorite westerns?? I love westerns and am always in search of good ones at the local Hollywood Video. Any recommendations would be appreciated. CHRIS [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Lonesome Dove Date: 16 Jun 1998 18:52:46 -0500 On 6/16/98, 6:42 PM -0500, Chris Culligan said so nicely: >This may-or-may not be suitable for this list, but has anyone ever seen the >movie/mini-series Lonesome Dove. In my estimation, this is the best >western I've ever seen. I disagree. My favorite western is "The Magnificent Seven." Also really liked "The Cowboys." >It even beat out The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence >for my all-time favorite western. And it may be the only movie that I've >ever watched that is equal in greatness to the book of the same title. It was well done and well cast I agree. But I think "The Thorn Birds" was better in this category. >Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones are, simply put, at the very top of thier >form. And I've never seen a more lovely and desirable prostitute/women in >any movie then the one protrayed by Diane Lane (even beats Julie Roberts >Pretty Women for me). Even Robert Urich was good as the unwitting bad guy >(go figure). I mention this because they are replaying it on the Livetime >cable channel as I write this. If you've never seen it, rent it! Though >long, it's worth every minute! > >With this in mind, what are some other favorite westerns?? I love westerns >and am always in search of good ones at the local Hollywood Video. Any >recommendations would be appreciated. It's not a western, but it could be (in a different place) but how about "Taras Bulba?" ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: [MV] Lonesome Dove -Reply Date: 16 Jun 1998 17:26:02 -0700 I agree. Lonesome Dove is the best Western ever made. The length of the Miniseries format allowed them to follow the story and characters in a much greater depth than a 2 hour movie. I actually own the video. My list of top Westerns would also include (in order): The Searchers, Outlaw Josey Wales (Eastwood directs his first masterpiece), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Shane, Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, The Unforgiven, Red River, Once Upon a Time in the West, Dances With Wolves and Tombstone. Westerns have explored emotions and conflict that go far beyond the image of the shoot-em-up. I wish that they could break free of this misconception. bye, bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: [MV] Soundtrack-HELP!! Date: 16 Jun 1998 19:39:14 -0400 I recently heard a song ( I think the dj said it was on a movie soundtrack but I don't know which one, it was noisy in the club and I couldn't hear him too good) by a Latino dance group called De La Raza and the Boyz. If anybody knows any info about this group/album ( I believe it was released in 1997) I would really appreciate hearing from you. I am trying without success to locate a copy of this cd. I believe the lead singer's name is James De La Raza. Thank you, Gary mlz@nauticom.net [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Dave Osborn" <dave.osborn@dialaccess.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Lonesome Dove -Reply Date: 16 Jun 1998 22:12:22 -0500 Bruce Bridges wrote: > For a great western, also check out Silverado from the mid '80's. > Every western actor ever born had some part in this flick. Regards, Super Dave > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe > movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to > majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Tonya " <scoobygirl@bedford.heartland.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Lonesome Dove Date: 16 Jun 1998 23:24:06 -0500 I enjoyed Tombstone. I watched it at school in my Speech class just a couple weeks ago. I didn't expect much, but it was better than I thought. However, my two favorites westerns are The Quick and the Dead and Bad Girls. I guess the only westerns that appeal to me are the more updated variety with current actors and actresses. I mostly liked The Quick and The Dead because of Leonardo DiCaprio, but obviously he isn't the only reason I enjoyed this movie since his character wasn't a main one. I really liked the story line. Bad Girls was just a movie I picked off the shelves at the video store because I was bored and hadn't seen it yet. Since I don't particularly like westerns I didn't think I would even be into it. However, I enjoyed it very much so. I think the right 'girls' were picked to play the parts, although I think they should have been switched around a tad. Meaning that Madeline Stowe shouldn't have been the lead. I think Drew Barrymore and her should've switched roles. Andy MacDowell (not spelled right?) and Mary Stuart Masterson fit their roles perfectly. I'd love to hear your comments! -Tonya =) [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Travis <modestme@micron.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back -Reply Date: 17 Jun 1998 10:26:27 -0600 Bruce Bridges wrote: > > All I can say about A perfect Murder is that it was completely > uninvolving. There was no tension, thrills or chills, mystery or > humor. Douglas was doing the same Gecko character from Wall Street > and although he does it well, I just am not interested anymore. The > boyfriend was a non-character as was Paltrow. > > How do you describe nothing? All I can say is that my emotions ran > the gamut from a to b while watching and I think my emotional > highlight (b!!!) was while eating the taco I snuck into the theater. > > I haven't seen 6 Days and probably will not bother. As much of a fan > of Harrison Ford as I am, I haven't heard anything that makes me want > to see it. I don't think that it is Ford's first bad movie. I'm > sure most will disagree but I thought Airforce One was awful. Just > because you can make a jet appear to careen around an airport like > race car does not mean you should. I thought is was a prime example > of filmmakers overusing fX just becasue they can. > > I think that Casino was a case of Scorcese making one too many mob > films. It was well done but much too familiar. Been there done > that. While I could buy Joe Pesci as a tough guy in Goodfellas, it > was stretching it for Casino. And there were some scenes that I > thought were simply gratuitous. At one point a guy is killed by > having his head crushed in a vice. That seemed more appropriate for > the latest Friday the 13th installment. I heard that they actually > had his eye pop out but cut it for the ratings. > > Is anybody getting the new Gone With the Wind print in their town? > In case you haven't heard they have made a new Technicolor transfer > that is supposed to be beautiful. It is getting a limited theatrical > release (to promote the new video I'm sure). I haven't seen the movie > in a few years and am really looking forward to seeing it in a theater > again. Evidently there is a controversy because some feel that the > new Technicolor process is not true to the original. I'm sure that > it is just fine. > > I'm off to Chicago tomorrow. Does anybody have suggestions for > things to do there? I'd like to hear some good blues. > > bye, > bb > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] I have to admit to the shock of you dissing "Casino". Of all the films in the world to bring up as disappointing, I would not expect to see a film of Scorsese's as a target. Sorry, you didn't like the vice bit, but, "Casino" is a true story unlike your "Friday the 13th" comparison. I just can't believe that one of the greatest and most consistantly talented filmmakers was brought into such a comparison. I am not gaining up against you, but, I was happily concluded with your brining up "Gone with the Wind", which is IMHO, probably the most over hyped, over analyzed, over acted, and completely over talked about film of all time. Those are the only credos that I give it. A film classic? Never, in my book. Just overfinanced super-white hollywood at its most exposed. Screw Scarlett and Rhett! Sorry, a little over-opinionated today. Please forgive. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Romero, Leticia" <lromero@saonet.ucla.edu> Subject: RE: [MV]I'm Back -Reply Date: 17 Jun 1998 09:26:32 -0700 I agree with Travis -- Scorsese may have don it all, but he can keep doing it and still be fresh! Has anyone talked about "The Truman Show" yet? I'm I, like, the last person to have seen this incredibly anti-climatic movie? > -----Original Message----- > From: Travis [SMTP:modestme@micron.net] > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 5:26 PM > To: movies@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back -Reply > > Bruce Bridges wrote: > > > > All I can say about A perfect Murder is that it was completely > > uninvolving. There was no tension, thrills or chills, mystery or > > humor. Douglas was doing the same Gecko character from Wall Street > > and although he does it well, I just am not interested anymore. The > > boyfriend was a non-character as was Paltrow. > > > > How do you describe nothing? All I can say is that my emotions ran > > the gamut from a to b while watching and I think my emotional > > highlight (b!!!) was while eating the taco I snuck into the theater. > > > > I haven't seen 6 Days and probably will not bother. As much of a fan > > of Harrison Ford as I am, I haven't heard anything that makes me want > > to see it. I don't think that it is Ford's first bad movie. I'm > > sure most will disagree but I thought Airforce One was awful. Just > > because you can make a jet appear to careen around an airport like > > race car does not mean you should. I thought is was a prime example > > of filmmakers overusing fX just becasue they can. > > > > I think that Casino was a case of Scorcese making one too many mob > > films. It was well done but much too familiar. Been there done > > that. While I could buy Joe Pesci as a tough guy in Goodfellas, it > > was stretching it for Casino. And there were some scenes that I > > thought were simply gratuitous. At one point a guy is killed by > > having his head crushed in a vice. That seemed more appropriate for > > the latest Friday the 13th installment. I heard that they actually > > had his eye pop out but cut it for the ratings. > > > > Is anybody getting the new Gone With the Wind print in their town? > > In case you haven't heard they have made a new Technicolor transfer > > that is supposed to be beautiful. It is getting a limited theatrical > > release (to promote the new video I'm sure). I haven't seen the movie > > in a few years and am really looking forward to seeing it in a theater > > again. Evidently there is a controversy because some feel that the > > new Technicolor process is not true to the original. I'm sure that > > it is just fine. > > > > I'm off to Chicago tomorrow. Does anybody have suggestions for > > things to do there? I'd like to hear some good blues. > > > > bye, > > bb > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" > ] > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com > ] > I have to admit to the shock of you dissing "Casino". Of all the > films > in the world to bring up as disappointing, I would not expect to see a > film of Scorsese's as a target. Sorry, you didn't like the vice bit, > but, "Casino" is a true story unlike your "Friday the 13th" comparison. > I just can't believe that one of the greatest and most consistantly > talented filmmakers was brought into such a comparison. I am not gaining > up against you, but, I was happily concluded with your brining up "Gone > with the Wind", which is IMHO, probably the most over hyped, over > analyzed, over acted, and completely over talked about film of all time. > Those are the only credos that I give it. A film classic? Never, in my > book. Just overfinanced super-white hollywood at its most exposed. Screw > Scarlett and Rhett! Sorry, a little over-opinionated today. Please > forgive. > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: RE: [MV]I'm Back -Reply Date: 17 Jun 1998 14:00:42 -0500 On 6/17/98, 11:26 AM -0500, Romero, Leticia said so nicely: >Has anyone talked about "The Truman Show" yet? I'm I, like, the last person >to have seen this incredibly anti-climatic movie? I saw it a couple of weeks ago. Very thought provoking. Carrey does a good job. The script was wonderful as was the direction! I loved it. It's been a long time since I've seen a movie that had me think so much! ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Credence Fogo-Schensul" <cfogo@law.uoregon.edu> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 17 Jun 1998 16:27:49 -0700 Why in the world would it be difficult to believe Anne Heche in a heterosexual role? Harrison Ford is married -- does that make him unbelievable in a heartthrob role? They're ACTORS! cef ---------- > From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> > To: movies@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back > Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 8:49 PM > > On 6/15/98, 8:53 PM -0500, GARY ZEIG said so nicely: > >Anybody have any thoughts on the Anne Heche-Harrison Ford movie? Is it > >worth a look-see? > > I saw this one over the weekend. If you don't expect too much from it, > it's entertaining. If you're a Harrison Ford fan I think you'll like it. > Anne Heche and Harrison Ford were good together. I had some doubts myself > as to whether or not I would see her believable in a heterosexual role, but > I didn't have a problem with her. I think her timing is pretty good and > with some time could be a pretty good comic actress. I think with the > material provided for them, Ford and Heche did well. The movie is > definitely fluff and doesn't make any pretensions about any thing more > serious. It was all formula and totally predictable, but it knew itself to > be this. That's what had it be fun. It called itself what it was. On a > scale from 1 to 10, I would rate this movie a 5. > ~~~~~ > Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) > Jefferson, LA > http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ > mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com > <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger > <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ > ICQ #12904700 > ~~~~~ > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 17 Jun 1998 21:01:43 -0500 On 6/17/98, 6:27 PM -0500, Credence Fogo-Schensul said so nicely: >Why in the world would it be difficult to believe Anne Heche in >a heterosexual role? Harrison Ford is married -- does that >make him unbelievable in a heartthrob role? They're ACTORS! It's just a thought i had . You don't need to bite my head off. just a thought. I thought she did well. I am not very familiar with her. ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Dave Osborn" <dave.osborn@dialaccess.com> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 17 Jun 1998 22:04:06 -0500 Credence Fogo-Schensul wrote: > Why in the world would it be difficult to believe Anne Heche in > a heterosexual role? Harrison Ford is married -- does that > make him unbelievable in a heartthrob role? They're ACTORS! > > cef > Being gay is very different from being married. It's very hard to act your way out of a different sexual preference when the audience has been exposed to our loving media blitzing on her. If her lover life weren't so public, no one would give a damn. I would have no trouble seeing her in a hetero role if her picture hadn't been all over the magazines for the last few months. Maybe next year.... Super Dave > ---------- > > From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> > > To: movies@lists.xmission.com > > Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back > > Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 8:49 PM > > > > On 6/15/98, 8:53 PM -0500, GARY ZEIG said so nicely: > > >Anybody have any thoughts on the Anne Heche-Harrison Ford movie? Is > it > > >worth a look-see? > > > > I saw this one over the weekend. If you don't expect too much from > it, > > it's entertaining. If you're a Harrison Ford fan I think you'll > like it. > > Anne Heche and Harrison Ford were good together. I had some doubts > myself > > as to whether or not I would see her believable in a heterosexual > role, > but > > I didn't have a problem with her. I think her timing is pretty good > and > > with some time could be a pretty good comic actress. I think with > the > > material provided for them, Ford and Heche did well. The movie is > > definitely fluff and doesn't make any pretensions about any thing > more > > serious. It was all formula and totally predictable, but it knew > itself > to > > be this. That's what had it be fun. It called itself what it was. > On a > > scale from 1 to 10, I would rate this movie a 5. > > ~~~~~ > > Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) > > Jefferson, LA > > http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ > > mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com > > <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger > > <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ > > ICQ #12904700 > > ~~~~~ > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe > movies" > ] > > [ (without the quotes) to > majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe > movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to > majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com> Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#147, 6/17/98 Date: 17 Jun 1998 20:25:12 -0700 T H E M O V I E R E P O R T #147 JUNE 17, 1998 If your site was linked on Movie Site Links, please e-mail me your site name and URL so I don't forget to include it on the new list. Thank you. =>T H I S W E E K<= M O V I E S -Mulan -The X-Files -Dirty Work -Gone with the Wind V I D E O -Fallen -Mouth to Mouth (Boca a Boca) -Spice World -The Wings of the Dove E V E N T S -The X-Files premiere Select reviews are available at Hollywood Hotline on CompuServe and: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com ...and the Eyepiece Network at: http://www.eyepiece.com For links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews, exclusive Hollywood event photos, movie discussion board, movie theme MIDI files, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at: http://welcome.to/mrbrown or http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown Please don't forget to sign the guestbook... all movies graded out of four stars (****) ~~~ =>M O V I E S<= N E W R E L E A S E S Mulan (G) **** Although it undoubtedly upset Disney executives, the disappointing domestic box office performance of last year's _Hercules_ was probably the best thing to happen to the Mouse's animation house. While it was a light, expertly crafted, and highly enjoyable trifle, it was just that, a trifle, lacking the gravity that was a crucial ingredient of the studio's biggest financial (_The_Lion_King_) and artistic (_Beauty_and_the_Beast_, _The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_) successes. Seemingly galvanized by that humbling wakeup call, Disney's tried-and-true blend of populist instincts and weightier interests is back in full force and top form in _Mulan_. In its current animation renaissance, Disney has proven to be better suited to handling female protagonists (Belle, Ariel, Pocahontas) than male ones (Aladdin and Hercules were varying degrees of milquetoast), and the title character of Fa Mulan (spoken by Ming-Na Wen, sung by Lea Salonga) is no exception. Crippled in their ongoing war with the Huns, the shorthanded Imperial Chinese army requires that one male from each family join the military cause. The only male in the Fa family is Mulan's father (Soon-Tek Oh), and, despite his advanced age and bad leg, he valiantly agrees to enlist. Determined to save her father from what is certain death and maintain honor in the family, Mulan, in a sequence of stunning visual and emotional power, cuts her hair, dons battle armor, and joins the army with her father's summons as the male Ping. Although all of Disney's recent heroines have been strong feminist role models, none have been quite as proactive as Mulan. As can be expected, she initially cannot keep up with the guys in basic training, but she manages to make her every man's equal, if not superior, through her sheer will and determination. Mulan's transformation is highly reminiscent of Demi Moore's in last year's Disney drama _G.I._Jane_, but _Mulan_ oneups that film's hour-long toughening process by efficiently covering the same ground during a single, rousing musical number, "I'll Make a Man Out of You," sung by army captain Shang (spoken by B.D. Wong, sung by, yes, Donny Osmond). _Mulan_ also out-G.I.'s _Jane_ by having its heroine rely mostly on wits, rather than brawn, in combat; while she has a high kick that rivals the best of them, it's her quick-thinking brain that proves to be most formidable. The main thrust of the story sounds rather serious, but this is a Disney film, after all, and it would not be complete without the requisite comic relief, here in the form of the scrawny dragon Mushu (Eddie Murphy), who is Mulan's self-appointed guardian. A hilarious, jive-talking Murphy would appear to be an out of place in this largely earnest tale, but Mushu is more seamlessly integrated into the story than the seemingly grafted-on comic relief in the two most serious Disney efforts, _Hunchback_ and _Pocahontas_. _Hunchback_ and _Pocahontas_ could have lost the sore-thumb gargoyles and cute, mute Meeko the raccoon, respectively, without any major loss to the film as a whole; however, the presence of Mushu, while still an obvious concession to the masses, never feels gratuitous, and his funny presence would be sorely missed. Disney animated features have a rich musical tradition, and the downward slide hinted at in _Hercules_ continues in _Mulan_. _Mulan_ is the first recent Disney animated effort that I feel could have easily survived _without_ the songs, even if they are kept to a paltry (for Disney standards) four. Only two of the tunes by composer Matthew Wilder (yes, he of "Break My Stride" fame) and _Hercules_ lyricist David Zippel, the lovely if very short "Reflection," Mulan's de rigueur "I Want" song; and the aforementioned "I'll Make a Man Out of You" serve a recognizable dramatic purpose. Nonetheless, Wilder deserves kudos for injecting some Oriental flavor into the songs--for the most part, anyway (only "I'll Make a Man..." sounds distinctly Western); but Zippel's lyrics are simply serviceable. Picking up the slack is score composer Jerry Goldsmith, who gives _Mulan_ an appropriate epic sweep, most memorably in the haunting cue that accompanies Mulan's fateful decision early in the film. While the ears may be disappointed by _Mulan_, the eyes will be more than satisfied. Under the sure hands of directors Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and art director Ric Sluiter, _Mulan_'s look has a texture uncommon to most animated features. Backgrounds are kept fairly simple, and the screen is often awash with scarlets and lavenders, creating a surreal yet emotionally true visual landscape. There's a general softness to the art, which fits nicely the Eastern art tradition and lends the film a distinct identity and personality. I would not consider _Mulan_ to be in the upper echelon of Disney animated features occupied by _Beauty_ and the highly underappreciated _Hunchback_, but it ably upholds the Disney tradition of excellence. Inspiring, touching, serious, yet fun, _Mulan_ is animated entertainment of the highest order, putting half-hearted efforts like Warner Bros.'s recent _Quest_for_Camelot_ to shame. The X-Files (PG-13) *** 1/2 <see premiere coverage below> Fox's _The_X-Files_ one of television's most curious phenomenons. It's not a question of quality; though it has a dud episode here and there, the science fiction sensation is a consistently engrossing, well-thought and -put-together series that deserves all the critical accolades it has garnered in its five seasons. What makes the series' hard-fought-for mass popularity so astonishing is the uncommon demand it places upon the viewing audience: concentration. This is especially the case with its trademark "mythology" episodes, which address a ridiculously convoluted conspiracy involving the coverup of extraterrestrial life. Now FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully take their quest for the "truth" that lies elusively "out there" to the big screen, and the result is a most unusual summer blockbuster: one that delivers the thrilling goods with an uncommon dose of intelligence and complexity. As fans of the show (_X_-philes, as they are known) such as myself are aware, _The_X-Files_ centers on Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully's (Gillian Anderson) ongoing investigations into paranormal phenomena--cases called, yes, X-Files. Of course, Mulder and Scully are mismatched partners. Mulder is a true believer in the fantastic after having witnessed his sister Samantha's abduction by aliens when they were young; medical doctor Scully is a skeptical woman of science who was paired with Mulder by FBI superiors to debunk his work. In a move that, surprisingly enough, does _not_ alienate any _X_-virgins, the film (unofficially subtitled _Fight_the_Future_) begins where this past season's cliffhanger left off, with the X-Files closed and Mulder and Scully reassigned to standard FBI duty and a seemingly standard case: the investigation of a terrorist bomb threat in Dallas. The operative word there is "seemingly," for some suspicious circumstances surrounding the case thrusts Mulder and Scully neck-deep into the ongoing conspiracy that has served as the backbone of the series. Much effort has been made by Fox and the _X-Files_ cast and crew to keep the plot under wraps, so I will not divulge any specifics here. What I will reveal, however, is that this time around Mulder and Scully find some hard answers to questions that have long lingered in the series, such as the true nature of the conspiracy and the "black cancer," the oily alien goo that infects human hosts. It should be noted, however, that many of the series' focal mysteries, such as the identity of the enigmatic conspirator known as the Cigarette-Smoking Man (William B. Davis), remain unanswered when the end credits roll. What I just wrote may sound baffling to _X_ newcomers, but series creator and screenwriter Chris Carter (working from a story he devised with Frank Spotnitz) accomplishes the impossible--making the knotty story accessible to new viewers. Mulder and Scully's backstories are efficiently explained in succinct passages of dialogue, as is all the background knowledge required to follow and understand the conspiracy. A few bones are thrown to appease the _X_ faithful, such as vague allusions to the harrowing ordeals Scully has gone through in the series, and a cameo by the Lone Gunmen, a trio of conspiracy freaks that often assist Mulder and Scully. But by and large, no one is likely to be lost. In the lobby following the screening, I overheard a fan answer a newcomer's questions, and his queries were about issues that are irrelevant to the general understanding of the film. A large part of what makes _Fight_the_Future_ satisfying to all audiences is the highly suspenseful story Carter and director Rob Bowman tell. The plot is as intricately structured and unpredictable as the conspiracy itself, and while there is a greater emphasis on action and spectacle here, those sequences are integral to the story and free of gratuitous violent shocks. Bowman is a veteran of many _X_ episodes, and as such, he knows how to milk the maximum amount of tension from Carter's labyrinthian scripts. He also handles the film's increased yet still modest-by-Hollywood-standards budget quite well, employing some imaginative effects to create some truly scary creatures. Bowman's huge miscalculation, however, is one that could have been easily sidestepped: the virtual absence of Mark Snow's (who also composed the film's score) memorably eerie theme music. A single bar of the theme's trademark whistle accompanies the film's first frame, and an upbeat interpolation is featured in a sequence where Mulder and Scully drive. But that unmistakable _X_ theme is featured more in the trailers than the film itself--a fact that is sure to irk even the most casual of _X_-philes. For all the scary aliens and other creatures that pop up in _The_X-Files_ week after week, the key to the show and, now, the movie's success is its leads. Duchovny and Anderson's natural rapport shines through even stronger on the big screen, and apparently Carter recognized this, for the sexual tension between Mulder and Scully reaches unprecedented heights of palpability in _Fight_the_Future_. I won't spoil anything, but Carter comes up with a clever way to have his cake and eat it too, one that will please all series fans. The solid work of the other series semi-regulars, Davis, John Neville (the Well-Manicured Man), and Mitch Pileggi (FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner) carries over to the big screen; however, members of the Pileggi "Estrogen Brigade" are sure to be disappointed with Skinner's diminished role in the film. Martin Landau (filling the Deep Throat/X/Marita Covarrubias "informant" role) and Armin Mueller-Stahl (as a conspiracy figurehead) join the ensemble, and they appear very much at home in the _X_ world. For a big screen, interseason episode of a series that is still running strong on the small screen, the satisfying _X-Files_ movie is remarkably self-contained. Yet it should come as no surprise that, in addition to the existing unresolved questions, some new ones arise--ensuring plenty of fodder for many more TV seasons and feature films. As one character declares, "One man cannot fight the future." Hollywood Hotline Featured Review Dirty Work (PG-13) * _Dirty_Work_ has a premise of deliciously mean-spirited potential. Mitch Weaver (Norm Macdonald) and his lifelong best friend Sam McKenna (Artie Lange) are losers in life: they were constantly picked on in school, and now they cannot hold regular jobs. But as the trailer goes, "There is one thing Mitch Weaver is good at--revenge." So he and Sam parlay their unmatched skill in getting-even schemes into a marketable revenge-for-hire business called Dirty Work Inc. This should be the groundwork for a wonderfully wicked black comedy, but for a film called _Dirty_Work_, what ensues is rather clean of spirit. In fact, what makes Mitch and Sam start up their business is not a giddy desire to give bullies a taste of their own medicine, but rather a more sappy reason: Sam's father (Jack Warden) needs a heart transplant, and in order for him to move at the top of the recipient list, his compulsively betting doctor (Chevy Chase) asks the guys for $50,000 to pay off his bookie. So for all the scheming that goes on, beneath every underhanded plot is--gasp!--a heart, which undercuts the inherent nastiness of the premise. Not that there isn't a lot of nastiness on display--there is, but of a different sort. There are frequent sexual references, most prominently in the form of prostitutes and Sam's impotent father's ongoing lust for them. And for a film rated PG-13, director Bob Saget (yes, that Bob Saget, of _Full_House_ and _America's_Funniest_Home_Videos_ fame) and writers Frank Sebastiano, Fred Wolf, and Macdonald himself, stretch the boundaries of good taste rather far--arguably a bit too much so (was not one, but two separate instances of sodomy between animals really necessary?). But the issue, of course, is not so much of taste as it is humor--as in, is it funny or not? The answer is a resounding no. It's not that Macdonald isn't a funny guy. He was one of the more consistently funny performers on _Saturday_Night_Live_ before his much-talked-about firing, and his dry brand of smartass wit translates well to the big screen; it also doesn't hurt that he's a natural, likable screen presence. He is able to give some of his lines a nice acid touch, but, for the most part, the oneliners, as written, are flat, and the broad slapstick gags just don't work (one running gag has him being literally tossed out of buildings--a real riot). Still, Macdonald's few shining moments are just about the only moments the film has. The late Chris Farley, as hysterical as he ever was, is amusing in a cameo role, but, as a whole, the supporting players are amateurish and seemingly free from any directorial guidance. Saget tries to juice up the proceedings with kitschy cameos by Gary Coleman, Adam Sandler, and John Goodman, but their minimal novelty value cannot prevent _Dirty_Work_ from sputtering to the end of its brief 81-minute running time. The film closes on a sad note of desperation, an indulgent reel of outtakes from which only those involved in the production would derive any amusement. Come to think of it, I cannot imagine anyone but those involved in the production to find much amusement in the entirety of _Dirty_Work_. IN BRIEF Gone with the Wind (G) **** Director Victor Fleming and producer David O. Selznick's enduring 1939 adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's classic Civil War novel (ranked at #4 in the American Film Institute's recently-announced list of "The 100 Greatest American Movies") is one of those movies most people of my generation have heard a lot about but have not seen. I was one of those people until my press screening last week, and I was quite taken aback by what I saw on screen for four good, long hours. It is not so much that the film is a terrific piece of work, visually sumptuous, wonderfully structured, smartly written, and perfectly acted. What I found most intriguing was the glimpse _Wind_ offers at a lost Hollywood art: the epic melodrama. Granted, _Titanic_ technically fits that bill, but James Cameron's virtually three-character film does not come close to matching the well-developed ensemble presented in _Wind_. There's self-centered "heroine" Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh); her suave suitor, Rhett Butler (Clark Gable); Scarlett's unattainable true love, Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard); and Ashley's much put-upon wife, the saintly Melanie Hamilton (Olivia DeHavilland)--and that's just for a start. More peripheral characters are also fully realized, such as Scarlett's often-overlooked, Jan Brady-like sister Suellen (Evelyn Keyes). Making the flawless juggling act even more impressive is the scope of the story, adapted for the screen by Sidney Howard, which follows the resilient Scarlett as she undergoes all manner of hardship--and, yes, some growing up--through a span of years in war-torn Georgia. In this day and age, _Wind_'s shameless melodramatics may smack of overblown soap opera, but it is a highly involving and moving one at that, populated with characters the audience grows to care about over the course of its extended length. _Wind_ is being reissued in a refurbished Technicolor print in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio and digitally remastered sound, complete with the original pre-curtain overture, intermission entr'acte, and exit music; whether or not one has seen the film before, this sparkling new _Wind_ is a cinematic experience worth savoring. (opens June 26) IN CURRENT RELEASE (full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs) -Almost Heroes (PG-13) no stars <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#heroes -Broadway Damage 1/2* <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#damage -Bulworth (R) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#bulworth -Can't Hardly Wait (PG-13) ** <MR#146, 6/11/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#wait -City of Angels (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#angels -Deep Impact (PG-13) *** <MR#141, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#impact -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (R) no stars <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#loathing -Godzilla (PG-13) ** <MR#143, 5/19/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#godzilla -Hope Floats (PG-13) ** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#hope -The Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#horse -The Last Days of Disco (R) *** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#disco -The Opposite of Sex (R) *** 1/2 <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#sex -A Perfect Murder (R) ** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#murder -Quest for Camelot (G) ** <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#quest -Six Days, Seven Nights (PG-13) *** <MR#146, 6/11/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#67 -Sliding Doors (PG-13) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#doors -The Spanish Prisoner (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#prisoner -Titanic (PG-13) **** <MR#121, 12/10/97> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#titanic -The Truman Show (PG) *** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#truman O N T H E H O R I Z O N FRIDAY Hav Plenty (R) Romantic comedy in which a rich woman (Chenoa Maxwell) and a penniless man (Christopher Scott Cherot, who also wrote and directed) somehow, someway make a go of love. Mulan (G) **** <see above review> Disney's animation department is back in top form with this rousing adventure based on the Chinese legend of a young girl (voice of Ming-Na Wen) who joins the imperial army. The X-Files (PG-13) *** 1/2 <see above review and premiere coverage below> The wildly popular, Emmy-winning television series makes an impressive big screen splash with this slick, smart, and scary thriller that resolves this past season's cliffhanger. Series stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson lead the cast. ~~~ =>V I D E O<= N E W T H I S W E E K Fallen (R) *** <full review in MR#126, 1/16/98; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt27.html#fallen> Intriguing supernatural thriller in which a cop (Denzel Washington) is on the trail of a serial-killing demon that can transfer itself from human host to human host by touch. (Warner Home Video) Mouth to Mouth (Boca a Boca) (R) ** Manuel Gomez Pereira's 1995 Spanish comedy (released in the States only last year) begins promisingly enough. A struggling actor (Javier Bardem) tries to make ends meet by taking on a job in phone sex, catering to gay clientele--with the exception of a sole woman (sizzling Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, best known for _A_Walk_in_the_Clouds_). The actor soon falls for the sultry femme fatale, and when they begin an off-line relationship, he inadvertently gets caught up in a twisted blackmail and murder plot. The laughs in Juan Luis Iborra, Joaquin Oristrell, and Naomi Wise's script grow in inverse proportion to the story's bizarreness--meaning, as the film progresses and grows increasingly strange, the laughs steadily decrease before completely disappearing by film's end. The final result is interesting, but nowhere near as fresh, funny, subversive, and sexy as it initially promises. (Miramax Home Entertainment) Spice World (PG) 1/2* <full review in MR#127, 1/22/98; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt28.html#spice> What was once a vanity trifle for the global music phenomenon known as the Spice Girls is now a historical document of sorts following the recent departure of Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell). Nonetheless, the movie is still a poorly slapped-together mess, albeit one brimming with camp value. Remaining Spices Baby (Emma Bunton), Posh (Victoria Adams), Scary (Melanie Brown), and Sporty (Melanie Chisolm) round out the Girl-powered pop supergroup. (Columbia TriStar Home Video) The Wings of the Dove (R) *** 1/2 <full review in MR#116, 11/6/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt24.html#wings> Intelligent, poignant adaptation of the Henry James novel, in which a British aristocrat (Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter) orchestrates a selfish plot involving her common lover (Linus Roache) and the dying American heiress (Alison Elliott) who carries a torch for him. (Miramax Home Entertainment) A L S O N E W T H I S W E E K SwitchBack (R) FBI agent Dennis Quaid tracks a serial killer responsible for his son's disappearance in the directorial debut of screenwriter Jeb Stuart (The Fugitive). (Paramount Home Video) ~~~ =>E V E N T S<= June 11, 1998 -- The X-Files premiere <see above review> The alien world that is Westwood, California served as the apropos locale for the unveiling one of the summer's most hotly anticipated features, the big screen installment of _The_X-Files_. A few hundred fans filled the barricades surrounding the Mann Village and Bruin theatres, with a rabid group that had sat in line on the sidewalk for hours treated to a bird's eye view in the bleachers set up beside the red carpet. These fans' patience did not go unrewarded. In addition to getting a good view of the celebrity arrivals, each bleacher patron received a copy of _The_X-Files_ movie soundtrack and a ticket for a drawing for three pairs of passes to the premiere screening. A more select group (i.e., those able to jump up and catch stuff) received souvenir T-shirts and "flying saucers" (read: frisbees) that were thrown into the bleachers. Not that my station by the Village's entrance was not a hotbed of activity--or rather, a warm one. The fun began about a half hour before arrivals, when a reporter from one _Proper_Gander_ magazine came by to interview some fans. This is not an unusual occurrence; however, what was unusual was this reporter's uncooperative attitude and general incompetence. She asked the crowd only two questions, both of which were understandably met with indifference: "Where are you from?" and "What's the black oil?"--the latter referring to the otherworldly substance that has been oozing its way into human hosts the past couple of seasons. Although a couple of people offered answers, apparently they did not pass muster for the reporter, who, after about three minutes, rolled her eyes and declared, "This interview is over..." before storming off. I cannot blame the crowd for being leery; not only did she come off rather standoffish, she insulted the _X_-philes in attendance by having the gall to dress up as Gillian Anderson's Agent Dana Scully, in a black pantsuit and corresponding Anderson knockoff hairdo and red hair color. Of course, the real Anderson, sporting darker locks, was among the lumaries in attendance, as were creator/producer/screenwriter Chris Carter; director Rob Bowman; composer Mark Snow; castmates David Duchovny (Agent Fox Mulder) with wife Tea Leoni, Mitch Pileggi (Assistant Director Walter Skinner), William B. Davis (the Cigarette-Smoking Man), John Neville (the Well-Manicured Man), and a couple of newcomers to the _X_ mythology, Martin Landau and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Also on hand to lend moral support were a few recurring members of the _X_ ensemble who did not make the jump to the big screen: Nicholas Lea (Krycek), Laurie Holden (Marita Covarrubias), and Mimi Rogers (whose Agent Diane Fowley will return periodically next season). Although the television series is known for a strong celebrity fan contingent, including the likes of Jodie Foster and Winona Ryder, the star wattage of the additional VIPs who came to, as the film's unofficial title states, "fight the future" was surprisingly on the low end. Rounding out the VIP roster were Robert Downey Jr., Martin Short, Robert Forster, Jerry O'Connell, Angie Everhart, directors Jan DeBont and Oliver Stone, singers Melissa Etheridge and Lisa Loeb, _Spawn_ creator Todd McFarlane (whose toy company is producing the film's action figures), and a bevy of television stars including _Married...with_Children_ alumna Christina Applegate, _Party_of_Five_'s Scott Wolf, _Clueless_'s Elisa Donovan, _Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_'s David Boreanaz and Juliet Landau, _The_Practice_'s Lara Flynn Boyle, _90210_'s Vincent Young, and _Melrose_Place_'s Heather Locklear. Most of the celebrity acknowledgments of the fans were isolated to spirited waves, which were delivered by the likes of O'Connell, Etheridge, Loeb, Applegate, Boreanaz, and Boyle. A handful of people dared to brave the waters of the fan pit and sign autographs: Short, Wolf, Donovan, and DeBont. Alas, the _X_-philes and autograph hounds with posters and other memorabilia in tow went home with unsigned items, for Duchovny, Anderson, and Pileggi were also among the wavers, and Carter, despite repeated calls from the crowd, appeared to go out of his way to maximize the distance between him and the fan pit on the way into the building. ~~~ =>N E X T W E E K<= More reviews... 'til then... __________________________________________________________ Michael Dequina Chat Forum Host, The Official Michael Jordan Web Site http://jordan.sportsline.com mj23@michaeljordanfan.com michael_jordan@geocities.com | mrbrown@ucla.edu >My personal WWW sites< Mr. Brown's Movie Site: http://welcome.to/mrbrown Michael Jordan Beyond the Court: http://fly.to/michaeljordan A Michael Jordan Fan's Heartbreak: http://fly.to/mj23 Personal Page: http://welcome.to/w3md >Other WWW sites I work on< CompuServe Hollywood Hotline: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com Albany Online: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com Eyepiece Network: http://www.eyepiece.com "Oliver Stone doesn't know shit about basketball." --Michael Jordan, on why he refused to work with the director on a hoops-themed Nike commercial CONGRATULATIONS MICHAEL & THE BULLS! __________________________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Credence Fogo-Schensul" <cfogo@law.uoregon.edu> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 18 Jun 1998 00:46:55 -0700 I didn't think I was biting your head off. They are actors, aren't they? ---------- > From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> > To: movies@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back > Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 7:01 PM > > On 6/17/98, 6:27 PM -0500, Credence Fogo-Schensul said so nicely: > >Why in the world would it be difficult to believe Anne Heche in > >a heterosexual role? Harrison Ford is married -- does that > >make him unbelievable in a heartthrob role? They're ACTORS! > > It's just a thought i had . You don't need to bite my head off. just a > thought. I thought she did well. I am not very familiar with her. > ~~~~~ > Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) > Jefferson, LA > http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ > mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com > <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger > <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ > ICQ #12904700 > ~~~~~ > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 18 Jun 1998 09:43:14 -0500 On 6/18/98, 2:46 AM -0500, Credence Fogo-Schensul said so nicely: >I didn't think I was biting your head off. They are actors, aren't they? Yes, they are, but I still had that thought. Don't you have thoughts for no reason? I never said that my thought was close to being the "truth" or whatever that is. It was just an insignificant thought that has an effect on my interpretation if I let it. ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "ABYRNE.IE.ORACLE.COM" <ABYRNE@ie.oracle.com> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back Date: 18 Jun 1998 16:04:52 +0100 --=_ORCL_4604221_0_0 Content-Transfer-Encoding:quoted-printable Content-Type:text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Let me throw some cold water on this disagreement.Everyone is entitled to their opinion,but on a totaly seperate issue, The Apostle has just been released here.Has anyone any reviews or comments,and also the wedding singer! Thanks & Regards, ****************************************************************************= ** ****************************************************************************= ** Anto Byrne Net:abyrne@ie.oracle.com Oracle E.M.E.A. Fulfillment Dept. Unit 14 Phone:8031461 Airways Industrial Estate Fax:8031541 Cloghran email:abyrne Dublin 17. Ireland ****************************************************************************= ** "Float like a cannon-ball,sting like a shark I'm the one who's waiting for you in the dark" ****************************************************************************= ** --=_ORCL_4604221_0_0 Content-Type:message/rfc822 Reply-to:IEUNIX1.IE.ORACLE.COM:movies@lists.xmission.com Return-Path:<owner-movies@lists.xmission.com> Received:from iedns1.ie.oracle.com by iemail1.ie.oracle.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-4.1) id PAA26301; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:48:59 +0100 Received:from mail-gw3.uk.oracle.com (ukaa04.uk.oracle.com) by iedns1.ie.oracle.com (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA17080; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:53:18 +0100 Received:from uksn98.uk.oracle.com (uksn98.uk.oracle.com [138.3.208.67]) by mail-gw3.uk.oracle.com (8.8.5/8.8.8) with SMTP id PAA05426; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:55:39 +0100 (BST) Received:from lists.xmission.com ([198.60.22.7]) by uksn98.uk.oracle.com via smtpd (for ukaa04.uk.oracle.com [138.3.208.99]) with SMTP; 18 Jun 1998 14:55:39 UT Received:from domo by lists.xmission.com with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 0ymg4d-0005e4-00; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:53:59 -0600 Received:from (germany.it.earthlink.net) [204.250.46.123] by lists.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #1) id 0ymg4a-0005dz-00; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:53:56 -0600 Received:from [153.36.236.182] (1Cust182.tnt9.hou3.da.uu.net [153.36.236.182]) by germany.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA16512 for <movies@lists.xmission.com>; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 07:53:54 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender:dchristy10@mail.earthlink.net Message-Id:<v04011704b1aed79bf021@[153.36.236.182]> In-Reply-To:<E0ymZVe-0005gv-00@lists.xmission.com> Sender:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type:text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding:7bit On 6/18/98, 2:46 AM -0500, Credence Fogo-Schensul said so nicely: >I didn't think I was biting your head off. They are actors, aren't they? Yes, they are, but I still had that thought. Don't you have thoughts for no reason? I never said that my thought was close to being the "truth" or whatever that is. It was just an insignificant thought that has an effect on my interpretation if I let it. ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] --=_ORCL_4604221_0_0-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: [MV] Mulan, * * * 1/2 (out of 4) Date: 18 Jun 1998 09:40:57 -0600 Review by Gregory A. Swarthout Animated. Voices of: Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, B.D. Wong, Donny Osmond, Harvey Fierstein, Pat Morita, Miguel Ferrer, George Takei, Eddie Murphy. Written by Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Rita Hsiao, Philip LaZebnik, Robert D. San Souci, Chris Sanders (III), Raymond Singer. Directed by Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook. Rated G. Disney's latest instant classic, "Mulan" tells the tale of a young Chinese woman (Ming-Na Wen) who takes her father's place in the army to preserve the old man's life. Little does she know that fate has conspired to make her a hero. Even with the aid of a small dragon (Eddie Murphy) sent by her ancestors to protect her and a lucky little cricket, she still has her work cut out for her. Luckily, this determined soldier is up to the challenge. Although Mulan is rumored to have been a real person, the film bearing her name contains all of the usual Disney embellishments. The songs, with two exceptions, aren't terribly memorable, but they do fit in nicely with the theme of the film. Comic relief is supplied by a wise-cracking Eddie Murphy, without whose presence the film would be much less fun than it is. The animation quality is predictably high, with some stunning computer-animated sequences. My only complaint with the film is that the mystique of the Orient is barely in attendance after the filmmakers' finished squeezing the story through the usual Disney formula. To their credit, though, this approach seems to have made the subject matter more palatable to Western audiences, judging by the reactions of the kids at the advance screening. "Mulan" is suitable for, and will be entertaining to, audiences of all ages. Miss it and you'll be missing one of the sweetest treats of summer. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Romero, Leticia" <lromero@saonet.ucla.edu> Subject: RE: [MV] Soundtrack-HELP!! Date: 18 Jun 1998 10:37:53 -0700 Check out this website: www.lyrics.ch/search.html you should be able to find your song.... > -----Original Message----- > From: GARY ZEIG [SMTP:mlz@nauticom.net] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 4:39 PM > To: movies@lists.xmission.com > Subject: [MV] Soundtrack-HELP!! > > I recently heard a song ( I think the dj said it was on a movie > soundtrack > but I don't know which one, it was noisy in the club and I couldn't hear > him too good) by a Latino dance group called De La Raza and the Boyz. If > anybody knows any info about this group/album ( I believe it was released > in 1997) I would really appreciate hearing from you. I am trying without > success to locate a copy of this cd. I believe the lead singer's name is > James De La Raza. Thank you, > > Gary > mlz@nauticom.net > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 06/18/98 Date: 18 Jun 1998 12:36:47 -0600 (MDT) The official Star Trek Web site reports that the upcoming movie Star Trek IX finally has a name: Insurrection. Star Trek: Insurrection was reportedly chosen from a list of contending titles that, according to rumor, included Prime Directive, Rebellion and Defiance. Star Trek: Insurrection is the ninth film in the Trek franchise and the third to feature the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The movie is currently in production and will star Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes. Frakes is also directing the film, which is scheduled for a fall release. -=> * <=- Patrick Stewart's Paramount-based company Flying Freehold has optioned Noah Hawley's forthcoming novel A Conspiracy of Tall Men, Variety reported. The story focuses on a professor obsessed with conspiracy theories who loses his wife in a plane crash, but he suspects the accident is actually part of a plot to cover up the government's development of a mind control drug. Stewart is reportedly eyeing the lead role in the story, which would be a change of pace from that of the villain he played opposite Mel Gibson in the movie Conspiracy Theory. Hawley's novel is due out in July from Harmony Books. -=> * <=- Jim Carrey's The Truman Show took in $31.5 million at the box office during its opening weekend, accounting for nearly a third of all ticket sales over the Friday-Sunday time period, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film has earned nearly universal rave reviews from critics, but despite the praise and the movie's strong opening, industry insiders speculate Truman's success may be short-lived due to poor word of mouth. Meanwhile, Godzilla continued its box-office slide with a disappointing $9.7 million take over the weekend, bringing its total haul to about $114 million after three weeks in release. Deep Impact finished the weekend with another $6.65 million in sales, bringing its total up to $122 million in five weeks. -=> * <=- Madeleine Stowe (12 Monkeys) and Tony Shalhoub (Big Night) have agreed to star in Impostor, the second segment of a three-part SF anthology movie from Dimension Films, according to Variety. Impostor is based on the Philip K. Dick short story of the same name and co-stars Gary Sinise and Vincent D'Onofrio. The first installment of the film, called Alien Love Triangle, was shot earlier this year and stars Kenneth Branagh, Courteney Cox and Heather Graham. -=> * <=- The U.S. version of the 1993 French blockbuster movie Les Visiteurs won't go in front of the cameras in September as planned, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is reportedly being delayed because the script--a long-distance collaboration between U.S. director John Hughes, French actor/screenwriter Christian Clavier and French director Jean-Marie Poire--hasn't been finished. The Reporter quoted a source close to Clavier as saying, "They are not satisfied with the screenplay. They're writing for an American public, and that's not easy." The U.S. version of Les Visiteurs will be called The Visitors and will tell the story of an 11th century nobleman and his squire who are accidently sent forward in time to the modern-day United States. -=> * <=- Darren Aronofsky, who earned a director's award at the Sundance Film Festival for his low-budget SF flick Pi, has agreed to helm Dimension Film's underwater science fiction thriller Proteus, according to published reports. Proteus has been described as "Das Boot meets The Shining" and focuses on a World War II American submarine caught between the German navy above and a monstrous life form below. Aronofsky, who wrote the screenplay for Proteus along with newcomer Lucas Sussman, will reportedly receive $600,000 to direct the film and a split of $300,000-$600,000 for his writing duties. Pi, which was picked up by Artisan Entertainment for a reported $1 million, will make its theatrical debut in July. That film is about a renegade mathematician looking for numerical order in the chaotic New York Stock Exchange. -=> * <=- Christopher Lloyd, best known to SF fans for his role as the quirky inventor Dr. Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future movies, will star in an independent film called Spooky House, according to Variety. The movie is a Halloween family feature that centers around a showbiz magician who discovers the secret to true magic. The magician becomes involved with a group of elementary students when they try to sneak into his mysterious house. SF fans might also remember Lloyd for his roles as the evil Klingon commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and as John BigbootΘ in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Melody House <mhouse@mtco.com> Subject: Re: [MV]I'm Back "The Wedding Singer" Date: 18 Jun 1998 17:59:47 -0500 Hi.... I liked the Wedding Singer myself. It was cute and one of the few with Adam Sandler in it I liked. He was funny as was Drew Barrymore. The music is good in it as well! Sorry I haven't seen the Apostle so I can't help there Melody At 04:04 PM 6/18/98 +0100, you wrote: > >Let me throw some cold water on this disagreement.Everyone is entitled to >their opinion,but on a totaly seperate issue, The Apostle has just been >released here.Has anyone any reviews or comments,and also the wedding >singer! >Thanks & Regards, >*************************************************************************** *** >*************************************************************************** *** > >Anto Byrne Net:abyrne@ie.oracle.com >Oracle E.M.E.A. Fulfillment Dept. > Unit 14 Phone:8031461 >Airways Industrial Estate Fax:8031541 >Cloghran email:abyrne >Dublin 17. >Ireland >*************************************************************************** *** > > "Float like a cannon-ball,sting like a shark > I'm the one who's waiting for you in the dark" >*************************************************************************** *** [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: [MV] 6 Days / 7 Nights Date: 18 Jun 1998 20:34:14 -0400 We went to this movie because it was my wife's choice. I was setting it up to pick the next movie, which will be, of course, the X-Files. Ironically, 6 days/7 nights is how long I have to wait to see my pick:-) First of all, some other posters have mentioned Anne Hence's sexual orentiation. Others have taken exception to this. However, the problem is not that she is involved with Ellen, per se, but that we have heard about it non-stop for the past year. All actors bring baggage to their roles; this is what this actress has to carry. It was pretty easy to get over seeing this face every week in the checkout queue; however, some of the lines were made unintentionally funny, in a sophamoric type of way. Just as Hence brought a year's worth of media prying to the party, Ford brought his cinematic history along. Everyone might have been saying Quinn, but this guy on the screen was Indy to me. Having said that, I thought it was a good movie. It was not marketed towards me (hence my wife's interest in it), so it was not Ford's usual action picture. It had enough to keep his Han/Indy/Jack Ryan fans interested, but with the romance crowd thrown in. Better than Sabrinia, not as good as his signature hits. As happens when you try to please everyone, no one is completely satisfied. All in all, I did not feel that it was a waste of $20 (2 tickets plus snacks), which puts it marginally ahead of Titanic in that regard. Tomorrow of course is the big day. Something like The X-Files must be seen on opening night, or else by the next time I could see it, I would have heard everyone else's opinion. This movie has a lot going for it going in, let's hope that it can meet expectations. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ "Mulder, if you had to do without a cell phone for two minutes, you'd lapse into catatonic schizophrenia" --Dana Scully ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/19/98 Date: 19 Jun 1998 12:07:44 -0600 (MDT) Critics were chilly, to say the least, toward the "X-Files" movie, which opened today. "One more summertime fizzle," declared The New York Times, which called it "a middling, unfocused action-adventure with brand-name appeal." "You'll be as befuzzled [sic] when you go as when you came," said The Washington Post. Perhaps its creators simply watched too much television. -=> * <=- Producer Tim Burton has reportedly said he wants Leonardo DiCaprio to play Robin in the next "Batman" feature. In the scenario, the Boy Wonder (up until now played by Chris O'Donnell) will get killed by the evil villain Scarecrow, to be played by "Trainspotting"'s Ewan McGregor. As for the Caped Crusader: Goodbye, George Clooney. Hello, Kurt Russell. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 20 Jun 1998 12:11:45 -0400 I was just wondering. Seems strange to me that no one ever came up with the idea of making a big budget "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" sequel with Charlie as the new head of the chocolate factory. The first movie became such a classic, it seems like a "Willy Wonka II" would be a sure-fire hollywood money maker. In the remake department. Wouldn't an updated "Creature From the Black Lagoon" be great! Keep it pretty much the same but add some 21st century special effects to make the monster really come alive! Can anyone think of any other overlooked sequels and remakes?? [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 20 Jun 1998 12:06:34 -0500 John Carpenter has been trying to do a remake of "Creature from the Black Lagoon" for several years, so you may be seeing one. Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chris Culligan Sent: June 20, 1998 11:12 AM I was just wondering. Seems strange to me that no one ever came up with the idea of making a big budget "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" sequel with Charlie as the new head of the chocolate factory. The first movie became such a classic, it seems like a "Willy Wonka II" would be a sure-fire hollywood money maker. In the remake department. Wouldn't an updated "Creature From the Black Lagoon" be great! Keep it pretty much the same but add some 21st century special effects to make the monster really come alive! Can anyone think of any other overlooked sequels and remakes?? [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C J" <summer_311@mailexcite.com> Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 20 Jun 1998 12:47:37 -0700 I think that there should be a sequal to the movie "My best friends wedding". Because none of us wanted it to end that way and i think that there would be a good audience who would go and see what else could happen to the story. --- C.J Parker >John Carpenter has been trying to do a remake of "Creature from the Black >Lagoon" for several years, so you may be seeing one. > >Richard J. Doyle >Access & Visual Basic Developer >CRW Systems >rdoyle29@msn.com >ICQ# 9867240 > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com >[mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chris Culligan >Sent: June 20, 1998 11:12 AM >To: movies@lists.xmission.com >Subject: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes > >I was just wondering. Seems strange to me that no one ever came up with >the idea of making a big budget "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" >sequel with Charlie as the new head of the chocolate factory. The first >movie became such a classic, it seems like a "Willy Wonka II" would be a >sure-fire hollywood money maker. > >In the remake department. Wouldn't an updated "Creature From the Black >Lagoon" be great! Keep it pretty much the same but add some 21st century >special effects to make the monster really come alive! > >Can anyone think of any other overlooked sequels and remakes?? > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailexcite.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C J" <summer_311@mailexcite.com> Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 20 Jun 1998 12:47:37 -0700 I think that there should be a sequal to the movie "My best friends wedding". Because none of us wanted it to end that way and i think that there would be a good audience who would go and see what else could happen to the story. --- C.J Parker >John Carpenter has been trying to do a remake of "Creature from the Black >Lagoon" for several years, so you may be seeing one. > >Richard J. Doyle >Access & Visual Basic Developer >CRW Systems >rdoyle29@msn.com >ICQ# 9867240 > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com >[mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chris Culligan >Sent: June 20, 1998 11:12 AM >To: movies@lists.xmission.com >Subject: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes > >I was just wondering. Seems strange to me that no one ever came up with >the idea of making a big budget "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" >sequel with Charlie as the new head of the chocolate factory. The first >movie became such a classic, it seems like a "Willy Wonka II" would be a >sure-fire hollywood money maker. > >In the remake department. Wouldn't an updated "Creature From the Black >Lagoon" be great! Keep it pretty much the same but add some 21st century >special effects to make the monster really come alive! > >Can anyone think of any other overlooked sequels and remakes?? > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailexcite.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] X-Files review Date: 19 Jun 1998 16:59:23 -0700 The first time a movie based on a TV show opened in theatres while the TV show was currently in production. A difficult task - when you think of Star Trek and its popularity, it had at least 2 years after the final episode aired on TV until the first Next Gen movie hit the screens. X-Files however, will be going back into another season after this summer. So how do they attract a paying audience that can see virtually the same thing for free on TV? Make it big...make a lot of promises...reveal secrets...raise more questions...huge special effects...make it a global threat...and above all make it interesting! I think they have accomplished this feat very well. Now I have to say that I am a fan of the X-Files though I am not an X-phile (an avid fan) so I knew a lot of background before going in. I'm not sure how entertaining this would be without that knowledge - but I am sure that you will not get lost in it. Very fast paced and exciting. If you like the show (and who doesn't, really?!) then definitely check this out! I give it an 86% and I can't wait for next season to start! p.s. do not expect to see the Star Wars preview attached to this film - it is not! (some people heard that it might have been!) Jay the Movieman movieman@netcom.ca [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] Wild Man Blues review Date: 19 Jun 1998 17:06:57 -0700 A documentary about Woody Allen playing his clarinet? Yep. It is interesting actually - but I must warn you that if you are not a fan of the Woodster then I would not see this pic if I were you! Definitely for fans only. It does have some fun insights into Allen's day to day life while on this tour across Europe. Some funny bits along with a lot of New Orleans Jazz and Blues. And while I still have your attention ************ If you like Woody Allen then you should also check out Death (a play) which is a part of The Scaffold Theatre Project this summer on July 26th and 27th. It is a play he wrote and is very funny. It is free to see it and is located on the roof of Jackson Square Mall. Call 905-308-9492 for more details! ************* The movie I would rate a 70% due to sustained interest but not much more. Jay the Movieman movieman@netcom.ca [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: [MV] x-files reviews Date: 20 Jun 1998 20:29:34 -0400 >Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 22:01:41 -0400 >To: lists@movies.xmission.com >From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> >Subject: x-files reviews >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >I'd like someone who is a real x-files junkie to give their opinion of the >movie's worth. >Not a casual fan, but someone who is really into the show, like I am. >I'm seeing the movie Sunday,so I'll give you my two cents Monday. > >Gary > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 20 Jun 1998 22:31:17 -0500 On 6/20/98, 2:47 PM -0500, C J said so nicely: >I think that there should be a sequal to the movie "My best friends >wedding". Because none of us wanted it to end that way and i think that >there would be a good audience who would go and see what else could happen >to the story. I liked the ending of "My Best Friend's Wedding" very much. It was believable and added depth to the characters. I can't say that I would go to a sequal to this movie. ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "just me!" <kridon00@micron.net> Subject: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 20 Jun 1998 22:12:01 -0600 Hi there....we're looking for a movie and or book about a ship wreck that leaves a group of kids (military school?) stranded on an island, as a result of a storm. Evidently all the adults got killed during the wreck. It is set around the turn of the century. The kids set up a government that worships a conch. They split into two conflicting groups that fight over the shell, thus being the controlling party. They eventually get rescued....end of show. I read this book in 1977, in a science fiction class. Does anyone remember the name? Thanks, Mike [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 01:09:33 -0400 Lord of the Flies At 10:12 PM 6/20/98 -0600, you wrote: >Hi there....we're looking for a movie and or book about a ship wreck >that leaves a group of kids (military school?) stranded on an island, as >a result of a storm. Evidently all the adults got killed during the >wreck. It is set around the turn of the century. The kids set up a >government that worships a conch. They split into two conflicting >groups that fight over the shell, thus being the controlling party. >They eventually get rescued....end of show. I read this book in 1977, >in a science fiction class. Does anyone remember the name? > >Thanks, Mike > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 21 Jun 1998 01:13:02 -0400 I thought "The Thing" was a great remake of the original and one of John Carpenters better films. I would welcome John Carpenter taking a stab (pardon the pun) at the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" CHRIS At 12:06 PM 6/20/98 -0500, you wrote: >John Carpenter has been trying to do a remake of "Creature from the Black >Lagoon" for several years, so you may be seeing one. > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BJ Partridge <bj.partridge@kings.ak.school.nz> Subject: RE>[MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 17:16:57 +0000 RE>[MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? 21/6/98 The Lord of the flies Hi there....we're looking for a movie and or book about a ship wreck that leaves a group of kids (military school?) stranded on an island, as a result of a storm. Evidently all the adults got killed during the wreck. It is set around the turn of the century. The kids set up a government that worships a conch. They split into two conflicting groups that fight over the shell, thus being the controlling party. = They eventually get rescued....end of show. I read this book in 1977, in a science fiction class. Does anyone remember the name? Thanks, Mike [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] -------- RFC-822 Header: RECEIVED: from MX1.IX.NET.NZ by kings3.kings.ak.school.nz ; 21 JUN 98 15:= 55:11 UT Received: from lists.xmission.com (lists.xmission.com [198.60.22.7]) by mx1.ix.net.nz (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA04403 for <bj.partridge@kings.ak.school.nz>; Sun, 21 Jun 1998 15:54:39 +1200 Received: from domo by lists.xmission.com with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 0ynbCU-0002k2-00; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 21:53:54 -0600 Received: from (mailmx.micron.net) [198.60.253.39] = by lists.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #1) id 0ynbCS-0002jx-00; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 21:53:52 -0600 Received: from default (cboi071p08.boi.micron.net [206.80.120.77]) by mailmx.micron.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA00353 for <movies@lists.xmission.com>; Sat, 20 Jun 1998 21:53:50 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <358C8811.333B@micron.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-NetNow30 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <v04011705b1b22ec13790@[153.36.236.192]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: movies@lists.xmission.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: Re: RE>[MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 20 Jun 1998 22:31:42 -0700 (PDT) On 21 Jun 1998, BJ Partridge wrote: > RE>[MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? 21/6/98 > The Lord of the flies The black and white older version is IMHO the better version; the acting in a later color one leaves a *lot* to be desired. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 12:20:05 cet > Lord of the Flies Yes, as it's been mentioned before. It's the first novel (1954) of William Golding's who cashed in the Nobel Prize of Literature later on. It's pretty often used in school. I'm not sure though what you could do with it in a science lesson - usually it is used to show - fragile society and its barbaric perils - or something. There have been two films and the first one is the better one - seems to be a more or less general opinion. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: P-000132@plato-net.or.jp Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 21 Jun 1998 19:55:05 JST Chris Culligan wrote: > Can anyone think of any other overlooked sequels and remakes?? /* Doctor Dolittle */ But not with Eddie Murphy :-) I remember I was really pleased with /* Doctor Dolittle */ (1967) in my childhood. Although some reviews pointed out not a few defects in casts and directing, I believe it had something irresistibly appealing to children. Now that CG technique of high quality has been achieved, I expect the visual reality of speaking and communicating between men and animals can be realized much better than the 1967 version with Rex Harrison. P.S. In spite of my nationality, I have read through all sequels of the original "Doctor Dolittle" series written by Hugh Lofting in English. I believe we can find even more interesting plots in them that didn't appear in the previous film but can be made into fantastic cinematographic expressions!! Taro // my first posting to this list from Kyoto, Japan [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 21 Jun 1998 09:50:07 -0400 You are right, Dr Dolittle was the perfect movie for kids. I wonder how come they never show it on TV anymore? Willy Wonka and Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang are on quite a lot, but I never see Dr. Dolittle playing. BTW, I must say that I look forward to the Eddie Murphy version of Dr. Dolittle. The previews, at least, look hilarious. True, it will probably be a huge departure from the original, but I'm sure the idea of talking animals will keep my four-year old enthrawled and if it is anywhere near as funny as Eddie Murphys last movie (What was the name of it?? The Absent Minded Proffessor??) I know it will keep me in stiches! At 07:55 PM 6/21/98 JST, you wrote: >Chris Culligan wrote: >> Can anyone think of any other overlooked sequels and remakes?? > >/* Doctor Dolittle */ >But not with Eddie Murphy :-) > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Culligan <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) Date: 21 Jun 1998 10:14:54 -0400 The way I see it, there will be four types of persons who will go see this film 1) Those that watch the TV show religiously. True X-Files fans (X-philes) 2) Those that watch the TV show when they can. X-Files fans 3) Those that have never watched the TV show 4) Those that don't watch the TV show because they don't like it Number 1's will like this movie, no question. Number 2's, the category I fall into, will like this movie, no question. Number 3's may or may not like this movie (If you're a number 3 and like this movie, it's time to start watching the television show). Number 4's, the category most high-brow critics fall under, will not like this movie. One further note on the 4's. I have read so many reviews of this movie where the reviewer says before the review "note, I have never been a fan of the television show" and then they procede to give the movie a bad review. That bothers me. Why have someone already predisposed to disliking a movie that is going to be an obvious extension of a television show which they already don't like, review the movie?? If you want to see this movie because you like the X-files (and lets face it, who doesn't like the X-files, except for certain high-brow critics), don't listen to any review that says somewhere in it "note, I have never been a fan of the television show". You will like this movie because IT IS the X-files. Chris Carter has acccomplished much with this movie. He has made a movie that all 1's and 2's will get into and enjoy and he has also extended his audience by making a movie that the number 3's MAY like. Who cares about the number 4's. They're likely out of the main stream anyway. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Melody House <mhouse@mtco.com> Subject: [MV] Woody Allen question Date: 21 Jun 1998 09:34:19 -0500 Hi all! Yesterday someone posted some info about Woody Allen and like a dink I accidently deleted it. If that someone would please email me privately regarding this post I would be grateful. The post was about a movie (?) or show with Mr. Allen playing jazz music. I wish I could be more specific but I can't remember the details. Sorry for bothering all of you about this and thanks for any help you can give me! Melody [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 09:57:48 -0500 "Lord of the Flies" Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of just me! Sent: June 20, 1998 11:12 PM Hi there....we're looking for a movie and or book about a ship wreck that leaves a group of kids (military school?) stranded on an island, as a result of a storm. Evidently all the adults got killed during the wreck. It is set around the turn of the century. The kids set up a government that worships a conch. They split into two conflicting groups that fight over the shell, thus being the controlling party. They eventually get rescued....end of show. I read this book in 1977, in a science fiction class. Does anyone remember the name? Thanks, Mike [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Diane Christy <dchristy10@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 10:26:25 -0500 On 6/20/98, 11:12 PM -0500, just me! said so nicely: >Hi there....we're looking for a movie and or book about a ship wreck >that leaves a group of kids (military school?) stranded on an island, as >a result of a storm. Evidently all the adults got killed during the >wreck. It is set around the turn of the century. The kids set up a >government that worships a conch. They split into two conflicting >groups that fight over the shell, thus being the controlling party. >They eventually get rescued....end of show. I read this book in 1977, >in a science fiction class. Does anyone remember the name? Lord of the Flies ~~~~~ Diane Christy (Samantha and Joshua's Mom) Jefferson, LA http://www.geocities.com/~dchristy10/ mailto:dchristy10@earthlink.net mailto:DChristy1@aol.com <dkbc10> on AOL Instant Messenger <dchristy10@earthlink.net> on PeopleLink http://www.peoplelink/v1/ ICQ #12904700 ~~~~~ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bill Code <bcode@ampsc.com> Subject: Re: [MV] x-files reviews Date: 21 Jun 1998 10:01:04 -0700 >>Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 22:01:41 -0400 >>To: lists@movies.xmission.com >>From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> >>Subject: x-files reviews >>Cc: >>Bcc: >>X-Attachments: >> >>I'd like someone who is a real x-files junkie to give their opinion of the >>movie's worth. >>Not a casual fan, but someone who is really into the show, like I am. >>I'm seeing the movie Sunday,so I'll give you my two cents Monday. >> >>Gary >> >> I like to think I am a X-junkie (no pun...). I traveled to Vancouver a couple of times, and was lucky to be invited on to the set. I had friends that were extras. Anyway, I saw the premiere showing here in sunny Victoria last Thursday, and I liked the movie lots. Although, it did just seem to me that it was a regular 2 hour X-Files episode without the continued next week. They left it wide open for a sequel (of course). It should be interesting to see where they start next season. 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The theater was half full with the audience consisting of, for the most part, young adults from middle teen to middle thirties. The trailers for upcoming films were fun but couldn't move me from my anticipatory haze. I wanted Mulder and Scully and nothing but Mulder and Scully. It took the opening title sequence to make me sit up straight and pay attention. FILM SPOILERS AHEAD - FILM SPOILERS AHEAD - YOU'VE BEEN TOLD Snow plays a factor. Cold, clean, pure snow that seems to serve as a contrast to the dark, steamy, calculated evil of the government's conspiracy. The movie starts in the cold. Texas, billions of years in our past. It quickly moves to darkness, terror, and the black oil. Then on to light, purity, Fox "Spooky" Mulder and Dana Scully. The X-Files have been closed due to events in the television series season finale. Mulder and Scully are working on a terrorist bomb scare. A subsequent explosion brings light to the conspiracy's dark threads. As events progress, the relationship between Mulder and Scully becomes more defined. They share an intimacy that certain longtime married couples might lack. Even as their relationship is defined to us, the viewer, it becomes clear that they, in fact, define each other. Are great truths revealed during the course of this film? Not really. The plot icons most exposed are, as I mentioned, the government conspiracy and the black oil. The extent of the conspiracy is made clear with more players brought to light. While the black oil itself becomes an object playing upon some of our deepest, most recent, fears of plague as well as the threat of an unknown microscopic killer waiting in the wings. Also, Mulder's rather singular beliefs in the unknown are magnified tenfold and confirmed. Some favorite characters make their appearance. We are treated to The Lone Gunmen, Cancer Man, and The Well Manicured Man. Their roles are relatively small because the movie is a Mulder and Scully showcase. However, they are pivotal to the twists and, most of all, turns of the plot. Martin Landau does a marvelous take on, what could have been, another Deep Throat or Fruit Loop of the Week. His character is funny, sad, sweet, and very real. Mr. Landau is a consummate actor and it shows. His revelations drive the film onward to it's eventual conclusion. But as I said, this is a Mulder and Scully showcase. Many want to know if the rumored kiss actually happens. I'm not telling. You'll have to go and see for yourself. The film folk do manage to clarify Mulder and Scully's relationship in a manner that leaves their future direction open. Is this a fx film? Well, while there are a few, rather magnificent and disturbing fx, this is not a fx film. The plot is character driven and with consummate skill. The principals make for a magnificent transition to film. If you have not watched the television series, will you still like this? Well, do you like Drama? Oscar caliber performances? Thrills to keep you on the edge of your seat? I do not see how you could not like it. David Duchovny magnificently portrays Fox "Spooky" Mulder as an all too human man with all the emotions and anger thereof. Gillian Anderson's Dana Scully truly knocked me for a loop. She manages to give us all of Dana's strengths and at the same time reveal the power in admitted frailty. I have been hearing rumors of a X-Files and Millennium crossover next season. If rumor indeed be true then this movie does allow for it but with some major plot finagling involved. Could such a crossover succeed? While it would be quite clever, I think that it could be extremely difficult to pull off. My overall impression of the X-Files Movie is that it is very good. A future Oscar winner. Though I am vaguely disappointed. All those months of promotional hype bring in the crowds but promotion can be like sweet frosting on a bittersweet cake. But, you know what? Look a little closer and you can see the clever people who knew that turning this into high gloss would take it away from what the series has always been about. Honesty. The X-Files Movie stays true to itself. It gives us entertainment, makes us wonder, and does so without shying away from big screen generosity. Buzzy [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kelly L. Garrett" <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: awnser to: Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 11:28:35 -0700 (PDT) The book and movies- I know of two that have been made, one black and white, the others is about 8? years old- is called "Lord of the Flies". I can't remember the name of the author- it's a really intense book and worth checking out (library?=) kg (aka grasshoopper) On Sat, 20 Jun 1998, just me! wrote: > Hi there....we're looking for a movie and or book about a ship wreck > that leaves a group of kids (military school?) stranded on an island, as > a result of a storm. Evidently all the adults got killed during the > wreck. It is set around the turn of the century. The kids set up a > government that worships a conch. They split into two conflicting > groups that fight over the shell, thus being the controlling party. > They eventually get rescued....end of show. I read this book in 1977, > in a science fiction class. Does anyone remember the name? > > Thanks, Mike > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kelly L. Garrett" <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: and a question:Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 11:33:31 -0700 (PDT) Sorry, all- I guess I should have checked my e-mail before awnsering the question about Lord of the Flies 'cause everyone else awnsered it too. Now i want to add something to Thomas's spiel: there's some Christian symbolism in the book, too. Simon is suppose to be Christ like, etc... That and the Bell Jar are probably two of the most intense books I read in high school. Which brings me to a question: Does anyone know if The Bell Jar was made into a movie? kg On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, greuel wrote: > > Lord of the Flies > > > Yes, as it's been mentioned before. It's the first novel (1954) of William > Golding's who cashed in the Nobel Prize of Literature later on. It's pretty often > used in school. I'm not sure though what you could do with it in a science > lesson - usually it is used to show - fragile society and its barbaric perils - or > something. > > There have been two films and the first one is the better one - seems to be a > more or less general opinion. > > thomas > > > > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: just me <kridon00@micron.net> Subject: Re: and a question:Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 12:49:25 -0600 What was the Bell Jar about and who wrote it? Kelly L. Garrett wrote: > > Sorry, all- I guess I should have checked my e-mail before awnsering the > question about Lord of the Flies 'cause everyone else awnsered it too. Now > i want to add something to Thomas's spiel: there's some Christian > symbolism in the book, too. Simon is suppose to be Christ like, etc... > That and the Bell Jar are probably two of the most intense books I read in > high school. Which brings me to a question: Does anyone know if The Bell > Jar was made into a movie? > > kg > > On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, greuel wrote: > > > > Lord of the Flies > > > > > > Yes, as it's been mentioned before. It's the first novel (1954) of William > > Golding's who cashed in the Nobel Prize of Literature later on. It's pretty often > > used in school. I'm not sure though what you could do with it in a science > > lesson - usually it is used to show - fragile society and its barbaric perils - or > > something. > > > > There have been two films and the first one is the better one - seems to be a > > more or less general opinion. > > > > thomas > > > > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) Date: 21 Jun 1998 21:37:29 cet > The way I see it, there will be four types of persons who will go see this > film > 4) Those that don't watch the TV show because they don't like it > One further note on the 4's. I have read so many reviews of this movie > where the reviewer says before the review "note, I have never been a fan of > the television show" and then they procede to give the movie a bad review. > That bothers me. Why have someone already predisposed to disliking a movie > that is going to be an obvious extension of a television show which they > already don't like, review the movie?? If you want to see this movie > because you like the X-files (and lets face it, who doesn't like the > X-files, except for certain high-brow critics), don't listen to any review > that says somewhere in it "note, I have never been a fan of the television > show". You will like this movie because IT IS the X-files. So that means that unless you give a good review you are not entitled to give any at all? If a critic states that he has never been a fan, he is simply stressing that he is impartial. Not being a fan does NOT mean not liking it. Significant difference. The last TVseries made into film I remember was Twin Peaks. Obviously a die hard fan of the series would have given it a brilliant review - although the film was really whacked and few people went to see it. Maybe there are more high brow - or intelligent people on this globe than you think, and they might still be open enough to consider watching the film. Those people would presumably prefer an occasional review by someone who does not discredit himself by openly admitting to love the series. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Branimir Piskor <branimir.piskor@zd.tel.hr> Subject: Re: awnser to: Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 21 Jun 1998 21:57:28 +0200 Kelly L. Garrett wrote: > > The book and movies- I know of two that have been made, one black and > white, the others is about 8? years old- is called "Lord of the Flies". I > can't remember the name of the author- it's a really intense book and > worth checking out (library?=) > > kg > (aka grasshoopper) > > On Sat, 20 Jun 1998, just me! wrote: > > > Hi there....we're looking for a movie and or book about a ship wreck > > that leaves a group of kids (military school?) stranded on an island, as > > a result of a storm. Evidently all the adults got killed during the > > wreck. It is set around the turn of the century. The kids set up a > > government that worships a conch. They split into two conflicting > > groups that fight over the shell, thus being the controlling party. > > They eventually get rescued....end of show. I read this book in 1977, > > in a science fiction class. Does anyone remember the name? > > > > Thanks, Mike > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Katherine Hunnicutt" <loquamani@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Lonesome Dove Date: 21 Jun 1998 18:08:41 CDT I am going to have to disagree with you on your assessment of "Bad Girls." I also, unlike many, enjoyed the movie a lot, but I think Madeleine Stowe is wonderful and I loved her quiet portrayal of a woman who's got to do what a woman's got to do. When it came out, I recall some people having trouble with the feminism, or lack thereof. My view is that being a feminist doesn't mean you have to act like a man (thank God), but there were complaints that the bad girls were too girly. Anyone else remember this and have thoughts on it? "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before." Mae West ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Blacknight <rvchua@ntep.nec.co.jp> Subject: Re: and a question:Re: [MV] lost kids on inland movie or book? Date: 22 Jun 1998 08:11:22 +0800 just me wrote: > > What was the Bell Jar about and who wrote it? Sylvia Plath wrote it. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files review Date: 21 Jun 1998 21:24:40 -0400 >The first time a movie based on a TV show opened in theatres while the TV >show was currently in production. A difficult task - when you think of >Star Trek and its popularity, it had at least 2 years after the final >episode aired on TV until the first Next Gen movie hit the screens. >X-Files however, will be going back into another season after this summer. >So how do they attract a paying audience that can see virtually the same >thing for free on TV? Make it big...make a lot of promises...reveal >secrets...raise more questions...huge special effects...make it a global >threat...and above all make it interesting! I think they have accomplished >this feat very well. Now I have to say that I am a fan of the X-Files >though I am not an X-phile (an avid fan) so I knew a lot of background >before going in. I'm not sure how entertaining this would be without that >knowledge - but I am sure that you will not get lost in it. Very fast >paced and exciting. If you like the show (and who doesn't, really?!) then >definitely check this out! I give it an 86% and I can't wait for next >season to start! > >p.s. do not expect to see the Star Wars preview attached to this film - it >is not! (some people heard that it might have been!) > >Jay the Movieman >movieman@netcom.ca > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] My take on this movie was as follows: Excellent technically, super sound and clear picture. Good story, involved enough for x phanatics but simple enought for casual fans. Very good special fx especially the scenes in the snow in Antartica. But once again the best thing about this movie is the best thing about the series: Gillian Anderson. Her performance was right on target, showing strength and vulnerablility simultaneously. David Duchovny is certainly not chopped liver, but IMHO Gillian stole the show. Overall, I rate the movie A- It was one of the rare recent movies which lived up to its hype. (Can we name many more?) I really hope there are no more X- Files movies, though. I just don't think the next one could be as unique as this one. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kelly L. Garrett" <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: [MV] the bell jar Date: 21 Jun 1998 21:28:02 -0700 (PDT) The Bell Jar is by Sylvia Plath and is about a college-aged female during the late forties (early fifties? one of the two. When the Rosenbergs were administered their death sentences.) It's autobiographical and shows the main charecter's fall into madness and her attempt at suicide and her treatment (including shock treatment both before and after her attempted suicide.) On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, just me wrote: > What was the Bell Jar about and who wrote it? [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kelly L. Garrett" <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) Date: 21 Jun 1998 21:35:16 -0700 (PDT) I just got back from seeing the X-files movie. It's a good movie despite a few gaps now and then (just small things, like getting home from Antartica.) I'm an X-files fan but not very hardcore (I haven't been able to see it regularly for two years due to my lack of cable.) The movie stands well for people who don't know the X-files. I partially agree with Thomas, but disagree with one aspect: not being a fan doesn't mean the reviewer is impartial. But then, no one is impartial, so it doesn't reallly matter. Maybe a better way to look at it is that both fan and non-fan reviewers have to be taken with a grain of salt. Afterall, there is a reason why people do or don't watch the x-files... I'll get off my soap box but one more comment: I'm one of the few people to see the Twin Peaks movie... one big difference between it and the X-files movie is that the Twin Peaks movie has to be taken in context with the series despite the fact that it is a prequel. On it's own, I do not feel it would truly make sense. The X-files movie overcomes that difficulty. but then, it's overall a much better movie than the twin peaks one... it's like apples and oranges... [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: RE: [MV] Overlooked sequels and remakes Date: 22 Jun 1998 00:50:28 -0400 At 09.50 AM 21/06/98 -0400, you wrote: >BTW, I must say that I look forward to the Eddie Murphy version of Dr. >Dolittle. The previews, at least, look hilarious. True, it will probably >be a huge departure from the original, but I'm sure the idea of talking >animals will keep my four-year old enthrawled and if it is anywhere near as >funny as Eddie Murphys last movie (What was the name of it?? The Absent >Minded Proffessor??) I know it will keep me in stiches! In addition, the rumour is that the Star Wars 1 trailer will be in front of Dr Doolittle. That in itself should sell a few tickets. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ "Mulder, if you had to do without a cell phone for two minutes, you'd lapse into catatonic schizophrenia" --Dana Scully ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Chris Culligan" <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) Date: 22 Jun 1998 07:25:12 PDT After re-reading my post, I realize I came across a little harsh. After all, when checking out a movie, I pay close attention to what "high-brow" critics say before shelling out 8 bucks in most cases. I also trust the opinions of many "high-brow" critics implicitly. I do stand by my ascertion, however, that if you do not care for the X-files TV show, you will not care for this movie. I interpeted the phrase "I have never been a fan of the TV show" as meaning that the critic did not like the TV show (which may have been erroneous on my part). Since the movie IS the TV show, and makes no bones about being anything else, there is no way you are going to like this movie if you don't like the TV show. Vis-versa, If you like the TV show, you will probably like this movie. Hence, as a fan of the X-files, you could safely discount the opinions of those that do not like the TV show, even if you have trusted the same critics in the past. If you didn't care for the Twin Peaks TV show, you probably wouldn't like the movie either (if the movie followed the TV show as closely as the X-files. I don't know, I've never seen the Twin Peaks movie). CHRIS >From owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Sun Jun 21 12:56:37 1998 >Received: from domo by lists.xmission.com with local (Exim 1.82 #1) > id 0ynq3C-0005jr-00; Sun, 21 Jun 1998 13:45:18 -0600 >Received: from (dns-eu.eifel-net.net) [195.243.69.98] > by lists.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #1) > id 0ynq3A-0005jf-00; Sun, 21 Jun 1998 13:45:16 -0600 >Received: from win95.eifel-net.net (d83.eifel-net.net [195.243.69.83]) > by dns-eu.eifel-net.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA24946 > for <movies@lists.xmission.com>; Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:45:14 +0200 >Message-Id: <199806211945.VAA24946@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> >From: "greuel" <greuel@eifel-net.net> >To: movies@lists.xmission.com >Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:37:29 cet >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) >In-reply-to: <3.0.5.32.19980621101454.007adb10@kpserver1> >X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01a) >Sender: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: movies@lists.xmission.com > >> The way I see it, there will be four types of persons who will go see this >> film >> 4) Those that don't watch the TV show because they don't like it > >> One further note on the 4's. I have read so many reviews of this movie >> where the reviewer says before the review "note, I have never been a fan of >> the television show" and then they procede to give the movie a bad review. >> That bothers me. Why have someone already predisposed to disliking a movie >> that is going to be an obvious extension of a television show which they >> already don't like, review the movie?? If you want to see this movie >> because you like the X-files (and lets face it, who doesn't like the >> X-files, except for certain high-brow critics), don't listen to any review >> that says somewhere in it "note, I have never been a fan of the television >> show". You will like this movie because IT IS the X-files. > >So that means that unless you give a good review you are not entitled to give >any at all? If a critic states that he has never been a fan, he is simply stressing >that he is impartial. Not being a fan does NOT mean not liking it. Significant >difference. The last TVseries made into film I remember was Twin Peaks. >Obviously a die hard fan of the series would have given it a brilliant review - >although the film was really whacked and few people went to see it. > >Maybe there are more high brow - or intelligent people on this globe than you >think, and they might still be open enough to consider watching the film. Those >people would presumably prefer an occasional review by someone who does >not discredit himself by openly admitting to love the series. > >thomas > > >http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) -Reply Date: 22 Jun 1998 09:24:56 -0700 Hi Guys, As far as a critic stating upfront that they are not a fan of X-Files, I think that it is most appropriate to lay out your prejudices for the readers. And I would expect the reader to appreciate that. I saw the X-Files movie this weekend and although I am not sure what number I fall into from the very well thought out earlier graph by Chris I pretty much watch it every week. I thought the movie was a big yawn. Chris Carter has teased his audience with this big hidden "truth" for so long and has built conspiracy upon conspiracy that I am beginning to think that even he doesn't remember what the hell the truth is supposed to be. I think he needs to wrap up the mythology to some degree and move on. Otherwise his audience will move on for him. It's beginning to play like Gilligan's Island. Just when you think they've found a way off the island, gilligan screws it up. The only problem is that you never really believe they will ever get off the island. I don't think the hyper dialogue of Mulder and Scully played well on the big screen either. What can be fun on TV can come across as unnecessary garbage in a 2 hour movie. The relationship of the two was not true to the series. What was the "gotcha" game they were playing? That was totally out of character. I do think that this was merely a two hour extension of the series and totally unnecessary except that Mulder got to say a couple of "Shits". Whoohoo! And I was as excited as anyone to see it. Perhaps in the next one they will choose a storyline that is self contained (like all of the better episodes of the series) and leave the mythology to the series. This summer is not looking good. I hope Armegeddon lives up to the hype. For "Lord of the Flies" I suggest you check out the Simpsons episode (that I cannot name) it is a hoot. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Chris Culligan" <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) -Reply Date: 22 Jun 1998 10:13:47 PDT Oh Gez!! Number 5, the fan of the X-files that is getting sick of X-files! I should have included that one (My wife would certainly fall into this category). Man, my well thought out graph is falling apart!! :) CHRIS >"truth" for so long and has built conspiracy upon conspiracy that I >am beginning to think that even he doesn't remember what the hell the >truth is supposed to be. I think he needs to wrap up the mythology to >some degree and move on. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/22/98 Date: 22 Jun 1998 12:22:43 -0600 (MDT) "The X-Files," a feature based on the popular Fox TV series, topped the weekend box-office chart by grossing $31 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates. Fellow newcomer "Mulan," a Disney animated feature, followed with an impressive $23 million. The third to fifth-placed movies each fell two rankings from last weekend: "The Truman Show," which had been No. 1 for two weeks, dropped to third ($12.4 mil), followed by "Six Days, Seven Nights" ($10.5 mil) and "A Perfect Murder" ($7.5 mil). That one-time great green hope, "Godzilla," limped to the No. 8 spot with $3 million. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jayson <ja970600@balut.admu.edu.ph>" <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: Re: [MV] parodies of Titanic/English Patient Date: 22 Jun 1998 12:37:56 -0600 (MDT) On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Anita Watts wrote: > > > On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Blacknight wrote: > > > Jayson wrote: > > > parody Titanic. Of course, it would sound > > > awful and corny > > I know I took this out of context, but the first thing that > flashed into my mind, given the recent discussions of remakes, was a > Leslie Nielson/Presley version of either of the two. Think it would work? > > Anita I'm sorry if this is too late, I just checked my mail again today. Anyway, two things came into my mind, Naked Gun and Spy Hard. I wonder which category this parody will fall in. Jayson ----------------- I've been down this road walkin' the line That's painted by pride And I have made mistakes in my life That I just can't hide Oh I believe I am ready for what love has to bring Got myself together, now I'm ready to sing. I've been searching my soul tonight I know there's so much more to life Now I know I can shine a light To find my way back home [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Vi L On {64539} <vlo@slpyjs.msd.ray.com> Subject: [MV] new movies? rumors? Date: 22 Jun 1998 14:58:24 -0400 (EDT) I heard the following movies are being made right now: Total Recall 2 Child's Play 4 Terminator 3 South Park movie Are these rumors or is it really true that these movies are in the making? -Vi [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] parodies of Titanic/English Patient Date: 22 Jun 1998 13:47:09 -0700 (PDT) On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, Jayson <ja970600@balut.admu.edu.ph> wrote: > On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Anita Watts wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Blacknight wrote: > > > > > Jayson wrote: > > > > parody Titanic. Of course, it would sound > > > > awful and corny > > > > I know I took this out of context, but the first thing that > > flashed into my mind, given the recent discussions of remakes, was a > > Leslie Nielson/Presley version of either of the two. Think it would work? > > > > Anita > > I'm sorry if this is too late, I just checked my mail again today. Anyway, > two things came into my mind, Naked Gun and Spy Hard. I wonder which > category this parody will fall in. Jayson, I was thinking more of re-making The Eng.Patient or Titanic with Neilson and Presley as the romantic interests. Too awful? I guess i'm reeeeeeeel dumb, or was when I wrote that. Anita [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anita Watts <wk136@victoria.tc.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] parodies of Titanic/English Patient Date: 22 Jun 1998 13:47:09 -0700 (PDT) On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, Jayson <ja970600@balut.admu.edu.ph> wrote: > On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Anita Watts wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Blacknight wrote: > > > > > Jayson wrote: > > > > parody Titanic. Of course, it would sound > > > > awful and corny > > > > I know I took this out of context, but the first thing that > > flashed into my mind, given the recent discussions of remakes, was a > > Leslie Nielson/Presley version of either of the two. Think it would work? > > > > Anita > > I'm sorry if this is too late, I just checked my mail again today. Anyway, > two things came into my mind, Naked Gun and Spy Hard. I wonder which > category this parody will fall in. Jayson, I was thinking more of re-making The Eng.Patient or Titanic with Neilson and Presley as the romantic interests. Too awful? I guess i'm reeeeeeeel dumb, or was when I wrote that. Anita [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: RE: [MV] new movies? rumors? Date: 22 Jun 1998 13:20:14 -0600 A "South Park" movie has been announced, but it's not currently in production. "Total Recall 2" is a go with Jonathan Frakes at the helm after he finishes his duties as "Star Trek 9" director. I can't find any information on the other two. Greg On Monday, June 22, 1998 12:58 PM, Vi L On {64539} [SMTP:vlo@slpyjs.msd.ray.com] wrote: > > I heard the following movies are being made right now: > > Total Recall 2 > Child's Play 4 > Terminator 3 > South Park movie > > Are these rumors or is it really true that these movies are in the > making? > > -Vi > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: RE: [MV] X-Files review Date: 22 Jun 1998 12:17:38 -0600 On Friday, June 19, 1998 5:59 PM, Jason Cormier [SMTP:movieman@netcom.ca] wrote: > The first time a movie based on a TV show opened in theatres while the TV > show was currently in production. Forgetting, of course, the "Battlestar Galactica" feature released into theatres during the show's first season. Greg [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: Re: [MV] new movies? rumors? Date: 22 Jun 1998 15:49:32 -0400 At 02.58 PM 22/06/98 -0400, Vi L On {64539} wrote: > >I heard the following movies are being made right now: > >Total Recall 2 >Child's Play 4 >Terminator 3 >South Park movie > > Are these rumors or is it really true that these movies are in the >making? All are PLANNED to be made. As we have found out (for ex, with the new Superman movie, which went as far as to scout locations in the fair city of Pittsburgh, even after the rumours that it had been canceled were all over the place), this means nothing. South Park and Total Recall 2 are the farthest along, and have the best chance of making it to the theatres. I have heard nothing of Child's Play 4, but would not be surprised to see it on video shelves within months (see Children of the Corn *5*). Terminator 3 has been talked about for years with no results, but this means nothing. Look at how long it took for Escape From LA to come out. And the first Total Recall is probably amongst the oldest films with a planned sequel, and the odds of this one being made are pretty good, or so I have heard. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ "Mulder, if you had to do without a cell phone for two minutes, you'd lapse into catatonic schizophrenia" --Dana Scully ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: RE: [MV] X-Files review -Reply Date: 22 Jun 1998 14:31:52 -0700 Or Power Rangers or Barney or Batman. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) -Reply Date: 22 Jun 1998 18:26:08 -0400 >Hi Guys, > >As far as a critic stating upfront that they are not a fan of >X-Files, I think that it is most appropriate to lay out your >prejudices for the readers. And I would expect the reader to >appreciate that. > >I saw the X-Files movie this weekend and although I am not sure what >number I fall into from the very well thought out earlier graph by >Chris I pretty much watch it every week. I thought the movie was a >big yawn. Chris Carter has teased his audience with this big hidden >"truth" for so long and has built conspiracy upon conspiracy that I >am beginning to think that even he doesn't remember what the hell the >truth is supposed to be. I think he needs to wrap up the mythology to >some degree and move on. Otherwise his audience will move on for >him. It's beginning to play like Gilligan's Island. Just when you >think they've found a way off the island, gilligan screws it up. The >only problem is that you never really believe they will ever get off >the island. > > I don't think the hyper dialogue of Mulder and Scully played well on >the big screen either. What can be fun on TV can come across as >unnecessary garbage in a 2 hour movie. > >The relationship of the two was not true to the series. What was the >"gotcha" game they were playing? That was totally out of character. > > >I do think that this was merely a two hour extension of the series >and totally unnecessary except that Mulder got to say a couple of >"Shits". Whoohoo! And I was as excited as anyone to see it. >Perhaps in the next one they will choose a storyline that is self >contained (like all of the better episodes of the series) and leave >the mythology to the series. > >This summer is not looking good. I hope Armegeddon lives up to the >hype. > >For "Lord of the Flies" I suggest you check out the Simpsons episode >(that I cannot name) it is a hoot. > >bb > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Bruce: Nice to see you back on the boards. First off, where's the critique of my favorite movie choices? I'm still waiting..... Second, would you please be specific about what you didn't like/would have done differently if you were directing this x-files movie? I think this would be fascinating to hear. Remember, you have to pick up the plot exactly where the movie does. No cheating and changing the storyline before the movie starts. Third, I really liked the lighthearted play between Scully and Mulder, especially the I got you big time kidding. I thought it made the movie unique, but still was believable within the context of the story. And not far off from their tv personalities. I also (disagree with me if you must I really don't care) was glad there was still no real romantic involvement(Just cuddling and a near miss when the bee stung Scully) because once that stuff starts the X-files lose much of their meaning to me. I thought it was risky of Carter to even go this far. I really think this tried and true formula applies to the x-files: When you got a winning formula you don't mess with it. I think they should stick to what works. Gary Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: Re: [MV] X-Files. My opinion (for anyone who cares) -Reply Date: 22 Jun 1998 17:12:19 -0700 Gary, You don't care if we disagree? I'm hurt. I would have walked out of the theatre if they had jumped in the sack. What makes their relationship unique is that they are able to have a platonic partnership. I just did not think that the attitude shown (especially by Sculley) was consistent with the show. One of her charms is that she is so damned straighlaced that I just do not think she would manage a joke after waking from hyperthemia. Or it would have been drier than the Sahara. As I said before, if Carter does not want to really address the questions that lie in the ongoing mythology of the program, then I think it is best left alone in a theatrical movie. The majority of episodes deal with stories that live outside of this main story line and as I said before, I think they are the best in the series. I know that everybody thinks that he has to continue the mystery and I agree to a small degree. I think that he is coming very close though to finding his entire premise become one big fat red herring and it has been too intelligent to end in that manner. BTW, SPOILER!!!!! SPOILER!!!!SPOILER!!! Did anybody for a moment believe that she would quit? That she would die? That Xfiles would not reopen? bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] X-Files review Date: 23 Jun 1998 07:07:50 -0500 The "Battlestar Galactica" film predated the TV show by a year or more. It was reissued once the TV show hit the air. Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Gregory A. Swarthout Sent: June 22, 1998 1:18 PM On Friday, June 19, 1998 5:59 PM, Jason Cormier [SMTP:movieman@netcom.ca] wrote: > The first time a movie based on a TV show opened in theatres while the TV > show was currently in production. Forgetting, of course, the "Battlestar Galactica" feature released into theatres during the show's first season. Greg [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: RE: [MV] X-Files review Date: 23 Jun 1998 09:21:12 -0600 The film premiered and the series began airing on the same night, September 17, 1978. Greg On Tuesday, June 23, 1998 6:08 AM, Richard J. Doyle [SMTP:rdoyle29@msn.com] wrote: > The "Battlestar Galactica" film predated the TV show by a year or more. It > was reissued once the TV show hit the air. > > Richard J. Doyle > Access & Visual Basic Developer > CRW Systems > rdoyle29@msn.com > ICQ# 9867240 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com > [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Gregory A. Swarthout > Sent: June 22, 1998 1:18 PM > To: 'movies@lists.xmission.com' > Subject: RE: [MV] X-Files review > > On Friday, June 19, 1998 5:59 PM, Jason Cormier [SMTP:movieman@netcom.ca] > wrote: > > The first time a movie based on a TV show opened in theatres while the TV > > show was currently in production. > > Forgetting, of course, the "Battlestar Galactica" feature released into > theatres > during the show's first season. > > Greg > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Bridges <bruce@SABAN.COM> Subject: RE: [MV] X-Files review -Reply Date: 23 Jun 1998 08:46:02 -0700 If I remember correctly the Battlestar Gallactica movie was the premiere episode repackaged for the theatres. Back then it was typical for some such TV programs (A Dick Clark produced movie about the Beatles appeared on american broadcast TV as well as European theatres) to appear on the big screen in Europe. After an initial positive response they decided to try it in the US. Since it was coming on the heels of starwars and clearly had ripped that movie's look off I think they decided to go for some quick bucks. Now I'm sure that there are a myriad of differences between the two but at that point in film the grungy and intricate look of the star wars ships was new to film. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/23/98 Date: 23 Jun 1998 11:32:06 -0600 (MDT) Meryl Streep and Bette Midler are said to be considering roles in "Boys R Us," a comedy about a middle-aged woman whose husband's deviated septum prevents him from kissing her without closing off his air supply. Variety reports hubby is a computer whiz too busy to get his problem fixed, so his wife gets together with a friend, they hire a couple of young hunks and open a business for other love-starved, middle-aged women. Emma Thompson is also being mentioned for a role in the movie, which is to be directed by Gillian Armstrong ("Little Women"). -=> * <=- The locale was good enough for Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump" and director Clint Eastwood for his disappointing "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." Now John Travolta is heading to Savannah to use the colonial Georgia capital known as "The Jewel of the South" as the setting for his new movie, "The General's Daughter," a military thriller based on Nelson DeMille's novel about the rape and murder of a West Point graduate who is the daughter of a legendary general. Simon West ("Con Air") will direct. Filming begins next month. -=> * <=- Liam Neeson ("Schindler's List") and Emily Watson are in serious talks to star in "Angela's Ashes," the film adaptation of Frank McCourt's Pulitzer-Prize-winning memoir, reports Variety. Director Alan Parker ("Evita") is targeting a September start for the film. Neeson and Watson, if their deals are worked out, would play the parents in the story. -=> * <=- Speculation continues to mount over what Leonardo DiCaprio will choose for his next project. The Hollywood Reporter says Leo is developing "The Stanford Prison Experiment" with producers who include his father, George. The movie is based on a true story involving a group of Stanford University students who took part in a mock prison experiment that went awry in 1971. 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Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] X-Files review -Reply Date: 23 Jun 1998 21:28:58 -0500 No, it was a movie, rebroadcast as the first episode of the series, which went on the air a year later. Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Bridges Sent: June 23, 1998 10:46 AM If I remember correctly the Battlestar Gallactica movie was the premiere episode repackaged for the theatres. Back then it was typical for some such TV programs (A Dick Clark produced movie about the Beatles appeared on american broadcast TV as well as European theatres) to appear on the big screen in Europe. After an initial positive response they decided to try it in the US. Since it was coming on the heels of starwars and clearly had ripped that movie's look off I think they decided to go for some quick bucks. Now I'm sure that there are a myriad of differences between the two but at that point in film the grungy and intricate look of the star wars ships was new to film. bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: [MV] Dirty Work Date: 23 Jun 1998 22:05:43 -0400 I'm just wondering if anyone has seen this movie yet, and if it's funny at all. What do you think about this one Bruce? And Almost Heroes as well... Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/25/98 Date: 25 Jun 1998 12:39:38 -0600 (MDT) Maureen O'Sullivan, the Irish-born beauty who starred as Jane in a string of Tarzan films and whose seven children included Mia Farrow, died Monday night at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital in suburban Phoenix. She was 87. One of her daughters, Stephanie Farrow, said she thought her mother died of old age but provided no details. O'Sullivan's first appearance as the scantily clad Jane to Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan was in 1932's "Tarzan the Ape Man." Other films in the MGM jungle adventure series included 1934's "Tarzan and his Mate" and 1941's "Tarzan's Secret Treasure." But she also appeared in "Anna Karenina" (1935), "Pride and Prejudice" (1940) and "The Big Clock" (1948), which was directed by her first husband, John Farrow. (He died in 1963.) In 1986 she played her own daughter Mia's mother in "Hannah and Her Sisters," a film by Mia's then-boyfriend Woody Allen. "The world lost a lovely leading lady," Bob Hope said Tuesday. -=> * <=- Actress Claire Danes, currently working on the movie version of the TV show "The Mod Squad," is also making plans for a four-year project -- Yale University. Danes, 19, tells Vogue magazine she has been "obsessing" for the last year about shipping off to the New Haven CT campus this fall. The star of "Little Women" and "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" says Yale grad Jodie Foster has been counseling her. She says Foster keeps telling her "it's great to be around smart people who are your own age." [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "RADOV MITCHELL <radov@mscd.edu>" <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Epic Historical Films of The 1950's and 1960's Date: 25 Jun 1998 15:26:56 -0600 (MDT) Would like to communicate with other list members who share an interest in this genre. Interested in historical epic films and discussion of same from ancient, medieval, to modern, including major historical figures. Also interested in separating fact from fiction, with respect to the poetic license many prominent producers/directors/scriptwriters assumed in the course of the production. Would appreciate responses. With Warmest Regards, Mitch Radov radov@mscd.edu [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] Mulan Review Date: 24 Jun 1998 18:10:14 -0700 Mulan the Merchandise opened this past weekend to stellar numbers for Disney. You see - Disney no longer makes movies - they make merchandise. And what better way to sell merchandise than to have a movie with all the characters. That's what the Smurf's did (it was a product before a TV show - honest!). But now look at the Smurfs - no one cares about them anymore. Has Gargamel finally won the fight against those mischievous critters - or has Azreal filled his tummy with the gooey insides of the wee blue folk? I'm just wasting space here until I get to the rating part....Another cookie cutter movie with everything you've come to expect and nothing you will remember (especially those songs) after you leave. Disney should check out what Fox did last year with Anastasia - my favourite animated film since Aladdin. I give Mulan a 60% (the lowest rating before a fail) only because if I failed a Disney movie I'm not sure how much longer I'd be around. Longer than the Smurfs I hope. Jay the Movieman movieman@netcom.ca [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Blacknight <rvchua@ntep.nec.co.jp> Subject: [MV] famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 07:07:26 +0800 Can anyone help me with this? Thanks, Blacknight > > The 90's Movies Quiz > > > > "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, > > is to identify the movies which the following > > lines of dialogue are from. We've picked 100 > > movies which were released between 1990-1998. > > No two quotes are from the same movie; sequels, > > however, are another story. Give yourself one > > point for each correct answer. If you can name > > the character (not the actor) who said the line, > > you get a bonus point. This message will > > self-destruct if you don't get even half of the > > answers right." > > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > smoking?" > > > > 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name > > 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing > > down your neck." > > > > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you > > take it with you." > > > > 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than > > yours?" > > > > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The > > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't > > eat the tourists." > > > > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the > > week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." > > > > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell > > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." > > > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" > > > > > 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told > > you that?" > > > > 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone > > you haven't talked to? Have you ever been > > so alone you spent the night confusing a > > man in a coma?" > > > > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends > > and they can all run faster than you can." > > > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > mouth is good." > > > > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from > > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I > > don't like doing it." > > > > 14. "I married Rambo!" > > > > 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never > > looked at a woman and thought, if > > civilization fails, if the world ends, > > I'll understand what God meant." > > > > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly > > exaggerated." > > > > 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." > > > > 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, > > Troy, you are a master of the art of time > > suckage." > > > > 19. "You know, even though we've watched > > Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired > > making fun of it." > > > > 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." > > > > 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she > > does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." > > > > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time > > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." > > > > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've > > never lost an American in space; we're sure > > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." > > > > 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. > > Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" > > > > 25. "I only speak two languages -- > > English and bad English." > > > > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse > > than being dead." > > - Clueless ? > > > > 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward > > tragedy of it!" > > > > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose > > something else!" > > > > 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." > > > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > The goddamn pen is blue!" > > > > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." > > > > 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, > > Charlie. The first group is the people that > > face the music; the second group are those > > who run for cover. Cover is better." > > > > 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're > > going to Sears!" > > > > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel > > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your > > little girl is on the slab, where will > > it tickle you?" > > > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > and whup ET's ass!" > > > > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in > > baseball!" > > > > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. > > Together, we make sense." > > > > 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream > > client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and > > I'm always in trouble." > > > > 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too > > much of earth." > > > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." > > > > 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. > > Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" > > > > 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! > > Give us free! Give us free!" > > > > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away > > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." > > > > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! > > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" > > > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > ease with this." > > > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > public library." > > > > 47. "A world without string is chaos." > > > > 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, > > but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since > > I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not > > even me." > > > > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans > > who are trained to kill me, so don't think > > for one second you can come down here, > > flash your badge and make me nervous." > > > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > Soze." > > > > 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... > > boom, boom! Boom, boom!" > > > > 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town > > and for once just really let our hair down. > > Well darlin', look out cause my hair is > > comin' down!" > > > > 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. > > I used to love Doggie Chow." > > > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > if you're not on TV." > > > > 55. "There's more to life than a little money, > > don't you know that?" > > > > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division > > between religion and fly-fishing." > > > > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the > > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead > > nigger in my garage." > > > > 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" > > > > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills > > indiscriminately and so shall we." > > > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I > > always wanted to be a gangster." > > > > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. > > I will find you! No matter how long it > > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" > > > > 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they > > appear!" > > > > 63. "This is yet another example of the late > > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always > > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" > > > > 64. "It can't rain all the time." > > > > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to > > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > > restaurants are Taco Bell." > > > > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." > > > > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? > > You're asking the wrong Phil. > > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's > > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's > > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" > > > > 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." > > > > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > > > > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, > > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, > > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." > > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in > > my nature." > > > > 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, > > "No more fucking ABBA!" > > > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > in here?" > > > > 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing > > in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that > > gets us into so much trouble." > > > > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, > > it is our destiny!" > > > > 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but > > I run like the wind blows." > > > > 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, > > like when we used to climb rope in gym class." > > > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." > > > > 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, > > it's about the big picture!" > > > > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is > > turning into a real marriage." > > > > 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than > > figuring out people and politics." > > > > 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself > > fully content unless he has done all he can > > to be of service to his employer." > > > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > you pay for your son?" > > > > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner > > means death, death means carnage, Christmas > > means carnage!" > > > > 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" > > > > 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, > > the other is not here." > > > > 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots > > for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna > > have the hots for you." > > > > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. > > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" > > > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." > > > > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" > > > > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have > > an entire Achilles body." > > > > 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going > > to have to feel my way through." > > > > 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! > > (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." > > > > 93. "What we in the news business can never forget > > is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." > > > > 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" > > > > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then > > later there's running and screaming." > > > > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... > > and I am a little thorny." > > > > 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison > > facility. I was formerly a guest here." > > > > 98. "Paris is always a good idea." > > > > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an > > Audrey Hepburn movie." > > > > 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the > > Mauritania." [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: RE: [MV] famous lines Date: 25 Jun 1998 17:31:13 -0600 Guesses are indicated with (?). Others should be right. Greg > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > > smoking?" Basic Instinct > > > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The > > > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't > > > eat the tourists." Jurassic Park > > > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell > > > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." Schindler's List > > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" Toy Story > > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > > mouth is good." Clueless (?) > > > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from > > > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I > > > don't like doing it." Aladdin > > > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly > > > exaggerated." Star Trek: First Contact (?) > > > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've > > > never lost an American in space; we're sure > > > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." Apollo 13 > > > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse > > > than being dead." Beetlejuice (?) > > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > > The goddamn pen is blue!" Liar Liar > > > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel > > > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your > > > little girl is on the slab, where will > > > it tickle you?" Silence of the Lambs > > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > > and whup ET's ass!" Independence Day > > > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in > > > baseball!" A League of Their Own > > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." The Devil's Advocate > > > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away > > > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." Leaving Las Vegas (?) > > > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! > > > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" Cool Running (?) > > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > > ease with this." Leaving Las Vegas > > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > > public library." Good Will Hunting (?) > > > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans > > > who are trained to kill me, so don't think > > > for one second you can come down here, > > > flash your badge and make me nervous." A Few Good Men > > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > > Soze." The Usual Suspects > > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > > if you're not on TV." To Die For (?) > > > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division > > > between religion and fly-fishing." A River Runs Through It (?) > > > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the > > > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead > > > nigger in my garage." Pulp Fiction (?) > > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I > > > always wanted to be a gangster." Goodfellas > > > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. > > > I will find you! No matter how long it > > > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" The Last of the Mohicans > > > 63. "This is yet another example of the late > > > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always > > > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" Beauty and the Beast > > > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to > > > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > > > restaurants are Taco Bell." The Demolition Man > > > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? > > > You're asking the wrong Phil. > > > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's > > > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's > > > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" Groundhog Day > > > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." The Princes Bride (?) > > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > > in here?" As Good as It Gets > > > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, > > > it is our destiny!" Waterworld (?) > > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (?) > > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > > you pay for your son?" Ransom > > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." Batman & Robin (?) > > > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then > > > later there's running and screaming." The Lost World: Jurassic Park > > > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an > > > Audrey Hepburn movie." Jerry Maguire [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Davick Publishing <davick@keystroke.net> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 25 Jun 1998 16:33:30 -0700 > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > > smoking?" Basic Instinct > > > > > > 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name > > > 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing > > > down your neck." Candy Man > > > > > > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you > > > take it with you." > > > > > > 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than > > > yours?" > > > > > > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The > > > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't > > > eat the tourists." Jurassic Park > > > > > > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the > > > week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." > > > > > > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell > > > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." Schindler's List > > > > > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" Toy Story > > > > > > 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told > > > you that?" > > > > > > 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone > > > you haven't talked to? Have you ever been > > > so alone you spent the night confusing a > > > man in a coma?" > > > > > > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends > > > and they can all run faster than you can." > > > > > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > > mouth is good." > > > > > > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from > > > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I > > > don't like doing it." > > > > > > 14. "I married Rambo!" > > > > > > 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never > > > looked at a woman and thought, if > > > civilization fails, if the world ends, > > > I'll understand what God meant." > > > > > > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly > > > exaggerated." > > > > > > 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." > > > > > > 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, > > > Troy, you are a master of the art of time > > > suckage." Reality Bites > > > 19. "You know, even though we've watched > > > Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired > > > making fun of it." > > > > > > 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." > > > > > > 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she > > > does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." > > > > > > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time > > > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." > > > > > > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've > > > never lost an American in space; we're sure > > > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." Apollo 13 > > > > > > 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. > > > Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" > > > > > > 25. "I only speak two languages -- > > > English and bad English." > > > > > > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse > > > than being dead." > > > - Clueless ? > > > > > > 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward > > > tragedy of it!" > > > > > > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose > > > something else!" > > > > > > 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." > > > > > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > > The goddamn pen is blue!" Liar Liar > > > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." > > > > > > 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, > > > Charlie. The first group is the people that > > > face the music; the second group are those > > > who run for cover. Cover is better." > > > > > > 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're > > > going to Sears!" > > > > > > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel > > > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your > > > little girl is on the slab, where will > > > it tickle you?" Silence of the Lambs > > > > > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > > and whup ET's ass!" Independance Day > > > > > > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in > > > baseball!" > > > > > > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. > > > Together, we make sense." > > > > > > 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream > > > client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and > > > I'm always in trouble." The People vs. Larry Flynn > > > > > > 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too > > > much of earth." > > > > > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." > > > > > > 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. > > > Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" Father of the Bride > > > > > > 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! > > > Give us free! Give us free!" > > > > > > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away > > > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." > > > > > > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! > > > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" Cool Running > > > > > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > > ease with this." Leaving Las Vegas > > > > > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > > public library." > > > > > > 47. "A world without string is chaos." Mousehunt? > > > > > > 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, > > > but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since > > > I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not > > > even me." The Piano > > > > > > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans > > > who are trained to kill me, so don't think > > > for one second you can come down here, > > > flash your badge and make me nervous." A Few Good Men > > > > > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > > Soze." The Usual Suspects > > > > > > 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... > > > boom, boom! Boom, boom!" > > > > > > 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town > > > and for once just really let our hair down. > > > Well darlin', look out cause my hair is > > > comin' down!" > > > > > > 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. > > > I used to love Doggie Chow." > > > > > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > > if you're not on TV." > > > > > > 55. "There's more to life than a little money, > > > don't you know that?" > > > > > > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division > > > between religion and fly-fishing." A River Runs Through It > > > > > > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the > > > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead > > > nigger in my garage." > > > > > > 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" > > > > > > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills > > > indiscriminately and so shall we." > > > > > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I > > > always wanted to be a gangster." > > > > > > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. > > > I will find you! No matter how long it > > > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" The Last of the Mohicans > > > > > > 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they > > > appear!" > > > > > > 63. "This is yet another example of the late > > > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always > > > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" > > > > > > 64. "It can't rain all the time." > > > > > > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to > > > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > > > restaurants are Taco Bell." > > > > > > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." > > > > > > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? > > > You're asking the wrong Phil. > > > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's > > > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's > > > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" > > > > > > 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." > > > > > > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > > > > > > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, > > > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, > > > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." > > > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in > > > my nature." > > > > > > 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, > > > "No more fucking ABBA!" > > > > > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > > in here?" As Good As It Gets > > > > > > 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing > > > in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that > > > gets us into so much trouble." > > > > > > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, > > > it is our destiny!" > > > > > > 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but > > > I run like the wind blows." > > > > > > 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, > > > like when we used to climb rope in gym class." > > > > > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." > > > > > > 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, > > > it's about the big picture!" > > > > > > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is > > > turning into a real marriage." > > > > > > 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than > > > figuring out people and politics." > > > > > > 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself > > > fully content unless he has done all he can > > > to be of service to his employer." The Remains of the Day > > > > > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > > you pay for your son?" Ransom > > > > > > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner > > > means death, death means carnage, Christmas > > > means carnage!" > > > > > > 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" > > > > > > 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, > > > the other is not here." > > > > > > 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots > > > for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna > > > have the hots for you." > > > > > > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. > > > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" First Wives Club > > > > > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." > > > > > > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" > > > > > > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have > > > an entire Achilles body." > > > > > > 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going > > > to have to feel my way through." > > > > > > 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! > > > (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." > > > > > > 93. "What we in the news business can never forget > > > is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." > > > > > > 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" > > > > > > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then > > > later there's running and screaming." > > > > > > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... > > > and I am a little thorny." > > > > > > 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison > > > facility. I was formerly a guest here." > > > > > > 98. "Paris is always a good idea." > > > > > > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an > > > Audrey Hepburn movie." Jerry Maguire > > > > > > 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the > > > Mauritania." > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Shamsul Fansury"<sfansury@miscnote1.miscbhd.com> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 09:01:41 +0800 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! > > Give us free! Give us free!" > > Amirstad [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 25 Jun 1998 22:02:37 -0400 At 07.07 AM 26/06/98 +0800, you wrote: >Can anyone help me with this? > >Thanks, >Blacknight >> > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with >> > smoking?" Basic Instinct >> > >> > 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name >> > 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing >> > down your neck." Candyman >> > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The >> > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't >> > eat the tourists." Jurassic Park >> > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell >> > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." Schindler's List - Schindler >> > >> > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" Toy Story - Buzz Lightyear >> > 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone >> > you haven't talked to? Have you ever been >> > so alone you spent the night confusing a >> > man in a coma?" While You Were Sleeping >> > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from >> > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I >> > don't like doing it." Aladdin - The Genie >> > >> > 14. "I married Rambo!" True Lies >> > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly >> > exaggerated." Star Trek: First Contact - Capt Picard >> > 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." Men In Black - J >> > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've >> > never lost an American in space; we're sure >> > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." Apollo 13 >> > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse >> > than being dead." >> > - Clueless ? Better Off Dead >> > >> > 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward >> > tragedy of it!" My Best Friend's Wedding >> > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! >> > The goddamn pen is blue!" Liar Liar >> > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there >> > and whup ET's ass!" ID4 >> > >> > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in >> > baseball!" A League of Their Own >> > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." Devil's Advocate - the Devil >> > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away >> > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." >> > Casino >> > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! >> > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" Cool Runnings >> > >> > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you >> > to know I am a person who is totally at >> > ease with this." Leaving Las Vegas >> > >> > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you >> > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the >> > public library." With Honours >> > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans >> > who are trained to kill me, so don't think >> > for one second you can come down here, >> > flash your badge and make me nervous." A Few Good Men >> > >> > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, >> > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God >> > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser >> > Soze." The Usual Suspects - Verbal >> > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division >> > between religion and fly-fishing." >> > A River Runs Through It >> > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the >> > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead >> > nigger in my garage." Pulp Fiction >> > 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they >> > appear!" Ace Ventura Pet Detective - Ace >> > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to >> > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all >> > restaurants are Taco Bell." Demolition Man >> > >> > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." Swingers >> > >> > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? >> > You're asking the wrong Phil. >> > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's >> > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's >> > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" Groundhog Day - Phil:-) >> > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive >> > and then tell me I have a choice about barging >> > in here?" As Good As it Gets - Melvin Udall >> > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, >> > it is our destiny!" Waterworld >> > 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, >> > it's about the big picture!" Ed Wood(?) >> > 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than >> > figuring out people and politics." Dante's Peak(?) >> > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't >> > you pay for your son?" Ransom >> > >> > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner >> > means death, death means carnage, Christmas >> > means carnage!" Home For the Holidays(?) >> > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. >> > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" The First Wives Club >> > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then >> > later there's running and screaming." The Lost World >> > 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison >> > facility. I was formerly a guest here." The Rock As with everyone else (I'm sure), there are a lot that I KNOW that I know, but just can't seem to get. Might be worth trying a search of the quotes at IMDb Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ "Mulder, if you had to do without a cell phone for two minutes, you'd lapse into catatonic schizophrenia" --Dana Scully ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kelly L. Garrett" <garrettk@pacificu.edu> Subject: RE: [MV] famous lines Date: 25 Jun 1998 21:35:42 -0700 (PDT) The quote "sometimes being a teenager is worse than being dead" is from Pump Up the Volume. kg X X XXXX X X X X XXXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XX XXXX X X X X XX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XXXX XXXX XXXX X XXXX X X X X X X XXXX X X On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Gregory A. Swarthout wrote: > Guesses are indicated with (?). Others should be right. > > Greg > > > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > > > smoking?" > > Basic Instinct > > > > > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The > > > > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't > > > > eat the tourists." > > Jurassic Park > > > > > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell > > > > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." > > Schindler's List > > > > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" > > Toy Story > > > > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > > > mouth is good." > > Clueless (?) > > > > > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from > > > > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I > > > > don't like doing it." > > Aladdin > > > > > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly > > > > exaggerated." > > Star Trek: First Contact (?) > > > > > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've > > > > never lost an American in space; we're sure > > > > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." > > Apollo 13 > > > > > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse > > > > than being dead." > > Beetlejuice (?) > > > > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > > > The goddamn pen is blue!" > > Liar Liar > > > > > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel > > > > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your > > > > little girl is on the slab, where will > > > > it tickle you?" > > Silence of the Lambs > > > > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > > > and whup ET's ass!" > > Independence Day > > > > > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in > > > > baseball!" > > A League of Their Own > > > > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." > > The Devil's Advocate > > > > > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away > > > > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." > > Leaving Las Vegas (?) > > > > > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! > > > > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" > > Cool Running (?) > > > > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > > > ease with this." > > Leaving Las Vegas > > > > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > > > public library." > > Good Will Hunting (?) > > > > > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans > > > > who are trained to kill me, so don't think > > > > for one second you can come down here, > > > > flash your badge and make me nervous." > > A Few Good Men > > > > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > > > Soze." > > The Usual Suspects > > > > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > > > if you're not on TV." > > To Die For (?) > > > > > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division > > > > between religion and fly-fishing." > > A River Runs Through It (?) > > > > > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the > > > > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead > > > > nigger in my garage." > > Pulp Fiction (?) > > > > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I > > > > always wanted to be a gangster." > > Goodfellas > > > > > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. > > > > I will find you! No matter how long it > > > > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" > > The Last of the Mohicans > > > > > 63. "This is yet another example of the late > > > > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always > > > > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" > > Beauty and the Beast > > > > > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to > > > > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > > > > restaurants are Taco Bell." > > The Demolition Man > > > > > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? > > > > You're asking the wrong Phil. > > > > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's > > > > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's > > > > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" > > Groundhog Day > > > > > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > > The Princes Bride (?) > > > > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > > > in here?" > > As Good as It Gets > > > > > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, > > > > it is our destiny!" > > Waterworld (?) > > > > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." > > To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (?) > > > > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > > > you pay for your son?" > > Ransom > > > > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." > > Batman & Robin (?) > > > > > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then > > > > later there's running and screaming." > > The Lost World: Jurassic Park > > > > > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an > > > > Audrey Hepburn movie." > > Jerry Maguire > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Rochelle Robbins GC student <jc@mail.access1.net> Subject: [MV] Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: 25 Jun 1998 22:14:21 -0700 I just turned 40 and I was wondering who of the well known actors and actresses are my age? Any info would be appreciated. Rochelle [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C J" <summer_311@mailexcite.com> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 25 Jun 1998 23:03:09 -0700 2. CandyMan 8. Toy Story 12. Clueless 13. Aladin 19. Romy and Micheal's High School Reunion 24. Austin Powers International Man of mystery 30. Lier,Lier 31. Scream 33. The Brady Bunch 35. Independence Day 36. A league of there own 53. Showgirls 62. Ace Ventura Pet Detective 64. The Crow 67. Groundhog Day 74. Waterworld 77. To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Numore 87. The First Wives Club 97. The Rock --- C.J Parker >Can anyone help me with this? > >Thanks, >Blacknight > > > >> > The 90's Movies Quiz >> > >> > "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, >> > is to identify the movies which the following >> > lines of dialogue are from. We've picked 100 >> > movies which were released between 1990-1998. >> > No two quotes are from the same movie; sequels, >> > however, are another story. Give yourself one >> > point for each correct answer. If you can name >> > the character (not the actor) who said the line, >> > you get a bonus point. This message will >> > self-destruct if you don't get even half of the >> > answers right." >> > >> > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with >> > smoking?" >> > >> > 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name >> > 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing >> > down your neck." >> > >> > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you >> > take it with you." >> > >> > 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than >> > yours?" >> > >> > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The >> > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't >> > eat the tourists." >> > >> > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the >> > week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." >> > >> > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell >> > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." >> > >> > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" >> >> > >> > 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told >> > you that?" >> > >> > 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone >> > you haven't talked to? Have you ever been >> > so alone you spent the night confusing a >> > man in a coma?" >> > >> > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends >> > and they can all run faster than you can." >> > >> > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your >> > mouth is good." >> > >> > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from >> > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I >> > don't like doing it." >> > >> > 14. "I married Rambo!" >> > >> > 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never >> > looked at a woman and thought, if >> > civilization fails, if the world ends, >> > I'll understand what God meant." >> > >> > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly >> > exaggerated." >> > >> > 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." >> > >> > 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, >> > Troy, you are a master of the art of time >> > suckage." >> > >> > 19. "You know, even though we've watched >> > Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired >> > making fun of it." >> > >> > 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." >> > >> > 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she >> > does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." >> > >> > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time >> > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." >> > >> > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've >> > never lost an American in space; we're sure >> > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." >> > >> > 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. >> > Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" >> > >> > 25. "I only speak two languages -- >> > English and bad English." >> > >> > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse >> > than being dead." >> > - Clueless ? >> > >> > 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward >> > tragedy of it!" >> > >> > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose >> > something else!" >> > >> > 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." >> > >> > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! >> > The goddamn pen is blue!" >> > >> > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." >> > >> > 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, >> > Charlie. The first group is the people that >> > face the music; the second group are those >> > who run for cover. Cover is better." >> > >> > 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're >> > going to Sears!" >> > >> > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel >> > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your >> > little girl is on the slab, where will >> > it tickle you?" >> > >> > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there >> > and whup ET's ass!" >> > >> > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in >> > baseball!" >> > >> > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. >> > Together, we make sense." >> > >> > 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream >> > client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and >> > I'm always in trouble." >> > >> > 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too >> > much of earth." >> > >> > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." >> > >> > 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. >> > Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" >> > >> > 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! >> > Give us free! Give us free!" >> > >> > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away >> > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." >> > >> > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! >> > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" >> > >> > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you >> > to know I am a person who is totally at >> > ease with this." >> > >> > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you >> > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the >> > public library." >> > >> > 47. "A world without string is chaos." >> > >> > 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, >> > but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since >> > I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not >> > even me." >> > >> > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans >> > who are trained to kill me, so don't think >> > for one second you can come down here, >> > flash your badge and make me nervous." >> > >> > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, >> > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God >> > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser >> > Soze." >> > >> > 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... >> > boom, boom! Boom, boom!" >> > >> > 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town >> > and for once just really let our hair down. >> > Well darlin', look out cause my hair is >> > comin' down!" >> > >> > 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. >> > I used to love Doggie Chow." >> > >> > 54. "You're not really anyone in America >> > if you're not on TV." >> > >> > 55. "There's more to life than a little money, >> > don't you know that?" >> > >> > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division >> > between religion and fly-fishing." >> > >> > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the >> > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead >> > nigger in my garage." >> > >> > 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" >> > >> > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills >> > indiscriminately and so shall we." >> > >> > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I >> > always wanted to be a gangster." >> > >> > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. >> > I will find you! No matter how long it >> > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" >> > >> > 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they >> > appear!" >> > >> > 63. "This is yet another example of the late >> > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always >> > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" >> > >> > 64. "It can't rain all the time." >> > >> > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to >> > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all >> > restaurants are Taco Bell." >> > >> > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." >> > >> > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? >> > You're asking the wrong Phil. >> > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's >> > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's >> > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" >> > >> > 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." >> > >> > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." >> > >> > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, >> > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, >> > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." >> > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in >> > my nature." >> > >> > 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, >> > "No more fucking ABBA!" >> > >> > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive >> > and then tell me I have a choice about barging >> > in here?" >> > >> > 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing >> > in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that >> > gets us into so much trouble." >> > >> > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, >> > it is our destiny!" >> > >> > 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but >> > I run like the wind blows." >> > >> > 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, >> > like when we used to climb rope in gym class." >> > >> > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for >> > a single gender, he is a drag queen." >> > >> > 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, >> > it's about the big picture!" >> > >> > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is >> > turning into a real marriage." >> > >> > 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than >> > figuring out people and politics." >> > >> > 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself >> > fully content unless he has done all he can >> > to be of service to his employer." >> > >> > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't >> > you pay for your son?" >> > >> > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner >> > means death, death means carnage, Christmas >> > means carnage!" >> > >> > 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" >> > >> > 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, >> > the other is not here." >> > >> > 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots >> > for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna >> > have the hots for you." >> > >> > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. >> > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" >> > >> > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." >> > >> > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" >> > >> > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have >> > an entire Achilles body." >> > >> > 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going >> > to have to feel my way through." >> > >> > 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! >> > (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." >> > >> > 93. "What we in the news business can never forget >> > is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." >> > >> > 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" >> > >> > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then >> > later there's running and screaming." >> > >> > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... >> > and I am a little thorny." >> > >> > 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison >> > facility. I was formerly a guest here." >> > >> > 98. "Paris is always a good idea." >> > >> > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an >> > Audrey Hepburn movie." >> > >> > 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the >> > Mauritania." > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailexcite.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C J" <summer_311@mailexcite.com> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 25 Jun 1998 23:03:09 -0700 2. CandyMan 8. Toy Story 12. Clueless 13. Aladin 19. Romy and Micheal's High School Reunion 24. Austin Powers International Man of mystery 30. Lier,Lier 31. Scream 33. The Brady Bunch 35. Independence Day 36. A league of there own 53. Showgirls 62. Ace Ventura Pet Detective 64. The Crow 67. Groundhog Day 74. Waterworld 77. To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Numore 87. The First Wives Club 97. The Rock --- C.J Parker >Can anyone help me with this? > >Thanks, >Blacknight > > > >> > The 90's Movies Quiz >> > >> > "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, >> > is to identify the movies which the following >> > lines of dialogue are from. We've picked 100 >> > movies which were released between 1990-1998. >> > No two quotes are from the same movie; sequels, >> > however, are another story. Give yourself one >> > point for each correct answer. If you can name >> > the character (not the actor) who said the line, >> > you get a bonus point. This message will >> > self-destruct if you don't get even half of the >> > answers right." >> > >> > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with >> > smoking?" >> > >> > 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name >> > 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing >> > down your neck." >> > >> > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you >> > take it with you." >> > >> > 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than >> > yours?" >> > >> > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The >> > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't >> > eat the tourists." >> > >> > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the >> > week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." >> > >> > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell >> > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." >> > >> > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" >> >> > >> > 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told >> > you that?" >> > >> > 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone >> > you haven't talked to? Have you ever been >> > so alone you spent the night confusing a >> > man in a coma?" >> > >> > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends >> > and they can all run faster than you can." >> > >> > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your >> > mouth is good." >> > >> > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from >> > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I >> > don't like doing it." >> > >> > 14. "I married Rambo!" >> > >> > 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never >> > looked at a woman and thought, if >> > civilization fails, if the world ends, >> > I'll understand what God meant." >> > >> > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly >> > exaggerated." >> > >> > 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." >> > >> > 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, >> > Troy, you are a master of the art of time >> > suckage." >> > >> > 19. "You know, even though we've watched >> > Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired >> > making fun of it." >> > >> > 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." >> > >> > 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she >> > does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." >> > >> > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time >> > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." >> > >> > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've >> > never lost an American in space; we're sure >> > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." >> > >> > 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. >> > Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" >> > >> > 25. "I only speak two languages -- >> > English and bad English." >> > >> > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse >> > than being dead." >> > - Clueless ? >> > >> > 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward >> > tragedy of it!" >> > >> > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose >> > something else!" >> > >> > 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." >> > >> > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! >> > The goddamn pen is blue!" >> > >> > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." >> > >> > 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, >> > Charlie. The first group is the people that >> > face the music; the second group are those >> > who run for cover. Cover is better." >> > >> > 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're >> > going to Sears!" >> > >> > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel >> > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your >> > little girl is on the slab, where will >> > it tickle you?" >> > >> > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there >> > and whup ET's ass!" >> > >> > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in >> > baseball!" >> > >> > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. >> > Together, we make sense." >> > >> > 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream >> > client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and >> > I'm always in trouble." >> > >> > 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too >> > much of earth." >> > >> > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." >> > >> > 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. >> > Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" >> > >> > 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! >> > Give us free! Give us free!" >> > >> > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away >> > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." >> > >> > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! >> > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" >> > >> > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you >> > to know I am a person who is totally at >> > ease with this." >> > >> > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you >> > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the >> > public library." >> > >> > 47. "A world without string is chaos." >> > >> > 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, >> > but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since >> > I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not >> > even me." >> > >> > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans >> > who are trained to kill me, so don't think >> > for one second you can come down here, >> > flash your badge and make me nervous." >> > >> > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, >> > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God >> > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser >> > Soze." >> > >> > 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... >> > boom, boom! Boom, boom!" >> > >> > 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town >> > and for once just really let our hair down. >> > Well darlin', look out cause my hair is >> > comin' down!" >> > >> > 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. >> > I used to love Doggie Chow." >> > >> > 54. "You're not really anyone in America >> > if you're not on TV." >> > >> > 55. "There's more to life than a little money, >> > don't you know that?" >> > >> > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division >> > between religion and fly-fishing." >> > >> > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the >> > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead >> > nigger in my garage." >> > >> > 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" >> > >> > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills >> > indiscriminately and so shall we." >> > >> > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I >> > always wanted to be a gangster." >> > >> > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. >> > I will find you! No matter how long it >> > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" >> > >> > 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they >> > appear!" >> > >> > 63. "This is yet another example of the late >> > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always >> > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" >> > >> > 64. "It can't rain all the time." >> > >> > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to >> > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all >> > restaurants are Taco Bell." >> > >> > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." >> > >> > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? >> > You're asking the wrong Phil. >> > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's >> > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's >> > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" >> > >> > 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." >> > >> > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." >> > >> > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, >> > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, >> > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." >> > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in >> > my nature." >> > >> > 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, >> > "No more fucking ABBA!" >> > >> > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive >> > and then tell me I have a choice about barging >> > in here?" >> > >> > 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing >> > in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that >> > gets us into so much trouble." >> > >> > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, >> > it is our destiny!" >> > >> > 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but >> > I run like the wind blows." >> > >> > 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, >> > like when we used to climb rope in gym class." >> > >> > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for >> > a single gender, he is a drag queen." >> > >> > 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, >> > it's about the big picture!" >> > >> > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is >> > turning into a real marriage." >> > >> > 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than >> > figuring out people and politics." >> > >> > 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself >> > fully content unless he has done all he can >> > to be of service to his employer." >> > >> > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't >> > you pay for your son?" >> > >> > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner >> > means death, death means carnage, Christmas >> > means carnage!" >> > >> > 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" >> > >> > 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, >> > the other is not here." >> > >> > 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots >> > for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna >> > have the hots for you." >> > >> > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. >> > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" >> > >> > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." >> > >> > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" >> > >> > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have >> > an entire Achilles body." >> > >> > 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going >> > to have to feel my way through." >> > >> > 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! >> > (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." >> > >> > 93. "What we in the news business can never forget >> > is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." >> > >> > 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" >> > >> > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then >> > later there's running and screaming." >> > >> > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... >> > and I am a little thorny." >> > >> > 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison >> > facility. I was formerly a guest here." >> > >> > 98. "Paris is always a good idea." >> > >> > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an >> > Audrey Hepburn movie." >> > >> > 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the >> > Mauritania." > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailexcite.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Toni S." <tonis@dircon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 09:50:28 +0100 Gregory A. Swarthout wrote: > Guesses are indicated with (?). Others should be right. > > Greg > > > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > > > smoking?" > > Basic Instinct > > > > > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The > > > > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't > > > > eat the tourists." > > Jurassic Park > > > > > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell > > > > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." > > Schindler's List > > > > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" > > Toy Story > > > > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > > > mouth is good." > > Clueless (?) > > > > > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from > > > > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I > > > > don't like doing it." > > Aladdin > > > > > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly > > > > exaggerated." > > Star Trek: First Contact (?) > > > > > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've > > > > never lost an American in space; we're sure > > > > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." > > Apollo 13 > > > > > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse > > > > than being dead." > > Beetlejuice (?) YEP > > > > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > > > The goddamn pen is blue!" > > Liar Liar > > > > > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel > > > > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your > > > > little girl is on the slab, where will > > > > it tickle you?" > > Silence of the Lambs > > > > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > > > and whup ET's ass!" > > Independence Day > > > > > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in > > > > baseball!" > > A League of Their Own > > > > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." > > The Devil's Advocate > > > > > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away > > > > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." > > Leaving Las Vegas (?) > > > > > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! > > > > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" > > Cool Running (?) > > > > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > > > ease with this." > > Leaving Las Vegas > > > > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > > > public library." > > Good Will Hunting (?) > > > > > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans > > > > who are trained to kill me, so don't think > > > > for one second you can come down here, > > > > flash your badge and make me nervous." > > A Few Good Men > > > > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > > > Soze." > > The Usual Suspects > > > > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > > > if you're not on TV." > > To Die For (?) > > > > > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division > > > > between religion and fly-fishing." > > A River Runs Through It (?) YEP > > > > > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the > > > > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead > > > > nigger in my garage." > > Pulp Fiction (?) YEP! > > > > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I > > > > always wanted to be a gangster." > > Goodfellas > > > > > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. > > > > I will find you! No matter how long it > > > > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" > > The Last of the Mohicans > > > > > 63. "This is yet another example of the late > > > > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always > > > > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" > > Beauty and the Beast > > > > > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to > > > > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > > > > restaurants are Taco Bell." > > The Demolition Man > > > > > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? > > > > You're asking the wrong Phil. > > > > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's > > > > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's > > > > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" > > Groundhog Day > > > > > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > > The Princes Bride (?) Yep, but also used in 'The Long Kiss Goodnight' > > > > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > > > in here?" > > As Good as It Gets > > > > > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, > > > > it is our destiny!" > > Waterworld (?) Yep > > > > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." > > To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (?) > > > > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > > > you pay for your son?" > > Ransom > > > > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." > > Batman & Robin (?) - Batman Returns actually, it's Catwoman's line. > > > > > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then > > > > later there's running and screaming." > > The Lost World: Jurassic Park > > > > > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an > > > > Audrey Hepburn movie." > > Jerry Maguire > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Toni S." <tonis@dircon.co.uk> Subject: [MV] Famous Lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 10:23:04 +0100 --------------01DA75C74F5678CCFAE19575 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with smoking?" Basic Instinct 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing down your neck." Candy Man 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists." Jurassic Park 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." Schindler's List 8. "To infinity and beyond!" Toy Story 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?" 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven't talked to? Have you ever been so alone you spent the night confusing a man in a coma?" While You Were Sleeping 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends and they can all run faster than you can." 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good." Clueless? 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I don't like doing it." Aladdin 14. "I married Rambo!" True Lies 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never looked at a woman and thought, if civilization fails, if the world ends, I'll understand what God meant." When A Man Loves A Woman? 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated." 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, Troy, you are a master of the art of time suckage." Reality Bites 19. "You know, even though we've watched Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired making fun of it." 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." Men In Black 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." How To Make An American Quilt??? 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look for a loophole." 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've never lost an American in space; we're sure as hell not going to lose one on my watch." Apollo 13 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" 25. "I only speak two languages -- English and bad English." 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse than being dead." Pump Up The Volume 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose something else!" 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! The goddamn pen is blue!" Liar Liar 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, Charlie. The first group is the people that face the music; the second group are those who run for cover. Cover is better." 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're going to Sears!" 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?" Silence of the Lambs 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whup ET's ass!" Independance Day 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!" A League of Their Own 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. Together, we make sense." 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and I'm always in trouble." The People vs. Larry Flynn 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too much of earth." 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." The Devil's Advocate 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" Father of the Bride 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash." Leaving Las Vegas 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" Cool Running 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you to know I am a person who is totally at ease with this." Leaving Las Vegas 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the public library." Good Will Hunting? 47. "A world without string is chaos." Mousehunt? 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not even me." The Piano 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think for one second you can come down here, flash your badge and make me nervous." A Few Good Men 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze." The Usual Suspects 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well darlin', look out cause my hair is comin' down!" Thelma & Louise 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. I used to love Doggie Chow." 54. "You're not really anyone in America if you're not on TV." To Die For? 55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" 56. "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly-fishing." A River Runs Through It 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the good coffee in my cup, it's the dead nigger in my garage." Pulp Fiction 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" In & Out? 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we." Natural Born Killers? 60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. I will find you! No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" The Last of the Mohicans 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they appear!" 63. "This is yet another example of the late neoclassical baroque period. And as I always say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" 64. "It can't rain all the time." 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all restaurants are Taco Bell." Demolition Man 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? You're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life!" Groundhog Day 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." Volcano? 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." The Princess Bride (or) The Long Kiss Goodnight 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in my nature." 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, "No more fucking ABBA!" Priscella, Queen of the Desert 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive and then tell me I have a choice about barging in here?" As Good As It Gets 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble." 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!" Waterworld 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I run like the wind blows." Forrest Gump?? 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb rope in gym class." 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for a single gender, he is a drag queen." 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is turning into a real marriage." 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than figuring out people and politics." Dante's Peak 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself fully content unless he has done all he can to be of service to his employer." The Remains of the Day 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't you pay for your son?" Ransom 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means carnage, Christmas means carnage!" 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, the other is not here." 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna have the hots for you." 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" First Wives Club 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." Batman Returns 89. "I crap bigger than you!" 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have an entire Achilles body." 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." Batman & Robin 93. "What we in the news business can never forget is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." Up Close & Personal 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming." The Lost World 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... and I am a little thorny." 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a guest here." The Rock 98. "Paris is always a good idea." Forget Paris? 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an Audrey Hepburn movie." Jerry Maguire 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauritania." Titanic? > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] --------------01DA75C74F5678CCFAE19575 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with smoking?" <BR><I>Basic Instinct</I> <P>2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing down your neck." <BR><I>Candy Man</I> <P>3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." <P>4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" <P>5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists." <BR><I>Jurassic Park</I> <P>6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." <P>7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." <BR><I>Schindler's List</I> <P>8. "To infinity and beyond!" <BR><I>Toy Story</I> <P>9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?" <P>10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven't talked to? Have you ever been <BR> so alone you spent the night confusing a man in a coma?" <BR><I>While You Were Sleeping</I> <P>11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends and they can all run faster than you can." <P>12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good." <BR><I>Clueless?</I> <P>13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I don't like doing it." <BR><I>Aladdin</I> <P>14. "I married Rambo!" <BR><I>True Lies</I> <P>15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never looked at a woman and thought, if civilization fails, if the world ends, I'll understand what God meant." <BR><I>When A Man Loves A Woman?</I> <P>16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated." <P>17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." <P>18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, Troy, you are a master of the art of time <BR> suckage." <BR><I>Reality Bites</I> <P>19. "You know, even though we've watched Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired <BR> making fun of it." <P>20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." <BR><I>Men In Black</I> <P>21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." <BR><I>How To Make An American Quilt???</I> <P>22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look for a loophole." <P>23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've never lost an American in space; we're sure <BR> as hell not going to lose one on my watch." <BR><I>Apollo 13</I> <P>24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" <P>25. "I only speak two languages -- English and bad English." <P>26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse than being dead." <BR><I>Pump Up The Volume</I> <P>27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" <P>28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose something else!" <P>29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." <P>30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! The goddamn pen is blue!" <BR><I>Liar Liar</I> <P>31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." <P>32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, Charlie. The first group is the people that <BR> face the music; the second group are those who run for cover. Cover is better." <P>33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're going to Sears!" <P>34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?" <BR><I>Silence of the Lambs</I> <P>35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whup ET's ass!" <BR><I>Independance Day</I> <P>36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!" <BR><I>A League of Their Own</I> <P>37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. Together, we make sense." <P>38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and <BR> I'm always in trouble." <BR><I>The People vs. Larry Flynn</I> <P>39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too much of earth." <P>40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." <BR><I>The Devil's Advocate</I> <P>41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" <BR><I>Father of the Bride</I> <P>42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" <P>43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash." <BR><I>Leaving Las Vegas</I> <P>44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" <BR><I>Cool Running</I> <P>45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you to know I am a person who is totally at <BR> ease with this." <BR><I>Leaving Las Vegas</I> <P>46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the public library." <BR><I>Good Will Hunting?</I> <P>47. "A world without string is chaos." <BR><I>Mousehunt?</I> <P>48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since <BR> I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not even me." <BR><I>The Piano</I> <P>49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think for one second you can come down here, flash your badge and make me nervous." <BR><I>A Few Good Men</I> <P>50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze." <BR><I>The Usual Suspects</I> <P>51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" <P>52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. <BR>Well darlin', look out cause my hair is comin' down!" <BR><I>Thelma & Louise</I> <P>53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. I used to love Doggie Chow." <P>54. "You're not really anyone in America if you're not on TV." <BR><I>To Die For?</I> <P>55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" <P>56. "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly-fishing." <BR><I>A River Runs Through It</I> <P>57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the good coffee in my cup, it's the dead <BR> nigger in my garage." <BR><I>Pulp Fiction</I> <P>58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" <BR><I>In & Out?</I> <P>59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we." <BR><I>Natural Born Killers?</I> <P>60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." <P>61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. I will find you! No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" <BR><I>The Last of the Mohicans</I> <P>62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they appear!" <P>63. "This is yet another example of the late neoclassical baroque period. And as I always say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" <P>64. "It can't rain all the time." <P>65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all restaurants are Taco Bell." <BR><I>Demolition Man</I> <P>66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." <P>67. "You want a prediction about the weather? You're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life!" <BR><I>Groundhog Day</I> <P>68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." <BR><I>Volcano?</I> <P>69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." <BR><I>The Princess Bride (or) The Long Kiss Goodnight</I> <P>70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in my nature." <P>71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, "No more fucking ABBA!" <BR><I>Priscella, Queen of the Desert</I> <P>72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive and then tell me I have a choice about barging in here?" <BR><I>As Good As It Gets</I> <P>73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble." <P>74. "Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!" <BR><I>Waterworld</I> <P>75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I run like the wind blows." <BR><I>Forrest Gump??</I> <P>76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb rope in gym class." <P>77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for a single gender, he is a drag queen." <P>78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" <P>79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is turning into a real marriage." <P>80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than figuring out people and politics." <BR><I>Dante's Peak</I> <P>81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself fully content unless he has done all he can to be of service to his employer." <BR><I>The Remains of the Day</I> <P>82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't you pay for your son?" <BR><I>Ransom</I> <P>83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means carnage, Christmas means carnage!" <P>84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" <P>85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, the other is not here." <P>86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna have the hots for you." <P>87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" <BR><I>First Wives Club</I> <P>88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." <BR><I>Batman Returns</I> <P>89. "I crap bigger than you!" <P>90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have an entire Achilles body." <P>91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." <P>92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." <BR><I>Batman & Robin</I> <P>93. "What we in the news business can never forget is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." <BR><I>Up Close & Personal</I> <P>94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" <P>95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming." <BR><I>The Lost World</I> <P>96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... and I am a little thorny." <P>97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a guest here." <BR><I>The Rock</I> <P>98. "Paris is always a good idea." <BR><I>Forget Paris?</I> <P>99. "That's more than a dress. That's an Audrey Hepburn movie." <BR><I>Jerry Maguire</I> <P>100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauritania." <BR><I>Titanic?</I> <P>> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] <BR>> [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]</HTML> --------------01DA75C74F5678CCFAE19575-- [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mea culpa <jericho@dimensional.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Famous Lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 04:12:00 -0600 (MDT) Some had no movie attached.. > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." > > 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" Mr. Hollands Opus? > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking > t-shirt at best." se7en > 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?" > > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends and they can all run > faster than you can." From Dusk til Dawn > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated." ST: First Contact > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and > look for a loophole." heh.. anyone know this one? > 25. "I only speak two languages -- English and bad English." Fifth Element > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. Together, we make sense." Untamed Heart > 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" The Stand ? > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall > we." > Natural Born Killers? Interview with a Vampire > 64. "It can't rain all the time." The Crow > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." Singles > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > The Princess Bride (or) The Long Kiss Goodnight (good call!) > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, the frog cries out, > "Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in my nature." Ancient Tao story.. i'd love to know what movie quoted it. > 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to > climb rope in gym class." Wayne's WOrld [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: deer@y.net.ye Subject: [MV] famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 14:43:20 +0300 > > > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose > > > something else!" Transpotting > > > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, > > > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, > > > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." > > > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in > > > my nature." Dangerous Liasons [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Chris Culligan" <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Mulan Review Date: 26 Jun 1998 07:06:26 PDT I have to disagree on this review (I'm opinionated, I can do that). I thought the animation in Mulan was very artistic and beautiful done, much more so then in Anastasia. All though Anasasia's animation was very good, it was also typical. In Mulan, it was obvious the animators tried to replicate traditional Chinese art without over-doing it. And they did that to great effect! Also, I thought it wonderful to have a strong girl character in the movie that could do the things the boy's did only better, and not just some love-struck girl character like in so many other animated features. Mulan is the kind of role model I want my little girl to have! Another refreshing quality was the fact the "bad guy" was not an inhumane monster, but a real person. This had a terrifying effect on my four year old! She was more scared by the Huns in Mulan then I've ever seen her while watching an animated feature (including Rasputin in Anastasia). I liked Mulan, just for the animation alone. And my four year old daughter absolutely loved it! And, after all, isn't that what is important in any Disney animated feature! CHRIS >film since Aladdin. I give Mulan a 60% (the lowest rating before a fail) >only because if I failed a Disney movie I'm not sure how much longer I'd be >around. Longer than the Smurfs I hope. >Jay the Movieman >movieman@netcom.ca > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ryana@allensysgroup.com (Ryan Allen) Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 10:29:05 -0400 At 07:07 AM 6/26/98 +0800, you wrote: >Can anyone help me with this? > >Thanks, >Blacknight Blacknight, I'll see what I can add to the others (no recapping for me). Most I knew, but in order to not duplicate other's messages, I'll add only those that others didn't know, of the items I dispute. 6. Seven 29. Hot Shots: Part Deux 62. Act Ventura: Pet Detective 70. Wasn't Dangerous Liasons in the late 80's? If so, what's this one? I know I just saw it... 85. I own this movie, but can't think of it. 86. Threesome (?) (the one with Stephen Baldwin I think) 88. Batman Returns 89. See #85's answer. 91. Naked Gun 2 1/2 (I know it's a Naked Gun, maybe 33 1/3) 92. Batman Forever (not B&R) 94. Lethal Weapon 3 96. The Mask 97. The Rock That's it for now... Cheers Ryan Internet Specialist Allen Systems Group http://www.asg.com ## Hurricane Season is Here! ## ## Please visit my Personal Page ## ## http://www.gate.net/~airwolf ## [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mike & Linda <airedale@thegrid.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Famous Lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 10:11:50 -0700 >Some had no movie attached.. > >> 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." >> Ghost [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: pablo <pgardner@pemail.net> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 10:23:42 -0700 <html><div>70 is not Dangerous Liaisons --- it's THE CRYING GAME!!!</div> <br> <div>At 04:43 AM 6/26/98 , you wrote:</div> <div>>> > > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose</div> <div>>> > > something else!"</div> <div>>Transpotting</div> <div>></div> <div>>> > > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves,</div> <div>>> > > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me,</div> <div>>> > > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown."</div> <div>>> > > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in</div> <div>>> > > my nature."</div> <div>>Dangerous Liasons</div> <div>></div> <div>></div> <div>></div> <div>></div> <div>>[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ]</div> <div>>[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]</div> > <BR> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////<font size=2> <ul> <li>The fastest way to respond to this message is through the ICQ Network. </ul> A message sent this way will go directly to my screen. <ul> <li>If you have ICQ you can message me to ICQ#:931287 <li>If you don't have ICQ you can page me through: </ul> * My Personal Communication Center: <a href="http://wwp.mirabilis.com/931287" eudora="autourl">http://wwp.mirabilis.com/931287</a><br> (go there and try it!)<br> * Or you can send me a regular e-mail to my EmailExpress address: 931287@pager.mirabilis.com <ul> <li>Download ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ <li>Include your ICQ details in YOUR e-mail signature: http://www.icq.com/emailsig.html</font><font size=6><i> </ul><div align="center"> pablo</font></i><font size=3></div> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////</font></html> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Toni S." <tonis@dircon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 18:24:18 +0100 A few more - correct me if I'm wrong :) 3. Ghost 17. Home Alone 25. Fifth Element 32. Scent of A Woman? 84. The Cable Guy 85. LA Confidential Toni Ryan Allen wrote: > At 07:07 AM 6/26/98 +0800, you wrote: > >Can anyone help me with this? > > > >Thanks, > >Blacknight > > Blacknight, I'll see what I can add to the others (no recapping for me). > Most I knew, but in order to not duplicate other's messages, I'll add only > those that others didn't know, of the items I dispute. > > 6. Seven > 29. Hot Shots: Part Deux > 62. Act Ventura: Pet Detective > 70. Wasn't Dangerous Liasons in the late 80's? If so, what's this one? I > know I just saw it... > 85. I own this movie, but can't think of it. > 86. Threesome (?) (the one with Stephen Baldwin I think) > 88. Batman Returns > 89. See #85's answer. > 91. Naked Gun 2 1/2 (I know it's a Naked Gun, maybe 33 1/3) > 92. Batman Forever (not B&R) > 94. Lethal Weapon 3 > 96. The Mask > 97. The Rock > > That's it for now... > > Cheers > Ryan > Internet Specialist > Allen Systems Group > http://www.asg.com > > ## Hurricane Season is Here! ## > ## Please visit my Personal Page ## > ## http://www.gate.net/~airwolf ## > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: pablo <pgardner@pemail.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Famous Lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 10:25:48 -0700 <html><div>At 03:12 AM 6/26/98 , you wrote:</div> <div>></div> <div>>Some had no movie attached..</div> <div>></div> <br> <div>>> 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?"</div> <div> "THAT THING YOU DO"</div> <BR> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////<font size=2> <ul> <li>The fastest way to respond to this message is through the ICQ Network. </ul> A message sent this way will go directly to my screen. <ul> <li>If you have ICQ you can message me to ICQ#:931287 <li>If you don't have ICQ you can page me through: </ul> * My Personal Communication Center: <a href="http://wwp.mirabilis.com/931287" eudora="autourl">http://wwp.mirabilis.com/931287</a><br> (go there and try it!)<br> * Or you can send me a regular e-mail to my EmailExpress address: 931287@pager.mirabilis.com <ul> <li>Download ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ <li>Include your ICQ details in YOUR e-mail signature: http://www.icq.com/emailsig.html</font><font size=6><i> </ul><div align="center"> pablo</font></i><font size=3></div> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////</font></html> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Famous Lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 12:34:26 -0400 Got another one: >84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" The Cable Guy (Is anyone keeping track here?? I'd like to see this all together when we finish it) Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ "Mulder, if you had to do without a cell phone for two minutes, you'd lapse into catatonic schizophrenia" --Dana Scully ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com> Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#148, 6/26/98 Date: 26 Jun 1998 13:18:05 -0700 T H E M O V I E R E P O R T #148 JUNE 26, 1998 Apologies for the one-day delay... If your site was linked on Movie Site Links, please e-mail me your site name and URL so I don't forget to include it on the new list. Thank you. =>T H I S W E E K<= M O V I E S -Doctor Dolittle -Hav Plenty -Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss V I D E O -Grease -Welcome to Sarajevo Select reviews are available at CompuServe Hollywood Hotline: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com ...and the Eyepiece Network at: http://www.eyepiece.com For links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews, exclusive Hollywood event photos, movie discussion board, movie theme MIDI files, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at: http://welcome.to/mrbrown or http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown Please don't forget to sign the guestbook... all movies graded out of four stars (****) ~~~ =>M O V I E S<= N E W R E L E A S E S Hollywood Hotline Featured Review Doctor Dolittle (PG-13) ** While many films are released under the label of "family movie," rarely do such films live up to the title. More often than not, these films entertain the wee ones in the family while everyone else remains, quite frankly, bored. This is most certainly the case with the tepid _Doctor_Dolittle_, in which even star Eddie Murphy seems bored. One critical miscalculation stands at the forefront of Betty Thomas's reworking of the 1967 film based on Hugh Lofting's stories, and that is the casting of Murphy as Dr. John Dolittle, the physician blessed (cursed?) with the ability to speak and listen to the animals. Murphy is one of the funniest, most energetic comedians to ever grace the silver screen, and here he plays straight man to a bunch of animals, who carry the comic burden with mixed results. Norm Macdonald has the best lines as the voice of the stray dog Lucky (his work here is far funnier than anything in _Dirty_Work_), and Chris Rock elicits some laughs (before growing old) as the voice of Dolittle's daughter Maya (Kyla Pratt) guinea pig Rodney. Other celebrity voices, such as those of Albert Brooks, Jenna Elfman, John Leguizamo, Garry Shandling, and Julie Kavner, are less memorable, thanks to some uninspired comic patter by screenwriters Nat Mauldin and Larry Levin. So while the animals shoulder the laugh load, what does Murphy do? Nothing, basically. He's a strangely passive and sluggish presence though, to be charitable, the material he is given is hardly anything to get worked up over. The main plotline is a boring thread involving a possible buyout of his medical practice, but it's made somewhat tolerable by the amusingly over-the-top Oliver Platt (a partner in Dolittle's practice), playing a medically-licensed variation of his harried campaign manager in _Bulworth_. Barely reaching the level of tolerance is the saccharine "emotional" hook involving the brainy Maya's low self-esteem. If there is anything more excrutiating to watch than an unfunny comedy, it is one that vainly attempts to pull at heartstrings and make an emotional connection it does not deserve. Although the totality of _Doctor_Dolittle_ feels incredibly tired, there is some genuine creativity and brilliance on display by the computer visual effects technicians and Jim Henson's Creature Shop, which designed the animatronic creature effects, which were used in conjunction with actual animals. It is nearly impossible to tell when the real furry friends end and the effects work begins; the illusion is that convincing. However, while this would be enough to save a film whose sole purpose is to depict wildlife, it is not nearly enough to rescue a comedy that is curiously short on laughs. The harmless _Doctor_Dolittle_'s menagerie of cute talking animals should delight the young 'uns, but the delightful-to-all-ages _Babe_ this certainly isn't--a fact that is made all too painfully obvious when a charmless talking pig arrives on the scene. IN BRIEF Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (R) *** Much like how aspiring photographer Billy Collier (Sean P. Hayes) says he is first and foremost branded as "gay" in his cheeky opening monologue, likely so will this romantic comedy from writer-director Tommy O'Haver. But when Billy ends his monologue saying that the film is for both gays and straights, he is not lying. Though the film focuses on Billy's destined-for-doom love for a straight model, Gabriel (a Rob Lowe/Brad Pitt morph named--get this--Brad Rowe), _Kiss_ does not feel exclusionary. This is mainly because of the endearing character of Billy, who is portrayed first and foremost as a simple, everyday person, not necessarily a gay man. A great deal of the credit goes to Hayes, who gives a natural, understated performance tempered with moments of subtle humor. The character of Gabriel is more of a cipher, but Rowe projects a personality likable enough to make one understand why Billy would be so taken with him. For a low-budget effort, _Kiss_ certainly does not look cheap. _Kiss_ is shot in 2.35:1 CinemaScope, all the better to showcase the vibrant, near-Technicolor hues created by production designer Franco-Giacamo Carbone and captured by cinematographer Mark Mervis. O'Haver also makes good use of the space in the widescreen format; one of his most inventive flourishes is the placement of still-life Polaroids on the side to depict flashbacks. However, O'Haver does make some missteps. The drag queen dance number that accompanies the opening credits (and subsequent drag numbers) is too campy (or, as Billy calls it, "groovy") for its own good, and two of the three heterosexual males in the film are one-dimensional, buffoonish cartoons. Nonetheless, _Billy's_Hollywood_Screen_Kiss_ is an emotionally satisfying and entertaining film that accomplishes the seemingly impossible task of making sexual orientation a moot point. (opens July 24) Hav Plenty (R) ** 1/2 A homeless aspiring writer (Christopher Scott Cherot, who also wrote, directed, and edited) and a wealthy, engaged woman (Chenoa Maxwell) are unlikely friends. Of course, the two are obviously destined to be even less likely lovers, but they naturally can't see it. _Hav_Plenty_ (a married combination of the two characters' names--Lee Plenty and Havilland "Hav" Savage) is formulaic, but it has plenty to like, especially Cherot, who has an appealing self-deprecating air onscreen, an ear for dialogue, and an eye for realistic details (some blemishes on his forehead are uncovered by makeup). He and Maxwell have an engaging chemistry, and they are ably supported by Robinne Lee (as Hav's sister Leigh), Tammi Katherine Jones (as Hav's snooty twit friend Caroline), and Hill Harper (as Hav's songwriter fiance). The film, however, ultimately underachieves, most notably in the general humor department, relying too heavily on broad, unfunny slapstick (Lee falls out of a chair, Caroline is doused by toilet water after flushing a broken bowl). Also, the subtle emotional momentum it manages to build is erased by the in-jokey and completely unconvincing epilogue, featuring cameos by Nia Long, _Young_and_the_Restless_ hunk Shemar Moore, the Fugees' Lauryn Hill, TLC's Chilli, and producers Tracey and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The appearance of the sparkling Long just reminds one of a similar, far-superior African-American romance released last year--the unjustly overlooked gem _love_jones_. IN CURRENT RELEASE (full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs) -Broadway Damage 1/2* <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#damage -Bulworth (R) *** <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#bulworth -Can't Hardly Wait (PG-13) ** <MR#146, 6/11/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#wait -Deep Impact (PG-13) *** <MR#141, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#impact -Dirty Work (PG-13) * <MR#147, 6/17/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#dirty -Godzilla (PG-13) ** <MR#143, 5/19/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#godzilla -Hope Floats (PG-13) ** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#hope -The Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 <MR#142, 5/14/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#horse -The Last Days of Disco (R) *** <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#disco -Mulan (G) **** <MR#147, 6/17/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#mulan -The Opposite of Sex (R) *** 1/2 <MR#144, 5/29/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt34.html#sex -A Perfect Murder (R) ** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#murder -Six Days, Seven Nights (PG-13) *** <MR#146, 6/11/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#67 -Sliding Doors (PG-13) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt33.html#doors -The Spanish Prisoner (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt31.html#prisoner -Titanic (PG-13) **** <MR#121, 12/10/97> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#titanic -The Truman Show (PG) *** 1/2 <MR#145, 6/4/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#truman -The X-Files (PG-13) *** 1/2 <MR#147, 6/17/98> http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#x O N T H E H O R I Z O N FRIDAY Doctor Dolittle (PG-13) ** <see above review> Only kids will find amusement out of Betty Thomas's reworking of the 1967 film of the same name, starring a strangely flavorless Eddie Murphy as the doc who can talk with the animals. Gone with the Wind (G) **** <full review in MR#147, 6/17/98; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#gwtw> Relive the tortured romance of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) with New Line's remastered (visually and aurally) reissue of the classic 1939 adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's Civil War novel. Henry Fool (R) Maverick director Hal Hartley's latest focuses on a mysterious author (Thomas Jay Ryan) who mentors a struggling writer (James Urbaniak), who then surpasses his teacher's success. Out of Sight (R) George Clooney is a bank robber and Jennifer Lopez is the sexy federal marshal out to capture him in this adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel, directed by Steven Soderbergh and penned by _Get_Shorty_'s Scott Frank. Smoke Signals (R) Two men (Adam Beach and Evan Adams) embark on a spiritual journey to Phoenix in Chris Eyre's drama, the first film written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans. ~~~ =>V I D E O<= N E W T H I S W E E K Grease (PG) **** <full review in MR#136, 3/27/98; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt30.html#grease> Randal Kleiser's infectious 1978 screen adaptation of the '50s-set stage musical has been on video for years, but never before like this--digitally remastered (of course) and... in letterboxed format! A special collectors edition also includes a CD single of the "_Grease_ Megamix" and a complete script booklet. (Paramount Home Video) Welcome to Sarajevo (R) ** <full review in MR#, 12/10/97; and at http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt26.html#sarajevo> Well-meaning but ultimately underwhelming fact-based drama about a British reporter (Stephen Dillane) who rescues a young girl from war-torn Bosnia. (Miramax Home Entertainment) A L S O N E W T H I S W E E K Different for Girls (R) British comedy about two former best friends (Steven Mackintosh and Rupert Graves) who fall in love--except one's now a she and the other doesn't realize it's his old friend. (Fox Lorber Home Video) Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (PG) Errol Morris (_The_Thin_Blue_Line_) directed this documentary about four men with odd occupations: a circus lion tamer, a topiary gardener (and sculptor), a mole rat specialist, and a robotics scientist. (Columbia TriStar Home Video) Mr. Magoo (PG) Live-action version of the cartoon, in which the myopic one (Leslie Nielsen) runs afoul of some baddies out to find a stolen gem. Longtime Jackie Chan collaborator Stanley Tong directs. (Walt Disney Home Video) ~~~ =>N E X T W E E K<= More reviews, including: -Armageddon -Out of Sight 'til then... __________________________________________________________ Michael Dequina Chat Forum Host, The Official Michael Jordan Web Site http://jordan.sportsline.com mj23@michaeljordanfan.com michael_jordan@geocities.com | mrbrown@ucla.edu >My personal WWW sites< Mr. Brown's Movie Site: http://welcome.to/mrbrown Michael Jordan Beyond the Court: http://fly.to/michaeljordan A Michael Jordan Fan's Heartbreak: http://fly.to/mj23 Personal Page: http://welcome.to/w3md >Other WWW sites I work on< CompuServe Hollywood Hotline: http://www.HollywoodHotline.com Albany Online: http://www.AlbanyOnline.com Eyepiece Network: http://www.eyepiece.com "Oliver Stone doesn't know shit about basketball." --Michael Jordan, on why he refused to work with the director on a hoops-themed Nike commercial CONGRATULATIONS MICHAEL & THE BULLS! __________________________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/26/98 Date: 26 Jun 1998 16:15:48 -0600 (MDT) Richard Gere and Julia Roberts will reteam for the first time since their 1990 box-office hit "Pretty Woman" in Paramount's "Runaway Bride." The romantic comedy, about a woman who has left a string of fiances at the altar and a reporter assigned to write a story about her (sounds like an update of "It Happened One Night," with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert), is scheduled to shoot in October, says Variety. -=> * <=- Because his movie "Dirty Work" performed so miserably at the box office, former "Saturday Night Live" comic Norm MacDonald has had the plug pulled from his proposed next movie, "Ballbusted." Variety reports that the move by MGM shocked the film's creative team, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who were set to make their directorial debut. Their writing credits include "Ed Wood" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt." "Ballbusted" is being shopped elsewhere. -=> * <=- Elizabeth Taylor, 66, is ready for her close-up. After enduring illnesses, ailments and other setbacks for more than a year, La Liz is preparing to go to work this November in an adaptation of "The Visit," based on a play about a rich woman who returns to a small village where she had been abused as a youngster. Variety columnist Army Archerd reports that the project, according to Taylor's agent, Robby Lantz, is not being perceived as Taylor's farewell film. "Like Sarah Bernhardt," Lantz said, "you can expect 10 years of 'farewells' from Elizabeth." Lantz said Taylor is "in a good mood to work -- in a good script with a good director and co-stars, and she is tired of 'guest' appearances. They are very boring." [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Blacknight <rvchua@ntep.nec.co.jp> Subject: Re: [MV] Famous Lines Date: 27 Jun 1998 07:20:43 +0800 Mel Eperthener wrote: > > > (Is anyone keeping track here?? I'd like to see this all together > when we > finish it) > > Regards, > > --Mel Dear Mel, I am keeping track of it. I will email back when everything has been checked and double checked. Til the next time, Blacknight [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory A. Swarthout" <greg_swarthout@autosoft.com> Subject: [MV] Famous lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 17:32:27 -0600 I remembered one more. The one that says "Paris is always a good idea" or something similar is, I believe, from "Sabrina" (the recent remake, if not both). Greg [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: pablo <pgardner@pemail.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Famous Lines Date: 26 Jun 1998 16:35:05 -0700 <html><div>Black Knight,</div> <br> <div>You will be putting "who" was responsible on the final draft, right?</div> <br> <div>pablo</div> <br> <br> <div>At 04:20 PM 6/26/98 , you wrote:</div> <div>>Mel Eperthener wrote:</div> <div>>> </div> <div>>> </div> <div>>> (Is anyone keeping track here?? I'd like to see this all together</div> <div>>> when we</div> <div>>> finish it)</div> <div>>> </div> <div>>> Regards,</div> <div>>> </div> <div>>> --Mel</div> <div>></div> <div>>Dear Mel,</div> <div>></div> <div>>I am keeping track of it. 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Do you mean who was able to guess right? I am not sure it will be very comprehensive since I may have deleted some emails. But I will try. Blacknight [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <BzRvueNews@aol.com> Subject: [MV] MULAN Review Date: 26 Jun 1998 21:54:24 EDT MULAN Disney approximate running time: 90 minutes Ming-Na Wen / Lea Salonga - B.D. Wong / Donny Osmond Eddie Murphy - Harvey Fierstein Yesterday, I ran away from home and ended up in a China of long, long ago. Much better for my unexpected trip, and after returning home, I ran away today and took my, nearly four years old, Paddy along. So, two helpings of MULAN in two days and I could happily go for a third. I loved it! Music! Story! Characterizations! Everything! Well, being honest, it is not the perfect movie. A few bits and pieces bothered me. But, in my opinion, the strong whole more than adequately compensates for any weak part. What did I find a distraction? Would you believe, one of my favorite characters? Mushu, the guardian / sidekick of Mulan is a scene stealing, hilarious, travel sized package of joy. However, he is Eddie Murphy. Yes, Eddie Murphy does Mushu's voice. But Mushu is Eddie. He could've been transformed from standup comic to dragon by a passing sorcerer. Except that this is China a very long time ago and the eventual existence of Eddie Murphy is questionable at best. Though Eddie is so very good. I laughed and laughed. Just thinking about Eddie's Mushu is putting a smile on my face and making me giggle. Also, if you were one of many to view Disney's ALADDIN then you are well aware of the Genie's rather modern antics. MULAN has Ancestral Spirits that whoop it up in a very recognizable, modern way. Very cute and funny but it still threw me. MULAN did have much that I loved. Ming-Na Wen as Mulan, is an enchanting mix of old and new. She manages to convey free spirit, love for family and honor all in one strong package. She wants to be true to herself and do so without dishonoring her family. Doing so means protecting them and China. Above all, Mulan is the best role model come from Disney in quite some time. I just watched a delightful new McDonalds commercial for MULAN Happy Meal action figures. It is about time that they show little girls doing something other than aspire to be beautiful. B.D. Wong's Shang is handsome, brave, and true. A Prince Charming? No. He displays a boyish charm during the movie as well as sorrow and temper. He is very human. Not a fairy tale romantic hero. Harvey Fierstein's take on the heart of a tough guy is effective. Believe it or not, I didn't know it was Harvey Fierstein until I stayed for the credits. Now when have you known his characteristic voice to not give him away. A huggable toughie. If we all could have a Yao in our lives.... Wouldn't life be lovely if we could all sing like Lea Salonga or Donny Osmond? My reaction to first hearing them sing was, I've just got to have the soundtrack. All the while I've been writing this review, that soundtrack has been playing in my head. There were a couple of musical momemts in the movie that nearly had me startling the audience with spontaneous singing and marching in place. Lea's musical renditions perfectly conveyed Mulan's emotional intricacies. Her voice was warm, a bit unsure, showing the promise of full fledged womanhood. Donny Osmond, well, I'm glad that I used to, still, have a crush on him. His voice is rich, full, a leader's voice. I'd follow him into the fiery pits and back home again. Wonderful! The rest of the cast are superb. Mulan's Grandmother is quite something. The mother and father, their strength is reminiscent of the best of parents. A protective horse, a lucky cricket, and a stinker of a matchmaker will linger long in your memory. While Mulan's eventual compatriots will charm and delight you. I believe I have a bit of a crush on a fella named Ling. Now, as for the animation, it shines in portraying the dignity of Mulan's father and the raw power of the Hun leader. I will never forget the very pivotal, caneless, walk that Mulan's aging father takes. Perhaps it is due to my use of a cane but it brought tears to my eyes. While the resemblance of the Hun leader to his pet bird of prey is stunning. Quite frightening. Did Paddy like it? Was he frightened? This was his very first theater experience and he was all eyes for the whole thing. He laughed at all the wrong, but right for a four year old, places. He was a little scared but I assured him that the bad guys would, get theirs. Afterward I asked him if it'd been good or yucky, our barometer for everything. His response, yucky. But he wants to go again. I recommend it. Now, if you happen to be strongly opposed to the apparent Disneyfication of history then you might want to avoid it. But at least go buy the soundtrack. Okay? Buzzy says so. Buzzy [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GARY ZEIG <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: [MV] Ambushed/HBO Date: 26 Jun 1998 21:41:12 -0400 Has anybody out there seen the new movie Ambushed on HBO? I was wondering if it's any good! Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jayson <ja970600@balut.admu.edu.ph> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 27 Jun 1998 12:47:41 +0800 (HKT) > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > > smoking?" > > > BASIC INSTINCT > > > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you > > > take it with you." > GHOST > > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" TOY STORY > > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > > mouth is good." CLUELESS > > > 19. "You know, even though we've watched > > > Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired > > > making fun of it." ROMY AND MICHELLE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION > > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > > The goddamn pen is blue!" LAIR, LIAR > > > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." SCREAM > > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > > and whup ET's ass!" INDEPENDENCE DAY > > > 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream > > > client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and > > > I'm always in trouble." PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT > > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE > > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > > ease with this." LEAVING LAS VEGAS > > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > > public library." GOOD WILL HUNTING > > > 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, > > > but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since > > > I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not > > > even me." THE PIANO > > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > > Soze." THE USUAL SUSPECTS > > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > > if you're not on TV." TO DIE FOR > > > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills > > > indiscriminately and so shall we." INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE > > > > > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > > in here?" AS GOOD AS IT GETS > > > > > > 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but > > > I run like the wind blows." FORREST GUMP > > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." TOO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR > > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > > you pay for your son?" RANSOM > > > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner > > > means death, death means carnage, Christmas > > > means carnage!" BABE > > > > > > 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots > > > for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna > > > have the hots for you." THREESOME > > > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. > > > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" THE FIRST WIVES CLUB > > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." DOLORES CLAIBORNE > > > 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the > > > Mauritania." TITANIC Hope I got some right. That was tough...but fun! :) Jayson [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Toni S." <tonis@dircon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 27 Jun 1998 16:55:54 +0100 Blacknight wrote: > Can anyone help me with this? > > Thanks, > Blacknight > > > > > The 90's Movies Quiz > > > > > > "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, > > > is to identify the movies which the following > > > lines of dialogue are from. We've picked 100 > > > movies which were released between 1990-1998. > > > No two quotes are from the same movie; sequels, > > > however, are another story. Give yourself one > > > point for each correct answer. If you can name > > > the character (not the actor) who said the line, > > > you get a bonus point. This message will > > > self-destruct if you don't get even half of the > > > answers right." > > > > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > > smoking?" > BASIC INSTINCT > > > 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name > > > 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing > > > down your neck." > CANDYMAN > > > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you > > > take it with you." > GHOST > > > 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than > > > yours?" > > > > > > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The > > > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't > > > eat the tourists." > JURASSIC PARK > > > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the > > > week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." > SEVEN > > > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell > > > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." > SCHINDLER'S LIST > > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" > TOY STORY > > > 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told > > > you that?" > THAT THING YOU DO > > > 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone > > > you haven't talked to? Have you ever been > > > so alone you spent the night confusing a > > > man in a coma?" > WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING > > > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends > > > and they can all run faster than you can." > > > > > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > > mouth is good." > CLUELESS > > > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from > > > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I > > > don't like doing it." > ALADDIN > > > 14. "I married Rambo!" > TRUE LIES > > > 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never > > > looked at a woman and thought, if > > > civilization fails, if the world ends, > > > I'll understand what God meant." > WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN > > > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly > > > exaggerated." > > > > > > 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." > HOME ALONE > > > 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, > > > Troy, you are a master of the art of time > > > suckage." > REALITY BITES > > > 19. "You know, even though we've watched > > > Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired > > > making fun of it." > > > > > > 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." > MEN IN BLACK > > > 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she > > > does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." > > > > > > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time > > > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." > > > > > > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've > > > never lost an American in space; we're sure > > > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." > APOLLO 13 > > > 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. > > > Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" > > > > > > 25. "I only speak two languages -- > > > English and bad English." > THE FIFTH ELEMENT > > > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse > > > than being dead." > PUMP UP THE VOLUME > > > 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward > > > tragedy of it!" > > > > > > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose > > > something else!" > > > > > > 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." > HOT SHOTS : PART DEUX > > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > > The goddamn pen is blue!" > LIAR LIAR > > > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." > SCREAM > > > 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, > > > Charlie. The first group is the people that > > > face the music; the second group are those > > > who run for cover. Cover is better." > SCENT OF A WOMAN? > > > 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're > > > going to Sears!" > > > > > > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel > > > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your > > > little girl is on the slab, where will > > > it tickle you?" > THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS > > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > > and whup ET's ass!" > INDEPENDENCE DAY > > > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in > > > baseball!" > A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN > > > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. > > > Together, we make sense." > > > > > > 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream > > > client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and > > > I'm always in trouble." > THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNN > > > 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too > > > much of earth." > MICHAEL > > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." > THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE > > > 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. > > > Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" > FATHER OF THE BRIDE > > > 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! > > > Give us free! Give us free!" > > > > > > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away > > > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." > LEAVING LAS VEGAS > > > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! > > > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" > COOL RUNNING > > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > > ease with this." > LEAVING LAS VEGAS > > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > > public library." > GOOD WILL HUNTING > > > 47. "A world without string is chaos." > > > > > > 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, > > > but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since > > > I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not > > > even me." > THE PIANO > > > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans > > > who are trained to kill me, so don't think > > > for one second you can come down here, > > > flash your badge and make me nervous." > A FEW GOOD MEN > > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > > Soze." > THE USUAL SUSPECTS > > > 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... > > > boom, boom! Boom, boom!" > > > > > > 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town > > > and for once just really let our hair down. > > > Well darlin', look out cause my hair is > > > comin' down!" > THELMA & LOUISE > > > 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. > > > I used to love Doggie Chow." > > > > > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > > if you're not on TV." > TO DIE FOR > > > 55. "There's more to life than a little money, > > > don't you know that?" > > > > > > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division > > > between religion and fly-fishing." > A RIVER RUNS THROUGH > > > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the > > > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead > > > nigger in my garage." > PULP FICTION > > > 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" > IN & OUT? > > > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills > > > indiscriminately and so shall we." > INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE > > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I > > > always wanted to be a gangster." > > > > > > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. > > > I will find you! No matter how long it > > > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" > LAST OF THE MOHICANS > > > 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they > > > appear!" > > > > > > 63. "This is yet another example of the late > > > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always > > > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" > > > > > > 64. "It can't rain all the time." > > > > > > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to > > > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > > > restaurants are Taco Bell." > DEMOLITION MAN > > > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." > > > > > > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? > > > You're asking the wrong Phil. > > > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's > > > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's > > > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" > GROUNDHOG DAY > > > 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." > VOLCANO > > > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > THE PRINCESS BRIDE (OR) THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT > > > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, > > > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, > > > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." > > > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in > > > my nature." > THE CRYING GAME > > > 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, > > > "No more fucking ABBA!" > PRISCELLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT > > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > > in here?" > AS GOOD AS IT GETS > > > 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing > > > in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that > > > gets us into so much trouble." > > > > > > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, > > > it is our destiny!" > WATERWORLD > > > 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but > > > I run like the wind blows." > FORREST GUMP? > > > 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, > > > like when we used to climb rope in gym class." > > > > > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." > > > > > > 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, > > > it's about the big picture!" > > > > > > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is > > > turning into a real marriage." > > > > > > 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than > > > figuring out people and politics." > DANTE'S PEAK > > > 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself > > > fully content unless he has done all he can > > > to be of service to his employer." > REMAINS OF THE DAY > > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > > you pay for your son?" > RANSOM > > > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner > > > means death, death means carnage, Christmas > > > means carnage! > > > 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" > THE CABLE GUY > > > 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, > > > the other is not here." > LA CONFIDENTIAL > > > 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots > > > for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna > > > have the hots for you." > > > > > > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. > > > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" > THE FIRST WIVES CLUB > > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." > BATMAN RETURNS > > > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" > > > > > > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have > > > an entire Achilles body." > > > > > > 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going > > > to have to feel my way through." > > > > > > 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! > > > (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." > BATMAN FOREVER > > > 93. "What we in the news business can never forget > > > is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." > UP CLOSE & PERSONAL > > > 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" > > > > > > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then > > > later there's running and screaming." > THE LOST WORLD > > > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... > > > and I am a little thorny." > > > > > > 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison > > > facility. I was formerly a guest here." > THE ROCK > > > 98. "Paris is always a good idea." > SABRINA? > > > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an > > > Audrey Hepburn movie." > JERRY MACGUIRE > > > 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the > > > Mauritania." > TITANIC? > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: [MV] Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: 28 Jun 1998 01:16:24 -0400 >> > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends >> > and they can all run faster than you can." From Dusk till Dawn - Seth Greco >> > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time >> > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." Dead Man Walking >> > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. >> > Together, we make sense." Benny and June?? >> > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is >> > turning into a real marriage." Face/Off - Castor Troy >> > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" City Slickers - Curly >> > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have >> > an entire Achilles body." Mighty Aphrodite >> > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... >> > and I am a little thorny." The Mask I think that's the lot of it. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-Media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA --TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ That was a wicked googly! --Jerry Seinield, AMEX commercial ___________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Toni S." <tonis@dircon.co.uk> Subject: Re: [MV] Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: 28 Jun 1998 11:09:09 +0100 On my list there are still a few missing - : 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" 55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" 60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble." 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means carnage, Christmas means carnage!" 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" Did I just miss a few posts or have these not been allocated? (Some had titles with question marks beside them - iffy at best?) Mel Eperthener wrote: > >> > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends > >> > and they can all run faster than you can." > > >From Dusk till Dawn - Seth Greco > > >> > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time > >> > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." > > Dead Man Walking > > >> > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. > >> > Together, we make sense." > > Benny and June?? > > >> > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is > >> > turning into a real marriage." > > Face/Off - Castor Troy > > >> > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" > > City Slickers - Curly > > >> > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have > >> > an entire Achilles body." > > Mighty Aphrodite > > >> > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... > >> > and I am a little thorny." > > The Mask > > I think that's the lot of it. > > Regards, > > --Mel > > --Mel Eperthener > president, Gowanna Multi-Media Pty > > email: bcassidy@usaor.net > gowanna@australiamail.com > > http://www.webz.com/gowanna > > 419 Butler Street > PO Box 95184 > Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 > (412) 781-6140 > (412) 781-6380 > 1-888-45-GOWANNA --TOLL FREE > ____________________________________________ > That was a wicked googly! > > --Jerry Seinield, AMEX commercial > ___________________________________ > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@eifel-net.net> Subject: [MV] another titanic joke? Date: 28 Jun 1998 11:48:35 cet I just read something from a rather unreliable source, but can anyone verify? Apparently Cameron wants to do a sequel to Titanic. The idea is that Leo will be rescued and he will awake from a coma in hospital. That's all I know. I dunno where the ship comes in. I thought it sounded too dumb to be true. Why not have him go to the shower and realise that he dreamt the whole first part? Then they can do the Hindenburg film. anyway, thought I'd let let you know. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Pek Kuan Hui" <pumwin@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] another titanic joke? Date: 28 Jun 1998 06:40:22 PDT Iagree that this is quite a stupid idea for a sequel. Hope this is not going to be true! >From owner-movies@lists.xmission.com Sun Jun 28 05:41:08 1998 >Received: from domo by lists.xmission.com with local (Exim 1.82 #1) > id 0yqGes-0004Ri-00; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 06:34:14 -0600 >Received: from (dns-eu.eifel-net.net) [195.243.69.98] > by lists.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #1) > id 0yqGeo-0004Qm-00; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 06:34:12 -0600 >Received: from win95.eifel-net.net (d84.eifel-net.net [195.243.69.84]) > by dns-eu.eifel-net.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA06760 > for <movies@lists.xmission.com>; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 14:34:03 +0200 >Message-Id: <199806281234.OAA06760@dns-eu.eifel-net.net> >From: "greuel" <greuel@eifel-net.net> >To: movies@lists.xmission.com >Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 11:48:35 cet >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >Subject: [MV] another titanic joke? >X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01a) >Sender: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: movies@lists.xmission.com > >I just read something from a rather unreliable source, but can anyone verify? > >Apparently Cameron wants to do a sequel to Titanic. The idea is that Leo will >be rescued and he will awake from a coma in hospital. That's all I know. I >dunno where the ship comes in. > >I thought it sounded too dumb to be true. Why not have him go to the shower >and realise that he dreamt the whole first part? Then they can do the >Hindenburg film. > >anyway, thought I'd let let you know. > >thomas > > >http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <KenKnows@aol.com> Subject: [MV] Out of Sight review Date: 28 Jun 1998 11:21:26 EDT "Out of Sight" sounds like where the baseball is after the batter hit a home run, but this movie is a solid hit, not a home run. It was well written and well acted by its leads George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez and a strong supporting cast. It is a good movie for a date or for seeing alone. The one place where this film could have been much stronger is after the action ended, when the credits were being shown. The credits and the song played were drab when they could have added to the enjoyment of the movie-going experience if they would have been done imaginatively. The two films that had the best closing credits and closing song were "Fame" and "Hair". That goes back awhile, but that was when it was done the best. "Out of Sight" will not be on anyone's list of the best 100 films, or even the best films of 1998, but it is worth seeing, as I see it. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Rick Zamora <ricknpj@mcia.com> Subject: [MV] famous lines Date: 28 Jun 1998 10:16:50 -0500 > > The 90's Movies Quiz > > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you > > take it with you."<< Ghost - (Sam) Patrick Swayze > > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the > > week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." Seven - ( Det. Mills ) Brad Pitt > > 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." Hot Shots Part Deux ( Ramada ) Valerie Golino > > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." Scream Laters, Rick [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Garrett Winters <gargoyle@iol.ie> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 28 Jun 1998 19:17:38 +0100 >> > > Blacknight wrote >> > > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose >> > > something else!" >> > > Hey I know one, this comes from "Trainspotting" >> > > 47. "A world without string is chaos." >> > > and yet another, spoken by Lee Evans in the recent "Mousehunt" >> > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I >> > > always wanted to be a gangster." >> > > would this be Ray Liotta in "Goodfellas"? Hope this helps and they haven't already been answered as I haven't read all the posts on this subject line Garrett Garrett [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: 28 Jun 1998 12:36:24 -0400 At 11.09 AM 28/06/98 +0100, Toni S. wrote: >On my list there are still a few missing - : With the exception of #55, I think that all the rest have had at least good guesses. >4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" Mr Holland's Opus >27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" My Best Friend's Wedding >42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" Amastad >51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" >55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" >60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." GoodFellas >73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic >need for it that gets us into so much trouble." >78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" Ed Wood (?) >83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means >carnage, Christmas means carnage!" Babe >91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." > >94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" Lethal Weapon 3 > >Did I just miss a few posts or have these not been allocated? (Some had titles >with question marks beside them - iffy at best?) I think, with confirmation of the guesses, we pretty much have at least 90% good answers, and all but maybe two with at least educated guesses. Some of the ones that I left blank have had answers/guesses, but I can't recall what they are. Regards, --Mel --Mel Eperthener president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty email: bcassidy@usaor.net gowanna@australiamail.com http://www.webz.com/gowanna 419 Butler Street PO Box 95184 Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 (412) 781-6140 (412) 781-6380 1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE ____________________________________________ "Mulder, if you had to do without a cell phone for two minutes, you'd lapse into catatonic schizophrenia" --Dana Scully ______________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Rochelle Robbins GC student <jc@mail.access1.net> Subject: [MV] movie-making factoids Date: 28 Jun 1998 14:35:59 -0700 I'm interested in little known facts about my favorite movies: (1) Alan Ladd stood on a box while filming the love scenes in "Shane"? (2) One of the muchkins had drowned in a toilet while filming "The Wizard of Oz". I believe he had been drunk. Anyone else have some interesting factoids to add to the list? Yours, Rochelle [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <KenKnows@aol.com> Subject: [MV] famous lines/different answers Date: 28 Jun 1998 21:03:48 EDT Politically incorrect lines and their films: << 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with smoking?" 'The Towering Inferno' 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing down your neck." 'Nixon' 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." 'The Little Richard Story' 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" 'In the Name of the Father' 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists." 'Little Shop of Horrors' 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." 'Elmer Gantry' 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." 'Private Parts' 8. "To infinity and beyond!" 'Lost in Space' 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?" 'The Blues Brothers' 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven't talked to? Have you ever been so alone you spent the night confusing a man in a coma?" 'Sleepless in Seattle' 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends and they can all run faster than you can." 'Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs' 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good." 'Smile' 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I don't like doing it." 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' 14. "I married Rambo!" 'Private Benjamin' 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never looked at a woman and thought, if civilization fails, if the world ends, I'll understand what God meant." 'Rocky' 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated." 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." 'The Alamo' 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, Troy, you are a master of the art of time suckage." 'The Illiad' 19. "You know, even though we've watched Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired making fun of it." 'Siskel & Ebert' (So many television shows are becoming movies that this one certainly will) 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." 'Moby Dick' 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." 'G.I. Jane' 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look for a loophole." 'The 10 Commandments' 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've never lost an American in space; we're sure as hell not going to lose one on my watch." 'Around the World in 80 Days' 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' (spoken by Shirley Temple) 25. "I only speak two languages -- English and bad English." 'Sophie's Choice' (spoken by Meryl Streep) 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse than being dead." 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" 'The Agony & the Ecstasy' 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose something else!" 'Ghost' 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." 'Rocky II' 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! The goddamn pen is blue!" 'The Searchers' (describing what they are looking for) 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." 'Citizen Kane' 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, Charlie. The first group is the people that face the music; the second group are those who run for cover. Cover is better." 'The Fugitive' 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're going to Sears!" 'Dr. Strangelove' 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?" 'Call me Madam' 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whup ET's ass!" 'The Richard Burton Story' 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!" 'Damn Yankees' 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. Together, we make sense." 'Bonnie & Clyde' 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and I'm always in trouble." 'The Bill Clinton Story' 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too much of earth." 'Independence Day' 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." 'Purple Rain' 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" 'The Wild Bunch' 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" 'I Can Get it for You Wholesale' 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash." 'Ocean's 11' 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" 'The Jesse Jackson Story' 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you to know I am a person who is totally at ease with this." 'The Jimmy Swaggart Story' 46. "You wasted? $15,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library." 'Animal House' 47. "A world without string is chaos." 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not even me." 'Rosemary's Baby' 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think for one second you can come down here, flash your badge and make me nervous." 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre' 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze." 'Sergeant York' 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" 'Something Big' 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well darlin', look out cause my hair is comin' down!" 'Samson & Delilah' 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. I used to love Doggie chow." 'My Dinner with Andre' 54. "You're not really anyone in America if you're not on TV." 'Network' 55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" 'Here Comes Mr. Chips' 56. "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly- fishing." 'Jaws' 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the good coffee in my cup, it's the dead nigger in my garage." 'Look Who's Coming to Dinner' 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" 'In & Out' 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we." 'Psycho' 60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." 'Little Caesar' 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. I will find you! No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" 'The Postman' 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they appear!" 'All The President's Men' 63. "This is yet another example of the late neoclassical baroque period. And as I always say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" 'Amadeus' 64. "It can't rain all the time." 'The Bible' 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all restaurants are Taco Bell." 'Vera Cruz' 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." 'A Fistful of Dollars' 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? You're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life!" 'Unforgiven' 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." 'Coma' 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." 'The Boys from Brazil' 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in my nature." 'Dumb & Dumber' 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, "No more fucking ABBA!" 'Boogie Nights' 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive and then tell me I have a choice about barging in here?" 'Dr. No' 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble." 'Broadcast News' 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!" '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I run like the wind blows." 'Gone With the Wind' 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb rope in gym class." 'Barb Wire' 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for a single gender, he is a drag queen." 'Tootsie' 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" 'The Oscar' 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is turning into a real marriage." 'It Takes a Village' (soon to be a minor motion picture) 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than figuring out people and politics." 'Bullworth' 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself fully content unless he has done all he can to be of service to his employer." 'The Godfather' 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't you pay for your son?" 'Ransom' 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means carnage, Christmas means carnage!" 'The Dead Poets' Society' 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" 'Young Frankenstein' 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, the other is not here." 'Advise & Consent' 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna have the hots for you." 'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice' 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" 'Thelma & Louise' 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." 'My Life as a Dog' 89. "I crap bigger than you!" 'Giant' 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have an entire Achilles body." 'Zorba the Greek' 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." 'Scent of a Woman' 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." 'Tomorrow Never Dies' 93. "What we in the news business can never forget is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." 'Front Page' 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" 'The Charleton Heston Story' 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming." 'Wall Street' 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... and I am a little thorny." 'Love Story' 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a guest here." 'Cat Ballou' 98. "Paris is always a good idea." 'Is Paris Burning?' 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an Audrey Hepburn movie." 'Heaven Can Wait' 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauritania." 'The Love Boat - The Movie' >> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C J" <summer_311@mailexcite.com> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines/different answers Date: 28 Jun 1998 21:11:15 -0700 Uh, more than 89% of your answers are wrong. I know my movies and just for an example "To infinity and beyond" is from Toy Story thank u very much. --- C.J Parker > Politically incorrect lines and their films: > ><< 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with smoking?" > 'The Towering Inferno' > >2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name 5 times, he'll appear behind >you breathing down your neck." > 'Nixon' > >3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." > 'The Little Richard Story' > >4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" > 'In the Name of the Father' > >5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The Carribean breaks down, the pirates >don't eat the tourists." > 'Little Shop of Horrors' > >6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking t-shirt at >best." > 'Elmer Gantry' > >7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell that can actually be fired, >I'd be very happy." > 'Private Parts' > >8. "To infinity and beyond!" > 'Lost in Space' > >9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?" > 'The Blues Brothers' > >10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven't talked to? Have you >ever been so alone you spent the night confusing a man in a coma?" > 'Sleepless in Seattle' > >11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends and they can all run faster >than you can." > 'Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs' > >12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good." > 'Smile' > >13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty >picture and I don't like doing it." > 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' > >14. "I married Rambo!" > 'Private Benjamin' > >15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never looked at a woman and thought, >if civilization fails, if the world ends, I'll understand what God meant." > 'Rocky' > >16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated." > 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' > >17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." > 'The Alamo' > >18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, Troy, you are a master of >the art of time suckage." > 'The Illiad' > >19. "You know, even though we've watched Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get >tired making fun of it." > 'Siskel & Ebert' (So many television shows are becoming movies that this one >certainly will) > >20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." > 'Moby Dick' > >21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she does know how, she >shouldn't admit to it." > 'G.I. Jane' > >22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look >for a loophole." > 'The 10 Commandments' > >23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've never lost an American in >space; we're sure as hell not going to lose one on my watch." > 'Around the World in 80 Days' > >24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset, people >DIE!" > 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' (spoken by Shirley Temple) > >25. "I only speak two languages -- English and bad English." > 'Sophie's Choice' (spoken by Meryl Streep) > >26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse than being dead." > 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' > >27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" > 'The Agony & the Ecstasy' > >28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose something else!" > 'Ghost' > >29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." > 'Rocky II' > >30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! The goddamn pen is blue!" > 'The Searchers' (describing what they are looking for) > >31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." > 'Citizen Kane' > >32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, Charlie. The first group is the >people that face the music; the second group are those who run for cover. >Cover is better." > 'The Fugitive' > >33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're going to Sears!" > 'Dr. Strangelove' > >34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, >when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?" > 'Call me Madam' > >35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whup ET's ass!" > 'The Richard Burton Story' > >36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!" > 'Damn Yankees' > >37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. Together, we make sense." > 'Bonnie & Clyde' > >38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client! I'm the most fun, I'm >rich and I'm always in trouble." > 'The Bill Clinton Story' > >39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too much of earth." > 'Independence Day' > >40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." > 'Purple Rain' > >41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" > 'The Wild Bunch' > >42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" > 'I Can Get it for You Wholesale' > >43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality >car wash." > 'Ocean's 11' > >44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! Three for the feeling, it's >bobsled time!" > 'The Jesse Jackson Story' > >45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you to know I am a person who is >totally at ease with this." > 'The Jimmy Swaggart Story' > >46. "You wasted? $15,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees >at the public library." > 'Animal House' > >47. "A world without string is chaos." > 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' > >48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, but my mind's voice. I have >not spoken since I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not even me." > 'Rosemary's Baby' > >49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so >don't think for one second you can come down here, flash your badge and make >me nervous." > 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre' > >50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I >believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze." > 'Sergeant York' > >51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" > 'Something Big' > >52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town and for once just really >let our hair down. Well darlin', look out cause my hair is comin' down!" > 'Samson & Delilah' > >53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. I used to love Doggie >chow." > 'My Dinner with Andre' > >54. "You're not really anyone in America if you're not on TV." > 'Network' > >55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" > 'Here Comes Mr. Chips' > >56. "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly- >fishing." > 'Jaws' > >57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the good coffee in my cup, it's the >dead nigger in my garage." > 'Look Who's Coming to Dinner' > >58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" > 'In & Out' > >59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we." > 'Psycho' > >60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." > 'Little Caesar' > >61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. I will find you! No matter how >long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" > 'The Postman' > >62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they appear!" > 'All The President's Men' > >63. "This is yet another example of the late neoclassical baroque period. And >as I always say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" > 'Amadeus' > >64. "It can't rain all the time." > 'The Bible' > >65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all >restaurants are Taco Bell." > 'Vera Cruz' > >66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." > 'A Fistful of Dollars' > >67. "You want a prediction about the weather? You're asking the wrong Phil. >I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and >it's gonna last you for the rest of your life!" > 'Unforgiven' > >68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." > 'Coma' > >69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > 'The Boys from Brazil' > >70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, the frog cries out, "Why did >you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." Scorpion replies, "I >can't help it. It's in my nature." > 'Dumb & Dumber' > >71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, "No more fucking ABBA!" > 'Boogie Nights' > >72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive and then tell me I have a >choice about barging in here?" > 'Dr. No' > >73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic >need for it that gets us into so much trouble." > 'Broadcast News' > >74. "Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!" > '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' > >75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I run like the wind >blows." > 'Gone With the Wind' > >76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb >rope in gym class." > 'Barb Wire' > >77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for a single gender, he is a >drag queen." > 'Tootsie' > >78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" > 'The Oscar' > >79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is turning into a real marriage." > 'It Takes a Village' (soon to be a minor motion picture) > >80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than figuring out people and >politics." > 'Bullworth' > >81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself fully content unless he has >done all he can to be of service to his employer." > 'The Godfather' > >82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't you pay for your son?" > 'Ransom' > >83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means >carnage, Christmas means carnage!" > 'The Dead Poets' Society' > >84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" > 'Young Frankenstein' > >85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, the other is not here." > 'Advise & Consent' > >86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots for him, and sooner or later, >he's gonna have the hots for you." > 'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice' > >87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember, don't get >mad...get everything!" > 'Thelma & Louise' > >88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." > 'My Life as a Dog' > >89. "I crap bigger than you!" > 'Giant' > >90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have an entire Achilles body." > 'Zorba the Greek' > >91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." > 'Scent of a Woman' > >92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! (pauses) Was that over the >top? I can never tell." > 'Tomorrow Never Dies' > >93. "What we in the news business can never forget is that we are only as good >as the stories we tell." > 'Front Page' > >94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" > 'The Charleton Heston Story' > >95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then later there's running and >screaming." > 'Wall Street' > >96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... and I am a little thorny." > 'Love Story' > >97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a guest >here." > 'Cat Ballou' > >98. "Paris is always a good idea." > 'Is Paris Burning?' > >99. "That's more than a dress. That's an Audrey Hepburn movie." > 'Heaven Can Wait' > >100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauritania." > 'The Love Boat - The Movie' >> > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailexcite.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "greuel" <greuel@eifel-net.net> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines/different answers Date: 29 Jun 1998 10:43:47 cet > > Uh, more than 89% of your answers are wrong. I know my movies and just for an example > "To infinity and beyond" is from Toy Story thank u very much. > --- > C.J Parker > > > Politically incorrect lines and their films: > > I think it was a joke. I got some real tough ones. I bet no one gets those: 1. D'Oh! 2. My name is Bond, James Bond. 3. Ezekiel 25:17 4. We're the Blues Brothers 5. Rosebud you get the idea. thomas http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] Out of Sight review Date: 28 Jun 1998 09:39:48 -0700 Although this movie felt like a Pulp Fiction-esque movie - it still was original enough to be entertaining. Great cast with tons of actors that make you continually say - "I didn't know he was in this!" Their characters are also well drawn out which heightens believability. Some innovative camera stylings from director Steven Sodenberg (sp?) who directed Sex, Lies and Videotape. A good flick that isn't amazing or boring - a 74% kinda flick. Jay the Movieman movieman@netcom.ca [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/29/98 Date: 29 Jun 1998 15:22:52 -0600 (MDT) "Doctor Dolittle" scored some healthy box office returns, winning first place in the North American weekend box office race, according to studio estimates. The comedy, a remake of the lumbering 1967 musical starring Rex Harrison, has grossed $29 million since Friday. Eddie Murphy stars as a doctor who talks to animals. With $17.3 million, "Mulan," a Disney animated feature, kept its number No. 2 spot this weekend, while last week's No. 1, "The X-Files Movie" fell to third place ($13.6 mil). The critically praised "Out of Sight," starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, debuted at No. 4 ($12.9 mil), while "The Truman Show" ($8.6 mil) slipped two slots to fifth place. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lillian Lepinath <lepinatl@topaz.cqu.edu.au> Subject: [MV] famous lines Date: 30 Jun 1998 16:04:15 +1000 Hi all, I think this is most of the list - Blacknight, do you want to check this with your list? I think there's only about five or so missing. Lillian. 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with smoking?" Basic Instinct 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing down your neck." Candy Man 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." Ghost 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" Mr. Holland's Opus 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists." Jurassic Park 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." Seven 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." Schindler's List 8. "To infinity and beyond!" Toy Story 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?" That Thing You Do 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven't talked to? Have you ever been so alone you spent the night confusing a man in a coma?" While You Were Sleeping 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends and they can all run faster than you can." From Dusk Til Dawn 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good." Clueless 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I don't like doing it." Aladdin 14. "I married Rambo!" True Lies 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never looked at a woman and thought, if civilization fails, if the world ends, I'll understand what God meant." When A Man Loves A Woman 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated." Star Trek: First Contact 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." Home Alone 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, Troy, you are a master of the art of time suckage." Reality Bites 19. "You know, even though we've watched Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired making fun of it." Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." Men In Black 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look for a loophole." Dead Man Walking 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've never lost an American in space; we're sure as hell not going to lose one on my watch." Apollo 13 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 25. "I only speak two languages -- English and bad English." Fifth Element 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse than being dead." Pump Up The Volume 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" My Best Friend's Wedding 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose something else!" Trainspotting 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." Hot Shots: Part Deux 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! The goddamn pen is blue!" Liar Liar 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." Scream 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, Charlie. The first group is the people that face the music; the second group are those who run for cover. Cover is better." Scent Of A Woman 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're going to Sears!" Brady Bunch Movie 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?" Silence Of The Lambs 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whup ET's ass!" Independence Day 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!" A League Of Their Own 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. Together, we make sense." Untamed Heart 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and I'm always in trouble." The People Vs. Larry Flint 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too much of earth." Michael 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." The Devil's Advocate 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" Father Of The Bride 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" Amistad 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality car wash." Casino 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" Cool Runnings 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you to know I am a person who is totally at ease with this." Leaving Las Vegas 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the public library." Good Will Hunting 47. "A world without string is chaos." 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not even me." The Piano 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think for one second you can come down here, flash your badge and make me nervous." A Few Good Men 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze." The Usual Suspects 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" The Stand (?) 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well darlin', look out cause my hair is comin' down!" Thelma and Louise 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. I used to love Doggie Chow." Showgirls 54. "You're not really anyone in America if you're not on TV." To Die For 55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" 56. "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly-fishing." A River Runs Through It 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the good coffee in my cup, it's the dead nigger in my garage." Pulp Fiction 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" Bird Cage (?) In & Out (?) 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we." Interview With A Vampire 60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." Goodfellas 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. I will find you! No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" The Last Of The Mohicans 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they appear!" Ace Ventura Pet Detective 63. "This is yet another example of the late neoclassical baroque period. And as I always say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" Beauty And The Beast 64. "It can't rain all the time." The Crow 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all restaurants are Taco Bell." The Demolition Man 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." Swingers (?) or Singles (?) 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? You're asking the wrong Phil. I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life!" Groundhog Day 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." Volcano 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." The Long Kiss Goodnight 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in my nature." The Crying Game 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, "No more fucking ABBA!" Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive and then tell me I have a choice about barging in here?" As Good As It Gets 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble." 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!" Waterworld 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I run like the wind blows." Forrest Gump 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb rope in gym class." Wayne's World 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for a single gender, he is a drag queen." To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything. Julie Newmar 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" Ed Wood 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is turning into a real marriage." Face/Off 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than figuring out people and politics." Dante's Peak 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself fully content unless he has done all he can to be of service to his employer." The Remains Of The Day 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't you pay for your son?" Ransom 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means carnage, Christmas means carnage!" Babe 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" The Cable Guy 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, the other is not here." L.A. Confidential 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna have the hots for you." Threesome 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" The First Wives Club 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." Batman Returns 89. "I crap bigger than you!" City Slickers 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have an entire Achilles body." Mighty Aphrodite 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." Naked Gun (one of the trilogy) 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." Batman Forever 93. "What we in the news business can never forget is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." Up Close And Personal 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" Lethal Weapon 3 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming." Lost World: Jurassic Park 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... and I am a little thorny." The Mask 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a guest here." The Rock 98. "Paris is always a good idea." Sabrina 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an Audrey Hepburn movie." Jerry Maguire 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauritania." 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Syl. /\_/\ ___________________________________________ =(=^*^=)= |"Cats seem to go on the principle that it| / ~ \ | never does any harm to ask for | ( | | ) | what you want." | ~^ ^~(_ ------------------------------------------- *_) [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Just Different." <yae@cooper.edu> Subject: RE: [MV] famous lines Date: 30 Jun 1998 11:19:24 -0400 (EDT) I added some stuff here and there and compiled whatever i saw, neways have fun kids =) Syl. > > The 90's Movies Quiz > > > > "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, > > is to identify the movies which the following > > lines of dialogue are from. We've picked 100 > > movies which were released between 1990-1998. > > No two quotes are from the same movie; sequels, > > however, are another story. Give yourself one > > point for each correct answer. If you can name > > the character (not the actor) who said the line, > > you get a bonus point. This message will > > self-destruct if you don't get even half of the > > answers right." > > > > 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with > > smoking?" Basic Instinct > > > > 2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name > > 5 times, he'll appear behind you breathing > > down your neck." Candy Man > > 3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you > > take it with you." Ghost > > 4. "Why is everyone's child more important than > > yours?" Mr. Holland's Opus > > 5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The > > Carribean breaks down, the pirates don't > > eat the tourists." Jurassic Park > > 6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the > > week. You're a fucking t-shirt at best." Seven > > 7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell > > that can actually be fired, I'd be very happy." Schindler's List > > 8. "To infinity and beyond!" Toy Story > > 9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told > > you that?" That thing you do. > > 10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone > > you haven't talked to? Have you ever been > > so alone you spent the night confusing a > > man in a coma?" While You Were Sleeping > > 11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends > > and they can all run faster than you can." From Dusk til Dawn > > 12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your > > mouth is good." Clueless > > 13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from > > the dead. It's not a pretty picture and I > > don't like doing it." Aladdin > > 14. "I married Rambo!" True lies > > 15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never > > looked at a woman and thought, if > > civilization fails, if the world ends, > > I'll understand what God meant." When a Man Loves a Woman > > 16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly > > exaggerated." Star Trek First Contact > > 17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." Home Alone > > 18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, > > Troy, you are a master of the art of time > > suckage." Reality bites > > 19. "You know, even though we've watched > > Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get tired > > making fun of it." Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion > > 20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." Men In Black > > 21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she > > does know how, she shouldn't admit to it." How to Make an American Quilt > > 22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time > > to read my Bible and look for a loophole." Dead Man Walking > > 23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've > > never lost an American in space; we're sure > > as hell not going to lose one on my watch." Apollo 13 > > 24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. > > Bigglesworth is upset, people DIE!" Austin Powers > > 25. "I only speak two languages -- > > English and bad English." The Fifth Element > > 26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse > > than being dead." Pump up the Volume [Beetlejuice] > > > > 27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward > > tragedy of it!" My Best Friend's Wedding > > 28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose > > something else!" > > > > 29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." Hot Shots: Part Deux > > 30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! > > The goddamn pen is blue!" Liar Liar > > 31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." Scream > > 32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, > > Charlie. The first group is the people that > > face the music; the second group are those > > who run for cover. Cover is better." Scent of a Woman > > 33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're > > going to Sears!" The Brady Bunch > > 34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel > > it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, when your > > little girl is on the slab, where will > > it tickle you?" Silence of the Lamb > > 35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there > > and whup ET's ass!" Independence Day > > 36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in > > baseball!" A League of their Own > > 37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. > > Together, we make sense." Untamed Heart > > 38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream > > client! I'm the most fun, I'm rich and > > I'm always in trouble." The People vs. Larry Flint > > 39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too > > much of earth." Michael > > 40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." The Devil's Advocate > > 41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. > > Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" Father of the Bride > > 42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free! > > Give us free! Give us free!" Amistad > > 43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away > > your sins. It's like a morality car wash." Casino [Leaving Las Vegas] > > 44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! > > Three for the feeling, it's bobsled time!" Cool Runnings > > 45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you > > to know I am a person who is totally at > > ease with this." Leaving Las Vegas > > 46. "You wasted ?15,000 on an education you > > coulda got for ?1.50 in late fees at the > > public library." With Honours [Good Will Hunting] > > 47. "A world without string is chaos." Mouse HUnt > > 48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, > > but my mind's voice. I have not spoken since > > I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not > > even me." The Piano > > 49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans > > who are trained to kill me, so don't think > > for one second you can come down here, > > flash your badge and make me nervous." A Few Good Men > > 50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, > > but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God > > and the only thing that scares me is Keyser > > Soze." The Usual Suspects > > 51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... > > boom, boom! Boom, boom!" The Stand > > 52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town > > and for once just really let our hair down. > > Well darlin', look out cause my hair is > > comin' down!" Thelma & Louise > > 53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. > > I used to love Doggie Chow." Showgirls > > 54. "You're not really anyone in America > > if you're not on TV." To Die For > > 55. "There's more to life than a little money, > > don't you know that?" > > > > 56. "In my family, there was no clear division > > between religion and fly-fishing." A River Runs Through it > > 57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the > > good coffee in my cup, it's the dead > > nigger in my garage." Pulp Fiction > > 58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" In & Out > > 59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills > > indiscriminately and so shall we." Natural Born Killers [Interview with a Vampire] > > 60. "As far back as I can remember, I > > always wanted to be a gangster." Good Fellas > > 61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. > > I will find you! No matter how long it > > takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" The Last of the Mohicans > > 62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they > > appear!" Ace Ventura Pet Detective > > 63. "This is yet another example of the late > > neoclassical baroque period. And as I always > > say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" Beauty and the Beast > > 64. "It can't rain all the time." The Crow > > 65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to > > survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > > restaurants are Taco Bell." The Demolition Man > > 66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." Swingers [Singles] > > 67. "You want a prediction about the weather? > > You're asking the wrong Phil. > > I'll give you a winter prediction: it's > > gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and it's > > gonna last you for the rest of your life!" Groundhog Day > > 68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." Volcano > > 69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." The Princess Bride > > 70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, > > the frog cries out, "Why did you sting me, > > Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." > > Scorpion replies, "I can't help it. It's in > > my nature." The Crying Game > > 71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, > > "No more fucking ABBA!" Priscella, Queen of the Desert > > 72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive > > and then tell me I have a choice about barging > > in here?" As Good as It Gets > > 73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing > > in a guy and it's our pathetic need for it that > > gets us into so much trouble." > > 74. "Dry land is not just our destination, > > it is our destiny!" Waterworld > > 75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but > > I run like the wind blows." Forrest Gump > > 76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, > > like when we used to climb rope in gym class." Wayne's World > > 77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for > > a single gender, he is a drag queen." To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newman > > 78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, > > it's about the big picture!" > > > > 79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is > > turning into a real marriage." Face Off > > 80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than > > figuring out people and politics." Dante's Peak > > 81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself > > fully content unless he has done all he can > > to be of service to his employer." The Remains of the Day > > 82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't > > you pay for your son?" Ransom > > 83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner > > means death, death means carnage, Christmas > > means carnage!" Babe > > 84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" The Cable Guy > > 85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, > > the other is not here." L.A. Confidential > > 86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots > > for him, and sooner or later, he's gonna > > have the hots for you." Threesome > > 87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. > > And remember, don't get mad...get everything!" First Wives Club > > 88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." Batman & Robin [Batman Returns] > > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" > > > > 90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have > > an entire Achilles body." > > > > 91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going > > to have to feel my way through." Naked Gun 2 1/2 or 33 1/3. > > 92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! > > (pauses) Was that over the top? I can never tell." Batman Returns > > 93. "What we in the news business can never forget > > is that we are only as good as the stories we tell." Up Close & Personal > > 94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" Lethal Weapon > > 95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then > > later there's running and screaming." The Lost World: Jurassic Park > > 96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... > > and I am a little thorny." The Mask > > 97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison > > facility. I was formerly a guest here." The Rock > > 98. "Paris is always a good idea." Sabrina > > 99. "That's more than a dress. That's an > > Audrey Hepburn movie." Jerry Maguire > > 100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the > > Mauritania." Titanic /\_/\ ___________________________________________ =(=^*^=)= |"Cats seem to go on the principle that it| / ~ \ | never does any harm to ask for | ( | | ) | what you want." | ~^ ^~(_ ------------------------------------------- *_) [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Just Different." <yae@cooper.edu> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines/different answers Date: 30 Jun 1998 11:26:12 -0400 (EDT) actually there is prolly a slight chance that a couple of movies may have the same lines, but instead of correcting all of yours cj, just look at the lists that lilith & I've compiled, most of them are right and i have no idea where u got ur film names.... =) c ya kids ;P Syl. /\_/\ ___________________________________________ =(=^*^=)= |"Cats seem to go on the principle that it| / ~ \ | never does any harm to ask for | ( | | ) | what you want." | ~^ ^~(_ ------------------------------------------- *_) On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, C J wrote: > Uh, more than 89% of your answers are wrong. I know my movies and just for an example "To infinity and beyond" is from Toy Story thank u very much. > --- > C.J Parker > > > Politically incorrect lines and their films: > > > ><< 1. "What are you gonna do? Charge me with smoking?" > > 'The Towering Inferno' > > > >2. "If you look in the mirror and say his name 5 times, he'll appear behind > >you breathing down your neck." > > 'Nixon' > > > >3. "It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you." > > 'The Little Richard Story' > > > >4. "Why is everyone's child more important than yours?" > > 'In the Name of the Father' > > > >5. "Yes, John, but when the Pirates of The Carribean breaks down, the pirates > >don't eat the tourists." > > 'Little Shop of Horrors' > > > >6. "You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking t-shirt at > >best." > > 'Elmer Gantry' > > > >7. "Stern, if this factory never produces a shell that can actually be fired, > >I'd be very happy." > > 'Private Parts' > > > >8. "To infinity and beyond!" > > 'Lost in Space' > > > >9. "You guys look great in gold, have I told you that?" > > 'The Blues Brothers' > > > >10. "Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven't talked to? Have you > >ever been so alone you spent the night confusing a man in a coma?" > > 'Sleepless in Seattle' > > > >11. "If you try to run, I've got 6 little friends and they can all run faster > >than you can." > > 'Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs' > > > >12. "Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good." > > 'Smile' > > > >13. "Rule No. 3. I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty > >picture and I don't like doing it." > > 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' > > > >14. "I married Rambo!" > > 'Private Benjamin' > > > >15. "I've never loved anybody this way. Never looked at a woman and thought, > >if civilization fails, if the world ends, I'll understand what God meant." > > 'Rocky' > > > >16. "Reports of my assimilation have been greatly exaggerated." > > 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' > > > >17. "This is my home. I have to defend it." > > 'The Alamo' > > > >18. "I have to work around here and unfortunately, Troy, you are a master of > >the art of time suckage." > > 'The Illiad' > > > >19. "You know, even though we've watched Pretty Woman 36 times, I never get > >tired making fun of it." > > 'Siskel & Ebert' (So many television shows are becoming movies that this one > >certainly will) > > > >20. "Raise your hands... and all of your flippers." > > 'Moby Dick' > > > >21. "A woman should never learn to sew, and if she does know how, she > >shouldn't admit to it." > > 'G.I. Jane' > > > >22. "It's quiet. Only 3 days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look > >for a loophole." > > 'The 10 Commandments' > > > >23. "Failure is not an option, gentlemen. We've never lost an American in > >space; we're sure as hell not going to lose one on my watch." > > 'Around the World in 80 Days' > > > >24. "Mr. Bigglesworth is upset! And when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset, people > >DIE!" > > 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' (spoken by Shirley Temple) > > > >25. "I only speak two languages -- English and bad English." > > 'Sophie's Choice' (spoken by Meryl Streep) > > > >26. "Sometimes being a teenager is worse than being dead." > > 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' > > > >27. "The misery! The exquisite Susan Hayward tragedy of it!" > > 'The Agony & the Ecstasy' > > > >28. "I choose not to choose life. I choose something else!" > > 'Ghost' > > > >29. "I had to come. It was a sequel." > > 'Rocky II' > > > >30. "The pen is blue! The pen is blue! The goddamn pen is blue!" > > 'The Searchers' (describing what they are looking for) > > > >31. "It's the millenium; Motives are incidental." > > 'Citizen Kane' > > > >32. "There's two kinds of people in the world, Charlie. The first group is the > >people that face the music; the second group are those who run for cover. > >Cover is better." > > 'The Fugitive' > > > >33. "Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're going to Sears!" > > 'Dr. Strangelove' > > > >34. "Amputate a man's leg and he can still feel it tickling. Tell me, Ma'am, > >when your little girl is on the slab, where will it tickle you?" > > 'Call me Madam' > > > >35. "I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whup ET's ass!" > > 'The Richard Burton Story' > > > >36. "Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!" > > 'Damn Yankees' > > > >37. "He don't make sense. I don't make sense. Together, we make sense." > > 'Bonnie & Clyde' > > > >38. "You don't want to quit me, I'm your dream client! I'm the most fun, I'm > >rich and I'm always in trouble." > > 'The Bill Clinton Story' > > > >39. "Whatever they say, you can never have too much of earth." > > 'Independence Day' > > > >40. "Vanity -- definitely my favorite sin." > > 'Purple Rain' > > > >41. "And don't forget to fasten your condoms. Seatbelts! I meant seatbelts!" > > 'The Wild Bunch' > > > >42. "Give us free! Give us free! Give us free!" > > 'I Can Get it for You Wholesale' > > > >43. "For guys like me, Las Vegas washes away your sins. It's like a morality > >car wash." > > 'Ocean's 11' > > > >44. "One for the running! Two for the rhyme! Three for the feeling, it's > >bobsled time!" > > 'The Jesse Jackson Story' > > > >45. "I'm a drunk and you're a hooker. I want you to know I am a person who is > >totally at ease with this." > > 'The Jimmy Swaggart Story' > > > >46. "You wasted? $15,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees > >at the public library." > > 'Animal House' > > > >47. "A world without string is chaos." > > 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' > > > >48. "The voice you hear is not my speaking voice, but my mind's voice. I have > >not spoken since I was 6 years old. No one knows why -- not even me." > > 'Rosemary's Baby' > > > >49. "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so > >don't think for one second you can come down here, flash your badge and make > >me nervous." > > 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre' > > > >50. "Keaton once said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I > >believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze." > > 'Sergeant York' > > > >51. "Matchstick in the gas tank... boom, boom! Boom, boom!" > > 'Something Big' > > > >52. "You said you and me was gonna get out of town and for once just really > >let our hair down. Well darlin', look out cause my hair is comin' down!" > > 'Samson & Delilah' > > > >53. "I've had dog food. Long time ago. Doggie Chow. I used to love Doggie > >chow." > > 'My Dinner with Andre' > > > >54. "You're not really anyone in America if you're not on TV." > > 'Network' > > > >55. "There's more to life than a little money, don't you know that?" > > 'Here Comes Mr. Chips' > > > >56. "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly- > >fishing." > > 'Jaws' > > > >57. "Well the thing on my mind now isn't the good coffee in my cup, it's the > >dead nigger in my garage." > > 'Look Who's Coming to Dinner' > > > >58. "Is everyone gay? Is this a twilight zone?" > > 'In & Out' > > > >59. "Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we." > > 'Psycho' > > > >60. "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." > > 'Little Caesar' > > > >61. "You stay alive, no matter what occurs. I will find you! No matter how > >long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you!" > > 'The Postman' > > > >62. "Warning -- assholes are closer than they appear!" > > 'All The President's Men' > > > >63. "This is yet another example of the late neoclassical baroque period. And > >as I always say, if it's not baroque, don't fix it!" > > 'Amadeus' > > > >64. "It can't rain all the time." > > 'The Bible' > > > >65. "Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars. Now all > >restaurants are Taco Bell." > > 'Vera Cruz' > > > >66. "You're so money and you don't even know it." > > 'A Fistful of Dollars' > > > >67. "You want a prediction about the weather? You're asking the wrong Phil. > >I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be grey and > >it's gonna last you for the rest of your life!" > > 'Unforgiven' > > > >68. "I'm as serious as a heart attack." > > 'Coma' > > > >69. "Life is pain. Get used to it." > > 'The Boys from Brazil' > > > >70. "...and as they both sank beneath the waves, the frog cries out, "Why did > >you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown." Scorpion replies, "I > >can't help it. It's in my nature." > > 'Dumb & Dumber' > > > >71. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, "No more fucking ABBA!" > > 'Boogie Nights' > > > >72. "How can you diagnose me as obsessive-compulsive and then tell me I have a > >choice about barging in here?" > > 'Dr. No' > > > >73. "Verbal agility is a highly overrated thing in a guy and it's our pathetic > >need for it that gets us into so much trouble." > > 'Broadcast News' > > > >74. "Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!" > > '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' > > > >75. "Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I run like the wind > >blows." > > 'Gone With the Wind' > > > >76. "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb > >rope in gym class." > > 'Barb Wire' > > > >77. "When a gay man has too much fashion sense for a single gender, he is a > >drag queen." > > 'Tootsie' > > > >78. "Filmmaking is not about the little details, it's about the big picture!" > > 'The Oscar' > > > >79. "Lies, deceit, mixed messages...this is turning into a real marriage." > > 'It Takes a Village' (soon to be a minor motion picture) > > > >80. "I've always been better at volcanoes than figuring out people and > >politics." > > 'Bullworth' > > > >81. "I don't believe a man can consider himself fully content unless he has > >done all he can to be of service to his employer." > > 'The Godfather' > > > >82. "You would pay for your airline; why won't you pay for your son?" > > 'Ransom' > > > >83. "Christmas? Christmas means dinner, dinner means death, death means > >carnage, Christmas means carnage!" > > 'The Dead Poets' Society' > > > >84. "Come back here so that I may brain thee!" > > 'Young Frankenstein' > > > >85. "There's only two men I trust; one is me, the other is not here." > > 'Advise & Consent' > > > >86. "You have the hots for me, I have the hots for him, and sooner or later, > >he's gonna have the hots for you." > > 'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice' > > > >87. "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember, don't get > >mad...get everything!" > > 'Thelma & Louise' > > > >88. "Life's a bitch...now so am I." > > 'My Life as a Dog' > > > >89. "I crap bigger than you!" > > 'Giant' > > > >90. "Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have an entire Achilles body." > > 'Zorba the Greek' > > > >91. "Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through." > > 'Scent of a Woman' > > > >92. "And if knowledge is power, then a God am I! (pauses) Was that over the > >top? I can never tell." > > 'Tomorrow Never Dies' > > > >93. "What we in the news business can never forget is that we are only as good > >as the stories we tell." > > 'Front Page' > > > >94. "We can't shoot a dog. People, okay. But not dogs!" > > 'The Charleton Heston Story' > > > >95. "Ooh! Aah! That's how it always starts. Then later there's running and > >screaming." > > 'Wall Street' > > > >96. "Our love is like a red, red rose... and I am a little thorny." > > 'Love Story' > > > >97. "I have a unique knowledge of this prison facility. I was formerly a guest > >here." > > 'Cat Ballou' > > > >98. "Paris is always a good idea." > > 'Is Paris Burning?' > > > >99. "That's more than a dress. That's an Audrey Hepburn movie." > > 'Heaven Can Wait' > > > >100. "It doesn't look any bigger than the Mauritania." > > 'The Love Boat - The Movie' >> > > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > > > Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! > http://www.mailexcite.com > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Just Different." <yae@cooper.edu> Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines/different answers Date: 30 Jun 1998 11:26:35 -0400 (EDT) yeah me 2 hence the reply ;P /\_/\ ___________________________________________ =(=^*^=)= |"Cats seem to go on the principle that it| / ~ \ | never does any harm to ask for | ( | | ) | what you want." | ~^ ^~(_ ------------------------------------------- *_) On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, greuel wrote: > > > > Uh, more than 89% of your answers are wrong. I know my movies and just for an example > > "To infinity and beyond" is from Toy Story thank u very much. > > --- > > C.J Parker > > > > > Politically incorrect lines and their films: > > > > > I think it was a joke. > > I got some real tough ones. I bet no one gets those: > > 1. D'Oh! > 2. My name is Bond, James Bond. > 3. Ezekiel 25:17 > 4. We're the Blues Brothers > 5. Rosebud > > you get the idea. > > thomas > > > > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ryana@allensysgroup.com (Ryan Allen) Subject: Re: [MV] famous lines Date: 30 Jun 1998 11:41:06 -0400 At 07:07 AM 6/26/98 +0800, you wrote: >> > 89. "I crap bigger than you!" I think I figured this one out: 89. City Slickers Ryan Internet Specialist Allen Systems Group http://www.asg.com ## Hurricane Season is Here! ## ## Please visit my Personal Page ## ## http://www.gate.net/~airwolf ## [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 06/30/98 Date: 30 Jun 1998 11:20:11 -0600 (MDT) Warner Bros. paid more than $500,000 to buy the Alfred Bester short story Time Is the Traitor for Matthew McConaughey and Denise Di Novi to produce, Variety reported. McConaughey is not currently attached to act in the project. Time Is the Traitor is the story of John Strapp, the world's most powerful man, who is obsessed with finding a girl identical to his long-dead love, Sima Morgan. The story was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1953 and most recently appeared in a collection of Bester's work called Virtual Unrealities. -=> * <=- The X-Files: Fight the Future earned an estimated $30.1 million during its first weekend of release, a figure that didn't set any records but that did make executives at 20th Century Fox smile. The movie, which was the top box-office grosser over the weekend, is one of only a handful of theatrical releases that have been based on existing TV shows, in this case Fox's mega-hit series The X-Files. The Truman Show, meanwhile, brought in another $12.4 million during the week ending June 18, bringing its ticket sales up to $85.2 million in 17 days. Godzilla continued its box-office drop, earning a mere $2.8 million, which gave it total sales to date of $129 million. Deep Impact rounded out the SF movies currently in theaters, generating an additional $2.73 million in sales for a total of $133.1 million. -=> * <=- Vin Diesel, who has a starring role in Steven Spielberg's upcoming film Saving Private Ryan, has agreed to headline Interscope Communication's SF movie Pitch Black, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is about a transport ship that crashes on an unknown planet. The survivors, led by Diesel's character Riddick, must fight the planet's inhabitants in a battle for survival. Diesel first grabbed the spotlight two years ago at the Cannes Film Festival with the short film Multi-Facial, which he wrote, directed and starred in. He recently finished work on the Warner Bros. animated SF film The Iron Giant, in which he voices the title character. -=> * <=- Glen Morgan and James Wong, who created the series Space: Above & Beyond and who formerly served as writers and executive producers for The X-Files and Millennium, have agreed to take on New Line Cinema's upcoming film Flight 180, according to Variety. The pair will write the script for the movie based on a treatment by Jeffrey Reddick, and Wong also plans to make his directorial debut on the project. Flight 180 tells the story of a group of students who skip an airline flight after one of their number has a premonition that the plane will crash. The accident does indeed happen, killing everyone aboard, but the students find they can't escape death so easily as each begins dying from mysterious causes. -=> * <=- Former Ellen regular Joely Fisher has agreed to star alongside Matthew Broderick in Disney's upcoming film The Real Inspector Gadget, according to Variety. Fisher will play the role of Brenda, the surgeon who turns Broderick's character into the superhero Inspector Gadget by outfitting him with extendable legs and arms, along with a variety of high-tech gadgets. Gadget is based on the cartoon of the same name and will also star Rupert Everett as the evil character Claw. Don Adams, who provided the voice for Gadget in the cartoon, may receive a cameo in the film, which is scheduled to start shooting July 20. -=> * <=- New Line Cinema has acquired Peter Magill's action/comedy script Freaks and plans to turn it into a special effects-driven event picture along the lines of Men in Black and Ghostbusters, according to published reports. The screenplay is about a band of tabloid reporters who investigate the paranormal and who stumble across the beginnings of the seven signs of the apocalypse. Freaks is the first screenplay Magill has sold, although earlier this year his script www.death.com reportedly sparked interest from several Hollywood studios. -=> * <=- Twentieth Century Fox has picked up the film rights to comic book writer Alan Moore's upcoming six-issue series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, according to Variety. League is a superhero drama set in 1898 Victorian England that chronicles the adventures of a legendary group of real and fictional characters, including Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Allan Quartermain and John Griffin (the so-called "invisible man"). The League members are recruited by the Secret Service to combat a variety of enemies--including the evil Dr. Fu Manchu--seeking to destroy the British Empire as the turn of the century approaches. Alex Ayers (Marlowe) has agreed to adapt the series, which will be published by Wildstorm Entertainment starting in November. -=> * <=- Actor Thomas Jane (The Velocity of Gary, The Thin Red Line) has agreed to go swimming with sharks for the upcoming Warner Bros. SF film Deep Blue Sea, according to Variety. The movie features Jane as Carter Blake, a shark handler who convinces his coworkers to free a pack of bio-enhanced makos that are smarter, faster and meaner than normal sharks. Deep Blue Sea is being directed by Renny Harlin. -=> * <=- Universal Pictures' SF action flick Virus, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, will hit theaters in early 1999, not on Aug. 14 as originally planned, according to Variety. The move was reportedly made so that Virus won't run up against the release of Dimension Films' horror flick Halloween: H20, which also stars Curtis and which will debut on Aug. 5. Virus, which co-stars Donald Sutherland and William Baldwin, centers around the crew of an American tugboat who discover a secret Russian research ship that has been infected by an alien organism. The film is based on a book from Dark Horse Comics. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com> Subject: [MV] Movie News - 06/30/98 Date: 30 Jun 1998 12:07:32 -0600 (MDT) Universal Pictures says a third installment of the wildly popular dinosaur adventure "Jurassic Park" should hit the theaters by summer 2000. This latest and still untitled "Jurassic" film will be produced by Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Entertainment production company. Spielberg directed the first two films, "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." Michael Crichton, who wrote the original novel, will develop the story for the third movie, the studio said. The first two dinosaur pictures have generated more than $1.5 billion in worldwide ticket sales. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Blacknight <rvchua@ntep.nec.co.jp> Subject: [MV] famous lines Date: 01 Jul 1998 07:56:57 +0800 I am not just compiling the movies where those famous lines are uttered, I am also looking for the name of the actor and actress who said it and their character's names. So please be bear with me, I only have a few minutes a day to do this. But as soon as I finished I will post again the complete list. The way I see it, there are no more new guesses so I think we should branch into other topics. I will let you know if I encounter any difficulty. By the way, I am almost half way through. Checking and double checking, Blacknight [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]