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From: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com (movies-digest) To: movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: movies-digest V2 #16 Reply-To: movies-digest Sender: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk movies-digest Friday, May 15 1998 Volume 02 : Number 016 RE: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin -Reply Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) [MV] The Movie Report#142, 5/14/98 Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) [MV] Sliding Doors review Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) Re: [MV] Actors and Actress and Those Whom we Adore ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 23:38:51 -0500 From: "Richard J. Doyle" <rdoyle29@msn.com> Subject: RE: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin -Reply You're thinking of "Homicide". An excellent film. Personally, Mamet is a favourite of mine. I think his dialogue "sings", which is why some love it and some hate it. It doesn't sound natural, it s sounds like what his characters should be saying. I don't know if that really makes sense, but it's the impression I've got from his plays and films. 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----- From: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Bridges Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 10:32 AM To: movies@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin -Reply I thought Spanish Prisoner was great as well. I think the Usual Suspects comparison works although I think House of Games is a better example. David Mamet has a unique style that tends to either impress or turn off people. I personally think he's one of the best writers of dialogue alive. He has chosen a very affected style of acting for this movie that can be distracting for some. The person I saw it with hated it for that reason but I just don't think he "got it". If you like it and you haven't seen House of Games then you should rent that as well. There's another Mamet written film I want to suggest but am blanking on the title. It stars Joe Montagne as a Jewish New York cop looking for the murderer of an old lady. He finds himself involved with a radical jewish group and he struggles with his Jewish identity. I'm sure I've mangled the story but this was a great film and I remember the dialogue as being unbelievable. Anybody know the name of that film? I hear Bullworth is either great or a piece of crap depending on your political leanings. Anybody heard about it? As far as Godzilla is concerned, I think it is going to be huge. I'm not commenting on the quality of the film but strictly boxoffice. I understand from friends at Sony that the execs are very happy with what they've seen and the guys that produced it know how to SELL a film if nothing else. Believe me though, its all about toy sales. The studio will be depending on that as the real profit center and if the toys aren't accepted (New Godzilla Vs Classic Godzilla) then they've got problems. They are going crazy trying to keep the image of Godzilla out of the market and I think its a losing battle. Especially with the internet (on which there are some images floating around). Deep Impact was a piece of fluff but I have to admit I got caught up in the emotion of some points. But you know what, I can't remember ever seeing a good disaster film so why should I expect one now? I wonder how Armegeddon will be? The director's last film was "The Rock" so he's got talent. bye, 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 ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 14:22:30 -0700 From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin Great flick - saw it twice - once last September where it premiered at the Toronto Film festival - I was lucky enough to shake Mr. Mamet's hand and congratulate him on such a great film. Martin is excellent (as usual) but this time he is menacing and creepy...well cast. Go, go, go see this flick before it leaves theatres!!! jay At 08:52 PM 5/11/1998 -0400, you wrote: >I heard Siskel & Ebert both gave big thumbs up to this movie. >It stars Steve Martin. >If anybody has seen this movie, I'd love to hear any comments on it. >I'm thinking of going to see it this weekend. >I happen to like Steve Martin's work a lot, especially LA Story (an >underrated film) and Father of the Bride. > >Gary > > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > 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 ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 14:23:15 +0800 (HKT) From: Jayson <ja970600@balut.admu.edu.ph> Subject: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 13:22:46 -0500 From: Tonya Fleetwood <tfleetwood@bedford.k12.ia.us> Subject: Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) Thumbs UP Tonya [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 16:38:38 -0700 From: Wayne Ramlogan <ramlogan@tht.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) It will have to thumbs down.The movie tries to be both a drama and sci-fi, but does neither well. Tonya Fleetwood wrote: > Thumbs UP > > Tonya > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] - -- "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 ] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 22:17:53 -0400 From: gary zeig <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) >It will have to thumbs down.The movie tries to be both a drama and sci-fi, but >does neither well. > >Tonya Fleetwood wrote: > >> Thumbs UP >> >> Tonya >> >> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >> [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > > >-- >"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 ] This movie's reviews are driving me batty. USA Today trashed it, yet other critics have liked it. Some on this board say it's great, but others don't like it at all. Does anyone have any ideas why this is so? By the way, I'm looking forward to seeing an upcoming movie called Goodbye, Lover which is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this month in France. It is a thriller directed by Roland Joffe and stars Ellen DeGeneres, Patricia Arquette, and Don Johnson. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 10:24:40 -0700 From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com> Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#142, 5/14/98 T H E M O V I E R E P O R T #142 MAY 14, 1998 Just 1 more shopping day left until my 22nd b-day... =>T H I S W E E K<= M O V I E S - -The Horse Whisperer - -Quest for Camelot V I D E O - -Playing God - -Tomorrow Never Dies - -Washington Square 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 Mr. Brown's Movie Site and The Movie Report are in serious need of your help. Visit: http://members.tripod.com/~MrBrown/support.html For that, links to the official websites of all the current films, past reviews, exclusive Hollywood event photos, live MovieChat, movie discussion board, movie theme MIDI files, Trivia Blitz, and more, visit Mr. Brown's Movie Site at: http://welcome.to/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 Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a sucker for a good romantic weepie. Pop 1996's The Bridges of Madison County into the VCR, and by the time a rainsoaked Clint Eastwood casts a final heartbroken gaze at Meryl Streep, in all likelihood you'll find me a blubbering mess (go ahead and laugh). Not surprisingly, the long-delayed The Horse Whisperer is being positioned as this year's Bridges: it also boasts a high-profile director-star (here, Robert Redford), and it, too, is based on a bestselling love story by a first-time author (Nicholas Evans in this case). But only true suckers will fall for this overlong, slow, and self-indulgent bore, which is not only short on tears, but romance as well. Never mind that it takes a hard-to-swallow plot contrivance to get the ball rolling. A violent horseriding accident severely injures 14-year-old Grace McLean (Scarlett Johansson, in a role originally intended for Natalie Portman) and kills her best friend Judith (Catherine Bosworth). Also shaken up in the accident is Grace's beloved horse Pilgrim. Although everyone says the best treatment for Pilgrim is a bullet, Grace's ballsy magazine editor mother Annie (Kristin Scott Thomas) throws all caution and good advice to the wind and takes Grace, who now wears a prosthesis where her amputated right leg used to be, and Pilgrim on a road trip to Montana to meet one Tom Booker (Redford). Tom is a "horse whisperer," who specializes in treating "horses with people problems"--a category under which the once-gentle, now-irritable Pilgrim clearly falls. It takes well over an hour before the inevitable "romance" between uptight Annie and laidback Tom begins. I place the term in quotes because what develops only qualifies under the vaguest, most academic definition. Tom and Annie go horseback riding once, and suddenly they long for each other--or rather, Annie longs for Tom, because Redford's stiff performance offers no convincing insight into what Tom feels. Redford had once vowed to never direct himself in a film; based on his wooden work here, he should have held to that promise. Scott Thomas is a proven master at conveying soul-aching longing (witness The English Patient) but she is at the mercy of Redford (the actor and director) and scripters Eric Roth and Richard LaGravanese (the latter of whom penned the terrific Bridges script). I couldn't feel for Annie since I couldn't understand why she would prefer Tom over her straight-arrow but generally understanding husband Robert (Sam Neill); her motivation is also sketchily developed, and as such the forbidden "love" feels like a scripted development and not a natural one. Not that Redford seems terribly concerned with the romance, which is supposed to drive this story and serve as the emotional hook. Redford appears more content with crafting a valentine to the equine--and to his own virility. The Horse Whisperer is dominated by two images: horses running wild and free and Tom, twirling his lasso in slow motion. By the time Tom is exerting his cool yet caring authority over other ranch animals (in slow motion, of course), the point is abundantly clear--Tom is one strapping cowpoke. But Redford insists on drilling this point into the audience's heads over and over and over again, at the clear expense of the romance. I'd say that three-fourths of the film's bloated two-hour-and-forty-four minute running time is devoted to Tom and the horses, with a fourth of that remaining fourth devoted to the supposed "passion" between Tom and Annie: They indulge in a couple of stolen kisses (during a most incomprehensible doozy of an exchange--Annie: "I want to know something." Kiss. Tom: "Are you sure?" Kiss. Annie: "I have to go." What the--?!); they share a romantic barroom dance; she cries--that's it. Oh, lest I forget Tom's oh-so-heartwrenching declaration of love, delivered by Redford with all the expressiveness of a brick: "I didn't plan on loving you. But I do." Really? Could have fooled me... The Horse Whisperer is not without its virtues. Robert Richardson's photography captures the Montana landscapes in all their breathtaking majesty; Thomas Newman's score is lilting and evocative; Johansson is terrific, creating the sole character that makes any connection with the audience; and the opening accident scene has a disturbing intensity. But the scant good lies at the periphery of a deep, gaping void. The handsomely produced Horse Whisperer is not the flat-out cinematic catastrophe that another recent actor-director effort, Kevin Costner's notorious The Postman, was, but for swoony fans of movie love stories, this uninteresting, uninvolving viewing chore might as well be. There won't be a damp eye in the house. Quest for Camelot (G) ** With the visually spectacular and entertaining Anastasia, Fox declared itself a worthy contender to Disney's feature animation throne. Now comes the Warner Bros. stab at animation riches, Quest for Camelot, and if this shoddy enterprise is what it considers topline animated entertainment, the studio is a mere pretender to the Mouse's throne. As is the case with most underwhelming live action films, one of the roots of Quest's mediocrity is the script, written by Kirk DeMicco, William Schifrin, Jacqueline Feather, and David Seidler from Vera Chapman's novel The King's Damosel. The story is just about nonexistent, boiling down to an extended, uninteresting search for a sword. Dastardly former knight Ruber (voice of Gary Oldman) steals King Arthur's (Pierce Brosnan) magic sword Excalibur, only to lose it in the forest. Ruber and his crew of baddies search for it, as does the courageous daughter of deceased knight Lionel (Gabriel Byrne), Kayley (Jessalyn Gilsig), who is joined in her quest by the blind loner Garrett (Cary Elwes) and the two-headed (conjoined?) dragon(s) Devon (Eric Idle) and Cornwall (Don Rickles). Anastasia set the bar for non-Disney animation high with its opening glimpse of a stunningly realistic, computer-animated music box. Quest counters with a shot has become cliche in live action features: the trusty camera-travelling-over-water shot. But this is a minor quibble in a film teeming with visual problems. The art is strictly Saturday morning-level, a point which is underscored further a scene where Kayley and Garrett face a computer-generated giant ogre; unlike in Anastasia or any given Disney effort, the CGI and the traditional cel animation do not mesh convincingly at all. The ogre, as impressive as it looks, looks completely out of place, appearing to have wandered in from a better, bigger-budgeted film. The worst visual sin committed by director Frederik DuChau and the animation crew is the sloppy lipsynching, especially during the musical numbers, where the voices often do not match the characters' mouth movements. Even more distracting is the noticeable difference between the characters' singing and speaking voices. In Disney features (or, for that matter, Anastasia), the singing and speaking voices can plausibly originate from the same set of vocal cords. Although there are a couple of exceptions--Gilsig and Andrea Corr sound remarkably similar as Kayley; and the Jane Seymour/Celine Dion teamup for Kayley's mother, Lady Juliana, works surprisingly well--too often the voices are wildly dissimilar. When Garrett breaks into song, Elwes's soft, Brit-accented tones suddenly change into those of raspy Yank country-western singer Bryan White. The biggest stretch of all is the tandem for King Arthur: current 007 Brosnan and... former Journey frontman Steve Perry?! The stretch casting would be forgivable if David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager's songs were the least bit memorable. Suffice it to say, they aren't. Quest for Camelot follows the tried-and-true Disney formula fairly closely--"I Want" song, villainous scheme number, love duet, final confrontation--but DuChau fails to realize that the key to Disney's success in animation is not necessarily the formula but a generous helping of imagination and magic to go with it. While their Anastasia was not a complete triumph, directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman were able to create some superb, haunting moments that rank with, if not surpass, some of Disney's. If Quest is any indication, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, which enjoyed a successful launch with 1996's Space Jam, is severely out of its depth. IN CURRENT RELEASE (full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs) - -Barney's Great Adventure--The Movie (G) ** <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt31.html#barney - -The Big Hit (R) ** 1/2 <MR#139, 4/23/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt32.html#bighit - -Black Dog (PG-13) * <MR#141, 5/7/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt33.html#blackdog - -The Butcher Boy (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt31.html#butcherboy - -Chinese Box (R) ** <MR#134, 3/13/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt30.html#chinesebox - -City of Angels (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt31.html#angels - -Deep Impact (PG-13) *** <MR#141, 5/14/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt33.html#impact - -Go Now *** <MR#141, 5/7/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt33.html#gonow - -He Got Game (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt33.html#hegotgame - -Les Miserables (PG-13) *** <MR#139, 4/23/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt32.html#lesmiz - -Lost in Space (PG-13) * <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt31.html#lost - -The Object of My Affection (R) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt33.html#affection - -The Players Club (R) ** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt31.html#players - -Scream 2 (R) *** 1/2 <MR#121, 12/10/97> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt26.html#scream2 - -Shooting Fish (PG) ** 1/2 <MR#138, 4/16/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt32.html#fish - -Sliding Doors (PG-13) *** <MR#140, 4/30/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt33.html#doors - -The Spanish Prisoner (R) *** 1/2 <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt31.html#prisoner - -Species II (R) * <MR#138, 4/16/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt32.html#species2 - -Titanic (PG-13) **** <MR#121, 12/10/97> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt26.html#titanic - -Two Girls and a Guy (R) ** <MR#137, 4/10/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt31.html#2girls - -Woo (R) ** <MR#141, 5/7/98> http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt33.html#woo O N T H E H O R I Z O N FRIDAY Bulworth (R) Opening in New York and Los Angeles this week is Warren Beatty's politcal satire in which an outspoken senator (Beatty) gets involved with a woman (Halle Berry) from South Central Los Angeles. Clockwatchers (PG-13) Making its Los Angeles bow this week is this comic portrait of office temp workers. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, and Lisa Kudrow star. A Friend of the Deceased (R) Russian drama in which a despondent man hires a hitman to rub himself out--only to change his mind. The Hanging Garden (R) Canadian drama in which a gay runaway (Chris Leavins) returns home to his troubled family years later. The Horse Whisperer (PG-13) * 1/2 <see above review> Robert Redford directs and stars in this dull, overlong adaptation of Nicholas Evans's bestseller. Lawn Dogs Drama about the friendship between a 10-year-old girl (Mischa Barton) and the man (Sam Rockwell) who mows the family lawn. Plump Fiction (R) Tommy Davidson, (_not_ Downtown) Julie Brown, and Sandra Bernhard head the cast of this Pulp Fiction parody. Playing exclusively with the film is the short Swing Blade, which crosses Swingers with Sling Blade. Quest for Camelot (G) ** <see above review> Warner Bros.'s big splash into animated features is this dull adventure based on Vera Chapman's novel The King's Damosel. ~~~ =>V I D E O<= N E W T H I S W E E K Playing God (R) * 1/2 <full review in MR#113, 10/17/97; and at http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt24.html#god> For his first feature starring role since starring in The X-Files, David Duchovny inexplicably chose this messy comedy-thriller in which he plays a defrocked surgeon who gets entangled with a drug dealer (Timothy Hutton) and his moll (Angelina Jolie). (Touchstone Home Video) Tomorrow Never Dies (PG-13) *** <full review in MR#123, 12/24/97; and at http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt27.html#tomorrow> Pierce Brosnan continued to keep MGM's venerable James Bond franchise afloat with the series's 18th installment, in which Agent 007 (Brosnan) and a Chinese operative (Hong Kong action goddess Michelle Yeoh) tackle a media mogul (Jonathan Pryce) bent on world domination. (MGM/UA Home Video) Washington Square (PG) *** <full review in MR#116, 11/6/97; and at http://members.tripod.com/~mrbrown/movierpt24.html#washsq> The lesser of last year's high-profile Henry James adaptations (the better being the multiple Oscar nominee The Wings of the Dove) was this intriguing tale of an awkward heiress (a well-cast Jennifer Jason Leigh) courted by a penniless suitor (Ben Chaplin). (Hollywood Pictures Home Video) A L S O N E W T H I S W E E K A Rat's Tale (G) Marionettes and flesh-and-blood actors tell the story of a rat population threatened by an evil land developer. (Warner Home Video) A Self-Made Hero French import about a man (Mathieu Kassovitz) who lies his way into a high government position in 1944. (New Yorker Home Video) Trojan Eddie Drama about a small-town con artist (Stephen Rea) who gets embroiled in all sorts of murder and mayhem. (Peachtree Entertainment) ~~~ =>N E X T W E E K<= The MR will arrive by Tuesday, with more reviews, including: - -Godzilla '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 "I didn't know what to expect. It's like something you chase for so long, but then you don't know how to react when you get it. I still don't know how to react." - --Michael Jordan, on winning his first NBA championship in 1991 ...or, my thoughts after meeting him on November 21, 1997 __________________________________________________________ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 13:02:22 PDT From: "Chris Culligan" <culligan@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) My belief for this is that the film is marginal. It's not great but it's not bad either. I myself would give it a marginal (again) thumbs up. It's worth the price of admission as long as nothing better is playing at the cinaplex on Friday night. Some will disagree with this recommendation, others won't. I doubt, however, that anyone would admentally disagree and say that it's the worst film they ever saw or (vis-versa) the best film they ever saw. Again, marginal. > > >This movie's reviews are driving me batty. USA Today trashed it, yet other >critics have liked it. >Some on this board say it's great, but others don't like it at all. Does >anyone have any ideas why this is so? > ______________________________________________________ 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 ] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 21:50:00 -0700 From: Jason Cormier <movieman@netcom.ca> Subject: [MV] Sliding Doors review I know it's been out a few weeks already - but I just got the chance to see it - and I'm glad I found the time to see it! It's a good movie - and it has Gwenyth in it (usually indicative of an oxymoron). Basically at the beginning of the movie it splits into two different movies - one in which she catches the train to go home (where she finds her boyfriend sleeping with another girl) and another where she doesn't catch the train. It is well filmed with plenty of clever segues from one story to the other. It is definitely an above average romantic comedy that I would rate an 83%. 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 ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 14:33:02 -0400 From: gary zeig <mlz@nauticom.net> Subject: Re: [MV] Deep Impact (Thumbs up or down?) >My belief for this is that the film is marginal. It's not great but >it's not bad either. I myself would give it a marginal (again) thumbs >up. It's worth the price of admission as long as nothing better is >playing at the cinaplex on Friday night. > >Some will disagree with this recommendation, others won't. I doubt, >however, that anyone would admentally disagree and say that it's the >worst film they ever saw or (vis-versa) the best film they ever saw. >Again, marginal. > >Chris: I still don't get it. If the film is marginal, why do some people like it so much? I'm not trying to be philosophical about it. I'm just wondering why the reactions varied so much. It still seems strange to me. I would think if it were mediocre, the reactions wouldn't be so strong, moreso apathetic. There's something there. I don't know what though. Maybe it's because although it's a disaster movie, it's a somewhat different kind of disaster movie. Some people like it, and some don't. At least it doesn't follow the same predictable disaster film criteria I outlined in a previous posting. Gary > >> >> >>This movie's reviews are driving me batty. USA Today trashed it, yet >other >>critics have liked it. >>Some on this board say it's great, but others don't like it at all. >Does >>anyone have any ideas why this is so? >> > > >______________________________________________________ >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 ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 16:12:58 -0500 From: Tonya Fleetwood <tfleetwood@bedford.k12.ia.us> Subject: Re: [MV] Actors and Actress and Those Whom we Adore There are many actors and actresses that I adore! Leonardo DiCaprio My favorite actor - He is very good . I'm not saying that just because he is beyond good looking (that's just a bonus!). He played his part so well in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, also in Romeo and Juliet. Titanic was good too, but I've liked his parts in other movies better. The Bastketball Diaries was a messed up movie, I liked it though, it was just different. Skeet Ulrich He captured the evil part of his character in Scream. He played it just the way it should have been. He was also very moving in Last Dance (even though he didn't have a very big part). Nicholas Cage He is one of the best actors that I can think of. Everytime I see a movie he is in, I just have to see it. He isn't that good looking, but he is dramatic and comedic all in one, that's what I like. My favorite movies of his: Face/Off, Leaving Las Vegas, and Peggy Sue. Joshua Jackson He has that little boy quality, but yet mature. That is what appeals to me in him. I loved that movie he did for Showtime "Ronnie and Julie". Maybe that was because I love the movie/play/story Romeo and Juliet. I think most of the reason I liked it though, was because this easy-going, great actor played the part of the romantic Ronnie. If anyone has comments on this movie I would love to hear them. He also is great on Dawson's Creek. Claire Danes I like the fact that she can capture all the emotions that she has to produce, and she does it so well. I didn't care for her as Juliet though. I would've picked someone else for that role if it were up to me. BUT I loved her My-So-Called-Life days. She was so-so in Home For the Holidays. Kate Winslet She seems so down to earth. She doesn't even act like the normal stereo-typed actress that just starred in possibly the best movie of the decade. To hear some of her quotes, and interviews, you'd just want to be her friend, because she seems very fun and smart. ALicia Silverstone One of her qualities that I really admire is the fact that she helps out for animal rights. This shows she has a huge heart. I really like the way she talks too. She was so good in Clueless, I really loved that movie. I thought she was good in Excess Baggage too, some people didn't like that movie, but I did. The Crush wasn't that great of a movie, because she played some psycho, but all-in-all she is very talented. Meg Ryan She is so adorable. Her voice is so easy to listen to, it's so romantic. She plays all of her emotions very well, her face expressions are the best. I really loved her in French Kiss. I liked Addicted to Love, but it wasn't how I'd like to see her always. She was good in Innerspace and When Harry Met Sally also. _____________________________________ That's about all for now. I will list some other actresses and actors that I like, but I won't elaborate on them. Actors: Mel Gibson, Matthem Lilliard, Jamie Kennedy, Will Smith, John Travolta, Antonio Banderas, Kevin Kline, Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Brad Pitt, Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinear, Ron Elderd Actresses: Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Neve Cam pbell, Kathy Bates, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Sharon Stone, Kirstie Alley, Christine Taylor, Tea Leoni, Katie Holmes, Sarah Michelle Gellar Any comments are appreciated! - -Tonya =) <tfleetwood@bedford.k12.ia.us> [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of movies-digest V2 #16 *************************** [ To quit the movies-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe movies-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]