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movies-digest Thursday, October 15 1998 Volume 02 : Number 115
RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies
RE: [MV] hmm, i guess it was bound to happen...
[MV] Movie News - 10/14/98
Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies
Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies
Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
[MV] Screen It Newsletter (October 15, 1998)
RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
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[MV] Movie News - 10/15/98
RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-tempDoom
[MV] A Special Midweek Feature at The Flick Filosopher
[MV] REVIEW: PRACTICAL MAGIC
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 11:18:52 -0700
From: "Romero, Leticia" <lromero@saonet.ucla.edu>
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies
> It is hammy and cheesy and is almost a spoof
> of the creature-feature horror flick.. but it's so well-done by Frank
> Marshall
> that it's fun to watch even given the formulaic structure of the film..
> The spiders are around very corner and in every box and toilet and
> shoe.....
> Great flick!
> Wade
[Romero, Leticia] Have you ever noticed that Frank Marshall hasn't
done an "easy" movie? He loves working with huge special effect-ladden plot
lines... The plane crash in "Alive" was frightening enough to keep me off a
plane for a year! that and I had no money...
> --------------------------------------------------------
> W. Snider
>
> Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
> -Kierkegaard
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:53:07 -0600
From: jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] hmm, i guess it was bound to happen...
I agree I loved both films. I guess we're the strange ones, but some movies
you just have to sit back and enjoy. You know turn the analytical part of
your brain off and let yourself enjoy it and be scared by it as in this
case.
JAMES K. RUDY
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i have to say, I thoght that it was a great movie. i think I'm going to be
alone on this one, but this is the sort of film where you have to try not to
read into it to much, and just let it carry you along.
I enjoyed it!!!
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:43:29 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Movie News - 10/14/98
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Jodie Foster is in final negotiations to star
opposite Chow Yun-Fat in "Anna and the King" for Fox - a role that
would put her with Julia Roberts as Hollywood's highest-paid actress.
The $15 million she stands to collect for "Anna" is understood to be
her biggest payday; however, sources said Foster was to receive that
amount for Paramount's "Double Jeopardy," to which she had been
attached, though she dropped out of it last December. Foster earned
her best-actress Oscars for "The Accused" and "Silence of the Lambs."
-=> * <=-
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rolling Stones legendary front man Mick
Jagger now wants to get satisfaction on the big screen. The aging
rocker, who still captivates concert-goers with energetic
performances and his famous pouty lips, has signed with two major
Hollywood studios to make movies about the music business. "We're
currently in development on a film called 'Swap' based on a story
written by Mick Jagger," said Blaise Noto, a spokesman for Viacom
Inc.'s Paramount Studios. Noto said screenwriter Craig Ferguson was
hired to write the script for the comedy based on Jagger's story idea
about the lives of rock stars and roadies, who carry equipment and
prepare the stage for concerts.
-=> * <=-
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Kirk Douglas will receive the Screen Actors
Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award during the union's annual awards
bash March 7. Douglas, who will be the 35th recipient of the award,
is being recognized for both his long and varied acting career as
well as his "extraordinary humanitarian contributions." Douglas'
Academy Award nominations were for "Champion" (1949), "The Bad and
the Beautiful" (1952), and "Lust for Life" (1956). Past recipients of
SAG's Life Achievement Award include Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Gene
Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, James Cagney, Stan Laurel and Audrey
Hepburn.
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:08:22 -0500 (CDT)
From: Ren <reneer@post.cis.smu.edu>
Subject: Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies
oh, come on...arachnophobia was funny...stupid, but it was really funny!
- -Ren
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On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, Kevin Marshall wrote:
> Definately. Every time I watch "Arachnophobia", I keep my feet up off
> the floor! :)
>
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 98 15:15:03 PDT
From: Wade Snider <wsnider@brazoselectric.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies
How about Creepshow ??? That cockroach scene... ooooo.. makes
my skin crawl worse thn arachnophobia ever did
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 19:02:20 PDT
From: "Danielle Conkle" <danyelli@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
>oh, come on...arachnophobia was funny...stupid, but it was really
funny!
>
>-Ren
:) Spiders get me everytime...SPOILER: when the spiders are coming
out at the end from the tv and walls, you can't tell me that doesn't
creep you out! And even when i know parts are coming, i still jump, and
get grossed out by stuff!
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 08:29:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: reviews@screenit.com
Subject: [MV] Screen It Newsletter (October 15, 1998)
Welcome to the Screen It! Newsletter (October 15, 1998).
This week at the movies, Oprah Winfrey's much anticipated adaption of a
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman get
"witchy," that little, homicidal Chucky doll returns yet again, and a
limited release film tries for that old-fashioned, made-for-TV movie
feel.
On home video, one of the surprise hits of the summer, a moderate
success from the summer, and a black comedy, action/adventure, and
sci-fi film all vie for your rental dollars this Tuesday.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to previous scheduling conflicts beyond our control,
more screenings this Friday, and the film "Bride of Chucky" not being
screened for the press, the reviews of that film and "Beloved" will be
delayed until sometime later this weekend. We apologize for that, and
thank you for your patience.
In addition, the new movie reviews WILL NOT be publicly posted until
LATE Thursday night (EDT) to comply with the studios' wishes/demands.
Next week, reviews of "Apt Pupil" (Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro),
"Pleasantville" (Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon), "Soldier" (Kurt
Russell, Jason Scott Lee) and other new releases.
__________________________________________________
NEW MOVIE REVIEWS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH:
"BELOVED" (1998) (Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover) (R)
Drama: A former slave (Winfrey) must come to terms with her horrific
past as well as her newly earned freedom. Generating lots of positive
buzz about the film and its stars, this is the highly anticipated
adaption of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Due to
scheduling conflicts beyond our control, we were not able to see this
movie in advance, but we can tell you that it's rated R for "violent
images, sexuality and nudity."
(National Release) (Coming Soon)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/beloved.html
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"BRIDE OF CHUCKY" (1998) (Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif)
Horror: The homicidal little doll returns for more mayhem and gets an
appropriately sized "bride." Since Universal didn't screen this movie
in advance, we can't tell you anything about this fourth installment of
the series until we've seen it (other than that it won't go away), but
can tell you that it's rated R for "strong horror violence and gore,
language, some sexual content and brief drug use."
(National Release) (Coming Soon -- Not Screened for the Press)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/bride_of_chucky.html
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"PRACTICAL MAGIC" (1998) (Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman) (PG-13)
Drama: Two sisters (Bullock & Kidman) who were brought up as witches
must contend with a centuries old curse that means certain death for any
man with whom they become romantically attached. Passably enjoyable and
certainly not a chore to sit through, it's clearly nowhere as good as
"The Witches of Eastwick," although the cast mostly saves the picture.
The PG-13 rating comes from violence, "intense thematic elements"
("Exorcist" like possession, etc...) and some "sensuality" (some
comments and references to unseen lascivious behavior).
(National Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/practical_magic.html
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"SHADRACH" (1998) (Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell) (PG-13)
Drama: A dirt-poor, Depression era family (including Keitel & MacDowell)
tries to help a 99-year-old former slave return to his birthplace so that
he can be buried there upon his imminent death. Wasting what could have
been an intriguing look at two distinct, and bygone eras through two
polar opposite characters, this film may be well-intentioned, but its
stymied direction, writing, and occasional overacting -- not to mention
general disinterest in the overall plot line -- will prevent it from ever
finding a theatrical audience. The PG-13 rating comes from profanity
and a mostly implied sexual encounter.
(Limited Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/shadrach.html
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NEW VIDEO REVIEWS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH:
(Notice: Release dates subject to change)
(Not all video stores will carry all titles)
"THE BIG HIT" (1998) (Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Philips) (R)
Action/Adventure: A group of hitmen (including Wahlberg & Philips) makes
the mistake of unknowingly kidnaping their boss' godchild. Filled with
plenty of action and a surprising amount of humor, this film may please
some fans of this genre, but isn't that great of a movie for everyone
else. Grossing around $27 million domestically, the film's R rating
comes from violence, profanity and sexually related material.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/the_big_hit.html)
__________________________________________________
"DEEP IMPACT" (1998) (Robert Duvall, TΘa Leoni) (PG-13)
Sci-fi/Thriller: The inhabitants of Earth prepare for the devastating
impact of an approaching comet. The first of this year's two calamity
from space movies, some found this film highly entertaining, while
others -- myself included -- found the long wait for the special effects
to kick in as monotonous and boring. Of course, my prediction for the
film's financial success was way off -- it grossed around $140 million
domestically, with another $180 million coming in from overseas. The
PG-13 rating comes from profanity and some intense disaster related
scenes.
(Some sources say the release is 10/20, others 10/27)
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/deep_impact.html)
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"HOPE FLOATS" (1998) (Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr.) (PG-13)
Drama: A woman (Bullock) tries to rebuild her life, after learning that
her husband's having an affair with her best friend, by moving back to
her hometown with her daughter. Featuring decent, but not very well
developed characters, the film has more than its share of predictable,
melodramatic and ultimately depressing moments that undermine what could
have been a much better feature. With a PG-13 rating for "thematic
elements" (talk of an affair, some family disputes), the film earned
$60 million at the domestic box office.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/hope_floats.html)
__________________________________________________
"THE OPPOSITE OF SEX" (1998) (Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan) (R)
Drama/Comedy: A brash, acerbically tongued, sixteen-year-old girl (Ricci)
visits her gay half brother (Donovan) and turns his world upside down.
Supposedly a humorous examination of sex and relationships in the '90's,
"The Opposite of Sex" is a tedious experience filled with moderate to
poor acting, lackluster direction, and a script that delivers few laughs
and isn't nearly as clever as it tries to be. A more appropriate title
for this picture might have been, "The Opposite of Good." Grossing
around $5.5 million domestically, the film's R rating comes from
profanity and sexually related material and dialogue.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/the_opposite_of_sex.html)
__________________________________________________
"SPECIES II" (1998) (Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen) (R)
Sci-Fi/Horror: A cloned half alien, half human being (Henstridge) is
used to find an astronaut, infected with an alien virus, who's
impregnating women with fast-growing embryos. This follow up sequel to
the moderately surprising hit original from 1995, which features bad and
uninspired acting, gratuitous sex, plenty of hokey sci-fi effects and
enough blood and gore for several films, is so much of a pure "B" movie
that it might just need to be included in the definition of that term.
Not surprisingly, the film's R rating comes from violence, gore,
profanity and several sexual encounters that show nudity and movement.
The film domestically grossed around $19 million.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/species_2.html)
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:47:44 -0600
From: jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
The bug scene in Indiana Jones In the Temple of Doom creeped me out the same
way. The snakes from Raiders and the Rats in Crusade didn't phase me, just
thinking about Temple of Doom and I'm starting to get itchy all over, yuck.
JAMES K. RUDY
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From: Danielle Conkle [SMTP:danyelli@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 8:02 PM
To: movies@lists.xmission.com
Subject: Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
>oh, come on...arachnophobia was funny...stupid, but it was really
funny!
>
>-Ren
:) Spiders get me everytime...SPOILER: when the spiders are coming
out at the end from the tv and walls, you can't tell me that doesn't
creep you out! And even when i know parts are coming, i still jump, and
get grossed out by stuff!
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 98 10:53:45 PDT
From: Wade Snider <wsnider@brazoselectric.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
>--- On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:47:44 -0600 jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com> wrote:
>The bug scene in Indiana Jones In the Temple of Doom creeped me out the same
>way. The snakes from Raiders and the Rats in Crusade didn't phase me, just
>thinking about Temple of Doom and I'm starting to get itchy all over, yuck.
>JAMES K. RUDY
HA ha ha.. and Kate Capshaw actually wanted to marry Speilberg after he made
her go through that!
Wade
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:56:00 -0600
From: jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
That's true love.
JAMES K. RUDY
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From: Wade Snider [SMTP:wsnider@brazoselectric.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 11:54 AM
To: movies@lists.xmission.com
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
>--- On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:47:44 -0600 jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com> wrote:
>The bug scene in Indiana Jones In the Temple of Doom creeped me out the
same
>way. The snakes from Raiders and the Rats in Crusade didn't phase me, just
>thinking about Temple of Doom and I'm starting to get itchy all over, yuck.
>JAMES K. RUDY
HA ha ha.. and Kate Capshaw actually wanted to marry Speilberg after he made
her go through that!
Wade
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 98 11:02:43 PDT
From: Wade Snider <wsnider@brazoselectric.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
Hooha.. It would have to be..
- --- On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:56:00 -0600 jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com> wrote:
That's true love.
JAMES K. RUDY
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From: Wade Snider [SMTP:wsnider@brazoselectric.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 11:54 AM
To: movies@lists.xmission.com
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
>--- On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:47:44 -0600 jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com> wrote:
>The bug scene in Indiana Jones In the Temple of Doom creeped me out the
same
>way. The snakes from Raiders and the Rats in Crusade didn't phase me, just
>thinking about Temple of Doom and I'm starting to get itchy all over, yuck.
>JAMES K. RUDY
HA ha ha.. and Kate Capshaw actually wanted to marry Speilberg after he made
her go through that!
Wade
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:48:14 -0400
From: MARSHALLK@lucas.lbe.edu.on.ca (Kevin Marshall)
Subject: Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies
I've never seen "Creepshow"...maybe I'll have to get that one some time.
One movie that REALLY frightened my was "Candyman"...of course it didn't
help that I was about 10 years old at the time. :)
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:52:12 -0400
From: MARSHALLK@lucas.lbe.edu.on.ca (Kevin Marshall)
Subject: Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
I thought most creepy part of the film was when you see the spider crawl
out of that one guy's mouth after eating popcorn...
Makes you feel like checking every handful of popcorn YOU eat.
;)
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 98 11:31:07 PDT
From: Wade Snider <wsnider@brazoselectric.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-arachnaphobia
>--- On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:52:12 -0400 Kevin Marshall <MARSHALLK@lucas.lbe.edu.on.ca> wrote:
>I thought most creepy part of the film was when you see the spider crawl
>out of that one guy's mouth after eating popcorn...
>Makes you feel like checking every handful of popcorn YOU eat.
>;)
Hahaha...... How about the shower scene.... as well as the toilet
scene... Try taking a shower after watching this and try really hard
not to be watching over your shoulder the whole time....
Wade
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 14:02:25 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Movie News - 10/15/98
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Sharon Stone, Jeff Bridges and Nick Nolte are
in final negotiations to star in the independent drama "Simpatico."
The $10 million-plus picture is about a horse-racing scam that causes
the relationship between two friends to deteriorate. The friendship
is then re-examined 20 years later. British theater director Matthew
Warchus is attached to make his feature debut with the picture, an
adaptation of the play by Sam Shepard. He and David Nicholls turned
Shepard's play into a screenplay. French pay TV giant Canal Plus is
close to committing to fully financing the film. Sources stressed
that while none of the deals were done, loose ends were expected to
be tied up in the next few days in time for shooting to begin within
the next four weeks. Other casting announcements are expected
shortly.
-=> * <=-
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise have heard enough of the rumors
that Cruise is gay and their marriage is a cover-up. Kidman
tells November's Ladies Home Journal that she and her
husband have "turned the other cheek and held our heads
high, but now it's offensive and we're going to sue over
it." The star of the new movie "Practical Magic" says she
and Cruise "love each other, and it's as simple as that."
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 14:48:15 PDT
From: "Danielle Conkle" <danyelli@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] Night Shift & Creepy Movies-tempDoom
>>The bug scene in Indiana Jones In the Temple of Doom creeped me out
the same
>>way. The snakes from Raiders and the Rats in Crusade didn't phase me,
just
>>thinking about Temple of Doom and I'm starting to get itchy all over,
yuck.
>
>>JAMES K. RUDY
I am the exact same way. Snakes never bother me, but having all those
bugs crawling all over you. ughghhg!
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Date: 15 Oct 1998 22:32:35 -0000
From: The Flick Filosopher's Coming Attractions <flickfilos@aol.com>
Subject: [MV] A Special Midweek Feature at The Flick Filosopher
The Flick Filosopher's Coming Attractions - http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos
Click on over, if you dare, and check out my sneak peek at the Texas-size
horror/comedy exploitation flick *Barn of the Blood Llama.* It's a tale of
bestiality, brain transplantation, and haggis. It's too silly for words --
and I've had the somewhat dubious privilege of an advance look.
I may never recover.
MaryAnn
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:32:44 -0600 (MDT)
From: Scott Renshaw <renshaw@inconnect.com>
Subject: [MV] REVIEW: PRACTICAL MAGIC
PRACTICAL MAGIC
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing,
Aidan Quinn, Goran Visjnic.
Screenplay: Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman and Adam Brooks, based on the
novel by Alice Hoffman.
Producer: Denise DiNovi.
Director: Griffin Dunne.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (profanity, adult themes, violence)
Running Time: 104 minutes.
Reviewed by Scott Renshaw.
PRACTICAL MAGIC cast a sort of spell over me, but I don't think it's
the kind a film-maker might have intended. Rather than enchantment, it
produced a Spell of Befuddlement. It's not so much a movie as it is a big
bubbling cauldron of confusion into which a mess of ingredients have been
tossed. Among the items included in this concoction:
1) A cup of THELMA & LOUISE. The story focuses on a pair of sisters
(genetic, not just philosophical) named Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian
(Nicole Kidman) Owens, who come from a long line of witchcraft
practitioners including the maiden aunts (Stockard Channing and Dianne
Wiest) who raised them. Part of that legacy involves a curse on the men
in their lives, leading Sally into a tragic longing for true love and
Gillian to a pursuit of loveless affairs. The whispers of THELMA & LOUISE
come when the two sisters kill an abusive lout (Goran Visnjic) while his
is in the process of assaulting Gillian. The women then try to hide from
the repercussions of their deed, even as good-hearted cop Gary Hallet
(Aidan Quinn) tries to help them. It's an obvious hook for a female
empowerment fable, one that plays female viewers for every whoop and cheer
it can wrest out of them, but it doesn't quite mix with other ingredients
like...
2) A dash of THE FRIGHTENERS. You see, Sally and Gillian don't just
kill the abusive lout once. They kill him accidentally, cast a spell to
bring him back to life, then kill him a gain when the zombie-fied lout is
even more loutish than before. The catch is that his restless soul is
still hanging about the sisters' picturesque New England home, appearing
occasionally to inhabit Gillian's body or attempt to hear out Gary's
heart. Though the scenes of supernatural nastiness are sporadic, they're
nonetheless jarring. As the Owens women attempt a climactic exorcism of
sorts -- joined by a bunch of townswomen who had until that point loathed
the sisters, but decided to help out because, darn it, that's just what
women do for one another -- you may wonder who took your saucy romantic
comedy and dipped it in THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. That's assuming you
still care by that point, given...
3) A smidgen of HOPE FLOATS. Sandra Bullock now appears to be in her
pensive, sorrowful single mother phase, and it doesn't suit her. In the
midst of the magical hijinks surrounding her, Bullock plays her mourning
far too straight, as though the film were a deeply observational
relationsihp drama. She should have taken a hint from her co-stars, all
of whom appear to be having a heck of a lot more fun. Kidman is flashy,
fiery and sexy as the naughty sister, playing town tramp with plenty of
gusto; Channing and Wiest are both matronly and devilish as the eccentric
aunts. Bullock, meanwhile, puts on her horn-rims from LOVE POTION NO. 9
and frumps about when she should be providing the stable, sympathetic
figure the story needs. And it could have been a strange delight thanks
to...
4) The eye of Griffin Dunne. Actor-turned-director Dunne has a
unique, dark comic sensibility behind the camera, evidenced by his ability
to turn a tale of two obsessive stalkers (ADDICTED TO LOVE) into an
entertaining romantic comedy. Here he offers a few of his cock-eyed
touches, including a midnight tequila party and Gillian's surreal
time-lapsed drive home, but there's no focus to the story. It's a comedy
that gets too serious, a crowd-pleaser that turns too bizarre, and a
romantic love story that suddenly turns into a sisterly love story. It's
certainly never a bore, not with Kidman throwing off sparks and so many
shifts in tone. It also never comes together as anything more than the
sum of its disparate parts. I'm not sure what the recipe for PRACTICAL
MAGIC was supposed to create, but it adds up to a casserole of clashing
flavors, a supernatural stew with the power to create a fog of
ambivalence.
On the Renshaw scale of 0 to 10 witchy poohs: 5.
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