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Subject: movies-digest V2 #121
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movies-digest Thursday, October 22 1998 Volume 02 : Number 121
[MV] REVIEW: APT PUPIL
Re: [MV] Enemy of the State
RE: [MV] Enemy of the State
[MV] The Siege
[MV] Movie News - 10/21/98
[MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 10/21/98
[MV] Slow King
[MV] Screen It Newsletter (October 22, 1998)
[MV] Movie News - 10/22/98
[MV] REVIEW: SOLDIER
[MV] Correction to review of SOLDIER
[MV] The Movie Report#163, 10/22/98
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 12:07:40 -0600 (MDT)
From: Scott Renshaw <renshaw@inconnect.com>
Subject: [MV] REVIEW: APT PUPIL
APT PUPIL
(Tri-Star/Phoenix)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, David
Schwimmer.
Screenplay: Brandon Boyce, based on the novella by Stephen King.
Producers: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy and Bryan Singer.
Director: Bryan Singer.
MPAA Rating: R (profanity, violence, adult themes)
Running Time: 110 minutes.
Reviewed by Scott Renshaw.
APT PUPIL'S Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro) is practically the poster child
for an upstanding American teenager circa 1984. He's a straight-A student
on track to graduate from high school at sixteen; he's a star baseball
pitcher; his parents (Bruce Davison and Ann Dowd) are successful, involved
and, astonishingly, still happily married. It is this same Todd Bowden
who discovers that a man in his Northern California town named Arthur
Denker (Ian McKellen) is actually fugitive Nazi war criminal Kurt
Dussander. It is this same Todd Bowden who blackmails Denker, threatening
to expose him unless he describes war-time attrocities to Todd in
unrelenting detail. It is this same Todd Bowden who becomes obsessed with
the horrifying images of concentration camps, and who turns to strange
acts of cruelty.
Creepy, disquieting stuff, to be sure, but there's one crucial puzzle
piece missing from director Bryan Singer's (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) adaptation
of the Stephen King novella: why? Why does Todd become so improbably
fascinated with the horrors of genocide and the wielding of absolute power
over the life of another? Why do Denker's tales turn him alternately into
a nightmare-plagued wreck and a glassy-eyed borderline psycho? There's
certainly a story to be told by making the teen demon of APT PUPIL a
golden boy rather than a troubled misfit -- perhaps to suggest the
capacity for evil within us all, perhaps as a commentary on how we make
the forbidden fascinating by hiding it from the eyes of children. What's
missing is a motivation for this particular boy, something that makes him
more than a symbolic representation of good youth gone awry.
That absence of motivation becomes even more glaring in the film's
second half, when the power dynamic between the two characters shifts back
in Denker's favor. His life of quiet isolation shattered by re-living his
past, Denker begins to show that the rush he got from manipulating lives
was merely in hibernation. McKellen's sharp performance shows Denker's
icy confidence growing by the scene, until it's clear that the hunted has
become the hunter once more. At that same time, Todd is trying to recover
from letting his grades slide through his frequent visits with Denker,
seemingly returning to "normal" until Denker forces him into an
acknowledgement of how far he's truly willing to go. It's easy to
understand Denker's character and follow his twists, turns and changes.
By contrast, Todd's dark side seems to emerge strictly for bad seed shock
value.
Even the gaps in Todd's characterization become less important as
Singer's taut direction takes over in the climactic thirty minutes. As
circumstances threaten to expose the actions of both Todd and Denker, the
simmering tension begins building at an impressive clip. APT PUPIL is a
rare example of a thriller that gets better as it approaches its
conclusion, rather than collapsing in a muddle of rushed plot points and
pat resolutions. It's hard not to imagine how effective a film it might
have been if Todd Bowden made more sense as a character. The token
glimpses of his friendships, romantic life and hobbies are maddening in
their mundanity. Something significant happens in the space between Todd
spotting Denker on a bus and their initial contact, something reduced in
the film to a "One Month Later" title card. That missing something is
what makes APT PUPIL merely morbidly intriguing, rather than truly
disturbing.
On the Renshaw scale of 0 to 10 diluted pupils: 6.
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:25:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Christina Stanley <cristina@blarg.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] Enemy of the State
On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Romero, Leticia wrote:
> Saw a sneak preview of it last night (and got to meet Jerry Bruckhiemer) -
> he's short and not very personable (his attention was on some blonde), but
Not surprised one bit ... Jerry Bruckheimer and his ilk (the late Don
Simpson, Jon Peters and Peter Guber) are typical high-profile scumbag
producers. They have a shiny lacquer coating, and are hollow inside .. as
evidenced by their huge movies with lots of exploding things in them. And
don't anyone flame me about movies with exploding things in them. I like
movies like that, I just don't like the guys who waltz in and take credit
for them, when all they did was make phone calls and throw clout around.
christina
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The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing..if you can
fake that, you've got it made. Groucho Marx
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:28:36 -0700
From: "Romero, Leticia" <lromero@saonet.ucla.edu>
Subject: RE: [MV] Enemy of the State
> And
> don't anyone flame me about movies with exploding things in them. I like
> movies like that, I just don't like the guys who waltz in and take credit
> for them, when all they did was make phone calls and throw clout around.
[Romero, Leticia] here here!!!
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:01:46 -0600
From: jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com>
Subject: [MV] The Siege
Is this movie based on the book Under Siege (I forget who wrote it, but he
writes Tom Clancy type novels). It's about terrorist in Washington D. C.
and the whole city being put under marshal law. If anybody knows, I'd sure
like to know. The book, by the way, was awesome.
JAMES K. RUDY
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:45:58 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Movie News - 10/21/98
NEW YORK (Variety) - The controversial suburban tale "Happiness,"
featuring such nasties as murder, rape and pedophilia, topped the
exclusives roster of limited release films in New York and Los
Angeles at the weekend. The sophomore effort of "Welcome to the
Dollhouse" director Todd Solondz, "Happiness" delivered $125,311 to
five neighborhoods on both coasts. Falling to second place on the
list was "The Impostors." Stanley Tucci's comedy about two unemployed
actors who become stowaways sailed away with $54,230 from seven ports
in New York and Los Angeles. Following its expansion to Los Angeles,
"The Celebration" became the third most popular limited-release film.
Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg's story of a patriarch's birthday
party feasted on $36,782 at three tables in Gotham and L.A.
-=> * <=-
Fox 2000 is looking at Brad Pitt or Matt Damon to play
Mickey Mantle in its biopic of the Yankee great, Variety
reports. Producers say they envision a "Raging Bull"-type
story treatment. Meanwhile, another Yankee biopic, of
standout pitcher Orlando ("El Duque") Hernandez, is close to
a deal with an as-yet-unnamed studio. Sources are eyeing
Cuba Gooding Jr. to play Hernandez, who defected from Cuba
(the country).
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 14:16:32 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 10/21/98
Ed Neumeier, who adapted Robert Heinlein's classic SF
novel Starship Troopers for the big screen, will next
turn his hand to Roger Zelazny's fantasy novel Nine
Princes in Amber, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Producer Mark Canton and Batman Forever writer Akiva
Goldsman are teaming with Neumeier to turn Nine Princes
into a feature film.
The story centers around a man who awakens one day
with amnesia, only to learn that he is the prince of a
powerful realm that exists on a greater plane than our
own. He finds he must fight his way through political
intrigues that would put the Greek gods to shame even as
he struggles to regain his memory.
-=> * <=-
Famed director Roger Corman plans to shoot a film
adaptation of the Isaac Asimov story "Nightfall" at a
new 2,000-acre studio in Hyderabad, India. Corman
chose Hyderabad over Hollywood because of its low
production costs, and he also plans to use native actors
in many of the supporting roles, according to Variety.
Nightfall is scheduled to start shooting in January 1999,
with Corman directing from a script written by Michael B.
Druxman. The film will likely be released in late 1999 or
2000.
"Nightfall" tells the story of a planet that is almost
perpetually bathed in light from six nearby suns,
experiencing absolute darkness only once every 2,000
years. It has been called "the single most popular SF story
every published."
-=> * <=-
Simon West, who made his debut behind the camera
with Con Air, is planning a remake of the 1971 SF
environmental disaster flick Silent Running. Variety
reported that West pitched the idea to Kevin Misher, an
executive vice president with Universal, and the two
decided the movie tackled issues and themes that were
more relevant today than they were nearly three decades
ago.
Silent Running starred Bruce Dern as a spaceship pilot
charged with overseeing the last samples of Earth's
forests. When the order comes down to destroy the ship,
Dern instead devises a plan to save the trees, although it
ultimately costs him his own life.
The updated Silent Running will be written by Rudy Gaines
and John Rice, though no actors are currently attached to
the project.
-=> * <=-
The Montecito Picture Co., which is owned by
filmmakers Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock, has picked
up Don Jakoby's SF thriller script Evolution, according
to Variety. Jakoby, who co-wrote the upcoming flick
Vampires with John Carpenter, has reportedly found a
new twist to the popular asteroid-strikes-Earth story that
has been making the rounds in Hollywood.
In Evolution, an asteroid does indeed hit our planet, but
this time it leaves behind what appears to be an alien
ecosystem. Reitman is purportedly planning to take a
humorous approach to the film, as he did with 1984's
Ghostbusters.
-=> * <=-
There's Something About Mary star Ben Stiller is the
latest big name to join the ensemble cast of Universal
Pictures' offbeat superhero flick Mystery Men. Variety
reports that Stiller has agreed to play the part of mystery
man Mr. Furious, a hero fueled by anger at having been
neglected by his parents.
Interestingly, Stiller had at one time considered directing
Mystery Men, a role that eventually went to Kinka Usher.
As Mr. Furious, he will star alongside super pals Blue Raja
and the Shoveler as they battle their nemesis Cassanova
Frankenstein, who will be played by Shine headliner
Geoffrey Rush.
Mystery Men is based on the Dark Horse comic book
created by Bob Burden. Its all-star cast includes Hank
Azaria, Paul Reubens, Claire Forlani, Janeane Garofalo and
Lena Olin.
-=> * <=-
Six actors have joined the cast of New Line's upcoming
supernatural thriller Lost Souls, according to Variety.
John Hurt, Philip Baker Hall, Elias Koteas, Leslie
Stefanson, John Diehl and W. Earl Brown have agreed to
appear in the flick, with Hurt and Hall portraying priests.
The film stars Winona Ryder as a young women who learns
of a conspiracy to bring the devil to Earth in human form.
Ben Chaplin will star opposite Ryder as a New York crime
journalist who finds himself the focus of the evil
goings-on.
Janusz Kaminiski, a cinematographer whose credits include
Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, will direct.
-=> * <=-
The Metaverse Web site reports that Sean
Connery and Tom Hanks are teaming up for a $160
million film adaptation of Robert Heinlein's classic SF
novel Stranger in a Strange Land.
-=> * <=-
Oscar-nominated actor Greg Kinnear has joined
the cast of Universal's offbeat superhero movie
Mystery Men. Kinnear will play Captain Amazing, the
only member in a group of self-proclaimed heros who
actually possesses super powers.
-=> * <=-
Marcus Nispel has stepped aside as director of the
upcoming Arnold Schwarzenegger supernatural flick
End of Days, according to published reports. There
is no word on who his replacement will be.
[<=- In the light universe, I have been darkness. Perhaps in the dark zone, I will be light -=>]
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 12:19:50 +0100
From: "Gerry Taylor" <geeg@vossnet.co.uk>
Subject: [MV] Slow King
Not as slow as he was in "Creepshow"...when he was the main character, a
sort of backward hillbilly , he gets infected by a meteorite and turns into
a plant monster! He is also at the beginning of his directorial debut, the
dire "Maximum overdrive" in which he is getting money from a cash machine
spat out at him.
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From: jkrudy <jkrudy@micron.com>
To: 'movies@lists.xmission.com' <movies@lists.xmission.com>
Date: 21 October 1998 18:26
Subject: RE: [MV] Stephen King continued...
>That's the one, but I don't remember the name. It was a series of shorts,
>wasn't it? I find it kind of funny that the movies he's in, his character
>is either kind of "slow" (like in The Stand and the truck driver we're
>talking about here)or else something symbolic like the conductor in "The
>Shining" miniseries
>
>JAMES K. RUDY
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Garrett Winters [SMTP:gargoyle@iol.ie]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 11:06 AM
>To: Movies
>Subject: Re: [MV] Stephen King continued...
>
>Tonya writes
>>What about that one movie where this man came to town to open a store that
>>had everything anyone wanted. I think it is called Be Careful What You
>>WIsh For. That doesn't sound right though, so I could be wrong. I liked
>>this movie. It was twisted enough to keep you on the edge of your seat.
>That would be "Needful Things" with Leland Gaunt as the proprietor. that
>did turn out to be better than average King fare.
>another flick where he puts in a cameo was "Maximum Overdrive" where the
>trucks go crazy. I seem to remember him in another flick, where he is
>driving a truck and stops on a road after an accident had occurred, was
>it the one where the woman driving her car kills a hitchhiker and then he
>comes back?
>Garrett
>
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:13:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: reviews@screenit.com
Subject: [MV] Screen It Newsletter (October 22, 1998)
Welcome to the Screen It! Newsletter (October 22, 1998).
This week at the movies, Kurt Russell plays soldier, some teens visit a
1950's TV sitcom, another Stephen King story hits the big screen, a story
of perversion and despair hidden in seemingly normal people, and a small
time criminal uses poetic rap to get himself out of trouble.
On home video, a big film from this summer, a huge film from 1939, and a
smaller release film all compete for your rental dollars.
PLEASE NOTE: 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 "American History X" (Edward Norton, Edward
Furlong), "John Carpenter's Vampires" (James Woods, Daniel Baldwin) and
other new releases.
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NEW MOVIE REVIEWS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD:
"APT PUPIL" (1998) (Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen) (R)
Drama: An unlikely and often wary relationship forms when a
sixteen-year-old high school student (Renfro) discovers a former Nazi
SS officer (McKellen) living in his neighborhood and blackmails him
into telling about his past. Based on a Stephen King novella, the film
features a decent mental match between the two combatants, and a great
performance from McKellen, but fails to explore what makes either of
the characters behave they way they do. The R rating comes from
violence, profanity, and an implied oral sex scene.
(National Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/apt_pupil.html
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"HAPPINESS" (1998) (Jane Adams, Dylan Baker) (Not Rated)
Drama: Three sisters (including Adams), along with others in their lives
(including Baker), try to find happiness in their world and in their own
romantic lives. Nowhere near as innocuous as it sounds, this is easily
one of the most disturbing and definitely controversial films of the
year. It's good at times, but the content is often extremely difficult
to sit through. As such, the film isn't rated, but would earn a hard R
if it were, all due to the extreme sexual content (sexual encounters,
masturbation, sexually obscene phone calls), the profanity, and the
thematic elements of a homosexual pedophile.
(Limited Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/happiness.html
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"PLEASANTVILLE" (1998) (Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen) (PG-13)
Drama: A present day brother (Maguire) and sister find their worlds
turned upside down when they're mysteriously transported into the
sterile, but always cheerful world of a black and white, 1950's TV
sitcom. Enjoyable but a bit more successful in concept than realized
execution, "Pleasantville" is a marriage of sorts between the plots of
"Back to the Future" and "The Truman Show." Despite a few problems,
the film's stellar cast and old-fashioned charm make it an entertaining
picture. The PG-13 rating comes from brief strong language and some
sexually related material.
(National Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/pleasantville.html
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"SLAM" (1998) (Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn) (R)
Drama: A young man (Williams) jailed for drug possession uses his highly
stylized combination of rap and poetry to survive in jail while hoping
to improve his life. Despite garnering praise at recent film festivals
(most likely due to viewers centering on the pic's message and not
overall quality), this is a sloppily made production with a hackneyed
script, mediocre to horrible acting, and a rambling plot and pace. The
R rating comes from some violence, a sexual encounter and nonsexual
nudity, and nearly nonstop profanity.
(Limited Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/slam.html
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"SOLDIER" (1998) (Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee) (R)
Sci-Fi: After being defeated and left for dead by his genetically
engineered replacement (Lee), a soldier of the future (Russell) finds
himself stranded on a desolate planet where he must help a small
community facing their own extinction. Borrowing a great deal from
other sci-fi films, this one has plenty of action that may please fans
of the genre, but not much else. The R rating comes from violence and
profanity.
(National Release)
http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/soldier.html
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NEW VIDEO REVIEWS FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH:
(Notice: Release dates subject to change)
(Not all video stores will carry all titles)
"THE BUTCHER BOY" (1998) (Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea) (R)
Drama: A young, but charming sociopath (Owens) terrorizes an adult
neighbor and her son. From the director of "The Crying Game" and
"Interview With The Vampire" comes a powerful and disturbing film that,
much like "A Clockwork Orange" (that this film is reminiscent of), may
leave you confused about whether you liked it or not. The film, which
grossed just less than $2 million domestically, gets its R rating for
profanity and violence.
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1998/the_butcher_boy.html)
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"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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"GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939/1998) (Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh) (G)
Drama: A Southern belle (Leigh) pursues the man of her dreams through
and after the civil war, while continually dealing with a charming and
adventurous man (Gable) who has set his sights on her. This new and
digitally restored version of this film only further shows why it's
withstood the test of time as one of the best films ever made. Grossing
around $7 million in its latest rerelease (and nearly $200 million over
the decades -- most when tickets were counted in cents and not dollars),
the film still has its G rating, but should probably be rated PG in this
uncut version for thematic elements (war scenes, a shooting, an off
screen amputation, etc...).
(http://www.screenit.com/movies/1939/gone_with_the_wind.html)
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 11:59:28 -0600 (MDT)
From: The Reporter <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Movie News - 10/22/98
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Jamie Foxx, star of his eponymous sitcom on the
WB network, will fill the shoes of Sean "Puffy" Combs in the role of
a quarterback in Oliver Stone's football picture "Any Given Sunday."
Combs dropped off the Warner Bros. picture recently, citing
scheduling conflicts with his recording career. The rapper/music
mogul also reportedly had difficulty mastering some of the technical
aspects of the role. Foxx will play Willie Beaman, the backup QB
thrown into the limelight to guide his team to the playoffs after the
starting quarterback (Dennis Quaid) gets injured.
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 16:22:38 -0600 (MDT)
From: Scott Renshaw <renshaw@inconnect.com>
Subject: [MV] REVIEW: SOLDIER
SOLDIER
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Jason Isaacs,
Gary Busey, Sean Pertwee.
Screenplay: David Webb Peoples.
Producer: Jerry Weintraub.
Director: Paul Anderson.
MPAA Rating: R (violence, profanity, adult themes)
Running Time: 96 minutes.
Reviewed by Scott Renshaw.
David Webb Peoples has contributed to some of the most compelling
screenplays of recent years. He fashioned haunting visions of the future
in the seminal science fiction film BLADE RUNNER and the psychologically
gripping 12 MONKEYS; he has deconstructed the mythology of heroic violence
in UNFORGIVEN. Peoples has shown a facility for turning genre films into
films of ideas. The specific ideas with which he has concerned himself
held out the hope that SOLDIER might be something more than this week's
disposable bit of whoop-it-up mayhem.
Instead, SOLDIER shows what happens when the writer of BLADE RUNNER
and UNFORGIVEN meets the director of MORTAL KOMBAT and EVENT HORIZON: the
director wins, and we lose. Peoples's script sends us to a near-future
where government soldiers are trained from birth for no other purpose but
battle. One of these soldiers is Todd 3465 (Kurt Russell), a scarred
veteran of multiple wars who has served as the perfect warrior -- no
family, no emotional connections of any kind, no reluctance to obey any
order, no mercy. Unfortunately, he is rendered obsolete when an even more
perfect, genetically-enhanced breed of soldier becomes the new standard.
Left for dead after a display of prowess by new soldier Caine 607 (Jason
Scott Lee), Todd is tossed on the scrap-heap of waste disposal planet
Arcadia 234, where he tries to fit into a society of marooned humans
understandably wary of this new arrival.
I suspect that Peoples's original script focused on how the
functionally anti-social Todd begins to explore human interaction for the
first time. He recuperates in the home of a kindly man named Mace (Sean
Pertwee), begins feeling desire for Mace's wife Sandra (Connie Nielsen),
and bonds with their son Nathan (Russell's own son Wyatt) the only way he
knows how. The prologue depicting Todd's relentless training is an
effective set-up for a story about the psychology of warfare, the
challenges of re-adjusting to civilian life, and whether or not it's
actually better to create a cold killing machine to survive the horrors of
war.
That's not the story director Paul Anderson insists on telling.
Though in his production notes Anderson describes the story as "SHANE in
outer space," he actually makes it much more like RAMBO in outer space.
When the new-breed soldiers arrive on Arcadia for a training exercise led
by the heartless Col. Mekum (Jason Isaacs, wearing a thin moustache so we
_know_ he's dastardly), Todd straps on the artillery, slaps on the
camouflage paint and sets out to tear the new soldiers some new orifices.
The final half-hour generally finds Todd picking off his faceless
adversaries like red-shirts in a "Star Trek" episode, occasionally
interrupted by immense explosions and flying bodies. All this naturally
leads to a climactic mano-a-mano between Todd and Caine in which the
hulking one-eyed terminator becomes evil personified. Never mind that
Caine is a programmed soldier just like Todd himself, and that it would be
much more interesting to sympathize with him than to cheer his inevitable
defeat mindlessly.
There's nothing inherently wrong with black hat/white hat action
adventures where we watch a bit of carnage and root for good to triumph
over evil. The problem is that Anderson pretends SOLDIER is more than
that, offering scenes of Todd perplexed by a tear rolling down his face,
or recoiling at displays of kindness. Moments that might have been
genuinely affecting instead inspire derisive laughter, because Anderson is
far more interested in visceral response than in emotional response.
Ironically, he spends most of the film reveling in dehumanizing violence
instead of showing how dehumanizing violence created his protagonist. I
can't believe that's the story David Webb Peoples wanted to tell, which is
what makes SOLDIER more disappointing than it might otherwise be. He
turned over a smart idea to a director determined to make a dumb movie.
On the Renshaw scale of 0 to 10 soldier's stories: 4.
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:41:56 -0600 (MDT)
From: Scott Renshaw <renshaw@inconnect.com>
Subject: [MV] Correction to review of SOLDIER
Subscribers,
I have been informed that there is a factual error in my review which I
would like to correct. I misunderstood the participation of Russell's son
Wyatt in the film. Wyatt Russell plays Todd in a flashback scene; he does
not play Nathan.
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:04:54 -0700
From: Michael Dequina <michael_jordan@geocities.com>
Subject: [MV] The Movie Report#163, 10/22/98
T H E
M O V I E
R E P O R T
#163
OCTOBER 22, 1998
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M O V I E S
- -_Bride_of_Chucky_
- -_John_Carpenter's_Vampires_
- -_The_Cruise_
- -_Unmade_Beds_
- -_Soldier_
V I D E O
- -_The_Big_Hit_
- -_Hope_Floats_
- -_Species_II_
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N E W R E L E A S E S
Hollywood Hotline Featured Review
_Bride_of_Chucky_ (R) * 1/2
_John_Carpenter's_Vampires_ (R) * 1/2
In 1988, killer doll Chucky made his splash in _Child's_Play_; in 1978,
director John Carpenter burst onto the horror scene with _Halloween_. Ten
and twenty years later, respectively, neither Chucky's novelty nor
Carpenter's horror skill have aged very well, as evidenced by the schlocky
_Bride_of_Chucky_ and _John_Carpenter's_Vampires_.
Unlike eating a box of chocolates, walking into the movie
_Bride_of_Chucky_, you're pretty sure what you're gonna get. For the
fourth film in the _Child's_Play_ franchise, you pay your admission to see
Chucky, the diminutive, redheaded "Good Guy" doll possessed by the spirit
of a dead serial killer, slice and dice his way through a long line of
human victims--no more, no less, all done somewhat tongue-in-cheek but
largely done in the name of a good scare.
How surprising it is, then, to watch _Bride_, which plays less like
another sequel than a Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker sendup of the series. Perhaps
writer Don Mancini (the creator of the series) saw self-parody as the only
way to keep Chucky alive in the irony-drenched post-_Scream_ horror
climate, making free use of self-deprecating dialogue such as "Chucky?
He's so '80s!" The plot itself is a joke, with Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), a
former flame of the incarnate Chucky, becoming Chucky the doll's (voiced by
Brad Dourif) partner in serial murder after her newly-liberated spirit
inhabits a female doll.
All of the added humor, though, does not make _Bride_of_Chucky_ a good
film--just a campy one. For all their irony, post-_Scream_ thrillers, in
the end, are horror films, going after the big scare. _Bride_, however,
makes no attempt to be scary; the scariest thing about it is the fact that
it was directed by the gifted Ronny Yu, who in his native Hong Kong
directed the brilliant 1993 action fantasy _The_Bride_with_White_Hair_. As
gruesome as some of Chucky and Tiffany's murders are (for instance, one
man's face becomes a pincushion for nails), they are too over-the-top to
truly shock. In fact, the film's big problem is just that, being too
over-the-top too much of the time, from the acting (the dreadful Tilly in
particular) to story developments (yes, a doll-doll sex scene is funny, but
_still_...). Even a film called _Bride_of_Chucky_ could use some restraint
and be all the better for it. By the time the film came to its predictable
"twist" ending (hint: what logically follows "_bride_ of..."?), you may eel
like groaning. The audience with whom I saw the film did (and quite
loudly, I might add).
That's all _Bride_of_Chucky_ leaves you with--a groan: a groan that this
tired series may not yet be over; a groan that you blew hard-earned cash to
see it; but most of all, a groan that you've just lost 80-some-odd minutes
of your life that can never be recovered.
More polished technically, but no less groan-worthy, is _Vampires_.
Carpenter obviously has a lot of fun at the helm of this one, staging the
brutally (and, some would argue, excessively) bloody scenes of carnage with
gleeful abandon: blood, bodies, and body parts fly across the screen in
every direction. A great deal of credit goes to the make-up work by the
KNB EFX Group (Robert Kurtzman, Gregory Nicotero, and Howard Berger), which
is convincing and, yes, more than a little repulsive.
So what's the problem? Just about everything else, but mostly Don
Jakoby's odious script, which is based on John Steakley's novel _Vampire$_.
There's no real plot, just vampire slayer Jack Crow (James Woods) hunting
out master vampire Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith), who is after a sacred cross
that will make him and his fellow bloodsuckers, as Crow's priest sidekick
(Tim Guinee) says, "a force unstoppable--unless we stop him!" That line,
which would make the late Ed Wood proud, should tell you all you need to
know about the overall quality of the dialogue.
But the laughable dialogue and lack of plot isn't as problematic as the
uninteresting and unlikable characters. For someone who was raised by the
Catholic church after his parents died when he was young, Jack is awfully
disrespectful, tossing around priests, threatening them with mortal
violence, and frequently flinging F-words at them. Woods's insufferably
smug performance makes the character even more unsavory. In addition to
being anti-Catholic, the film is also terribly misogynist, with female
lead, a Valek-bitten prostitute named Katrina (Sheryl Lee, reduced to
screaming and trembling), constantly getting slapped around and humiliated
by Jack's boorish partner Tony Montoya (Daniel Baldwin, who, quite simply,
sucks--bad pun intended). Even more insulting? Tony eventually falls for
Katrina, and--yep--her with him.
Like _Bride_of_Chucky_, I'm certain a number of _Vampires_'s laughs are
intentional; Carpenter has always displayed an arch sense of humor, and
that comes through in certain scenes, including the ridiculous resolution
scene. But I'm not so sure so much of it was meant to be laughed at; two
women sitting behind me at the screening understandably laughed non-stop.
The most disheartening thing about _Vampires_, however, is not its
campiness, but its lack of scares; it's hard to believe the same man who
made the elegantly creepy (and largely bloodless) classic _Halloween_
directed this piece of schlock. (_John_Carpenter's_Vampires_ opens October
30)
IN BRIEF
_The_Cruise_ (PG-13) ***
_Unmade_Beds_ ** 1/2
After the first five minutes of _The_Cruise_, I wanted to shoot the
documentary's subject, wildly eccentric New York tour bus guide Timothy
"Speed" Levitch. Ceaselessly babbling in a nasal voice just a tad more
listenable than Fran Drescher's, he got on my nerves instantaneously. But
as Bennett Miller's beautifully photographed black-and-white film
progressed, I became fascinated by him. Though ostensibly about his love
affair with every last aspect of the city, _The_Cruise_ gradually reveals
itself to be a most unique character study, where the subject reveals
himself not through the personal information he imparts (there are vague
allusions to a bad relationship with his parents and failed attempts at a
writing career), but all else he talks about--and talk he does, in florid
verbiage that reveals less about objects than his poetic nature.
A little more straightforward on the surface is the dark and depressing
_Unmade_Beds_, which follows four New Yorkers on their never-ending (and
never-successful) quests for true love and happiness. Our subjects: Aimee
Copp, a goodhearted 28-year-old with a weight problem (she weighs 225
pounds) who longs to be married before the big 3-0; Mikey Russo, a
54-year-old struggling screenwriter who is proud of his womanizing past;
40-year-old, 5'4" Michael DeStephano, a bitter but likable guy who more
than reminds of _Seinfeld_'s George Costanza; and, most memorably, Brenda
Monte, a brash, buxom 40-something divorcee who is less interested in love
than a man with deep enough pockets to support her and her 16-year-old
daughter.
But, as I said, _Unmade_Beds_ is only straightforward on the surface.
While these are real people followed over a period of nine months, as the
opening disclaimer says, it is not stated that the happenings onscreen are
fictionalized. Writer-director Nicholas Barker based his script on
extensive interviews with his cast, using their real-life happenings as a
jumping-off point for those in his script. While these people's true
personalities and pain are clearly revealed throughout, sometimes
discomfitingly so (Aimee's pain is most acutely felt), it is that unique
veneer of fiction that makes the film fall short. Instead of enhancing the
real truths that Barker is after, the fiction, appropriately enough,
diminishes any truth he finds; this is especially the case with a late
"plot twist" involving Brenda's fortunes. While _Unmade_Beds_ is
engrossing, engaging viewing, I cannot shake the feeling that it would have
been moreso had I seen the whole truth.
_Soldier_ (R) *
Literally blink, and you'll miss _Soldier_'s lone flash of wit: a fleeting
glimpse of a computer screen listing futuristic supersoldier Todd's (Kurt
Russell) numerous war commendations, among them the "Plissken
Patch"--referring, of course, to Russell's character in John Carpenter's
_Escape_from..._ movies. The rest of this sci-fi actioner is brainless
junk though writer David Webb Peoples and director Paul Anderson serve up
an interesting basic premise. In the future, a select few males are chosen
at birth to be trained their whole life as soldiers, nothing more; veteran
soldier Todd is among the best, if not _the_ best. But when a new
genetically engineered brand of soldier is developed, Todd and his ilk are
rendered obsolete.
From here, the story takes a most uninspired turn. Presumed dead, Todd is
dumped onto a trash dump planet, where he meets up with a peaceful
community of people who look and act like extras from _The_Postman_. For
reasons that are never clear, the new soldiers attack this trash planet,
and the film becomes an outer space _Rambo_, boldly declaring, "I'm gonna
kill 'em all, sir!" Thus ensues much machine gun action and laughable
"emotional" content where Todd finds the humanity within his tough
exterior. It plays even worse than it sounds.
I N C U R R E N T R E L E A S E
(full reviews of the following in past MRs and at the listed URLs)
- -_Antz_ (PG) *** 1/2 <MR#159, 9/25/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#antz
- -_Beloved_ (R) *** <MR#162, 10/16/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#beloved
- -_Clay_Pigeons_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#159, 9/25/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#clay
- -_Happiness_ **** <MR#162, 10/16/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#happiness
- -_Holy_Man_ (PG) * 1/2 <MR#162, 10/16/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#holyman
- -_The_Impostors_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#160, 10/5/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#impostors
- -_Lolita_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#151, 7/24/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt37.html#lolita
- -_The_Mighty_ (PG-13) *** 1/2 <MR#160, 10/5/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#mighty
- -_Next_Stop_Wonderland_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#157, 9/6/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#wonderland
- -_A_Night_at_the_Roxbury_ (PG-13) 1/2* <MR#160, 10/5/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#roxbury
- -_One_True_Thing_ (R) *** <MR#158, 9/17/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#1truething
- -_Pecker_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#153, 8/7/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt37.html#pecker
- -_Permanent_Midnight_ (R) ** <MR#158, 9/17/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#midnight
- -_Practical_Magic_ (PG-13) ** <MR#162, 10/16/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#magic
- -_Reach_the_Rock_ (R) * 1/2 <MR#161, 10/8/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#rock
- -_Ronin_ (R) ** <MR#158, 9/17/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#ronin
- -_Rounders_ (R) *** <MR#157, 9/6/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#rounders
- -_Rush_Hour_ (PG-13) ** 1/2 <MR#159, 9/25/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#rush
- -_Saving_Private_Ryan_ (R) **** <MR#151, 7/24/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt37.html#ryan
- -_Simon_Birch_ (PG) ** 1/2 <MR#157, 9/17/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#simon
- -_Slums_of_Beverly_Hills_ (R) ** 1/2 <MR#155, 8/20/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt38.html#slums
- -_There's_Something_About_Mary_ (R) *** 1/2 <MR#150, 7/10/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt36.html#mary
- -_Urban_Legend_ (R) ** <MR#159, 9/25/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt39.html#urban
- -_What_Dreams_May_Come_ (PG-13) *** 1/2 <MR#160, 10/5/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#dreams
- -_Without_Limits_ (PG-13) *** <MR#156, 8/28/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt38.html#limits
- -_Your_Friends_&_Neighbors_ (R) *** 1/2 <MR#154, 8/13/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt38.html#friends
F U T U R E F I L M S
- -_American_History_X_ (R) *** <MR#162, 10/16/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#historyx
(October 28)
- -_Elizabeth_ (R) *** 1/2 <MR#162, 10/16/98>
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#elizabeth
(November 6)
O N T H E H O R I Z O N
OPENED WEDNESDAY, 10/21
_Slam_ (R) ****
Full review in MR#160, 10/5/98; and at:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#slam
Making its Los Angeles bow this week while continuing in New York is Marc
Levin's searing drama about a young man (Saul Williams) in Washington D.C.
who learns to transcend his crime-ridden surroundings through the power of
poetry.
FRIDAY
_The_Alarmist_ (R)
Dark comedy about a young alarm salesman (David Arquette), his con man
boss (Stanley Tucci), and the widow (Kate Capshaw) he falls for.
_Apt_Pupil_ (R) *** 1/2
Full review in MR#161, 10/8/98; and at:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#pupil
Bryan Singer directed this chilling adaptation of the Stephen King novella
in which a curious teen (Brad Renfro) engages in a dangerous game of
emotional blackmail with an in-hiding Nazi war criminal (Ian McKellen).
_The_Cruise_ (PG-13) *** <see above review>
This fascinating documentary about eccentric New York tour bus guide
Timothy "Speed" Levitch opens in the Big Apple this week.
_La_Separation_
A couple (Isabelle Huppert and Daniel Auteuil) reexamine their
relationship in this French drama.
_Life_Is_Beautiful_(La_Vita_E_Bella)_ (PG-13) ****
Full review in MR#162, 10/16/98; and at:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#vitabella
Co-writer/director/star Roberto Benigni's funny and poignant comedy of
hope and survival, improbably set against the backdrop of a Nazi
concentration camp.
_Orgazmo_ (NC-17)
After the disaster that was _BASEketball_, _South_Park_ creators Trey
Parker and Matt Stone make another go at big screen success with this
comedy about a Mormon preacher (Parker, who also wrote and directed) who
becomes a porn star.
_Pleasantville_ (PG-13) *** 1/2
Full review in MR#162, 10/16/98; and at:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt40.html#pleasantville
Exceedingly clever comedy/fantasy in which two teen siblings (Tobey
Maguire and Reese Witherspoon) in the '90s find themselves transported into
a black-and-white '50s sitcom world. Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Jeff
Daniels, and Don Knotts also star for writer-director Gary Ross.
_Soldier_ (R) * <see above review>
Laughable sci-fi actioner in which a supersoldier (Kurt Russell) protects
the people of a trash dump planet from some evil ubersoldiers.
_Unmade_Beds_ ** 1/2 <see above review>
Fascinating, if sometimes unconvincing, "fictional documentary" which
follows four New Yorkers in their mostly-true pursuit of love.
~~~
=>V I D E O<=
N E W T H I S W E E K
_The_Big_Hit_ (R) ** 1/2
Full review in MR#139, 4/23/98; and at:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt32.html#bighit
Rent or buy at Reel.com:
http://www.reel.com/cgi-bin/nph-session.exe?COBRAND=MRBR&OBJECT=moviepage.as
p?MMID=41067
Uneven action comedy about a group of hitmen (Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond
Phillips, Bokeem Woodbine, and Antonio Sabato Jr.) who unwittingly kidnap
their boss's (Avery Brooks) goddaughter (China Chow) for ransom. (Columbia
TriStar Home Video)
_Hope_Floats_ (PG-13) **
Full review in MR#145, 6/4/98; and at:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt35.html#hope
Rent or buy at Reel.com:
http://www.reel.com/cgi-bin/nph-session.exe?COBRAND=MRBR&OBJECT=moviepage.as
p?MMID=41419
This weepy, TV-movie-like melodrama about a single mom (Sandra Bullock)
attempting to rebuild her life in her small Texas hometown should feel
right at home on the small screen. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
_Species_II_ (R) *
Full review in MR#138, 4/16/98; and at:
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/mrbrown/movierpt32.html#species2
Rent or buy at Reel.com:
http://www.reel.com/cgi-bin/nph-session.exe?COBRAND=MRBR&OBJECT=moviepage.as
p?MMID=41017
This cheesy sequel to the cheesy 1995 sci-fi yarn once again has Michael
Madsen and Marg Helgenberger on the trail of a libinous alien/human hybrid
(this time Justin Lazard) on a breeding/killing spree. The original's
alien, Natasha Henstridge, is also back, as a clone of her character in the
first film. (MGM/UA Home Video)
~~~
=>N E X T W E E K<=
More reviews, including:
- -_Living_Out_Loud_
- -_The_Siege_
'til then...
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