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Posted by tina on June 22, 2001, at 14:40:14
In reply to Re: Movies ... Ontario, posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 13:32:24
I loved Drop Dead Fred. "What's up snotface??" And when Phoebe Cates bought the dress...."ooh, you look like a big bruise" It was hilarious.
I'm in the wonderful capital city of Canada, home of Jean Cretien, Ottawa! And it's raining cats and dogs here. I love it!the one about mountain climbers....Do you mean 'Vertical Limit'? I didn't like it either.
tina> "Drop dead Fred" is one of my favourites. I don't know if I've seen "Saviour," I'll check it out. We should keep a thread going on movies.
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> The new one about the mountain climbers was a bomb in my opinion.
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> Tina, North or South?
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> Northern Willow
Posted by AKC on June 22, 2001, at 14:46:11
In reply to AKC ... ?, posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 14:36:09
I am a very proud 36 year old (yes!) watcher of Buffy - one of the most underrated shows on tv. Willow has become one of the strongest feminine roles I believe ever portrayed (the recent season ender really demonstrated that). I think you will like her alot!
Posted by tina on June 22, 2001, at 15:36:42
In reply to Re: AKC ... ? » Willow, posted by AKC on June 22, 2001, at 14:46:11
It's one of my fav shows. I like tv that portrays women in strong roles and leadership roles.
> I am a very proud 36 year old (yes!) watcher of Buffy - one of the most underrated shows on tv. Willow has become one of the strongest feminine roles I believe ever portrayed (the recent season ender really demonstrated that). I think you will like her alot!
Posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 18:10:10
In reply to Re: AKC ... ?LOVE Buffy , posted by tina on June 22, 2001, at 15:36:42
My daughter and babysitter have watched it for years. Once in awhile I catch myself watching, but I don't know the characters and my daughter gets annoyed when I keep asking whats going on. She told me that Willow is some type of witch.
Regarding "FRED" one of my favourite parts: "Ow my head, my head!" It's the only show that I can watch over again. It does come on TV now. My brother and his wife didn't like it. They're probably more like the mother.
Yes the show was Vertical Limit. So it gets two thumbs DOWN.
Willow
Posted by geekUK on June 22, 2001, at 18:29:24
In reply to LOVE Buffy , posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 18:10:10
I have always wondered if your name comes from that show.
willow is cool as fk.
although youneed to suspend beleif sections of your brain to watch it and enjoy it. Its cool.
Posted by AKC on June 22, 2001, at 19:13:37
In reply to Movies ..., posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 7:41:07
Now what started as a movie thread, and I got us off onto tv and Buffy. So, I'll go back to the original post - about movies.
I got in the mail the DVD version of one of my all time favorites - and oldie but very great movie - "The Lion in Winter" with Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. I am amazed at the improved quality of sound and picture in the DVD version.
I just love this movie. First of all - a strong female lead (you are probably catching a theme with me about now!). But the dialogue - especially between King Henry and Queen Eleanor - is incredible. One scene late in the movie has the two in the wine cellar - Henry had banished his sons and Eleanor there for treason, though he has just released the sons. Henry is comforting Eleanor. They have been enemies of sorts for years and Eleanor has been his prisoner. Anyway, Eleanor starts smiling. Henry says something like, "We are in the celler, you are going back to prison, my life is wasted, we have lost each other, yet you smile." Eleanor replies, "It is how I register despair."
I had someone say to me once that I couldn't be "too" depressed because I could laugh and smile. He needed to see this movie and hear that line.
If you have never seen this movie, it is a classic.
Posted by Cam W. on June 22, 2001, at 22:00:28
In reply to Re: AKC ... ?LOVE Buffy , posted by tina on June 22, 2001, at 15:36:42
Ah,...that show bites! < snicker > - Cam
> It's one of my fav shows. I like tv that portrays women in strong roles and leadership roles.
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> > I am a very proud 36 year old (yes!) watcher of Buffy - one of the most underrated shows on tv. Willow has become one of the strongest feminine roles I believe ever portrayed (the recent season ender really demonstrated that). I think you will like her alot!
Posted by tina on June 23, 2001, at 9:09:44
In reply to Re: AKC ... ?LOVE Buffy » tina, posted by Cam W. on June 22, 2001, at 22:00:28
I will sit for hours on end watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies.
I love anything black and white.
My fav movie of all time is a little known flick called Stagedoor with Ginger Rogers and Katherine Hepburn. Love it,love it, love it.
There is a suicide in it though so it has it's sad moments. Don't watch it in a serious depressed mood.> Ah,...that show bites! < snicker > - Cam
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> > It's one of my fav shows. I like tv that portrays women in strong roles and leadership roles.
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> > > I am a very proud 36 year old (yes!) watcher of Buffy - one of the most underrated shows on tv. Willow has become one of the strongest feminine roles I believe ever portrayed (the recent season ender really demonstrated that). I think you will like her alot!
Posted by kiddo on June 23, 2001, at 11:37:26
In reply to Re: AKC ...Back to movies then , posted by tina on June 23, 2001, at 9:09:44
I have several favorites:
The most recent I've watched it "What Women Want", I thought it was great, Mel Gibson walking by and hearing what women really think, vs how men take it. I think it's a must see for anyone (not for kids though-I'm really strict on that though.)
Another one was "Pay it Forward". I really like Kevin Spacey, however, it was sad in the end, I would have changed that part. I'm a sap for the "Ends happily ever after".
My all time favorite is "Prince of Tides" with Nick Nolte and Barbara Streisand. I don't care for her singing, and she doesn't in this one. I just loved this movie, and watch it when I need to cry and can't. Anyone will tell you that I don't cry, regardless of the movie, yet this one is the only one that can do that to me.
Just my $0.25 worth (inflation you know.....)
Kiddo
> I will sit for hours on end watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies.
> I love anything black and white.
> My fav movie of all time is a little known flick called Stagedoor with Ginger Rogers and Katherine Hepburn. Love it,love it, love it.
> There is a suicide in it though so it has it's sad moments. Don't watch it in a serious depressed mood.
Posted by Willow on June 23, 2001, at 12:42:10
In reply to Back to movies then , posted by kiddo on June 23, 2001, at 11:37:26
Is this movie appropriate for the family to watch? Can children watch it?
Willow
Posted by kiddo on June 23, 2001, at 12:55:27
In reply to Pay it Forward, posted by Willow on June 23, 2001, at 12:42:10
> Is this movie appropriate for the family to watch? Can children watch it?
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> WillowThere is one makeout/bedroom scene I didn't let my daughter (9) watch, other than that, I don't recall having any problems with it. It does deal with drug abuse/alcoholism, but that isn't something I censor from my daughter.
Posted by kazoo on June 24, 2001, at 0:47:27
In reply to Movies ..., posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 7:41:07
> "Cast Away" ...
On viewing the above, impromptu and spontaneous narcolepsy.
Not only did I fall asleep, but started snoring as well, with several jabs to the ribs to bring me back to VISTAVISON reality.Mr. Fagelson, if you're reading this, here is the perfect answer to your insomnia. No wonder it didn't win any OSCARS.
Besides, I'm near-tired of the near-perfect Hanks.
(a critical) kazoo
Posted by Rach on June 24, 2001, at 1:21:23
In reply to Re: Movies ... and other sleep aids » Willow, posted by kazoo on June 24, 2001, at 0:47:27
Buffy has to be one of my fav shows on TV. I love it.
As for movies. Hmm...I always find these things so hard to decide.
I love Singing in the Rain. The snort on the couch makes me crack up.
Baz Lurhmann's Romeo & Juliet, and also Moulin Rouge. I love the absolute fantasy in those movies.
Run Lola Run. Definately a movie to make you think. Haven't seen it in awhile, actually, so I might have to borrow it out soon.
That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure I'll send this message and suddenly think of hundreds more.
Posted by tina on June 24, 2001, at 8:22:58
In reply to Re: Movies ... and Buffy, posted by Rach on June 24, 2001, at 1:21:23
Nice to see you Rach.
been missing ya
tina> Buffy has to be one of my fav shows on TV. I love it.
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> As for movies. Hmm...I always find these things so hard to decide.
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> I love Singing in the Rain. The snort on the couch makes me crack up.
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> Baz Lurhmann's Romeo & Juliet, and also Moulin Rouge. I love the absolute fantasy in those movies.
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> Run Lola Run. Definately a movie to make you think. Haven't seen it in awhile, actually, so I might have to borrow it out soon.
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> That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure I'll send this message and suddenly think of hundreds more.
Posted by Cass on June 24, 2001, at 10:19:35
In reply to Re: Movies ... and Buffy » Rach, posted by tina on June 24, 2001, at 8:22:58
I just saw "The Man Who Cried" with Kate Blanchet, Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp and John Turturo. It was extremely well acted, and it is full of wonderful music. I loved it.
Posted by Willow on June 24, 2001, at 11:09:41
In reply to Re: Movies ... and other sleep aids » Willow, posted by kazoo on June 24, 2001, at 0:47:27
> Besides, I'm near-tired of the near-perfect Hanks.
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> (a green?) kazooWhere do you disappear to? Off visiting the morgues?
Which movies do you recommend, Critic?
Very Green Willow
Posted by Willow on July 3, 2001, at 22:42:08
In reply to Movies ..., posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 7:41:07
Two good dramas ...
"Before and After" (Meryl Streep) probably on the 99 cent aisle, which makes it better.
"Pledge" (Jack Nicholson) One alot of us can probably relate to. Let me know what you think?
Willow
Posted by dove on July 5, 2001, at 17:29:00
In reply to Re: Movies ..., posted by Willow on July 3, 2001, at 22:42:08
I haven't connected with anyone in a while, but this subject provides some much needed literal conversation :o)
"The Pledge" was a moving drama on a couple of fronts, and pleasantly surprised me with a non-Hollywood ending. Although, that doesn't mean the movie's conclusion was bad or good (don't want to ruin it for anyone). It had some painful moments and some very lonesome and unnoticed victorious moments, and should not be viewed with the "...everything is beautiful" or "...they all lived happily ever after" mentality. It's a realistic film with real people faces and real people behavior and that's not always a very happy sight.
"Magnolia" is a difficult and challenging flick. However, it moved me so greatly that I am still compelled to ponder the true path of redemption and renewal in light of this film. This is a long flick, but if you can get beyond all the window-dressings you will find a movie so incredibly deep, portraying humanity and the human psyches in its intrinsic failures and victories, fragility and tyrannicalness, mortality and divinity, morality and godlessness, and the foreshadowing of past, present and future. What we hold on to is so important, the "stuff" we hold close to our hearts, as well as the "stuff" we throw away without a second glance. It drove me to look blatantly and truthfully at my own life, my own pain, my own patterns of behavior and thought, and where all these things originate. I am still working through it :o)
"**Requiem for a Dream**" was an incredibly mind-blowingly intense and heartbreaking movie, I could hardly stay in my seat and stave off my jerking hiccupping sobs to watch it. Tears, unbidden flowed down my cheeks as I watched what people do to themselves, just one little choice to go around corner "A" results in many more disastrous choices such as following "B" Street and turning left.
This is the absolute *BEST* anti-drug movie I have ever seen, *ever*!!! It is a real drug addiction flick, with positively *no* preaching, and we're talking OTC pills, DX Pills, Illegal, Legit, everything and anything that puts the human heart into dire bondage. The movie portrays a family and their close friends, which can be mere unsympathetic acquaintances, childhood friends, or lovers. Rapidly the film dives into the characters' deepest and darkest corners, and there you discover that these people are very much like lots of other people. They want attention, affection, bonding, dreams, achievements, love, and acceptance; all those things most intimate and impelling to our own hearts.
I highly recommend this film to those emotionally able to handle the very grave and perilous journey this film embarks on, and I would add the same precaution to "Magnolia" as well.
Keep talking everyone, I've missed you all so much!!!
dove
Posted by Noa on July 5, 2001, at 18:53:41
In reply to Tom Kazoo, posted by Willow on June 24, 2001, at 11:09:41
Memento! It is very well crafted, challenging and entertaining to boot. I even saw it twice--a rare move for me.
It is about a guy with retrograde amnesia--he can't make any new memories. He is out searching for the guy who killed his wife.
This movie really gets you thinking.
I actually liked Cast Away a lot, although I recognize some weaknesses. Had they consulted me, I would have done some editing around the bridge back to civilization--a lot of it was entirely unnecessary and of course, made the thing way too long. But the acting was fantastic (sorry, Kazoo) and (aside from the parts I would edit out) it was very engaging for me.As for classics---how about To Kill a Mockingbird? One of my favorite books as well as movies.
I also have on tape Great Expectations--probably circa 1930's or 40's. I have a tradition of watching it when I am sick in bed. Don't know why, but it's comforting.
And for a good cynical romp: After Hours. It is a Scorcese film starring Griffin Dunne as a guy who gets lost in Soho (NY). Essentially about how complex and dangerous human relationships can be. Very funny dark humor. Also features Rosanna Arquette. Cameos by lots of fun folks, including Teri Garr and Cheech and Chong.
Last year I rented Mystery, Alaska--it was great! Quirky little movie about a quirky little town.
And of course, there are all those quirky Australian comedies about funny, dysfunctional families. Muriel's Wedding, Soft Fruit, Rosalie Goes Shopping, etc.
Posted by Cass on July 6, 2001, at 0:46:22
In reply to Re: Wanna see a really cool flic?, posted by Noa on July 5, 2001, at 18:53:41
> Memento! It is very well crafted, challenging and entertaining to boot. I even saw it twice--a rare move for me.
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Memento!!! How truly original that movie was. It kept you thinking the whole time. It was suspenseful and satisfying. I loved it.
Posted by Noa on July 6, 2001, at 9:15:35
In reply to Re: Wanna see a really cool flic? » Noa, posted by Cass on July 6, 2001, at 0:46:22
> Memento!!! How truly original that movie was. It kept you thinking the whole time. It was suspenseful and satisfying. I loved it.
I even went to try to find out if the short story by Jonathan Nolan was published because I would love to read it. Haven't found it yet.
Posted by PaulB on July 6, 2001, at 13:23:04
In reply to Re: Wanna see a really cool flic?, posted by Noa on July 6, 2001, at 9:15:35
> > Memento!!! How truly original that movie was. It kept you thinking the whole time. It was suspenseful and satisfying. I loved it.
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> I even went to try to find out if the short story by Jonathan Nolan was published because I would love to read it. Haven't found it yet.Yeah it was good. Let me just check that it was the one with the guy who couldnt remember anything after it happened and the film worked backwards. If so, I liked the twist where you found out that Natalie was against him after they had had a row and he hit her. He then thinks she had been beaten up by her boyfriend when he sees her sitting in her car but she hasnt gone anywhere at all, just waited a few minutes after their row. Wasnt such a nice gesture to offer him that free beer either was it in the pub!!!
Posted by wisher on July 6, 2001, at 18:21:49
In reply to Re: Wanna see a really cool flic?, posted by PaulB on July 6, 2001, at 13:23:04
Hey, I just located the short story! It was published by Esquire magazine and is online at their site:
http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/001323_mfr_memento_1.html
Not only that, but (of course) an entire online cult following has sprung up. I discovered this by reading some letters writtent to Salon.com about an article on the movie. Long discussions speculating on all aspects of the film. People even used video to look closely at the documents in Leonard's police file, and there is lots of discussion about the contents.
In addition, the official memento site
now has a "clipping" of a news article about the character--you have to take a look.
I don't know if the memento site has been posting different clues, etc. but this is so fascinating.
Apparently the character in the story (and in the newspaper article) had been a patient in a psychiatric hospital. Hmmm....
But I am so glad I didn't see any of this before seeing the film--it would have ruined it for me, I think.
Have to read more of the salon article.
Posted by noa on July 6, 2001, at 18:52:16
In reply to Re: Wanna see a really cool flic?, posted by wisher on July 6, 2001, at 18:21:49
Oh my. Thanks. There is a lot to read now.
Posted by annalaura on July 7, 2001, at 4:12:05
In reply to Movies ..., posted by Willow on June 22, 2001, at 7:41:07
> "Two Shades of Blue" a twisted mystery.
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> "Billy Elliot" a British show, funny and emotional. One the guys will like too.
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> "Cast Away" good for the whole family, not the really young ones though. WILSON ...
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> Maybe I should change my name to Wilson.
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> Willow
I used to love Blade Runner and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (been watching them hundreds of times).
As far as recent movies are concerned i liked "Hurricane" and "Jean d'Arc" by Luc Besson (Milla Jovovich Jean d'Arc interpretation was astounding).
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