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• Urban Cowboy - Troutbum 17:17:51 12/21/04 (2)
  In Reply to: John Travolta posted by PdL on December 21, 2004 at 05:33:04:

  I quite liked this. ESpecially liked the guy who played the villain, Wes Hightower. Kinda corny at times, but still like to watch it once in awhile.
  
  

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  • Scott Glenn was the heavy and it made his career. nt - tinear 05:06:02 12/22/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Urban Cowboy posted by Troutbum on December 21, 2004 at 17:17:51:

    sfhbv
    
    

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  • Re: Urban Cowboy + Carrie (both good!) (nt) - grinagog 20:09:46 12/21/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Urban Cowboy posted by Troutbum on December 21, 2004 at 17:17:51:

    Grins
    
    

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• Best, "Saturday Night Fever." Worst, "Staying Alive" (nt) - Jon L 15:41:11 12/21/04 (0)
  In Reply to: John Travolta posted by PdL on December 21, 2004 at 05:33:04:

  nt
  
  

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• "Face Off" is one of his best, besides "Pulp Fiction" of course...(nt) - mkuller 11:01:12 12/21/04 (0)
  In Reply to: John Travolta posted by PdL on December 21, 2004 at 05:33:04:

  (nt)
  
  

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• how about 'Swordfish'...........nt - Rich Jura 07:26:53 12/21/04 (0)
  In Reply to: John Travolta posted by PdL on December 21, 2004 at 05:33:04:

  nt
  
  

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• I love John - Victor Khomenko 06:56:02 12/21/04 (5)
  In Reply to: John Travolta posted by PdL on December 21, 2004 at 05:33:04:

  He is an under-rated actor, but also an interesting person... heck, who else has a 707 parked in his backyard, with a Lear jet on the side?

  I thought the Civil Action was OK, not great. Of course many would consider the Pulp Fiction his finest hour.
  

  
  
  
  

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  • Re: His finest hour - rico 08:46:18 12/21/04 (4)
    In Reply to: I love John posted by Victor Khomenko on December 21, 2004 at 06:56:02:

    I thinkit's this summer's "Ladder 49".
    
    

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    • Re: His worst hour - Jeff Starrs 12:47:06 12/21/04 (3)
      In Reply to: Re: His finest hour posted by rico on December 21, 2004 at 08:46:18:

      must have been Battlefield Earth.
      
      

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      • hour(s) plural - kanesays 09:50:03 12/22/04 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: His worst hour posted by Jeff Starrs on December 21, 2004 at 12:47:06:

        I can't look past the 'Look Who's Talking' trilogy. I'll watch 'Battlefield Earth' time and again over the above dreck.

        John still has that charm that is classic in nature, he's both tough and vulnerable. And I need to see Blow-Out again.
        
        

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      • Did that production have Scientology connections? * - mr grits 16:45:42 12/21/04 (1)
        In Reply to: Re: His worst hour posted by Jeff Starrs on December 21, 2004 at 12:47:06:

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        ( huh? )
        
        

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        • Re: From a book by Ron L. Hubbard... - Jeff Starrs 22:39:54 12/21/04 (0)
          In Reply to: Did that production have Scientology connections? * posted by mr grits on December 21, 2004 at 16:45:42:

          ...by far the worst Sci-Fi author of all time, IMHO.
          
          

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• Re: "Blow Out" - rico 05:45:14 12/21/04 (4)
  In Reply to: John Travolta posted by PdL on December 21, 2004 at 05:33:04:

  This de Palma film pays homage to both "Blow Up" and "The Conversation".
  
  

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  • Until Pulp, Blow Out was his finest hour (and he~s had quite a few). nt - tinear 05:07:15 12/22/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: "Blow Out" posted by rico on December 21, 2004 at 05:45:14:

    adfhg
    
    

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  • Re: "Blow Out" - TA 14:53:48 12/21/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: "Blow Out" posted by rico on December 21, 2004 at 05:45:14:

    Also Hitchcock ... just about every de Palma film borrows shots from Hitch, even something like Mission Impossible.

    Part of the fun (for me) of watching a de Palma film is seeing scenes that make me go, "Oooh, I know I saw that shot in a Hitch movie somewhere."

    Blow Out has my favorite use of the famous "De Palma Pan" because it's done in a scene involving reel-to-reel tapes that also spin round and round. (That particular scene uses Hitch's god's eye shot to boot, too!).
    
    "HO, HO, HO!" - Santa Claus
    
    

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  • Yes - agreed, although I like Blow Out better than the Conversation. - PdL 05:47:46 12/21/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: "Blow Out" posted by rico on December 21, 2004 at 05:45:14:

    Funny - I also watched Carlito's Way about 2 weeks ago. I think dePalma directed that one also?

    
    
    

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    • Re: Yes - agreed, although I like Blow Out better than the Conversation. - TA 14:46:06 12/21/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Yes - agreed, although I like Blow Out better than the Conversation. posted by PdL on December 21, 2004 at 05:47:46:

      Join the Brian de Palma fan club here!!!!! I think I'm the ONLY member on this Film board through.

      Tarrentino attributes Blow Out to his wanting John Travolta to act in Pulp Fiction. Watch Dressed to Kill and let me know what you think.

      Yes, de Palma directed Carlito's Way, which does come across as a lesser version of Scarface (another Pacino/de Palma film), and de Palma would top his own Grand Central chase in Carlito's Way when he did the Untouchables. I love Sean Penn as the dirty lawyer in Carlito's Way. Totally smarmy!
      
      "HO, HO, HO!" - Santa Claus
      
      

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