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• Suzanne Pleshette 1937-2008 - Duilawyer 00:48:03 01/20/08 (4)
  • Fabulous actress - will be missed. ~t - mpathus 16:57:34 01/20/08 (0)
  • That's a shame. - late 09:18:53 01/20/08 (1)
    • Me too. nt - Duilawyer 09:22:44 01/20/08 (0)
  • RE: The Birds----- - patrickU 07:01:59 01/20/08 (0)
• Worst acting for 2007 on a screener - Duilawyer 08:39:28 01/19/08 (8)
  • Mucho disagree, he was nominated for a GG as supporting actor in the Jesse James movie this year. * - mr grits 09:48:12 01/19/08 (7)
    • How can you disagree when you're not discussing the same performance? - tinear 11:03:52 01/19/08 (6)
      • He was playing.... - afilado 19:25:35 01/19/08 (1)
        • Agree. * - mr grits 07:04:17 01/20/08 (0)
      • my point exactly. And his wimpy voice makes him unbelievable - Duilawyer 16:07:41 01/19/08 (0)
      • I praised GBG here as well. He may be better than his bro...... - mr grits 13:02:36 01/19/08 (1)
        • Exactly, he doesn't look like a PI, at all. His brother infinitely was - tinear 05:21:26 01/20/08 (0)
      • "That must be Casey Affleck, because no actor this bad would get that part unless his brother made the movie." - sjb 11:39:13 01/19/08 (0)
• Netflix direct broadcasts..... - mr grits 06:47:42 01/18/08 (0)
• Rewatched "Cars" with new TV and 5.1 ... WOW - kvk 12:47:18 01/17/08 (3)
  • Bigger is better. - Harmonia 21:28:18 01/22/08 (0)
  • Crap... I must be missing something... I've the Blu-ray version which is still shrinkwrapped.... - oscar 18:35:15 01/17/08 (0)
  • I've watched it ... - dwill123 14:29:06 01/17/08 (0)
• OT - Comanche Moon - M3 lover 10:16:17 01/17/08 (7)
  • But we learned why the Indians lost - DWPC 13:05:30 01/18/08 (0)
  • Totally agree - Troutbum 11:27:52 01/18/08 (0)
  • Had me rooting for the Indians... - mpathus 18:06:31 01/17/08 (0)
  • RE: Not a fan of prequels - jtkarma 17:26:10 01/17/08 (0)
  • Badly written and acted - Jim Austin 11:23:22 01/17/08 (2)
    • A-friggin-men. Neither of the leads gives you any sense that - powermatic 11:52:55 01/17/08 (1)
      • Agree that this was one big stinker . . . - townsend 19:03:44 01/18/08 (0)
• Ouch. - Duilawyer 09:27:11 01/17/08 (20)
  • RE: Ouch. - Analog Scott 21:22:04 01/19/08 (1)
    • Absolutely. - Harmonia 21:33:23 01/22/08 (0)
  • We are ignoring one of the greatest romantic cosmetics: the light switch. * - mr grits 10:07:38 01/18/08 (1)
    • 'ludes. From what I have heard. nt - Duilawyer 08:40:09 01/19/08 (0)
  • I thought most of 'em looked pretty darn good. - sjb 15:34:28 01/17/08 (1)
    • RE: Agree, and - Dave-A 07:07:47 01/21/08 (0)
  • Nobody take a hit like Diaz. * - mr grits 14:38:31 01/17/08 (1)
    • followed by Harrison Ford. nt * - Duilawyer 14:50:28 01/20/08 (0)
  • This is precisely what I was referring to... - jamesgarvin 14:29:48 01/17/08 (6)
    • Movie cameras and still photo ones radically are - tinear 10:50:46 01/18/08 (3)
      • RE: Movie cameras and still photo ones radically are - jamesgarvin 15:50:18 01/18/08 (2)
        • Reasoning isn't your strong point, is it? - tinear 04:47:08 01/19/08 (1)
          • Reading comprehension? - jamesgarvin 07:38:32 01/21/08 (0)
    • Don't believe everything...that... - TWB 15:30:24 01/17/08 (1)
      • You mean the WHOLE grain?nt - jamesgarvin 16:44:46 01/17/08 (0)
  • BTW: I think Drew looks fine. - Duilawyer 13:30:04 01/17/08 (1)
    • Agree about Eva - Road Warrior 07:31:23 01/18/08 (0)
  • EVERYONE and EVERYTHING...benefits from a fresh coat of paint.... - TWB 10:55:50 01/17/08 (2)
    • Who is that?* - Rod H. 12:23:59 01/17/08 (1)
      • On a better day.... - TWB 13:14:54 01/17/08 (0)
• There Will Be Blood - Tony D. 17:03:42 01/16/08 (3)
  • Sorry, I didn't care much for it... - mkuller 10:56:33 01/21/08 (0)
  • RE: Article and shooting script link - jtkarma 21:28:11 01/17/08 (0)
  • Yup, Lewis was totally convincing. - Road Warrior 17:21:45 01/16/08 (0)
• You like "noir?" Immediately get, "Out of the Past." Considered - tinear 16:42:47 01/16/08 (3)
  • one of the greatest movie lines... - tunenut 21:40:04 01/19/08 (0)
  • Oh yeahhhhhh...I've seen it twice in the past six months, and if it - musetap 15:02:17 01/18/08 (0)
  • RE: You like "noir?" Immediately get, "Out of the Past." Considered - Rod H. 12:16:13 01/17/08 (0)
• Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl (the first). - grantv 12:27:13 01/16/08 (6)
  • The first one was fun - padreken 10:51:25 01/18/08 (0)
  • RE: Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl (the first). - DWPC 11:38:58 01/17/08 (0)
  • FWIW I liked the the other P of C flicks.. Not as good, of course, but fun all the same (nt) - late 02:34:11 01/17/08 (0)
  • RE: Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl (the first). - tinear 18:35:01 01/16/08 (0)
  • RE: Pirates of the Caribbean, Curse of the Black Pearl (the first). - musetap 13:32:21 01/16/08 (1)
    • The first "Pirates" (I) was fun, but "At Worlds End" (III)... - mpathus 18:14:04 01/16/08 (0)
• Hmmm....Just saw The Golden Compass.....I'm not sure why.... - TWB 14:38:32 01/15/08 (12)
  • Beyond me too. - Harmonia 20:57:20 01/15/08 (10)
    • Do Studio Execs not look at a person's credentials?.......I mean LOOK @ the guy's resume..... - TWB 23:37:12 01/15/08 (9)
      • RE: Do Studio Execs not look at a person's credentials?.......I mean LOOK @ the guy's resume..... - Analog Scott 09:57:21 01/16/08 (5)
        • Yes of course but... - Harmonia 19:17:00 01/16/08 (4)
          • Someone like Chris Columbus or Martin Campbell would have been better choices IMO.... - TWB 19:46:24 01/16/08 (3)
            • Would have been a trip if Terry Gilliam had directed it.(nt) - Ears 16:04:52 01/17/08 (0)
            • Horrors!!!!!! - Harmonia 03:03:16 01/17/08 (1)
              • Well....I see we agree on one thing...and that is that Weir would have been... - TWB 07:58:35 01/17/08 (0)
      • "and the movie industry wonders why box office numbers are low!!!!! " - sjb 07:07:11 01/16/08 (0)
      • Where were the producers during production? Did they not see this coming? * - mr grits 06:12:25 01/16/08 (0)
      • Apparently he lobbied hard for the job. - Harmonia 00:22:36 01/16/08 (0)
  • I nearly felt asleep and I doubt it will ever be the triology as planned..... - mr grits 15:59:53 01/15/08 (0)
• Want to be truly scared w/out gore? "The Orphanage," directed - tinear 14:02:49 01/15/08 (6)
  • Agreed, wonderful ghost story for smart people. But Guillermo del Toro didn't direct. - Harmonia 20:50:46 01/15/08 (2)
    • Sorry! Yup, del Toro produced but... my only quibble is he placed HIS - tinear 04:39:56 01/16/08 (1)
      • Yes, indeed I have seen them. - Harmonia 19:07:38 01/16/08 (0)
  • Is it dubbed or subbed? The previews here were edited without dialog...... - mr grits 16:01:21 01/15/08 (2)
    • Subtitled, natch. - Harmonia 20:54:09 01/15/08 (1)
      • I'm a Netflix subtitle nut so I'll see it now. * - mr grits 06:13:33 01/16/08 (0)
• Charlie WIlson's War - Duilawyer 10:24:03 01/15/08 (16)
  • RE: Charlie WIlson's War - fantja 23:40:06 02/05/16 (0)
  • RE: Charlie WIlson's War - stan2 11:02:31 02/03/16 (0)
  • Actually seemed to be right on point - Road Warrior 17:33:51 01/16/08 (2)
    • Hell... forget the story, directing, acting, presentation, etc (though I liked them all)... - sjb 22:06:31 01/16/08 (0)
    • Agreed; History Channel primer helped... - mpathus 18:46:06 01/16/08 (0)
  • Sorry, but I beg to differ. If this were a fictional character and story, you might have a point, ... - Audiophilander 11:30:52 01/15/08 (10)
    • Agreed. The fact that this was based on a true story made it fascinating... - oscar 07:33:04 01/17/08 (0)
    • I loved it .nt - late 16:11:26 01/16/08 (0)
    • I kind of agree with you...afterall all the women were from Texas. * - mr grits 13:22:09 01/15/08 (0)
    • I gotta agree and then some - Analog Scott 11:59:48 01/15/08 (5)
      • Gotta ask...you saw all of the above and liked none?..... - TWB 14:22:16 01/15/08 (4)
        • RE: Gotta ask...you saw all of the above and liked none?..... - Analog Scott 19:33:59 01/15/08 (3)
          • Do you normally like the Coen Brothers better efforts? - Harmonia 21:04:23 01/15/08 (2)
            • RE: Do you normally like the Coen Brothers better efforts? - Analog Scott 23:26:16 01/15/08 (1)
              • RThen I think you will probably want to stay away from... - Harmonia 19:20:32 01/16/08 (0)
    • Agreed - at least 3 stars...(nt) - mkuller 11:37:23 01/15/08 (0)
• Sunshine: Rent it for the bonus features....... - mr grits 12:52:36 01/13/08 (6)
  • terrible movie fwiw - PhilJ 10:34:35 01/20/08 (0)
  • Not a "bonus features" kinda guy. - grantv 09:06:17 01/15/08 (1)
    • Sometimes the 'bonus features' outshine the feature..... - mr grits 13:33:29 01/15/08 (0)
  • "Unfortunately, all space movies are formulaic and this one is no different" - Analog Scott 16:59:39 01/13/08 (0)
  • One thing's for sure - johnvb 16:42:42 01/13/08 (1)
    • I use baby Usher's and they got a work out.. * - mr grits 13:23:35 01/15/08 (0)
• Hunting And Gathering - dave c 22:10:32 01/12/08 (1)
  • Not out here until April... but will be sure to catch it. nt - sjb 14:20:30 01/13/08 (0)
• Best plot twists - Duilawyer 20:24:22 01/11/08 (1)
  • Writer's error: Danny Aiello was "Louis" who was Jacob's chiropracter..... - mr grits 21:33:34 01/11/08 (0)
• Usphizin (Guest) - Eldragon 18:04:05 01/11/08 (0)
• No Country for Old Men - Duilawyer 23:27:09 01/10/08 (10)
  • Dui! It was built into the bag.....like the one your wife has planted in your wallet. * - mr grits 10:02:25 01/12/08 (1)
    • I'm not allowed to have a wallet!! nt - Duilawyer 12:00:38 01/12/08 (0)
  • I thought the cold reading was reflective of his emotions. Besides, - tinear 04:29:55 01/11/08 (3)
    • is he famous? I have never seen him. GREAT idea - Duilawyer 17:20:57 01/11/08 (1)
      • Actually Bardem is famous. - Harmonia 16:31:17 01/13/08 (0)
    • good point, I think the lack of human emotion has been done better - Duilawyer 07:33:27 01/11/08 (0)
  • RE: No Country for Old Men-done (insomnia) - Duilawyer 01:28:48 01/11/08 (3)
    • Thanks for telling me the ending! (nt - Eldragon 15:58:20 01/11/08 (2)
      • I did not do anything of the sort. nt - Duilawyer 17:17:58 01/11/08 (0)
      • But...he didn't...N/T - musetap 16:53:03 01/11/08 (0)
• Noticed the bit on Natalie Portman below. Here's some of her best work. - sjb 17:00:13 01/10/08 (6)
  • "Natalie Portman"...well in the song she was right about one thing..... - TWB 09:45:31 01/11/08 (1)
    • Art! ~t - mpathus 01:25:54 01/12/08 (0)
  • Now that is funny. She peaked with "The Professional" and - tinear 04:37:34 01/11/08 (2)
    • RE: Now that is funny. She peaked with "The Professional" and - rico 07:34:13 01/11/08 (1)
      • :-) nt - tinear 13:19:42 01/11/08 (0)
  • Thanks, just another reason to lust after her! - Prisoners 19:01:52 01/10/08 (0)
• American Gangster: a thin film - dave c 21:46:14 01/09/08 (8)
  • that prosecuting the crook he captured is absurd. - Duilawyer 09:39:48 01/10/08 (3)
    • I could understand... - dave c 12:01:18 01/10/08 (2)
      • At every trial, the judge begins by telling the jury that what the LAWYERS - Duilawyer 17:44:20 01/10/08 (1)
        • I would love to see the defence on cross... nt - dave c 18:36:51 01/10/08 (0)
  • Besides which, it just wasn't exciting. Denzel just dead-panned - tinear 04:42:25 01/10/08 (1)
    • Alien. nt - Duilawyer 09:21:20 01/10/08 (0)
  • RE: American Gangster: a thin film - sjb 21:53:04 01/09/08 (1)
    • THat's odd... - dave c 11:58:25 01/10/08 (0)
• Sherrybaby - Duilawyer 18:19:49 01/09/08 (20)
  • Dui and Tinear... - EBerlin 07:37:44 01/10/08 (10)
    • Okay, I just don't like Maggie! - tinear 13:11:43 01/10/08 (6)
      • RE: Okay, I just don't like Maggie! - jamesgarvin 14:46:33 01/10/08 (5)
        • Ah, the encyclopedic approach, yet again. - tinear 17:02:47 01/10/08 (4)
          • RE: Ah, the encyclopedic approach, yet again. - jamesgarvin 11:53:04 01/11/08 (1)
            • Well, you want to redefine terms when called on it. A leading - tinear 13:23:06 01/11/08 (0)
          • A question about the hourglass... - mpathus 22:48:52 01/10/08 (1)
            • Logic would dictate she did all she could but... - tinear 04:28:20 01/11/08 (0)
    • you are so wrong it's hard to even comprehend. - Duilawyer 09:13:04 01/10/08 (2)
      • MG is HOT and you just can't take it..... - mr grits 17:46:12 01/10/08 (0)
      • So you want movies to be believable and portrayals of characters to resonate - sjb 09:43:38 01/10/08 (0)
  • She's homely and misshaped, not exactly the stuff of leading - tinear 04:43:54 01/10/08 (4)
    • agree, although I think her acting was real good - Duilawyer 09:15:04 01/10/08 (0)
    • RE: She's homely and misshaped, not exactly the stuff of leading - jamesgarvin 07:57:44 01/10/08 (0)
    • RE: She's homely and misshaped, not exactly the stuff of leading - Tom Brennan 07:18:01 01/10/08 (1)
      • she is sexy, sexier with her clothes on. nt - Duilawyer 09:17:20 01/10/08 (0)
  • RE: Sherrybaby - Tom Brennan 20:35:05 01/09/08 (0)
  • You are an offensive and superficial nincompoop * - EBerlin 19:19:31 01/09/08 (2)
    • and your point is? nt* - Duilawyer 20:25:10 01/09/08 (1)
      • My point is that you're an offensive and superficial nincompoop! - EBerlin 14:34:28 01/10/08 (0)
• Year of Living Dangerously. "What must we do?" Replay. - edta 18:15:05 01/09/08 (3)
  • RE: Year of Living Dangerously. "What must we do?" Replay. - Hornlover 12:12:47 01/10/08 (2)
    • What then must we do? - edta 13:20:51 01/10/08 (1)
      • Interesting site and read, thanks! - mpathus 23:05:42 01/10/08 (0)
• As good a film as ever was made: "Berlin Alexanderplatz" - tinear 13:30:35 01/08/08 (2)
  • I've now seen all but epilogue... - afilado 22:45:51 01/20/08 (0)
  • Just finished.... - afilado 14:30:31 01/16/08 (0)
• Just went to see I'm Not There - dave c 22:13:58 01/06/08 (6)
  • What an "inarticulous" post. - tinear 04:34:49 01/08/08 (5)
    • that'll teach me to try for brevity - dave c 21:48:15 01/09/08 (1)
      • Yes, and please supply a video link. - tinear 04:45:15 01/10/08 (0)
    • Big mistake on your part. It's XXXX. At least get the beer right :-) NT - David Aiken 21:53:20 01/08/08 (2)
      • I've had lots of trouble with my "x"'s over the years. Thanks. nt - tinear 04:32:44 01/09/08 (1)
        • I get it. nt - Duilawyer 18:20:56 01/09/08 (0)
• Let us start a poll… best sleeper movie in 2007… - kootenay 14:17:45 01/06/08 (18)
  • "Once" - Craiger56 13:24:34 01/15/08 (1)
    • One of my favorites of the year. - Harmonia 21:07:27 01/15/08 (0)
  • This Is England. - Harmonia 17:01:01 01/13/08 (1)
    • Great choice(s) - dave c 13:00:42 01/15/08 (0)
  • The Lives of Others - PhilJ 13:14:02 01/12/08 (4)
    • RE: The Lives of Others - agreed, an excellent Movie - Query 00:23:07 01/27/08 (0)
    • RE: The Lives of Others - Larry I 12:57:37 01/15/08 (0)
    • Outstanding movie... - Harmonia 16:36:03 01/13/08 (1)
      • Most people have not heard of it - PhilJ 07:50:12 01/16/08 (0)
  • "Zodiac"...(nt) - mkuller 11:07:48 01/08/08 (0)
  • RE: Let us start a poll… best sleeper movie in 2007… - rico 09:13:09 01/07/08 (2)
    • It was poorly packaged as one might presume it was a "Hostel" in a hospital.... - mr grits 16:04:10 01/07/08 (1)
      • Plus - rico 06:03:04 01/08/08 (0)
  • Lars and the Real Girl nt - DavidLD 17:01:02 01/06/08 (4)
    • That, or Once. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:52:47 01/08/08 (3)
      • RE: That, or Once. nt - synthfreek 16:46:13 01/11/08 (2)
        • Who's knockin'? nt - clarkjohnsen 16:58:58 01/12/08 (1)
          • RE: Who's knockin'? nt - synthfreek 18:12:19 01/12/08 (0)
• "Juno:" I saw the movie I thought I'd resist like the plague but the kid - tinear 09:38:51 01/06/08 (2)
  • If you had a clever teenager at home, you'd appreciate the dialogue more...(nt) - mkuller 12:11:01 01/06/08 (1)
    • One man's clever... What makes you assume I'm not around - tinear 17:23:44 01/06/08 (0)
• I Am Legend (warning:spoiler) - DavidLD 09:05:54 01/06/08 (5)
  • RE: I Am Legend (warning: SERIOUS spoiler) - Rob Doorack 09:43:09 01/09/08 (3)
    • RE: I Am Legend (warning: SERIOUS spoiler) - oscar 15:46:20 01/09/08 (0)
    • The usual 'cinematic suspension of belief', I guess... - C.B. 12:27:43 01/09/08 (1)
      • For "Legend" it was "suspension of all higher brain functions" (nt) - Rob Doorack 17:11:14 01/09/08 (0)
  • RE: I Am Legend (warning:spoiler) - Rich Jura 06:37:02 01/07/08 (0)
• Does anyone know who came up with the double-jaw design for the creatures in the "Alien" movies? - howard 14:21:46 01/04/08 (6)
  • RE: Does anyone know who came up with the double-jaw design for the creatures in the "Alien" movies? - Hornlover 08:34:58 01/08/08 (0)
  • H.R. Giger was the production designer - grhughes 14:27:02 01/04/08 (4)
    • Last week... - howard 16:06:36 01/04/08 (1)
      • Coincidence? - Analog Scott 09:43:53 01/06/08 (0)
    • Giger also designed the album cover of ELP's "Brain Salad Surgery" back in 1973 nt - MMasztal 15:32:21 01/04/08 (1)
      • And Blondie... - HOK 10:33:23 01/05/08 (0)
• Golden Compass. How come no one told me it never ends? - Jon L 12:49:32 01/04/08 (3)
  • It's a trilogy - children's books - read them to find out the ending...(nt) - mkuller 14:09:10 01/04/08 (0)
  • "Part II will be coming" .....don't hold your breath * - DWPC 13:55:35 01/04/08 (0)
  • RE: Golden Compass. How come no one told me it never ends? - David Aiken 13:05:59 01/04/08 (0)
• SherryBaby - jamesgarvin 14:49:20 01/03/08 (12)
  • a solid effort - PhilJ 03:54:55 01/08/08 (1)
    • RE: a solid effort - jamesgarvin 11:43:35 01/09/08 (0)
  • Good review - Road Warrior 17:48:12 01/03/08 (0)
  • I thought this was a good film and also admire her breas... errr... willingness to take chances - sjb 15:26:11 01/03/08 (2)
    • I am watching Down to the Bone right now. But it is too hard to - Duilawyer 12:53:11 01/06/08 (1)
      • So... - sjb 09:52:44 01/10/08 (0)
  • Next up, a vegetative-state person who becomes addicted. nt - tinear 14:57:23 01/03/08 (5)
    • I see that movie everytime you post, addicted to your own self-importance.nt - jamesgarvin 09:16:33 01/04/08 (4)
      • Then it must be a movie which holds endless fascination for you, Jimmy. - tinear 11:19:21 01/04/08 (3)
        • Really clueless, you are... - jamesgarvin 13:39:09 01/04/08 (1)
          • Congratulations! - tinear 16:00:28 01/04/08 (0)
        • Schnort!.... .nt. - afilado 12:55:19 01/04/08 (0)
• Anyone had pleasure to watch re-mastered copy of RAN? - Eldragon 19:10:20 01/02/08 (5)
  • I have the Criterion edition. - Harmonia 12:10:08 01/04/08 (2)
    • RE: I have the Criterion edition. - mpathus 13:45:01 01/04/08 (1)
      • Generally, yes. - Harmonia 13:01:31 01/08/08 (0)
  • RE: Anyone had pleasure to watch re-mastered copy of RAN? - townsend 15:56:37 01/03/08 (0)
  • RE: Anyone had pleasure to watch re-mastered copy of RAN? - rico 13:05:10 01/03/08 (0)
• So, you want to see a good family film which won't insult your - tinear 08:23:58 01/02/08 (3)
  • "Disney is back!" - You need to see Water Horse. It's like what Disney was doing... - Audiophilander 12:41:11 01/02/08 (2)
    • Nice switch. Now, how about "Enchanted?" - tinear 17:28:41 01/02/08 (1)
      • We're planning on checking Enchanted out soon, if it's still showing nearby. - Audiophilander 22:23:54 01/02/08 (0)
• Finally watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Eli Wallach... - clarkjohnsen 10:27:29 12/31/07 (48)
  • This is a great, classic Eastwood film, yep. - grantv 12:14:32 01/04/08 (0)
  • RE: Finally watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Eli Wallach... - jamesgarvin 09:27:40 01/02/08 (5)
    • RE: Finally watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Eli Wallach... - Tom Brennan 09:35:04 01/02/08 (3)
      • RE: Finally watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Eli Wallach... - jamesgarvin 10:08:52 01/02/08 (2)
        • RE: Finally watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Eli Wallach... - Tom Brennan 11:27:31 01/02/08 (1)
          • RE: Finally watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Eli Wallach... - jamesgarvin 11:53:53 01/02/08 (0)
    • Kansas, Oklahoma... pretty sparse territory too. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:32:52 01/02/08 (0)
  • What a cracking bunch of films they are - k-k-k-kenny 15:12:15 01/01/08 (21)
    • RE: What a cracking bunch of films they are - Tom Brennan 09:30:55 01/02/08 (2)
      • I guess I prefer the euro version - k-k-k-kenny 15:28:44 01/02/08 (1)
        • "... Leone brought them something extra." - Agreed. - mpathus 17:24:02 01/02/08 (0)
    • Olmi and Leone? Gimme a friggin....' - tinear 16:30:54 01/01/08 (17)
      • RE: Olmi and Leone? Gimme a friggin....' - jamesgarvin 09:43:10 01/02/08 (11)
        • Get dictionary, look up, "ironic." nt - tinear 14:58:28 01/03/08 (7)
          • RE: Get dictionary, look up, "ironic." nt - jamesgarvin 09:15:23 01/04/08 (6)
            • I don't know why I bother. - tinear 11:39:17 01/04/08 (4)
              • RE: I don't know why I bother. - jamesgarvin 13:30:44 01/04/08 (3)
                • You're either thick or drunk. - tinear 16:07:32 01/04/08 (2)
                  • RE: You're either thick or drunk. - jamesgarvin 17:02:57 01/04/08 (1)
                    • I was wrong. - tinear 18:16:34 01/04/08 (0)
            • Maybe he meant *iconic* vision?... Makes about as much sense... nt - clarkjohnsen 09:29:26 01/04/08 (0)
        • RE: Olmi and Leone? Gimme a friggin....' - Tom Brennan 11:39:03 01/02/08 (2)
          • RE: Olmi and Leone? Gimme a friggin....' - jamesgarvin 14:29:53 01/02/08 (1)
            • Enough, already! You win, and not only do I agree, but always have. Moreover... - clarkjohnsen 09:28:13 01/04/08 (0)
      • Homer and Tolstoy both had valid things to say - k-k-k-kenny 04:46:19 01/02/08 (4)
        • NO irony in either of them. Leone made farces. Don't you feel - tinear 07:27:07 01/02/08 (3)
          • Well - I MIGHT be drawing a bit of a long bow, you know - k-k-k-kenny 14:57:13 01/02/08 (2)
            • Okay, good points. But in closing I'd say Leone ain't no Olmi, either. nt - tinear 17:24:31 01/02/08 (1)
              • Agreed - k-k-k-kenny 21:17:05 01/02/08 (0)
  • Great thing about getting old is that the trash you love becomes classic ..nt - late 13:23:04 12/31/07 (3)
    • So, your Barney VHS collection is worth something now.... * - mr grits 22:58:05 12/31/07 (2)
      • Wow, Grits keeps tabs on the contents of Late's VHS collection. Cyberstalking raised to new heights! - Enophile 09:29:10 01/01/08 (1)
        • Ssssh, or I'll tell off on all those pink silkies you wear. * - mr grits 20:26:08 01/01/08 (0)
  • RE: Finally watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, starring Eli Wallach... - Tom Brennan 12:37:37 12/31/07 (6)
    • "You mean the War of the Rebellion." No, the War of Northern Aggression. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:16:28 01/02/08 (5)
      • RE: "You mean the War of the Rebellion." No, the War of Northern Aggression. nt - jamesgarvin 10:11:46 01/02/08 (3)
        • After numerous (and onerous) provocations. Do you believe that WWII began (for the US) when... - clarkjohnsen 10:26:04 01/02/08 (2)
          • RE: After numerous (and onerous) provocations. Do you believe that WWII began (for the US) when... - jamesgarvin 12:07:58 01/02/08 (1)
            • RE: After numerous (and onerous) provocations. Do you believe that WWII began (for the US) when... - Tom Brennan 12:34:17 01/02/08 (0)
      • RE: "You mean the War of the Rebellion." No, the War of Northern Aggression. nt - Tom Brennan 09:54:46 01/02/08 (0)
  • Now that you mention evil.....lovable Henry Fonda was never more evil than "Once Upon a Time in the West"... - mr grits 11:18:56 12/31/07 (7)
    • "How can you trust a man who cannot even trust his own pants?" - J.R. 07:54:44 01/01/08 (0)
    • I found both "Once Upon a Time in the West"... - mpathus 20:25:58 12/31/07 (0)
    • Absolutely. There is this grim scene where Fonda and gang - townsend 14:08:51 12/31/07 (1)
      • That scene is absolutely chilling nt - padreken 07:44:06 01/02/08 (0)
    • I believe that is his ONLY role as a villain. nt - Duilawyer 13:20:15 12/31/07 (2)
      • Nah, There Was a Crooked Man nt - Tom Brennan 08:53:14 01/01/08 (0)
      • I think it was, also. Would have to check his filmography. * - mr grits 22:58:53 12/31/07 (0)
• Factotum: Some guys always manage to just get by..... - mr grits 09:40:48 12/30/07 (1)
  • Ditto.nt - jamesgarvin 13:08:43 12/30/07 (0)
• Downfall - Mr Underhill 09:31:13 12/30/07 (43)
  • "Moloch," on the same topic, was far better. nt - tinear 10:05:16 01/01/08 (8)
    • RE: The German cinema is getting real good watch out! - patrickU 07:30:19 01/02/08 (7)
      • But you don't like one of my favorites, do you? - tinear 08:18:04 01/02/08 (6)
        • RE: You know after" La pianiste " - patrickU 11:54:32 01/02/08 (5)
          • Fontaine, by all accounts, was a very cold - tinear 08:00:02 01/03/08 (4)
            • RE: Was she? - patrickU 03:04:16 01/04/08 (3)
              • Sometimes you're a tad obtuse. - tinear 18:24:07 01/04/08 (2)
                • RE: Sometimes you're a tad obtuse. - patrickU 03:34:24 01/05/08 (0)
                • RE: Sometimes you're a tad obtuse. - patrickU 03:31:04 01/05/08 (0)
  • Also see Sophie Scholl for a parallel view of the Nazi regime - Doug Flynn 23:44:59 12/31/07 (2)
    • I've seen it. Excellent movie. The interrogation sequence is chilling (nt) - townsend 07:38:01 01/01/08 (1)
      • I believe it was based on the trascripts. * - mr grits 06:39:17 01/04/08 (0)
  • RE: Downfall - Rich Jura 17:57:05 12/30/07 (0)
  • Damn fine movie . . . . . Burno Ganz is superb (nt) - townsend 16:34:46 12/30/07 (5)
    • RE: A puppet without soul... - patrickU 10:01:36 12/31/07 (4)
      • I thought he did well to bring out the humanity Hitler had.....no one is 100% evil. * - mr grits 23:00:26 12/31/07 (3)
        • RE: I thought not. - patrickU 03:28:26 01/01/08 (0)
        • If you were famous, that remark would be all over the front pages of major newspapers (nt) - Doug Flynn 23:40:59 12/31/07 (1)
          • Well, I had Will in mind..... * - mr grits 16:00:01 01/01/08 (0)
  • Frau Goebels was a truly disturbing character...... * - mr grits 09:42:38 12/30/07 (23)
    • RE: Because she killed her children? - patrickU 12:40:07 12/30/07 (21)
      • You are warped. - ArdRi 09:08:51 12/31/07 (18)
        • RE: I am the walrus... - patrickU 10:00:37 12/31/07 (17)
          • Patrick, you and I have gotten along for years, but there is - Duilawyer 13:21:56 12/31/07 (7)
            • RE: Patrick, you and I have gotten along for years, but there is - patrickU 14:25:18 12/31/07 (6)
              • BETTER! nt - Duilawyer 20:32:05 12/31/07 (5)
                • RE: BETTER! nt - patrickU 03:38:17 01/01/08 (4)
                  • Ardi, Patrick, and all the others: there may be some sort of - tinear 09:30:19 01/03/08 (3)
                    • RE: Oh really.... - patrickU 12:32:15 01/03/08 (2)
                      • As a father, I know you - tinear 18:25:35 01/03/08 (1)
                        • RE: I am luck, could have been worse...As a mother--- - patrickU 02:59:31 01/04/08 (0)
          • Sounded like you were praising her "courage" - ArdRi 10:20:17 12/31/07 (8)
            • The "courage" of her convictions, perhaps? - mpathus 15:57:25 01/01/08 (2)
              • That or Diabolical Insanity.. - ArdRi 17:21:50 01/01/08 (1)
                • RE: That or Diabolical Insanity.. - Tom Brennan 19:19:51 01/01/08 (0)
            • RE: Sounded like you were praising her "courage" - Tom Brennan 12:39:30 12/31/07 (3)
              • RE: Sounded like you were praising her "courage" - patrickU 14:28:37 12/31/07 (2)
                • RE: Sounded like you were praising her "courage" - Tom Brennan 09:00:45 01/01/08 (1)
                  • RE: Sounded like you were praising her "courage" - patrickU 09:33:24 01/01/08 (0)
            • RE: Sounded like you were praising her "courage" - patrickU 12:26:00 12/31/07 (0)
      • It was the idea that life without Hitler and National Socialism was unthinkable...... - mr grits 17:05:40 12/30/07 (1)
        • RE: It was the idea that life without Hitler and National Socialism was unthinkable...... - patrickU 04:55:44 12/31/07 (0)
    • Wasn't she! - Mr Underhill 11:22:49 12/30/07 (0)
• "Atonement" -- Finally meat for the table... - mpathus 21:05:05 12/29/07 (7)
  • I had that reaction to "The Painted Veil" - DWPC 16:50:28 12/31/07 (0)
  • "Atonement" - rico 13:09:05 12/31/07 (0)
  • I liked it "okay"; I actually liked "A Very Long Engagement" more (nt) - townsend 16:40:13 12/30/07 (0)
  • then they are marketing it poorly; it looks lik a chick click. - Duilawyer 08:34:13 12/30/07 (3)
    • The film certainly seems accessible... - mpathus 20:24:43 12/30/07 (0)
    • And what's wrong with a "chick" flick pray tell? - Harmonia 12:56:55 12/30/07 (1)
      • The use of "chick flick" as a descriptor... - EBerlin 14:23:01 12/31/07 (0)
• V for Vendetta - Duilawyer 17:34:27 12/29/07 (18)
  • RE: V for Vendetta - Marduk 17:22:26 01/22/08 (0)
  • RE: V for Vendetta - Peter H-son 15:10:12 01/22/08 (0)
  • I'm pretty happy to say I virtually never agree with Duilawyer... - EBerlin 14:19:37 12/31/07 (0)
  • RE: V for Vendetta - Daryl Zero 16:07:46 12/30/07 (0)
  • I was not disappointed because... - Harmonia 12:39:38 12/30/07 (6)
    • I heard it was Wynona Ryder. - Analog Scott 00:24:42 12/31/07 (5)
      • Marginally better.... - Harmonia 14:56:04 12/31/07 (3)
        • Trekkies will be pissed - Analog Scott 15:48:15 12/31/07 (2)
          • That would please Mr. Shatner. - Harmonia 23:33:52 12/31/07 (1)
            • I think he's great on Boston Legal - Prisoners 16:28:34 01/01/08 (0)
      • Maybe if they shave her head it will be OK. (nt) - rditmars 08:42:56 12/31/07 (0)
  • I don't understand how Portman keeps getting jobs... - mr grits 09:43:55 12/30/07 (6)
    • She achieves that through having NO acting skills (nt) - Doug Flynn 23:47:54 12/31/07 (0)
    • she's pretty? nt - Duilawyer 11:40:35 12/31/07 (0)
    • "The Professional" included?... - mpathus 07:16:41 12/31/07 (3)
      • she was so over the top in "Heat" an otherwise good movie. nt - Duilawyer 11:46:39 12/31/07 (2)
        • She hasn't changed since then....one noter....same whine, cry, laugh....one channel. * - mr grits 23:03:15 12/31/07 (1)
          • you guys stop dissin' Natalie !!!@#$%^&!!! - PhilJ 12:28:15 01/07/08 (0)
• The New World... not altogether bad, but rather silly - clarkjohnsen 09:57:39 12/29/07 (8)
  • RE: The New World... not altogether bad, but rather silly - Tom Brennan 18:21:46 12/29/07 (1)
    • Thanks for the clarification. Also, I *had* wondered how they got their understanding of English... nt - clarkjohnsen 10:33:43 12/30/07 (0)
  • RE: The New World... not altogether bad, but rather silly - Rod H. 17:35:09 12/29/07 (0)
  • "waving grass and flowers" - dave c 13:13:28 12/29/07 (3)
    • RE: "waving grass and flowers" - Rod H. 17:36:26 12/29/07 (2)
      • My point precisely. And was that scene ever trite! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:32:07 12/30/07 (1)
        • I loved 'thin red line' and grass is typical of uplands in the SWPArea - Timbo in Oz 17:23:07 01/10/08 (0)
  • Ridley has repeated the grassy/wheat field theme since Gladiator. * - mr grits 10:50:58 12/29/07 (0)
• "Scrooge" - rico 07:17:45 12/29/07 (1)
  • A Christmas Carol - Mr Underhill 07:25:38 12/29/07 (0)
• Borgnine lives! Saw him in the trailer.... - mr grits 19:49:27 12/28/07 (13)
  • Are you stalking old men again??? (nt) - Audiophilander 00:43:13 12/30/07 (2)
    • Maybe, email me all your links on him. * - mr grits 09:16:11 12/30/07 (1)
      • Don't have any, and fortunately my spam filters will block any you try to send me! - Audiophilander 13:58:08 12/30/07 (0)
  • I can tell you a very inexpensive but delicious Italian restaurant he - Duilawyer 17:36:01 12/29/07 (2)
    • Please tell ~t - mpathus 21:51:16 12/29/07 (1)
      • RE: Please tell ~t - Duilawyer 08:32:09 12/30/07 (0)
  • If given the chance, most actors would work tll they dropped dead... - eppis1 08:59:38 12/29/07 (1)
    • I always liked him and it's good to know he's still kicking beyond McHales Navy. - mr grits 10:55:08 12/29/07 (0)
  • RE: Borgnine lives! Saw him in the trailer.... - mpathus 22:51:03 12/28/07 (4)
    • He is 90 - DavidLD 08:19:57 12/29/07 (0)
    • Borgnine is also current;y busy doing character voices on the Spongebob Squarepants cartoon....... - MMasztal 08:03:18 12/29/07 (0)
    • RE: Borgnine lives! Saw him in the trailer.... - rico 07:01:00 12/29/07 (1)
      • Thanks; post corrected. ~t - mpathus 08:59:38 12/29/07 (0)
• Water Horse and Walk Hard minireviews - DavidLD 15:55:41 12/26/07 (2)
  • Agree whole-heartedly on Water Horse; highly recommend it: ****1/2 out of ***** - Audiophilander 02:26:08 12/30/07 (0)
  • You really went to see these? - mr grits 16:19:45 12/27/07 (0)
• "Juno" - rico 12:12:39 12/25/07 (14)
  • RE: "Juno" - cmc 08:28:11 12/28/07 (2)
    • RE: "Juno" - rico 07:05:47 12/29/07 (0)
    • Agreed - loved it... - mkuller 10:20:31 12/28/07 (0)
  • "it shouldn't even be in his top ten." - dave c 11:06:33 12/26/07 (0)
  • I just watched "Once" last night... - mkuller 10:18:50 12/26/07 (0)
  • Isn't that just the way life is... - EBerlin 20:10:28 12/25/07 (8)
    • Twent-three. - Harmonia 13:10:50 12/27/07 (7)
      • I have shockingly bad taste… - David Aiken 22:47:08 12/27/07 (6)
        • No such thing as bad taste - Analog Scott 15:11:07 12/28/07 (0)
        • Glass beat ya to it... - Harmonia 06:01:22 12/28/07 (4)
          • RE: Glass and Higdon - phatty 10:32:30 12/28/07 (3)
            • Played one of best Rhapsody In Blue I've ever heard... - Harmonia 11:11:41 12/28/07 (2)
              • Yes, it was the Third.... - phatty 11:49:00 12/28/07 (1)
                • Champaign/Urbana is less than 2 hours from me. - Harmonia 15:05:08 12/28/07 (0)
• Incredible article on archiving film, video - clarkjohnsen 09:59:48 12/24/07 (8)
  • Has anything worth preserving been made recently ? - ArdRi 23:57:18 12/25/07 (5)
    • Good grief, what do you mean by "recent"? - Harmonia 13:15:34 12/27/07 (2)
      • I meant new films being digitized - ArdRi 13:31:52 12/27/07 (1)
        • Here are some films I would hate to see disappear. - Harmonia 19:58:06 12/27/07 (0)
    • RE: Has anything worth preserving been made recently ? - rico 09:45:38 12/26/07 (0)
    • Once, at least... nt - clarkjohnsen 08:51:58 12/26/07 (0)
  • "78s are the Grecian urns of audio." - Nice line, but if writing that article today about archiving film... - Audiophilander 23:19:53 12/24/07 (0)
  • Planned obsolescence - mishmashmusic 10:26:11 12/24/07 (0)
• Anbel-A: "I am a six-foot tall, sexy bitch?" - mr grits 08:35:18 12/24/07 (2)
  • RE: Anbel-A: "I am a six-foot tall, sexy bitch?" - David Aiken 13:59:16 12/24/07 (0)
  • Angel-A * - mr grits 08:35:58 12/24/07 (0)
• Best documentary I have ever seen is the two parter - Duilawyer 22:01:13 12/22/07 (3)
  • Haven't seen it yet... - Harmonia 21:07:39 12/23/07 (1)
    • Its best to see both parts, but you could get the gist - Duilawyer 23:01:30 12/23/07 (0)
  • RE: Best documentary I have ever seen is the two parter - Duilawyer 07:41:24 12/23/07 (0)
• Eastern Promises-nonsense and junk - Duilawyer 08:56:26 12/22/07 (24)
  • RE: Eastern Promises-nonsense and junk - jimdgoulding 19:16:52 12/26/07 (0)
  • If the movie was as 'entertaining' as Croneberg/Viggo interview on NPR - Eldragon 10:32:31 12/22/07 (1)
    • Yo, Boxer Boy, you'd love Viggo's naked brawl in the steamroom. Mighty vicious. * - mr grits 18:04:19 12/24/07 (0)
  • It's called 'drama' and it was one of the best of the year...... - mr grits 09:42:52 12/22/07 (20)
    • one note thug\guy, no nomination for anything. nt - Duilawyer 11:58:51 12/22/07 (5)
      • 6 nominations for Viggo? nt - Duilawyer 19:31:02 12/24/07 (3)
        • For real - Analog Scott 20:31:30 12/24/07 (2)
          • "The International Press Academy Satellite Awards " BFD. nt - Duilawyer 11:29:42 12/25/07 (1)
            • That's rather harsh. Any time any organization recognizes you for your work it is an honor. - Analog Scott 14:54:03 12/25/07 (0)
      • actually six nominations and one win - Analog Scott 14:55:12 12/24/07 (0)
    • Agreed - Excellent film...(nt) - mkuller 11:06:51 12/22/07 (0)
    • Viggo is 'colorless'. Daniel Day Lewis is greatest living actor - Eldragon 10:28:12 12/22/07 (12)
      • Ray Winstone is greatest living actor . nt - Duilawyer 11:59:40 12/22/07 (2)
        • I like the big lug but he's not the greatest. * - mr grits 18:05:20 12/24/07 (0)
        • Think again. You meant Mark Ruffalo? (nt - Eldragon 12:16:48 12/22/07 (0)
      • DDL, to me, is the most overrated actor in the universe. He is so over the top on everything. - mr grits 10:49:51 12/22/07 (8)
        • When it comes to spit, slobber and snot acting he is among the very best nt - Analog Scott 10:52:12 12/24/07 (0)
        • I missed this Grits, what's it about? - Road Warrior 18:38:28 12/23/07 (6)
          • Here's a review on Slate. Watching Daniel Day-Lewis is always a joy..'My Left Foot' anyone? - Tony D. 08:39:43 12/24/07 (4)
            • My Foot Left-got fifteen minutes of DDL overacting - Duilawyer 11:37:05 12/24/07 (2)
              • His portrayal of a person with Cerebral Palsy was near perfect, this aside from his development of character - Tony D. 12:39:32 12/24/07 (0)
              • I hope you know more about law... than you do about acting.... - TWB 12:12:10 12/24/07 (0)
            • Thnx TD, quit reading after three paragraphs - Road Warrior 09:35:04 12/24/07 (0)
          • RE: I missed this Grits, what's it about? - mr grits 08:21:45 12/24/07 (0)

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