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• If you're a conservative or religious ... - RGA 17:33:30 03/25/05 (8)
  In Reply to: Million Dollar Baby tonight at DUI household posted by Duilawyer on March 25, 2005 at 07:28:04:

  you will probably hate it. But that says more about the viewer than what is viewed. Idiot Reviewers like Medved got on a rant about morality (dubious to begin with), while Catolic Roger Ebert said he didn't agree with decision made but acknowledges that the people (characters) within the structure of this film would most certainly make and or contemplate the decisions that they made.

  The opponants are typically the sorts of people who like to lead everyone elses lives (they don't have enough in their own life) and add their own moral opinions as reigning supreme because they happened to read THE book.
  
  

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  • did the book ending differ? nt - Duilawyer 05:38:42 03/29/05 (0)
    In Reply to: If you're a conservative or religious ... posted by RGA on March 25, 2005 at 17:33:30:

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  • You don't have to be one of the religious right to dislike M$B - Harmonia 19:31:28 03/25/05 (6)
    In Reply to: If you're a conservative or religious ... posted by RGA on March 25, 2005 at 17:33:30:

    I'm neither conservative nor religious, and I didn't like this film. (Although M$B is well enough crafted and well enough acted for me not to actually "hate" it.)

    I wasn't in the least offended/outraged/upset by the choice the characters made in the film's final act. (BTW,I think the Feds should stay the hell out of the Schivao case and the state courts.)

    M$B simply didn't hold up well for me story/character-wise, and I saw it twice in the theater (too many...cliches).

    
    
    

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    • good point; is there anyone who did not see the "protect yourself at all times" - Duilawyer 11:07:56 03/27/05 (0)
      In Reply to: You don't have to be one of the religious right to dislike M$B posted by Harmonia on March 25, 2005 at 19:31:28:

      ending coming? Thye really telegraphed that punch.
      
      

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    • Re: You don't have to be one of the religious right to dislike M$B - RGA 19:31:14 03/26/05 (4)
      In Reply to: You don't have to be one of the religious right to dislike M$B posted by Harmonia on March 25, 2005 at 19:31:28:

      yes I realize it can be disliked for cinematic reasons -- but it is being lambasted in some sectors for idiotic conservative political reasons.

      Granted this is the third time since 1990 I have agreed with the best picture winner -- I agree in part but I felt as i did with Life is Beautiful that this film walks a fine line of falling into Maudlin cliche but doesn't slip -- you feel it did -- fine by me.

      I am more lenient on shmaltz in film though because film is to me not always supposed to reflect life. My theater background however projects this view onto film otherwise film would just pale so completely in comparison.
      
      

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      • Oscars: I'm notoriously hard on schmaltz. - Harmonia 13:23:37 03/27/05 (3)
        In Reply to: Re: You don't have to be one of the religious right to dislike M$B posted by RGA on March 26, 2005 at 19:31:14:

        Especially a certain kind of fuzzy-brained scmaltz - I hated Life Is Beautiful and A Beautiful Mind - heck, I don't even like ET.

        It was rather sad, but not surprising that the soft/silly Finding Neverland was nominated instead of the excellent Vera Drake. This year, I was rooting for The Aviator, which I though was a fine piece of bravura filmmaking. But sentimental it ain't, and sentimental is an easier sell to AMPAS. It's obscene to me that Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson each have a directing Oscar, and Clint Eastwood two, and Scorsese none.

        OTOH, Marty is in good company - many of the greatest directors of all time never won a directing Oscar, including Hitchcock, Chaplin, Kubrick etc. Indeed, there are far more great films that didn't win for BP or BD than there are great films that did.

        To be fair, that's not what Oscar is about. The Academy Awards actually have little to do with the "best film" of any given year, whatever the heck that is. (I personally feel you need time and distance to ultimately determine that.) Oscar is an industry award, geared toward a rather narrow range of commercial cinema, especially U.S. studio product. It's more about film business than film art. And that's fine, as long as we remember that the Oscars are a Hollywood popularity contest and nothing much to do with art for the ages.

        As much as I love theater (and I really do, although I don't perform anymore, I do get to local productions, Chicago and NY fairly often) I expect theater and film to use different language - each medium is equally thrilling but different in nature. As far as commercial theater, I loved Steel Magnolias off Broadway with the original cast, but didn't muich care for it conflated to an all-star chick-flick. (You can't get much more sentimental than that.) However, my favorite drama on stage - Shakespeare, Stoppard, Ibsen, Shaw, Moliere - is hardly sentimental either. (In fact, I don't quite understand how a stage background makes one more accepting of falseness in film.)
        
        
        

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        • Well, Sideways should be your style. I REALLY liked it. - Duilawyer 20:07:01 03/27/05 (2)
          In Reply to: Oscars: I'm notoriously hard on schmaltz. posted by Harmonia on March 27, 2005 at 13:23:37:

          It started out as a 2, but really got going to a 10. No? I do not ant to give anything away, but didn't you think the ending was better than any rocky moment. I was standing, cheering!
          
          

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          • It is my style. - Harmonia 12:34:33 03/28/05 (1)
            In Reply to: Well, Sideways should be your style. I REALLY liked it. posted by Duilawyer on March 27, 2005 at 20:07:01:

            Saw it in December. It really grew on me, so much so, I went back to see it again a couple weeks ago.

            Yes, I loved the ending. Smart and funny movie. I'm tired of dumbs movies. This one made we want to cheer.
            
            

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            • agree 100% . nt - Duilawyer 22:39:38 03/30/05 (0)
              In Reply to: It is my style. posted by Harmonia on March 28, 2005 at 12:34:33:

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• And we are having fish tonight - Victor Khomenko 11:31:35 03/25/05 (0)
  In Reply to: Million Dollar Baby tonight at DUI household posted by Duilawyer on March 25, 2005 at 07:28:04:

  You just can't wait... can you?

  Appreciate your enthusiasm.
  

  
  
  
  

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• How are you getting these movies so early? - jackrandom 08:15:03 03/25/05 (3)
  In Reply to: Million Dollar Baby tonight at DUI household posted by Duilawyer on March 25, 2005 at 07:28:04:

  This is not out on video yet, how are you getting it? Is it on pay per view?

  I think I remember an older thread where you viewed Sideways at home, which also is not on DVD yet.

  Thanks
  
  

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  • Nope, DVD. I want the surround sound. - Duilawyer 20:05:10 03/27/05 (0)
    In Reply to: How are you getting these movies so early? posted by jackrandom on March 25, 2005 at 08:15:03:

    Great in the hospital scene where they have the beeping of the heart monitor come from the rear right speaker!!!

    I'll invite you to the next one, Friday.
    
    

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  • the only explanation - tunenut 08:24:34 03/25/05 (1)
    In Reply to: How are you getting these movies so early? posted by jackrandom on March 25, 2005 at 08:15:03:

    As he lives in LA, many people have connections within the film industry and get access to such things as Academy Award screeners. I used to get these myself through a friend, they were on VHS when I got them with annoying banners periodically to discrourage copying. This year I heard the Academy Award screeners were only playable on special DVD players, but most likely, somehow or other, it is an industry connection. The other option is a pirated copy, and I do have Chinese friends who get $1 DVDs from China of movies well before they are released in America. Those are the only 2 options I can thind of, because none of these movies have been released to DVD yet.
    
    

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    • Maybe he knows Rupert - Victor Khomenko 11:34:21 03/25/05 (0)
      In Reply to: the only explanation posted by tunenut on March 25, 2005 at 08:24:34:

      Last (and only... sob...) time I visited Rupert Murdock's home, he was about to watch the Sexy Beast - before it was actually released to the theaters.

      Good connections are everything in life.

      He-he...
      

      
      
      
      

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• Re: Is Clint the new Jerry? - patrickU 07:57:54 03/25/05 (5)
  In Reply to: Million Dollar Baby tonight at DUI household posted by Duilawyer on March 25, 2005 at 07:28:04:

  In France there is no mag without some talking about him and his last opus. I just finished and six sides interview in the French cult paper " Les cahiers du cinema " where they tried to " intellectualise " him. But he was more clever in the great tradition of good directors, he would not let them.
  Good point for him.
  
  

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  • he seems plain old mean, to me. - Duilawyer 20:09:02 03/27/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Is Clint the new Jerry? posted by patrickU on March 25, 2005 at 07:57:54:

    I know peopl who work with him, they say he is not.
    
    

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  • have you seen the flick? What did you think? nt - Duilawyer 07:57:58 03/26/05 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: Is Clint the new Jerry? posted by patrickU on March 25, 2005 at 07:57:54:

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    • Re: No I have not. But I will. On DVD. nt - patrickU 08:08:42 03/26/05 (0)
      In Reply to: have you seen the flick? What did you think? nt posted by Duilawyer on March 26, 2005 at 07:57:58:

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  • Since they are equally funny it may be so . . . . * - mr grits 15:47:28 03/25/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Is Clint the new Jerry? posted by patrickU on March 25, 2005 at 07:57:54:

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    General Sherman sucks.
    
    

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  • Patrick, there will never be another Jerry.... - dennzio 14:22:07 03/25/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Is Clint the new Jerry? posted by patrickU on March 25, 2005 at 07:57:54:

    thankfully. :-)
    
    

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