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Not Afraid · 07-31-2006, 07:32 PM

Scoop opens this weekend? Hot damn!

Prudence · 07-31-2006, 07:41 PM

ARG! What am I going to do? Love Hugh Jackman, hate Woody Allen. I'm so conflicted!

Gemini Cricket · 07-31-2006, 07:46 PM

16. The special effects for this movie really holds up well. Kind of like the effects for 'BladeRunner' still convincing in many places.
17. I was thinking that this whole movie would have sucked had the ending been lame. Nice pay off.
18. No inside the ship scene in this version I saw.
19. Love this film. Wonderful stuff. The 'When You Wish Upon a Star' is such a nice touch.
20. One of Spielberg's best.

Alex · 07-31-2006, 07:49 PM

After Match Point was very excited by Scoop and hoped a Woody Allen rennaissance is underway. Unfortunately the trusted Allen fans I know who have seen it all say it is the worst he has done in a decade.

I'm hoping they're wrong.

Snowflake · 07-31-2006, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

After Match Point was very excited by Scoop and hoped a Woody Allen rennaissance is underway. Unfortunately the trusted Allen fans I know who have seen it all say it is the worst he has done in a decade.

I'm hoping they're wrong.

I hope so, too. I believe I was in the minority, I came awy from Match Point with a meh, so what. Hints of Crimes and Misdemenors and not the brilliance of C&M to me. I hope Scoop is as promising as it seems to be

innerSpaceman · 07-31-2006, 08:41 PM

1. Glad you liked the mashed potatoes scene, Brad ... it would have been a thousand times better, if only.

2. I believe CE3K remains the only film Spielberg wrote as well as directed.

3. The cool "Brad - thousands of lives are at stake" line was not in the original, so I'm glad there was a special treat for you in the special edition.

(I haven't clicked on that link yet mousepod. I'm afraid, very very afraid)

Alex · 07-31-2006, 08:45 PM

Spielberg also has the screenplay credit for A.I.: Artificial Intelligence but I believe that is mostly a polite fiction.

I'd forgotten he wrote Poltergeist.

wendybeth · 07-31-2006, 08:55 PM

For anyone who wants a slightly different look at the behind-the-scenes stuff that happened while filming Close Encounters, read Julia Philips book 'You'll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again'. Ms. Philips was one of the producers on the film and pulls no punches when describing the chaos, diva-drama and egostraphes that occured during production. Good stuff.

Alex · 07-31-2006, 09:00 PM

Philips book is very good for the rest of the stuff in it too. So I'll second the recommendation.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-31-2006, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

2. I believe CE3K remains the only film Spielberg wrote as well as directed.

You're not counting Amblin' then?

According to imdb, you appear to be right. The only other thing is that he's got a screenplay credit for AI, but I've always heard he was a late addition to that one, so he probably didn't have much to do with the screenplay.

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What Alex said.

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	CE3K (concl.) 16. The special effects for this movie really holds up well. Kind of like the effects for 'BladeRunner' still convincing in many places. 17. I was thinking that this whole movie would have sucked had the ending been lame. Nice pay off. 18. No inside the ship scene in this version I saw. 19. Love this film. Wonderful stuff. The 'When You Wish Upon a Star' is such a nice touch. 20. One of Spielberg's best.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	After Match Point was very excited by Scoop and hoped a Woody Allen rennaissance is underway. Unfortunately the trusted Allen fans I know who have seen it all say it is the worst he has done in a decade. I'm hoping they're wrong.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	1. Glad you liked the mashed potatoes scene, Brad ... it would have been a thousand times better, if only. 2. I believe CE3K remains the only film Spielberg wrote as well as directed. 3. The cool "Brad - thousands of lives are at stake" line was not in the original, so I'm glad there was a special treat for you in the special edition. (I haven't clicked on that link yet mousepod. I'm afraid, very very afraid)
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Spielberg also has the screenplay credit for A.I.: Artificial Intelligence but I believe that is mostly a polite fiction. I'd forgotten he wrote Poltergeist.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	For anyone who wants a slightly different look at the behind-the-scenes stuff that happened while filming Close Encounters, read Julia Philips book 'You'll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again'. Ms. Philips was one of the producers on the film and pulls no punches when describing the chaos, diva-drama and egostraphes that occured during production. Good stuff. __________________
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Philips book is very good for the rest of the stuff in it too. So I'll second the recommendation.
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