Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 165

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 02-08-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Have you seen Bullets Over Broadway? It's one of my all-time favorite Allen films. (And he's not in it.)

I will check that one out.

Gemini Cricket · 02-08-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I will check that one out.

If you need a copy I have one to borrow.

Okay, I guess this is the best place to confess this. And I just quoted someone just now who cut mousepod some slack for liking Debbie Gibson in the past.

High School Musical is on it's way to my house from Netflix.

Here, I'll post a

right here for everyone who just did the same.

I'm curious as to why this movie is such a big dang hit.

That is all.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 02-08-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Have you seen Bullets Over Broadway? It's one of my all-time favorite Allen films. (And he's not in it.)

Whoo, GC and I agree on a movie? BoB is a scream! I need to get that on DVD but can never find it.

Snowflake · 02-08-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Have you seen Bullets Over Broadway? It's one of my all-time favorite Allen films. (And he's not in it.)

Great movie, this along with Radio Days is one of my all time favorites of Allen's films.

katiesue · 02-08-2007, 05:58 PM

GC -Having seen High School Musical oh about 30 times, the regular version, the sing along version, the dance along version - DON'T OPEN THE ENVELOPE, RETURN IT AS IS

Once was kind of ok, not so much after that. I mostly spend the whole time trying to figure out why Ashley Tinsdale's hair bugs me. It looks like bad Malibu Barbie hair. Are they extensions? Is it just too much hair spray? It doesn't move and it's quite un-natural. I do that while trying to resist the urge to snip Zack's bangs. How can he see?

I read somewhere today that they want to make High School Musical 3 a theatrical release. I sincerely hope that Madz will be over it by then and I won't have to watch.

innerSpaceman · 02-08-2007, 08:32 PM

But it's a hit Broadway-bound show, too! And a DVD board game that I got for Christmas, how could it be bad??

Of Allen's post-personal-scandal films, I really and surprisingly liked Deconstructing Harry. And Allen's even in it!

Gemini Cricket · 02-08-2007, 10:54 PM

I just got back from seeing Babel. Meh.
The acting in this film is great. The cast was marvelous. There were some really wonderful moments in this film.
But it's about a half hour too long and not as clever as they would like you to believe it is. And the movie needed to find a clever way to work more comic relief into this film. It could have benefited from it.
I liked it better than Crash and about as much as Magnolia.
2 and a half stars out of 5.

LSPoorEeyorick · 02-09-2007, 08:23 AM

I'm glad I'm not alone on Babel. I just thought it was absolute crap. I'm at 1 star per 5.

Aud, as for Match Point-- there's a writing construct that made the rest of the movie worth sitting through; and opening that has to do with that ring useage climax. I liked that writing construct. I didn't like much else. (And aside from Ghost World and Lost in Translation, Johansen does nothing for me.)

And as for High School Musical, I admit I watched it once (the first time it aired) and once again with Tom to make fun of it. It's not particularly well-made but it has a nice message (don't pigeonhole yourself.) And because I don't have children, I didn't have to watch it ever, ever again so I don't have to feel the pain. Watch it once. It's fine.

SzczerbiakManiac · 02-09-2007, 02:09 PM

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Saw Rocky Horror Picture Show last night... it's still something one should do at least once to see what all the fuss is about.

I wholeheartedly agree!

Did you see Midnight Insanity at the Queen Mary?

€uroMeinke · 02-09-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I wholeheartedly agree!

Did you see Midnight Insanity at the Queen Mary?

That be the one

02-08-2007, 05:58 PM	#1645
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	GC -Having seen High School Musical oh about 30 times, the regular version, the sing along version, the dance along version - DON'T OPEN THE ENVELOPE, RETURN IT AS IS Once was kind of ok, not so much after that. I mostly spend the whole time trying to figure out why Ashley Tinsdale's hair bugs me. It looks like bad Malibu Barbie hair. Are they extensions? Is it just too much hair spray? It doesn't move and it's quite un-natural. I do that while trying to resist the urge to snip Zack's bangs. How can he see? I read somewhere today that they want to make High School Musical 3 a theatrical release. I sincerely hope that Madz will be over it by then and I won't have to watch. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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02-08-2007, 08:32 PM	#1646
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	But it's a hit Broadway-bound show, too! And a DVD board game that I got for Christmas, how could it be bad?? Of Allen's post-personal-scandal films, I really and surprisingly liked Deconstructing Harry. And Allen's even in it!
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02-08-2007, 10:54 PM	#1647
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I just got back from seeing Babel. Meh. The acting in this film is great. The cast was marvelous. There were some really wonderful moments in this film. But it's about a half hour too long and not as clever as they would like you to believe it is. And the movie needed to find a clever way to work more comic relief into this film. It could have benefited from it. I liked it better than Crash and about as much as Magnolia. 2 and a half stars out of 5.
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02-09-2007, 08:23 AM	#1648
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I'm glad I'm not alone on Babel. I just thought it was absolute crap. I'm at 1 star per 5. Aud, as for Match Point-- there's a writing construct that made the rest of the movie worth sitting through; and opening that has to do with that ring useage climax. I liked that writing construct. I didn't like much else. (And aside from Ghost World and Lost in Translation, Johansen does nothing for me.) And as for High School Musical, I admit I watched it once (the first time it aired) and once again with Tom to make fun of it. It's not particularly well-made but it has a nice message (don't pigeonhole yourself.) And because I don't have children, I didn't have to watch it ever, ever again so I don't have to feel the pain. Watch it once. It's fine.
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