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    *Bringing Up Baby* > *What's Up Doc?* but that is the best of Streisand's screwballs.

    Arsenic and Old Lace is usually listed with the screwballs, probably as it is completely insane and starring Cary Grant the king of the Screwball comedies. Harvey is sometimes called a screwball too, if you consider such I would put it up with Bringing up Baby and Arsenic and Old Lace.

    I think Topper is another excellent screwball but not quite as good as the others mentioned. The Hudsucker Proxy is an almost modern one that is truly excellent.

    ETA: I'm going to have to look for Twentieth Century. I didn't even know of that one. I do not love "His Girl Friday" but it is ok.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    *Bringing Up Baby* > *What's Up Doc?* but that is the best of Hepburn's screwballs.
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    No, no, no. You're fucking up the genres. Just any madcap crazy comedy is not a screwball comedy. 3 stooges shorts, slapstick, and generally hilarious movies like *Harvey* aren't screwballs.

    So I was lying on the grass up in Secaucus, you know, just resting, and it may be funny, but it doesn't make it part of a genre.

    now, I suppose, *Casino* is a fucking gangster movie, just because it has Joe Pesci and there's a bunch of wiseguy shit in it

    Get the fuck out of here, Tommy!

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    Quote Originally posted by Jizzelbin View post
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    *Bringing Up Baby* > *What's Up Doc?* but that is the best of Hepburn's screwballs.
    ftfy
    Both true in fact.

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    No, no, no. You're fucking up the genres. Just any madcap crazy comedy is not a screwball comedy. 3 stooges shorts, slapstick, and generally hilarious movies like *Harvey* aren't screwballs.

    So I was lying on the grass up in Secaucus, you know, just resting, and it may be funny, but it doesn't make it part of a genre.

    now, I suppose, *Casino* is a fucking gangster movie, just because it has Joe Pesci and there's a bunch of wiseguy shit in it

    Get the fuck out of here, Tommy!
    Well, u tell me what quals as Screwballs and I'll rate them. But The Hudsucker Proxy was a screwball. Harvey I know is borderline, I generally don't include it. Philly Story is often classed as a screwball but it doesn't really seem like one to me.

    Here is the Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screwball_comedy_film

    Films definitive of the genre usually feature farcical situations, a combination of slapstick with fast-paced repartee and show the struggle between economic classes. They also generally feature a self-confident and often stubborn central female protagonist and a plot involving courtship and marriage or remarriage. These traits can be seen in both It Happened One Night and My Man Godfrey. The film critic Andrew Sarris has defined the screwball comedy as "a sex comedy without the sex."[5]

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    What's Up, Doc? gets my vote for best screwball comedy ever. I like it more than any of the older examples of the genre that I've seen.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Well, u tell me what quals as Screwballs and I'll rate them. But The Hudsucker Proxy was a screwball. Harvey I know is borderline, I generally don't include it. Philly Story is often classed as a screwball but it doesn't really seem like one to me.
    Well, I don't know. Per Richard/Robert Blake, SJ or whatever his name is, he made a pretty convincing case of the screwball comedy genre being partially defined by an unlikely partnering of two people from different social strata (that's the plural of stratum, as far as I can recall -- a plain old 2nd declension noun), quick dialogue, and some other stuff.

    I agree that trying to define something as fluid as a genre in as fluid a medium as movies is not going to be helpful unless significant formalisms are employed. Even then, because of the evolving nature of the art (as in, it keeps going on and on), the formalizations are just going to be a help if one is interested in examining the structure. Which, since it's not a stable structure, is not going to be possible.

    *Harvey* is fucking not a screwball comedy, though -- I'll stand by that. It is a fucking great movie. And a fucking funny movie.

    In other news, *Children of the Corn* is a .... kind of differently-abled, but amusing movie.

    IOW you need a complete category theory, done in mathematical logic, to do film genres -- I'm not willing to do that, nor do I know anyone working as a professional logician who would. But I think some basic informal guidelines are helpful -- not because I care nor am a film critic. For example, I stand by that *Junior Bonner* is not a Western, nor is *Cheyenne Autumn*, even though they're in the west and have horses and indians and palefaces and stuff.

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    We watched Psycho last night. Still great and kept my son guessing throughout the movie. Though the wrap up at the end was too long. My only complaint about this classic gem.

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    Nice! The little guy hadn't seen it before, I'm guessing. That's gotta be one movie he won't soon forget. If your son is of the age or inclination to appreciate Olivia Hussey playing Norma Bates (I think it's in Psycho III) -- it's a nice treat. AND it has that guy from *Lost* and *Machete* Jeff Fahey in it (I think it's the same one).

    *Children of the Corn V* -- pretty flashy, slick movie, for being a complete piece of crap. I bet the main kid with the ears and the red hair is going to get mad tail from.....I'm not sure who, goth chicks....in high school.

    *The Purge*. Ethan Hawke looks pretty ragged -- he's not that much older than me. He probably didn't wear his sunhat outside often enough. I swear midway through the movie I forgot the son existed, and thought, "Hey, that's a really ugly girl -- reminds me of someone I know!*

    You want screwball comedy? I think a case could be made that *Silver Lining Playbook* is right on the edge of the genre. The main character also kind of reminded me of someone I know -- except Brad Coop was way crazier in the movie. But JLaw as a nympho! Great!
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    Quote Originally posted by Jizzelbin View post
    Nice! The little guy hadn't seen it before, I'm guessing. That's gotta be one movie he won't soon forget. If your son is of the age or inclination to appreciate Olivia Hussey playing Norma Bates (I think it's in Psycho III) -- it's a nice treat. AND it has that guy from *Lost* and *Machete* Jeff Fahey in it (I think it's the same one).

    *Children of the Corn V* -- pretty flashy, slick movie, for being a complete piece of crap. I bet the main kid with the ears and the red hair is going to get mad tail from.....I'm not sure who, goth chicks....in high school.

    *The Purge*. Ethan Hawke looks pretty ragged -- he's not that much older than me. He probably didn't wear his sunhat outside often enough. I swear midway through the movie I forgot the son existed, and thought, "Hey, that's a really ugly girl -- reminds me of someone I know!*

    You want screwball comedy? I think a case could be made that *Silver Lining Playbook* is right on the edge of the genre. The main character also kind of reminded me of someone I know -- except Brad Coop was way crazier in the movie. But JLaw as a nympho! Great!
    Silver Lining Playbook was too low on laugh and very non-frantic in pacing. I tried to watch but had to give up. It was a dreary mess to me.

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    Yeah, I kind of agree. I've had a copy for a few weeks, and at every point was like, "meh, do I really want to sit through some downer of a movie?"

    I don't know, I kind of warmed up to it, though. Not one I'll be seeing again, though.

    Hey, you know what it was kind of like? *A Woman Under The Influence*, except not as funny and humane.

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    I just watched Star Trek the Motion Picture, brace yourself, this may be a bit of a shock.




    Are you sitting.





    It is a bad movie and very muddled.

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    Why? I think I saw that a few years ago. The Shatner toupee alone is worth it!

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    The cure to all these modern "classics" is the Rifftrax gang. They even make fun of Kirstie Alley before she got ridiculous.

    Oh my.

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    OK fine, why in the hell would you watch the *Star Trek* motion picture? Shit, now I kind of want to see it again.

    Fuck it, I'll just watch *Dune.* At least Sting has a codpiece in it.

    And lest you think I'm joking around, being a troll -- no, I may joke around and not take anything seriously, and may have football injures to my head, but I'm no troll. Serious as a heart attack.

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    I hadn't seen ST:TMP in decades. I suffered through it.

    Dune, oh Dune, I did not hate it when I saw it when it was new. But I cannot watch it again. It is just too hokey without being campy enough to enjoy like say Starship Troopers.

    Dune, I liked the book but wasn't a huge fan and thought the series deteriorated quick so the movie was entertaining enough that 1st time. Starship Troopers, love the book, have read it maybe 10 times over the years. Despite this I still enjoyed that silly excuse for a movie with terrible acting and no power armor but probably for its cheese.

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    I probably shouldn't say this, but I read like eight of the Dune books when I was a kid. I remember seeing the Lynch movie before I'd read (some of) the books as a kid with my dad -- I don't remember anything about it except the desert sandworms and shit.

    Sad to say, seeing it a few decades later, it's not even that great a cheesy movie. I mean, some guys in college thought the whole fat dude floating around was funny, but that was just an artefact of having been stuck in boarding school with few sources of entertainment, pretty sure. ETA not me -- i mean these kids had their whole teen years basically stunted watching stupid movies, studying stuff, and smoking weed. Not me! I waited un.....oh, shit, well at least I didn't go to high school smelling jock straps and playing lacrosse.

    eeta and that is the reason you should not send your kids to boarding school, and insist they don't be band nerds but play an awesome instrument like rock and roll keys or guitar. or jethro tull flute or whatever.
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    (I deleted a duplicate post for #296, but Mello deleted both. Here's what I wrote):

    I was underwhelmed when I saw IHON in college; haven't seen it since. I saw GWTW for the first time in its entirety earliest this year. I can see why it's a classic and why it's had such a big impact on American pop culture, and Vivien Leigh sure was purty, but it didn't blow me away. All of the Lost Cause mythology stuck in my craw, too.

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    The Book of Eli
    Denzel Washington stars as a mysterious badass in this post-apocalyptic fable. Appropriately arid and overexposed cinematography, some great gunfights, and no less than three Harry Potter alums!

    The King and I
    Finally saw this 1956 musical from start to finish. Yul Brynner dominates as the King, but Deborah Kerr is a worthy foil to him. Good song and dance scenes.

    Any Given Sunday
    Downbeat football movie about a coach (Al Pacino) and quarterback (Dennis Quaid), both near the end of their careers, uneasily realizing that their beloved sport is moving on without them. Jamie Foxx is the hotshot young QB who surprises them both.

    Sense and Sensibility
    Emma Thompson's brilliant, charming adaptation of the Jane Austen romance. A great cast and a story that carries you on to a perfect conclusion. Highly recommended.

    A Dangerous Method
    Thoughtful, well-crafted costume drama about Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Sabina Spielrein, the beautiful patient who challenged and charmed them both. Great cast - Viggo Mortensen is a standout as Freud; Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley are also quite good as Jung and Spielrein, his patient/colleague/lover.

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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    A Dangerous Method
    Thoughtful, well-crafted costume drama about Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Sabina Spielrein, the beautiful patient who challenged and charmed them both. Great cast - Viggo Mortensen is a standout as Freud; Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley are also quite good as Jung and Spielrein, his patient/colleague/lover.
    You mean KeiraK wasn't strung-out and sickly? I was right! Plus she gets spanked in the movie.

    Saw *The Maltese Falcon* again yesterday. I've underestimated the visual look of the film. Still can't stand Mary Astor as "Mrs. Wonderly" -- she just looks ghastly and unbelievable as a yowza-type woman in the movie. I blame the photographer. Plus I know the stories about her infamous sex diary from the 1930s -- that's a hard thing to forget.

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    It's not the most attractive I've ever seen Keira K. - for most of the early part of the movie she's acting crazy and is grimacing and gnashing her teeth (and yes, she gets spanked).

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    I watched 12 Monkeys Monday night. A good movie, not great but good. Brad Pitt was a little tough to take in it but Willis was quite good as was Stowe.

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    Haven't seen *12 Monkeys* in a while. Madeleine Stowe is one of the most voluptuous women in movies I've seen -- I cite *The Two Jakes* as a firm(-handed) example. I remember being slightly confused when I was a young teenager and saw it on TV. Much like *Dune*, it takes maturity to understand the complexity. (Yes, I'm kidding, but in a positive way).

    Saw the whole of *Chinatown* again (without fast-forwarding through most of it) a few days ago. I think I finally understand the plot, sort of. The whole thing kind of eluded me for a long time. It went from (as a teenager) "sister/mother/sister/Higgins from Magnum PI" to "something about water" to "feed it to my goldfish" to....I'm not sure where I am now, but I think I get it.

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    *The Martian* as a cute little movie. Don't know what to say about it -- a nice little disaster movie, set on a pretty small human scale.

    *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* is the one, I promise you. I liked it, anyway -- haven't seen the others.

    *Buckaroo Banzai* keeps on going, monkey-boy.

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    Speaking of Clancy Brown, *Highlander* is a lot funnier than I remember. That is a hilarious movie, instead of just a weird movie.

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    Tried watching Glengarry Glen Ross and I gave up about 30 minutes into it. Boring movie about boring people in boring quasi-ethical at best jobs.

    I did catch Adam's Rib the other night and it is still quite good and of course extremely dated (translated it is now an excellent time-piece)

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Tried watching Glengarry Glen Ross and I gave up about 30 minutes into it. Boring movie about boring people in boring quasi-ethical at best jobs.
    You know what you need? Brass balls. Come into an office, saying stuff like that.

    I actually gave up halfway through *Anaconda* this morning. That might be one of the worst movies I've ever seen (I know I saw it on TV once, so I can say I've seen it).

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    Anaconda is truly a terrible movie.

    I saw Bridge of Spies today. It was great. Well paced and the acting was incredible. Coen brothers wrote it, Spielberg directed and produced it. Tom Hanks was the only star of note in the movie though Alan Alda had maybe 8-10 lines. English Theatre actor Mark Rylance should at least get an best supporting actor nomination as Rudolf Abel.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    I saw Bridge of Spies today. It was great. Well paced and the acting was incredible. Coen brothers wrote it, Spielberg directed and produced it. Tom Hanks was the only star of note in the movie though Alan Alda had maybe 8-10 lines. English Theatre actor Mark Rylance should at least get an best supporting actor nomination as Rudolf Abel.
    I'll keep an eye out for it -- speaking of Hanks. He looks like a little kid in *Apollo 13*. It's creepy how much Colin and Tom look alike (yes, I was a fan of that TV show w Jenny Wade and the guy with the moustache) at that age.

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    I don't know the show but I have been fairly impressed with Colin Hanks in his efforts. He is at least competent in the movies he does.

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    I saw 12 Monkeys not too long ago, and it still works. Very sad and chilling.

    Buckaroo Banzai is a great sf spoof. Love it! John Lithgow should have won an Oscar for his scenery-chewing brilliance as Dr. Emilio Lizardo. I have a Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems mug on my desk, and once, on a dare, actually made a restaurant reservation in the name of "John Yaya."

    I want to see Bridge of Spies soon. The trailer looks great.

    Recently seen:

    Abraham Lincoln
    D.W. Griffith's 1930 biopic doesn't hold up well, alas. The acting is melodramatic and the production values almost laughable by modern standards. Walter Huston was praised for his performance in the title role at the time, but just seems oafish to me - totally lacking Lincoln's wit and political shrewdness. The film also has the President give a short speech to the crowd at Ford's Theatre before taking his seat, and that just didn't happen.

    Caddyshack
    Believe it or not, I'd never seen this golf comedy in its entirety before. Had some laughs, some good lines, but it wasn't all that great IMHO.

    Greed
    A 1924 Erich von Stroheim adaption of the Frank Norris novel McTeague, about a failed dentist in 1890s San Francisco whose wife wins the lottery. She turns pathologically miserly, they quarrel, and things go from bad to worse. Interesting camera work but not an especially gripping film.

    The Martian
    Outstanding sf drama, about an American astronaut who has to survive against all the odds after being accidentally left behind on Mars. A funny, absorbing tale of grit, determination and ingenuity.

    Captain Phillips
    A powerful, effective movie, based on a true story, about a captain dealing with the takeover of his container ship by ragtag Somali pirates in 2009. Paul Greengrass, the director, makes you feel like you're right there, and Tom Hanks is very good in the title role. The last scene almost made me cry - a near-perfect ending to the film.

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    Buckaroo Banzai is a great sf spoof. Love it! John Lithgow should have won an Oscar for his scenery-chewing brilliance as Dr. Emilio Lizardo. I have a Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems mug on my desk, and once, on a dare, actually made a restaurant reservation in the name of "John Yaya."
    I always enjoy it. It is very silly but so silly it just works.

    I want to see Bridge of Spies soon. The trailer looks great.
    It really was.

    Caddyshack
    Believe it or not, I'd never seen this golf comedy in its entirety before. Had some laughs, some good lines, but it wasn't all that great IMHO.

    It is not aging well, it was far more awesome back in its day. Sadly Rodney Dangerfield's humor is just not holding up at all. Chevy's shtick is also faring poorly.

    The Martian
    Outstanding sf drama, about an American astronaut who has to survive against all the odds after being accidentally left behind on Mars. A funny, absorbing tale of grit, determination and ingenuity.

    How much like Cast Away is it? I'm on the fence for seeing this or Rock the Kasbah next. Bill Murray (best part of Caddyshack), Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson & Zooey Deschanel gives me hope it is will be as good as the trailer looks.

    Captain Phillips
    A powerful, effective movie, based on a true story, about a captain dealing with the takeover of his container ship by ragtag Somali pirates in 2009. Paul Greengrass, the director, makes you feel like you're right there, and Tom Hanks is very good in the title role. The last scene almost made me cry - a near-perfect ending to the film.

    I need to catch this still, where did you see it? Netflix, On Demand, rental?

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    *Bridge of Spies* really was a remarkable movie. It's the best movie I've seen since *Winter Sleep* from last year (you know what I mean -- that's been released eta recently).

    Finally found my copies of *The Rum Diary* and *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* -- just the things to cheer me up yesterday/today. Speaking of Bill Murray, or the caricature of HunterS I seem to have become IRL. eta -- yes, a reference to ....Wild Buffalos or whatever that dogshit movie was.

    In other news, *Captain America* is terrible. It's a porno movie you can take your kids and elders too.

    *The Last Waltz* is just sad -- it's starting to show its age. And this is one of those I see pretty much every year. You know what it is? It's just a combination of too many drugs, and after Levon died a little while ago, it's just not for me, seeing Marty with his head up Robbie's ass so far. Plus, I've learned all I can from the music, and I'm just tired of the movie.
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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    Buckaroo Banzai is a great sf spoof. Love it! John Lithgow should have won an Oscar for his scenery-chewing brilliance as Dr. Emilio Lizardo.
    Well, I don't know about OSCAR, but laugh while you can, monkey boy!

    Also, ad *Caddyshack* I'm going to disagree the shit with both of you. Not only does Rodney not get old, this movie marks the high-water line for Chevy. Only old people hate on Chevy Chase!

    Also ad What Exit? *The Martian* is nothing like *Cast Away* -- it's like a cross between *Jaws* and *The Deep.* Disaster 1970s genre flick crossed with intimate dramedy.

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    Run, do not walk, What Exit, to see The Martian. It has very little in common with Cast Away, and is well worth seeing on the big screen. If you don't like it I'll... I'll... hell, I'll refund your ticket price.

    I watched a library DVD of Captain Phillips.

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    *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* is, IMO, pretty tedious this time for me. Once you know all the famous quips, it's pretty difficult to sit through. Needs more Robert Shaw.

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    The movie *Feast* from 2005 is a pretty good action/monster-movie. Well, no it isn't "pretty good," but the opposite -- but it has its redeeming moments (Jenny Wade stripped down to her unmentionables, although she's covered in blood, is one of those moments).

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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    Run, do not walk, What Exit, to see The Martian. It has very little in common with Cast Away, and is well worth seeing on the big screen. If you don't like it I'll... I'll... hell, I'll refund your ticket price.

    I watched a library DVD of Captain Phillips.
    I saw The Martian it was pretty good though not great. One of the worst sound tracks ever outside of David Bowie's Starman used so awesomely. Technical stuff in the film was pretty great. I loved the Council of Elrond bit and Donald Glover's character. So Boromir wants to be Glorfindel, cool.

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    *Death Promise* (1977) is not the movie you'd want a three-year old niece to see. It is, however, a , you promise you want to keep watching.

    Once.

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    I was watching Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation this morning, co-staring Maureen O'Hara who I just found out just passed away at age 95. Mr Hobbs was an OK movie, nothing special but a pleasant 60s picture.

    Also watch X-Men: Days of Future Past yesterday. It was pretty crappy and campy.

    Watched Hollywood Knights also, worse than I remember and I remember it being pretty eh. This was a terrible nostalgia trip like American Graffiti but without good acting or writing. But had 29 year old Tony Danza as a 20 year old staring with a 28 year old Robert Wuhl also playing a 18-20 year old. Early major roles for Michelle Pfeiffer and Fran Drescher. Fran was gorgeous but terrible acting. Michelle was pretty but oddly she is one of those actresses than grew prettier later.

    Earlier this week I tried Solar Babies. Damn did this movie stink. Seriously, it was so bad it is impossible to describe.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Michelle was pretty but oddly she is one of those actresses than grew prettier later.
    Care to comment? She always looked like a bird to me. What other actresses "grew into" their harpy-like appearances.

    I didn't even know Bob Wuhl ever was 28 years old -- he's like Lee J. Cobb or somebody who always seemed to be in the throes of middle age, if not it's death rattle.

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    Quote Originally posted by Jizzelbin View post
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    Michelle was pretty but oddly she is one of those actresses than grew prettier later.
    Care to comment? She always looked like a bird to me. What other actresses "grew into" their harpy-like appearances.
    I thought Michelle was quite pretty in her 30s and 40s and even today. In her 20s she was too thin or something. Even by Ladyhawk she was looking better (age 27) and by The Fabulous Baker Boys (31) she was extremely pretty to me at least. Her faced had matured a bit and filled out a little and I thought she was gorgeous.

    Jodie Foster was at her best looking some time in her 30s. Never better than Maverick. (age 32)

    Come to think of it, another Cat Woman looked better in her 30s & 40s: Halle Berry though not as pronounced to me as Michelle or Jodie.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    I thought Michelle was quite pretty in her 30s and 40s and even today. In her 20s she was too thin or something. Even by Ladyhawk she was looking better (age 27) and by The Fabulous Baker Boys (31) she was extremely pretty to me at least. Her faced had matured a bit and filled out a little and I thought she was gorgeous.

    Jodie Foster was at her best looking some time in her 30s. Never better than Maverick. (age 32)

    Come to think of it, another Cat Woman looked better in her 30s & 40s: Halle Berry though not as pronounced to me as Michelle or Jodie.
    You've made interesting life-choices.

    Being an active sexist, I can only look at the world from better-to-worse. Case: Faye Dunaway. After *Bonnie and Clyde* it all went downhill for her, AFAIK.

    Hey, I'm thinking about watching *Everest* in the next few days -- anything to it? The only NatGeo articles I relish seem to be about mountaineering/spelunking/adventuring, so it seems like a movie I might not want to smash with a hammer.

    ETA hey, wait -- Christina Ricci! She was great in the Addam's Family movie(s), and then she got all aggro and punky. So it's not just about the looks for me (granted, she was like twelve in those Addam's Family movies, so, like any decent person, her "looks" were not at all sexual). I'm serious as a heart attack, I wouldn't even joke about something like that.
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    Christina Ricci is an excellent actress that seems to have the toughest time getting a big success. She can really act, she grew up to be very pretty and is very pretty still. (She is only 34 or 35 I think).

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    And, from *Death Promise* -- start from 57 seconds in if you want to see some white, hairy dude screaming like a toddler who missed lunch trying to fight.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Christina Ricci is an excellent actress that seems to have the toughest time getting a big success. She can really act, she grew up to be very pretty and is very pretty still. (She is only 34 or 35 I think).
    I'm not sure -- I'm surprised she's only in her mid-thirties, but she seems to be universally admired, especially among the art-house crowd.

    Here's one from worse-to-knockout: Melanie Lynskey. In *Heavenly Creatures* (granted, she was just a kid when she made the movie with...............Winslet), but she tried forever, I heard to get into Hollywood but had problems with her weight. Now she is a monster babe, and, you know she can act, despite that stuff on that TV show two-and-a-half men.

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    Melanie Lynskey is fairly plain and I thought specialized in Hollywood Homely roles? Is it just her assets you like?

    You're right that Ricci was doing well with the art-house crowd but it seemed like she tried to do some stuff that would be more established and pay a lot better and these always fall through including that terrible Pan-Am show she starred in.

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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    Melanie Lynskey is fairly plain and I thought specialized in Hollywood Homely roles? Is it just her assets you like?
    Holy shit. Dude, that's like you just insulted my dead grandmother or killed my dog or something.

    Fine, maybe "cute" with a killer bod is a description more to your liking, kind sir.

    I bid you good day.

    eta And, on reconsideration, Jenny Wade kind of has a butt-face. I mean, not really, but she's just kind of "cute" you know. Lynskey is more interesting.
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    Quote Originally posted by What Exit? View post
    ...I loved the Council of Elrond bit and Donald Glover's character. So Boromir wants to be Glorfindel, cool.
    I think that was Teddy (Jeff Daniels), the NASA chief.

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    ...I loved the Council of Elrond bit and Donald Glover's character. So Boromir wants to be Glorfindel, cool.
    I think that was Teddy (Jeff Daniels), the NASA chief.
    I swore it was Sean Bean with the line, but IMDB agrees with you.

    My one problem with the film: Why send a botanist all the way to Mars without projects involving the growing of plants. It seemed odd to say the least. Microbiologist that minored in botany I would have accepted or that he was a farm boy.

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    Today I watched Star Trek VI for the first time since it was in the movies. It held up pretty well. It was a good farewell for the original cast. Though they kind of got another on Futurama 10 years later.

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    Yeah, not the worst ST movie (although the Klingon-translation scene is cringeworthy).

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