From: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com (movies-digest) To: movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: movies-digest V2 #15 Reply-To: movies-digest Sender: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-movies-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk movies-digest Tuesday, May 12 1998 Volume 02 : Number 015 Re: [MV] The Man Who Should Know Better... Re: [MV] The Peacemaker-Thumbs Up [MV] I'm Back! Lots of stuff to yap about. Re: [MV] I'm Back! Lots of stuff to yap about. [MV] The Borrowers Re: [MV] I'm Back! Lots of stuff to yap about. [MV] Deep Impact review [MV] godzilla a lame duck? RE: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? [MV] Disaster movies!!! & James Bond too [MV] Buzzy's Deep Impact Review Re: [MV] Buzzy's Deep Impact Review Re: [MV] Deep Impact review Re: [MV] Disaster movies!!! & James Bond too RE: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? RE: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? Re: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? Re: [MV] Winnie the Pooh Re: [MV] Deep Impact review [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin -Reply ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 20:07:43 -0700 From: Jason Cormier Subject: Re: [MV] The Man Who Should Know Better... I really enjoyed The Man Who Knew too Little...I though Bill was in top form again (but I guess I am a fan of Mr. Murray)...also - being an actor myself I find it even a little bit funnier! The ads promoted it wrong - they made it look like he was a bumbling idiot - which is all wrong...check it out! jay At 01:54 AM 5/7/1998 -0400, you wrote: >At 11.29 PM 06/05/98 +0100, you wrote: >>Has anyone seen Bill Murray's The Man Who Knew Too Little? >>What's the buzz? > >Not as bad as the reviews made it sound, but not going to win any awards >(not even a Razzie:-) > >I saw it not long after seeing The Game, and there were some plot >similarities that struck me. Watch it if there is nothing else available. >Watch it before Bean. With the exception of The Full Monty and In & Out >(which I did not particulary like), there aren't many new comedies on the >video shelves, so it might be amongst the best choices. But don't expect >Groundhog Day. > >Regards, > >--Mel > > >--Mel Eperthener >president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty > >email: bcassidy@usaor.net > gowanna@australiamail.com > >http://www.webz.com/gowanna > >419 Butler Street >PO Box 95184 >Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 >(412) 781-6140 >(412) 781-6380 >1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE >____________________________________________ >That was a wicked googly! > --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial >______________________________________________ > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > Wanna see a movie? Get all the facts on all the FLIX... www.netcom.ca/~movieman [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 22:48:54 +0800 From: "David Lee" Subject: Re: [MV] The Peacemaker-Thumbs Up What I was impressed with, was how the movie was able to sustain the audience's interest until the final moments. few movies are capable of that... "Here's wishing you good mental health...." -- Frasier Crane - ---------- > From: gary zeig > To: movies@lists.xmission.com > Subject: Re: [MV] The Peacemaker-Thumbs Up > Date: 07 May 1998 22:54 > > >At 12.19 AM 07/05/98 -0400, Gary wrote: > >>Finally got around to renting this movie! Was impressed by its attention to > >>detail. > > > >What I liked most about it was the way that they showed the military > >working together. Most movies of this genre have the heroes as outsiders, > >fighting to save the world themselves. Here, Clooney and Kidman were > >working WITH the military, not against them. When they tried to shut down > >NYC, I felt this was rather realistic in how they would try (and fail) to > >handle the situation in Real Life (TM). Any other movie would have them > >finding the terrorist themselves, without any help (and with much hinderance) > > > >I'd give it a thumbs-up, too > > > >Regards, > > > >--Mel > > > > > >--Mel Eperthener > >president, Gowanna Multi-media Pty > > > >email: bcassidy@usaor.net > > gowanna@australiamail.com > > > >http://www.webz.com/gowanna > > > >419 Butler Street > >PO Box 95184 > >Pittsburgh, PA 15223-0184 > >(412) 781-6140 > >(412) 781-6380 > >1-888-45-GOWANNA -- TOLL FREE > >____________________________________________ > >That was a wicked googly! > > --Jerry Seinfeld, AMEX commercial > >______________________________________________ > > > > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > > Mel- > Right on about the realism. I liked the fact that some of the good guys > died while pursuing the terrorists. > Very few movies would have the courage to show a helicopter shot down and 9 > good guys die. Then in NYC several innocent bystanders were shot in the > exchange of gunfire. I found this surprising, yet more realistic. I think > the message here was that no one really won in this situation. Obviously, > this victory came with a price. It would have been better to avoid this > situation altogether. And it also shows that people use other people for > selfish causes. > I also liked the confusion about 44E on the invoice. First Nicole Kidman > thought it meant a longitude reading for Sarajevo. Then later she realized > her mistake and understood it meant a street address in NYC , the > destination of the terrorist. This was very plausible. > Overall, a very enjoyable movie with a strong anti-terrorism message. It > made me think, and I guess that's what a good movie often does. > > GRZ > > > > > [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] > [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 09:09:49 -0700 From: Bruce Bridges (remote) Subject: [MV] I'm Back! Lots of stuff to yap about. Hi Guys, Glad to be back. I'm a little exhausted from the road but will try to not bore you too much with my addled brain. Father's Day-I frankly had no desire to see Father's Day. I get the impression that those guys made that movie for no reason than that they are buddies and wanted to work together. For the psycology question, a Clint Eastwood movie comes to mind that I cannot place my finger on. He is a New Orleans cop chasing a serial killer. It explores his own sexual peccadillos as he struggles with the case. Of course One flew Over the Cuckoos nest and Snake pit come to mind. Mimic-I thought Mimic was a big bore. It seemed a direct rip off of several other films the most obvious being Aliens. I haven't taken the time to count the similarities but they are there. If we haven't discussed this before, I suggest everybody get the prior release by the same director. Its called Chronos I think and is really cool. That is the reason I even bothered to see Mimic. An Actor that I think is perhaps the best working today is Robert Duvall. His abilities transcend the typical actor working in Hollywood. I think Jodie Foster is a helluva actress. I just don't think she can direct. Sam Raimi-I was one of his biggest fans with The Evil Dead movies (Except 3) but find myself less entertained with his gimmicky camera tricks now. They worked great in the monster genre but were simply distracting in a western. Starship Troopers-My interpretation of this movie was SPOILER-SPOILER-SPOILER- At the end we find that the bugs are not the bad guys after all. Instead we have been watching a onesided view of a war and have not considered the other side's point of view. The Bugs are only protecting their territory which earth has invaded. I went to see He Got Game last week and have to say Spike Lee continues to drive me batty. He has a wonderful eye and ability to choose compelling subject matter but I just don't buy his writing. Being the rascist I believe he is (Why isn't he called on the rascist crap he and his movies spew?) I don't think he is capable of making his characters speak in an honest manner. There were some good moments and I can always watch Denzel Washington but cannot give this a recommendation. Deep Impact opens today and I think I'll check it out. bye, bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 11:34:34 -0400 From: gary zeig Subject: Re: [MV] I'm Back! Lots of stuff to yap about. >Hi Guys, > >Glad to be back. I'm a little exhausted from the road but will try >to not bore you too much with my addled brain. > >Father's Day-I frankly had no desire to see Father's Day. I get the >impression that those guys made that movie for no reason than that >they are buddies and wanted to work together. > >For the psycology question, a Clint Eastwood movie comes to mind that >I cannot place my finger on. He is a New Orleans cop chasing a serial >killer. It explores his own sexual peccadillos as he struggles with >the case. Of course One flew Over the Cuckoos nest and Snake pit >come to mind. > >Mimic-I thought Mimic was a big bore. It seemed a direct rip off of >several other films the most obvious being Aliens. I haven't taken >the time to count the similarities but they are there. If we haven't >discussed this before, I suggest everybody get the prior release by >the same director. Its called Chronos I think and is really cool. >That is the reason I even bothered to see Mimic. > >An Actor that I think is perhaps the best working today is Robert >Duvall. His abilities transcend the typical actor working in >Hollywood. I think Jodie Foster is a helluva actress. I just don't >think she can direct. > >Sam Raimi-I was one of his biggest fans with The Evil Dead movies >(Except 3) but find myself less entertained with his gimmicky camera >tricks now. They worked great in the monster genre but were simply >distracting in a western. > >Starship Troopers-My interpretation of this movie was >SPOILER-SPOILER-SPOILER- At the end we find that the bugs are not >the bad guys after all. Instead we have been watching a onesided >view of a war and have not considered the other side's point of view. > The Bugs are only protecting their territory which earth has invaded. > > >I went to see He Got Game last week and have to say Spike Lee >continues to drive me batty. He has a wonderful eye and ability to >choose compelling subject matter but I just don't buy his writing. >Being the rascist I believe he is (Why isn't he called on the rascist >crap he and his movies spew?) I don't think he is capable of making >his characters speak in an honest manner. There were some good >moments and I can always watch Denzel Washington but cannot give this >a recommendation. > >Deep Impact opens today and I think I'll check it out. > >bye, >bb > > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] Hey Bruce, What did you think of the Peacemaker? Surely, you've seen it by now.. And also waiting for your ideas about Lost Highway... Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 11:48:34 -0400 From: gary zeig Subject: [MV] The Borrowers Somebody please inform me what this movie is about. Thanks!! GRZ [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 98 22:35:52 +0100 From: Garrett Winters Subject: Re: [MV] I'm Back! Lots of stuff to yap about. I would have thought that list etiquette usually stopped ppl copying a whole email to add a one line reply at the end, I won't repeat the transgression but you know who I am talking about. Most email prog's come with a great ability to cut and paste. Garrett [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 02:47:59 -0700 From: Jason Cormier Subject: [MV] Deep Impact review (cue intro music) The Return of Movieman! I have not forgotten my obligation to all of you to= bring you the reviews of all the current movies...it's just that there have= been no movies worth the dough recently. This kind of creates a paradox= and makes me look like an oxymoron as Deep Impact was definitely NOT worth= the money either. Nope - sorry to report that summer movie mayhem will= have to wait until the inevitable bonanza of box-office bucks that is= Godzilla. This movie is everything you'd expect it to be. But that's the= problem. Too many disaster movies have laid out what the formula should be= - show everyone on earth (in most cases this just means the States - as= that's all that really matters) really happy and enjoying life, Show mass= confusion and histeria when news of disaster hits, show 10 minutes of= amazing special effects disaster and then in the midst - someone somewhere= will find some sort of solution and saves the day. When I watched Dantes= Peak I felt the same way - "who cares about the preamble - let's move on to= the amble already!" So this movie receives the unfortunate rating of a= fail - it could have barely passed if the FX were at least worth watching -= but even that was too computery! Well this review is too long already -= so until we meet again... jay the movieman Wanna see a movie? Get all the facts on all the FLIX... www.netcom.ca/~movieman [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 11:35:57 cet From: "greuel" Subject: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? Seems Godzilla is not living up to its expectations thomas *** 'Godzilla' still a tough sell Movie theater chains appear to be decidedly unimpressed with "Godzilla" and all the hype preceding the sci-fi thriller's May 18 launch. Some company executives were underwhelmed by a screening of the film last week, and now many chains are reportedly refusing to give in to Sony Pictures' demand that it receive an unprecedented 80% of the first week's box office proceeds. Sony has much riding on its version of the Japanese sci-fi classic. In addition to an estimated production budget of $160 million, the company is reportedly spending nearly $50 million on domestic prints and advertising. Yet despite all the hype surrounding the release of the picture - or perhaps because of it - exhibitor reaction at an April 30 screening was mixed. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2554057053-c9e http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/8911/ - abomiNation [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 18:12:03 -0500 From: "Richard J. Doyle" Subject: RE: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? What expectations? Personally, I expect anything from the makers of "Independence Day" to be a dud. Richard J. Doyle Access & Visual Basic Developer CRW Systems rdoyle29@msn.com ICQ# 9867240 - -----Original Message----- From: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of greuel Sent: Saturday, May 09, 1998 6:36 AM To: movies@lists.xmission.com Subject: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? Seems Godzilla is not living up to its expectations thomas [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 21:29:49 -0400 From: gary zeig Subject: [MV] Disaster movies!!! & James Bond too With Deep Impact's lack of impact, following the mediocre Volcano, good but not great Dante's Peak, what you see is what you get Twister, etc etc, I'm wondering if I'm the only one out there getting sick of these so-called disaster movies. They all have basically the same plot. Just substitute disaster (quake, tornado, volcanic eruption, asteroid and so on) show a lot of people in danger, and then voila, our hero (Tommy Lee Jones,Harrison Ford, or Pierce Brosnan) saves the day at the end. And oh what a wonderful world it is again! But these movies seem to do ok at the box office, so I guess the studios are laughing all the way to the bank. The same goes for airplane crash movies. Air Force One reminds me of Turbulence, which reminds me of Airplane etc. You get my point! But these are proven formulas that work, so expect much more of same. My second and last point for the day is about James Bond movies. How many more of these can we tolerate? We've had so many people as James Bond, even Moneypenny has to be getting confused by now. I think the producers of the latest Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies were smart though. Foregoing dialogue and character development (really what more can they say about James Bond that we don't already know?) in favor of action scenes and chase scenes is always a winning idea with mainstream audiences nowadays. And don't kid yourself, ladies and gentlemen, James Bond is now as mainstream America as Pepsi vs. Coke, Apple Pie, and new fall sitcoms. It's funny that James is English, yet America loves him(and he is often marketed towards Americans!). DId you ever think about this? Well, personally , the thing I liked best about the latest but not last James Bond was Michelle Chan/Yeoh's performance. We want more of Miss Yeoh!!! In fact, we demand it! This list has been dead again lately, so comments/arguments are always welcome... GRZ Question for the day: Where would Winny the Pooh be without Tigger? [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 23:31:12 EDT From: BzRvueNews Subject: [MV] Buzzy's Deep Impact Review Deep Impact approx: 2 hours long My mother and I went to see this at a local mall's multiplex. We went to the 4 p.m. showing on Saturday. I'd wanted to see this movie since I saw the trailer before Species ll. I took my first opportunity and asked my mom along. The television commercials let you know the basic premise of the film, that the earth is supposed to be hit by a comet. The plot consists of actions and reactions. How the characters react to the actions around them drives most of the film. Honestly, at first I was rather bored. I've fallen prey to the "more is more" concept of modern movies and oftentimes subtlety is lost on me. However a third or so into the movie, the rather quiet beginning builds into a very intense character driven film. I was a bit disappointed that the feature characters seemed designed to appeal to various segments of movie audiences. You have two teenagers in love and their families, a young newswoman, an older newswoman and her daughter, an older man and woman and an assortment of various government officials, as well as a collection of heroic astronauts. Those of you who follow fx might be rather disappointed. Some of the fx work and work well but others look like obvious models and computer generated graphics. Fans of television's X-Files might be interested in the performance of David Duchovny's bride, Tea Leoni., who has a featured role as the aforementioned young newswoman in the film. I thought she did alright. I would not call it Oscar winning but she proved herself to be more that a fluff, sitcom actress. Morgan Freeman should be commended for his role as the United States President. While not a large part, he still manages to convey the humanity of a man forced into having to deal with this as a public official, how it shakes him to the core, and how he unashamedly copes by means of his spirituality. All of this is accomplished outside of any spoken lines and conveyed by facial expression and vocalized emotion. Robert Duvall is amazing as an astronaut old-timer. His strength also lies in the subtlety of his performance. He portrays his strength via an innate sense of humor. Elijah Wood gives he of Titanic fame a run for his money. His portrayal of the young man who discovers the comet shook me and had me more than a little in love with him by the film's end. His performance is outstanding. What is truly frightening are the possibilities. How would we really react individually or as a collective whole? Would we be even half as brave as this fictional society? I do not know. My mother and I cried like babies as we watched. It is an aptly named film because it had a Deep Impact on us. Buzzy [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 01:17:30 +0000 From: "choquette" Subject: Re: [MV] Buzzy's Deep Impact Review Please take me off of your mailing list. Thanks. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 01:18:02 +0000 From: "choquette" Subject: Re: [MV] Deep Impact review take off of your list please. thanx [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 01:18:26 +0000 From: "choquette" Subject: Re: [MV] Disaster movies!!! & James Bond too Please take off of this list. Thanx [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 01:18:46 +0000 From: "choquette" Subject: RE: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? Take me off list. thanks [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 01:19:43 +0000 From: "choquette" Subject: RE: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? take me off of list thanks [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 01:20:17 +0000 From: "choquette" Subject: Re: [MV] godzilla a lame duck? Tkae choquett@pe.net off of your list thanks. [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 06:10:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Anita Watts Subject: Re: [MV] Winnie the Pooh On Sun, 10 May 1998, gary zeig wrote: > Question for the day: Where would Winny the Pooh be without Tigger? ... sort of like Calvin without Hobbes, eh? I'm still grieving. Anita [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 14:36:44 -0600 From: Tonya Fleetwood Subject: Re: [MV] Deep Impact review I recently went to see this movie. I found it rather good. It was a really good movie in fact. I even cried at certain times. I think that Tea Leoni played her part very well, it was a little surprising that she is one that died at the end. I liked that fact that she died with her father at the spot where they had 'a happy day'. It made the movie more sad, but at that point it was like she and her father had reformed their relationship as father-daughter. It was a good part. I thought that Elijah Wood's part was too small. He didn't have enough scenes. He even looked really awkward in almost every scene that he was in. I liked Ron Elderds part too. He did a really good job. I found it a little surprising that his face heeled as quickly as it did. The ending when all the astronauts where saying good bye to their families was the saddest in my opinion. But it was a very good part, it grabbed your heart and made you realize that there are really people like that would give up their lives to save others' lives. All in all it was a very good movie and I recommend that everyone go see it. It isn't bloody or anything like that, so younger kids could watch it too. - -Tonya [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:52:39 -0400 From: gary zeig Subject: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin I heard Siskel & Ebert both gave big thumbs up to this movie. It stars Steve Martin. If anybody has seen this movie, I'd love to hear any comments on it. I'm thinking of going to see it this weekend. I happen to like Steve Martin's work a lot, especially LA Story (an underrated film) and Father of the Bride. Gary [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 06:52:28 PDT From: "Guilloche ." Subject: Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin Gary- This was a great film which deserves all of the praise it has been receiving lately. Campbell Scott is in the starring role and it is refreshing to see Steve Martin as a devious manipulator for a change. My advice: Go see this movie, head out for a coffee (or a martini) discuss, then go see it again. It's a tight film which commands your attention especially if you enjoyed "The Usual Suspects". Kudos to David Mamet for his writing & directing. John >Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:52:39 -0400 >To: movies@lists.xmission.com >From: gary zeig >Subject: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin >Reply-To: movies@lists.xmission.com > >I heard Siskel & Ebert both gave big thumbs up to this movie. >It stars Steve Martin. >If anybody has seen this movie, I'd love to hear any comments on it. >I'm thinking of going to see it this weekend. >I happen to like Steve Martin's work a lot, especially LA Story (an >underrated film) and Father of the Bride. > >Gary > > > >[ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] >[ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:31:45 -0700 From: Bruce Bridges Subject: Re: [MV] The Spanish Prisoner/Steve Martin -Reply I thought Spanish Prisoner was great as well. I think the Usual Suspects comparison works although I think House of Games is a better example. David Mamet has a unique style that tends to either impress or turn off people. I personally think he's one of the best writers of dialogue alive. He has chosen a very affected style of acting for this movie that can be distracting for some. The person I saw it with hated it for that reason but I just don't think he "got it". If you like it and you haven't seen House of Games then you should rent that as well. There's another Mamet written film I want to suggest but am blanking on the title. It stars Joe Montagne as a Jewish New York cop looking for the murderer of an old lady. He finds himself involved with a radical jewish group and he struggles with his Jewish identity. I'm sure I've mangled the story but this was a great film and I remember the dialogue as being unbelievable. Anybody know the name of that film? I hear Bullworth is either great or a piece of crap depending on your political leanings. Anybody heard about it? As far as Godzilla is concerned, I think it is going to be huge. I'm not commenting on the quality of the film but strictly boxoffice. I understand from friends at Sony that the execs are very happy with what they've seen and the guys that produced it know how to SELL a film if nothing else. Believe me though, its all about toy sales. The studio will be depending on that as the real profit center and if the toys aren't accepted (New Godzilla Vs Classic Godzilla) then they've got problems. They are going crazy trying to keep the image of Godzilla out of the market and I think its a losing battle. Especially with the internet (on which there are some images floating around). Deep Impact was a piece of fluff but I have to admit I got caught up in the emotion of some points. But you know what, I can't remember ever seeing a good disaster film so why should I expect one now? I wonder how Armegeddon will be? The director's last film was "The Rock" so he's got talent. bye, bb [ To quit the movies mailing list, send the message "unsubscribe movies" ] [ (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ] ------------------------------ End of movies-digest V2 #15 *************************** [ To quit the movies-digest mailing list (big mistake), send the message ] [ "unsubscribe movies-digest" (without the quotes) to majordomo@xmission.com ]