I fond the very pedestrian. glad I did not go to the movies to see it
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> haven't seen that one.
>
> Another film that didn't do much box office is "Show Time". It's really,
> really funny in the first two-thirds, as it's a good send up of reality shows
> (who knew back then those monsters would so dominate television?!), and
> DeNiro and Murphy play off each other well. But when the film veers into
> completely cliched cop movie territory (bar fight with bad guys, screaming
> commanding officer demands "your gun and your badge" so they have to solve
> the crime outside of official channels) it loses all the charm it'd built up.
> William Shatner has a great bit part as himself, giving tips on acting to a
> rapt Eddie Murphy (who wants to be an actor) and a completely put off DeNiro,
> who thinks the whole reality show he's stuck in is a nightmare.
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>> I had heard great things about it from the critics, so i rented it a
>> year ago. I really liked it. There is another Murphy film I like with
>> Jeff Goldblum in which Murphy is some time of Ghandi - like guru that is
>> exploited for shopping TV shows. Have you seen it? I really liked it too
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> that was "Bowfinger", a really good, underappreciated film where Steve
>>> Martin
>>>
>> wants to shoot a film with Eddie Murphy, but can't afford him (he can barely
>> afford a film camera). i don't think Murphy's playing himself in the film,
>> but
>> he is playing a famous actor. Martin can't afford the actor, but wants to
>> shoot
>> the film, so he gets a small, cheap crew, and starts secretly shooting the
>> actor
>> from hiding, then splicing those long furtive shots into a movie. For all
>> the
>> troublesome stuff--closeups, actual speaking roles--he finds a nebbish who
>> looks
>> remarkably like the actor, then uses this lookalike to shoot the scripted
>> parts.
>> It was an enjoyable film, but sometimes I feel as if i'm the only one who
>> saw
>> it.
>>
>>> -------------- Original message --------------
>>> From: "tdemorsella"
>>> I have trouble liking Graham in films too. However, I liked her in
>>> Committed, lost in Space, and a movie whose name escapes me starring
>>> Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin
>>>
>>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Interesting thing about ³From Hell². It is arguably the Hughes Brothers¹
>>>> greatest film. It was also their last. I think this is a great
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Johnny Depp
>>>
>>>
>>>> performance, and if I¹m not mistaken, was the first of the whole ³Johnny
>>>> does an accent well² roles. Heather Graham did not belong in this
>>>>
>>>>
>>> picture
>>>
>>>
>>>> by any stretch of the imagination. To be fair, though, I have only
>>>>
>>>>
>>> seen two
>>>
>>>
>>>> films where she DID belong, one was ³Lost In Space² (or as I like to
>>>>
>>>>
>>> call
>>>
>>>
>>>> it, ³this group of actors all decided they wanted Ferraris and
>>>>
>>>>
>>> wanted a
>>>
>>>
>>>> movie studio to pay for them all in cash² because this movie was
>>>>
>>>>
>>> absolutely
>>>
>>>
>>>> not meant for anyone to really see it.), and ³Committed². Casey
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Affleck and
>>>
>>>
>>>> the dark haired Wilson brother are also in ³Committed² making it one
>>>>
>>>>
>>> of the
>>>
>>>
>>>> best parades of B-listers in recent film history. Truly something
>>>> Showtime should be playing again and again.
>>>>
>>>> I¹m going to go out on a limb and suggest a picture that will make
>>>>
>>>>
>>> many of
>>>
>>>
>>>> you cringe, but is worth seeing on DVD in the privacy of your own home,
>>>> especially if you have like 8-13 year old kids in said home: ³The
>>>>
>>>>
>>> League Of
>>>
>>>
>>>> Extraordinary Gentlemen.² or, in Hollywood-ese: ³LXG². Yes, I know.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Why?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Because if you¹ve ever read the books, you¹ll see that they were
>>>>
>>>>
>>> trying to
>>>
>>>
>>>> make this movie a slick version of those books. The adventure and
>>>>
>>>>
>>> excitement
>>>
>>>
>>>> are actually IN this picture. The effects (and Sean Connery) kill
>>>>
>>>>
>>> it. This
>>>
>>>
>>>> is a better comic book movie than either Fantastic Four picture.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/21/07 12:06 PM, "Bosco Bosco" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I am vaguely remembering that I saw this but I may have to revisit it
>>>>> to refresh.
>>>>>
>>>>> B
>>>>> --- ravenadal > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh yeah! I forgot the Hughes Brothers' excellent "From Hell,"
>>>>>>> starring Johnny Depp.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ~rave!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>> ,
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> Bosco Bosco
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just saw the trailer for Hellboy 2. It looks to be every
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>> bit as
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>> good as the first one. I'll miss John Hurt but I think this
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>> could
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> truly fun
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> B
>>>>>>>>> --- Daryle wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I still hold Spider-Man 2 as the best ever made.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I think ³American Splendor² was pretty well done, and
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> recently
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> saw, for
>>>>>>>>>>> the first time in its entirety, ³The Punisher². The acting,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> well,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> is pretty
>>>>>>>>>>> horrible, but if you can stand the X-Men movies, Punisher¹s
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> worth
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> rental.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/20/07 4:41 PM, "Bosco Bosco" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On an earlier thread someone mentioned that the latest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> Batman
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> film
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> was their favorite comic adaptation. I really like it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> as well
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> got me to thinking about some of my other faves. I think V
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vendetta is my personal favorite and I loved, loved, loved
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hellboy. I
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> really dug the most recent Batman as well as the first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Spiderman.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasn't so fond of the X-Men though I did like them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone else got some pics or recommends. I am thinking of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> updating my
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> netflix queue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bosco
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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