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From: egl1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Elizabeth G. Levy)
Subject: Re: Most Embarassing Movie
Reply-To: egl1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Elizabeth G. Levy)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 15:13:57 GMT

In article <1992Sep3.132042.25726@fwi.uva.nl> dam@fwi.uva.nl (Joris van Dam) writes:

> I also
>wonder how the other Troma films are
>
>Sorority Bimbos at the Slime Bowl-a-Rama, Class of Nuke'm high.
           ^^^^ 

Sorority Babes in the Slime Bowl-a-Rama of Death was hilarious.  I saw
it one night/early morning on USA Up All Night (or whatever they call
it).  Very tongue in cheeck ("Monster in the Back Seat!  Gets 'em all
the time!")

Class of Nuke'm High took itself, IMHO, a tad too seriously.  Much
less fun.


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From: gbradley@uks197.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: great voices
Date: 27 Aug 92 12:29:53 GMT
Reply-To: gbradley@uks197.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Bradley)

In article <1992Aug26.222234.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu>,
rlwilliams@gallua.gallaudet.edu writes:
|>In a recent discussion of "field of dreams" I was struck by a memory ... I 
|>think that movie may have the two best voices in all of Moviedom,
|>
|>James Earl Jones
|>Burt Lancaster
|>
|>Other great voices... Jack Palance
|>remember Clu Gulagar (badly spelled...)
|>
|>I also remember being in love with June Allison's voice when I was a kid...
|>
|>who else do you like?
|>
|>rlwilliams@gallua
           
    My favourite movie voice....Vincent Price. 

Others worth mentioning...

James Stewart
Peter Lorre
Boris Karloff
   
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From: otto@jybox.jyu.fi (Otto J. Makela)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Most Embarassing Movie
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 02:31:21 EDT
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pfeiffer@nmsu.edu (Joe Pfeiffer) writes:

> Tron.  My wife and I saw it, on a double date with another couple.
> How dumb can a movie get...

Compared with another Disney attempt at SF, BLACK HOLE, this film
is a virtual masterpiece.  The computer graphics aren't half bad,
though a bit dated nowadays.

Why do you suppose major movies featuring heavy-duty computer
graphics (like TRON and LAST STARFIGHTER) are mostly oriented on
something as inane as video games ?

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From: citrin@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Wayne Citrin)
Subject: Re: Most Maddening Movie
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 17:24:55 GMT

masticol@cadenza.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola) writes:
>Here's a new topic: which movie made you the angriest? For whatever
>reason.

"Cinema Paradiso" - I was angry that such an oversentimental, melodramatic,
manipulative film could possibly have won the Foreign Film Oscar and be
considered one of the best films of the year.  

Wayne

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From: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: hoffa release date?
Date: 26 Aug 92 05:56:23 EST
Reply-To: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Channel 1 Communications

MBB>Anybody know with Danny DeVito's Hoffa is to be released. After
MBB>DeVito's masterful handling of _War of the Roses_, I'm ready
MBB>to brave the ticket lines for opening night of this one...

     It's set for a December release date.  For what it's worth, I've
     seen the trailer for "Hoffa" and it looks GOOD.  Jack Nicholson
     doesn't even look like Jack Nicholson in this one (he's wearing
     glasses, for starters), and that's an accomplishment in itself.
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From: MATMNB@LURE.LATROBE.EDU.AU (BRAZIL,Marcus N)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Film with the least actors
Date: 28 Aug 92 03:28:20 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
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In <Bto047.MAs@acsu.buffalo.edu> v118jxyk@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu writes:

> In article <9yH7PB2w164w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>, dascoser.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu writes...
> >I was just trying to think about which film had the least number of 
> >actors. The smallest I could thing of is Breakfast Club which only has 
> >(I'm going by charters description here)

Some others:

"My Dinner with Andre" - basically only two characters plus a waiter (who
only has a word or two of dialogue) and some purely decorative patrons of the
restaurant in the background...

"Monster in a Box" - the new Spalding Gray film, containing only Spalding
Gray (the same is apparently true of his previous film which I haven't seen
"Swimming to Cambodia").

...Marcus Brazil...
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From: kjellr@sofus.dhhalden.no (Kjell Are Refsvik)
Subject: Alien 3 - A Real Good Movie
Followup-To: rec.arts.movies
Organization: Ostfold Regional College
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 14:26:53 GMT

Since the US westcoast release, I have been reading nothing but bad reviews
and comments on this film. Personally I find it to be a excellent film with
an "atmosphere" and some really nice shots as well (like when the
"DoggyAlien" ran through the corridors. Stunning!

It was a well worthy end to the best SF plot ever created. Too often we see
sequels destroying the original. (StarWars etc)

It is sad that the Alien films are history (eg that no more films are going
to be made) but on the other side it is kind of nice. We've got 3 GOOD
films.

I personally am a   G R E A T   fan of the Alien plot. 

By the way. I hear that a extended version (apx. 20 mins.) of Aliens (2) is
available on video. Has someone seen this??? Is is worth $30?

By 4 Now,


Kjell Are  Refsvik
Research Assistant
Ostfold Regional College
Norway
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From: kaufman@eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman)
Subject: Re: Script Query: _The_Princess_Bride_
Organization: EECS Department, Northwestern University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 01:30:01 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.193545.24025@news.mentorg.com> michael_robbins@mentorg.com writes:
>>I hate to burst your bubble, but there really wasn't a S. Morganstern. 
>Yeah true, but what about his other books.... like the Silent Gondeliers?
>It is by S. Morganstern with no mention of William Goldman.  Of course, he
>could continue to write under two names but why bother.  For a fake book it was
>interesting, but for a real book?

Nope, Goldman wrote _The Silent Gondoliers_ as well. Some editions of it have
Goldman's name on the cover, and the one that I had said Morgenstern on the
cover and copyright by Goldman on the copyright page.  Sorry.

Michael


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Subject: Re: Ender's Game (was Re: Possible Foundation movie?)
From: thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 22:42:27 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <1992Aug31.064231.6678@wam.umd.edu> dododge@wam.umd.edu (David O. Dodge) writes:
>
>>>>I disagree. A major part of the parts (..) will be played by children.
>>>>Child actors can spoil almost any movie due to the "cuteness trap".
>>
>>>Well, it could happen, I suppose. You just have to have a good casting
>>>director.
>
>Getting the right actors would be absolutely the MOST important aspect of
>making a film from this book. Finding actors that could pull it off could
>be a very daunting task.

Give up now, guys.

Macaulay Culkin would get the part.

Yuck!
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From: eric@spr.usask.ca (Eric Neufeld)
Subject: Lonesome Dove question
Organization: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 16:27:43 GMT

A friend wants to know the meaning of

"Uva uvam vivendo varia fit"

that Gus carved onto his sign.   Any historical information (attribution)
would be appreciated.

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From: cathys@Ingres.COM (Cathy Savino)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Film with the least actors
Date: 31 Aug 92 19:23:52 GMT
Reply-To: cathys@ingres.com (Cathy Savino)
Organization: Ingres, An ASK Company

I can't think of the name of it, but there was a mystery with Micheal Kane that
took place solely in a house. There was only one other actor in the film. The
premise of the film (I can't remember it too weel) was that he had murdered a woman,
and I believe he had framed the other gentleman in the film. The other gentlemen
had t figure out where the body was, or how he killed her before the police arrived.
I'm sorry about the sketchy details, but the one thing I do remember is that there 
where only 2 actors in the entire film, and Micheal Kane was one of them.

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From: mem@mv.mv.com (Mark E. Mallett)
Subject: Re: Most Maddening Movie
Organization: MV Communications, Inc.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 07:40:16 GMT

In article <Sep.2.10.05.10.1992.15589@cadenza.rutgers.edu> masticol@cadenza.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola) writes:
>
>Here's a new topic: which movie made you the angriest? For whatever
>reason.
>I hate paying for commercials; it's against my religion.

When my brother and I went to see (yes, we did) "Trial of Billy Jack,"
we walked out and got our money back; we told the manager that we didn't
expect to pay for propaganda.  He didn't say a word; he just gave us our
money.

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From: Douglas.Johnson@f31.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Douglas Johnson)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
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Subject: What is the name of this
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:01:00 -0600


AB>Does anyone know the name of a movie that starred Danny Devito and Bette
AB>Midler in the 80's?

Ruthless People

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From: akamine@EE.Stanford.EDU (Shinya Akamine)
Subject: Recent Charlotte Gainesburg films?
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 16:47:42 GMT



	Does anyone know if Charlotte Gainesburg has made any more 
	films lately.  I saw Le Petit Amour and La Petite Voluese.
	
					
						Shinya
From: jd@slc3.lat.oz.au (John Dimogotsis)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Alien 3 - A Real Good Movie
Date: 4 Sep 92 03:53:01 GMT
Organization: Comp Sci, La Trobe Uni, Australia

In article <Bu0DI4.3K8@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jpm56290@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Duner) writes:
>kjellr@sofus.dhhalden.no (Kjell Are Refsvik) writes:
>
>>By the way. I hear that a extended version (apx. 20 mins.) of Aliens (2) is
>>available on video. Has someone seen this??? Is is worth $30?

	Also in the extended laser disk version "4" sentry robots are used
	to defend the complex from attack when the aliens come through the 
	tunnel, looks good why the hell they left it out in the first place
	I can't imagine.
								jd
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From: etxmow@garboc34.ericsson.se (Mats Winberg)
Subject: Re: THE BEST INTENTIONS (Sweden)
Organization: Ericsson
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 09:31:27 GMT

frankm@microsoft.com (Frank R.A.J. Maloney) writes:

>THE BEST INTENTIONS examines the subject of love. It is Ingmar
>Bergman's story about the courting and mating of his parents, Henrik
>and Anna Bergman. It is also about the love of the son for his
>parents.  And as it turned out, the love between Bille August and

     There's a new Swedish film based on a Bergman script. SOENDAGSBARN
     (The Sunday Child) is a story around a childhood memory of Ingmar
     Bergman. It's directed by Daniel Bergman, Ingmar's son. I haven't
     seen it (it's premiere is due soon) but from the excerpts shown
     on Swedish television, it seems like an interesting movie. There
     are other actors playing Bergman's parents than in "Den Goda
     Viljan" (BEST INTENTIONS).

     Mats Winberg
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From: le01167@portal.lasc.lockheed.com (Ron Nadel (x2025))
Subject: Re: sex in movies
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Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 18:31:08 GMT

In article <24174@oasys.dt.navy.mil>, dlee@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Lee) writes...

>I agree 100%.. Our society has become so explicit in everything we do
>that we have become NUMB to the violence,..etc. Most movies that I have
>seen recently seems to have the sex and violence merely to try and outdo
>each other...The bigger and better syndrome; if a little is good, then
>a lot must better..

I could not disagree more!  It has become the unthinking cliche' to describe
the violence and sex on screen (big and little) as numbing, etc.  Exposure
to screen violence does numb you to screen violence, but not the real thing,
believe me.  And if you need examples, just watch the news for real peoples'
reactions to a moment of violence in their lives; they are always blown away
and probably would rather be numb at that moment if they could - not the sort
of reaction you'd expect from people who are supposed to be numbed to violence
afer years of screen violence exposure.  And even then, if a movie does a 
violent moment well with fully developed characters in an unexploitative way,
when a character they care about is effected or killed, you can still hear the
upset and moved audience react - if they're numb you'd think that reactions 
would cease if we're all used to it.  And with all the space war movies and
their wonderful realistic special fx, you wonder why all the numb people of
America were totally distracted and personally moved by the Challenger 
explosion.  But you know the reason why - that was real people and a real
tragedy and people can't help but know the difference.

The only people who cannot tell the difference between the screen and life
are very young children and parents should be sensitive to that - but you
can't regulate, legislate, or promote proper parenting by criticizing the
movie.

Now about sex...speaking for myself, after all the sex I've seen on screen
I'm not numb to it yet - either on screen or in real life!  And if all the 
other movie goers are getting numb from all this alleged over-exposure, why
does it still sell so many goddam tickets?

Time for a new closer more enlightened look at people's behaviour, what 
influences it, and what IT influences.

Ron
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From: bleys@wisdom.bubble.org (Bill Cavanaugh)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Most Embarassing Movie
Date: 2 Sep 92 04:03:07 GMT
Organization: Xanadu Enterprises, Inc.

In article <1992Aug31.215528.29891@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> mlh@eddy.austin.ibm.com (Mike Haskell) writes:
>
> What is the most embarassing movie you have ever seen?  (What I mean by
> embarassing, is that you feel absolutely miniscule when the lights come
> up and you HAVE to walk out of the theater with every other bonehead
> who bought a ticket to this turkey).  Movies on video don't count as
> your stupidity is hidden by the walls of your house. :-)

More than ten years back there was a sorta SNL spinoff called "Mr. Mike's
Mondo Video".  I think there were about six of us left by the end of the
film...

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Subject: Re: Double Life of Veronique: Soundtrack?''onique
From: craddock@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Craddock)
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:52:24 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

HF.SKW@forsythe.stanford.edu (Susan Wandling) writes:

>Need some help locating a soundtrack, if it exists.  The movie:
>"The Double Life of Veronique."  The orchestral music was supposed
>to be by a Hungarian composer (fictional?).  The theme music was
>beautiful too, might have been a variation throughout.  I'd
>really really like to get my hands on the CD.  thanks for your help.

I'd also like too know something about a soundtrack as well.
I just saw the film at a film festival a month or so ago. It had to be one
of the most amazing films I've seen in a long while . Kieslowski sure knows 
how to make films. Reading the festival guide the music was by Zbigniew 
Preisner (doesn't give his nationality). 


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From: cb366@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark B. Bendiksen)
Subject: Re: WOODY ALLEN MOVIES
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 16:53:56 GMT


G M Heinrich writes:

>I'm grateful for small mercies: at least this current sordid mess may get 
>a few people watching the last few Allen movies - the last three have been
>spectaculary underrated, misunderstood and plain dumped on by inflexible
movie 
>critics and goggle-eyed imbeciles like the gentleman following: 

>>Speaking of Allen, his upcoming movie is going to be 
>>entitled _Husbands and Wives_, I think. Maybe it should be
>>_Daddies and Daughters_....

I will admit that the comment you quote was silly and cheap.
But it was no less dumb than other statements made in the
ongoing Allen/Furrow thread. I do not consider myself a
"goggle-eyed imbecile", however. I happen to be a big Woody
Allen fan and agree with you that his last couple of films
may have been misunderstood by the critics and the public.

If you have comments to make, fine. But to repeat a much
quoted saying on this newsgroup, don't resort to 
namecalling. You don't know me, and I don't know you.....


Mark B .Bendiksen
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From: gfritz@sage.cc.purdue.edu ("Happy Fun Ball")
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Most Embarassing Movie
Date: 1 Sep 92 22:20:51 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Aug31.215528.29891@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> mlh@eddy.austin.ibm.com (Mike Haskell) writes:
>
> What is the most embarassing movie you have ever seen?  (What I mean by
> embarassing, is that you feel absolutely miniscule when the lights come
> up and you HAVE to walk out of the theater with every other bonehead
> who bought a ticket to this turkey).  Movies on video don't count as
> your stupidity is hidden by the walls of your house. :-)

I have to say that the only movie that I truly bowed my head in shame after
paying money to watch was "Robot Jox".  TERRIBLE!!!  I have a feeling that
"Hook" would've been worse, but I refused to go see it.

(I mean, truly an awful movie)

My opinion,
Geoff
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From: dsc@gemini.tmc.edu (Doug S. Caprette Bldg. 28 W191 x3892)
Subject: Re: Best shots wanted
Organization: NASA GSFC CDP VLBI
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:11:50 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.134155.24115@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> cb366@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark B. Bendiksen) writes:
>
>Spoiler to _Blowout_ below:

>The exciting yet chilling climax sequence to _Blowout_ with
>Jack Terry (John Travolta) desparately searching for Sally
>Bedina (Nancy Allen) in the middle of a Liberty Day
>celebration in Philadelphia. He's got her wired and can hear her
>through an earplug, though he can't see her. To his horror, 
>he hears her being strangled by the psychotic villain, Burke,
>played by John Lithgow. One of the best finale sequences ever
>by Brian De Palma.
>
>
>Mark B. Bendiksen
>cb366@freenet.cwru.edu
>-- 
>"If we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto,
> We'll just be bogus, too."-- Dr. Jeff Spicolli



Ah, but it was not the finale, it was the climax.

The anticlimax, when the travolta character is playing back the screams he
recorded, was a fantastic finish to the movie.

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From: caruso@socrates.umd.edu (John Caruso)
Subject: Re: Most Embarassing Movie
Organization: University of Maryland University College
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 04:53:55 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.150114.20092@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> wheelan@cc.mcgill.ca (Bill Heelan) writes:
>
>  Maybe I just have a high pain threshold, but I've never walked out of a
>  film, although "Mom and Dad Save the World"...

Awful stuff, but it had its moments (mostly with the guerilla, err, bird
tribe...loved that light grenade gag).  But I couldn't bring myself to
walk out on this film because I and my friend were the ONLY TWO PEOPLE 
IN THE THEATER!  The projectionist shot us a grudging look just before
starting the film, but we stuck to our guns.  A unique experience!  Great
for couples!  I highly recommend it.

Talk about audience comments during movies.  :-)

- John
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