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Twig	The AQMB Cinema Think Tank	Lead	[-]
Posts: 5572 (01/02/02 02:55:23) Britney's 3rd Husband Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Maybe it's just me, but the films coming out this year are VERY promising, with a great mix of prestige films, summer blockbusters, and Britney So, here is a LONG list of what to look forward to(or perhaps run screaming from-your pick): -Attack Of The Clones: Nuff said -Crossroads: Britney. Britney. Britney. I admit that my ability to see this movie without bias is not there. -Queen Of The Damned: Based on the awesome trailer, it looks like Aaliyah's last film could be quite a sendoff. -Abandon: Katie Holmes in a lead role. -Spider-Man: Looks like Raimi may pull it off. -The Bourne Identity: Spy flick with Matt Damon, Julia Stiles and Franka Potente, directed by Doug Liman. -The Two Towers: Never thought I'd be eagerly awaiting this, but I am. -Blade 2: Suh-weet! -Chicago: Musical w/Mya, and Renee Zellweger. Be nice to have a good musical this year, hopefully -City By The Sea: Could be a meaty dramatic role for Eliza Dushku -Harvard Man: Sarah Michelle Gellar pre-Scooby career suicide. -Austin Powers Goldmember: Midget humor is gold! -Phone Booth: Cool sounding flick with Katie in a small role. -A Walk To Remember: Mandy's sweeteness on a big screen. -Men In Black 2: Could easily top the orignal. -Harry Potter 2nd movie -Martin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York: Trailer left me very unimpressed. -Ice Age: From the Shrek guys. -Spy Kids 2 -The Santa Clause 2 -rerelease of E.T. -Insomnia: Diected by Memento's Christopher Nolan, and starring Al Pacino -Minority Report, directed by Spielberg, starring Cruise. -Once Upon A Time In Mexico: Robert Rodriguez ends his mariachi trilogy. -The Scorpion King: Will The Rock have fans left after this? -Red Dragon: new, old Hannibal Lecter film. Good news: NO JULIANNE MOORE! -M. Night Shyamalan's Signs, w/ Mel Gibson -Resident Evil: Zombie movie with Michelle Rodriguez? Coolness. I don't care if the buzz is bad. -The Sum Of All Fears: Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan. -We Were Soldiers w/Mel again -Adaptation: from the Being John Malkovich folk -David Fincher's Panic Room: Please let this be a great film start to finish. -The Road To Perdition: Sam Mendes directs Tom Hanks. -Death To Smoochy: Ed Norton -Down and Under/Bad Company: a couple unpromising Jerry Bruckheimer productions -Chasing The Dragon: A more promising Bruckheimer one, starring Cate Blanchett There's even more, but it's late. Enjoy! twig "I have seen America, and it is Twig."-TMAN
ORIONSAINT	Hey	#1	[-]
Posts: 2787 (01/02/02 12:09:37) Artistic (Mod) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Attack Of The Clones - Come on. It's Star Wars. Crossroads - Glitter anyone? Queen Of The Damned - I saw the trailer and it makes me Sad. She showed promise as and actress. Abandon - Never heard of it, but Katie Holmes is cute. Spider-Man - Too much CG crap. Looks like and old FMV CD-ROM PC game and the Green Goblin looks like a Power Rangers monster. The Bourne Identity - Franka Potente! Run Lola Run! Can't be all bad. The Two Towers - Exciting. Can't wait. Blade 2 - Has potenial. More violent action scenes set to techno dance music. Please, no bullet time. Austin Powers Goldmember - Here we go again. Men In Black 2 - Will Smith acts a little too serious in the teaser. Not a big fan of the first film. So far it looks typical. Harry Potter 2nd movie - I liked the first one. Mostly because of John Williams Score. So I can't wait for this one. Gangs Of New York - Trailer was epic and looked like one of those, Are we worthy for and Oscar trailer? Well they're not. Because it wasn't a 2001 film. Doubt they'll remember it next year. Ice Age - Antz and Shrek suck. Spy Kids 2 - First one was boring. So I don't know. The Santa Clause 2 - Why? E.T. Look, Cops don't hold guns. They only hold Walkie Talkies, sheesh. It's CG E.T. Ladies & Gentlemen. Once Upon A Time In Mexico - This looks badass. The Scorpion King - The trailer for this doesn't even have a money shot. Scooby Doo - Hahahaha!
karelle	Greg	#2	[-]
Posts: 3855 (01/09/02 17:27:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	hum... there are so many different threads on films, that i simply didn't know where to post this but... since this is a 2002 movie here we go... Greg, you're a Francois Ozon fan, right? Well, you know he has exactly the same status as Steven Sodenbergh in the French industry right now: he was so respected and praised after the success of his last film "Under the sand" (aka "Sous le sable") that every single actor now wants to work with him... Consequence? well, like Sodenberg with "Ocean's Eleven", the cast of his 5th and new film (which happens to be like "Ocean's eleven" a tribute to a genre film) "8 femmes" (8 women) is simply amazing: Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart, Virginie Ledoyen etc... It's the most anticipated French film of the year (with "Asterix and Obelix 2" i guess but that one will surely suck) The story: Before Christmas, a mansion isolated under the snow...a murder is committed, the victim is a man...8 women... one of them is guilty, which one? trailer
Je Laime	Merci, Karelle.	#3	[-]
Posts: 837 (01/09/02 20:27:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the info, Karelle! It sounds interesting; reminds me a little bit of Altman's Gosford Park. I like whodunits, I like his cast, and Ozon has my attention. I will wait before I compare Ozon to Soderbergh, though. One of the things with Ocean's Eleven -- which I just watched today -- is that I don't care for most of the actors in it. I was so relieved that Julia Roberts was hardly around. The reason I'm not so quick to compare Ozon and Soderbergh is because Soderbergh is nothing more than a commercial sellout. Dabble a little in the avant-garde, and then hump around the mainstream. No thanks. jl To dash against darkness/in the sleeping curves of my body/I shall enter fingers of smooth mastery/With chasteness of seagulls/Will I complete the mystery of my flesh. -Bjrk, Sun in my Mouth.
karelle	Re: Merci, Karelle.	#4	[-]
Posts: 3855 (01/09/02 21:46:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i was just comparing their image that's all. I'm not fond of Sodenberg and can't judge the 'quality' of their films since i haven't seen any of their last project. Though, the main difference is that "8 femmes" is more exciting than"Ocean's eleven" to me (remakes are always a bad idea and like you, i can't stand Julia Roberts and Matt Damon!)... but i'll see... :) "it's a sad, sad world / When a girl will break a boy just because she can" - Fiona Apple
karelle	anticipated films of 2002	#5	[-]
Posts: 3855 (01/10/02 00:25:22) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	As for the other films i'm really anxious to see, they aren't many: 1 "Ghost World" 2 "Vanilla Sky" 3 the last Pedro Almodovar film 4 Andrew Niccol's "Simone" (Al Pacino in a Hollywood satire!!!) 5 "Ali" Also: - David Fincher's "The Panic Room" - Brian De Palma's "Femme fatale" - Olivier Assayas's "Demonlover" (in the world of porn mangas, Assayas first film in english with Chloe Sevigny) - Thomas Vinterberg's "It's all about love" (with Joaquin Phoenix) - "Once upon a time in Mexico" (for the Johnny Depp cameo) - "Attack of the clones" (only for Natalie) - "Dirty pretty things" (Audrey Tautou's first role in english, directed by Stephen Frears) - Spielberg's "Minority report" (to see if it's as bad as "AI") As for the French: - Francois Ozon's "8 femmes" - Cedric Klapish's "L'auberge espagnole" (with a great cast and Audrey Tautou in a small part) - Patrice Leconte's "Rue des plaisirs" (Laetitia Casta as a whore during the 40's ;) - Danielle Thompson's "Jet Lag" (Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno in a comedy) - "Parlez moi d'amour", Sophie Marceau's directing debut (just for making fun of her one more time) - "Peau d'ange", Vincent Perez 's directing debut produced by Luc Besson (same that above? no i'm just curious, it may be good) - "La repentie" (Isabelle Adjani's new film since how long? can't even remember!) i think that's about it. "it's a sad, sad world / When a girl will break a boy just because she can" - Fiona Apple
Je Laime	Re: anticipated films of 2002	#6	[-]
Posts: 837 (01/10/02 00:57:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I haven't even bothered to look ahead for this year yet. I'm still backlogged with 2001 releases. Karelle, have you heard any word on a new project from Jaoui and/or Bacri? jl To dash against darkness/in the sleeping curves of my body/I shall enter fingers of smooth mastery/With chasteness of seagulls/Will I complete the mystery of my flesh. -Bjrk, Sun in my Mouth.
Twig	get the party started	#7	[-]
Posts: 5572 (01/18/02 03:11:28) Britney's 3rd Husband Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	-Orange County Pretty funny comedy. Thankfully it actually has a story, unlike 90% of last year's laughless comedies. Jack Black is irritating, though he does give an accurate portrayal of my older brother(at least his tendency to walk around shirtless despite having a horrid physique). Colin Hanks is solid, yet manic. I liked Schuyler Fisk a lot, and the cameos were really good, especially Harold Ramis trippin on ecstasy. 3 1/2 out of 5 -Kung Pow! Enter The Fist Truly bizarre. I got a kick out of the ridiculous dubbing job. The fights were kinda funny. Probably the shortest feature-length film I've ever seen in the theater. A must see for any Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan, since it is actually very much in that vein. 2 1/2 out of 5 twig "I've seen so much more than you know now/So don't tell me to shut my eyes"
Twig	Slackers	#8	[-]
Posts: 5572 (02/05/02 01:43:42) Britney's 3rd Husband Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	BIG fall for Rushmore's Jason Schwartzman. Here he plays a college classmate(and stalker) of James King. He blackmailes Devon Sawa and a couple of his "slacker" buds into helping him get her, but Sawa falls for her. This movie fails for a lot of reasons. One is that the movie tries to get sentimental with the King-Sawa stuff, even though he's a creep. As with A Walk To Remember, I was not at all convinced by the supposed redemption of an asshole through love for a girl. That's not realistic. Girls go for assholes and stay with them even as they stay assholes. Granted, Schwartzman's a psycho, but even HE'S more sympathetic. He also is so insane in the movie that he actually gets a few laughs. The movie is also overly reliant on shock value humor. I've seen too many of these movies. You know, if you can do no better than a fart joke or old people nudity, just do something else. 1 out of 5 twig "Everything the critics like, I hate."-Brit
karelle	Asterix 2	#9	[-]
Posts: 3855 (02/05/02 20:06:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Whoa "8 femmes" sounds so cool! The reviews are very good and you just see the actresses of the film on every cover of every mag! hum, they share the covers and the headlines with the "Asterix 2" team (including Monica Bellucci as Cleopatra!) actually... Asterix, Obelix on entertaining ``Mission'' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre) (Comedy, France-Germany, color, no rating, 1:46) By Lisa Nesselson PARIS (Variety) - It's silly, it's funny, the whole family can go to ``Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' -- and Monica Bellucci's asset-enhancing costumes afford some of the nicest views in the ancient world. Like Mel Brooks with a really big budget (at $47 million, pic is touted as the most costly French pic to date), helmer, scripter and thesp Alain Chabat lets the groan-worthy puns and clever anachronisms fly in the service of a story, circa 52 B.C., that's thin as papyrus but good enough to entertain while it lasts. ``Asterix & Obelisk vs. Caesar,'' helmed by Claude Zidi, was the top French earner of 1999. This outing, also produced by Claude Berri, is peppier, suggesting local returns will probably be worthy of a pharaoh. Miramax acquired both installments and, while the hardcover comic books are not the cultural staple in the U.S. that they are in much of Europe, pics probably will be more profitable Stateside than, say, Talk magazine. The cast brims with comic talents that are household names in Gaul, starting with Jamel Debbouze -- the sweet delivery boy who works with the nasty grocer in ``Amelie'' -- as Numerobis, a young architect drafted to help Cleopatra win her bet with Caesar (Chabat), which is pic's raison d'etre. Fed up with Caesar's taunts that Egypt ain't what it used to be and Alexandria is no more than ``a suburb of Rome,'' Cleopatra (Bellucci, imperious and sexy) bets Julius that her workers can build him a desert palace (yep, ``Caesar's Palace'') in three months flat. If she succeeds, Caesar must announce publicly that Egypt is the greatest civilization around. If the deadline is not met, Numerobis will be fed to the crocodiles. The fly in the unguent is the queen's official architect, Amonbofis (Gerard Darmon, hissingly right on), who resents Cleo's decision to forego his ``too classic'' style for something young and trendy. Since the strict three-month deadline is unrealistic even with bountiful slave labor, Numerobis treks to France in hopes of buying some of the magic potion that has enabled the village in Brittany where Asterix and Obelix live to remain the lone holdout against the detested Roman empire that has overrun Gaul. The basics of the comic book are recapped for novices: Just one sip of the potion, produced exclusively by the druid Panoramix (Claude Rich, delightful), confers superhuman strength. While short, feisty Asterix (Christian Clavier) requires the elixir to punch out Roman soldiers, sweet-as-a-pussycat and wide-as-a-house Obelix (Gerard Depardieu) is permanently superstrong because he fell in a vat of it as a baby. Also, Obelix is always hungry and never travels without his smart dog, Idefix. Panoramix won't sell the potion but, eager to do some research at the swell library in Alexandria, agrees to go to Egypt with Asterix, Obelix and the dog in tow, to see if they can help speed up construction. They meet pirates along the way and have to deflect all manner of sabotage and subterfuge once they arrive. Jokes about contractors and construction delays will amuse anybody who has ever undertaken even minor home improvements. Script gets in some funny riffs about contemporary labor relations and France's 35-hour work week as the slaves negotiate for better working conditions. When it looks as if Cleopatra will win the bet, Caesar begins to play dirty. Production design by At Hoang (``The Lover,'' ``Seven Years in Tibet''), working in Malta, Morocco and studios, is terrific, with Cleopatra's throne room impressive and a construction scene with 2,000 extras a knockout. Costumes are tops, from Numerobis' ancient sneakers to Cleopatra's low-cut haute couture. Comic music cues are a mix of American (a slick and effective dance number to James Brown's ``I Feel Good''), French and Italian hits. The irreverent, tongue-in-cheek spirit of the comics is respected -- including a few cute animated interludes -- and mechanical and digital effects are fine. Tone is consistently flippant and visuals for the most part admirably slick. While gags built on Egyptian art and design will function anywhere, jokes and puns about cell phones -- which ingeniously take specific companies to task -- may lose much of their satirical oomph in translation. Another lingo headache is the endless variations on character names ending in the Latin suffix ``ix'' and the Egyptian suffix ``is.'' The first published episode of Asterix's adventures dates to October 1959. By 1965, the character was so famous that the first French satellite was named Asterix. To date, the 30 books -- translated into countless languages including Latin and Esperanto -- have sold 280 million copies worldwide. For the record, Debbouze lost the use of his right arm long ago, hence the asymmetrical costume that conceals it. Obelix ................................................... Gerard Depardieu Asterix .................................................. Christian Clavier Numerobis ............................................ Jamel Debbouze Cleopatra ............................................. Monica Bellucci Jules Cesar ........................................... Alain Chabat Panoramix ............................................. Claude Rich Amonbofis ............................................. Gerard Darmon Caus Cplus.......................................... Dieudonne Itineris .................................................. Isabelle Nanty Otis ....................................................... Edouard Baer Malococsis ............................................. Jean Benguigui Cartapus.............................................. Chantal Lauby Sucettalanis........................................... Marina Fos Guimieukis............................................... Nomie Lenoir Baba, la vigie des pirates........................ Mouss Diouf Lgionnaire Couloirdebus....................... Maurice Barthlmy Caius Antivirus......................................... Jean-Paul Rouve Menubestofplus...................................... Patrick Bordier Centurion Hotelcostus............................ Coco Bakonyi Marin Napadlis...................................... Claudio Azzopardi Myosotis.................................................. Monia Meflahi Exlibris.................................................... Fatou N'Diaye Ouhcharlis............................................. Louis Leterrier Maori Nataf.............................................. Philippe Chany Centurion fort gauloise.......................... Jol Cantona Le carreleur............................................ Zinedine Soualem Lgionnaire catapulte............................ Pascal Vincent Le goteur.............................................. Dominique Besnehard La secrtaire de Csar............................Emma de Caunes Peintre Cloptre.................................... Claude Berri Physionomiste banquet........................... Mathieu Kassovitz Commentateur langouste....................... Jean-Pierre Bacri Narrator (Caius Gaspachoandalus) ........ Pierre Tchernia L'ouvrire lentilles.................................. Carole Chabat L'enfant pyramide.................................... Max Chabat Vendeur Sphinx....................................... Momo Debbouze
TMAN	Re: Slackers	#10	[-]
Posts: 1555 (02/05/02 21:15:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	And plus Virginie looks really rad in the pink outfit! Movies I've seen in 2002: Amelie: 4 Brotherhood of Wolves: 2 Mulholland Drive: 2.5 Oceans Eleven: 3 Count of Monte Christo:2.5 La Religeuse: 1.5 Moulin Rouge: 3.5 Bourne Identity: 2.5 Spiderman: 3 Malena: 3 serendipity: 2.5 The Dinner Game (french) 2.5 "Here comes love/It's like honey/You can't buy/It with money/You're not alone any more/You shook me to the core/ you shook me to the core"-New Order, Crystal
karelle	8 femmes	#11	[-]
Posts: 3855 (02/05/02 21:24:18) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Virginie's outfit is Franois Ozon's tribute to Audrey Hedburn in "Sabrina". The whole movie is a tribute to Cukor's "women" :) Official site in english In the film, every actress sings one popular French old song that matches with the personlaity of their character... check Virginie Ledoyen's one, it's cute :) Ludivine Sagnier's one is fun :)
TMAN	aaaaaaaaaaaaaa	#12	[-]
Posts: 1555 (02/07/02 22:00:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Cool "8 femmes" site...I always like "elegant" looking sites, because they're so rare on the Web. I love the "gun" photo with VL. She doesn't only look cute, she might look the best I've ever seen her! (She looks even better than when we see her in the blue bikini from the back in "The Beach." Wait, did I just say that? Move along people, move along...)
karelle	Rue des plaisirs	#13	[-]
Posts: 3855 (02/10/02 16:27:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I haven't seen any 2002 film yet except for Laetitia Casta's new film "Rue des plaisirs" (directed by Patrice Leconte) which wasn't very good: 1,5/4. But i saw it before the release with Patrice Leconte in the theater who talked to me about Vanessa Paradis so, it was enough for me;)
Twig	Collateral Damage	#14	[-]
Posts: 5572 (02/11/02 01:58:59) Britney's 3rd Husband Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	3 out of 5 Actually not that bad. Well made, with solid action, good tough fights, a good villain and little reliance on Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting ability. Plot holes and inconsistencies the size of Columbia, but they aren't that big a deal. There's a "surprising" twist at the end that I pretty much saw coming, but the film has one of the better final acts in an action film in a while. Good to have an action flick finish strong. twig "We don't need no haters/We just trying to love one another"
Akeakamai	Aussie Film Fest	#15	[-]
Posts: 180 (02/11/02 02:22:55) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	'Lantana' 4.5/5 GREAT flick. A faster, more realistic dramatic thriller than 'In the Bedroom'. Very insightful and very well done. Like a Tolstoy or Dostoesvsky novel; revels in the interactions between salient and refreshingly 'all-too-human' characters. See it, or be square!
karelle	8 femmes ****	#16	[-]
Posts: 3855 (02/11/02 17:13:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Franois Ozon's "8 Femmes" review Franois Ozon is one of the most under estimated young French filmmakers theses days. I never was very fond of his work , but I has to acknowledge hes daring in his movies. And if I found his Sitcom, Les amants criminals very lousy, I admit Sous le sable was a very moving mix between Auteur film and classic ghost story. Ozons next film is gonna be the huge event of February here. 8 femmes ( 8 women) is adapted from some Agatha Christies like play. A house, eight women in it, all linked to a man who has been murderered. Whos guilty ? Forget the script, any fan of Whodunit genre will find very fast what its all about. The twist here is behind the script : Ozon has convinced most of French female stars to act in his film : Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Bart, Virgine Ledoyen, All these women means a lot to film fans for many years. They worked with all the greatests directors from sixties ( even well before with Danielle Darrieux whos also in it) to now. 8 femmes is for sure more than a cluedo game, a loving homage to cinema. The game here is more about to search for all the hints Ozon spread about his love for decades of movies. On this side its very well built, each frame, each costume, each line, each camera movement having a meaning. And thats maybe what avoided me to really enjoyed this film. When you hear Gaby saying Im beautiful and rich, youre poor and ugly to her sister Augustine, I couldnt help to see Deneuve and Huppert, with all they represent for film fan, instead of the characters. Same thing when two female characters are deeply kissing each other. Its provocative because of the stars acting it more than the characters. Some scenes are beautifully made but I cant tell why I enjoyedem. Because of what they tell or me because of their subtextual meaning ? Ozon is a smart guy, but hes to my opinion, showing it too much. 8 femmes is still a good film, and a very unusual one who will for sure be able to please the non-cinephlic audience, as the cinephilic one.Ive heard 8 femmes was bought for huge money by an American distributor. So I guess this will soon be marketed there as the French sensation du jour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "one of the most under estimated young French filmmakers"??! Man! This guy doesn't seem to read the press. Ozon is Gold right now, i don't think u can't be more 'in' that he is... he just have the reviews, the profession and the audience with him! Anyway, I've just seen "8 femmes" today and i must say this is brilliant! Anyone who truely loves old films will be nuts about this one! It's hilarious, mean and moving in the same time, it's a tribute to actresses, to old stars (Hepburn, Marilyn etc), a tribute to George Cukor's "Women"... It's a 'Cluedo' game AND a life-size dolls's house! :) It's also a mix between Ozon's "Sitcom" and Claude Chabrol's "La ceremonie"... it talks about family secrets, taboos, bourgeoisie, appearances, cinema, cliches, truth and lies.... Catherine Deneuve is just 'whoa!' as usual, she's so natural, she dares everything, plays with her image... she deserves all her sucess! Isabelle Huppert has probably the most hilarious part, a sort of female Woody Allen... actually, a little similar to her role in "The piano teacher". She's without a doubt very brave to have done it but definitely not my cup of tea. Fanny Ardant is fatale like in Francois Truffaut's movies.... Danielle Darieux, perfect. Firmine Richard moving. Ludivine Sagnier (she was the French voice of Mathilda in the dubbed version of 'Leon' by the way ;) ) is so fun to watch! She's 23 and plays a 16 years old tomboy! Really cute! Emmanuelle Beart is just amazing! I really can't stand her usually but she's probably the best among the 8 women! Her role could have been not very interesting but she turned it into something completely crazy and funny and she's sexy as hell. Virginie Ledoyen is the big disapointment (but i can't even say that since it's not a surprise she just can't act) of the film, she has the most boring role (the nice wise girl) that reminded me a lot of her role in Chabrol's "La ceremonie"... only her song is fun to watch! 4/4 different posters:
Spyder49ers	Re: 2002 at the movies	#17	[-]
Posts: 1162 (02/11/02 18:06:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Man, There are some great movies coming out this year. Top 5 Movies I can't wait to see: 1. Spider-man. I'm a big Spider-man fan. I been following this film and hope it does not let me down, but it does not look like that's going to happen. 2. Attack Of The Clones. Nuff said 3. Blade 2. Blade 1 was great and By what I've heard, Blade 2 will be even better. 4. Austin Powers Goldmember: Like Twig said, "Midget humor is gold!" 5. Resident Evil. I don't think it going to do that good because I didn't know it was coming out until about a month ago. I was looking for cheat codes and ran in to the trailer (which was pretty good). Not many people know about it. Other Movies: Men In Black 2 The Two Towers Ice Age Spyder-man (a simple man with simple taste) Web Master Of "The True Professional"
Twig	Rollerball	#18	[-]
Posts: 5572 (02/12/02 02:58:39) Britney's 3rd Husband Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Delayed several months, cut down to a PG-13, marketed as if it were Fast and the Furious 2. Oh, and its from MGM, so you know it blows. Easily one of the dumbest movies I've ever seen. Plot craters in every scene(my fave being the fact that the Rollerball game would have no scoring if the defenders simply tackled the ball-handler, which would be easy). Terrible performances, especially the way out of his element Chris Klein, and the dismal Jean Reno(in maybe the worst performance ever from a good actor). 1 out of 5 "We don't need no haters/We just trying to love one another"
jeff paterson	....	#19	[-]
Posts: 658 (02/13/02 19:23:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Twig, twig, twig... You make it so easy to question anything you say... Why would you review Slackers, Rollerball, Orange County and whatever the other movie youu did was? Those movies are garbage. I would have hoped you realized that Jan/Feb is the time of year that the studio's have diaherra, releasing all the shit that they're ashamed of making. I don't care what anyone says, Orange County is stupid; a poor vehicle for Jack Black to drive like a drunk driver. Luckily, we have some Oscar condenters still out there, but not until mid March, and even then things are weak, do we get good films. Collateral Damage? WTF is that? Arnold, I hope you're not back... For good.. I swear to God, Twig, if you give Crossroads more than 3 stars, and that's pushing it as it is but I know you're gonna give it 2 automatic stars because 'Brit' is in it, then I will choke you out.
karelle	Amen	#20	[-]
Posts: 3855 (02/13/02 19:30:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	A woman and a child walk past a poster of the new film 'Amen' by Greek-born French director Constantin Costa-Gravas at the 52nd Berlinale international film festival in Berlin February 13, 2002. The film takes a critical look at the Vatican's inaction during the Holocaust, offering the unusual vantage point of a dissident SS officer in the German killing machine.

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