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  1. Edgy MD
    Vic Sage wrote: Why does everyone try to evoke 60s anti-war themes with the same 5 or 6 60s classics? Word. I'm guessing you refer to: "Fortunate Son" "Gimme Shelter" "Rescue Me" "All Along the Watchtower" "White Rabbit" and, um, "The End"? That or "Run Through the Jungle."
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    Frayed Knot is out of Kool-Aid.
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    Marlin is a former Met prospect. He actually does take pride in finding middle round talent and works to keep his prospects secret from other scouts. Eric Brown, who has scuffled in AA after whipping it in A ball, is another of his proteges. I checked the UMDB to see if there were any memories of him, and was shocked to find I had left one.
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    I'm in disagreement with all the publicitiy stating that this story was considered unfilmable, and half expect that it's there to lower expectations. Yeah, all adaptations are a challenge, because you have to find a way to satisfy folks already emotionally committed to the material, while pleasing those coming to it for the first time. Yeah, adaptations of complex material is challenging, because you have to cut some without losing coherence. But adaptations from graphic novels have an inherent advantage in that you already have a terrific storyboard, which gets you a huge chunk of the way to the screen.
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    I have to give them credit for calling it "Control" and not the far more marketable "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
  6. Edgy MD
    The same article says that he honed his skillz in a barn. He joins Jerry Koosman among our barn-bred stars.
  7. Edgy MD
    Good choice. He may have a future as a poor man's (or late bloomer's) Jason Kendall. I like how his skills translated to the AFL.
  8. Edgy MD
    Well, I sort of said the same thing. Of course, she's not insane. Except the marrying-me part of things, she's been perfectly rational.
  9. Edgy MD
    My insane wifey ordered this pick as a tribute to its fallen titular co-star, but the real show was watching everybody in the cast trying to out-ham each other. AskRogers.com question: Is there a reason that Khan's crew are all Nordics?
  10. Edgy MD
    Wifey rented it two weeks ago. I said, "Oh, I'm surprised you picked it up." She said, "Wait, is this the one with the testacles?" "I'm um.. I think so." "Well, that's going back. I was thinking of something else. Good thing I got another." I'm not sure what rating to give a film that's merely passed through my house.
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    Juno (2007)

    Edgy MD replied to a topic in Film Review Forum

    This film got better as it progressed, but it's damn archness made it very hard to get through the first half. It got condescending as hell. Tone seemed more important to the filmmakers than anything, but the tone and style were largely taken from other better films. Agreed that its salvation is the switcherama between the two young parents. My favorite thing though was the boyfriend's voice stuck between boyness and man-ness.
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    Man on Wire

    Edgy MD replied to a topic in Film Review Forum

    Enjoyed it, but wasn't as excited as youse. They use dramatizations to make up for the lack of period footage, which documentarians should always try their best to keep from resorting to. I'd also like a little more of the cultural context --- particularly of New York at the time. It's short on news footage from that era, and from interviews with outside witnesses --- cops, security, reporters, people from the building. The relationships among the crew are what makes this film, but we also learn little about what happened to these folks since.
  13. Edgy MD
    Yeah, well, that's the way life is! The guy is pretty good at telling stories of real-seeming people and improbable relationships.
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    Not that I recall.
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    Queued.
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    A lot of good old footage and photos. (What looks to be Shane McGowan appears to be front row and center in at least three old photos.) But what Temple does isn't so interesting at all. Plus the figures aren't identified, so you have to figure it out from context. When Johnny Depp or John Cusack start talking, you're on one hand relieved that you know who's talking to you, and on the other hand agitated that it's some git who has little to offer besides his name. And while his childhood is interesting, his extra-Clash career has little to offer except to demonstrate his insecurity apart from the talent the Clash brought. The story that's needed on film is the story of the band. And although they all have a claim, I don't trust Temple, I don't trust Alex Cox, and I don't really trust Martin Scorscese.
  17. Edgy MD
    I didn't have the heart to vote.
  18. Edgy MD
    I guess Fmeat wasn't consulted on that vote. Point of order: that scene wasn't in the film in the 1980s release, but only added for a latter day recut.
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    Count Rugen vs. Nigel Tufnel. How does one choose? I'll have to think about it some. Curse the bracket committee for not sticking these in opposite draws.
  20. Edgy MD
    Rosario is an illegal domestic busting her butt in Los Angeles. Carlitos is her son back in Mexico, near the El Paso border. They've been apart for four years, as Rosario's mother raises the now nine-year-old Carlitos and Rosario sends her earnings to them. But as the small comforts of Carlitos' life start to erode, he makes a daring attempt to get to Los Angeles on his own. My accidental illegal immigrant film festival continues. This one features music and an appearance by legendary norte�o band Los Tigres del Norte.
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    Hancock

    Edgy MD replied to soupcan's topic in Film Review Forum

    If people ranked this on a ten-choice, five-star continuum, like a continually beg, I'd've gone 2.5. What they want thematically --- a superhero parallel to the self-absorbed NBA star unable or unwilling to accept his responsiblity as a hero --- is enticing and works fine. The plot turn does not. It's foreshadowed early and amounts to little but confusion, changing the tone of the film. Leaves unanswered questions, too.
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    Hard to disagree.
  23. Edgy MD
    They're all pretty good.
  24. Edgy MD
    Julian Temple directs a documentary on the life of the Clash's frontman, featuring companions, disciples, and (inexplicably) slumming actors sitting around a fire and reminiscing.
  25. Edgy MD
    Gwreck wrote: I've tried and tried but I still don't get Bull Durham. It's just not funny. Tried and tried and still mystified? Yeah, it's supposed to be a realistic slice of minor league life, with all the charms and heartbreaks. I don't think it is all that much. It's a chicka flicka. Most Kevin Costner flicks are, no matter how many guys get punched.
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