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Archaea · 10-09-2006, 05:01 AM

anybody else like this movie, or am I just a sap?

fuegote · 10-09-2006, 05:22 AM

I enjoyed it. It was manipulative, but it was a great movie.

il Padrino Ute · 10-09-2006, 07:14 AM

Haven't seen it.

SteelBlue · 10-09-2006, 02:15 PM

I haven't seen it, but IIRC Kevin Spacey stars in the film. If so, then I have to apply my Kevin Spacey theorem. If he's in it, it's probably good. There have been a few exceptions though.

The one actor who as far as I can remember has not made a bad movie is Russell Crowe. Can anybody name a Crowe film that wasn't excellent?

Archaea · 10-09-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fuegote

I enjoyed it. It was manipulative, but it was a great movie.

Yes it was manipulative to a point, but it still was useful. What I enjoyed about it, was its lowkey nature.

OhioBlue · 10-09-2006, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I haven't seen it, but IIRC Kevin Spacey stars in the film. If so, then I have to apply my Kevin Spacey theorem. If he's in it, it's probably good. There have been a few exceptions though.

The one actor who as far as I can remember has not made a bad movie is Russell Crowe. Can anybody name a Crowe film that wasn't excellent?

A good actor, to be sure. One of his all-time best performances came in a movie few have seen, The Insider.

As for non-excellent Crowe films, did anyone else see Proof of Life? Not awful, but definitely not excellent. But that might be about it.

RockyBalboa · 10-09-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I haven't seen it, but IIRC Kevin Spacey stars in the film. If so, then I have to apply my Kevin Spacey theorem. If he's in it, it's probably good. There have been a few exceptions though.

The one actor who as far as I can remember has not made a bad movie is Russell Crowe. Can anybody name a Crowe film that wasn't excellent?

Virtuosity was awful

Same with that weird Western The Quick and The Dead, with Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio...

il Padrino Ute · 10-10-2006, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Virtuosity was awful

I actually liked that film. But then, I like most of Denzel Washington's work.

mpfunk · 10-10-2006, 02:55 AM

If I had my choice of watching Pay it Forward or pounding myself in the head with a hammer for two hours, I would take the hammer.

fuegote · 10-10-2006, 01:05 PM

Proof of Life: not so great because of "Love that Joker" Meg Ryan and David "I can't act to save my life" Carusso from CSI: miami.

Virtuosity was a fun movie. I really enjoyed it.

10-09-2006, 05:01 AM	#1
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fuegote Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 724	I enjoyed it. It was manipulative, but it was a great movie. __________________ http://www.cavaliersbrigade.com home of the greatest fans in MLS.

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il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Haven't seen it. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

10-10-2006, 01:05 PM	#10
fuegote Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 724	Proof of Life: not so great because of "Love that Joker" Meg Ryan and David "I can't act to save my life" Carusso from CSI: miami. Virtuosity was a fun movie. I really enjoyed it. __________________ http://www.cavaliersbrigade.com home of the greatest fans in MLS.

10-09-2006, 02:15 PM	#4
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I haven't seen it, but IIRC Kevin Spacey stars in the film. If so, then I have to apply my Kevin Spacey theorem. If he's in it, it's probably good. There have been a few exceptions though. The one actor who as far as I can remember has not made a bad movie is Russell Crowe. Can anybody name a Crowe film that wasn't excellent?

10-10-2006, 02:55 AM	#9
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	If I had my choice of watching Pay it Forward or pounding myself in the head with a hammer for two hours, I would take the hammer.