Your Movie Reviews - Page 6

Cinderellen · August 22nd, 2002, 04:44 PM

You know, LiamFan, that is what I didn't like I think. It just seemed a bit too easy for him. But I do understand that they couldn't show all the backsliding, that would have been too much. I just about came out of my chair yelling when she found his stuff in the barn, and he'd taken the baby in for a bath. Over all I enjoyed the movie very much. It was certainly better than the rest of the movies I've seen this summer, which consist of ... Crocodile Hunter, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, and Master of Disguise. None of which I'd suggest seeing even if they were the last movies in Blockbuster. The only other good one I've seen this summer is Lord of the Rings. Oh and Ya Ya Sisterhood.

LiamFan! · August 22nd, 2002, 05:02 PM

I'm laughing at your list, Cinderellen!

That bathtub scene really scared me. I keep wondering if that baby is traumatized.

Cod · August 22nd, 2002, 08:58 PM

omg my heart was pounding at that scene!

Lou · August 23rd, 2002, 02:27 AM

Without looking this up, I'm going to say that I remember reading that the Nashs' son also suffers from schizophrenia.

I suspect that creating a dramatic portrayal of this disorder is difficult at best, so to present the voices that Nash hears as actual characters works well because for a long while into the film, we--the audience--think that these people are real. As a result, we sympathize with Nash.

I thought that Russell Crowe was magnificent in this role.

LiamFan! · August 23rd, 2002, 08:53 AM

Good morning {{{{Lou}}}}!

I've read his son is schizophrenic, too, and obviously that wasn't even touched on in the film. (His son appeared in the film, by the way, one of the orderlies dragging Nash away in the hospital (the one on the right, for those keeping score).)

Agree about Crowe. I totally forgot it was him playing the part, which says *a lot*

Cod · August 23rd, 2002, 09:21 AM

No you DIDN'T!!

LiamFan! · August 23rd, 2002, 09:34 AM

Ha ha ha...

Well, okay. <g>

Terri · August 23rd, 2002, 10:34 AM

I saw Nash's son in an interview recently, he looks and acts disturbed, what a shame.

Cinderellen · September 1st, 2002, 11:43 PM

I just finished watching Novocaine, starring Steve Martin, Laura Dern, and Helena Bonham Carter. I absolutely hated it. It was supposed to be a dark comedy, I think. It could have more aptly been titled "The Idiot."

Terri · September 2nd, 2002, 12:11 AM

Saw Serving Sara this weekend....no comment.

Addie · September 2nd, 2002, 10:17 PM

So, like, I saw "Blue Crush" today and it was like totally wicked radical. ;-)

Seriously, the story was lame, but the photography was amazing, the surf sequences were breath taking and best of all, my teenage daughter suggested we go see it together. That's worth the price of admission.

I also saw "Minority Report" this weekend. I enjoyed it very much. I hadn't liked A.I. so I was a bit hesitant but it was very good. Very entertaining and with very interesting filming. It was a good story with many different ideas and layers hidden in there. A lot to think about.

btw.. I also saw a trailer for Red Dragon. That was about all I could handle; the two minutes scared me to death. In order to watch it, I think it will have to be rented, in the daytime, while grading papers, at Lou's house!

LiamFan! · September 2nd, 2002, 10:31 PM

ROFL!!!

Same here, Addie.

Cod · September 2nd, 2002, 10:55 PM

Pop some corn, Lou!

Lou · September 2nd, 2002, 11:41 PM

I've put the leaf into the table, set out the bowls and STACKS of student essays. When you get here, we'll pop. LOL

Cod · September 3rd, 2002, 08:41 AM

...and <b>RED</b> markers for all????

August 22nd, 2002, 04:44 PM	#76
Cinderellen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 498	You know, LiamFan, that is what I didn't like I think. It just seemed a bit too easy for him. But I do understand that they couldn't show all the backsliding, that would have been too much. I just about came out of my chair yelling when she found his stuff in the barn, and he'd taken the baby in for a bath. Over all I enjoyed the movie very much. It was certainly better than the rest of the movies I've seen this summer, which consist of ... Crocodile Hunter, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, and Master of Disguise. None of which I'd suggest seeing even if they were the last movies in Blockbuster. The only other good one I've seen this summer is Lord of the Rings. Oh and Ya Ya Sisterhood. __________________ Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

August 22nd, 2002, 05:02 PM	#77
LiamFan! Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,048	I'm laughing at your list, Cinderellen! That bathtub scene really scared me. I keep wondering if that baby is traumatized. __________________ Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. -- Pope John Paul II

August 23rd, 2002, 02:27 AM	#79
Lou Idealist Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,159	Without looking this up, I'm going to say that I remember reading that the Nashs' son also suffers from schizophrenia. I suspect that creating a dramatic portrayal of this disorder is difficult at best, so to present the voices that Nash hears as actual characters works well because for a long while into the film, we--the audience--think that these people are real. As a result, we sympathize with Nash. I thought that Russell Crowe was magnificent in this role. __________________ We must travel in the direction of our fear. --John Berryman

August 23rd, 2002, 08:53 AM	#80
LiamFan! Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,048	Good morning {{{{Lou}}}}! I've read his son is schizophrenic, too, and obviously that wasn't even touched on in the film. (His son appeared in the film, by the way, one of the orderlies dragging Nash away in the hospital (the one on the right, for those keeping score).) Agree about Crowe. I totally forgot it was him playing the part, which says a lot __________________ Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. -- Pope John Paul II

August 23rd, 2002, 09:34 AM	#82
LiamFan! Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,048	Ha ha ha... Well, okay. <g> __________________ Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. -- Pope John Paul II

August 22nd, 2002, 08:58 PM	#78
Cod Hooked on The OC! Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,252	omg my heart was pounding at that scene!

August 23rd, 2002, 09:21 AM	#81
Cod Hooked on The OC! Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,252	No you DIDN'T!!

August 23rd, 2002, 10:34 AM	#83
Terri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 382	I saw Nash's son in an interview recently, he looks and acts disturbed, what a shame. __________________ Let words touch wisdom teeth on way through mouth (Confucious)

September 1st, 2002, 11:43 PM	#84
Cinderellen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 498	I just finished watching Novocaine, starring Steve Martin, Laura Dern, and Helena Bonham Carter. I absolutely hated it. It was supposed to be a dark comedy, I think. It could have more aptly been titled "The Idiot." __________________ Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

September 2nd, 2002, 12:11 AM	#85
Terri Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 382	Saw Serving Sara this weekend....no comment. __________________ Let words touch wisdom teeth on way through mouth (Confucious)

September 2nd, 2002, 10:17 PM	#86
Addie Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 436	So, like, I saw "Blue Crush" today and it was like totally wicked radical. ;-) Seriously, the story was lame, but the photography was amazing, the surf sequences were breath taking and best of all, my teenage daughter suggested we go see it together. That's worth the price of admission. I also saw "Minority Report" this weekend. I enjoyed it very much. I hadn't liked A.I. so I was a bit hesitant but it was very good. Very entertaining and with very interesting filming. It was a good story with many different ideas and layers hidden in there. A lot to think about. btw.. I also saw a trailer for Red Dragon. That was about all I could handle; the two minutes scared me to death. In order to watch it, I think it will have to be rented, in the daytime, while grading papers, at Lou's house!

September 2nd, 2002, 10:31 PM	#87
LiamFan! Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,048	ROFL!!! Same here, Addie. __________________ Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. -- Pope John Paul II

September 2nd, 2002, 10:55 PM	#88
Cod Hooked on The OC! Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,252	Pop some corn, Lou!

September 2nd, 2002, 11:41 PM	#89
Lou Idealist Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,159	I've put the leaf into the table, set out the bowls and STACKS of student essays. When you get here, we'll pop. LOL __________________ We must travel in the direction of our fear. --John Berryman

September 3rd, 2002, 08:41 AM	#90
Cod Hooked on The OC! Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,252	...and <b>RED</b> markers for all????