From: FStandel@nyc.rr.com
"IMTammyP" wrote in message
news:20040425232602.11362.00000384@mb-m19.aol.com...
> >>So, from my Netflix queue, I saw a couple good recommendations this
> >>week...TOKYO GODFATHERS and THE MAGDALENE SISTERS. Both of them were
> >>excellent. Of course, THE MAGDALENE SISTERS is not a feel-good film so
> >don't
> >>see it if you're feeling fragile. Hard to believe the last laundry of
this
> >>kind closed in the late 90's. Much like RABBIT-PROOF FENCE and the
> >>Austrailian
> >>government's policy of removing Aboriginal girls from their parents
going on
> >>as
> >>long as it did--1930's thru 1980's, I believe.
> >>
> >>One mistake--I also saw the last PROJECT GREENLIGHT movie THE BATTLE OF
> >>SHAKER
> >>HEIGHTS. Not good. The series is far more entertaining than what it
puts
> >>out.
> >>
> >>In theaters, I saw MAN ON FIRE. It was good. I was about Denzel'd out
> >before
> >>this flick. But, it's like a lot of blow-em-up flicks. They may have
tried
> >>to
> >>get a little trendy with some cinematography bells and whistles, but
mostly
> >a
> >>great looking movie.
> >>
> >>Tammy
> >>"Free the WM3!"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >My husband and I were raised catholic and he and I came away with
totally
> >different points. I dont think were a collar makes you right, and I
> >certainly
> >dont think wearing a penguin suit puts you on a higher level then me, the
> >sacrafice you made, or plan to make is your.
> >
> >That being said, Kevin watched this movie and was geniunely distrubted, I
> >went
> >to sleep, and didnt feel I missed anything, cruelty doesnt always come
from a
> >stranger. No offense, just my takes.>
>
>
>
> I'm not Catholic and the whole nun thing makes me glad. But, the even
harder
> stuff to watch was the documentary about these laundries included in the
DVD
> special features. There were women literally born in the orphanage there
that
> were immediately transferred to the laundry facilities once they came of
age.
> They never lived outside til late in their lives. They had no idea what
normal
> was.
>
>
> >I am going to see Denzil sometime this week, maybe Friday when my husband
> >abandons me for Basketball at the local gym (he plays with the over 40
crowd
> >three times a week)>
>
>
>
> Well, it won't change your life, but it's entertaining.
>
>
>
> >Project Greenlight I dont feel I should comment on, since my friend, who
is a
> >writer didnt win yep, like I always say, I am just that shallow.>
>
>
> I call it loyalty.
>
>
> >But I did like the story, didnt see the movie because the directors made
me
> >want to b**ch slap them into next week with their attitudes.>
>
>
>
> Just when I thought no one could outdo the first PG director in the
petulance
> department...along come Kyle and Efram.
>
>
>
>
> < But I do appreciate the process and what Ben and Matt are trying to do.
Its
> a shame that none fo the movies that a picked ever translate into box
office
> gold.>>
>
>
>
> Yes, I think the idea behind the project is fantastic, but the two movies
have
> been rather dismal. The look of the first was bad, but the story was
nice.
> The second looked better, but the performances and parts of the script
just
> sucked. A lot of it made no sense at all. I suppose editing could have
been
> partly to blame. I just have a hunch there wasn't much there to begin
with.
>
>
> Tammy
> "Free the WM3!"
Speaking of normal, has anyone seen Kill Bill vol.2 yet? I'm supposed to see
it this week. I haven't seen any of the above movies yet. Wasn't Man On Fire
a remake? Gotta love Denzel, though.
Feesha
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