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Title:Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1249
Total number of notes:16012

74.0. "The Fisher King" by 57852::TAYLOR (Feline Purrrfect) Mon Mar 15 1993 20:28

    For the blizzard, my fiance and I decided to rent some movies (and who
    didn't?? (-:).  
    
    There was one movie that I really liked.  "The Fisher King" with Robin
    Williams and Jeff Bridges.  
    
    IMO, a great movie!!  It combined drama and a bit of comedy into a
    wonderful movie about a radio DJ and a homeless person gone insane.
    
    What were some of your opinions of this movie??
    
    Favorite line in the movie after the <ff>
    
    
    
     "You're F*****g out of your mind!!!
    
     "BINGO!!!!!"
    
    
    Holly
    
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74.1DSSDEV::RUSTTue Mar 16 1993 13:047
    I found this one wildly uneven. Loved the "Red Knight" sequences, the
    initial premise, and the performances of the two women (especially the
    one who played Bridges' girlfriend). I wasn't that fond of the
    denouement; myth or no myth, it seemed painfully contrived to me. I'd
    call it interesting and bizarre, but not involving...
    
    -b
74.225415::MAIEWSKITue Mar 16 1993 13:226
  I saw it on tape a couple years ago and I really liked it. I agree that
it was a bit uneven so I wouldn't call it a great movie, but it had some
really good performances and is worth seeing on video.

  ***,
  George
74.3Really liked the Red Knight12035::RIVERSmay this vale be my silver lining.Tue Mar 16 1993 18:5814
    Sometimes I really go for that moral/analogy/comment on the state of
    mankind sort of film, and this film happenes to be one of my favorites. 
    Almost as much as the Natural, but the agreeably weak resolution knocks
    it down a notch.  Still, great performance by Williams, nobody did
    selfish jerk better than Bridges and Mecedes Ruhl probably deserved her
    Oscar (she DID win, didn't she?).  If I only looked so good in tacky
    outfits......
    
    
    ***.5 out of ****
    
    kim

    
74.4liked it a lotVAXWRK::STHILAIREjust another tricky dayTue Mar 16 1993 19:038
    I liked this movie a lot, too.  My favorite scene was the one where
    Robin Williams asks the woman he has a crush on out on a date, after
    walking her home.  I love the dialog between them in that scene.  I
    liked the way Jeff Bridges character evolved from a shelfish jerk to a
    caring person.
    
    Lorna
    
74.557852::TAYLORFeline PurrrfectWed Mar 17 1993 19:504
    does anyone know if this movie won any awards?  IMO, it deserved a few!
    
    Holly
    
74.6Yes and no...QUARRY::reevesJon Reeves, ULTRIX compiler groupWed Mar 17 1993 21:176
The film as a whole didn't win anything I'm aware of, but Mercedes
Ruehl won Best Supporting Actress in both the Academy Awards and Golden
Globes, and Robin Williams won Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) in the
Golden Globes.  Lots of nominations in both: Comedy picture, director,
Comedy Actor (Jeff Bridges) in the GG's, Actor (Robin Williams),
Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Music Score in the Academy Awards.
74.742443::IMMSAadrift on the sea of heartbreakThu Feb 17 1994 10:526
    Couldn't get beyond the first 20 minutes.
    
    0/10
    
    
    andy
74.835186::BACHThey who know nothing, doubt nothing...Tue Mar 01 1994 15:451
    Hmmm...  I loved this movie...