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| 245.1 | Great film | 42837::PLOWMAND | "don't phone, it's just for fun" | Fri Jul 23 1993 13:11 | 7 |
| Yes, saw it last Saturday, extremely good, tense - but with some funny
bits - thriller.
Great performance from Cage, his best yet.
Debs.
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| 245.2 | Go see it -- this deserves a bigger audience | 3D::COULTER | If this typewriter can't do it, ... | Thu Jun 02 1994 12:54 | 14 |
| Three of us saw this over the weekend at the West Newton
Cinema. Very good movie: script, acting, photography,
it has it all. We could not figure out why this is not
a "mainstream" movie, but is only playing in the small
theatres. This is a MUCH better film than "Maverick",
which is being praised for its "plot twists", for example.
If you'd like to see REAL twisting in a plot, try "Red Rock
West".
This is a good one. Maybe word-of-mouth will carry it
into more commercial success? Worked for "The Crying Game".
dick
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| 245.3 | On video | 15377::DEMON::COURT | Wit happens. | Thu Jun 02 1994 14:39 | 1 |
| This film is already at my video store.
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| 245.4 | in "platform release" in U.S. | SMAUG::LEHMKUHL | H, V ii 216 | Wed Jun 22 1994 17:29 | 16 |
| Don't ask me why "platform", but that's the industry's 2nd level of
three categories ("general", "platform", and "boutique" or something
like that. "Speed" is Everywhere, "Red Rock West" is in about 4
Boston theatres, and "Fear of a Black Hat" is in 1. But I digress...).
Anyway, for reasons that escape me (and a number of U.S. critics), this
1992 film went straight to video in the U.S. But now it's been
released into a small number of theatres in the major markets.
It is very good indeed. Excellent implementation of the film noir style,
terrific performances, very funny. I won't quibble about believability
(I didn't believe in Cage falling for Boyle). I saw it at the Lex. for
a $3 matinee. Same price as renting the tape, but much more enjoyable
on a real screen.
dcl
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| 245.5 | Thumbs up | NETRIX::michaud | Bruce Dern | Tue Jun 28 1994 16:15 | 14 |
| > This is a MUCH better film than "Maverick", ....
Having seen both movies also, I'll have to disagree. Maverick
was a superior film, even if it was much more commercial.
> ... which is being praised for its "plot twists", for example.
> If you'd like to see REAL twisting in a plot, try "Red Rock West".
I must of missed the twists you refer to :-)
> This is a good one.
This I'll agree with on. This was a good film, and certainly
worth a watch. A good film, not a great one, but a good one.
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| 245.6 | | 56534::ROBERTS | | Tue Aug 16 1994 15:31 | 2 |
| And playing right now at the Wilton (NH) Town Hall Theatre
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| 245.7 | Thumbs up | SHRMSG::SALLOWAY | You'll See Perpetual Change | Thu Sep 29 1994 20:11 | 7 |
| Saw this on cable, it's a lost gem, Cage's best performance since
Valley Girl, and Dennis Hopper plays a demented psycho beautifully.
RIYL (Rent If You Liked): Body Heat
Raising Arizona
Postman Always Rings Twice
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| 245.8 | Movie made no sense, but Cage was good | TNPUBS::NAZZARO | Will edit for food | Tue Oct 04 1994 14:35 | 7 |
| I agree that Cage was excellent, but that anorexic actress drives me
crazy (I'm balnking on her name - she was Donna from Twin Peaks).
Why would Cage even think of staying around and not escape when he had
the chance?
NAZZ
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| 245.9 | | AIAG::WEISSMAN | | Tue Oct 04 1994 14:43 | 3 |
| re -1
Lara Flynn Boyle
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| 245.10 | | KOLFAX::WIEGLEB | Have you considered the phalarope? | Tue Oct 04 1994 16:21 | 5 |
| re: .7 (Lara Flynn Boyle)
I think that was the answer to both of the questions in .6. ;^)
- Dave
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