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| 193.1 | Rename | 42806::BODDY | Slaven was born offside !!! | Fri May 21 1993 09:20 | 4 |
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In the UK this film is called "Accidental Hero".
Bill
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| 193.2 | Is it over yet? | 30188::LYONS | | Mon May 24 1993 19:03 | 13 |
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I saw this movie this weekend and blahhhhhh.....
I did not think it was worth the rental price. This is the first movie
that I've seen in a looooong time that I just couldn't wait for it to
get over with. It was slow, boring, and not a very good role for
someone as talented as Dustin Hoffman. I was really disappointed in
this. I thought this could have been a lot better.
Just my $.2
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| 193.3 | "Mr. Frears, you're no Frank Capra." | 11578::MAXFIELD | | Wed May 26 1993 20:19 | 23 |
| I was somewhat disappointed with this, considering the talent involved
(besides Hoffman, Davis and Andy Garcia, it was directed by
Stephen Frears, who made "Dangerous Liaisons" and "The Grifters").
I don't know if it was a remake, but it borrowed heavily from
Frank Capra's films, notably "Meet John Doe" where Gary Cooper
fakes intentions to suicide in order to boost newspaper
ratings when reporter Barbara Stanwyck writes about his
"sad story." Cooper becomes a national hero, in fact the
spearhead of a political movement, until it's discovered he's
a fake....but you'll have to rent it to find out what happens.
It's a good Christmas movie too.
"Hero" simply didn't have the right mix of laughter and tears
that Capra blended so well ("Capracorn" some cynics called it),
besides having a decidedly unlikable hero in the Dustin Hoffman
character. It also would have benefitted from some editing, it
seemed to go on forever.
Worth renting *only* if there's nothing else available, or
if you're a major Hoffman, Davis or Garcia fan.
Richard
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| 193.4 | Grade = C | 12027::BRASS | | Fri May 28 1993 19:49 | 3 |
| I thought it had some entertaining parts and some bring parts. overall
it was average at best, which is not to good considering what .3 had to say.
Bob
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| 193.5 | | SPEZKO::BELFORTI | P-name set hidden | Mon Jun 21 1993 15:59 | 4 |
| Am I losing my mind, or was that Chevy as the station manager????
He is not listed in the credits!
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| 193.6 | Yup, that's him. | 16821::POGAR | SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - for insomniacs - 10++ | Mon Jun 21 1993 16:07 | 4 |
| Yes, that's Chevy Chase. He didn't want to be credited for the role.
Catherine
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| 193.7 | | 30188::LYONS | | Mon Jun 21 1993 17:30 | 7 |
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RE -1
Can you blame him! :^}
What an awful movie!
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| 193.8 | Not worth watching... | 44234::GGOODMAN | Rippled, with a flat underside | Mon Nov 15 1993 18:20 | 22 |
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I watched 2 films at the weekend, Accidental Hero and Memoirs of an
Invisible Man. Both had Chevy Chase and another actor who's name I
can't remember, but to me will always be remembered as Ned in Groundhog
Day (BING!). I never expected to like Memoirs but thoroughly enjoyed
it. I expected to enjoy Accidental Hero, any film with Hoffman, Garcia
and Davis has to be good. Right?
Wrong. First time in a while that I've not got into a film. The whole
film just seemed weak. There were some good parts to the film, Hoffman
in the cafe with his son, Hoffman at the plane crash and any part
showing Geena Davis's legs (purely for a politically correct excuse
that I can't think of just now... :*). But the rest was very poor.
Davis, and to a lesser extent, Hoffman, were as expected, but I found
Andy Garcia very unconvincing in the role.
How anyone can have so many names in a film and make it poor is beyond
me...
A very yeawnsome 1 out of 5...
Graham.
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| 193.9 | I liked it | VAXWRK::STHILAIRE | Keep on rockin in the free world | Mon Nov 15 1993 18:27 | 7 |
| I liked this a lot when I saw it in the theater last year. I thought
Dustin Hoffman gave an excellent performance. I especially loved the
speech (sort've speech) that he gives towards the end. I found the
movie quite touching and even profound, and was totally involved in it.
Lorna
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| 193.10 | Easy as pie! | 37811::BUCHMAN | UNIX refugee in a VMS world | Mon Nov 15 1993 21:20 | 10 |
| Re: .8:
> How anyone can have so many names in a film and make it poor is beyond
> me...
For an example with Dustin Hoffman, see "Family Business", with him and
Matthew Broderick. Better yet, don't see it. Great stars, poor writing,
ergo a poor movie.
Need we mention Hamlet with Mel Gibson and Glen Close? Ugh!
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| 193.11 | Ned (BING!) in Groundhog Day | QUARRY::reeves | Jon Reeves, ULTRIX compiler group | Fri Nov 19 1993 20:40 | 3 |
| ...is Stephen Tobolowsky, who can also be seen in the forthcoming Josh
and S.A.M. (among many other movies; he's been very busy the last few
years). Sorry for the digression...
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| 193.12 | | 7892::SLABOUNTY | Being weird isn't enough | Fri Nov 19 1993 22:05 | 5 |
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He was the warden in "Deadlock", which also starred Rutger
Hauer and Mimi Rogers.
GTI
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