tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post5190054975501001602..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: Debra - MONDAY MORNING REVIEWKathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-91062676318432808732007-04-12T19:59:00.000-05:002007-04-12T19:59:00.000-05:00Deb-- I just got back from the movie-- it's Thursd...Deb-- I just got back from the movie-- it's Thursday-- and you were so right on about it. Planet Terror was a hoot and I loved the trailer for "The Machete." Loved the gore-- the explosions looked like exploding bags of Koolaid. And I give Rose McGowan props for managing to look kick-butt sexy with a table leg and a gattling gun for legs! But I think I saw one too many erupting pustules. I may see them in my sleep tonight!<BR/><BR/>Should have stopped after the intermission, but we stayed for the second feature. Death Proof was a snoozer-- SLOW. . . with way to many of Tarantino's patented "character rants" and some really unlikeable characters. But it really picked up when the Kiwi started bounding around on the hood of the car. . . in peril of being squished between two racing vehicles. And I must say, watching Kurt Russell's maniacal character turn into a woosie and go all squealing girlie over a simple GSW to the upper arm-- that was priceless. Also. . . watching the gals kick the soup out of him was alarmingly gratifying.<BR/><BR/>But hey-- it's just a move, right?Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-6114136911332398602007-04-09T17:28:00.000-05:002007-04-09T17:28:00.000-05:00Hey, guys! I've been at a client's today. Now to...Hey, guys! I've been at a client's today. Now to questions...<BR/><BR/>Miss Potter is out???!! Not here. That sucks.<BR/><BR/>Susie-- It's long. Like 3 hours, but you can definitely skip the second flick. Totally not worth it. Wayne said he enjoyed both but liked PLANET TERROR better. You could certainly give this a whirl in DVD just for the cameos and the fun not-quite-parody aspects, but there is something weird about sitting in that theater seat and feeling like you've gone back in time. I'd say don't go unless you just really want to see what that's like.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-43061763086283526732007-04-09T16:58:00.000-05:002007-04-09T16:58:00.000-05:00Deb, okay, how long is the whole thing?Really, giv...Deb, okay, how long is the whole thing?<BR/><BR/>Really, given that this is so not my kind of thing (it is, however, my husband's) how worth it is it for me to go?<BR/><BR/>SusieSusan Kay Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022875024980769715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-66299120207588246692007-04-09T15:28:00.000-05:002007-04-09T15:28:00.000-05:00Miss Potter is out? Like Michele, must go see it....Miss Potter is out? Like Michele, must go see it.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure Grindhouse will come my way, though I think I'll wait for the DVD. Son 1 probably won't. He intro'd me to Rodgriguez (all the Mariachi movies, I like the first one, in Spanish, the best) as well as Tarantino (just watched Pulp Fiction twice this weekend).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the review, Deb!Christie Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036552271272402052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-3138881179529893062007-04-09T12:27:00.000-05:002007-04-09T12:27:00.000-05:00Miss Potter is out? I have to go see it! I love ...Miss Potter is out? I have to go see it! I love MacGregor. He's got the best smile.<BR/><BR/>Grindhouse? Nah, not me either. Anything Tarantino does give me the creepy crawlies, though I do like Rodreguez's stuff. And his flick has my favorite guy from Six Feet Under (Rico, the mortician); he is a great actor, and cute.<BR/><BR/>While the gun leg does intrigue...I think I can hold back from going to see this one.<BR/><BR/>Saw The Lookout last night. About a kid who was in a car accident and had frontal lobe damage, and has trouble remembering and doing simple tasks. He's coerced into being the lookout for a bunch of thugs planning a bank robbery. Some good writing in it. I liked it.<BR/><BR/>MicheleMichele Haufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255612473985897103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-57110150593143280302007-04-09T12:08:00.000-05:002007-04-09T12:08:00.000-05:00Okay, I may have to see this. . . will probably ha...Okay, I may have to see this. . . will probably have to go by myself some afternoon, since everyone else in my clan has passed on the opportunity. I love a good tongue-in-cheek zombie flick! And the "unique" prosthetic leg sure is an attention grabber! I'll have to get back to you on my reaction.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I saw two movies this weekend. "The Lives of Others". . . a German subtitled film that won the Academy Award for best foreign film-- over "Pan's Labyrinth," which was the predicted winner. Boy, I can see why "The Lives of Others" won-- it was gripping and fabulous. Such acting. Those Germans know how to create ten-megaton inner conflict. And the story was so human, so... heroic. I loved it.<BR/><BR/>But the movie that had me sighing this weekend was "Miss Potter" with Rene Zellweger and Ewan MacGregor. Talk about charming and sweet. Talk about romantic. Talk about saying a lot with a few words and glances.<BR/><BR/>Rex and I both sat there with tears running. Such a sweet story. As a writer I really appreciated what she had to go through and how unappreciated she was at home. And the bunnies. . . oh, the BUNNIES! And when Jemima Puddleduck flicked her tail flirtatiously at Ewan MacGregor, I just melted. The real Miss Potter might have been certifiable, but the movie version is wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Now, off to the Grindhouse!!Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-69140379909139548602007-04-09T09:01:00.000-05:002007-04-09T09:01:00.000-05:00Okay, I'm trying to stretch my wings, but Grindhou...Okay, I'm trying to stretch my wings, but Grindhouse is SUCH a stretch for me that I don't think I can even make myself see it. I generally like my characters with two or more legs. But maybe that's just me.lois greimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758677401591191607noreply@blogger.com