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Anyone been watching Crusoe? I'm not wowed by it, but it's pretty decent. It's a bit of Lost meets Pirates of the Carribean meets Swiss Family Robinson.
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Candle: Robert Downy Jr. as Sherlock? WOW! Well, at least he has the drug problem part down! Sorry ~ he'd probably be great, it's just the accent might be a stretch. lol
He's already done the accent, in Chaplin, and he did it quite well IMO.
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I watched legendary Italo-Horror director Dario Argento's most recent movie, Mother of Tears, hoping it might be a late-career return to form...it wasn't.
That said, it's not entirely without interest, either.
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Anyone who's not watching "Life on Mars" is really missing out on a terrific show!
If you haven't heard the premise, it's about a New York City detective, Sam Tyler, who is struck by a car and wakes up in 1973. For some reason he finds exists in that era as himself and on that era's police force as a recent transfer. He has no idea why he's there and what his purpose is, though it's hinted often that he's in a coma in 2008.
The series is just plain lotsa fun! Seeing him experience the culture of the '70s and the brash tactics of the '70s police is a hoot. I've never been particularly fond of Harvey Keitel, but he's terrific as Lt. Gene Hunt. It's fun seeing Sam and Gene (often literally!) duke it out every episode. Jason O'Mara is a budding superstar as Sam.
Love the '70s hairdos and clothes, the hippies and even the social commentary about Now vs. Then. The show definitely has a serious side, but the more whimsical side is what's drawn me in.
If you're curious, you can easily catch up on it at ABC.com, unless I'm mistaken. This quirky show deserves a chance!
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Candle: Robert Downy Jr. as Sherlock? WOW! Well, at least he has the drug problem part down! Sorry ~ he'd probably be great, it's just the accent might be a stretch. lol
He's already done the accent, in Chaplin, and he did it quite well IMO.
I know he's a darn good little actor. I was just kidding.
And I thought Chaplin was from the silent era of movies ~ a 'silent' actor.
Sorry, sometimes I get on a tare or something!
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From: Salem, Oregon USA | Registered: Aug 2003
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TCM was just showing "Forbidden Planet" one of the true Sci-fi greats. this is another one of those movies that i have to take time out to watch no matter what anytime it comes on.
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Lard Lad, that sounds very interesting. Have to fit it into my schedule.
Just saw the French Connection. Now that was good! Old school tough guy cops in old school seedy NYC! Popeye Doyle is a loose cannon! It's hard to like the character after he killed one of his own men but darn it I'm watching part II tomorrow! Doyle will get his man! So this was Hackman's breakout film? I can easily see why.
From: Tampa | Registered: Mar 2004
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I was so pumped up about FC I saw French Connection II. Popeye Doyle in Marseille! Oh boy was that BAD! Lots of long useless scenes. The first one had similar scenes but they were better. I fell asleep like 5 times. This was at 9:30pm which is early for me. Why didn't the bad guys just kill Doyle? They made him a junkie instead?! I want those 2 hours of my life back! Still in the mood for cool seventies cinema though!
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era of the car chase scene. just a bit earlier, 68, but now I've a taste to pick up "Bullet."
From: East Toledo | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by LardLad: Anyone who's not watching "Life on Mars" is really missing out on a terrific show!
If you haven't heard the premise, it's about a New York City detective, Sam Tyler, who is struck by a car and wakes up in 1973. For some reason he finds exists in that era as himself and on that era's police force as a recent transfer. He has no idea why he's there and what his purpose is, though it's hinted often that he's in a coma in 2008.
The series is just plain lotsa fun! Seeing him experience the culture of the '70s and the brash tactics of the '70s police is a hoot. I've never been particularly fond of Harvey Keitel, but he's terrific as Lt. Gene Hunt. It's fun seeing Sam and Gene (often literally!) duke it out every episode. Jason O'Mara is a budding superstar as Sam.
Love the '70s hairdos and clothes, the hippies and even the social commentary about Now vs. Then. The show definitely has a serious side, but the more whimsical side is what's drawn me in.
If you're curious, you can easily catch up on it at ABC.com, unless I'm mistaken. This quirky show deserves a chance!
Has anyone ever told you you have good tastes sir?
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I caught the Season premiere of Life on Mars last night. Actually pretty well done and entertaining. A good mesh of drama, angst, humor, tension and pretty well paced. Plus, lots of great actors. I might try to keep up on this one.
That was after the premiere and I've caught several episodes since. I think the show is really just excellent, and a ton of fun to boot. There are several reasons I like it but I'll give you my big ones:
(1) The main actor (Sam) - you know what, this guy is a *star*. He's likeable, he gives deep performances, yet he's funny as hell when he wants to be and usually its when he's being subtle about it.
(2) The general back and forth between funny moments (laughed out loud by the Vanilla Ice sequence last week) and the deadly serious and very poignant moments. So much of the show is about how things have changed for the better since 1973, or perhaps some things for the worse, and perhaps have not really changed much at all. And that works so well for humor and for the most serious and powerful of themes.
(3) The sense of style - man, its FUN. And I have no great love of the 1970's and in fact am generally pretty damn glad I missed 'em! But its very stylistically done but also done very...hm, 'gritty' is too strong a word, but...genuine? It feels very street level, very POV from the everyday guy (rather than some Hollywood startlet, soldier in Southeast Asia or March on Washington hippie, etc.).
(4) The part I like the most is they play up the part of the early 1970's that is usually very associated with the era--the sense of not knowing where the world is going or even who you are from an individual's point of view, and how this was a very real and despairing feeling then. And then they show Sam, who usually at first appears to not feel this way, to be confident and flexing his modern sense of knowing what it is right...and then he has his moments where those attitudes come right into play. And you're left wondering if perhaps some of those attitudes are still very much with us today? Those sequences are very groovy.
Its probably my favorite new show besides Sons of Anarchy (I'd say both equally tied for being very rare great shows right now).
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Yeah, Des, and "Life on Mars" just keeps getting better! I just caught up on last week's episode, and it's just as enjoyable, if not moreso, than it has been from the start. Loved Sam wowwing his P.D. with the Michael Jackson moves!
One thing I was happy to see is that after that last episode, I think we're more likely to see Sam exploring the "sexual revolution" side of the '70s--something I'd wanted to see him do more in that era. If you've seen the episode, you'll understand why!
I hope he doesn't settle into a relationship with "No-Nuts" (though I do lover her!) too quickly and explores the wildside a little!
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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