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• Re: Blake Edwards? - Bruce from DC 07:34:29 11/08/02 (8)
  In Reply to: Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by gware on November 07, 2002 at 20:28:32:

  "10" right?

  Gotta 'splain that one to me.
  
  

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  • Re: Blake Edwards? Victor / Victoria, his best. nt - patrickU 13:04:05 11/08/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Blake Edwards? posted by Bruce from DC on November 08, 2002 at 07:34:29:

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  • Blake Edwards??? - Harmonia 10:48:39 11/08/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Blake Edwards? posted by Bruce from DC on November 08, 2002 at 07:34:29:

    I don't know that I would consider Blake Edwards one of the "greats".

    His wife was very good in "10".
    
    

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  • I am sorry to say I really enjoyed Switch... - Mrs. Piggy 08:43:42 11/08/02 (5)
    In Reply to: Re: Blake Edwards? posted by Bruce from DC on November 08, 2002 at 07:34:29:

    by Edwards, starring Ellen Barkin?

    It was lighthearted and fun.

    go figure?

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    • Re: I am sorry to say I really enjoyed Switch... - gware 02:11:29 11/09/02 (4)
      In Reply to: I am sorry to say I really enjoyed Switch... posted by Mrs. Piggy on November 08, 2002 at 08:43:42:

      So did I, and I say so quite unapologetically, I think fun is what Blake Edwards has always been about; Breakfast at Tiffanys, Bedazzled, the Peter Sellers collaborations like The Party, The Pink Panther series, The Great Race... I have enjoyed every one of his films and really don't think I'm putting him on a pedestal he doesn't deserve to be on, he is truly one of the Greats
      As for "10" it was a huge commercial and critical success on its release that has admittedly not aged as well as some other Blake Edwards films, but I like(d) it. Suggest you compare "10" with Dudley Moores film "Arthur" (Dir: Steve Gordon) to see how BAD (in the non-Michael Jackson sense) a film can really be...
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      • What was the name of the Blake picture.... - Mrs. Piggy 08:29:16 11/09/02 (3)
        In Reply to: Re: I am sorry to say I really enjoyed Switch... posted by gware on November 09, 2002 at 02:11:29:

        with John Ritter, he was a womanizer? I really enjoyed that picture!

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        • Skin Deep? - gware 20:53:32 11/09/02 (2)
          In Reply to: What was the name of the Blake picture.... posted by Mrs. Piggy on November 09, 2002 at 08:29:16:

          While I never thought much of the TV "Threes Company" I do like John Ritter as an actor, I think he's clever and funny. I have a video of a very "B" movie called "Channel Adventure" that he stars in that is one of my guilty pleasures
          Humor is really the most difficult thing to do; I think that's why Chaplin was such a star and Lucille Ball is still a star (and Bob Hope was with CBS for 60 years) there's just no-one to replace them
          That's why I'm so passionate about Blake Edwards, so many funny films that can be easilly dismissed as fluff, but I think it goes to show what a vacuum exists
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          • Yes, I think that's it.... - Mrs. Piggy 21:40:15 11/09/02 (1)
            In Reply to: Skin Deep? posted by gware on November 09, 2002 at 20:53:32:

            there is a costar who plays off Ritter's humor. He was a nuerotic in the sitcom spin city.

            This combination Is in another really funny film, clever funny, not slap you in the face funny. Well it's called Sink or Swim-I've provided a link.

            Memorable: Ritter shows up dressed to the hilt in costume---Not a costume party though...When one of his many lady friends sets his house on fire. John Ritter plays a good drunk.
            

            
            
            
            

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            • Thanks for the link, I'll check it out!<nt> - gware 16:16:45 11/10/02 (0)
              In Reply to: Yes, I think that's it.... posted by Mrs. Piggy on November 09, 2002 at 21:40:15:

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• Wolfgaand...Did he EVER made an good film..?..What The Boat ??ß - patrickU 05:11:21 11/08/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by gware on November 07, 2002 at 20:28:32:

  You really think it is so good ? I don´t.
  
  
  

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• Kurosawa - Victor Khomenko 04:56:47 11/08/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by gware on November 07, 2002 at 20:28:32:

  Thanks for reminding me - how about Ikiru? What a drag that one was!

  Agree on Chaplin. Almodovar - I don't think that one was truly out of step.
  

  
  
  
  

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• Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand - njjohn 00:52:18 11/08/02 (5)
  In Reply to: Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by gware on November 07, 2002 at 20:28:32:

  i bet that's a good list. i agree with the spike lee one, one that i'm familar with.

  i just saw 'crash' by david cronenberg, and i would definitely put it here.

  recently saw fellini's 'la dolce vita' again, and found it a little unappealing.

  as a big robert benigni fan, i found the movie 'life is beautiful' not as good as i was hoping it to be.
  
  

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  • Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand - Victor Khomenko 04:59:07 11/08/02 (4)
    In Reply to: Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by njjohn on November 08, 2002 at 00:52:18:

    I just love la dolce vita, but you would have to fight me all the way to put Benigni on the list of the Great directors!
    

    
    
    
    

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    • benigni - njjohn 10:50:30 11/08/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by Victor Khomenko on November 08, 2002 at 04:59:07:

      i was actually surprised to see he is the director of the movies he is in. i guess no one can really direct that type of comedic talent.

      he's not a great director, but he does have that great 'italian' sense of poignancy (like fellini).

      i loved the movie 'johnny stecchino'. i saw it three times in the theaters in new york. he did a great job of having someone with down's syndrome be a co-star.

      'life is beautiful' was a disappointment for this benigni fan, but it did have some truly poignant moments.

      i just discovered that he made a movie called 'the monster'. i would like to see it as soon as i can.
      
      

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      • Re: benigni - Victor Khomenko 11:52:56 11/08/02 (0)
        In Reply to: benigni posted by njjohn on November 08, 2002 at 10:50:30:

        Il Monstro is as close as he comes to making a passable movie. It is still a failure, but with few decent moments.

        My opinion of him is still very low, as I wrote some time ago. If I were looking for a good commedy, I would go to the originals like Pierre Richard. Take a look at his Goat.
        

        
        
        
        

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    • Is he a director at all ? nt - patrickU 05:13:03 11/08/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: Films by the Greats that you can't stand posted by Victor Khomenko on November 08, 2002 at 04:59:07:

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      • No, he just plays one in the movies :-)))) (nt) - Victor Khomenko 07:13:02 11/08/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Is he a director at all ? nt posted by patrickU on November 08, 2002 at 05:13:03:

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