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In Reply to: Not to worry. posted by Bruce from DC on June 29, 2000 at 09:29:33:
I am glad to hear this. As I checked his filmography I became depressed. If "In The Line of Fire" could be considered an sexcusable offense, the "Outbreak" pretty much sealed his success as another Hollywood trash maker. Splat...Let's hope this one is not a fluke, but a beginning of a trend.
Das Boot was a world class movie and even if it would not make the list of 100 best ever, then perhaps the 200, which is a tremndous achievement considering how stiff the competition is.
...Outbreak this isnt. What a wretched movie that was. The technology alone was patently ridiculous and never mind the plot, script, casting and acting - a genuine loser all the way around.The perfect storm is probably about as anti-Hollywood as we can hope to get in the here and now from a major studio. Yes, still a bit overly romantic in some character's motivations but the gritty realism of life on the boat is a reminiscent of Das Boot at its best and the storm is indeed awesome and believable. Clooney is acceptable and the rest of the cast is even better in the context of their roles. Not your usual artificial Hollywood happy ending either. It beats the pants off Patriot, which descends into typical Hollywood soppishness and sentimentality (Mel Gibson wins the war of independence - singlehanded!). Easily the best major US studio picture of the year so far...
joe
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