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In Reply to: Re: "Dr. Zhivago" posted by patrickU on April 1, 2005 at 10:12:18:

English has improved...not one error and even the correct spelling and usage of an expletive: proof you have arrived as a polyglot.
Dr. Z (David Lean) would be turned off by even a man in solitary confinement: b o r i n g.

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I will differ slightly with you two - Victor Khomenko 05:42:13 04/02/05 (5)
I don't think Dr. Z was THAT horrible. Mediocre, yes, but it also had some redeaming values. Last time we watched it (several years ago) I spent easy time, and some of the scenes did resonate nicely - they managed to preserve enough truth to make it a worthwhile viewing, in my opinion.
Yes, I would like to see better works on that subject, but the Dr. Z, even with its tons of sugar on top, is still better than a complete void.
Yes, seventies, much so, but better than perhaps 88% of all "movies" out there, and given the skimpy coverage of that important period, has right to exist.
- I like your honest response to this .. - Corbu 18:51:20 04/03/05 (1)
  when I first saw this film I mostly responded to seeing a film on a Russian subject, not too common in the U.S. then. I really liked it and searched out other films about Russia. Of course this led me to finding many good Russian movies./Alexander Nevsky , etc. Still not seen that many(would appreciate some suggestions) So although this film would not pass the more critical , it got me into wanting to experiencing Russian subject films. So on that basis I would call it a sucess.
  - Re: I like your honest response to this .. - Victor Khomenko 19:04:17 04/03/05 (0)
    That was an interesting point, and for that alone it deserves credit.
    You might want to do a search here - I put together a good list (or rather a list of good films) for mishmashmusic (sp?) some time ago, and that should give you a good start with Russian films.
- Re: Count the music of this film... - patrickU 07:21:21 04/02/05 (2)
  And you can no longer differ, He-he...
  - He-he is right... - Victor Khomenko 07:25:14 04/02/05 (1)
    Any time you go to the Thrift Store and look through the records there, you see an incredibly disproportional number of the Dr.Z soundtracks. Apparently the American public fell so badly in love with the film that every household had to have at least one LP of it... seems like actually more than one was average number. It beats all the Barry Manilov's records about 3:1.
    Heck, it beats the Hawaiian music, and that is an achievement!
    - Re: You see you can rely on He-he... - patrickU 07:50:47 04/02/05 (0)
      Even if I sometimes have my trouble about his real origin...
Re: Bravo, Patrick! Your - patrickU 05:24:51 04/02/05 (0)
No wonder, on three words only...He-he...Have you read his long and very detailed biography?
A must for a cinephile.
PS: Boring AND outdated. Seventies.

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