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• Some good performances and dark laughs but to what end? - sjb 18:28:15 11/27/05 (1)
  In Reply to: The Ice Harvest posted by ToshiroofKreplachastan on November 27, 2005 at 13:31:24:

  It was reasonably entertaining but wasn't really about anything and there wasn't really a point.

  P.S. the print I saw was fine.
  

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  • The end was weak.... - ToshiroofKreplachastan 18:57:36 11/27/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Some good performances and dark laughs but to what end? posted by sjb on November 27, 2005 at 18:28:15:

    sjb,

    I think it was the theater that I saw it in. Funky lighting during the showing was distracting to me.

    The end of the film (no folks, not going to give it away...sheesh) was so easy to predict.

    Connie Neilsen is a horrible actress. Even Gina Gershon would have done a better job than her in that role.

    Was Randy Quaid looking a tad on the "in serious need of a stairmaster" side, or is it just me? He looked like he ate Dennis.

    Harold Ramis is not known for this type of film, and while it wasn't the worst film I saw this year by a longshot, he needs to work on the character development and plot just a tad more before trying something this indie again.

    Tosh
    "I think this place is restricted Wang, so don't tell em you're Jewish"
    
    

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• I was rather disappointed - tunenut 15:55:46 11/27/05 (3)
  In Reply to: The Ice Harvest posted by ToshiroofKreplachastan on November 27, 2005 at 13:31:24:

  I liked Bad Santa- it was a dark comedy that was funny. This had some comedic touches, but few. The whole amoral tough guy thing has been done much better many times. The crooks can't trust each other, we've seen that before. It was rather flat and uninvolving. Compare to Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels or (of course) Pulp Fiction. This was missing the sharp dialog. I expected more.
  
  

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  • Lock Stock and Snatch were much better than Ice Harvest - ToshiroofKreplachastan 16:43:15 11/27/05 (2)
    In Reply to: I was rather disappointed posted by tunenut on November 27, 2005 at 15:55:46:

    Tune,

    I agree on the Lock Stock for sure.

    Was your print overly dark, or are my eyes just getting worse?

    That was one of the darkest prints I've seen in a long time and I saw Ice Harvest in a brand new theater.

    Did you know that a Mercedes S600 was that spacious? I didn't.

    :-)

    Tosh
    "I think this place is restricted Wang, so don't tell em you're Jewish"
    
    

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    • More likely a weak bulb than a dark print. You should always complain. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:40:19 11/28/05 (0)
      In Reply to: Lock Stock and Snatch were much better than Ice Harvest posted by ToshiroofKreplachastan on November 27, 2005 at 16:43:15:

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    • didn't seem particularly dark - tunenut 16:51:55 11/27/05 (0)
      In Reply to: Lock Stock and Snatch were much better than Ice Harvest posted by ToshiroofKreplachastan on November 27, 2005 at 16:43:15:

      Didn't notice that at least, it was winter and a lot of it was inside dark clubs, the lighting seemed appropriate, didn't give it a thought. The Mercedes part actually was kind of funny. It had its moments, just not so many. For British tough guys earlier this year, I really liked Layer Cake. And for tougher than tough, I also liked Sin City.
      
      

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