In Reply to: hey Victor, our local reviewer says Eyes Wide Shut... posted by petew on July 15, 1999 at 17:15:55:
***would be worth 4 stars if it wasn't "Americanized". So, are you going to fly to Europe to see the master's final statement?That surely sounds like a nice excuse. With my wife's birthday coming... But so is Delaware taxman.
***Don't you just love the value systems of the American "morals editors".
I sure wish hollywood wasn't so afraid of NC-17.You know it is all just money, not the morals. The NC-17 gets you into maybe 10% of all theaters and immediately kills all the profits. I certainly admire those who do it just for the love of art, but how many producers can afford to ignore the money side?
***The review was so interesting
Where was it? A the Stinkquire?
***I may even go see it--even though I can't stand to see Tom Cruse smirking one more time.
My feelings exactly. I am not at all ambivalent about it - I know I will go and see it, but boy, do I hate that face! And his wooden bimbo wife. I happened to see her recently in one of those stupid actions with the cute Georgie-boy and she was so incredibly inept even for that kind of quite undemanding production...
***Wish he got Sean Connery (dirty old man).
Kubrick was able to create a masterpiece using not even the second-rate, but trully a third-rate actor - I am talking, of course, about Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon. Without a doubt, all other stuff that Ryan has done doesn't rise even to 10% of that performance. So to some degree I am tempted. Although I never felt such distaste for Ryan as I do for Tom. Ryan is just inept, Tom is offensive. Maybe because he is so successful inspite (or because of) his ineptitude. He really rubbs it in.
But Sean... Just mention his name to my wife and she slides into dreaming coma. Guess what, I don't blame her. Mr. Universe still rules.
So maybe this weekend? Although I need to do a lot of corner beading and taping....
Victor.
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Follow Ups
- I too dread at the thought of seeing that silly couple again... - Victor Khomenko 05:40:11 07/16/99 (2)
- It was Patrick Stoner , who's review's are as informative as a movie poster - petew 14:46:02 07/16/99 (1)
- Re: It was Patrick Stoner , who's review's are as informative as a movie poster - Victor Khomenko 07:22:17 07/17/99 (0)