What?! And "Obsession"? "Dressed to Kill"?

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Posted by Stephen Hayes on March 20, 2000 at 07:00:24

In Reply to: Yup, but "Sisters" was pretty good. (nt) posted by TAFKA Steve on March 17, 2000 at 15:21:32:

Great movies, especially if you like Hitchock. "Body Double" and "Obsession" are both beautiful examples of the "homage" film, and good films in their own right, IMHO. Or how about "Blow Out"? Not as good as the British film that inspired it, but again a good film in its own right, with that indelible de Palma stamp.

What exactly are these "potholes" in DePalma's career? (Besides "Mission Impossible" and possibly "Mission to Mars"? [which I haven't seen])

Does this mark a trend at the Film Asylum? Or is it a trend in within the film industry itself? I see strong reactions against two recent films by generally well-respected directors (Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" and DePalma's most recent), and a lukewarm review of Polanski's latest film (it didn't "completely suck"). This is not to say that good directors don't make bad films, or that studio execs nowadays don't force good directors to make bad films. But three great directors whose latest (or last, in Kubrick's case) films are failures? C'mon.

Shall we get back to talking about "great" car-chase scenes?

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Topic - "Mission To Mars" was a crashing bore. - TAFKA Steve 19:10:25 03/15/00 (15)

Re: "Mission To Mars" was a crashing bore. - Joe S 13:18:09 03/20/00 (0)

Maybe not... I agreed with this guy... (link follows) - Jon 21:32:36 03/18/00 (1)

Actually i think this one's closer to it... - Joe S 13:13:22 03/20/00 (0)

Re: "Mission To Mars" was a crashing bore. - Audiophilander 14:02:31 03/17/00 (3)

Yup, but "Sisters" was pretty good. (nt) - TAFKA Steve 15:21:32 03/17/00 (2)

What?! And "Obsession"? "Dressed to Kill"? - Stephen Hayes 07:00:24 03/20/00 (0)

What About "Body Double"? (nt) - AudioHead 09:26:47 03/18/00 (0)

Bummer! Previews were so promising . . . (nt) - BobH 12:10:15 03/16/00 (7)

I give up which previews to wit you're referring - Mart 06:40:22 03/17/00 (2)

Previews in the theater, not TV. Good tease. (nt) - BobH 12:03:14 03/22/00 (0)

Re: I give up which previews to wit you're referring - Rich S. 07:16:55 03/17/00 (0)

You're bummed? I'm out seven bucks! - TAFKA Steve 16:16:35 03/16/00 (3)

Re: You're bummed? I'm out seven bucks! - Rich S. 06:15:09 03/17/00 (2)

com'on, y'all kin do betta dan dat [nt - Mart 09:51:23 03/17/00 (1)

No! Robot Monster is my alltime vote for worst! (nt) - BobH 12:04:42 03/22/00 (0)

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