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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
Notice:	Please do DIR/TITLE before starting a new topic on a movie!
Moderator:	VAXCPU::michaudo.dec.com::tamara::eppes

Created:	Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1249
Total number of notes:	16012

100.0. "Whispers In The Dark" by 12368::michaud (Jeff Michaud, DECnet/OSI) Thu Mar 25 1993 00:25

	This one stars Anabella S. (the woman who played the mother
	in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"), Alan Alda, and some
	other characters I don't remember seeing before.

	I believe this movie had been given bad reviews by both
	the critics and in the previous version of this notefile ...

	... however I must of been in the right frame of mind for
	a pseudo-senseless, pseudo-predictable suspense film.
	Even though the films plot is overly dependent on too
	many coincidences, it seemed to play well (the characters
	themselves even mention coincidences).

	Also even though the back of the blockbuster box gave away
	the plot twist that occurs near the end, I forgot to read
	it, and can say I was caught off guard (probably because
	there wasn't any clues given, it's more like a random
	plot twist :-).

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
100.1	Laughter in the Dark	DECWET::SHUSTER	Egad! An Adage!	`Thu Mar 25 1993 17:24`	5
	As I said in the previous MOVIES incarnation, I and a friend laughed our heads off throughout, especially during the last "climactic" scene. Alan Alda was hilariously awful. -Rob
100.2	I liked it	58323::PIERCE	Think Spring	`Wed Apr 07 1993 11:34`	9
	I liked the movie (as a rental) I love Alan Alda but this was not a film for him at all! He really didn't act well at all. The Bad guy (can't remember his name even throu he was in Field of Dreams lastnight) and he was the main charter in "Goodfellas" I really like this actor. LKP
100.3		VAXWRK::STHILAIRE	my building has every convenience	`Wed Apr 07 1993 11:54`	4
	bad guy - Ray Liotta (he has great eyes) Lorna
100.4	I thought it was Jamey Sheridan	16821::POGAR	Resident Movie Critic & Costner Fan	`Wed Apr 07 1993 13:21`	6
	I didn't realize that Ray Liotta was in Whispers in the Dark. I thought Jamey Sheridan was the male star. What part did Liotta play? I saw Whispers when it first came out; guess I'll have to rent it now. Catherine
100.5	don't know	VAXWRK::STHILAIRE	my building has every convenience	`Wed Apr 07 1993 14:55`	8
	I don't know if Ray Liotta was in Whispers In The Dark, to be honest, because I haven't seen it. But, when .2 said the actor he was refering to was the main character in Goodfellas and had also been in Field of Dreams, I just assumed he meant Ray Liotta. Who is Jamey Sheridan? Was he in both Field of Dreams and Goodfellas???? Lorna
100.6		3893::SMITH	I'm gonna start today...	`Wed Apr 07 1993 16:26`	1
	Ray Liotta wasn't in Whispers in the Dark. It was Jamey Sheridan.
100.7		VAXWRK::STHILAIRE	my building has every convenience	`Wed Apr 07 1993 16:31`	7
	re .6, was Jamey Sheridan also in Field of Dreams and Goodfellas, as .2 said, or is .2 confused? I've never heard of Jamey Sheridan before, myself. Lorna
100.8	Some dumb TV show	16821::POGAR	Resident Movie Critic & Costner Fan	`Wed Apr 07 1993 19:17`	8
	Jamey Sheridan played some cop or detective or something on TV. I think the series lasted about..... <--- that long. Re: -.1 Yes, I think .2's confused. If Jamey Sheridan was in Goodfellas, I sure don't remember it. Catherine
100.9	Jamey Sheridan	QUARRY::reeves	Jon Reeves, ULTRIX compiler group	`Wed Apr 07 1993 19:28`	15
	Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) One Police Plaza (1986) (TV) Distant Thunder (1988) House on Carroll Street, The (1988) Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story, A (1989) (TV) Shannon's Deal (1989) (TV) [Jack Shannon] "Shannon's Deal" (1990) Quick Change (1990) Stanley & Iris (1990) All I Want for Christmas (1991) Murder in High Places (1991) (TV) Talent for the Game (1991) Stranger Among Us, A (1992) Whispers in the Dark (1992) Killer Rules (1993) (TV)
100.10	memorable :-)	VAXWRK::STHILAIRE	love is strange	`Thu Apr 08 1993 12:02`	4
	re .saw three of those but can't place him. Lorna
100.11	UGH!!	57176::MILANESE		`Fri May 07 1993 14:28`	14
	I picked this as one of the worst movies of '92. I know that one has to be willing to suspend belief in movies, but really...... The psychiatrist had to be the stupidest person I ever met, the denouement came out of nowhere... I also laughed through most of it.