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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

114.0. "The Player" by 12368::michaud (Jeff Michaud, DECnet/OSI) Fri Apr 02 1993 17:00

	Rented this one the other day on video (I had seen it on a flight,
	but it was a red-eye and even this film couldn't keep me awake).

	Very interesting film.  The directing did seem well done and
	I can see why it was nominated for both best director and editing.
	I think I'll have to rent this one again sometime.  This time I
	was watching the film as a whole and focused on the plot and
	the actions of the main characters.  However there was alot of
	talking going on amoung the more than 65 actors in cameo appearences
	(I got the 65 figure from the box, I didn't even try to count!),
	and some of those conversations sounded interesting in their
	own right.

	And what seems to be a real trend now (two other new releases
	also had this, "Mr. Saturday Night", and "Singles"), there is
	an interview with Robert Altman (the director) at the end, along
	with footage that didn't make the final cut (which includes
	even more cameo's).

T.R	Title	User	Date	Lines
114.1		25415::MAIEWSKI	`Fri Apr 02 1993 17:16`	17
	This was my all time favorite film of the year. Not only was the movie well made, but it was great fun to pick out all the stars. Most people I've talked to miss the part at the beginning where Buck Henry is pitching the sequel to the Graduate. It's fantastic (but you have to listen close to catch it) as he goes on pitching "... and Mrs Robinson is an invalid confined to her upstairs bed room, but it's funny ... Yeah funny, I like that ... Yeah and then ...) From there it get's better. Not only is it a great story, but it also gives you a good view as to what goes on in Hollywood and how movies get made. Definite go see, ***** (One of the very few) George
114.2	Eh...	32198::KRUEGER	`Fri May 28 1993 11:01`	12
	This is a good film for people craning their necks into Hollywood and wanting to know how everything is done; otherwise, it's a film about a VERY shallow and manipulative man (Tim Robbins, who is extraordinary) who is losing his grip on the "in crowd" of behind-the-scenes Hollywood studio executives and has a stalker following him ... I rented this movie based on the raves of noters and I'm glad I saw it, but I think this movie is definitely one that pleases the movie community more than anyone else, and those who are real star gawkers. Without Tim Robbins' excellent performance as the man with no soul, this movie wouldn't have been half as good. Leslie
114.3	I like it.	24751::MILANESE	`Mon Jun 28 1993 14:39`	17
	I saw this movie this past weekend and like it very much. Tim Robbins, the main character, is a man who gets away with murder, both literally and figuratively. He represents the worst in values that our society has to offer, yet because he is rich and powerful gets away with it. I think Altman was making a real statement about the sorry state of affairs in Hollywood and everyplace else. That money and power make you a winner, no matter what you do. Sigh....
114.4	It's not a movie community pleaser	57176::MILANESE	`Mon Jul 26 1993 15:12`	17
	Actually, this movie did not please the movie community since it depicts them as shallow, manipulative, and deadly. Many critics feel that this was a very good film and did not receive the award nominations for the very reason of its depiction of Hollywood moguls. I liked the movie, but found it unsettling, since this guy literally... [spoiler....] gets away with murder. Plus didn't you find his character most unlikable?