Conference bookie::movies

    Brooke Adams (Mom) was a staple in many late 1970's films ("Days of
    Heaven", "Cuba", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", etc.).
    
    Fairuza Balk (the younger daughter) was most recently in the TV-movie
    about the Charles Starkweather/Caril Fugate murder spree "Murder in the
    Heartland".
    
    - Dave

    RE: .1  by KOLFAX::WIEGLEB 
    
    >Fairuza Balk (the younger daughter) was most recently in the TV-movie
    >about the Charles Starkweather/Caril Fugate murder spree "Murder in the
    >Heartland".
    
    She was also in "Valmont", and in "Return to Oz".  
    

    
    I watched it a few months back at a local cinema that specialises in
    films that don't get hyped up to the eyeballs. The film reminded me of
    Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, although I've never
    worked out why.
    
    I found it unusual in that, for it's subject matter, it didn't seem
    very heavy. These types of films usually leave me walking away somewhat
    subdued, but I found this one kinda light and the story floated along
    without dragging the audience into pity. Maybe it was because their
    problems weren't end of the world stuff, or maybe it's because I'm the
    most insensitive person I know and the sort of man the film was having
    a go at...  :*)
    
    A Sunday afternoon film...
    
    Graham.

    I found the ending depressing.  I didn't like what happened to the
    character that was rock hunting.   :-(
    
    The movie, on the whole, was good, but not fantastic.
    
    Lorna
    

  I rented this movie over the weekend and I liked it a lot. I thought that
the story was good, the characters were realistic, the direction was tight and
the heroes very likable. Several characters reminded me of people I've met.

  Fantastic movie to rent. I'll bet the western country shots looked good on
the big screen.

  ****,
  George

P.S. Regarding the ending ,
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  It's always strange to say that someone getting killed makes for a happy
ending, but in this case I believe that it did. The fact that he died meant
that he didn't run off and leave her as she had suspected. He was the 1st
guy she really felt something for and his feelings in return were genuine
which should help her later on to redevelop trust in people.

  Had he lived, they would probably have gotten married then broken up after
about 7-10 years since they really had nothing in common.

  George

    
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	I agree about the ending. Also, the fact that you never got close
    to the character means that his death doesn't affect you the same. If
    it had been one of the 3 girls that died then it would've changed the
    whole atmosphere of the film.
    
    Graham.

    re .6, well, I disagree, but I don't know how to do a form feed to say
    why.  :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    
    Maybe I'm just insensitive...  :*)
    
    And it's Ctrl L...

    re .5, .6, .7, .8, my opinion of the ending follows the form feed, and
    I doubt it has anything to do with whether you are insensitive, or not,
    though for all I know you well may be.  :-)
    
    
    
    
    The character that got killed was my favorite character.  I liked him
    more than I did any of the women, so when I found out he got killed it
    sort of ruined it for me.  It just seemed too sad since I thought he
    was an exceptionally nice guy, and I wouldn't mind meeting someone like
    him myself.  
    
    I understand the whole bit about the significance of the fact that he
    hadn't just run out on the oldest daughter, and that he would have come
    back if he hadn't died, etc., but I still felt so bad about his getting
    killed that it ruined it for me.  
    
    And, George, I think I'd rather marry someone I had nothing in common
    with and get divorced 7 yrs. later, than get killed rock hunting.  All
    things considered, you know.  :-)
    
    Lorna
    

  ... perhaps an alternative?


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  That's just the point. He was a nice guy so there had to be some reason that
he didn't ditch her. If he had just walked out, that "nice guy" exterior would
have been shown to be skin deep. 

  I suppose they could have had him shanghighed by pirates although they were
about 250 years too late and a bit too far from the ocean. 

  George 

    
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>    The character that got killed was my favorite character.  I liked him
>    more than I did any of the women, so when I found out he got killed it
>    sort of ruined it for me.  It just seemed too sad since I thought he
>    was an exceptionally nice guy, and I wouldn't mind meeting someone like
>    him myself.  
    
    
    Ah, you see that's the problem - female naivity. I know that they
    exceptionally nice guys don't exist...  Except me of course...  :*)
    
    Graham.

I saw this over the weekend, and thought it was very well done. It was 
interesting; there wasn't really much of a plot, it was just sort of like
we were eavesdropping on a small slice of these people's lives. Well directed
and very well acted, I very much believed these were real characters, and
I found myself wondering what's going to happen to them now!

And it was funny to see Ione Skye play such a different character than the
one in 'Say Anything'. She's really turning into a terrific actress!

alan

    
    i think this is a *wonderful* movie. very moving, very sensitive,
    very intelligent. can't recommend it enough.
    
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