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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
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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

271.0. "Coneheads - The Movie" by 17655::LAYTON () Tue Jul 27 1993 09:49

    Check your brain at the door.  If you liked the early Saturday Nite
    Live bits, you'll like this; what's more, S & E gave this two thumbs
    down!!
    
    I also rented Bram Stoker's Dracula over the weekend, and, frankly, the
    special effects in Coneheads was better, especially since I was
    expecting really cheesey special effects.
    
    I went with the girls 11 and 13.  My wife didn't want to go, she doesn't
    like silly movies.  11 liked it, 13 thought it was ok.
    
    Carl

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
271.1	Liked it	20998::PILOTTE		`Tue Jul 27 1993 13:11`	5
	Its not one that I would add to my Laserdisc collection but I went with my daughter (13) and she liked it alot. We both were entertained; thats what its about!
271.2		7892::SLABOUNTY	SomeoneLeftTheCakeOutInTheRain	`Tue Jul 27 1993 14:00`	5
	My prediction is that this will be one of the biggest flops of the season. GTI
271.3	Not a review, but...	12035::MDNITE::RIVERS	Are you safe, Miss Gredenko?	`Tue Jul 27 1993 14:43`	6
	I second Shawn's prediction. I amuse myself during previews by trying to guess, via previews, what movie will hit and what won't. I'm sometimes wrong, but not do terribly often. kim
271.4	I predict: the sun will come up tomorrow.	8269::BARRIANO	choke me in the shallow water...	`Tue Jul 27 1993 17:16`	17
	re <<< Note 271.2 by 7892::SLABOUNTY "SomeoneLeftTheCakeOutInTheRain" >>> > My prediction is that this will be one of the biggest flops of > the season. Shawn, When a movies opening week grosses are below, Last Action Heros' in its plunge to the HeavensGate/Hudson Hawke hall of fame, this isn't a real risky prediction now, is it :-) Regards Barry
271.5		7892::SLABOUNTY	SomeoneLeftTheCakeOutInTheRain	`Tue Aug 03 1993 11:53`	10
	RE: Barry To tell you the truth, I didn't know how the movie had done before I made the prediction. Hadn't even seen/heard any- thing except for seeing the preview on TV a couple times. GTI
271.6	came and went in a microscopic time unit	VAXUUM::KEEFE		`Tue Aug 24 1993 16:31`	3
	Looks like this was another big flop, up there with Super Mario Brothers. Anybody heard any figures?
271.7	Wossit Alla Bout?	YUPPY::SECURITY	Security @LDO	`Tue Feb 15 1994 09:18`	6
	Does this film have a plot?
271.8	OK	6240::TAI		`Fri Jun 10 1994 14:58`	3
	Any movie that can keep my attention from beginning to the end, IMHO, is not a bad movie. This movie pass the test and I think it is OK and entertaining.
271.9		44245::SNEIL	FOLLOW WE WILL	`Fri Jun 10 1994 19:07`	7
	The scene where the mothers water broke and flooded the entire room was hilarious. SCott
271.10	Example	54291::PIJPSTRA_D		`Wed Jun 22 1994 03:43`	2
	I appreciate the plead for save chewing done in this movie. Very wise. A good example for everyone.
271.11		HELIX::MAIEWSKI		`Tue Jan 10 1995 10:56`	22
	I saw Coneheads last night on TV and it was really fun. Not a great movie by any means, but well worth the time. This is a good movie for spotting comic stars, sort of a Robert Altmen film for comedy. The principle characters are the Coneheads from the old Saturday Night live cast (I'm not sure of the spelling but you'll know who I mean) Dan Ackroid, Jane Certain, and Lorain Newman. Along with them are a lot of members of the 3rd Saturday Night cast including Jan Hooks, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Kevin Neland and others. Also there are appearances by Kramer and George Kastanza (I forget their real names) from Seinfield. The story moves along and actually does a good job with the theme of 2nd generation aliens and how they are really more comfortable in their new society than the old one. If you haven't seen it on TV, rent the tape. I don't know If I'd be crazy about paying 8 bucks to see it on the big screen but it worked really well on TV. George
271.12		HUMOR::EPPES	I'm not making this up, you know	`Wed Jan 11 1995 12:26`	15
	RE .11 -- > The principle characters are the Coneheads from the old Saturday Night live >cast (I'm not sure of the spelling but you'll know who I mean) Dan Ackroid, >Jane Certain, and Lorain Newman. Larraine Newman was not a principal character - she had a kind of cameo appearance as one of the audience during the big "battle" scene in the arena on Remulak. The daughter (Connie) was played by someone else (whose name escapes me). Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtain did indeed reprise their Conehead roles. A fairly cute movie - good cable fare (which is where I caught it). :-) -- Nina
271.13	Daughter's name	QUARRY::reeves	Jon Reeves, UNIX compiler group	`Fri Jan 13 1995 20:50`	4
	>The daughter (Connie) was played by someone else... Michelle Burke, who you probably don't remember from either Dazed and Confused or Major League II.