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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

901.0. "Something To Talk About / The Power of Love" by SCAS01::SHOOK (metroplexed) Thu Aug 10 1995 02:07


	this flick has one great scene; unfortunately it's between two
        supporting characters (played by robert duvall and gena rowlands)
        and only lasts about five minutes.  there is also a pretty good
	sequence at the beginning when julia roberts confronts dennis quaid
	about his extra-marital affair -- in public -- but the rest of it is
        completely predictable.  my wife liked it, i didn't.  

	here's the plot:  dennis quaid, married to julia roberts, is having
	an affair.  can he be physically assaulted and humiliated enough to
	end the affair and re-capture that old youthful zest for romance with
	the "pretty woman?"  well, no spoilers here!!

	one star (out of four.)

	bill

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
901.1	out of **	TROOA::BUTKOVICH	blink and I'm gone	`Sat Sep 02 1995 19:17`	7
	Well, I didn't dislike this piece of fluff quite as much as Bill. Having Dennis Quaid in a movie will redeem it quite a bit (IMHO 8*) ) I thought that Kyra Sedgewick stole most of the scenes she was in and Robert Duvall was very good. I thought the ending was very contrived and must have been tacked on after a few test audiences had seen the movie. Would have been more realistic if they had left what looked like the first ending alone.
901.2		PCBUOA::BELLOWS		`Mon Oct 09 1995 10:50`	8
	The first ending would have had her forgiving Dennis and going back to being an extension of her husband and father. I think it was more realistic of her to realize that she had to find happiness and value within herself and not through a man. I think her statement that women are brought up to have low expectations for themselves is very true and not enough women recognize it. They just accept.
901.3	(moved from 972.0)	KERNEL::PLANTC	A Vodka Martini, Shaken not stirred.	`Tue Nov 21 1995 08:19`	8
	Anyone heard anything about or seen the new movie starring Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid? I think its called " The Power of Love" Chris :)
901.4	(moved from 972.1)	PCBUOA::CHENARD		`Tue Nov 21 1995 12:16`	9
	Did they make another movie together? A movie came out about 3 months ago called "Something to talk about" where they played a married couple who break up because Dennis' character is cheating on Julia's character. Mo
901.5	(moved from 972.2)	KERNEL::PLANTC	A Modka Vartini, Staken not shtirred!	`Wed Nov 22 1995 04:20`	12
	that's likely it..often the names in the UK are changed for some reason. This movie was just released in Europe under the title "The Power of Love". Don't know if its the same, I haven't seen it yet. Chris :)
901.6	(moved from 972.3)	ATZ02::RHOTON	John Rhoton @AUI - DTN 754-2345	`Wed Nov 22 1995 06:02`	7
	In Austria it was also released under the title of "The Power of Love" but it is definitely the same film as in 972.1 or topic 901 for that matter. It was ok but nothing more. John
901.7		CLUSTA::MAIEWSKI	Bos-Mil-Atl Braves W.S. Champs	`Mon Jun 24 1996 10:03`	17
	I Rented this one over the weekend. In a word it's terrible, even on TV, sort of a cross between soap and sentimental slop. The movie starts out really slow. It becomes a weak soap opera with a few decent gags along about the middle but once the horse shows start it dies completely. The acting is OK but all the big names are just repeating stuff they've done much better before and the new people don't add much of anything. The script is practically non-existent. And the real kicker is that when I went to return the tape this morning Blockbuster was closed and there was no night drop off bin or slot. Dam if I'm going to pay a dime extra for this thing. * out of 5, George