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| 956.1 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | I want a yacht, bought by you | Mon Oct 16 1995 11:29 | 5 |
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I think the Bronson movie was "The Mechanic". Great ending!!
And "The Specialist" was just on HBO [or SHO] last night.
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| 956.2 | | PCBUO1::BELLOWS | | Mon Oct 16 1995 11:36 | 2 |
| Yeah, but it's still a ripoff of the Hong Kong genre and Hollywood still
can't do it very well. I'll see it anyway. What the hay.
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| 956.3 | WELL WATCHABLE! | VYGER::GRAYJ | President of the world | Mon Jun 24 1996 01:04 | 5 |
| Saw it at the weekend and I thought Antonio was brilliant, his
character was well suited to him.Definitly a must for action movie
viewing.
(my two bob's worth)Woody.
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| 956.4 | | CHEFS::HANDLEY_I | Per Ardua Ad Alcohol | Mon Jun 24 1996 06:06 | 6 |
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I thought his character was an irritating cretin and his very presence
on screen irritated me. As for when he opened his mouth...oh dear.
I.
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| 956.5 | EVERYTHING IS RUBBISH! | VYGER::GRAYJ | President of the world | Mon Jun 24 1996 20:15 | 16 |
| RE.4
I bet you are one of these people who goes to the pictures
and complains about everything,from the popcorn to the on-screen
lighting.
"LIGHTEN UP"
Woody.
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| 956.6 | | CHEFS::HANDLEY_I | Per Ardua Ad Alcohol | Tue Jun 25 1996 06:37 | 15 |
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No, not really (although I have a friend who does, and the popcorn at
the local UCI is pretty bad) I just found Banderas to be a poor choice
for this role. He was too over the top and seemed to be hamming up his
accent for effect.
I didn't think much of the film anyway.
The on-screen lighting, however, was very good....:^)
I.
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| 956.7 | Yep, it's bad... | ODIXIE::LOWER | What fools these mortals be! | Wed Jun 26 1996 06:21 | 11 |
| RE -1
FWIW, I agree with you, I. I thought Banderas was way over acting and
I thought the story itself left a lot to be desired.
This movie was so bad, I actually ended up seeing it twice. After the
first time, I just plain forgot about it and would up sitting through
it a second time. To make it worse, it was a good fifteen minutes into
it before I remembered suffering through it already.
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| 956.8 | Oh well....I liked it | POLAR::LARABIE | Slinky's kinked | Mon Jul 01 1996 04:35 | 14 |
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Actually I just saw it again over the weekend, and to tell you the
truth......I think I liked it better the second time around. I guess
I wasn't paying very good attention the first time, cause I was able to
pick up on some stuff I missed. I thought it had enough action in it
to support the storyline, which again, I enjoyed. Then again I may just
be biased, considering I've always liked Stallone flicks.
Oh well, to each their own I suppose.
Just my 0.02 worth.
Rick
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| 956.9 | Bad, very bad | HOTLNE::SHIELDS | | Fri Jan 31 1997 05:00 | 32 |
| RE: .0 Karen,
I can see the storyline comparison between "The Mechanic" and
"Assassins" but I hope you weren't saying that "Assassins" was as good
as "The Mechanic". Say it ain't so, Karen:)!
RE: .3 Woody,
Saying Antonio was brilliant is kind of like saying the
earth is flat:)!
RE: .4.
That should have said when Banderas or Stallone opened their
mouths...oh dear!
I hope no one was offended by the above comments but I couldn't resist.
Now my own ideas on the movie. *HATED IT*! I love action movies but
this was just to silly. Some of the situations in this film were so
unbelievable, they were laughable. And the dialogue.....Oh dear! I
still can't believe how really bad everything in this movie is.
I can't recommend this movie for Stallone, Banderas or action fans.
Except as an example of how to make a really bad movie. Geez, Stallone
has been in a lot of those. I hope he isn't teaching Banderas bad
habits.
* out of ****
Gary S.
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| 956.10 | comparisons | EVMS::MARION | So many fish ... | Fri Jan 31 1997 10:31 | 10 |
| As for whether it was as good as The Mechanic, probably not. But
it's been a VERY long time since I saw The Mechanic, so who knows.
I used to be both a Bronson fan and a Jan Michael Vincent fan, so
that earlier movie couldn't lose at the time. I'm definately not
a Antonio B. fan, so I was surprised that I enjoyed this movie as
much as I did. I almost always enjoy Stallone, even if his movies
do tend toward extreme silliness. Actually, that's exactly why I
like him! ;-)
Karen.
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| 956.11 | My Real name's Joseph. | MARVEL::DAVIDC | Ahhh, Grasshopper... | Sun Feb 02 1997 04:29 | 8 |
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I loved this flick - thought it was one of Sly's best, for me at least.
Didn't/don't like Banderas though, although he did make me really
dislike him with his portrayal of this character.
Chris D.
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| 956.12 | | BUSY::SLAB | And when one of us is gone ... | Tue Mar 18 1997 08:11 | 5 |
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I saw "Assassins" last night, and the climactic showdown scene
ended very badly. I mean, give me a break. Maybe he could've
ricocheted a bullet off of a light fixture instead.
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