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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 448.1 | for rent? | FRSBEE::GARY | | Thu Nov 17 1988 12:24 | 4 |
| Is it an HBO production? If not, it may be available for rent.
If it is, it might not be available for a few months?.
Alan
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| 448.2 | | EUCLID::WARFIELD | Gone Golfing | Thu Nov 17 1988 17:52 | 5 |
| Howdy partner,
> Is it an HBO production?
Yeah, It's made for TV, or should I say made for cable.
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| 448.3 | when? | HARLEY::DAVE | it's tee time !!! | Fri Nov 18 1988 08:23 | 4 |
| I would also like to see this movie. Does anuone know when it
will be playing?
DAve
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| 448.4 | Twas a week before Christmas... | PATOIS::CAMERON | | Fri Nov 18 1988 08:41 | 8 |
| > I would also like to see this movie. Does anyone know when it
> will be playing?
It will be premiering on Sunday, December 18th. I'd tape it but I'm
part of the 1% of the population that doesn't own a VCR.
MC
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| 448.5 | | FRSBEE::GARY | | Fri Nov 18 1988 10:30 | 11 |
| re .2
> Yeah, It's made for TV, or should I say made for cable.
It figures, I dumped HBO last summer 'cause they weren't putting
anything good on.
I'll see if any of my relatives or friends still subscribe. Maybe
I can get them to tape it. I'll you know.
Alan
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| 448.6 | Taping it...You bet!!! | DELNI::M_CARBONE | | Fri Nov 18 1988 13:47 | 11 |
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I've been seeing the previews on HBO for the last few weeks, looks
like it will be a real good movie. You can bet I'll have the VCR
loaded and ready to go when it airs. Anyone wishing to borrow or
make copies is more than welcome to it. I can be reached at DTN
226-7174 or DELNI::M_CARBONE.
Till them we'll all jut have to wait!!!
Mike
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| 448.7 | Dead Solid Perfect? Hmmmm. | DINSCO::BURKE | Jeff Burke | Tue Dec 20 1988 17:57 | 24 |
| 1/2 * -- DEAD SOLID PERFECT
I found Dead Solid Perfect to be a major disappointment. I can understand
why Ben Crenshaw and other well-known pros did not participate [after
having reviewed the script]. The movie lacked humor and a plot, a "Deadly"
combination. A summary of DSP is highlighted below:
-- pro sandbags amateur;
-- same amateur funds pro on tour;
-- pro's wife leaves him;
-- pro finds a girlfriend [a young blonde];
-- his game improves [of course];
-- girlfried leaves him for another pro [a friend];
-- pro wins first tournament -- the U.S. Open [right]; and
-- [you guessed it] pro wins back wife.
In my mind, Dan Jenkins clearly oversold DSP in Golf Digest. His article
took a few shots at pros [such as Crenshaw] and the PGA for not cooperating
with the production effort. I guess the only redeeming aspect of the movie
was the golf, which was fairly realistic in terms of the actors' swings and
putting techniques.
Jeff
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| 448.8 | HBO "1ST and TEN: | SALEM::YACKEL | | Wed Dec 21 1988 07:09 | 8 |
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I would have to strongly agree with Jeff on his critique of the
movie. I didnt even make it to the part where he won the US Open,
actually I was never a "fan" of his. This looked like "1st and Ten:
the Pro's a Bum".
Dan
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| 448.9 | The book wasn't all that hot, either | MTWAIN::F_MCGOWAN | Ci stiamo gia divertendo? | Thu Dec 22 1988 14:50 | 10 |
| Well, when I found out this was going to be on HBO, having only
a week or so earlier canceled my HBO service, I was pretty teed
off (pun intended). Went to the local library and checked out the
book, which I thought was okay in general, and pretty hilarious
every once in a while. Decided that a movie based on the book probably
wasn't anything that would be all that great, and decided not to
renew HBO. The last two replies confirm my judgement. Thanks for
making me feel better about dumping HBO!
Frank
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