VelmaD
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Wed Dec-03-03 10:52 PM
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I finished my "chick flick". Ask me anything. |
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It was good to get away from the puter for a couple of hours. I veged out on the couch and watched Much Ado About Nothing (the big winner in the "Help Velma pick a chick flick" poll).
I didn't cry, but it was still good and I feel better. :-)
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Wed Dec-03-03 10:53 PM
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1. I voted for "Last of the Mohicans". |
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How can you not want to look at Daniel Day Lewis?
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Wed Dec-03-03 10:57 PM
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the young man who plays Unclas in Last of the Mohicans. Yummy...love that hair. But I have to admit some of the scenes with Daniel Day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe are the hottest thing I've seen with people still fully clothed. Wow.
And it wasn't that I didn't want to see him - the people spoke. :-)
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:00 PM
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:02 PM
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4. There is one hotter though... |
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for smoking, fully-clothed sex scenes...nothing compares to Rob Roy. Have you seen it? Whew.
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:04 PM
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5. Yes, but I prefer Mohicans. |
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:07 PM
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6. I only like Rob Roy better because... |
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it has Liam Neeson in it. I will confess that I am completely crazy about him.
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:42 PM
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8. Especially Liam Neeson |
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Thu Dec-04-03 06:40 AM
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11. OMG, Liam Neeson in a kilt is enough to put me on the ground. |
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Totally hot, totally sexy. Thanks for reminding me about that movie, Rob Roy -- gotta rent that sucker this weekend!
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:41 PM
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I guess the Braaaaaaahhhhhnagh verson... (That's how I always imagine him saying his own name ;) )
It's got a great opening sequence, but I really detest that film for reasons, well, it becomes a sterotype in people's minds and everytime I go to a production that isn't set in 1870's, I inevitably here, "What??? This concept is strange, this isn't Much Ado..."
Too many people figure if you don't do it the way the movie does, it's a worthless piece of crap....
I hope you enjoyed the flick and you feel better about the world!
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:43 PM
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I saw "MacBeth" done as samurai warrior clans once. Shakespeare meets Kurasawa. :D Strange, but good!
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Wed Dec-03-03 11:55 PM
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10. Yeah, like RAN (King Lear)...that's a great film! |
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Edited on Wed Dec-03-03 11:56 PM by sleipnir
But, I'm basically critising the self-proclaimed defender of Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh. Many feel if you don't do it the way he did it, it's not really being done.
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Thu Dec-04-03 10:56 AM
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12. Funny you should call 'Much Ado' a chick flick. |
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My wife enjoys watching Denzel Washington in tight leather trousers, but I gotta admit, it's the hot ladies with the cleavage that keep me watching! :evilgrin:
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Thu Dec-04-03 11:30 AM
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15. I agree with you both... |
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there are some serious hotties of both genders in that flick. Personally I can never get enough of men in tight leather pants. *drool*
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Thu Dec-04-03 10:57 AM
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13. Glad you're feeling better |
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Thu Dec-04-03 11:11 AM
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14. VelmaD, what did you like best? |
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I saw "Much Ado" a few times in the theater (and Branagh's "Henry V" a couple of times!). Perhaps you could watch "Henry V" for your guy film night, though I'm not crazy about the idea of classifying films based on the guy flick/chick flick system.
Anyway, even though they had to cut a considerable amount of dialogue (Do read the play), I thought it worked very well, especially since the interpretation of Don Pedro (Denzel Washington's part) was so sensitive and Hero (played by Kate Beckinsale) was not the passive little prude of most productions I've seen.
I've seen stage versions of the play, and usually the scene where Don Pedro half-jokingly proposes marriage to Beatrice is a throwaway. Here it's genuinely poignant. Washington generally underplays the character, and both the direction and acting emphasize Don Pedro's loneliness.
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Thu Dec-04-03 11:34 AM
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16. Totally agree about Don Pedro |
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Denzel was wonderful. The scene where he proposes to Beatrice makes my heart ache every time I watch it.
I still wish Hero had told Claudio to take a fucking hike though.
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Thu Dec-04-03 11:34 AM
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17. I still think you woulda been better off with my choices |
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