Monthly Archives: August 2002

S1m0ne

Posted on August 31, 2002

One could consider S1m0ne as an attempt by writer/director Andrew Niccol to comment on the over-importance of actors in movies today, the amazing advances in technology, and the gullibility of the general public (or sheep, as one of my friends … Continue reading →

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Wirey Spindell

Posted on August 20, 2002

Wow, this was a weird movie, the kind you watch and then ask yourself where the fuck did writer/director/lead actor Eric Schaeffer come up with this? Wirey Spindell is an autobiography of someone named Wirey Spindell, the child of hippies, … Continue reading →

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Cinderfella

Posted on August 17, 2002

Earlier, while waiting for the Sweet One’s delicious chicken adobo, we took in a classic Jerry Lewis movie, Cinderfella, which concerned family as well but in an entirely different light. Superficially an update of Cinderalla, complete with fairy godfather (the … Continue reading →

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Tortilla Soup

Posted on August 17, 2002

Saw a really amazing family film tonight called Tortilla Soup. Family in the sense of being about a family although the movie is also fine to watch with the young ones. Hector Elizondo is the patriarch and Elizabeth Pena, Jacqueline … Continue reading →

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Sugar & Spice

Posted on August 15, 2002

Five cute A Squad cheerleaders, who add a sixth along the way, show that, despite being made of Sugar & Spice, when one of their sisters is in need, they are willing to do the deed. So, perhaps that first … Continue reading →

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Pulp

Posted on August 13, 2002

Mike Hodges and Michael Caine followed up the original (that is, not the crap Sylvester Stallone remake) production of Get Carter the next year with Pulp. In Carter, Caine plays an insider looking to right a wrong but in Pulp … Continue reading →

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Sex 'n' Death

Posted on August 12, 2002

Dark British humor in a 1999 BBC telefilm that Tivo Suggests was considerate enough to record for me. Martin Clunes plays Ben Black, the host of TV show called Sex ‘n’ Death, who can’t sleep. He claims the insomnia is … Continue reading →

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xXx

Posted on August 11, 2002

Loved the movie, hate the website: x X x. Why do these clowns have to make things so difficult? Sure, have it look and sound cool, have plenty of extras like games and wallpaper, but how about also providing the … Continue reading →

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Austin Powers in Goldmember

Posted on August 2, 2002

Yeah, baby! I have no clue what the reviewers were going on about when they said Austin Powers in Goldmember was a tired and stale retread of the formula. I walked out thinking about AP4 and how the “secret” ending … Continue reading →

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