haven't seen that one. Another film that didn't do much box office is "Show Time". It's really, really funny in the first two-thirds, as it's a good send up of reality shows (who knew back then those monsters would so dominate television?!), and DeNiro and Murphy play off each other well. But when the film veers into completely cliched cop movie territory (bar fight with bad guys, screaming commanding officer demands "your gun and your badge" so they have to solve the crime outside of official channels) it loses all the charm it'd built up. William Shatner has a great bit part as himself, giving tips on acting to a rapt Eddie Murphy (who wants to be an actor) and a completely put off DeNiro, who thinks the whole reality show he's stuck in is a nightmare.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I had heard great things about it from the critics, so i rented it a > year ago. I really liked it. There is another Murphy film I like with > Jeff Goldblum in which Murphy is some time of Ghandi - like guru that is > exploited for shopping TV shows. Have you seen it? I really liked it too > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > that was "Bowfinger", a really good, underappreciated film where Steve > > Martin > wants to shoot a film with Eddie Murphy, but can't afford him (he can barely > afford a film camera). i don't think Murphy's playing himself in the film, > but > he is playing a famous actor. Martin can't afford the actor, but wants to > shoot > the film, so he gets a small, cheap crew, and starts secretly shooting the > actor > from hiding, then splicing those long furtive shots into a movie. For all the > troublesome stuff--closeups, actual speaking roles--he finds a nebbish who > looks > remarkably like the actor, then uses this lookalike to shoot the scripted > parts. > It was an enjoyable film, but sometimes I feel as if i'm the only one who saw > it. > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "tdemorsella" > > I have trouble liking Graham in films too. However, I liked her in > > Committed, lost in Space, and a movie whose name escapes me starring > > Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle wrote: > > > >> Interesting thing about ³From Hell². It is arguably the Hughes Brothers¹ > >> greatest film. It was also their last. I think this is a great > >> > > Johnny Depp > > > >> performance, and if I¹m not mistaken, was the first of the whole ³Johnny > >> does an accent well² roles. Heather Graham did not belong in this > >> > > picture > > > >> by any stretch of the imagination. To be fair, though, I have only > >> > > seen two > > > >> films where she DID belong, one was ³Lost In Space² (or as I like to > >> > > call > > > >> it, ³this group of actors all decided they wanted Ferraris and > >> > > wanted a > > > >> movie studio to pay for them all in cash² because this movie was > >> > > absolutely > > > >> not meant for anyone to really see it.), and ³Committed². Casey > >> > > Affleck and > > > >> the dark haired Wilson brother are also in ³Committed² making it one > >> > > of the > > > >> best parades of B-listers in recent film history. Truly something > >> Showtime should be playing again and again. > >> > >> I¹m going to go out on a limb and suggest a picture that will make > >> > > many of > > > >> you cringe, but is worth seeing on DVD in the privacy of your own home, > >> especially if you have like 8-13 year old kids in said home: ³The > >> > > League Of > > > >> Extraordinary Gentlemen.² or, in Hollywood-ese: ³LXG². Yes, I know. > >> > > Why? > > > >> Because if you¹ve ever read the books, you¹ll see that they were > >> > > trying to > > > >> make this movie a slick version of those books. The adventure and > >> > > excitement > > > >> are actually IN this picture. The effects (and Sean Connery) kill > >> > > it. This > > > >> is a better comic book movie than either Fantastic Four picture. > >> > >> > >> On 12/21/07 12:06 PM, "Bosco Bosco" wrote: > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> I am vaguely remembering that I saw this but I may have to revisit it > >>> to refresh. > >>> > >>> B > >>> --- ravenadal > wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>> Oh yeah! I forgot the Hughes Brothers' excellent "From Hell," > >>>>> starring Johnny Depp. > >>>>> > >>>>> ~rave! > >>>>> > >>>>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > >>>>> > > , > > > >>>> Bosco Bosco > >>>> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>>> I just saw the trailer for Hellboy 2. It looks to be every > >>>>>>> > > bit as > > > >>>>>>> good as the first one. I'll miss John Hurt but I think this > >>>>>>> > > could > > > >>>>> be > >>>>> > >>>>>>> truly fun > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> B > >>>>>>> --- Daryle wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I still hold Spider-Man 2 as the best ever made. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I think ³American Splendor² was pretty well done, and > >>>>>>>>> > > recently > > > >>>>> I > >>>>> > >>>>>>>>> saw, for > >>>>>>>>> the first time in its entirety, ³The Punisher². The acting, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>> well, > >>>>> > >>>>>>>>> is pretty > >>>>>>>>> horrible, but if you can stand the X-Men movies, Punisher¹s > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>> worth > >>>>> a > >>>>> > >>>>>>>>> rental. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On 12/20/07 4:41 PM, "Bosco Bosco" wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On an earlier thread someone mentioned that the latest > >>>>>>>>>>> > > Batman > > > >>>>>>>>> film > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> was their favorite comic adaptation. I really like it > >>>>>>>>>>> > > as well > > > >>>>> and > >>>>> > >>>>>>>>> it > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> got me to thinking about some of my other faves. I think V > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> for > >>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Vendetta is my personal favorite and I loved, loved, loved > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Hellboy. I > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> really dug the most recent Batman as well as the first > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>> Spiderman. > >>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> wasn't so fond of the X-Men though I did like them. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Anyone else got some pics or recommends. I am thinking of > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> updating my > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> netflix queue > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Bosco > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> __________________________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>>> Never miss a thing. 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