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| Syd |
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| I forgot The War of the Roses. I had a thing for Kathleen Turner, as did millions of other male Americans. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:49 am |
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| What about Wonder Boys? It is the cream of Michael Douglas movies. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:19 am |
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Wonder Boys is after the fifteen years. The Game was the movie that finally got me over the Michael Douglas aversion. It was really enjoyable to see him getting tormented over the length of the movie.
On the other hand, seeing him walking around in that old bathrobe in Wonder Boys makes him impossible to dislike. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:30 am |
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I like Michael Douglas as an actor, but less since the 2nd marriage.
But what AMAZES me about the guy is his magic business touch - not just as a producer, but as an entrepreneur and real estate investor.
BTW, an old (genius) boy friend was one of his professors back in the '60's at UCSB and saw nothing remarkable about Douglas in those days.
Just goes to show you... |
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| grace |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:39 am |
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| Michael Douglas was, however, a member of the extremely cool club, The Downshifters, as a teen in Westport (CT). So apparently, he can also fall back on a gearhead-related career if necessary. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:49 am |
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| I seem to remember Falling Down as sharply satirical, but maybe I saw a different movie. The notion of walking across LA was, to me, humorous -- and the way that Douglas's psychotic break somehow adapts him to this journey gave it a touch of surrealism. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:16 pm |
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Is that the scene where he "wants an egg mcmuffin™" or somethng? If so, I thought that was quite a good breakdown over something so miniscule (and annoying).
Agree with Billy, for the best Michael Douglas, you can't beat Wonder Boys.
Is anyone else watching Tsunami: the Aftermath on HBO? I just finished Part 1 and they're airing Part 2 tomorrow night. The cast is really good, Toni Collette, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo, Tim Roth, Will Yun Lee, Gina McKee, and others. Sad and pretty well done so far. |
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| bart |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:30 pm |
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| Yep -- kind of like the "I just want toast" scene in 5 Easy Pieces. And he's got this big satchel full of guns he's just picked up off the street, in the middle of some gang war. |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:38 pm |
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Syd wrote: "On the other hand, seeing him walking around in that old bathrobe in Wonder Boys makes him impossible to dislike."
Yes, that pink chenille robe makes it all worthwhile. I guess they all loved filming in Pittsburgh. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:44 pm |
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| Douglas is also very effective in The China Syndrome and Romancing the Stone. |
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| Trish |
| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:06 pm |
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bart wrote: I seem to remember Falling Down as sharply satirical, but maybe I saw a different movie. The notion of walking across LA was, to me, humorous -- and the way that Douglas's psychotic break somehow adapts him to this journey gave it a touch of surrealism.
Falling Down was sort of timely movie - it came out at a time when the news was flooded with these stories of these White males flipping out (ala UPS workers) due to being fired or some other blow to their masculinity and percieved world dominance. I thought it worked (then , at least) because Douglas' character played into some common male frustrations and fears - job loss, loss of identity, fear of minorities taking over jobs, loss of control, loss of family, of respect
and this sort of external locus of control - looking outside oneself constantly to find a person, an institution, a group to blame for one's problems, misfortunes |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:32 am |
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Re-viewed Le temps qui reste tonight with the S-Man and a friend. They both loved it and seeing it for a second time made me realize that it truly is my personal pick as best film of the Year. It was filmed in 2005, but wasn't released here in the states until this year. So, not too far in front of Babel (but in front nonetheless).
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| mo_flixx |
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grace wrote: Michael Douglas was, however, a member of the extremely cool club, The Downshifters, as a teen in Westport (CT). So apparently, he can also fall back on a gearhead-related career if necessary.
Interesting factoid...as my prof. friend (specialties: set design, hist. of theater) went on to a big career as an automotive journalist.
I'm sure he never knew that Michael shared his love of cars. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:39 pm |
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Wade -- Just put Le temps qui reste on the top of my queue.
And I just saw Michael Douglas in Wall Street. The film has aged and Charlie Sheen is no great shakes. But Michael Douglas is great. Almost as good as Martin Sheen. Fun film and still a real grabber.
I haven't see Wonder Boys in years. But it has to be one of Douglas' best performances hands down. Or does it just seem that way because it is so very different than his other films? I wonder. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:09 pm |
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Warning about "Le temps qui reste:"
Whatever you do make sure your DVD shows it wide screen.
I had just bought a new player and accidentally saw it in the wrong ratio. Don't do it - Ozon has paid a particular attention to the wide screen composition format. |
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