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| | | (...) Did _anyone_ read Congo? I mean besides Crichton himself, of course! 8^) Dave! (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | (...) Guilty! I even read "Eaters of the Dead", "The Great Train Robbery" and his latest screenpla...book. The operative question is: Did anyone see "Congo" the movie? ...and not wish they hadn't? Bruce (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) You mean Timeline? For me, that book was the final nail in the Crichton Coffin, as if I'd needed another. He's a writer like Keanu Reeves is an actor. (...) What a waste of Bruce Campbell. And Laura Linney, now that I think of it. Tim Curry (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —David Martineau
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| | | | (...) I've read Jurassic Park, does that count? Oh, and Sphere, too. (...) Are you telling me you didn't find "Bill and Ted..." a guilty pleasure? (...) I admit I liked it... (...) The only movie Tim Curry is in that I'll never watch is Rocky (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) There's not much good to be said about that (those?) movie(s)! I'd say Dr. Frankenfurter is Curry's best role to date, and certainly the role (like Connery's James Bond) that he'll spend the rest of his career getting out from under! (...) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —John D. Forinash
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| | | | | | (...) He's been in a few good movies, though, too. Okay, well, one. (The Hunt for Red October; Curry played the doctor/only surviving officer not "in" on the plan) (...) Probably just Sturgeon's Law in action. If you take roles in enough movies, 10% (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —John D. Forinash
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| | | | | (...) The difference here is that Keanu Reeves didn't have to act, he could just be himself and recite lines. :) I loved Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. But I like really bad movies. (...) I think Curry is generally under-rated, as well. Probably (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) Tim Curry's done stuff besides Rocky Horror? Wow... Steve (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) Steve, I'm shocked! How could you forget Richie Rich? Or was it Home Alone II? I don't know--he was in _something_ with Macauley Culkin. Dave! (23 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) Macauley Culkin? Was he the little red-head with the curls? No, wait--he must have done the voiceover for one of the fairies in that FernGully movie. Maybe he played Jim Hawkins in Muppet Treasure Island. Was he the Russian sub commander? No, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Matthew Miller
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| | | | (...) No, 'cause that book is actually good. (And would have made a good movie, too. Shame.) (...) Ok, that _does_ count. (23 years ago, 21-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) I think I had a different edition, because the one I read was pretty much the standard "wait-for-the-monste...-from-it." It was more deeply developed than the film, but it was still only so-so. As much as I enjoyed Jeff Goldblum (and why, by (...) (23 years ago, 22-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —Matthew Miller
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| | | | (...) I didn't say it was *great*. And certainly not deep. I guess I'm just relatively impressed by it because as I recall, the ending doesn't completely suck -- an impressive feat given the author's standard style. ("Oh, the volcano erupts and (...) (23 years ago, 22-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Alien and gravity —David Martineau
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| | | | In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes: <snip> (...) Lemme guess! Lemme guess! Congo? and The Andromeda Strain? but I thought that was something you got from looking up at stars too long... punnily yours, --Electro-- (23 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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