tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post116470992167254017..comments2024-02-27T07:05:13.652-05:00Comments on Reel Fanatic: NYC movie reportReel Fanatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1165227028629365012006-12-04T05:10:00.000-05:002006-12-04T05:10:00.000-05:00Scary? Absolutely ... But I don't think they were ...Scary? Absolutely ... But I don't think they were going for a cuddly Amin, which he certainly didn't deliver!Reel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1165208370714178292006-12-03T23:59:00.000-05:002006-12-03T23:59:00.000-05:00i think i am generally afraid of forrest whittaker...i think i am generally afraid of forrest whittaker. he just did a couple of guest stars on 'ER', and then the scotland movie, he's just scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1165113473918896122006-12-02T21:37:00.000-05:002006-12-02T21:37:00.000-05:00I loved Yaphet Kotto in Homicide and many other wo...I loved Yaphet Kotto in Homicide and many other works, Miss C, but I have to admit I don't know when he played Amin .. what movie was that in?Reel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1165095971272580472006-12-02T16:46:00.000-05:002006-12-02T16:46:00.000-05:00I loved Yaphet Kotto as Idi. He's just too hard of...I loved Yaphet Kotto as Idi. He's just too hard of an act to follow, even after all these years.Miss Carnivoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946466041548077150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1165072527032009042006-12-02T10:15:00.000-05:002006-12-02T10:15:00.000-05:00Thanks for the review of The Last King of Scotland...Thanks for the review of The Last King of Scotland. We were actually in Scotland when it came out in theaters in the Tampa Bay area and it was gone before we returned. Now I'm waiting for Netflix to send us the DVD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1164926878916212662006-11-30T17:47:00.000-05:002006-11-30T17:47:00.000-05:00I think it (Last King) may be out on DVD soon, mis...I think it (Last King) may be out on DVD soon, misanthrope ... even in New York, it was down to just one screen, though it was still packing the houseReel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1164926753352662022006-11-30T17:45:00.000-05:002006-11-30T17:45:00.000-05:00I am going following your reviews and see if I can...I am going following your reviews and see if I can actually take myself away from the books to go to the movies and see Volver. I suspect The Last King of Scotland will be out on DVD sometime soon.The Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1164795055742850042006-11-29T05:10:00.000-05:002006-11-29T05:10:00.000-05:00I wouldn't say it glorifies Amin, Sanchapanzo ... ...I wouldn't say it glorifies Amin, Sanchapanzo ... It does show that he was charismatic, but that is undeniable ... It doesn't shy away from the fact that he was responsible for the deaths of many people .. And I just loved Mississippi MasalaReel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1164778274765109752006-11-29T00:31:00.000-05:002006-11-29T00:31:00.000-05:00I'm very much looking forward to seeing The Last K...I'm very much looking forward to seeing The Last King of Scotland myself. Forrest Whitaker doesn't get enough work, in my opinion. By the way, your list of favorite movies is an interesting and eclectic mix of films. I too especially liked Stranger Than Paradise, The Snapper, The General, and The Limey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1164767807277633682006-11-28T21:36:00.000-05:002006-11-28T21:36:00.000-05:00the king of scotland..Movie yet to get released in...the king of scotland..<BR/>Movie yet to get released in India, but going by all the promos that I got to see in youtube, I think maybe this movie is trying to glorify Idi Amin :-(<BR/><BR/>Did you see Meera Nair's 'Mississippi Masala' ? <BR/>I thought that movie was very good. It had a different take on Idi's influence on Asian community in Uganda and of course all the problems one hits cause of migration, resettlement in a foreign place etc.,sanchapanzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288483274255697590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1164731174726808272006-11-28T11:26:00.000-05:002006-11-28T11:26:00.000-05:00I can see what you mean, Jeremy, but I just had a ...I can see what you mean, Jeremy, but I just had a different reaction, I guess ... I don't think he could ever again make a film as deliciously wicked as Matador, but I enjoy where he is now much more often than notReel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17556334.post-1164720263056030562006-11-28T08:24:00.000-05:002006-11-28T08:24:00.000-05:00I caught Volver this weekend, too, and was pretty ...I caught Volver this weekend, too, and was pretty disappointed. I mean, its pretty and there's mystery and women and all the melodrama that I associate w/ Almaldovar, but I found myself checking my watch, which is never a good sign (I didn't even have dinner reservations to make). I think I'm just tired of him as a brand--and this flick in particular is heavily branded. I understand his cinematic shorthand--Sirk, Hitchcock, to some extent Pasolini, but all of his referential treatment of the medium bypasses any connection to character which is a real shame b/c Maura what's-her-face turns in a great performance. Where are the men, everyone seems to ask--my answer is, behind the camera deploying every trick to undermine the drama.<BR/>I wish he'd just get angrier and remember what it was like to be a homo in Franco Spain and put out work on par w/ say, Matador. (And please stop w/ the damn talk shows!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com