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Daffodil 11 slips on IN HER SHOES to win MATCHPOINT!!!

woody allen in good film scare by seppukudkurosawa	Sep 25th, 2005 06:08:47 PM

That Matchpoint review reminds me of just the other day when I w by seppukudkurosawa	Sep 25th, 2005 06:16:15 PM
Some overweight middle-class woman hit the ball into the net and shouted to her equally overweight and middle-class opponent, "Sorry!". The opponent's remark, "No sorries!". The two women proceeded to laugh for a full minute (no joke) at the incredible wittiness of this interchange. Needless to say, I don't play tennis anymore. Why is it that on both ends of the humanity scale you find such idiocy? Because rich people inter-breed for fear of being contaminated by the common ruffians, and poor people engage in incest because they just don't give a shit.
planters by billwiser	Sep 25th, 2005 06:33:14 PM
this second review is so insanely unedited and confusing it has to be a plant. "in her shoes" sounds like "something's gotta give" which is called mom's porn.
both films look gay but... by jig98	Sep 25th, 2005 06:36:54 PM
i am a small fan of both lead actresses
It's actually much more disturbing to think that these gushi by InspectorDoppler	Sep 25th, 2005 07:16:15 PM
I'm not demanding negativity, and I'm actually looking forward to the Woody Allen one, but jeesh. This is Jackie Harvey territory.
I'm kinda looking forward to In Her Shoes by Gheorghe Zamfir	Sep 25th, 2005 07:38:56 PM
I loved LA Confidential and Wonderboys, which are also both adaptations of a novel. Since Hanson seemed to have a good track record (I had read both LA Confidential and Wonderboys as well and thought they were great) I picked up the book In Her Shoes to check it out, but didn't like it at all, just really cliche and saccharine, was really surprised Hanson would pick this as his next project. But the movie has been getting some warm reviews, and I know there's a big section of the book that's been cut out of the film (thankfully), so maybe the adaptation did enough with the source material to make it palatable.
In Her Shoes is a great movie. by heywood jablomie	Sep 25th, 2005 08:04:35 PM
It may put you off because it looks like a chick flick (although being put off by Cameron Diaz, to me, means...you're gay) but this is a great movie--far more MAGNOLIA than STEEL MAGNOLIAS, if you'll pardon a cutesy turn of phrase.
Rhys Meyers for Bond... by Christopher3	Sep 25th, 2005 10:38:08 PM
Assuming they go younger for the next one.
Brittish People In Movies by Flummage	Sep 25th, 2005 11:05:37 PM
I'm just HUGELY warey of Brittish people in movies now - even being Brittish myself. Whether it's the all to often 2D portrayals of them by foreign actors and film makors, or the willingness of our own folks to sell out to the stereotypes for cash/lack of talent. Thank god for the likes of Mike Leigh. I'm a growing Woddy Allen fan, so I'll probably see this, but I'll be very, very dubious.
Good news. by Lazarus Long	Sep 26th, 2005 12:17:27 AM
I'm just glad Woody got out of the Upper West Side again. I know many didn't enjoy Everyone Says I Love You, but it was a pretty ambitious film considering Allen's limited location scope, and the ending dance on the Seine with Woody and Goldie Hawn was pure old-fashioned movie magic. Plus, Tim Roth and Edward Norton singing? I'm also intrigued by the thought of him doing a proper thriller. Manhattan Murder Mystery was a blast, but the suspense took a backseat to the suspense in that one (fine with me, as it was fucking hilarious and brought Diane Keaton back in front of Woody's camera). Johansson looks fantastic, and the trailer looked very, for lack of a better word, artistic, *** Oh yeah, just in case, here's a pre-emptive retort to any cheap Allen jokes: Soon-Yi was NEVER Woody's adopted daughter. She was Mia Farrow's from a previous marriage, hence the last name "Previn". Woody did not help raise her, he was not in contact with her as she was growing up. Also, he was cleared of all sexual abuse charges made by lying-bitch Farrow in regards to their own children, who were examined by three separate child psychologists. Thank you for respecting the facts.
Not exactly Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, are they? by Shan	Sep 26th, 2005 02:36:49 AM
Also Woody Allen never actually did marry Mia Farrow - so that makes it all right then (cross reference with No Good Deed Goes Unpunished).
Scarlett Johansson is a boobstick. by sidneydada	Sep 26th, 2005 07:23:25 AM
I hate her.
"Johansson, now synonymous with outstanding performances" by TheBoyFromUlster	Sep 26th, 2005 08:02:26 AM
Did you see The Island???? Maybe not if you think the above movies are so great. The only reviews you get on this site now are one's that think it's the most fantastic piece of cinema they have ever seen or ones that just think it's a piece of shit. I mean, how much business are these two movies going to do, they are just your average bog-standard films, so why does this dude/chick/whatever Daffodil 11 just not say this!!!
Another wasted moment at AIGN... by DRilL	Sep 26th, 2005 10:46:16 AM
... utter cool-lessness. Flacidity abounds!
Good news, both by Ribbons	Sep 26th, 2005 11:45:47 AM
I've been looking forward to 'In Her Shoes' 'cause of Curtis Hanson and because, well, the trailer looked interesting, and to know that Woody Allen has made a good movie again is cause for celebration. Now if Coppola's next film is any good...
TheBoyFromUlster by DirkVega	Sep 26th, 2005 12:09:18 PM
So the site should only report on movies that are going to do "business?"
MURIEL'S WEDDING is the best...and THE ISLAND is underrated by scrooged	Sep 26th, 2005 12:10:44 PM
Muriel's Wedding is one of the best films i have ever seen. Toni Collette's perfomance should of gotten her an Oscar that year. and THE ISLAND is underrated, you can tell by the international box office that Americans have poor taste in movies, eg FANTASTIC FOURS box office numbers.
Muriel's Wedding would have been good... by seppukudkurosawa	Sep 26th, 2005 12:16:36 PM
if it weren't for the Abba soundtrack and all the Australians that kept on showing up everywhere. Has Perth over-ran Hollywood or something? It was made in Australia you say? Right...next you'll be saying they make movies in New Zealand or Luxembourg or something.
seppukudkurosawa what the fuck is wrong with you? by scrooged	Sep 26th, 2005 12:22:55 PM
You obviously didn't understand the importance of 'the Abba soundtrack' and it was an Australian film, that was filmed on the east coast. Perth is in Western Australia. Seriously go fuck yourself you dickless fuck.
Scrooged by seppukudkurosawa	Sep 26th, 2005 12:26:14 PM
She has no legs OK, leave her alone. That's just depraved.
Yeah, thank god for all those highbrow Europeans who gave The Is by InspectorDoppler	Sep 26th, 2005 12:27:37 PM
Overseas audiences open wide and swallow just as much garbage as US audiences. And if "In Her Shoes" is indeed a great movie, Hanson should shoot whoever made the trailer in the head. Looks like a chiched chick flick.
Let?s get some more q?uestion mark?s in there? by chickychow	Sep 26th, 2005 12:52:32 PM

And Anything Else and Jade Scorpion were both fuckin horrible. by chickychow	Sep 26th, 2005 12:54:35 PM
Hannah and Crimes... are his two best, and two of my fav films.
scrooged by mocky_puppet	Sep 26th, 2005 01:12:06 PM
check imdb, buddy. MW was not filmed in Perth, it was filmed in GA, and the abba songs were added in post.
He was just quoting me. by seppukudkurosawa	Sep 26th, 2005 01:17:38 PM
And I knew it wasn't filmed in Perth, it was just the only Australian town that could come to mind. I think it's because I just finished re-reading Stark, which is set in West Perth.
A Walk Down the Isle... by Schnorbitz	Sep 26th, 2005 01:33:19 PM
Which Isle? The Isle of Dogs, Isle of Mann, Isle of Wight, Isle of Skye? Or might it possible a walk down the aisle?...
three bullshit things were in the news today.. by jig98	Sep 26th, 2005 04:02:53 PM
demi moore and ashton kutcher getting married, legend of zorro getting an silly pg rating[always a bad sign] and finding out online that another great celebrity passed away [which is getting so tiresome] i mean bob denver, another little rascal and today don "voice of inspector gadget"adams i mean i dont wanna wake up in 2 weeks and find out richard pryor or jonathon winters passed away, i was shocked last year when i heard rodney dangerfield left us and 5 months ago i lost a good friend of mine due to cancer and then hearing that my grandma passed on in florida where my grandparents go EVERY year due to health reasons and then another friend of mine was killed in a DUI so.... im sorry im carrying on like a looney and getting off subject... oh well heres to future hopes..
Since when is Perth a town? by Shan	Sep 26th, 2005 04:56:57 PM
Probably not big on the world scale of cities but places of more than 1 million people generally get classed as cities. Don Adams is dead???
Yes, Toni Collette is quite a brilliant actress by drakeavenue	Sep 26th, 2005 09:35:04 PM
Though she didn't receive a nod of MURRIEL'S, she did get one for Sixth Sense. And how could anyone wish for MURIEL'S WEDDING without ABBA?!
In Her Shoes is the Best Movie I have seen so far of 2005! Absol by MentallyMariah	Sep 27th, 2005 12:44:33 AM
I loved this movie! Do not be put off by the chick flick ads and posters, This movie is incredible, the charecters are real, the acting was superb, the direction, Top Notch! Oscars big time for this one!
Run away from those Shoes by johnquay	Sep 27th, 2005 05:56:00 AM
In Her Shoes is the chickiest chick flick that ever hatched. Run away! Even the admittedly good lead performances can't overcome the horribly overlong and absolutely predictable soap opera story, the shallow "life lessons" (it's better to be a nice person than a stupid bimbo, basically, is about how deep it gets), the grade-C musical score. And oh yeah, the foxy senior citizens, so original. Help! Poor Toni Collette, wasted in another dud Hollywood concoction. I happen to live in Philadelphia, where much of the film is set and where it sneak previewed last weekend. Jennifer Weiner (pronounced "Whiner"), the author of the chick-lit book on which the movie is based, lives here too and is becoming a local joke, thanks to her maniacally driven campaign to promote the movie adaptation. I fully expect her to hire skywriters, or maybe even call everyone in the Philly phonebook personally. Pathetic. Make it stop! Guys, seriously, you better love your GF/wife a whole heckuva lot before letting her drag you to this one.

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