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Magpie
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Feb 28 2007, 12:55pm
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that all raves I've been reading about North and South in 'What movies did you watch this weekend' weren't about a western. It seemed everyone liked it but I just never felt motivated to watch an old west series.
*goes to check out the difference*
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GaladrielTX
Tol Eressea
Feb 28 2007, 1:53pm
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I'm in the middle of reading the book and have given some thought to renting the DVD. Then I read the post above and thought, "Patrick Swayze"? Not that I don't enjoy the guilty pleasures of Roadhouse, but I really couldn't see him as Mr. Thornton!
I thought there was another North and South out there, some piece of historical fiction from the 1970s or '80s by John Jakes or James Michener or someone, though. Is that what the Swayze movie is about?
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WhiteLadyEowyn
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Feb 28 2007, 3:18pm
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Yep, Galadriel ( minus the TX )
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In the 80's there was a television mini series based on books called North and South, about the Civil War and the impact it had.
Had Jonathan Frakes in it and Patrick Swayze.
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Foe
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Feb 28 2007, 3:33pm
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I love Dr. Tran. deej and shuya came back from ComicCon(?) raving about it and made us sit down and watch it as soon as they got back. Funny, funny stuff. I love Dr. Tran!
PS - Girls are grody.
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Elberbeth
Tol Eressea
Feb 28 2007, 4:17pm
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*looks around furtively* Dirty Dancing/
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"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."
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Darkstone
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Feb 28 2007, 5:11pm
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One of the most ill conceived, miscast, and poorly made movies in all of cinematic history, but watching it always makes me happy.
Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins.
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SandWitch King
Rohan
Feb 28 2007, 5:11pm
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Once upon a time I was MrCere. I still am but this name is for posting and being part of the community while that one is for official business. 8-)
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Aerin
Grey Havens
Feb 28 2007, 6:48pm
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Hey, King Arthur wasn't that bad!
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Viewers liked it a lot better than the critics. Many of the critics who hated it were expecting a traditional treatment of the Arthurian legend. Instead, the film constructed a quite different story based on new theories of the legend's origin, based on modern archeological research. Critics who wanted "Camelot" complained that "the magic" was gone. Then scholars emerged to point out all the historical details that were wrong.
True, the script could have been a lot stronger, and Guinevere's costume was pure pandering to the adolescent male audience, but the film has a fine cast and some great cinematic moments, and I wouldn't go so far as to classify it as a guilty pleasure. I'd put in in the same category as "Troy," featuring a new and interesting approach to mythology, with flawed execution, but entertaining nonetheless.
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SandWitch King
Rohan
Feb 28 2007, 6:52pm
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You don't think having Zues' daughters rollerskate around in the 70s was a wonderful idea?
Once upon a time I was MrCere. I still am but this name is for posting and being part of the community while that one is for official business. 8-)
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GaladrielTX
Tol Eressea
Feb 28 2007, 6:59pm
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disco roller skating, Gene Kelly...
Sure it's fun! Just don't tell anybody.
I used to work in a building that had statues of the muses, and whenever I saw them they would always remind me of this movie. The building management pushed them to a little-visited area of the building toward the back. I presume it was because the girls seemed to have trouble with their bodices which were captured by the sculptor at just the moment when the wind blew or gravity kicked in and revealed certain anatomical features.
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Scout
Rivendell
Feb 28 2007, 10:17pm
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I can even do the Pachanga.
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JRandomRohirrim
Rohan
Mar 1 2007, 10:39pm
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Purefoy fans - been watching Rome?
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If you're into Purefoy, but sure to see episode 4 or 5 of the first season of Rome... ;->
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Patty
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Mar 3 2007, 9:06pm
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Actually the reason I started this thread...
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Is because my son's best friend's father just passed away that day. The young man is autistic, as is my son. But he has now lost both his mom (to cancer, several years ago) and now his dad to cancer. He currently lives with his stepmom (with whom he does not get along) and his brother, who is, to put it mildly, a rascal.
The young man's future looks pretty bleak. I was just feeling a little down about the seeming inequities of life, sometimes.
But hey, I ended up watching "I Know Where I'm Going", which wasn't on my original list at all.
Welcome to Rivendell, Patty Baggins
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ShadoFaxs
Rivendell
Mar 4 2007, 6:14am
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LOL , Aerin, I'm afraid I think Troy...
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...is a WAY guilty pleasure. Sorry!
BTW, I don't much care for the traditional "Camelot" Arthurian setting - my favorite books on Arthur are Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave and The Hollow Hills which are set in the twilight of Roman Britain. I have absolutely no issues with setting the movie in that time period - in fact, I strongly prefer it.
My main issues with the film revolve around the script, the structure, the pacing and the fact the it was Bruckheimerized a bit too much for my taste. Even the best set piece - the battle on the ice - was cribbed from from Alexander Nevsky. Keira Knightly's costume - well, it's a guily classic for sure.
I'll certainly agree that the cast is excellent.
"Flawed execution but entertaining" is a pretty good definition of a guilty pleasure, doncha think?
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Aerin
Grey Havens
Mar 4 2007, 8:59pm
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I guess my definition of a "guilty pleasure" is
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something I'm embarassed to admit to my friends that I watch (hence the "guilty"), and neither of these movies falls into that category. Your definition would probably make at least 90% of all movies and TV shows "guilty pleasures"!
I considered the battle on the ice more of an homage than a rip-off; it was beautifully done. And I'm not about to dump on Bruckheimer as a producer; he's done some things I really like (e.g., Without a Trace, Top Gun).
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DownfallenWest
The Shire
Mar 6 2007, 11:18pm
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Will revisit, having seen it before having read Cornwell's trilogy, for one thing. I've had a rebirth, of sorts, of interest in English "history".
What would Samwise do?
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