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I'm rather surprised they haven't used Brainiac yet. Even if they find the original green-skinned alien too corny, they could use the big chrome robot version from the 1980's.

I heard both he and that film were rubbish. I haven't seen it to make my own critique.

BEING THERE

Xavier, Professor Charles - Patrick Stewart in X-MEN

WIZARD OF OZ Next: overcooked meal

Brief Encounter Next: car crash

in memoriam

Favorites of the 1980's Favorite Films 1. The Shining 2. Raging Bull 3. This is Spinal Tap 4. Blade Runner 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark 6. The Thing 7. The Road Warrior 8. Brazil 9. The Terminator 10. Raising Arizona Favorite Men Jack Nicholson Robert De Niro Kurt Russell Arnold Schwarzenegger Bill Murray Harrison Ford Favorite Women Meryl Streep Susan Sarandon Kathleen Turner Sigourney Weaver Jessica Lange Holly Hunter Favorite Directors Martin Scorsese Stanley Kubrick Ridley Scott John Carpenter Woody Allen Joel & Ethan Coen Steven Spielberg Oliver Stone David Cronenberg Terry Gilliam Favorite Genres Big-budget sci-fi Gory horror Black comedy Teen appeal/John Hughes Larry's Choicest Choices 1. Night Train to Terror 2. Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare 3. Lady Terminator 4. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 5. Black Devil Doll from Hell

Here are the inexcusably offensive and academically certified 1001 Movies to See Before You Die entries for 1989: The Asthenic Syndrome** Batman A City of Sadness** The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover** Crimes & Misdemeanors Do the Right Thing Drugstore Cowboy Field of Dreams Glory The Killer My Left Foot Roger and Me Say Anything sex, lies and videotape Tetsuo, the Iron Man^ The Unbelievable Truth** When Harry Met Sally ^If you have not seen this, do so! **denotes films I have not seen

Sounds about right! But sometimes I admire him for that. Whether or not it's truly the reason, it comes across that he still has the fire of a younger man.

I'll post the 89 1001 movies after 8 est, then we can do best of the 80's lists.

I get your meaning on Spike Lee. Some of his movies are rather eyeroll worthy. But I felt DO THE RIGHT THING was a unique and vibrant look at one of America's thorniest issues. I think I have one more Spike movie on my lists. sex, lies and videotapes is one I should rewatch. It seemed like a lot of pretentious navel-gazing when I saw it after its home video release, although is had tons of critical praise at the time. I think I may have been victim to overhype. I have a couple more Takeshi films on my upcoming lists.

You can put whatever you want...there's no rules.

THIS IS ELVIS - (7/10) - Odd look at the life of Elvis Presley is comprised of re-enactments and actor voiceovers (bad) and actual footage of Elvis from film and television, some of it rare (good). Does an adequate job of telling his life story, although it's very fan-friendly and not very critical. If you can put aside the tacky nature of some of it, there's some good music and good memories to be relived here.

I always liked LAST CRUSADE. Never quite got the complaints over that one. I never have seen VALMONT or THE COOK...

Glenn Frey, singer-songwriter and member of hugely successful band the Eagles, has died. Among their hits, he wrote "Lyin'Eyes", "Tequila Sunrise", and "Heartache Tonight". He went solo in the 80's and had hits with "Smuggler's Blues" and "The Heat is On", among others. He ventured into acting as well, with roles in tv's MIAMI VICE and WISEGUY, as well as films such as JERRY MAGUIRE. Glenn Frey was 67.

Bogie, I haven't seen SCANDAL, ROMERO, POWWOW HIGHWAY, GANASHATRU, or LIFE AND NOTHING BUT. I know the first three, but not the last two. What are your thoughts on DO THE RIGHT THING? Don't pull your punches. I ask because I noticed despite our similar tastes, we failed to put each other's #1 choice on our lists at all. I also highly recommend VIOLENT COP. It was the film that introduced the new tough guy persona of Takeshi Kitano, who had previously been known as a stand up comic and game show host. It's very different from most crime dramas, as are most of Kitano's.

I've seen Bluteau in several tv things, and always thought he had an interesting presence. I ordered THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE the other day after some of you recommended it so highly.

Good to see you again, lavenderblue! TopBilled, I haven't seen JESUS OF MONTREAL, but I've heard of it.

1989 - 219 films seen 1. DO THE RIGHT THING 2. ROGER AND ME 3. THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN 4. CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS 5. BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY 6. MIRACLE MILE 7. DRUGSTORE COWBOY 8. BATMAN 9. GLORY 10. JOHNNY HANDSOME Runner-ups: VIOLENT COP, BLACK RAIN, THE KILLER, HENRY V, and SLIPSTREAM. Larry's Choices: LADY TERMINATOR & LAS VEGAS BLOODBATH

Here are the randomly selected and quickly disregarded 1001 Movies to See Before You Die entries for 1988: THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST AKIRA ALICE** ARIEL** BIG BULL DURHAM CINEMA PARADISO** DANGEROUS LIAISONS DEAD RINGERS THE DECALOGUE DIE HARD DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES** DROWNING BY NUMBERS** A FISH CALLED WANDA GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES** HOTEL TERMINUS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KLAUS BARBIE** LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST** THE NAKED GUN RAIN MAN THE STORY OF WOMEN A TALE OF THE WIND** THE THIN BLUE LINE THE VANISHING WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN** **denotes films I have not seen, 10 this time

THEY CALL HER...CLEOPATRA WONG - (7/10) - Filipino action extravaganza that is a bad film lover's delight. Our title heroine is a karate-fighting, gun-blazing, gorgeous lady James Bond-type working for Interpol. She's sent to investigate a counterfeiting ring that takes her from the Philippines to Singapore to Hong Kong. She has to battle scores of evildoers, including gun-toting thugs, overweight middle-aged wrestlers hanging out in some guy's yard in their underwear, a school of karate students stored in the same guy's den, phony priests with hilariously bad dubbed Irish accents, and more! Featuring amazing cars, fashions, mopeds, physics-defying jumps, and all the bad dialogue one could ask for. Sample line when our hero is led into a criminal's lair: "Welcome to my villar, Miss Wong!"

Wait! Don't do it! You'll be banished to your home dimension! ...Oops. Too late.

Or perhaps they would go in expecting Christopher Walken getting probed by aliens.

CaveGirl, would kindly read the following word aloud : LrigEvac