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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2178501)

I saw that with my Mom at the Petaluma Theater in CA and many were audience members were groaning in parts especially the recycling of pee.

She refused to go to The Postman which I probably saw at a theater in Palm Harbor, FL unless the Oldsmar 20 Theater had opened by then. The Postman - Rotten Tomatoes

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Wow 8% on the Tomato Meter. I never saw one that low. That means that "Waterworld" was about 3 times as good. I think I saw "The Postman". It was about after the Apocolypse one guy tries to make the world right by delivering mail. That's all I remember about it. It must have been very forgettable.

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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2178698)

I like "Dances With Wolves" very much. I like "the Bodyguard". And I was one of the few people on planet Earth that like "Waterworld".

AKA "The Wet Postman"...

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Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 2178386)

Did you notice that he used his American accent when other actors in the movie had an English accent?

A cinematic coup for sure.

Mel Brooks gave him a good hearted dig about that...

There's a line in "Robin Hood, Men in Tights", where Carey Elwes responds to an inquiry asking why the people would follow "him"...

He replied, "Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent!"

https://youtu.be/rrFmuiF2ENY

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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2178501)

She refused to go to The Postman which I probably saw at a theater in Palm Harbor, FL unless the Oldsmar 20 Theater had opened by then. ]

But it had Tom Petty in it!

Kevin Costner's best role was in "The Big Chill"...

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Originally Posted by Mrs.Guy (Post 2178299)

:shrug: Or wolves.

Haha

'Gone with the Wind.'
Thought his makeup and portrayal of Clark Gable as Rhet Butler was absolutely brilliant! :icon_wink:

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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2178725)

I was NOT super thrilled with "Field of Dreams". Too nicey, nice for me.

Nice, yeah...

I found Field of Dreams interesting because even though the story itself was sort of sketchy, there were a lot of real people being represented by the actors. Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson, for example. The part played by James Earl Jones, the character of Terrance Mann, was actually based on J.D. Salinger, who in real life was a famous author as well as a well-known recluse, which I thought that Jones brought out brilliantly. And Archibald ("Moonlight") Graham was a real person as well: he actually did only appear in one major-league baseball game, and practiced medicine in Chisholm, MN (about 40 miles from where I grew up) for decades. His philanthropy was well-known. For example, he would collect old eyeglasses and then, on specified Saturdays, fit kids whose parents otherwise couldn't afford them with glasses.

And I loved that the field in Field of Dreams was an Iowa cornfield. Can't get more middle-American and Everyman than that. Interestingly, that field still exists. I think one major-league game was played on it, with plans for more.

I actually liked Waterworld.

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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2178998)

I actually liked Waterworld.

Ditto. I particularly liked Dennis Hopper, who played the Deacon of the 'Deez.

And then, of course, there's Jeanne Tripplehorn...

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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2179039)

Ditto. I particularly liked Dennis Hopper, who played the Deacon of the 'Deez.

And then, of course, there's Jeanne Tripplehorn...

Dennis Hooper was excellent.

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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2179039)

Ditto. I particularly liked Dennis Hopper, who played the Deacon of the 'Deez.

And then, of course, there's Jeanne Tripplehorn...

I liked her in "The Firm", but her movie career seemed to have ended with "Waterworld". Since then, it has been mainly TV.

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Originally Posted by Caymus (Post 2179123)

I liked her in "The Firm", but her movie career seemed to have ended with "Waterworld". Since then, it has been mainly TV.

I liked her as Dr. Garner in Basic Instinct.