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copteacher
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 Posted: 02/20/04 - 12:42 Post subject: Help me with my Date tomorrow with Robin
The choices for movies
Cold Mountain
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Mystic River
after a nice lunch at a new restaraunt around here.
She wants to see either movie. Both movies are showing at the same time at the theater we are going to.
So your assignment is to help me decide.
I will go with the majority vote.
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Cappy
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 12:46 Post subject:
There are a couple of new movies showing at the Forum on Market Street  
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ShannonG
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 12:47 Post subject:
I honestly can't choose. Either would be good, I'm sure.
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 12:51 Post subject:
It's a battle of crap v. crap. I reluctantly chose Mystic River, opting for Sean Penn over the "new American south", aka Jude Law and Nicole Kidman  . That's gotta be some of the worst casting ever. I think I'd sooner see Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights or Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 13:12 Post subject:
I would go to either but if I had to choose I'd choose Mystic River. But it's because I love Sean Penn.
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 13:31 Post subject:
Mystic River is supposed to the better movie (i've only seen Cold Mountain). But, if you want to come out of the movie feeling happy and good about life...don't see Mystic River.
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 14:19 Post subject:
I too have only seen Cold Mountain. However, Lauren loved it. I think it's somewhat of a chick flick (okay, alotuva chick flick) but it wasn't terrible. I want to see Mystic River, but probably won't for a long time.
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 15:05 Post subject:
Mystic River. Clint Eastwood has turned out to be a wonderful director (Bird, for example, which was a sleeper directed/produced about the greatest jazz saxaphonist EVAH, Charlie Parker).
Cold Mountain just seems too sappy.
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 16:59 Post subject:
I thought Cold Mountain was terribly overrated. I haven't seen Mystic River, but loved the book.
Enjoy your date!
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 17:18 Post subject:
no "C" choice?? no help here, sorry
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 17:55 Post subject:
i'd go with Mystic River, altho i'm sure it's not exactly a "feel good" movie.
Cold Mountain is a great story, but i've read the costumes and makeup and Nicole Kidman's outright hollywood beauty make it not so believable for the time period in which it had supposedly taken place. too "fluffy".
the Forum? whaaaa????
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 18:27 Post subject:
Enjoy your date. Remember: You lay, you pay!
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 19:20 Post subject:
| Runner X wrote: | | Enjoy your date. Remember: You lay, you pay! |
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 20:00 Post subject:
I have not seen Cold Mountain, but I read Mystic River and saw the movie. That would definitely be my choice. A lot of good acting, and a good story too.
Either way, Enjoy!
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Posted: 02/20/04 - 20:10 Post subject:
| Runner X wrote: | | Enjoy your date. Remember: You lay, you pay! |
I won't pay for it...that is no longer a result of that equation.
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