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Skriven 2006-12-31 18:36:20 av Joseph DeMartino (13108.babylon5)
   Kommentar till text 9683 av rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated (13100.babylon5)
Ärende: Re: jms viewing list
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jmsatb5@aol.com wrote:

> Actually, this isn't the group, it's a movie, maybe one of my all time
> favorite films, with George C Scott in the gentle, mad role of someone
> who believes he is Sherlock Holmes, and is one day greeted by a new
> doctor assigned to his case, a young woman by the name of Dr. Watson,
> who finds herself dragged off in his loony pursuit of Moriarity, who
> may or may not actually exist.  It's a lovely, mad, beautiful film and
> something I watch at least once a year.

I had a feeling Amy was barking up the wrong tree on this one.  Dr.
Watson is, of course, wonderfully played by Joanne Woodward.  I haven't
seen this film in years and didn't even realize it was out on DVD.
Unfortunately it was an Anchor Bay release and is now out of print!
(Amazon has used copies starting at $95.00, nobody else seems to have
it at all.)  Maybe Universal will remember that they own this terrific
film and release it themselves someday.  (Although I hope they can get
the commentary track by director Anthony Harvey and Robert Harris, the
brilliant film preservationist from Anchor Bay or its heirs.)

Back during the period when everyone was having such trouble posting, I
asked if you had seen the *new* 40th anniversary edition of "Forbidden
Planet" and what you thought about it.  Now that we're all back, I'm
asking again. <g>

Also assume you have the 14 disc Superman Megaset.  I'm curious.  How
do the restored Fleischer shorts compare with the earlier public domain
release?

I'm glad to see you also own "Independence Day".  Yes, it is stupid.
Yes it is trite.  Yes it is hokey.  Yes the "science" is laughable.
But dammit, in spite of itself, it *works*.  The picture is gorgeous, I
can't help rooting for Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman
and the rest.  (And Margaret Colin is one of my long-term Hollywood
crushes. <g>)  I'm a total sucker for the ending.  And things get
blowed up real good.  Melt the butter, pop the popcorn, slip brain into
"neutral" and enjoy the ride.  What's not to like?

I know Harlan would think I'm a jerk, and that I represent everything
that is wrong with SF fandom, but I've lost track of how many times
I've seen this one.  <g> 

Later, 

Joe
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