I certainly don't remember her.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 7, 2005 at 1:25 PM
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Where do I begin...
First of all, the plot is flimsy and, frankly, ridiculous... even if elements of it mirror the FF's actual comic book origins (or, so I've been told). The story, such as it is, takes forever to "get moving"... or, even, simply move beyond the "establishing the superpowers" stage.
The actors are largely second-rate. Although, I must say, they do fit nicely in a movie, whose script was clearly written with "clever" one-liners (for the trailer) NOT convincing dialogue in mind.
Special effects are just okay... but nothing we haven't seen a million times before.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 7, 2005 at 1:22 PM
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Is "Freeway" the one where...
...Reese Witherspoon makes a home-made knife (in prison) out of a toothbrush, and stores it in her...uh, yoni??? I know I saw that film--wasn't Brooke Shields in it, too??? But I generally love demented flicks like that, so I might be getting confused here...
~LB~
posted by
Anony_Miss
on July 7, 2005 at 1:22 PM
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Madame_P.O.
Instead of us carrying on a conversation in somebody else's blog, I decided to come here.
In the 90's, Marvel Comics came out with several series featuring future incarnations of "present" heroes, all set in the year 2099. There was Spider-Man 2099, Hulk 2099, Punisher 2099, and even Doom 2099. In the latter case, it was supposed to be the same Dr. Doom that was the nemesis of the FF.
I was afraid this movie would suck. Still, I have to see it, just so I can have a valid reason to bitch about it. What was wrong with it?
posted by
Talion
on July 7, 2005 at 1:00 PM
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I have seen "Freeway", Krisles.
It's a terrific, underrated movie. I'm pleased it has gained a decent-sized following on video/DVD. Prior to seeing "Freeway", I had always considered Keifer Sutherland to be something of a lightweight actor (this was way before "24")... but he was very effective and menacing in that role. Changed my whole view of him.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 7, 2005 at 12:59 PM
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Madame_P.O
Seems like I heard once that a great many of the early nursery rhymes were actually political satire ....even saw a couple of them interpreted....It's been so long ago.....anyway, kids loved to be scared to a point.....off point....one of my favorite movies is Freeway with Reece Witherspoon and Keifer Sutherland..a takeoff on Little Red Ridinghood..it's kindofa cult thing now....seen it?
posted by
Krisles
on July 7, 2005 at 12:36 PM
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Hate to do this to you again, dear, but...
no "e" in bubonic. (Although, actually, I may not be spelling it right, either.)
At any rate, I hear your point about nursery rhymes.
And, don't believe I've ever seen "Audrey Rose". If I have, I don't remember it. Which is probably for the best.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 7, 2005 at 9:34 AM
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my mom loves the movie "audrey rose" it is her favorite horror movie. i feel about it the same as you do about your mom's favorite horror movie. hmph....
ok. un-offical or not, when there are parents around making up songs about babys cradles falling from tree tops, witches wanting to gobble up little children and rhymes about the buebonic (sp?) plague, well.......
posted by
mmm-w
on July 7, 2005 at 9:16 AM
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I remember those books, SillySoul,
"Goosebumps", right? Never really read any of them, though.
The question is actually based on a lame, late 70's movie called "Don't Answer The Phone", that my mother insists is one of the greatest horror films ever made. However, in reality, "Don't Answer The Phone" is so awful, that to refer to it as a "B movie", would be an insult to second-rate films! It's more like a "D movie"!
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 7, 2005 at 9:09 AM
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Beats me, mmm-w!
Although, I'm not sure how "official" my horrible aunt's nursery rhyme really is.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 7, 2005 at 9:01 AM
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When I was in grade school I was a big R.L. Stine fan
The first novel I read was called The babysitter, this story sounds excatly like it and in the end I beleive it was the best freinds who was jesoualos of the girl because she was once romatically linked to her boyfreind. It was a pretty good book, unfortuanly they ruined it with a part 2 and 3. ~Silly
posted by
SillySoul88
on July 7, 2005 at 8:31 AM
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what is it with nursery rhymes??? many of them are flat assed terrifying.... hmmmm... what kind of parents created these things?
posted by
mmm-w
on July 7, 2005 at 8:26 AM
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Thank you, dear.
It's actually part of a longer "nursery rhyme" that I don't care to repeat here ... as it still gives me the chills. (Not to mention, the "creeps".)
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 7, 2005 at 6:55 AM
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well...
isn't that a catchy little saying. i must instil that rhyme into my daughter while she is young and sponge like....
great post....
posted by
mmm-w
on July 7, 2005 at 6:43 AM
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