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To: epicure who wrote (380)	5/26/1998 5:28:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1340

We rented two movies this weekend while I willed my immune system to do its nasty thing to the rhinovirus that ran me up a tree. Copland was sound but quite generic imho, with Sly Stallone predictably cast as the reluctant hero. Ridicule, from the Foreign shelf (French with English subtitles) was a complete delight. I sorta expected some skin, but there was almost nine. What there was was a close-up of a guy peeing! So different from Americans, who'll show you all of Sharon Stone but not of Mel Gibson. (To Loving Spouse's lasting frustration.) I guess I liked the movie because it was all about the power of verbal wit - one of my favorite diversions. How's the footses?

To: epicure who wrote (380)	5/27/1998 10:46:00 AM
From: James Williams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1340

Hey X- My roommate enjoyed Shall We Dance as well. I guess it hit a certain "Karate Kid on the ballroom floor" chord with me. I did think the nutty guy's character quite amusing (forgive me for forgetting names, I saw it a while ago, and haven't given it much thought since) for a while, and his desire to be free on the dance floor was, well, cute. There were definitely some Hollywood elements, I felt. By "Hollywood" I mean the cliched techniques and devices which I try to escape by watching foreign film. For example, the "Evil Dancers", the wise Miagi-style old woman, who speaks in proverb, the Karate-Kid style ending, complete with tournament, etc. Perhaps these are the usual elements of Japanese theatre, but I couldn't help but feel that they were aiming this at the US. "The Shame of Dance..." I wish they would have expressed this in a more convincing way, (I can't suggest how), but I remember this phrase being repeated over and over, and I just didn't get it. Perhaps it's 'cause I'm not Japanese. Glad you liked it. Perhaps I'll give it another shot, after I go through the rest of your massive list and fill in the blanks I havent seen yet. One thing on Boogie Nights: Though not ecstatic about the movie (if you care, go back a couple of posts for my review), the scene where they are trying to pull of the fraudulent drug deal has been coming back to me. Weird scene. Good too, I think.