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Re: thumbs down

To: Vitaly Iourtchenko <vitaly@nuance.com>
Subject: Re: thumbs down
From: craig boyle <craig_autox@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 13:51:13 -0700 (PDT)
..well I just got tickets for the 6:30pm showing of
Driven at AMC Mercado 20 in Santa Clara - in case
anyone else is around?  Sounds good, based on the
reviews.

Craig

--- Vitaly Iourtchenko <vitaly@nuance.com> wrote:
> From rottentomatoes.com:
> 
> "The most inept and cataclysmic motion picture to
> get released
> since Battlefield Earth."
> 
> "Driven looks as fake as it feels."
> 
> "A music video shot by a Cops camera crew on crystal
> meth."
> 
> "Even fans of open-wheel racing, the high-speed,
> high-stress
> pastime that is the subject of Renny Harlin's hectic
> new film,
> may walk away from it more logy than exhilarated."
> 
> "A slick, simplistic, and laughable effort that's
> reminiscent
> of a bad Jerry Bruckheimer film. A really bad
> Bruckheimer film."
> 
> OK, now I gotta go see it. It can't be *that* bad.
> 
> Vitaly
>      
> 
> 
> 
> craig boyle wrote:
> > 
> > Reading the review, they apparently were running
> F1
> > cars in the CART  ;-)
> > 
> > Craig
> > 
> > --- Chris Warner <jabrwoky@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > > What did you expect? another grand prix?  From
> good
> > > ole' Sly?  gimmie a
> > > break.
> > >
> > > This only proves yet again that hollywood does
> not
> > > do cars unless lots of
> > > napalm is involved.
> > >
> > > (sigh)  Cart runs head on into "days of thunder"
> > >
> > > Chris Warner
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf
> Of
> > > Kelly, Katie
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 6:57 PM
> > > To: 'mrclem@telocity.com'; Autocross
> > > Subject: RE: thumbs down
> > >
> > >
> > > What are you talking about.
> > >
> > > The fear IS never gone, man. We're all damaged.
> > >
> > > This is possibly Stallone's finest work, second
> only
> > > to his first effort,
> > > Death Race 2000.
> > >
> > > Katie Kelly
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael R. Clements
> > > [mailto:mrclem@telocity.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 6:22 PM
> > > To: Autocross
> > > Subject: thumbs down
> > >
> > >
> > > Since many of you are discussing driving movies,
> I
> > > thought you might enjoy
> > > the following link:
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://beta.mrshowbiz.go.com/movies/reviews/Driven_2001/review.html
> > >
> > > Well, no surprises there.
> > >
> > > Michael R. Clements
> > > Clements Software, LLC
> > > mrclem@telocity.com
> > > Everyone dies; not everyone lives.
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