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sucked.
Postman always rings twice was far better.
Postman always rings twice was far better.
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Armageddon sucked too. But then Armageddon would be hell to go through, wouldn't it?
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Todd, anything Kevin Costner is in that doesn't have baseball or wolves in it SUCKS.
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Actually, no Todd. I would rather watch the shopping channel than be forced to sit through The Postman or Waterworld, or JFK, or Robinhood.
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No one's "bad" Todd. I just think Kevin Costner is fooling himself if he thinks he is cut out to handle the lead in a big action picture. He's much better suited to be the All-American (All-North American?) good-guy next door type. And he obviously sucks at being a producer for these big-budget fiascos. Also, he does the absolute worst accents of any actor I've ever seen. His English accent in RobinHood- sucked. Southern accent in JFK and the movie where he kidnapped the little kid (can't remember the title)- sucked. His New England accent in Thirteen Days- sucked.
On the good side, I loved him in Dances with Wolves, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and Love of the Game. He should just stick to what he's good at because frankly, the guy has no range.
On the good side, I loved him in Dances with Wolves, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and Love of the Game. He should just stick to what he's good at because frankly, the guy has no range.
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I actually liked "The Postman" But I hear what PC is saying. KC is fooling himself by taking the lead in his movies.
I also liked Armagedon. But only because NY is getting kick ass messed up in the beginning of the movie hehehe. Looks way too cool.
I also liked Armagedon. But only because NY is getting kick ass messed up in the beginning of the movie hehehe. Looks way too cool.
I liked Armageddon, I also liked 13 days.
Kevin Costner seems to have a problem with not knowing how to pick blockbusters. His Big budget flicks tend to suck and a movie like 13 days or Bull Durham is the one that contains his best work.
Kevin Costner seems to have a problem with not knowing how to pick blockbusters. His Big budget flicks tend to suck and a movie like 13 days or Bull Durham is the one that contains his best work.
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The main reason I liked the postman: The towns of pineview, bridge town (the one where Tom Petty was the mayor), and the camp or the postmen, were all filmed near my home town. So that was pretty cool (even though those movie people were a pain in the ass!!) Main reason I didn't like it: It is NOTHING like the book, and I thought the book gave a better feeling of fallen society, it would have helped the movie out if they would have shown scenes of abandoned & crumbling cities (kinda like seeing the under-water sky scrapers in Waterworld did)
And I loved Armageddon, don't care what you say, I absolutely loved it.
And I loved Armageddon, don't care what you say, I absolutely loved it.
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Face it guys, the girls like KC's ass and think he's cute. Let him play himself, the reticent, looks good from a distance stud, like in Message in a Bottle and he's fine. Just don't ask him to express real emotion.
As PC, I enjoyed the films you listed. But note, with the exception of Field of Dreams, it was a love story that was central to each of those movies. We may have had wolves and baseballs along the way, but it was his interaction with the babes that held the movies together.
And I can understand how Todd could enjoy Postman. It has a hero and simple values to defend. Think of the Kevin Costner character as Ronald Reagan after Armageddon.
As PC, I enjoyed the films you listed. But note, with the exception of Field of Dreams, it was a love story that was central to each of those movies. We may have had wolves and baseballs along the way, but it was his interaction with the babes that held the movies together.
And I can understand how Todd could enjoy Postman. It has a hero and simple values to defend. Think of the Kevin Costner character as Ronald Reagan after Armageddon.
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It's by David Brin, same title. He's a really good author.
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No problem. See now, I knew it would come in handy to write down all the books I read!
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goddess_euphoria said:No problem. See now, I knew it would come in handy to write down all the books I read!
Another obsessive-compulsive presents herself.
For some reason, not having anything to do with sanity, I'm certain, I stopped writing down the novels I had finished. I was close to 600 hundred at the time. Creating the list was great fun and maintaining it for a few years was entertaining but I stopped. A short while ago I regretted that fact. I returned a book to the library without noting the author's name and realized a couple of days later that I wanted to read more of his work. I've yet come across the book or its author again. It's gone.
So, Goddess, tell me. Do you know of a book about a college professor who travels to Florida to help his aging parents, discovers their fragile health and becomes involved in a sequence of events that leads ultimately to his father's death? Sorry, no title and no author.
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Wish I could help you, but I mostly read Stephen King & Koontz, stuff like that. But occasionally I'll read random stuff, like I only read the Postman cause I've got this thing about reading the book before I see the movie. It just screws up the whole book for me if I do it the other way around. But if I happen to come across it, I'll let you know. (Though you might try checking with the library, if they're computerized, they just might have a list of all the books you've checked out. Just a thought. )
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Problem Child said:
PC, I agree COMPLETELY. I have liked other Costner movies, but not so much because of him, but maybe because of the story content, other stars, etc. However, the guy is made for baseball movies. In those movies he and his acting have been intregal to the success of the movies, their themes, characterization etc. Maybe that should have been his career. And I cannot agree with the comments about his acting ability when it comes to love stories. I don't think he can carry his half of a romantic lead across the street, much less through a whole movie. Definitely I wholeheartedly agree with the ACCENTS SUCK thing. I greatly enjoyed Thirteen Days, but his accent was absolutely horrendous. How does a director allow that to be what actually ends up in the movie?
Now, Armageddon...I loved it. Saw it umpteen times. I'm an action picture junkie, so that may be part of it, loved the actors, like the scifi realm of it, liked the humor, and cried everytime at the end. To each his own that's what makes the world go around.
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