Two good movies

Peaches · 03-06-2005

Finally watched Ray and really, really liked it. 4.5 stars

Door in the Floor - really liked this one too. One of the indies I enjoy but with big names. Jeff Bridges is awesome (and now I want a house in the Hamptons). 4 stars

grimm · 03-06-2005

ive been interested in seeing The Door in the Floor. it is an excerpt from John Irvings novel "A widow for one year". i enjoyed the book. now ill rent the movie, thanks peaches

Peaches · 03-06-2005

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Originally posted by grimm@Mar 6 2005, 01:21 AM
ive been interested in seeing The Door in the Floor. it is an excerpt from John Irvings novel "A widow for one year". i enjoyed the book. now ill rent the movie, thanks peaches

I'm doing it backwards - added the book to my Amazon list after watching the movie :P

One thing they pointed out is that the movie is just the first part (section?) of the book. But the DVD extras showed that John Irving was on the set which I like since then they tend to be truer to the concept, if not word by word.

Jeff Bridges really did own the movie. And it has Dakota Fanning's little sister - she's a carbon copy in both looks and is close in acting.

grimm · 03-06-2005

I watched "Anatomy of a Scene" on Bravo i think, and they were dissecting the scene where she goes after him with a knife. really a funny scene. they had an interview with Irving in there, and he seemed overall please.

John Irving is one of my favorite authors. my mother gave me Cider House Rules for my 9th birthday, an old, hardbacked copy. I still have it. He takes a long way in winding a tale, but the characters never lose their luster. He never allows a character to sink too low or get too high, and hope is always there, even though it might be hard to see.

My personal favorites are "Rules", "A Prayer for Owen Meany", and "Son of the Circus".

I read his last book, "The Fourth Hand" but left feeling like it wasn't finished. kinda disappointing.

grimm · 03-06-2005

actually i think it was my 13th or 14h birthday. there was no way i would have been able to understand some of the subject matter in Cider House Rules when i was 9.

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Peaches Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hills of N. GA Posts: 10,823	Finally watched Ray and really, really liked it. 4.5 stars Door in the Floor - really liked this one too. One of the indies I enjoy but with big names. Jeff Bridges is awesome (and now I want a house in the Hamptons). 4 stars __________________ Peaches@onlinebeach.com ICQ# 36734533

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grimm Cramming 3 people in a Room to Attend Show Stop Lurking and start posting! Register now! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 5,306	ive been interested in seeing The Door in the Floor. it is an excerpt from John Irvings novel "A widow for one year". i enjoyed the book. now ill rent the movie, thanks peaches __________________ Think horses, not zebras.

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grimm Cramming 3 people in a Room to Attend Show Stop Lurking and start posting! Register now! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 5,306	I watched "Anatomy of a Scene" on Bravo i think, and they were dissecting the scene where she goes after him with a knife. really a funny scene. they had an interview with Irving in there, and he seemed overall please. John Irving is one of my favorite authors. my mother gave me Cider House Rules for my 9th birthday, an old, hardbacked copy. I still have it. He takes a long way in winding a tale, but the characters never lose their luster. He never allows a character to sink too low or get too high, and hope is always there, even though it might be hard to see. My personal favorites are "Rules", "A Prayer for Owen Meany", and "Son of the Circus". I read his last book, "The Fourth Hand" but left feeling like it wasn't finished. kinda disappointing. __________________ Think horses, not zebras.

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grimm Cramming 3 people in a Room to Attend Show Stop Lurking and start posting! Register now! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 5,306	actually i think it was my 13th or 14h birthday. there was no way i would have been able to understand some of the subject matter in Cider House Rules when i was 9. __________________ Think horses, not zebras.

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