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They played cousins who were like brothers so I liked it that they resembled each other.Brad's mom near the beginning of the movie made a reference to this and I thought it was a nice change having 2 of them being related other then having your typical 4 friends.
I am trying to reference it, but don't remember the name.
We have a typical Hollywood construct, 60's racist Alabama, intercut with a retail clerk's dream of ascendance to stardom: kill your abusive husband, steal a car, by a hat for the hatbox, (paste classical reference here) sweet-talk a cop out of holding you in jail--Banderas probably knows so little about police procedure in this country that he actually thought the hatbox in a stolen vehicle would not be checked-- win big in Las Vegas, audition for Bewitched, and become a star.
They never reference that Allan's son should be in college.
although there is romantic reference, there is not too much of it, and only refers to it I feel to strengthen the plot itself.
The name of Neve Campbell made me buy this DVD without any further reference, because I try to see her movies since "Scream".
this movie has not only become a personal obsession of mine but my friends and i reference it on a daily basis.
For cartoon aficionados like myself, these reference points always prove interesting (and 'Baseball Bugs' includes my favourite regularly used saying, "Was this trip really necessary?",
There was a possible reference to this fact when, in the opening scene, Big Shot tells Smallpox while sniveling, "There comes a time when even the best of friends must part."
In one scene, a character said, "They're all looking for their 15 minutes," an apparent reference to a statement by Andy Warhol made in 1968, three years after the time of the statement in the movie.
Yes, of course, there is small reference to the upheavals and uprisings in India and going to San Francisco could have been for reasons of escape.
wonderfully directed, intriguingly written, there is little that i can fault this film for, except perhaps its little to obvious reference to Romero's Night Of The Living Dead.
I could not believe the lack of research that allowed a reference to a "5000year old Danish monarchy" into the dialog.
In conclusion, this may have been "ok" Saturday matinée movie fare but just as the old style "Classic" type comic books it should not be used as a point of reference in a high school history lesson.
The credits at the end of the film included a reference to Beck's beer.
He gave the kind of hackneyed over the top performance that I have to come to expect from once fine actors such as Al Pacino(please reference Devil's Advocate or Any Given Sunday).
Please reference nude love scenes with Asia Argento.
The first time I ever heard of this title I thought it was a joke; it was in reference to a movie poster for the film.
The fact that this director is Jewish and has no ability to make reference to being a victim of prejudice is hypocritical and plain idiotic.
The film is packed with things that the American creators obviously thought they were getting totally right, but have got COMPLETELY wrong!! Ridiculous British stereotypes, the types of people whom I have never come across in my 20 years of living; an Irish stereotype; the obvious Asian-American stereotype; American phrases; American cultural references; ridiculous British references that are.. well they're not really anything that anyone in Britain would actually make any form of reference to!!
There are a few pop culture references there simply for the parents (and then, some parents are too young to appreciate them...I swear I was the only one in the theater who "got" the Poseidon Adventure reference...perhaps the other parents were still in diapers when that movie came out in the 70s...) but other than that not too thrilling.
We also hear what I think are is the first reference to Torchwood.
After reading the many comments on this site,I slapped it on again today.Those remarks praising the use of Wagner's music as used in the film were just a little off the mark.This whole film is Wagner minus the arias.Richard would have loved this!There is a near cultish devotion to the nobility of barbarism in it's purest form.Lancelot was heroic ,literally till the armor came off.If Boorman hadn't thrown in the occasional reference to justice for everyone I believe Hitler himself would have financed this film.This is close to Aryan mysticism [without the Aryans].I'm surprised Boorman mellowed to the point he could make "Hope and Glory".Aside from the Wagnerian fatalism,I still love this film!
Mere Haath Me that steals the show,it was just superb,and it will be fair enough to say that this video will be the reference for any romantic song !(the reference was for a long time,Suraj Hua Madham of k3g). the script of Fanaa has some mistakes for sure,but when you watch Aamir and Kajol together you just forget and forgive!
More specifically are those people who, when in reference to some of the recent animated features, say things like "Oh it's such a great film, because, not only do the kids love it, it's funny for adults as well!
Another good reference, was the fact that Robert Hiltzik, who wrote and directed the original film, was also in charge of the same tasks for this sequel.
People walk (see above paranthetical reference about running) and OTHER people chase them as they walk.
Meanwhile Joe Lara and the girl who plays Mary (in a VERY subtle reference) walk around a nightmarish vision of the future.
The film is based on a novel by John Farris, which we never read, so there is no point of reference.
Anderson is easily the brightest spot in the film for me, even at one point making reference to former employer Jack Benny!
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