I’d planned on going to a movie tonight. Here’s what’s playing in town:
The Replacement
Hollow Man
Coyote Ugly
Space Cowboys
Nutty Professor 2
I won’t go to Nutty Professor 2, even if you all say I should. The first one was bad enough (the kids dragged me to it, kicking & screaming).
Otherwise, I’m open to suggestions.
Thanks.
Given those choices, I’d see Hollow Man.
Wait until tomorrow and go see The Cell
Tomorrow’s another day – I need to know which one to see tonight.
Ugggh, not much choice there. I say * Hollow Man * just for the sake of effects, and leave it at that. And don’t go see * The Cell; * we don’t need to encourage the goths any more than we already have 
The Replacements? Not a chance. Keanu Reeves. Enough said.
Hollow Man? Of the five listed, here’s the contender. Lots of “on the edge of your seat” scenes. You probably won’t enjoy the ending, but if you have to see a movie tonight, here it is.
Coyote Ugly? No plot whatsoever. Well, okay, girl moves to big city from small city, has trouble fitting in, father disapproves of job… wait, this fits the description of a million other films.
Space Cowboys? Hmmm… problem in space, no one can fix it but a select group of men… I can’t put my finger on it… wait… Armageddon!
Nutty Professor II? Well, I won’t drag you to it.
Hollowman? Good guy gone bad. That’s just as bad of a formula as “special person needs to fix problem”.
Hollowman is all special effects, and no story.
I enjoyed Space Cowboys much more.
Don’t you know, there are no new story lines. I seem to remember that from an English class long ago. Man -vs elements, Man -vs- Man, Man -vs- Machine, etc., etc. Set up a conflict, and away you go.
I’ve seen all but The Replacements, I’d choose Space Cowboys. Sure, it’s Cocoon-meets-Armegeddon, but it’s the best of the lot.
I think that your money would be better spent renting a movie. None of those choices seem very good to me.
That being said my 14 year old brother is “dying” to go see Coyote Ugly. I think it must have something to do with the preview with all of the girls dancing on the bar.
I’ve been wanting to go see a movie in an actual movie theater for the past three weeks. None of this crap for me, though, not at $9.50 a pop…I’m not even all that impressed with what I’ve heard about Cecil B. Demented.
Given the choices Hollywood has vouchsafed, I think you’d be better off renting Strangers on a Train and staying home on the sofa.
Hollow Man? You mean Kevin and his Bacon?
Don’t go. Verhoven’s worst movie ever. Yes, ever.
Coyote Ugly? Chick flick dressed up as a Maxim ad.
Don’t go. It fails on both levels. And it has leann rimes singing. Yech
The Replacements? Try Varsity Blues on a low budget. If you think that fat guys, by themselves, are funny, you might enjoy it.
Nutty Proffesser 2? eh.
Space Cowboys? Great movie. Go see it, it’s actually funny and entertaining. It’s not overly sentimental and it’s “refreshingly understated” to borrow a frase from a local review.
Okay, I count 3 for Hollow Man, and 3 for Space Cowboys. Aso a couple non-responsives.
Space Cowboys wins, mainly because I like Clint Eastwood. Other considerations: Space Cowboy’s seems like more of a ‘big screen’ flick, and Hollow Man will probably be as good or better on DVD.
I’ll let you know how it was tomorrow, if anyone gives a damn.
Or not, actually.
You have to find a good art theater there, Ike. I live an hour north of Chicago, but I still make it in a few times a month to see something good. THey just built a new arty theater about 20 minutes away, and it is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.
Look for The Tao of Steve. It’s a great movie. I also liked Croupier. The Coen Brother’s Blood Simple is still playing some places too. There are good movies out there, but don’t look in the big theaters. They save their movies for Oct. to Dec. so they have a better shot at the Oscars.
Yeah. You’ll be able to get three seperate clear views of Kevin’s Bacon. And with DVD technology you can pause it and let everyone in on the adventure.
I’ll vote with the others, from the choices you have listed above, go for “Space Cowboys.”
Last night I saw “Aimée and Jaguar.” If you have the chance, go see that! But then I’m a sucker for those World War II romances.
Go, go Godzilla (2000).
A friend of mine saw Hollow Man and told me it’s basically Kevin Bacon running around invisibly naked the whole time… so if you want to see Kevin’s invisible <insert body part here> then that would be your choice.
Not having seen ANY of the choices, I can’t give an honest opinion.
i wouldn’t see any of them. i liked Xmen but thats the only one i was looking forward to this summer.
I do want to see Almost Famous, that looks great! it comes out in Sept i think.
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Well, I walked past the Angelika and the Film Forum in Greenwich Village last night. The former had that caper movie with Christopher Walken, which was somewhat tempting, plus the flick about the middle-aged woman in Cornwall who decides to grow dope to make enough money to keep her house. Plus THE TAO OF STEVE. Eh.
The Forum was devoting both their screens to the premiere of the Ramblin’ Jack Elliot biopic.
When you live in New York City and there’s STILL nothin’ you want to see, it must be August.
Well, if I had to pick from that list, I’d say HOLLOW MAN.
But, I’m making a suggestion. Go see BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER. Synopsis:* Megan (Natasha Lyonne) has got it all. She’s popular, pretty, a model student, dates the captain of the football team, and she’s a cheerleader. But one day Megan comes home to fine her family and friends gathered in her honor. They begin an “intervention” in which they confront her with knowledge of her homosexuality. Megan is horrified that they would think of her this way, but based on overwhelming evidence (she’s a vegetarian, likes Georgia O’Keefe, hates kissing her boyfriend) she is forced to attend True Directions, a local homosexual rehabilitation camp.
At rehab, Megan meets Graham (Clea DuVall), a rebellious rich girl, who ridicules Megan until they are forcibly paired up as “friends” designed to mentor each other to heterosexuality. Graham confides to Megan that she has no real desire to be heterosexual, unlike, Megan who is excelling at her treatment. But as the two become friends, Megan has a real discovery about her sexuality. *
I thought it was pretty funny, and it’s a rather good independent film.