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"Tandy, Heidi" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>Oh, where to begin..</tt>
<br><tt>First get robin hood- the kevin costnr one- but skip ver ever scene
he's not in.</tt></blockquote>
Yep and Yep.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>Then, die hard-the first one- should be on your
agenda.</tt></blockquote>
Right.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>An awfully big advnture is not to be missed,
either.</tt></blockquote>
Enthusiastic second here. But be advised that it's hard to understand--the
characters mumble a lot, and there seems to be a lot of non sequitur conversation
in the first part (exaggerated, I think, to accentuate how Stella is entering
a new world [stage life/actors]}. And also know that it's very dark, rather
a downer all round--I still have no idea how anyone considered it a comedy
(although it has comedic moments).
<p>That said, I *still* maintain that the "comprehension" scene (you'll
know what I mean if you see it) is the best argument for him as Snape that
I've seen. He just *stands* there, yet he conveys so much just with his
expression.
<p>If you're into romance, go for Truly, Madly, Deeply; and I, for one,
really liked the GalaxyQuest spoof. Again, there's a line in there that
tells me he'll be a good Snape--when he voluntarily uses that "Graptar's
Hammer" line, to that alien, he speaks softly, gently, but with such *intensity.*
<p>Rasputin's very good, if you can find it--my husband and I were amused
that the truest part, how he was killed, came across as the most unbelievable.
Rickman portrays Rasputin as a good bit more naive than he was, and a bit
schizophrenic, but it's a very good performance.
<p>He was okay in Quigley Down Under and Judas Kiss, but they're nothing
to write home about, in my humble opinion. I haven't tracked his others
down yet.
<p>--Amanda</html>