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Evenflow8112
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 How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30)  The Clone WarsThursday, September 24: FAME (2009) Friday, September 25: SURROGATES Saturday, September 26: PARIS Welcome back, ReelViews. After some Toronto love, James has finally returned to us, and thus, so does this thread. Hopefully a few of you can manage a comeback before the end of the year (it's actually not that out of reach). No, really. I love it when you win. AAARGHGHGHGGHHGGGThis week we have an Altman-esque ensemble drama from 2008, a remake of the 1980 'classic' "Fame", and a new sci-fi thriller featuring Bruce Willis that sounds perilously similar to one 'I, Robot'. But I digress. As always ( but unlike the last two weeks) there will be one point awarded the winner (s) of this contest. Voting ends when "Paris" is reviewed on Wednesday - all votes cast after it's printing will be ignored, and all votes edited afterwards will be disqualified (for shame!). P.S. - The Four Star prediction thread is CLOSED. Thank you for participating. You will find out at the end of the year whether or not you are correct, and perhaps the two-vote tally will make a difference in your standing. Who knows? Ram1312 hasn't won yet. Although, God help us, he's close.
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Patrick
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) PARIS - ***
FAME (2009) - **
SURROGATES - **1/2
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Pedro
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris: ***
Fame: **
Surrogates: **1/2
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corpen11
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Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris: 3 stars
Fame: 1.5 stars
Surrogates: 2.5 stars
This remake seems like something out of a MTV film.
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| Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:12 am |
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Vexer
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris-*** Fame-** Surrogates-**1/2
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mkratzer21
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris: ***
Fame: **
Surrogates: **
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El Duderino
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris: **1/2
Fame: *1/2
Surrogates: **
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ilovemovies
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris - ***
Fame - **
Surrogates - **
I actually hope I loose this week. I'm actually hoping I'm wrong about Surrogates because I personally think it looks VERY cool.
No Pandorum review? I thought that looked kind of cool as well.
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| Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:05 pm |
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Patrick
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Plus Pandorum has Dennis Quaid in it!
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Blace
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris- ***
Fame- **
Surrogates- *** I think this looks awesome and will be seeing it this weekend, so I'm hoping for a *** review here. James liked Terminator 3 and it has the same director, so I'm expecting some awesome action sequences.
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| Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:18 pm |
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oafolay
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris: *** A French romance should sit quite well with James
Fame: ** A remake of an 80's musical? Yeah, there probably isn't much hope for this one
Surrogates: **1/2 Interesting premise, probably less than interesting execution
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| Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:07 pm |
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Bondurant
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris - ** 1/2
Fame - * 1/2
Surrogates - **
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Ciacco
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris - 2.5 stars
Fame - 2 stars
Surrogates - 2.5 stars
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James Berardinelli
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Last minute schedule changes...
The titles of films reviewed this week are not changing but, due to circumstances beyond my control, there are date changes, one of which will impact this competition.
STILL WALKING will now post on September 23. PARIS has been pushed back to September 26. The dates remain the same for FAME and SURROGATES.
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) PARIS - 3
FAME - 2
THE SURROGATES - 2.5
I was originally going to say 3 stars on Surrogates. Seems like a great premise, but the fact that there is no reviews...hell, I might even go lower.
Good luck you guys.
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| Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:54 pm |
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ed_metal_head
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris: 2.5
Fame: 2.0
Surrogates: 2.5
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| Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:36 pm |
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ShrunkenHead
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris: 3
Fame: 2
Surrogates: 2.5
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peng
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Paris - 3.0
Fame - 2.0
Surrogates - 3.0
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PR0METHEU5
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) PARIS - 3
FAME - 2
THE SURROGATES - 2.5
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ilovemovies
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Re: How Well Do You Really Know James? (Week 30) Made it past round 1. Here's hoping I DON'T make it past round 2 because I'm hoping he likes Surrogates.
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