Prince of Tides

strandinthewind · #1 10-29-2005, 11:25 AM

It is on now and OY I forgot how bad:

1. The script was when compared to the book

and

2. Mega Steisand's overwraught and awful performance that bordered comedy

But, overall the movie is a B- perhaps solely because of the mother's performance, which was fab.

dissention · #2 10-29-2005, 12:18 PM

Must I haul out my review of that offal once again, Jason?

golden braid · #3 10-29-2005, 12:20 PM

I agree. I loved the book but the movie was kinda boring and didn't do anything for me. I don't remember very much but I was disappointed with the movie.

JazmenFlowers · #4 10-29-2005, 12:22 PM

Well, I'll just pipe in to say I love it, but then I love Barbra almost as much as Stevie, so what'd you expect, right.

I do agree that there are some really slow parts and some that are awfully cheesy, but it's still great to me. And, as someone sexually assaulted as a child, very poignant.

GODDESS6 · #5 10-29-2005, 12:25 PM

it was a very sad movie, sorry to say i didn'tread the book~ i took my granny to see it at the theaters, becuz she used to babysit nick nolte when he was a baby

~

The Tower · #6 10-29-2005, 01:37 PM

Yeah, it's really, really awful. I thought is was alright when I saw it when it first came out, but jeezus it's baaaaaaaad.

The sparkly nylons and the catching the football and saying "oh, my nails!!" and the complete unbelievability of Queen Jason Gould as a potential football player and..........

Ai, yi, YI !!!!! I could go on for days.

jannieC · #7 10-29-2005, 02:07 PM

This is one of my absolute alltime favorite books and I've never seen the movie because I've heard so many horrible things about it.

strandinthewind · #8 10-29-2005, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

Must I haul out my review of that offal once again, Jason?

Yes, please!!!!!!!!

strandinthewind · #9 10-29-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

. . . And, as someone sexually assaulted as a child, very poignant.

Yes it was from that aspect, but, to me, the book was better

sparky · #10 10-29-2005, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

Must I haul out my review of that offal once again, Jason?

Don't tease us, Pauline.

SuzeQuze · #11 10-29-2005, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Yes it was from that aspect, but, to me, the book was better

I read this and loved it but vaguely remember it. Does he become schizophrenic? Or a family member of his?

Serrart · #12 10-29-2005, 06:25 PM

It's sappy and irritating, and in Streisand/Lowenstein family my favourite was Jeroen Krabbe (the husband). It has some good key scenes though, Nolte's performance wasn't bad, and this south apparently drawn with warm colours but built on tragedies was nicely set. I still believe Streisand could be an interesting director, but she has to throw all the mirrors and make a movie with Von Trier first.

Romy

macfanken · #13 10-29-2005, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

It is on now and OY I forgot how bad:

1. The script was when compared to the book

and

2. Mega Steisand's overwraught and awful performance that bordered comedy

But, overall the movie is a B- perhaps solely because of the mother's performance, which was fab.

What year was that? I remember taking a date to that movie.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #14 10-29-2005, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by macfanken

What year was that? I remember taking a date to that movie.

Wasn't it 1991? It is an OK movie.

But The Mirror Has Two Faces is much better!

macfanken · #15 10-29-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

Wasn't it 1991? It is an OK movie.

But The Mirror Has Two Faces is much better!

Oh... that's the movie I was thinking of... i don't think i liked either one of them.