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Topic: Nurse Betty
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Evans A Criswell
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1579
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-11-2000 09:30 AM
Attendance:
Regal Hollywood 18, Huntsville, AL, Aud 2
2000/09/10 19:05 (Sunday)I went to this movie with a friend and I must say that we both thought this movie was witty. As of now, I'll definitely put it in my "Top 5 movies of the year 2000" list. As we arrived at this normally extremely busy theatre (the busiest in Huntsville), we noticed that the parking lot was emptier that we'd ever seen it on a weekend night. In the auditorium, which appeared to have the capacity for 400 to 500 people, there were only 40 people present (maybe a few less than that). The movie generated a lot of laughter from the audience often, which is something that other recent comedies have failed to do. I recommend this movie. It's different than any I've seen before. I've known people who have become engrossed in daytime soap operas and have fallen in love with actors, and this movie carries that idea to the extreme. Back in the 1985-1988 time period, I used to watch Guiding Light and got very interested in it, to the point that I would tape it every day while at work and skim through it when I got home. When I look back, I can't believe I actually did that. Many kids I remember from my elementary school days fell in love with actors' characters in the shows they were in, and would become so interested in a TV show that they wouldn't miss it for anything. Just put the "believability" issues aside and enjoy this movie!
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Dwayne Caldwell
Master Film Handler
Posts: 323
From: Rockwall, TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 10-03-2000 02:13 AM
I finally got to see this, and I must agree with the above posts. I was really surprised at what a good show this was. I normally can't stand Renee, but I have to admit she did a very good job. The writing was witty, but there were some parts that were actually pretty dark for a comedy (one of which I happened upon while checking the image out {flicker problems} and was the reason I thought to sit through a showing).Another thing I have to say about this movie. It gets the record for the most dissolves in a film in a LONG time. I don't think I've seen that many dissolves since the flims of the forties and fifties, and that makes me wonder if that saying at the end of the show "This isn't the forties you know." doesn't have some hidden meaning. Anyway, Nurse Betty is a real treat. Check it out. ------------------
The man with the magic hands.
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Thursday screening have left me rather spoilt, I now do not particularly enjoy sitting in a crowded auditorium to view films. I just think that this excellent film isn't getting the kind of business it merits.
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