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Author Topic: The Rookie 2002 Dennis Benjamin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1445 From: Denton, MD Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-31-2002 09:46 AM                        Wow. Great film. Goes right up there with "The Natural". I saw it at the Regal Colonnade 14 in Las Vegas. Beautiful theatre - great presentation. Only thing I noticed was - whatever format the movie was playing in - the trailers were not in the same format and I heard a lot of dropping out during the trailers. Once the movie started - it was flawless. This film has already etched a spot in my top 20 of all time. ------------------ "Running through life at 24 frames per second"  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-10-2002 06:56 PM                        04/10/2002, Cinemark 17, Springfield OR, 12:50PM, #8, scope (44' screen), DTS. The presentation was excellent: bright, sharp, and steady image; sound quality very good, even had some detectable .1 LFE. I haven't looked it up yet, but based on the outstanding scope image quality, I'd guess this was photographed anamorphically. Doesn't look like typical Super-35. What can I say except I loved this movie. I can't think of anyone who would have done better in the lead than Dennis Quaid. I have no idea how much they embellished the story of the real Jim Morris, but it doesn't matter because the essense of his living-the-dream experience is something everyone can identify with, no embellishment required. A very entertaining and well-made movie, good for all ages and family-friendly. Don't dismiss it just because it's rated G.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 10-03-2006 02:07 AM                 It has been 1636 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-03-2006 02:07 AM                     10-2-2006 Chris Hipp's house, 1 person in attendance, 14" screen, Sound: dolby digital center channel only. I liked it. Very formulaic, but it has a good story. I liked the relationship between Morris and his son. It has some good one liners as well.  |  IP: Logged

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