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LaraMN

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Thu Jan-18-07 03:34 PM
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My Own Private Idaho:

Every time I watch that movie, I can't help but wonder what River Phoenix would've done if he'd lived and continued on in films. I love that movie.

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MonkeyFunk

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Thu Jan-18-07 03:36 PM
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1. that's the only movie

I ever rented due to the fact that I couldn't believe how much I hated it in the theater. I thought maybe I missed something.

Nope... on second viewing, it sucked as much as I remembered it sucking.

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Rhythm

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Thu Jan-18-07 03:36 PM
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2. one of a scarce few of Keanu Reeves' movies where he can actually ACT!

i haven't seen that one in a while... might have to put it on the 'to rent soon' list

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LaraMN

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Thu Jan-18-07 03:37 PM
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3. Yep!

I was coerced into watching "the Lake House," last week. Ugh. UGH!
I should've known better. At least he's fairly consistent eye candy.

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MonkeyFunk

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Thu Jan-18-07 03:40 PM
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5. I will admit

that he was better in that movie than in "Bram Stoker's Dracula". But not much.

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ThomCat

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Thu Jan-18-07 04:27 PM
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7. I was amazed at how good he was in that movie.

I briefly thought maybe he really could act. I've never seen another hint of that acting ability since.

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Left Is Write

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Thu Jan-18-07 03:38 PM
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4. My Own Private Idaho

My front yard:

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GalleryGod

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Thu Jan-18-07 03:47 PM
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6. Don't Worry Too Much

Edited on Thu Jan-18-07 03:48 PM by GalleryGod

River was a tortured,"old" soul. My brother was a P.A. on "Running on Empty" and "Sneakers". He told me,it was "just a matter of time" for River.

When he "fades away" in "Stand By Me"? Very Eerie, indeed!

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LaraMN

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Thu Jan-18-07 04:34 PM
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8. You kind of get that sense of him in the movie.

At least knowing how things ended for him, irl. Or perhaps that's just projection. I found him interesting, anyway.

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