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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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 Posted - 05/13/2006 : 00:20:35
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but ... 
While writing my FWFR for Tod Browning's Freaks, I couldn't help noticing that three reviews wrongly identifying Frieda as the one on whom the freaks take revenge. It was, of course, Olga Baclanova as Cleopatra who gets turned into a fowl. Frieda, the midget, plays the girlfriend of Hans played by Harry Earles; in real life she was Mrs Earles.
So that's Whippersnapper's "Frieda's becomes freaking mess!"
elchico's "Frieda joins freakish fraternity."
MguyX's "Freaks finally fuck Frieda."
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 05/13/2006 : 09:48:54
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but ...
While writing my FWFR for Tod Browning's Freaks, I couldn't help noticing that three reviews wrongly identifying Frieda as the one on whom the freaks take revenge. It was, of course, Olga Baclanova as Cleopatra who gets turned into a fowl. Frieda, the midget, plays the girlfriend of Hans played by Harry Earles; in real life she was Mrs Earles.
So that's Whippersnapper's "Frieda's becomes freaking mess!"
elchico's "Frieda joins freakish fraternity."
MguyX's "Freaks finally fuck Frieda."
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 05/16/2006 : 11:40:06
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| Sorry, foxy, but that's an imdb misprint here. There's only one Kennedy boy. It's the Gibbons girls who are silent. |
Edited by - randall on 05/16/2006 11:40:28 |
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 05/17/2006 : 14:12:57
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Wow, how'd you get the new one posted so fast? Now my earlier submission will be [in fact, it was] declined as similar... |
Edited by - randall on 05/17/2006 23:08:19 |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 05/22/2006 : 01:40:31
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Two Broadcast News FWFRs refer to 'Hunt' - but there's neither actor nor character named Hunt.
1."Hunt humps Holly Hunter." by LPH - Probably meant to say 'Hurt humps Holly Hunter.'
2. "Hurt, Hunt: embedded reporters." by Joe Blevins - Probably meant to say 'Hurt, Brooks: embedded reporters.'
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Montgomery 
"F**k!"
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Posted - 05/22/2006 : 18:51:57
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This isn't a "Reviews that are wrong". It's a duplicate. So, I'm probably in the wrong thread.
But for Princess Bride there are two Fingers go to eleven. One reads: Fingers go to eleven. And the other reads: Fingers go to 11.
Are we that discerning of differences that using the numeral instead of spelling it out makes it a different review? Seems very much the same to me.
EM :) |
Edited by - Montgomery on 05/22/2006 18:52:26 |
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MguyXXV
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 05/23/2006 : 09:02:31
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but ...
MguyX's "Freaks finally fuck Frieda."
Well, they meant to call the Cleopatra character Frieda! No? Aw heck ...
Diaper changed. |
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 05/30/2006 : 00:51:42
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Several wrong for Brokeback Mountain:
http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?ID=8668
Just for starters.....
Spurs hurt Ledger's shins.
Ennis Brokeback mounting Jack.
Jake eats Heath('s) bar.
Showdown At K-Y Corral.
Ledger: top. Gyllenhaal: bottom.
Bone-Nanza.
Cowpokes riding side-saddle.
Cowpokes try chaps backwards.
Lonely cowpokes reverse chaps.
Ledger breaks Jake's backside.
Heath cruises Cadbury Canal.
Salons preferred to saloons.
The Bone Ranger.
'Flamboyant' caballeros.
Bumfight at KY Corral.
Brokeback sheep relieved.
There are also several repeats, I'd say at least eight sets.
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demonic
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Posted - 06/01/2006 : 04:01:24
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Two Broadcast News FWFRs refer to 'Hunt' - but there's neither actor nor character named Hunt.
1."Hunt humps Holly Hunter." by LPH - Probably meant to say 'Hurt humps Holly Hunter.'
2. "Hurt, Hunt: embedded reporters." by Joe Blevins - Probably meant to say 'Hurt, Brooks: embedded reporters.'
Might also be worth pointing out that as far as I recall Hunter and Hurt never actually have sex in the film. Am I wrong about that?
Meanwhile I found an review error for 1958's "The Fly" - Rockgolf wrote "Price's plea: Help Me" when it is David Hedison's character who is the unfortunate scientist.
This is strange isn't it? Feels like telling tales.  |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 06/01/2006 : 08:50:51
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Originally posted by demonic
[quote]Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Two Broadcast News FWFRs refer to 'Hunt' - but there's neither actor nor character named Hunt.
1."Hunt humps Holly Hunter." by LPH - Probably meant to say 'Hurt humps Holly Hunter.'
2. "Hurt, Hunt: embedded reporters." by Joe Blevins - Probably meant to say 'Hurt, Brooks: embedded reporters.'
[quote]Originally posted by demonic
Might also be worth pointing out that as far as I recall Hunter and Hurt never actually have sex in the film. Am I wrong about that?
Well, I guess one could [kindly, kinda] stretch it, 'cause you can extrapolate what may have happened after a couple of hedge-betting scenes ... but I was really trying to make the Hunt point. 
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Willy Weasel 
"Look left and right."
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Posted - 06/03/2006 : 00:01:36
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The Blues Brothers http://fwfr.com/display.asp?id=499
Wrong review by Floatingcoffin:-
Princess Leia seeks revenge.
Obviously referring to Carrie Fisher's jealous ex-fiancee role but more likely to be associated with Star Wars.
Another wrong Leia reference by Skunk Puppet - Luke was her brother not Jake!
Leia desires brother's demise.
This one by Spurting is borderline:-
Leia disarmed with kiss.
This one by astute is wrong and generic:-
Music to crash to.
On a positive note 
'Leia' singes the Blues.
By elchico got my vote because Leia is in quotes and there is factual reference to the film with a nice pun.
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 06/06/2006 : 20:26:39
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Originally posted by Willy Weasel
The Blues Brothers http://fwfr.com/display.asp?id=499
Wrong review by Floatingcoffin:-
Princess Leia seeks revenge.
Obviously referring to Carrie Fisher's jealous ex-fiancee role but more likely to be associated with Star Wars.
Another wrong Leia reference by Skunk Puppet - Luke was her brother not Jake!
Leia desires brother's demise.
This one by Spurting is borderline:-
Leia disarmed with kiss.
This one by astute is wrong and generic:-
Music to crash to.
On a positive note
'Leia' singes the Blues.
By elchico got my vote because Leia is in quotes and there is factual reference to the film with a nice pun.
All of those are correct, Weasel.
For the first one --
Reviewers use characters the actor played in another movie to describe actors all the time. The joke is that one might think it refers to Star Wars and finds out it doesn't.
Leia desires brother's demise -- is shorthand for brother, as in Blues Brother, not her brother.
"Leia disarmed by kiss" could be a reference to her and Han Solo's kiss scene, but in Blues Brothers, he does kiss her and then drop her in the mud. So, it is fairly direct.
"Music to crash to." Eh, kind of generic. But, not many movies are about music and feature so many crashes. Kinda funny.
And the last one, as you said, is fine, too.
EM :) |
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Puzzgal 
"Not much to say..."
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Posted - 06/18/2006 : 21:33:03
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| Forrest Gump- dunkonu's review is incorrect because Forrest actually does get shot (in the butt-tox, remember?). |
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Willy Weasel
"Look left and right."
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Posted - 06/20/2006 : 19:02:41
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Hi Em, I understand what you say. I still think they are borderline though and it would depend which MERP got hold of them. I thought that the point was that Benj wants reviews to be able to stand alone? Technically these are all generic because they more obviously point to Star Wars films.
Benj rejected my review for Jaws:The Revenge on that basis. I had 'This Time It's Financial.' (ie. sequel purely cashing in) as a play on the official tagline 'This Time It's Personal.' He pointed out that it had later been used for 'Aliens'. I would argue that Jaws came first but I won't. Instead I have just submitted it for 'Alien:Resurrection.' a third sequel has to be milking it in my book.
I had this one rejected too, despite making clear reference to the fact it was for 'Working Girl':
Office 'Ripley' battles 'Solo'.
Yet this one by Alex is passed:
Nimoy plays emotionless alien.
Can you see why I appear to be nitt picking?
Thanks Puzzgal, you gave me an idea for a review there. I'm chuffed to have made it into the Top 200 reviewers but the 100 club looks attractive now, at least as a longterm goal - I'm not sacrificing quality for quantity.
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 06/26/2006 : 02:06:49
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As one of the stars of Futz, I can assure Foxboy that his review couldn't be wronger. "Sally loves his pig." is what he wrote, but Sally, who at the time was an addenda to The LaMaMa Troupe, featured nude in some of the publicity riding a pig and appears fleetingly in the film itself, but never in any sense could she be said to love Futz's pig within the narrative.
I realize I'm prejudiced about this movie, but I still believe it was vastly under-rated - though ultimately it doesn't quite work - and had some amazing elements not least of which were Vilmos Zsigmond's superb camerawork [he later shot Close Encounters of the Third Kind among many more] and a screenplay by Joe Stefano who wrote Psycho.
Sadly I'm not sure any prints of the film remain. But I'd be happy to discuss it with Foxboy or anyone else who's interested.
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