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Daniel Rogov
Resident Curmudgeon
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:10 am
Tel Aviv, Israel
Daniel Rogov wrote:Not so much an entire film but a single scene from Breakfast at Tiffany's. No-one has ever paid tribute to wine as well as did Audrey Hepburn when she sipped Champagne in that delightful film.
Daniel Rogov
Resident Curmudgeon
0
Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:10 am
Tel Aviv, Israel
Sam Platt
I am Sam, Sam I am
2330
Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:22 pm
Indiana, USA
...or is merely a reflection of some inherent sense of snobbism on my part remains open to debate.
Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
6389
Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
Daniel Rogov wrote:Robin, Hi...
I have to confess that I found Sideways to be an anti-intelligent, anti-intellectual film. Sheesh....I disliked the film so much that I find it to be even an anti-film kind of film.
Mark Lipton wrote:I'm going to indulge my inner curmudgeon by asserting that Sideways wasn't a wine movie at all: it was about the midlife crises of two dysfunctional and unlikeable middle aged men; Mondovino was a political screed only tangentially concerned with wine (Aimé Guibert as the embattled little man? Give me a farkin' break!); A Walk in the Clouds, A Good Year and French Kiss were sappy romances in which wine was window dressing. Bottle Shock I never bothered seeing after the scathing reviews it received, but it at least was about wine, even if the history and personalities were laughably distorted from reality.
I can't comment on the older films, which I've never seen, so I can't dismiss the whole lot out of hand, Robin
Mark Lipton
Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
6389
Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
Mark Lipton wrote:I'm going to indulge my inner curmudgeon by asserting that Sideways wasn't a wine movie at all: it was about the midlife crises of two dysfunctional and unlikeable middle aged men; Mondovino was a political screed only tangentially concerned with wine (Aimé Guibert as the embattled little man? Give me a farkin' break!); A Walk in the Clouds, A Good Year and French Kiss were sappy romances in which wine was window dressing. Bottle Shock I never bothered seeing after the scathing reviews it received, but it at least was about wine, even if the history and personalities were laughably distorted from reality.
I can't comment on the older films, which I've never seen, so I can't dismiss the whole lot out of hand, Robin
Mark Lipton
Jeff B
Champagne Lover
2160
Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:01 pm
Michigan (perhaps more cleverly known as "The Big Mitten")
Sam Platt
I am Sam, Sam I am
2330
Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:22 pm
Indiana, USA
Ryan Maderak wrote:I had to make myself finish it - the only film I have ever had to do so with.
Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
6389
Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
You forgot Will Ferrell.Sam Platt wrote:Then you obviously never purchased a ticket for The Blair Witch Project, Tin Cup, or any Pauly Shore film. I'm talking viewing pain of the highest level.
Peter May
Pinotage Advocate
3820
Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:24 am
Snorbens, England
Ryan Maderak wrote: It continues to baffle me why so many wine people like a film with such a horribly poor sense of taste.
I voted for Mondovino. Just personal preference.
Mike Filigenzi
Known for his fashionable hair
8187
Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:43 pm
Sacramento, CA
Sam Platt
I am Sam, Sam I am
2330
Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:22 pm
Indiana, USA
Bob Parsons wrote:Not sure about the wines served but remember "My dinnner with Andre"?
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