8/30/2001 07:21:00 AM|W|P|Danny Eagle|W|P| "Never get off the boat, absolutely Goddamn right." This movie kicks the shit out of ordinary summer blockbusters. In direct contrast the latest round of gung-ho war movies about WWII, this film reminds us of how horrible and strange war is�... on acid! But dig this, new scenes! Don't fret, it's not the kind of extra scenes you'll find on a DVD where the main character clips his toenails for a half hour. These scenes are actually relevant to the plot! They add some depth and clarity to an already brilliant story line. The only scene that wasn�t in the movie was a computer generated Ben Affleck cameo where he gets shoved out of a helicopter onto a heap of landmines. But that�s neither here nor there. When this film was released there was no way people would sit through a 4-hour movie. Times have changed boy. I'd sit through an 8-hour movie just to have the satisfaction of seeing one good movie this summer. I won't give away details, but stay tuned for a bit more Duvall, a little more Lawrence Fishburne, and some dope Playboy bunny action. Find it on the biggest screen in your neighborhood, and bring an extra ass to sit on. |W|P|5384308|W|P|FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA | APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX|W|P|scottlmoe@gmail.com8/16/2001 06:23:00 AM|W|P|Danny Eagle|W|P| Seeing Radiohead the other night was like seeing Atari for the first time. New sounds, bright pixelled images, a completely different format. Atari was the future. I stood, awestuck, in the same spot for 5 hours watching the future. The Suffolk Downs racetrack was the perfect place to have a Radiohead show. Barren, mildly-depressing, and not originally designed for concerts, the venue was almost devoid of advertising and paved walkways to fried doe stands. The show was luminous compared to the drab race track environs. The lighting was brilliant, with two rectangular flat screens broadcasting the show from either side of the stage and the camera work and special effects were live and remarkably on point. Oh and the music? Need I say more. Kid Koala opened up with them adding a little turntablism to the mix. I pood my pants. Possibly the best show I've ever seen.|W|P|5123500|W|P|RADIOHEAD | SUFFOLK DOWNS, BOSTON|W|P|scottlmoe@gmail.com8/09/2001 09:14:00 AM|W|P|Danny Eagle|W|P| All-star cast, DeNiro, Brando, Norton. Yeah yeah, but this little heist movie leaves a bit to be desired. It was filmed in Canada, presumably to recoup some of the costs incurred by hiring all these big names. But as we all know, Canada is sort of sucky. How appropriate for a sort of sucky movie! DeNiro plays a career theif, just on the edge of retirement, except for one last heist. he's torn between his love interest and pulling off one more big one to retire. Sound familiar? It is, it was called Heat. Ed Norton fakes being a retard to case his latest score. Sound familiar? It is, Ed Norton faked being a retard in another movie too crappy to remember the title. But who doesn't love to watch retarded impersonations? Anyone? Is this thing on? Brando: fat and a bit crazy. Sound familiar? It is. He's fat and crazy in all of his movies. Oh, but he does have some true gems. In his trademark whispy obese tone he says, "yeah, I'll believe that when pigs eat my brother." Yup, write it down folks. Go check it out if you're bored; be prepared for mixed emotions. Good movie to have on while you're washing dishes. |W|P|4998077|W|P|DENIRO, BRANDO, NORTON | THE SCORE|W|P|scottlmoe@gmail.com