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The TVClubHouse: Movies & Library ARCHIVES: Movies: May 2004 - March 2005: IN AMERICA users admin

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Rslover

Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I really liked this movie. Yes, it is somewhat unrealistic and sentimental but the story was interesting and the acting was great. The little girls were fantastic.

Bronxie

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This is a little gem.
Can an immigrant family, housed in the squalor of Hell's Kitchen (NYC) find happiness in the fullfillment of their dreams.....living IN AMERICA (circa 1980's)? You betcha.

The dialogue, the acting, and the indoor sets are so realistic. But be ready to be captivated by the two little girls. It's hard to believe these children are acting...so great are their focus and reactions. It's their movie, all the way.

The cast is not American, which adds to the believability of this film.

The downstairs neighbor almost steals the show.




Newman
Member

11-13-2003

Monday, February 09, 2004 - 9:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
good movie. I liked the arcade scene where he was trying to win the ET doll for Ariel.

I liked the scene at customs. It reminded me of being a child in Tonawanda NY, going over to Canada.

good writing...good girls


Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I enjoyed it but wish I understood irish better.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The language or Irish accents, Ketch?

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This coming out on DVD now.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, ok ...you find it hard to understand their accents....

Growing up 'across the pond' as they say, I now have an 'ear' for all of the accents...Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh...even Aussie...I understand them, too! lol

Cassie
Member

07-15-2000

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 3:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Where did you grow up Rupertbear. Ireland?

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 3:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Five years in Ireland, then six in England.

Heyltslori
Member

09-15-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 5:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I loved, loved, loved this movie!! It takes a place in my top 5 favorite movies ever. It is so well acted...and those little girls are amazing. I cried a LOT...but I loved it and can't wait to add it to my collection. :-)

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sweet librarian daughter brought it home from the library last night and I'm going to watch it today. Will report back later on what I thought of it.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It was a piece of art and entertaining in the process.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh cool, O'Gram..I'll have to rent it then :-)

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
After I've seen a movie I like to go and read Roger Ebert's review of it. I was dead-on with this one.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol...I was gonna call ya Ebert-O'Gram

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 2:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just rented it,really looking forward to watching it. Prolly won't get to til tomorrow though.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If ya need anyone ta do the translatin' for ya Hippy, be sure ta call on Ketchuplover. ;)

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ohhhhhhhhh kayyyyyyyyyy

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ketchup, I think she's referring to the Irish accents, although to my ear they were very mild accents and no trouble at all to understand.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 10:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I rented this movie and watched it with Egbob tonight. I found it to be a bittersweet movie and I cried through a lot of the scenes....very touching scenes.

Good movie though and I'm glad I saw it. And as everyone is saying, the girls did a great job in their acting roles. I noticed in the credits that they had the same last name and so I imagine they are sisters in rl, but I don't know for sure. And actually, I thought all the main characters did an excellent job in their roles.




Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 8:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Indeed they are sisters according to IMDb.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep, I remember seeing them on tv, before the movie opened. Real sisters. Glad you enjoyed it Egbok.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's funny but I'd never seen the mother, Samantha Morton in anything before until about a week before watching 'In America'. I got the British series 'Cracker' from the library. She was just a teenager when she starred in an extremely hard to watch performance as a manipulate sex toy of a twister preacher. It took me a few minutes to recognize her in the movie. Good actor!

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This movie tore me up! The little sister reminds me waay too much of my daughter. It was good,but I had a hard time watching it.
Great acting.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, Cracker is excellent. Robbie Coltrane is gooood. ;)

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, RB, you have watched it too! The 3rd series is due out on DVD any day now. I left 'Panhandle' with her gun in the mouth of the fellow officer who raped her and she had just called Fitz.

This is such a good program in that all the characters are flawed in a big way. Fitz is an absolute mess. I see from IMDb that 'Cracker' was a huge hit in Britain and won lots of awards.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'll have to check & see if it's still on on Sundays here...haven't seen it for a while.

Oh and Ketch...yes, I'm afraid I was teasin' ya, as you said you wish you could understand Irish accents a little better. ;)

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 9:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i watched this tonight and loved it too! the younger little girl stole the show for me. they are both adorable though. and i watched the special feature thing and it shows their names, so i knew then they were sisters.

the neighbor scared me at first. i thought the situation was gonna be bad. i was so glad to be wrong.

the lady who played the mother, reminded me a lot of the actress from "angela's ashes" (don't know her name off the top of my head). and the dad reminded me of someone else, too, and i can't figure out who it is.

this was an excellent movie!


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Emily Watson played Angela. In America starred Samantha Morton.

Jedisan
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04-02-2004

Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Samantha Morton's fan should rent "The Sweet an Lowdown" w/ Sean Penn.
She is terrific in that movie.