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Grooch
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06-16-2006

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Has anyone seen this movie?

I read the book and I want to see the movie, but my coworker just told me that it isn't showing anywhere out where I live. She said she heard that they are not going to show the movie in certain places because they are afraid it might affect the election.

Has anyone heard anything about this?

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
No, nothing. Weird. It's out everywhere here (N. CA). I've also read and enjoyed the book, but probably will have to wait until dvd to see the movie.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
some ppl are going to see it. it came in 3rd in the box office this weekend behind that max whatever movie and some kids movie ...

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Odd. I saw that also, LadyTex and Kitt, that is was number 3.

I was planning on seeing it w/ my coworker. She told me this afternoon that she checked all the movie theaters out here (over the weekend) for the next 2 weeks, and it isn't showing up at all, anywhere out here.

Then she told me about the rumor. She heard it on the radio.

I just went and checked the movie theaters out here, and I can't find any listings either. Very strange.

Oh, well. I will just have to wait til after the election, I guess.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
The film may not have wider distribution beyond L.A and New York, and a few other metro areas, which is common for "non-blockbusters," or it may come out in other places later. Often movies that are in the theatres in NYC take a good few weeks to reach my sister in rural Michigan. Anyway that's my take.

Given that it's showing on a limited number of screens, number three is pretty good....not sure about the rumor, hadn't heard that one!

Knightpatti
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12-06-2001

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 1:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Knightpatti a private message Print Post    
The movie is here in Myrtle Beach, SC. I saw it Friday night and I enjoyed it alot. The setting is in SC, too. I have not read the book, so I had no idea what it was about.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Hi, Patti!!!

Naja
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06-28-2003

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 3:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
It's pretty much being played all over the KCMO area(by me), but I haven't seen it yet. I just popped in to say that BOM always lists in how many theaters a movie is being played. "Bees" did open in curiously less theaters than the rest of the current top 10 movies. Less than half the number of theaters in most cases.

http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Last night I was going through some boxes and I found my copy of the book and started to reread it.

I am enjoying it and it will hold me over til the movie comes out here. I can't imagine the movie being as good as the book, but hopefully, I will be happily surprised.

Thanks everyone for responding to what I thought was a strange rumor. But I'm still allowed to ask. :0)

P.S. Her second book, "The Mermaid Chair", is nowhere as good. Borrow the book, instead of buying it, if you really want to read it.

Knightpatti
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12-06-2001

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Knightpatti a private message Print Post    
Hi Twinkie! I read The Mermaid Chair and thought that it was okay. Glad to hear that "Bees" is better as I may have to read it now.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I agree about the books. I loved Bees. It was a wonderful read but I didn't like The Mermaid Chair at all. I was very disappointed.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Loved both the book (Bees) which I recently read and the film which I saw Sunday evening. I felt it was 100% true to the book, which is not always the case with adaptations from book to screen.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
I'm another one who loved the book and is looking forward to seeing the movie.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 7:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Well as I said to Chaplin yesterday, I'd go see Queen Latifa read the phonebook, I'm such a big fan of hers. She has NEVER disappointed me, and I love her film/role choices.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
2 of my sisters and I saw Bees this afternoon, and we all enjoyed it. Youngest sister and I had read the book, she thought it pretty true, I didn't remember the book well enough to comment and the other sister had not read it at all.

I would recommend it as worth a ticket. All the actresses were good. Of course we went before 4 so the ticket was only $5.00. The pop and popcorn was $12-$15.

Dannysgirl
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08-08-2007

Monday, February 23, 2009 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dannysgirl a private message Print Post    
I watched this over the weekend - I thought it was pretty good; I love Queen Latifa, she's a very "real" actress.

I'm going to get the book from my library today.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 6:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I saw it recently too, Dannys. I'm a Queen Latifah fan also. She's good whatever she does -- including just being herself in an interview.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 3:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
I bought the movie, love it!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I just now watched the DVD and thought it was a wonderful movie. I was thoroughly entertained.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I highly recommend "The Secret Lives of Others" :-)

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
oops my bad. make that "The Lives of Others"