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From: jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (jeffreys)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Obscure films
Message-ID: <164@ihlpg.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 13:59:54 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  8 13:59:54 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 06:50:30 EST
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> 
> "Heaven's Gate"
> 	Before you all shout "What! Not that infamous flop!", wait a minute.
> How many of you saw "Heaven's Gate"?  Raise your hands high, it's hard to
> see you over data communications lines... I thought so, almost none of you.
> Well, "Heaven's Gate" probably received the most undeserved hatchet job
> critics have ever given a film, at least since the French writers
> unanimously dumped on Renoir's "Rules of the Game".  "Heaven's Gate" isn't a
> masterpiece, but it's a solid, entertaining piece of work.  The
> performances by the large and distinguished cast (Kris Kristofferson, Isabel
> Adjani, Sam Waterston, Christopher Walken, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, Brad
> Dourif, etc.) are all first rate, in a few cases the best work the
> performers have ever done.  The film looks like it cost a lot, and is
> beautifully photographed.  The action sequences are very nicely done and
> quite exciting.  The political position is rather simple minded, but when
> has Hollywood been the bastion of political evenhandedness?  Given the
> chance (somewhat hard to come by), see "Heaven's Gate", particularly if
> you can see the original, 3 1/2 hour version.

>         			Peter Reiher
>         			reiher@ucla-cs.arpa
>         			{...ihnp4,ucbvax,sdcrdcf}!ucla-cs!reiher

I thought the 3 1/2 hour was excelent. I had the chance to see it a few months
ago on The Movie Channel. I had heard that the longer version of the film
was far superior than the hacked version before I came here, and when I
spotted the film in the tv listings, made damn sure I wasn't going to miss it.

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