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      <title>Film:No Reservations</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> No Reservations<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 2007<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Scott Hicks<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> Carol Fuchs adapts writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's screenplay for the 2001 romantic drama <a href=/films/201126/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Mostly Martha</a> for this <a href="/players/P____94310/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Scott Hicks</a> directed remake starring <a href="/players/P____36062/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Catherine Zeta-Jones</a>, <a href="/players/P___223098/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Aaron Eckhart</a>, and <a href="/players/P____13504/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Patricia Clarkson</a>. Kate Armstrong (Jones) is the master chef who is equally intense both in and out of the kitchen. Though Kate's "Type A" personality serves her well when whipping up meals in the trendy Manhattan eatery where she has made a name for herself, it threatens to sink her when she is named as the guardian of her nine-year-old niece Zoe (<a href=/films/269122/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Little Miss Sunshine</a>'s <a href="/players/P___328341/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Abigail Breslin</a>). To complicate matters, an impetuous new sous chef named Nick Palmer (Eckhart) has recently joined the kitchen staff and his freewheeling personality seems to stand in direct opposition to Kate's unwavering perfectionism. Yet, despite the fact that they couldn't be more different on the surface, there's no denying the strong attraction between Kate and Nick. As the rivalry between the competitive cooks gradually gives way to romance, the lessons learned by compromising in the kitchen reveal to Kate the importance of learning to openly express herself in order to truly connect with Zoe and find romance with the good-natured Nick. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 30<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 9<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 10<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 3<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:33:51 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>No Reservations</spout:Title><spout:Year>2007</spout:Year><spout:Director>Scott Hicks</spout:Director><spout:Plot>Carol Fuchs adapts writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's screenplay for the 2001 romantic drama &lt;a href=/films/201126/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Mostly Martha&lt;/a&gt; for this &lt;a href="/players/P____94310/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Scott Hicks&lt;/a&gt; directed remake starring &lt;a href="/players/P____36062/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Catherine Zeta-Jones&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="/players/P___223098/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Aaron Eckhart&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="/players/P____13504/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Patricia Clarkson&lt;/a&gt;. Kate Armstrong (Jones) is the master chef who is equally intense both in and out of the kitchen. Though Kate's "Type A" personality serves her well when whipping up meals in the trendy Manhattan eatery where she has made a name for herself, it threatens to sink her when she is named as the guardian of her nine-year-old niece Zoe (&lt;a href=/films/269122/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Little Miss Sunshine&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a href="/players/P___328341/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Abigail Breslin&lt;/a&gt;). To complicate matters, an impetuous new sous chef named Nick Palmer (Eckhart) has recently joined the kitchen staff and his freewheeling personality seems to stand in direct opposition to Kate's unwavering perfectionism. Yet, despite the fact that they couldn't be more different on the surface, there's no denying the strong attraction between Kate and Nick. As the rivalry between the competitive cooks gradually gives way to romance, the lessons learned by compromising in the kitchen reveal to Kate the importance of learning to openly express herself in order to truly connect with Zoe and find romance with the good-natured Nick. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>30</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>9</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>10</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>3</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>3</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/No_Reservations/274925/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: No Reservations</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/jimbell/archive/2008/9/1/34616.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/7717/default.aspx'>JimBell</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/1/2008 1:15:26 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>  No Reservations (2007) looks good on paper and on the screen, but is a piece of fluff not worth watching. It looks good on paper because Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Abigail Breslin, with Patricia Clarkson in a supporting role, not only have star power but plenty of acting chops. It looks good on screen because the set designers, costumers, and cinematographers do what Hollywood can do so well&mdash;a professional job. But the movie falls flat because it is professional and nothing beyond. A British reviewer said, this is what happens when those involved regard making a movie as a job rather than an art. No Reservations is also numbingly predictable. Try to predict the following. A highly talented, well-educated chef (Zeta-Jones) runs a driven kitchen producing award-winning food, and a scruffy, self-educated sous-chef (Eckhart) shows up singing Italian operas and joking with the kitchen staff&mdash;who does the movie side with in this clash? Correct, the female chef does nothing right, an anal-retentive drudge, while the carefree, unpredictable guy can do no wrong. Try another. When the chef&rsquo;s sister dies in a car crash and the chef inherits the young daughter, the chef tries her hardest to make the elementary-school child feel at home, but the kid is dissatisfied and alienated, refusing to eat, crying over family photo albums, running away, and so on&mdash;who does the movie side with in this clash? Correct, the aunt can do nothing right, although the niece does say at one point &ldquo;you&rsquo;re not doing everything wrong.&rdquo; Do you think the two cooks fall in love? Do you think they fall out of love? When he goes to move from New York to California, do you think she sees the error of her ways, patches things up, and they start their own restaurant? And do you think the little girl is delighted with her new, fun family? Correct, of course. In the year since No Reservations opened, it has grossed $43 million at the box office. There are better and more responsible ways to spend our money. <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:15:26 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>JimBell</spout:postby><spout:postto>JimBell Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/1/2008 1:15:26 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body> No Reservations (2007) looks good on paper and on the screen, but is a piece of fluff not worth watching. It looks good on paper because Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Abigail Breslin, with Patricia Clarkson in a supporting role, not only have star power but plenty of acting chops. It looks good on screen because the set designers, costumers, and cinematographers do what Hollywood can do so well&amp;mdash;a professional job. But the movie falls flat because it is professional and nothing beyond. A British reviewer said, this is what happens when those involved regard making a movie as a job rather than an art. No Reservations is also numbingly predictable. Try to predict the following. A highly talented, well-educated chef (Zeta-Jones) runs a driven kitchen producing award-winning food, and a scruffy, self-educated sous-chef (Eckhart) shows up singing Italian operas and joking with the kitchen staff&amp;mdash;who does the movie side with in this clash? Correct, the female chef does nothing right, an anal-retentive drudge, while the carefree, unpredictable guy can do no wrong. Try another. When the chef&amp;rsquo;s sister dies in a car crash and the chef inherits the young daughter, the chef tries her hardest to make the elementary-school child feel at home, but the kid is dissatisfied and alienated, refusing to eat, crying over family photo albums, running away, and so on&amp;mdash;who does the movie side with in this clash? Correct, the aunt can do nothing right, although the niece does say at one point &amp;ldquo;you&amp;rsquo;re not doing everything wrong.&amp;rdquo; Do you think the two cooks fall in love? Do you think they fall out of love? When he goes to move from New York to California, do you think she sees the error of her ways, patches things up, and they start their own restaurant? And do you think the little girl is delighted with her new, fun family? Correct, of course. In the year since No Reservations opened, it has grossed $43 million at the box office. There are better and more responsible ways to spend our money. </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for July 7: Foodie Heaven</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_7_Foodie_Heaven/625/32263/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/130209/default.aspx'>unclefestering</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/8/2008 12:07:06 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> [quote user="indieabby88"] Man, forget "No Reservations." Check out the German movie it's based on, "Mostly Martha." I didn't even bother seeing the Americanized version. It looked really sugar-coated. [/quote] I agree completely with you about this. If we are talking ultimate feasts, you have to give it up for Eat Drink Man Woman. Ang Lee stages each feast amazingly. You can't watch this movie without filling up before hand, because it will make you so hungry that you'll attack the chinese delivery guy for not bringing you anything close to what is on the screen. Also the last third of Babette's Feast is fantastic food porn. The movie itself sets it's dry wit against carnal appetites. Yum!<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:07:06 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>unclefestering</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/8/2008 12:07:06 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>[quote user="indieabby88"] Man, forget "No Reservations." Check out the German movie it's based on, "Mostly Martha." I didn't even bother seeing the Americanized version. It looked really sugar-coated. [/quote] I agree completely with you about this. If we are talking ultimate feasts, you have to give it up for Eat Drink Man Woman. Ang Lee stages each feast amazingly. You can't watch this movie without filling up before hand, because it will make you so hungry that you'll attack the chinese delivery guy for not bringing you anything close to what is on the screen. Also the last third of Babette's Feast is fantastic food porn. The movie itself sets it's dry wit against carnal appetites. Yum!</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for July 7: Foodie Heaven</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_7_Foodie_Heaven/625/32249/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/46030/default.aspx'>indieabby88</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/7/2008 6:30:10 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Man, forget "No Reservations." Check out the German movie it's based on, "Mostly Martha." I didn't even bother seeing the Americanized version. It looked really sugar-coated. I also think "Spanglish" gets overlooked a lot. I for one really enjoyed this movie, and was surprised by Adam Sandler's performance in it. And it makes me hungry every time I watch him make that fantastic-looking sandwich. And while I loved "Waitress," some of those pie recipes just don't stand up...I'm not a huge fan of mashing up the berries in my berry pies. Finally, I'll just mention "Monty Python's Meaning of Life," although it's really more of an anti-foodie movie. We've got Mr. Creosote, who eats so much he explodes, and then the party attendees killed by eating bad fish.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:30:10 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>indieabby88</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/7/2008 6:30:10 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Man, forget "No Reservations." Check out the German movie it's based on, "Mostly Martha." I didn't even bother seeing the Americanized version. It looked really sugar-coated. I also think "Spanglish" gets overlooked a lot. I for one really enjoyed this movie, and was surprised by Adam Sandler's performance in it. And it makes me hungry every time I watch him make that fantastic-looking sandwich. And while I loved "Waitress," some of those pie recipes just don't stand up...I'm not a huge fan of mashing up the berries in my berry pies. Finally, I'll just mention "Monty Python's Meaning of Life," although it's really more of an anti-foodie movie. We've got Mr. Creosote, who eats so much he explodes, and then the party attendees killed by eating bad fish.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Weekly Theme for July 7: Foodie Heaven</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Weekly_Theme_for_July_7_Foodie_Heaven/625/32210/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/119628/default.aspx'>mercurial</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/7/2008 6:32:58 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>   Moving along from the depressingly bleak visions of man struggling to survive after the apocalypse, let's spend some time examining films that revolve around humankind's love of food in all it's myriad forms. We all know at least one scene from a film that involves food (from the orgasm sandwich in When Harry Met Sally to the beggars feast in Viridiana or the Chinese restaurant Christmas dinner in A Christmas Story etcetera), but let's discuss those lesser in abundance films in which the entirety of the plot focuses primarily on food. Recently, Ratatouille seemed to bring out the gourmand in a lot of people (similar to what Big Night did more than a decade ago) while No Reservations just seemed to turn everyone's stomachs. Waitress brought about renewed interest in the realm of baking (pies in particular) and Tim Burton's re-imagined Charlie and the Chocolate Factory once again sent everyone's sweet tooth into a diabetic coma. While it could be argued that every zombie movie could be among this list, the best horror movies involving food have been Dumplings, which after watching has made the sound of someone slurping soup make my skin crawl, Blood Feast, which is a more visceral and straightforward version of Fried Green Tomatoes (without all that sappy crap), and of course Attack of the Killer Tomatoes in which food finally gets its revenge on us. On the documentary side of things we have Super Size Me and King Corn (and maybe the faux-based-on-real-events-exploitation-book-adaptation-movie Fast Food Nation). Lastly, some of my guilty pleasures have to be Waiting..., an amazing expose into the behavior of over-worked and under-paid restaurant employee's. Pieces of April, which centers around the amazingly stressful preparation of Thanksgiving dinner. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? which is surprisingly all about food when you think about it (preparing meals for his obese mother, the gentrification of small towns by Wal-Mart-like supermarkets and fast food restaurants, and the main character working in a grocery store and delivering "ice cream" to the local bored housewives). And The Last Supper which turns family dinners into Liberal Judgement Day. So now, where's the beef? I mean, what are some of your favorite foodie flicks?   <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:32:58 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mercurial</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/7/2008 6:32:58 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>  Moving along from the depressingly bleak visions of man struggling to survive after the apocalypse, let's spend some time examining films that revolve around humankind's love of food in all it's myriad forms. We all know at least one scene from a film that involves food (from the orgasm sandwich in When Harry Met Sally to the beggars feast in Viridiana or the Chinese restaurant Christmas dinner in A Christmas Story etcetera), but let's discuss those lesser in abundance films in which the entirety of the plot focuses primarily on food. Recently, Ratatouille seemed to bring out the gourmand in a lot of people (similar to what Big Night did more than a decade ago) while No Reservations just seemed to turn everyone's stomachs. Waitress brought about renewed interest in the realm of baking (pies in particular) and Tim Burton's re-imagined Charlie and the Chocolate Factory once again sent everyone's sweet tooth into a diabetic coma. While it could be argued that every zombie movie could be among this list, the best horror movies involving food have been Dumplings, which after watching has made the sound of someone slurping soup make my skin crawl, Blood Feast, which is a more visceral and straightforward version of Fried Green Tomatoes (without all that sappy crap), and of course Attack of the Killer Tomatoes in which food finally gets its revenge on us. On the documentary side of things we have Super Size Me and King Corn (and maybe the faux-based-on-real-events-exploitation-book-adaptation-movie Fast Food Nation). Lastly, some of my guilty pleasures have to be Waiting..., an amazing expose into the behavior of over-worked and under-paid restaurant employee's. Pieces of April, which centers around the amazingly stressful preparation of Thanksgiving dinner. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? which is surprisingly all about food when you think about it (preparing meals for his obese mother, the gentrification of small towns by Wal-Mart-like supermarkets and fast food restaurants, and the main character working in a grocery store and delivering "ice cream" to the local bored housewives). And The Last Supper which turns family dinners into Liberal Judgement Day. So now, where's the beef? I mean, what are some of your favorite foodie flicks?   </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Mostly OK</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/unclefestering/archive/2008/5/9/28430.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/130209/default.aspx'>unclefestering</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/9/2008 9:33:14 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> No Reservations is the American remake of the German movie Mostly Martha (2001). It has all the right plot points, but as the saying goes if it doesn't gel, it isn't aspic. This movie tries to make the point that cooking is about passion, but the passion never seems real. Other than cooking there doesn't seem to be anything that bonds Catherine Zeta Jones and Aaron Eckhart. Many movies link food and passion. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) shows that life without love and passion is like a life without taste. Big Night (1996) shows that skill and passion turn food into art. No Reservation tries to make those same points, but fails to be convincing about them. I would reccommend either of those before suggesting you see this.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 01:33:14 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>unclefestering</spout:postby><spout:postto>unclefestering Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/9/2008 9:33:14 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>No Reservations is the American remake of the German movie Mostly Martha (2001). It has all the right plot points, but as the saying goes if it doesn't gel, it isn't aspic. This movie tries to make the point that cooking is about passion, but the passion never seems real. Other than cooking there doesn't seem to be anything that bonds Catherine Zeta Jones and Aaron Eckhart. Many movies link food and passion. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) shows that life without love and passion is like a life without taste. Big Night (1996) shows that skill and passion turn food into art. No Reservation tries to make those same points, but fails to be convincing about them. I would reccommend either of those before suggesting you see this.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Sweet and Sad</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/divinemsjunebug/archive/2008/3/11/26079.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/11134/default.aspx'>divinemsjunebug</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 3/11/2008 6:45:08 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> This was a nice, sad, kind of sweet little film.  It, of course, follows the same predictable pathway as a lot of romantic sad movies, you know - there is hate at first, then tolerance, then love with Aaron Eckhart and when she adopts her niece (Abigail Breslin - who did an excellent job) - there is screwing up, learning a lesson, etc.  If I remember right the trailer for this movie kind of made it sound more like a comedy than a drama, so if you are looking for a movie that will cheer you up, don&#39;t get this movie because it can be a little depressing - but - if you are looking for a nice (almost tear jerker in a few spots) movie about loosening up and changing your life for the better, this is a pretty good film. <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:45:08 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>divinemsjunebug</spout:postby><spout:postto>divinemsjunebug Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>3/11/2008 6:45:08 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>This was a nice, sad, kind of sweet little film.  It, of course, follows the same predictable pathway as a lot of romantic sad movies, you know - there is hate at first, then tolerance, then love with Aaron Eckhart and when she adopts her niece (Abigail Breslin - who did an excellent job) - there is screwing up, learning a lesson, etc.  If I remember right the trailer for this movie kind of made it sound more like a comedy than a drama, so if you are looking for a movie that will cheer you up, don&amp;#39;t get this movie because it can be a little depressing - but - if you are looking for a nice (almost tear jerker in a few spots) movie about loosening up and changing your life for the better, this is a pretty good film. </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: </title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/ushimu/archive/2007/11/19/21796.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/21854/default.aspx'>UshiMu</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/19/2007 7:44:07 PM<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:44:07 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>UshiMu</spout:postby><spout:postto>UshiMu Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/19/2007 7:44:07 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body /></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: a little too "well-done"?</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/ushimu/archive/2007/11/19/21795.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/21854/default.aspx'>UshiMu</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/19/2007 7:43:41 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Although it was very romantic and endearing, the movie falls flat when it comes to any suspenseful moments the movie feels predictable, even though it really isn&rsquo;t- anything you expect doesn&rsquo;t end up that way. But its still interesting, and the acting is flawless! I really enjoyed it.  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:43:41 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>UshiMu</spout:postby><spout:postto>UshiMu Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/19/2007 7:43:41 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Although it was very romantic and endearing, the movie falls flat when it comes to any suspenseful moments the movie feels predictable, even though it really isn&amp;rsquo;t- anything you expect doesn&amp;rsquo;t end up that way. But its still interesting, and the acting is flawless! I really enjoyed it.  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: No Reservations to Remember</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/dibot/archive/2007/9/18/19902.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/17539/default.aspx'>dibot</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/18/2007 9:30:30 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> So, No Reservations is pretty much average for a romantic dramadey. Catherine Zeta-Jones (&quot;Death Defying Acts&quot;) plays a chef who has emotional issues and then her sister dies and she&#39;s left caring for her young niece, Abigail Breslin (&quot;The Ultimate Gift&quot;). Aaron Eckhart (&quot;The Black Dahlia&quot;) is an up-and-coming chef who starts taking over at Zeta-Jones&#39; restaurant. Hijinks. Emotions. Warm fuzzies. But ultimately forgettable. And I just don&#39;t think Breslin is that cute. Sorry. But it was nice to see Eckhart as a good guy.I caught An Affair to Remember on AMC and was completely taken in by Cary Grant (&quot;Walk Don&#39;t Run&quot;) and Deborah Kerr (&quot;The Arrangement&quot;). He&#39;s charming. She&#39;s beautiful. I love the love story. You just don&#39;t get many straight-up romantic movies nowadays. The tension of whether or not they will find each other again is real. Some of it was corny, but I didn&#39;t mind it. The stars are good enough to sell the scenes. Though, the bits with Kerr teaching the children to sing are a little much. Still, for me, this classic lives up to the hype.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:30:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>dibot</spout:postby><spout:postto>dibot Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/18/2007 9:30:30 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>So, No Reservations is pretty much average for a romantic dramadey. Catherine Zeta-Jones (&amp;quot;Death Defying Acts&amp;quot;) plays a chef who has emotional issues and then her sister dies and she&amp;#39;s left caring for her young niece, Abigail Breslin (&amp;quot;The Ultimate Gift&amp;quot;). Aaron Eckhart (&amp;quot;The Black Dahlia&amp;quot;) is an up-and-coming chef who starts taking over at Zeta-Jones&amp;#39; restaurant. Hijinks. Emotions. Warm fuzzies. But ultimately forgettable. And I just don&amp;#39;t think Breslin is that cute. Sorry. But it was nice to see Eckhart as a good guy.I caught An Affair to Remember on AMC and was completely taken in by Cary Grant (&amp;quot;Walk Don&amp;#39;t Run&amp;quot;) and Deborah Kerr (&amp;quot;The Arrangement&amp;quot;). He&amp;#39;s charming. She&amp;#39;s beautiful. I love the love story. You just don&amp;#39;t get many straight-up romantic movies nowadays. The tension of whether or not they will find each other again is real. Some of it was corny, but I didn&amp;#39;t mind it. The stars are good enough to sell the scenes. Though, the bits with Kerr teaching the children to sing are a little much. Still, for me, this classic lives up to the hype.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Angry Rant!</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/wenweimar/archive/2007/8/13/17980.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s274925.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/69694/default.aspx'>wenweimar</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/wenweimar/default.aspx'>Wendy's Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/13/2007 6:35:22 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> For the love of all that is good and decent in this world, someone please explain to me why they had to remake Mostly Martha, a nearly perfect film, into No Reservations (come on, title?) Wait, I know the answer to this - Americans are too lazy to read subtitles! Now for the reasons why this never should have been redone - Americans can&#39;t balance drama and comedy the way Europeans can. They also can&#39;t use common themes in a way that isn&#39;t a cliche, and they definitely can&#39;t make a point without slapping you in the face. And why isn&#39;t there any mention of the original film that NR was based on in synopses and press releases? Let&#39;s just take someone else&#39;s well executed ideas and pretend they&#39;re our own! Hooray for the USA!<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:35:22 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>wenweimar</spout:postby><spout:postto>Wendy's Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/13/2007 6:35:22 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>For the love of all that is good and decent in this world, someone please explain to me why they had to remake Mostly Martha, a nearly perfect film, into No Reservations (come on, title?) Wait, I know the answer to this - Americans are too lazy to read subtitles! Now for the reasons why this never should have been redone - Americans can&amp;#39;t balance drama and comedy the way Europeans can. They also can&amp;#39;t use common themes in a way that isn&amp;#39;t a cliche, and they definitely can&amp;#39;t make a point without slapping you in the face. And why isn&amp;#39;t there any mention of the original film that NR was based on in synopses and press releases? Let&amp;#39;s just take someone else&amp;#39;s well executed ideas and pretend they&amp;#39;re our own! Hooray for the USA!</spout:body></item>
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