re your message in the tv topic about how easy it is to html (and yes, tho I know it doesn't, for me it always means HoT MeaL) etc--I'm sure starting a new topic is easy (I read through that most excellent intro for newcomers) and I'll get right on it!

I saw it last night. It was ok. I was kind of tired because it was the 12:15 show at the Great Hills. And I had just come from aerobics, swimming and dancing. It was a little too pat. Spielberg is ready to go on to something totally new and different, I think this one has run it's course. Well, I guess that up to Michael Crichton, what's he up to next? Anyone know? I'm talking about the Lost World.

there have been some great movies made over the years, in all genres. some of my favorites are: CITY LIGHTS, with charlie chaplin; BROKEN BLOSSOMS (1908)with lillian gish; FIVE EASY PIECES, a great one for jack nicholson; IT'S A MAD, MAD WORLD with a large crew, including jonathan winters, spencer tracy, ethel merman, phil silvers, louie nye and spouse, milton berle, terry thomas, and so on; SCHINDLER'S LIST, the best by speilberg so far; THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, with anthony quinn and gregory peck; BLADE RUNNER; THE SHINING; ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, with deniro, woods, et al; THE UNTOUCHABLES, with sean connery and co; SLING BLADE, from this year; DAS BOOT; FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE; THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR; and one or two others that do not come to mind now.