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    Finally saw "Shall We Dance".... 8)

    Hiya All,

    We finally got around to seeing the film last night! (The last night it was on.... in the last cinema to show it in Bristol.....)

    It was great!

    It also had bit more depth then I was expecting....
    .... Susan Sarandon - "...everyone needs a partner to bear witness to your life..." for example. Obvious Cliché's and grand finales avoided - the film was better for it.

    RGere and JLopez portrayed as ordinary people, who many of us could relate to - eg. Their clothing looked ordinary off the shelf, rather than amazingly tailored - even in the dance competition...



    The background message - dancing can be whatever you want it to be.....

    Mr & Mrs Jones - re-igniting their relationship, which had hit a comfortable rut, but nevertheless a rut....
    Link - extreme escapism
    Paulina - all consuming passion... in need of a little perspective...
    Dancing - The common language, cutting right across social classes and cultures

    In short:
    Dancing - a celebration of life - long may it continue in all its forms! 8)


    ...um.... I like the film as you can guess!

    Best wishes
    Martin

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    Re: Finally saw "Shall We Dance".... 8)

    Hey cool Marty!
    I just finished watching it for the first time too! Less than two hours ago... on DVD! So everything you say is really fresh in my mind.

    I agree it was good (even though, for a film about ballroom dancing, they danced a lot of different types of dance when they should have done ballroom).

    I agree about the Sarandon quote being quite striking too.

    I still prefer the original Japanese version though. It was simply elegant. And the character equivalent to Link was much much funnier, although Tucci did do a great job as Link as well.

    Anyway...
    I highly recommend it. Both versions.

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    Re: Finally saw "Shall We Dance".... 8)

    Hiya Debster,

    Well Susan Sarandon is an oscar winner I suppose! Its nice to see some acting ability "moments of magic" in a film like this!

    ...Yes I've heard about the 1st film.... I'd probably look out for it next time in BlockBusters etc... (Last time was ...um... 2000 tho! )


    Have a nice week end Debs!


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    Re: Finally saw "Shall We Dance".... 8)

    Quote Originally Posted by marty_baby
    Have a nice week end Debs!
    Cheers Martin You too!

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    Re: Finally saw "Shall We Dance".... 8)

    Quote Originally Posted by Debster
    Hey cool Marty!
    II still prefer the original Japanese version though. I highly recommend it. Both versions.

    Sorry for being thick, but whats the original japanese version??
    What am I asking for down the video shop??

    Thanks!

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    Re: Finally saw "Shall We Dance".... 8)

    You can read what other Forum members thought of the film in the other four threads devoted to it:

    SCD Goes to Hollywood

    Shall we dance!

    Shall we dance ?

    Shall we dance, or something.


    Martin Harper is 29.

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    Re: Finally saw "Shall We Dance".... 8)

    Quote Originally Posted by Ballroom queen
    Sorry for being thick, but whats the original japanese version??
    What am I asking for down the video shop??

    Thanks!
    http://imdb.com/title/tt0117615/

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