Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

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Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/9/04 at 8:58pm

One of the best films I have seen in a long time. It's up there with Eternal Sunshine... as one of my favs from this year. It has an all star cast, and Zach Braff does a beautiful job in the writing, directing, and starring jobs.

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Updated On: 8/9/04 at 08:58 PM

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:24am

And how about that singing turn at the funeral by one Jackie Hoffman?

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:26am

damn you jrb for seeing all these hard to find movies (in my town anyway) before me - open water, garden state, etc. have you seen a home at the end of the world yet??

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:27am

Hilarious! And, I was particularly thrilled to see a very talented guy I went to college with shine in a memorable role. His name is Jim Parsons and he plays Tim. I have a feeling Jim is going to break through after this film.

So many great actors in the film--Ian Holm, Jean Smart, lots of Broadway folk like Jackie, Denis O'Hare, George C Wolfe, etc.

And, I always enjoy seeing Natalie Portman in a good performance.

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:31am

um, no. I haven't been to the movies much lately.

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:31am

TYhat was George Wolfe! I wasn't sure.
Ian Holm is great in anything he does...and Jean Smart was fantastic in her all-too-brief role.
I was even impressed by miss Portman. She managed to make me forget her sleepwalking Amidala.

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:32am

Natalie can rock--I thought she shined in Cold Mountain, too.

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:39am

have you seen a home at the end of the world yet

I have. Colin Farrell is adorable in it. Swoon-worthy, even without the frontal nudity (although you get some fleshy here anyway).

I posted my review of the film a few days ago. Search the OT board.

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 12:51am

nope. cannot do it. no reviews or ANY info. before i see movies. afterwards, i read everything and anything about them but i learned long ago never to read reviews so that i am not biased by another person's opinion going into a movie, play, etc.

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 1:02am

Garden State

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/10/04 at 1:04am

thank you! I did a search, but that thread didn't turn up. Hmmm. Well, it's a great film--it can have two threads!

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/11/04 at 1:21am

bumping for a great film

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re: Garden State ---- great new film full of Broadway actors

Posted: 8/11/04 at 9:16am

I'll give it a bump, because I think Braff is a talented guy. His role on Scrubs is fantastic.

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