Dog Day Afternoon, please tell me what was all the hype for?
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I watched "Dog Day Afternoon" several years ago, and although it isn't my favorite movie, I think it stands out amongst other movies made in the 70's. It was different, chaotic, and I didn't find myself waiting for it to be over. The story line was engaging because event after event creates the need to know how the movie is going to end. Plus, Al Pacino is brilliantly troubled. He has perfected playing bad guys who you almost hope will succeed. Even though in the case of this movie he was trying to get money so that his boyfriend could have a sex change...\n\nI found this review of the movie at Amazon.com \n\n"A gripping true crime yarn, a juicy slice of overheated New York atmosphere and a splendid showcase for its young actors, Dog Day Afternoon is a minor classic of the 1970s. The opening montage of New York street life (set to Elton John's lazy "Amoreena") establishes the oppressive mood of a scorching afternoon in the city with such immediacy that you can almost smell the garbage baking in the sun and the water from the hydrants evaporating from the sizzling pavement. Al Pacino plays Sonny, who, along with his rather slow-witted accomplice Sal (John Cazale, familiar as Pacino's "Godfather" brother Fredo), holds hostages after a botched a bank robbery. Sonny finds himself transformed into a rebel celebrity when his standoff with police (including lead negotiator Charles Durning) is covered live on local television. The movie doesn't appear to be about anything in particular, but it really conveys the feel of wild and unpredictable events unfolding before your eyes, and the whole picture is so convincing and involving that you're glued to the screen.  An Oscar winner for original screenplay, Dog Day Afternoon was also nominated for best picture, actor, supporting actor (Chris Sarandon, as a surprise figure from Sonny's past), editing, and director (Sidney Lumet of Serpico, Prince of the City, The Verdict and Running on Empty)."
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Pretty boring...\n\nPlus I only just had the chance to get some breakfast, even though it's already 12:20 here...\n\nI'm annoyed with my boss for making me do free translations.\n\nI'm annoyed with my bf for turning on the tap while I was in the shower (Ouch - hot!!).\n\nI'm just annoyed in general\n\nAnd I have morning sickness.\n\nThe afternoon generally tends to get better.... lol\n\n;-)
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See the original.  I love a good horror and suspense but this wasn't scary or suspenseful.  There were a few scenes where the filmmakers throw out some stuff that makes you jump in your seat a little, but it's really just the shock of going from the slow boring stuff, to a dog jumping out of no where.\n\nI love the original movie.  This remake was for the most part poorly acted by the cast, with the exception of mia farrow and Liev Schreiber.  There were also a few scenes where most of the audience was laughing and it was obvious that the director did not intend for the scene to be humorous in any way.  The director was actually in attendance and i felt really bad for him.\n\nI would never tell anyone not to go see a movie, you should see it and form your own opinion.  But, don't expect too much!
195811
I had a fun filled St. Paddy's day.  First, I got up and went to work...yay, yay.  I work in a locked dementia/Alzheimer's unit as a recreation coordinator which is a dandy job.  I arrive to work at 8:30 on the dot.  By 9:13 a.m. I had changed my shoes 'cause someone peed on my foot while I was braiding their hair.  That was nice.  Then I went to lunch and had a tuna roll and iced tea from Railway Market.  That was nice too.  A little better then the urine on the foot, but not as warm and intimate.  By 1:23 p.m. a kind elderly soul didn't want to play Jeopardy with me so he sunk his dentures into my hand and spit in my hair.  (The shamrock earrings I was wearing weren't making me feel "lucky" anymore.)  Because those dentures really ventured down deep, I spent the rest of the workday in the emergency room getting stitched up and medicated.  It was a blast!  By 7:40 p.m. I was home (damn waiting rooms) and I think I may have had 1/2 a Guinness beer and a hot shower (hand covered in a Ziploc freezer bag during the shower, mind you...) before I fell asleep on the couch.  I awoke at 2:30 a.m. to find my dear dog Hank, had crapped on the floor.  My St. Paddy's day rocked!!!
620419
I saw it a while ago. Very funny, we laughed a lot. Nothing sensational, but if you're looking for a good entertaining time, you should def see it.
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Reckless Kelly , staring a bloke called "Yahoo Serious"\nIt was real funny , cos when he needed the dogs help , all he said was "cornflakes".\n\nLMAO.
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This commercial is really old, from my local Humane Society back in 1988\n\nIt showed this dog having a bunch of fun all day long with his elderly male owner... going for walks in the park, sitting by his side while he played checkers with a friend, just accompanying this old man through the day, until he finally laid down to sleep next to the old man's bed on a comfy cushion.\n\nThen the dog wakes up alone on a concrete floor in the dark - at the shelter. It was to show that just because a dog is not a puppy anymore, doesn't mean he is a behavioral problem, he could be a well trained dog who lost his owner.\n\nThat commercial killed me because days prior, my parents made me take my dog to the shelter because my mom didn't want her around anymore. I was just a kid, and I hated the thought of my girl being alone in a cage like that. I called the shelter and they said she was adopted in 3 days. But that commercial still kills me... and now I volunteer at the local shelter, helping them find homes for dogs just like her.
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Today? I was smart all day. Good thing you didn't ask this yesterday, though. Because yesterday I was weeding the garden and thought I was pulling up mushrooms, but it was dog stuff. And I wasn't wearing gardening gloves!  Yuck!
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I saw it on Saturday. It was okay. Vince Vugh looked really fat and I liked Jennifer Aniston in this movie. I don't really like her in other movies.  Yes it was funny, yes, you want to shout at the couple how stupid they are. The ending, all I can say without spoiling it is some people will like it and some people won't. \n\nBottom line:\nif you miss it in the movies, don't worry about it, the DVD will be fine. The only reason why I think it was so big it's opening weekend, is because it was raining on tje east coast and no one really went out that night.
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saw it thursaday 5/18 in korea.\n\nit was a good film, a fiction film, no more no less.
1111369
you can say that again.i have had pets all my life, and i know for a fact that my dog Sheena, will be in heaven, when i get there.i love her with all my heart.she was a German Shepard and Doberman mix.she past away 2 years ago.she had more feelings than all the people in this world.of course,all the ignorant fools would cross the street, because they thought she would bite them.now i don't have anyone in my life.i mean i have my mother,trinity,but i don't have an angel that i can call my own.when i see all the women on yahoo,it keeps tug-gin at my shoulder,whats miss-in in my life.i guess this boat will never reach shore...\n                                  God Bless
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My uncle was building a beach house on the Oregon Coast and I decided to drive up to see it with him so he could show me his progress.\n\nWe got there really late at night because of traffic, me, my uncle and his dog.  As soon as we got there his dog, Bailey, started acting really strangely.  She seemed very agitated and she started growling and the hair on her back was up.  At first we thought someone had broken in the property, but when we went inside it was completely empty.  The dog followed us into the house.\nMy uncle checked the house to make sure it was all locked up and no one had entered it which would explain the dog's strange behavior.  The house was nearly done, but it was empty of all furniture...so we turned on the lights and he started showing me around the place.\n\nWhen we got to the dining room, the dog (which was with us the whole time) began whimpering and growling all at the same time. \nHave you ever seen those cartoons where the dog is standing with a paw in the air, the tail stick straight, ready to go hunting?\nThat's sort of Bailey looked like.  She stood very stiff, looking at an empty wall in the dining room, the hair on her back was up but her eyes were moving, following something that neither I nor my uncle could see.  \nWhatever she was seeing seemeed to be going around the room, like in a acircle and she just followed it with its eyes, growling the whole time until "it" (whatever it was got really close to my uncle.  Than Bailey pounced on it...except to us it was thin air.  She literally jumped through the air and crashed against the wall.  She got up sort of dazed and looked around but whatever it was she had felt or "seen" was gone.  \n\nIt was the weidest and freakiest experience I have ever experienced.  Even though I din't see anything...\n\nThe dog was just acting so weird...like there really was something in there with us.  Whatever it was, she didn't like it.
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Heck yeah! Dog crap for 2 days... its worth it!
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You should try to get a background of "Winter Baby" - I looked at your page and noticed the cool pup in the photos.\n\n: D
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umm, yes. Every single day. I'm an internet junkie. It's like a train of thought.....jump from this to that and then before you know it your answering questions about silly things that everyone knows the answer to anyway....bye the way....Remember silly puddy?? I used to love that stuff, copied the comics with it. OH yeah, I just loved Calvin & Hobbes in the comics. Miss them. I miss my old dog, Shelby, too. She passed from cancer. I'm a Cancer. My birthday's coming right up in July, man I'm getting old......what was the question?
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Yes, i went last weekend. friday 2 b exact.  And n my own words.  It was "Off the Chain""  I highly recommed you checking it out.  If u have seen the plays in person or on did it was great.  i would see it again.  The movies was packed when we went. and my parents went last sunday at midnight and they said it was also packed then.  It was #1 in the box office also.  Check it out and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah... Dogtanian and the Muskehounds. It was on in the UK years ago. I remember watching it!