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What Lies Beneath (2000)
A Loving Tribute
"What Lies Beneath" is a loving tribute to Alfred Hitchcock's moviemaking style, right down to the riveting score. Many of the complaints I have seen regard the movie's lack of originality. Fortunately, the movie succeeds in so successfully recreating Hitchcock's style that lack of originality can be forgiven in this instance. This is one of the smartest thrillers to come out in recent memory, especially in light of the excess self-aware, teen-targeted horror movies that have been released. Additionally, after "The Sixth Sense" helped to revive the thriller genre, there are sure to be copycats. Example: the upcoming "Bless the Child," which even from the previews makes the movie appear like it's trying just too hard to replicate "The Sixth Sense". "What Lies Beneath" doesn't do that at all. If the TV show "Survivor" is the winner in a trend of reality-television started by "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," the winner in wake of "The Sixth Sense" is clearly "What Lies Beneath". Certainly Zemeckis succeeds in applying Hitchcock's style to "What Lies Beneath," as opposed to the "remake" of "Psycho," which is an insult that I refuse to see.
Les noces de papier (1990)
stimulating
Not quite thought-provoking, but enough material to make you question the finer points of satisfying one's life. Enjoyed looking at the very pretty and talented Genevieve Bujold. Claire and Pablo are not part of your typical couple, but in a way, you root for them. Could've done without the blueness. It may have been symbolic, but it was just so overwhelmingly depressing at times.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Wonderful
"Voyager" has shown marked improvement ever since the last half of its third season. Now in its sixth season, the series shows no signs of aging as producer Brannon Braga continually injects his entertaining, albeit unique, plot ideas and storylines. Unfortunately, "Voyager" has the horrible fate of being stuck on the much-maligned UPN. Had this show aired on the likes of CBS, Fox, or NBC, the amount of effort placed into the series would have consistently placed it among the top 20 rated TV programs, if not the top 10. While it is agreed that "Voyager" is by no means comparable to the previous Trek series, "Voyager" itself is by far the most accessible of the four. With the CBS/Viacom merger now in place, I believe that Paramount brass should hold off on creating a new Trek series and give "Voyager" a fair shot at network stardom by dumping UPN and transferring the show to CBS. "Voyager" has had some wonderful moments of intense action and drama that have been seen by too few people because of its UPN status. I say break the 7 season tradition, put "Voyager" on CBS, market it like crazy, and let it shine like it deserves to.