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That's what I just watched! I was surprised to see it on TCM and hadn't watched it since it first was on cable movie channels. So, it had been more than a decade since I viewed it. It really does hold up. It has two of my favorite actors: Ford and Pfeiffer, plus one of my favorite character actresses, Diana Scarwid, who was never used enough. She's great in the Eve Arden-type roles, the sharp-tongued, savvy best friend. Holland Taylor sometimes does that type but generally is the sassy rich lady, always very funny.
Next up is "The Enforcer" (1976), which I haven't seen since the late Seventies. I recall very little about it except for Tyne Daly playing Harry's new partner, which, he being an MCP, resents. (Does anyone remember MCP even?)(It's definitely a sign of my age.)
Django last weekend. If you like Tarantino, his over-the-top plot & bodies exploding in a cartoon-like watermelon way, you'll love it. I did develop a newfound repect for Jamie Foxx & Leo DiCaprio, 2 actors who always left me feeling less than impressed in their cinematic efforts. Leo, in particular, was great. I liked Jamie more than before, which isn't stellar.
I don't know... right now 3* out of 5. Tarantino often leaves me wondering why I spent $10 at the theatre. I'm slightly beyond that phase, but not much. It doesn't seem a plausible plot, although I'm not sure Spike Lee's assessment of an unseen film is relevant. I just lose interest after the 10th person explodes in blood & guts & fury in an impossible seeming way. Although, I didn't play video games as a kid, so perhaps my view is skewed?
Would I recommend it? To Quentin fans, yes. To others, nah.
It's heist night on TCM:
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round ~ James Coburn being his usual wry, hip, cool self, with Harrison Ford in his film debut, just a bit part but one that can't be missed
$ aka Dollars ~ Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn ~ very drawnout and definitely not a riveting crime film, at least not to me
Odds Against Tomorrow ~ It's just getting started, and I don't recall ever seeing it before. The big draw for me is Harry Belafonte, but there's also the powerhouse Robert Ryan and good ol' Ed Begley.
I saw "Hope Springs". If anyone should've been nominated for that film, it was Tommy Lee Jones. I love Meryl but he was clearly the better actor in that one. Maybe that's why he looked so pissy at the Golden Globes.
Django Unchained, which was really 'out there' a la most Tarantino flicks, but enjoyable and very bloody.
I also saw 'The Impossible' the day before, and it was exceptional, with a masterful performance from Naomi Watts, who is going to win an Oscar someday.
I enjoyed it. Definitely lacking that grand majestic je ne sais quoi feeling of the other LotR movies, and I understand the 65 on rottentomatoes. That being said, it was very entertaining and I had no problem with the film's length.
Before that I saw Premium Rush, that bike messenger film with Joe Gordon-Levitt.
Average film. Neat idea for a film, average performances by the actors. I think they should have made it an R. Lots of goofy Disney Channel-esque "get away from the bad guy" chase scenes combined with sudden bits of rather brutal violence made it odd to watch. The use of "douchebag!" and "Sh-t!" was unsparing to the point of being comical. Could you imagine being shot at and and surviving getting run over and just saying "DOUCHEBAG!" in return? hahaha
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