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Wedding Crashers.enjoying
El laberinto del fauno (Pan's labyrinth) - Very good film despite I expected more mysticism.
Last edited by Menteur; 06-02-2009 at 01:16 PM.
Double feature time, subset :"Buddy Films".
Decided to go with some classics- in fact, possibly the godfather(s) of all modern buddy flicks...Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting.
Both films star Hollywood royalty, Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
Butch Cassidy is the funnier of the two ("Who are those guys?"), while The Sting has better production values* and a cleverer script.
The chemistry between Newman and Redford is effortless and immediately compelling...watch either/both to see old Hollywood at it's zenith.
BC & TSK has the legendarily boneheaded musical interlude but this is offset by the presence of the impossibly ripe Katharine Ross (typically described at the time as "girl next door" although I've never seen any girls in my neighborhood who looked like that).
The Sting not only features a great turn by Robert Shaw as the villian you love to hate ("Ya fallah?") but the whole cast is comprised of Hollywood stalwarts contributing their best.
I highly recommend both films.
*In particular, Butch Cassidy's sound design drove me nuts.
I don't know whether it was technical limitations or what but all of the dialogue sounded like it had been rerecorded in a room instead of outdoors (where most of the film takes place) and the horse's hoofbeats sounded like obvious Foley work.
I'm usually not that aware of these things but it really jumped out at me this time.
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
Das Experiment - A German film from 2001. Turned out to be very good and different. Was interesting to see how people changed.
An Officer and a Gentleman.I remember it being pretty good but it hasn't held up very well.
When Lou Gossett breaks out the black Gi and red headband to give self defense training I was on the floor laughing.
Cool to see David Caruso in a very early ( even before First Blood) role though.
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