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causticangel

When in doubt, go to the movies

Aug 20, 2006 15:36

I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show yesterday for the first time. It's been on my list of Movies To Watch for quite a while - it seems to have really informed the slightly off-beat culture of the last thirty years or so, and it was starting to bug me that I didn't get the references ( Read more... )

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lieutenanth August 20 2006, 14:33:18 UTC

I wouldn't bother with Raising Arizona, I thought it was rubbish.

otak August 20 2006, 14:43:40 UTC

I concur - don't bother.

Good Coen films include the stunning The Man Who Wasn't There, the sadly overlooked The Hudsucker Proxy and the extraordinarily quotable The Big Lebowski.

causticangel August 20 2006, 14:52:42 UTC

I've seen The Big Lebowski in the video shop, but never got it out - it looks rather off-putting. Do you think I'd actually enjoy it, or is is all T&A??

otak August 20 2006, 14:57:19 UTC

Um, are we talking about the same film? I don't remember much T&A.

causticangel August 20 2006, 15:06:48 UTC

Probably not then. The one I'm thinking of had a guy about the size of a Barbie pictured ontop of a woman's thighs on the cover? But the more I think about it, I think that was something else.

So, why are those three worth watching then??

otak August 20 2006, 22:52:27 UTC

So, why are those three worth watching then??

Oh I don't know! I've just written and deleted two revisions of this post trying to describe what it is that's good about those three. I'm afraid that I've got much more experience being rude about things I hate than advocating things that I like.

My personal favorite is The Hudsucker Proxy, a homage to Frank Capra's films, but a lot of people think that it's the worst Coen film. I think it's lovely though -- it's really more of a fairytale than a film about realistic characters, and the end is totally superb / ludicrous depending on your taste. The Man Who Wasn't There, the grimmest one, is sort of a cross between 50s crime novels and Camus' The Outsider. There's a great contrast between Billy Bob Thornton's almost silent onscreen character and the incredible inner life revealed through his narration. The Big Lebowski is a stoner remake of The Big Sleep -- it works really well because plot of The Big Sleep doesn't make much sense anyway. Oh, and I've just remembered that it has a ( ... )

causticangel August 25 2006, 08:21:56 UTC

Thank you :)

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