Background: It's been decades, but I actually did read the Ripley novels. I am also familiar with the two previous adaptations of the first one (i.e. Purple Noon/En Plain Soleil, the 1960s French one, starring Alain Delon as Ripley, and the 1990s The Talented Mr. Ripley directed by Anthony Minghella and with Matt Damon as Ripley, and with the two ( Read more... )

I have the feeling I did this once before, but no time to check, plus what the hell, it's always fun to rave about the women. Qualification: I'm choosing to interpret as referring to females who can do the kicking of the aforementioned backside both literally and figuratively. So ladies who could rule the universe by force of personality, ( Read more... )