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Another Nice Mess (1972)
I was there too!
At 14 I was a big fan of Rich Little (and Nixon, I'm ashamed to say), and badgered my mom in to taking me to see this at the Americana 5 in Panorama City, CA. If she knew something was up when we turned out to be nearly alone in the theater, she never let on. I'm sure she regretted it, but I remember enjoying it a lot. I don't remember a lot about the film, but I do recall that several times during the film they'd flash to Rich Little doing Nixon as Nixon (with a very good make-up job) watching the film in a screening room, and making comments. I don't know what made me think of this film today, but I'm happy to see that others remember this film, fondly or not...
A Mighty Wind (2003)
I just love it!
I dearly love this film. Funny and touching (not a common combination), brilliant performances (to me, the improvised dialog appears more 'real'), fun and poignant music (the first soundtrack album I've purchased since "South Park"), I love it all. I especially liked the work of Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy as Mitch and Mickey. The subtle, quiet way they show the awkwardness dealing with the feelings they still have, the palpable sadness and longing as those feelings come to the surface during their closing duet, is just perfect (You can tell they've been working together off and on for over two decades now). (BTDT. I was once half of a "perfect couple" that came apart. For twenty years, we felt that overwhelming awkwardness every time we failed to avoid running into each other. Our story has a much happier ending, however. We're reunited for good for six years now, and will be marrying next fall. We're going to sing "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" at the ceremony.) Let go of your expectations and go with the flow of the movie. I think you'll love it, too.
Duck Soup (1933)
Has Dubya seen this?
Not only is this one of the all time great comedy movies, it should be (along with Dr. Strangelove and The Mouse that Roared) made required pre-inaugural viewing for all of our incoming presidents. And any president trying to get this country into a war should be strapped to a chair with his eyes clamped open and made to watch the "We're Going to War" musical production number over and over until he snaps out of it!
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Um, it looks really cool, but...
Looks great! Less filling! Costumes, makeup, sets, direction, acting, all were adequate or better for a sci-fi action flick. I liked how the apes were more apelike than in the original. But the writing...
Almost all the tension of the original was missing. About twenty minutes in the story arc was readily apparent, I figured out the time loop, and started to predict just about every major plot point before it happened.
Then, there was the ending. At least what had come before had mostly made sense (allowing for some real puzzles, like why was a research ship obviously not built to land carrying horses?). In the original POTA, the ending not only managed to answer all the questions the rest the film posed while remaining completely consistent to the rest of the story, it was surprising because it wasn't an answer you expected. With this one the ending is unnecessary, as the story loop is already complete; totally inconsistent with the plot; and surprising only because it is so completely illogical. For me, the ending knocked a 'six' (mindless fun) down to a 'four' (just mindless). With no reasonable expectation of a successful return to his own time (not to mention, no way of getting back to Earth with only a service pod) he should've just stayed there. Human/Ape society, and this movie, would've been the better for it.
Steambath (1973)
Are you listening PBS?
I was fifteen when this movie originally aired. I watched it because I was a Bill Bixby fan, of all things (I was a big My Favorite Martian fan, and "The Courtship of Eddie's father was THE antidote to my real father). OK, I was fifteen, and the sight of Valerie Perrine in a towel made a big impression on me, but so did the themes and thought of this play. A lifelong agnostic, sometimes the sense of humor is the only sense that makes sense. PBS, if you won't re-air this, please make it available on video.