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Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
What did you expect?
All right, so this isn't Oscar material. I don't think any movie with "Deuce Bigalow" in the title is going to claim award buzz. But there were a few belly laughs in a short 80-or-so-minute picture. The women were hot. Some were nude. And come on, you wondered how many variations of "man-whore" and "peruvian volcano" the writers could come up with. This isn't a great movie, but it was decent. And that actress who played Deuce's love interest - wow! Get her in Playboy! Six stars. No, it's probably not worth that many in the grand scheme. But for what this movie was trying to be, it deserves six. Sit back and watch while drunk/stoned. You can't beat Adam Sandler's production crew for pure gross-out humor and, of course, Rob Schneider. Whatever happened to "The Sensitive Naked Man" and "Spontaneous Orgasm Guy"? Man, if SNL only had stuff like that nowadays.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Not so sure about this one
I thought the actors were great but the movie was just too excruciating. Maybe that's the point, and I don't mind depressing movies if they make you think, but "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" was just too much. Liz Taylor really blew Richard Burton out of the water. She was something else. And watching Sandy Dennis act like a drunken idiot is really great. A poster recommended just watching her reactions upon a second viewing of the movie - I'd pay attention during a first viewing. I can't recommend this overall, but if you want to watch good actors deliver dialogue, this is for you. I give it five out of 10.
They Drive by Night (1940)
Great under-the-radar Bogie
I had never heard of "They Drive by Night" but when I saw it was Bogart and George Raft I had to take a look. For a trucker movie from 1940, it was about as realistic as it gets. The technology included in the film, especially the electric-eye door openers, was a great touch. I kept waiting for Ida Lupino to appear, but when she does it's worth the wait. She is great at the angry-wife role, but I did wonder why she was so attracted to George Raft in the first place. Either way, her cut-downs of her husband and his reactions are pretty funny.