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Problem for me with Ben Afleck in Mallrats, Dogma, and Pearl Harbor was that by then he was already too much of a hollywood pretty-boy.
In 'Dazed and Confused' he was a semi-dirtbag long haired HS jock with a sadistic disposition.
A few weeks ago I was talking with some people at work and discussing near this same subject, and how it was curious that even 10, a dozen years can be a big gap.
While Matthew Mcconaughey, Ben Afleck, and Christian Slater were "big" in the late 90s and 2000s, I remember identify them as they were early in their careers.
In turn, Matthew Mcconaughey is always "Wooderson" from 'Dazed and Confused', Ben Afleck is "O'Banion" from the same movie, and Christian Slater is "Jason Dean" from 'Heathers'.
To add to that, the tortured detective has an irate superior on his back threatening to throw him off the case. Said detective then redoubles his efforts to solve the case through a dogged pursuit acting on a long-shot theory and some unorthodox methods ( that will get him in more trouble if he fails ).
No. It's only on when I want to watch a specific show/movie. Once over, off it goes. I'm definitely not the type that says "Let's turn on the TV and see what's on".
I don't like distracting audio/visual blather in the background while I'm doing something else.
I liked the movie overall, but the first 5 or 6 minutes had me irritated/bored.
The "cold open" of from the neck down Lucy and Desi arguing, the faux interviews alluding to the investigation, which I thought was a complete and unnecessary distraction, or a lame McGuffin.
After that first few minutes, I began to take more interest.
'Sneaky Snake'
'Junk Food Junkie'
'Shaving Cream'
'I like Beer'
'The Naked City' ( 1948 )
My "weekend" doesn't begin until Sunday.
...And me as well. Especially spectator sports.
I just saw it as well.
My take? It's my favorite version of the tale.
In my case it was the first time I've ever seen him in film, and so in my opinion, was somewhat typecast as a menacing, mean, slow talking SOB.
Many many years later I saw him as a teacher in 'The Last Picture Show' and "magnum PI' and thought "That can't be Sheriff Hardin!"
Interesting! Another great angle, and equally as plausible as the previous.
I saw it as a youngster in '73 when it first came out, and enjoyed it very much. Didn't see it again until more than 30 years later and I like it even more. Bought the DVD too. So many things I understand now that I didn't then as a kid of 11.
I wondered that myself.
On one hand I thought it was a little unsettling to see Addie ditch her aunt and her chance at a secure, if much less exciting, upbringing, and "burning a bridge" in so doing if things went sour for her later.
On the other hand, watching her and Moze in the rickety Ford model T truck fade into the distance through the back road hills of Kansas with 'Keep Your Sunny side Up' playing was a quasi-happy ending. Who knows what will befall them? It was still kinda' nice to see them together, come what may.
'Watership Down'. I have no idea why.
Though I don't care for the movie 'Rocky Horror Picture Show', the song 'Dammit Janet' is a decent rock opera.
Sucking in their gut/belly. Sucking it in so hard their ass whistles.
A screeching saxaphone, like the one that begins the Bob Seger song 'Turn the Page'.
In my young ( early grade school ) formative years, I was around quite a few people who had a non-rhotic NYC accent and it confused me. Consequently I ( over ) compensated by adding the "R" sound to certain words because I assumed these people dropped their "Rs".
It got to where I would pronounce words like "theater" as "<i>theer-turr</i>" or "Chicago" as "<i>Chicargo</i>".
I never pronounced "idea" as "<i>Eye-dear</i>" though.
Not following my Father's career advice. He was of the era of thought that if you didn't go business school and become a mindless drone of a paper pusher, you were nothing. I was committed to following what I was a technical field interested in and yet payed well, and didn't have a problem with getting my hands dirty.
I'm glad I didn't let my father force me into a job I'd hate. Some of my peers, as we all went into our respective fields, went the former route and were "successful" but miserable, and told me so.