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"Operation pickle switch!"
Yes, and when they were after the escaped convict Barney had accidentally captured earlier, Andy makes it clear that if Barney wants to stay behind, he can. Barney gives a firm smile & says, "Let's go."
Followed by getting the drop on the convict again &thanks to Andy) & then uttering the immortal words, "I swallowed my gum." :)
I love Ernest T.'s "Missus WILE-EE."
Just happened to see "The Cow Thief" last night & Barney was exceptional.
State investigator: "Did you make a moulage?"
Barney: "Uh, well we didn't want to make a big moulage out of it."
But I also love Barney's heartfelt talk with Andy about how Andy gave him a chance to be a deputy, when the then-mayor thought it was a crazy idea.
I'm cracking up just reading those words. :)
Oh, the Mike Ploog art was a big draw all by itself!
And you're right about the sense of humor, sometimes slapstick, sometimes sardonic. The film just has its own style, unlike anything else out there.
Ha! A wonderful scene!
"During our lifetime we travel many roads. Some big roads, some little roads, rocky roads and smooth roads, dirt highways and improved highways."
"The tears on my pillow bespeak the pain that is in my heart."
?You know there's one thing she used to do that really burned me up. I'd show up at her house with a grape snow cone, and I'd offer her a bite. You know what she did, she'd bite off the bottom of the cone, suck out all the syrup and leave me nothing but the ice. You know what I'd do if I saw her now? I'd show up at her door with a grape snow cone, and when she answered the door, I'd bite off the bottom, suck out the syrup and hand her the ice! Now what do you think about that?!?"
I think if it had just been about wizards and elves slugging it out, it just would have been another formulaic fantasy film. The Nazi imagery was indeed social commentary re: the power fantasies of the emotionally stunted & insecure, the worship of technology, the dehumanization of society. It's very much a countercultural film; Bakshi's built-in audience would have instantly & viscerally made historical & societal connections to the everyday world. One of those connections is that some ideas, ideologies, and worldviews kill & exist for no other purpose than to kill & control.
Granted, I'm of the generation that responded well to the counterculture, so of course this film really spoke to me & others like me. But much of what it's saying, however crudely (which is not necessarily a bad thing), is still quite applicable to current society.
Barney determined to get Andy married by any means possible, because he knows so much about women himself (ahem) ...
Indeed, indeed. :)
Lawrence of Arabia was specifically on my mind, in fact! :)
I agree, there are so many sad "What ifs?" in film, aren't there?
No complaints about Blanchett, by any means! :)
If LotR had been filmed as a live-action film (or films, ideally) in the past, before CGI, by a skilled director staying as true to the tone & spirit of the books as possible, I wonder what it might have been like? Never going to happen now, of course! But (for instance), a non-CGI Gollum by the right actor could be stunning ... again, not to diminish what Andy Serkis did via motion-capture & superb voice acting.
Just an idle daydream of mine ... :)
I agree, and also think Galadriel's temptation for the Ring when Frodo offers it is handled better by Bakshi, not so over the top, but more subtle & ominous. It's all the more powerful for being almost understated.
I well understand that feeling. While a lapsed but still cultural Catholic myself, I feel the pull of spiritual pilgrimage, a journey that goes beyond money & status & ego.
A rich, wonderful movie, one that I find quite rewatchable & moving each time I see it.
True. But I think it's just as good a story, and in some ways it's even better, as it asks some interesting questions along the way.
Plus, the wonderful Jenny Agutter.
Agreed, it has a feeling of naturalness & authenticity that so many films from the time had.
Personally, I think the word "dated" is dreadfully overused today. All effects are inevitably going to look dated in time; the question is whether they did the best they could with what was available at that time. In this case, I'd say yes.
And I like that films from different decades have different attitudes, approaches, social mores, and the like. They provide a window into the time when those films were made, which fascinates me. It also reminds me that whatever is considered modern & oh-so-cool now will become just as dated a few decades into the future, if not sooner.
The original stop-motion Kong is a genuine personality. CGI Kong is just an expensive but ultimately empty effect.
Original Kong has soul. CGI Kong is hollow.
I could easily see him in those roles.
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