Jonathan ,'Touched'
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from the Five Easy Pieces wikipedia entry...
Thirty years later Nicholson would perform a scene in the movie About Schmidt which directly drew from this scene (available as a "Deleted Scene" extra on the DVD release). Nicholson's character in About Schmidt , an emotionally downtrodden retiree, in contrast, humbly accepts the waitress' "no substitutions" rule.
That makes me sad. I'm glad they decided not to leave it in the finished film.
So, watched Five Easy Pieces tonight, and... meh. I understand that it's a character study, but I tend to have to find a redeeming quality in the character in order to enjoy such films. Dupea, NSM. Am I just an unrepentant heathen?
No. It's a loathsome, misogynistic, boring and self-indulgent waste of time.
(There's a whole slew of Edgy Films About Men that make want to swear off the whole gender and join a separatist movement. Thinking about them provokes in me a violent reaction of utter visceral rage and loathing. Five Easy Pieces is the chief offender.)
Full on ragin' Ple.
I really liked the scene with Nicholson's character and his father towards the end. I think Jack did some of his most naked, least mannered acting in that movie.
Dracula 3000
A buddy who liked Dracula 2000 as much as I did. (What?) He went on and on about how great...and tragically misunderstood...3000 was.
It made me want to put out an eye. Seriously. The whole franchise is a thing as sad and things can be sad, but...I can't take my eyes off it.
No. It's a loathsome, misogynistic, boring and self-indulgent waste of time.
I totally agree...with an extra added side dish of Last Tango in Paris. Just call me the unwashed.
I admired the artistry of Five Easy Pieces, but did not connect with it at all.
I saw No Country For Old Men last night and it was FANTASTIC. Not a false moment in it. The Coens have really made a mature and powerful and exciting film and you all should go immediately.
I've still never gotten around to watching Last Tango in Paris. Should I maybe take it off the queue?
I've still never gotten around to watching Last Tango in Paris. Should I maybe take it off the queue?
I thought it was a real bore.
Should I maybe take it off the queue?
Only if you ever want to enjoy butter ever again. Ever.
Yes on both those counts.
After all the 'it's a masterpiece!' hype, I could not believe how incredibly boring it was. Stultifying doesn't even cover it. And the butter thing would not have been half as scarringly gross if there had been even the slightest chemistry in that relationship.
The entire thing gave me a brain cramp...primarily I think...because I was looking for 'there' that was nowhere.
But you have to take into account the times in which it was made. Back then, there were really only limited, stereotypical uses of butter.