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Clue was done as a combination spoof of old-school murder mysteries and comedy, and worked very well in both genres, much like Murder By Death did back in the '70s.
We own both of them. Murder by Death is the better movie, but they're both a hell of a lot of fun. That said, I will watch Lesley Ann Warren in almost anything, so.
Love Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria--one of the best dumb-yet-vindictive blondes in movie history.
Lamont in Singin in the Rain, where she shows she's a cutthroat businesswoman as well. I love her.
"I am 'a bright shining star in the cinema fir-ma-mint.' It says so, right there."
Well, there's Minesweeper: The Movie
Hee, I watched that again the other day. Still love it.
P.S. The Waldo Ultimatum.
I've never seen Murder by Death, but if it's better than Clue, I ought to.
P-C, see it. Yesterday, if possible. Murder by Death is sheer comedy genius.
Murder By Death had some great actors in it. Eileen Brennan (who was in Clue, too!), Peter Falk, Elsa Lancaster, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, even Truman Capote.
Oh, and now that I'm looking at the IMDB entry, a young James Cromwell was in it, too!!
Alec Guinness has such fun in that, flipping through character types in seconds.
The ending makes so sense, but who cares?
I am also much with the Lina Lamont love here. You have to see the movie a bunch of times before you can separate out what a genius bit of character acting it really is.
what a genius bit of character acting it really is.
"I can't make love to a bush!"