tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post2370096236679067505..comments2023-09-29T10:37:34.652-04:00Comments on City Mouse Country: Some thoughts while watching "True Romance"bzzzzgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-70950532458057446882009-08-13T09:00:16.359-04:002009-08-13T09:00:16.359-04:00To clarify: Chef Boyardee ravioli is still canned ...To clarify: Chef Boyardee ravioli is still canned and filled with beef. It's just that now, when I think of ravioli, I think of something fresh or frozen (and usually cheese-filled). I had forgotten how recently the fresh or frozen stuff wasn't an option (unless you were making your own from scratch).<br /><br />We never had Manwich; I am not sure whether that's because my parents weren't interested in sloppy joes, or because the name was deemed to be sexist. I'd believe either (or both).bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-77822303758343605822009-08-13T08:51:26.457-04:002009-08-13T08:51:26.457-04:00I used to think that Manwich came out of the can w...I used to think that Manwich came out of the can with the meat, too.<br />So, you know. . .Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785722209135214824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-74049042281754214012009-08-08T22:08:37.565-04:002009-08-08T22:08:37.565-04:00In the commentary, bzh, Hopper talks about how gre...In the commentary, bzh, Hopper talks about how great that scene was to be in, and how later, he and Walken were on a press tour of some kind, and someone said something about what great actors they once were, and Walken allowed as how he doesn't know whether they're good actors, but he started as a dancer, and thinks they partner well together. Hopper loooooved that. I'd say they do indeed partner well together, but they are both pretty great actors.bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-28264070034176930272009-08-08T20:51:39.691-04:002009-08-08T20:51:39.691-04:00True Romance contains one of my favorite movie sce...True Romance contains one of my favorite movie scenes of all time.<br />Christopher Walken.<br />Dennis Hopper.<br />“So you're Sicilian, huh?”<br />Gives me chills just thinking about it.bzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285525144449507330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-19748266095918084962009-08-08T09:38:05.594-04:002009-08-08T09:38:05.594-04:00Rick- Don't know that it's one of my all-t...Rick- Don't know that it's one of my all-time favorites, but agreed absolutely: Tarantino is at his Tarantinoiest, and Gary Oldman is perfect. It takes some doing to be "The Villain" in a movie where the good guys murder and deal drugs, but both Gary Oldman and Christopher Walken are amazing. Oldman is a real bad dude.bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-30687185767830744662009-08-08T09:31:56.874-04:002009-08-08T09:31:56.874-04:00Yeah, but you don't want to watch all the movi...Yeah, but you don't want to watch all the movies. Two that I will save you the time of watching: <i>The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror</i> and <i>The Echelon Conspiracy</i>.<br /><br />I should add, I am not so much good at remembering actors' names as I am interested in it. I almost always watch a movie with a computer nearby, and <a href="http://imdb.com" rel="nofollow">IMDB</a> is my best friend. Val Kilmer, for example, is a bad Elvis, but he wasn't (to me) recognizable as himself; that was an IMDB revelation.<br /><br />As you know, but other readers may not, I just watched John Ford's <i>The Searchers</i> this week, too. That man knows how to make a pretty movie -- even when it's creepy and scathing social commentary.bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-72955109433940436282009-08-08T09:18:22.952-04:002009-08-08T09:18:22.952-04:00True Romance is one of my all time favorite flicks...True Romance is one of my all time favorite flicks. Quentin Tarantino writing at its best and Gary Oldman at some of his very best.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179294196429768306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-79104866417931695322009-08-08T09:01:09.378-04:002009-08-08T09:01:09.378-04:00How can anyone possibly watch "too many"...How can anyone possibly watch "too many" movies? There are more movies than anyone has time to watch in one lifetime. The problem will always be not watching enough movies. <br /><br />There's a project for someone - if all the movies ever created were screened one after the other, how long would the film festival last? <br /><br />I'm in awe of your ability to remember actor's names. Personally, until recently I got Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt confused. <br /><br />I've been watching John Ford westerns with friends lately: My Darling Clementine, Fort Apache, all shot in Monument Valley. Great movies and even more interesting once we saw a documentary feature on Ford and M.V.Cousin Mousenoreply@blogger.com