Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Sept 10, 2021 2:42:07 GMT
I had read about Two-Lane Blacktop but had no idea that singer James Taylor was in it. Looks like I need to watch it soon in memoriam Monte Hellman.
I found Renoir's La Chienne to be dull. Interesting that I watched Fritz Lang's American remake Scarlet Street soon after and found it to be absolutely riveting. I remember Michel Simon's constipated acting to be the main culprit for my indifference towards La Chienne. He (and Renoir) later surprised me with their solid work in Boudu Saved from Drowning. I have not seen many French comedies and have read some negativity about them, but this one was very well made.
Ashes and Diamonds and Belle de Jour are in my watchlist. I suppose I have to add The Story of Louis Pasteur there as well.
Boudu Saved from Drowning is on my watchlist, because of how much I like Michel Simon in La Chienne.
Yours.
She-Devil - 5/10 Didn't care much for it.
Guarding Tess - 6.5/10 I like the first half, but I think it takes a dip in the second half.
I'll keep Loverboy in mind if I am in the mood for a '80s teen comedy. I am a fan of Can't Buy Me Love.
That's the general critical consensus on Guarding Tess. I, for one, welcomed the additional events and change of pace in the third act.
Can't Buy Me Love did not impress me much but it has a few good scenes. Such as in the end when the bully is trying to beat up Courtney Gains and Dempsey stands up for him.