Dumb, but I watched it for the scene where they do the advert that interrupts the Carter Presidential Address, and that was funny. Kurt Russell is a stylish clotheshorse for the era, and it's a bit of a blast-from-the-past to see all the big junker cars (which withstood a hell of a lot more abuse than our new modern ones), 70's technology - answering machines, telephones, big TV Cameras - and - there's a scene with a CB where they say "10-4" and any movie that has that can't be ALL bad (actually, it can). Meh. Sometimes it's good to watch something a bit dumb. On that note, surprising how sexy those go-go girls were - and how attitudes have shifted with the plethora of cheap pornography.
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Been meaning to re-watch this forever, Alejandro Jodorowsky's famous "Acid Western", so started it last night and got about a quarter into it. A few early second impressions.
First of all, his innate and intuitive understanding of symbolism. What works for the scene. If you've not seen the film I'll warn you - it's written almost entirely in the language of symbolism, and has to be interpreted as such. And - if you take it on those terms, it's a masterpiece. If you don't - well, maybe don't see it.
So I arrive at the scene where our hero is dealing with "The General" - no spoilers - but - the obvious and apparent solution to many of today's political struggles is foreshadowed here, and by that I'm thinking of a certain President Trump as the General.
Anyways, it just struck me, The resemblance between the General and the President, and I'll come back to this when I've finished the film, there's a fair bit of it left to watch, but - like "The Wailing" - so many of our problems are so simple - and expedient - to solve, only we're afraid of dealing to others the same treatment they're only too comfortable dealing to us.
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This was, actually, a masterpiece. Not my cup of tea, generally speaking, but I can't wait to see some of the Safdie Brothers other films. Adam Sandler does a remarkable job. Out on Netflix.
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if you liked, try as welll her "In the beginning was the Sea"...
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