This was the last movie I watched in early 2019 for this blog. I rented it, I took notes, and yet somehow writing the actual review fell by the wayside. And if you were living inside of my brain you would understand why. I really detested this film. It was very clearly a product of its time, which is not inherently a flaw. But I simply could not get passed my feelings of “this would not fly today” as I watched. Not to mention, by this point in time I have seen so many bad-boy-cop-who-will-break-all-the-rules-to-catch-the-bad-guy movies that it doesn’t seem original. In fact, when it wasn’t being racist or sexist, it was downright boring. It’s been well over a year since I watched this film and I distinctly recall walking out of my living room during the last few minutes of the movie to do some chore or another. This movie suffers greatly from what I like to call “Snow White syndrome”- it’s important because it was the first, not because it’s the best. My hope is that if this list ever gets a new update, someone will take a long, hard look at some of these “classics” before blindly including them.
Now, onto my questions!
- Did I like the movie? NO!
- Did I appreciate the movie? NOPE.
- Would I recommend this movie to a friend? Absolutely not.
- Do I plan to see this movie again? No. So much so, that I probably should’ve watched it again before writing this but couldn’t bring myself to do it.
- Am I glad I have now watched this movie? Meh.
Now let me update my list to include this movie from best to worst:
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Toy Story (1995)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- The Last Picture Show (1971)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- The French Connection (1971)
(Are you surprised that it’s at the bottom?) Next up is Goodfellas (1990), which I did watch once before but will watch again before reviewing.
One Hundred Movies in One Hundred Weeks 