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!

1. Did I like the movie? NO!
2. Did I appreciate the movie? NOPE.
3. Would I recommend this movie to a friend? Absolutely not.
4. 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.
5. Am I glad I have now watched this movie? Meh.

Now let me update my list to include this movie from best to worst:

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. Toy Story (1995)
3. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
4. Blade Runner (1982)
5. The Last Picture Show (1971)
6. Do the Right Thing (1989)
7. Ben-Hur (1959)
8. 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.