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Oct. 16th, 2004 11:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zesty_pintoAMC is an amazing channel.
I remember a time when I thought it was a channel full of old movies from the era of "Casablanca," but their new image change has really brought a huge retinue of movies that I have never seen but learned to enjoy in the process. I didn't bother with it, though, until a couple of months ago when me and my brother were watching "What's Up, Tigerlily? (one of the only Woody Allen movies I can admit to liking)" before we got to see the uncensored version of "Blazing Saddles." God, that movie brought nostalgia.
I just admitted that mainly because tonight I wasted 4 hours after accidentally flipping through AMC and found Luc Besson's "The Professional," which just gave me an intense pleasure since it's the closest English movie to "La Femme Nikita" that I can think of. Afterwards was "A Civil Action." I didn't think it was going to be good since it had John Travolta in it, who always was a hit-or-miss for me, until I heard his opening monologue. Right at that beginning monologue where he compares the value of a client by age, race, sex, and injury, I realized that Travolta found a role that he really could flesh out surprisingly well. And, yes, I liked the movie. I liked it so much that I looked up the real Jan Schlichtmann and might just buy the book if I have the time.
On a side note, for those of you that don't know, Mel Brooks is working on a "Spaceballs" sequel. I can only hope that the sequel really will be called, "For The Love Of Money," which would be ironic considering that's the only excuse I can think of for these subpar prequels.
I remember a time when I thought it was a channel full of old movies from the era of "Casablanca," but their new image change has really brought a huge retinue of movies that I have never seen but learned to enjoy in the process. I didn't bother with it, though, until a couple of months ago when me and my brother were watching "What's Up, Tigerlily? (one of the only Woody Allen movies I can admit to liking)" before we got to see the uncensored version of "Blazing Saddles." God, that movie brought nostalgia.
I just admitted that mainly because tonight I wasted 4 hours after accidentally flipping through AMC and found Luc Besson's "The Professional," which just gave me an intense pleasure since it's the closest English movie to "La Femme Nikita" that I can think of. Afterwards was "A Civil Action." I didn't think it was going to be good since it had John Travolta in it, who always was a hit-or-miss for me, until I heard his opening monologue. Right at that beginning monologue where he compares the value of a client by age, race, sex, and injury, I realized that Travolta found a role that he really could flesh out surprisingly well. And, yes, I liked the movie. I liked it so much that I looked up the real Jan Schlichtmann and might just buy the book if I have the time.
On a side note, for those of you that don't know, Mel Brooks is working on a "Spaceballs" sequel. I can only hope that the sequel really will be called, "For The Love Of Money," which would be ironic considering that's the only excuse I can think of for these subpar prequels.
