I'm back to talk about three of the movies that I've just watched off my watch list: Wait Until Dark, The Elephant Man and The Blues Brothers. You'd think that my watch list would have slightly decreased in size, but once again I just added three more titles: The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare and The Odd Couple. I hope that after these last minute additions, I will stick with the remaining 54 titles on my list. Anyway, here are a few brief critiques from the movies I have just seen:
Wait Until Dark - I was in a bit of an Audrey Hepburn phase for the past month and I was very curious to see if she could pull off the portrayal of a blind woman. Obviously, she succeeded. The movie is quite talky for the first half ( I guess this shouldn't surprise me considering that this movie was adapted from a stage play). But the second half is very suspenseful and goes to show that a blind women without any combat training can still be lethal when she has to go against three crooks who are trying to acquire a doll full of cocaine that accidentally ended up in her apartment.
Elephant Man - David Lynch has directed some bizarre films (Eraser head and Blue Velvet) and this one is strange as well, but it also acts as an emotional powerhouse when we see how a disfigured man is treated with sympathy for the first time in his painful life by a medical doctor who sets out to help him. Wonderful performances by all (especially by John Hurt who plays the Elephant man) which are backed up a haunting score.
The Blues Brothers - If I had to list the most outrageous comedies I've seen, I'd include Blazing Saddles, Airplane and most certainly The Blues Brothers. It has been a while since I've seen a film this funny. To add to that, there are a plethora of car chases that are truly remarkable. You'll be blown away when you witness how they crash, smash and flip over each other all throughout the movie. Many great cameo performances add to this terrifically entertaining film that acts as a love letter to blues music....and crazy car chases of course!
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