Midnight Cowboy - discussion thread - Page 4

katyseagull · #31 09-21-2007, 07:00 PM

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A beautiful woman with bad breath? Not eating for a week and then finding your soup has a hair in it? Winning a ten million dollar lottery when just a week ago it was worth twenty million?

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no.

(a woman with bad breath?)

andyfox · #32 09-21-2007, 07:06 PM

Man, that top picture is a classic.

I saw it again recently, after not having seen it in a long time and didn't enjoy it. It sure seems dated and the shock of seeing the things it showed has, of course, worn off, as you can now see those things on TV commercials. That said, I still consider it Dustin Hoffman's greatest performance and that he lost out to John Wayne in True Grit for Best Actor that year is one of the academy's greatest travesties.

The movie was rated "X" and won the Oscar. Wow.

andyfox · #33 09-21-2007, 07:11 PM

Blake Edwards' best movie. My favorite line was when one of the characters says, "That's one nervous Jew." The other character says, "Is he nervous? I didn't know he was nervous. Some of my best friends are nervous."

Dominic · #34 09-21-2007, 08:24 PM

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rothko,

Thanks for ditching the marionette.

John Voight on IMDB. I've always been surprised that given his acting ability he didn't seem to retain the star power of Hoffman, or of a De Niro or Pacino level. Among other films, he starred in Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance, The Champ (awesome flick), then he seemed to not get or take any more parts for awhile. Maybe he just didn't want them. He had a couple of awesome turns in the mid-90s, both as Nate the fence in "Heat" and as the blind man in "U-Turn", which were both stellar films.

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Well, he did win an Oscar for Coming Home...

Dominic · #35 09-21-2007, 08:26 PM

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I never knew he was such a good actor.

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The thing is, I don't recall seeing him in anything where he wasn't awesome. He's right up there with Harvey Keitel for actors that aren't A-list but are among my favorites.

If you're gonna do this movie thing and want something that you haven't seen but that is hilarious, rent S.O.B.. Actually, it may be hard to find that film on DVD form, but I rent it every few years for some laughs. It's damned funny, and it's also William Holden's last film. The cast is pretty solid and Julie Andrews ripping her shirt open to show her breasts is pretty LOL.

Despite the awesomeness of this film I never see or hear it discussed anywhere, and am only aware of it because my stepfather turned me on to it.

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SOB is my favorite movie about the movies! Fantastic film, very funny, and a fantastic cast.

Blarg · #36 09-21-2007, 08:32 PM

Wasn't this thing a total bomb and something like the comedy version of Heaven's Gate for Blake Edwards(think that was the director)? Insanely expensive -- I remember reading stories about them waiting three days with a full crew to get the right cloud pattern in the sky to background one of the scenes, etc. I'm surprised to see the love for it here; I remember having read it was bad.

tuq · #37 09-21-2007, 11:52 PM

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Wasn't this thing a total bomb and something like the comedy version of Heaven's Gate for Blake Edwards(think that was the director)? Insanely expensive -- I remember reading stories about them waiting three days with a full crew to get the right cloud pattern in the sky to background one of the scenes, etc. I'm surprised to see the love for it here; I remember having read it was bad.

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In the link I provided, it said reviews were sharply divided. The negative opinions may have been what has relegated this film to relative obscurity, but I adore it. I guess it comes down to whether you're prepared to be entertained or to shoot holes in it.

Dominic · #38 09-22-2007, 12:45 AM

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Wasn't this thing a total bomb and something like the comedy version of Heaven's Gate for Blake Edwards(think that was the director)? Insanely expensive -- I remember reading stories about them waiting three days with a full crew to get the right cloud pattern in the sky to background one of the scenes, etc. I'm surprised to see the love for it here; I remember having read it was bad.

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Blake Edwards wasn't that kind of director...he wouldn't give a damn if the sky was green, as long as he got the laugh on camera. It did bomb, though...mostly because it is ridiculously "inside" and thought to be funny only to those who have worked in the movie business.

tuq · #39 09-22-2007, 12:59 AM

Dom,

Interesting, but I'm not within a country mile of the film industry and I "got it".

Also, you not addressing my how/where have you worked with Bridget Fonda question in that now floundering thread makes me kinda sad.

Dominic · #40 09-22-2007, 01:59 AM

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Dom,

Interesting, but I'm not within a country mile of the film industry and I "got it".

Also, you not addressing my how/where have you worked with Bridget Fonda question in that now floundering thread makes me kinda sad.

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I didn't say that was the reason it flopped, I said that others have said that. When I saw it I had had no experience in the industry and I got it, too.

And I never said I worked with Bridget Fonda.