I bought the whole 6 film collection, never having seen any of them before. The snappy and witty dialog was the star, and the characters, perhaps especially the dog, were a hoot.
It occurs to me that this was released during the Great Depression, so the escapism of the lavish lifestyle depicted was probably welcomed. It was also released right after Prohibition ended, though it's hard to imagine these characters being sober for very long regardless of the law. Speaking…
This one has an advantage over the first 7, which I watched at home on a 55" TV, sometimes split over two days. This one was in an IMAX theater (I think the only one in the state). The only disadvantage it had was the lack of subtitles.
I was expecting a big drop-off vs. Dead Reckoning, but I think I actually liked it just slightly more. I did find the submarine segment dragged a little, because it was just…
This is really good, in my top three of the Best Picture nominees, which I have now watched all of. Fernanda Torres is amazing, giving a multidimensional performance that defies easy classification. When it's available on one of my streaming services, I'll likely watch at least some of it again.
