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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Excellent BUT -- the Music nearly kills this Christ
Excellent film!... except for shudder...Peter Gabriel soundtrack which makes it nearly unbearable in a few scenes. Willem Dafoe as Jebus may be a stretch for some, too bad the director couldn't get old standby Robert De Niro to play the lead, but Scorceses other stock character actors are all in fine form, ...bad lieutenant Harvey K-Tel as Judas and Harry Dean Stanton as Saul/Paul love it! David Bowie as Pilate reminded me of Hugh Grant, definitely Bowie's best acting on film to date except maybe the "merry Xmas Mr.Lawrence" soft porno he did with Riocheeki Sakogucci... John Lurie (Down Boy, Lawd!) overdoes it again, but his scenes are thankfully brief. Unfortunately, when Peter Gabriel gets into those W.O.M.A.D World Baloney Beat with drones drowning out the dialog it is SO annoying. Yuck... what a waste!
Say It Isn't So (2001)
The Farrelly Brothers ROCK! 9/10
I can't believe the lame reviews IMDB readers gave this film.
It's an excellent comedy from an excellent film team, and I'd rank it right up there alongside all the other great Farrelly Brothers films... though they didn't actually direct this one... here it's James B. Rogers who appears to have been assistant director on all the rest of Peter and Bobby's major releases except for Shallow Hal.
Along with The Coen Brothers, and Todd Solondz, the Farrelly Brother's are one of the best things going in American film these days. The fact that so many people claim to be offended by "Say It Isn't So" only makes me like the movie more, and want to see it again. (I've seen it twice so far).
Chris Klein deserves a special mention here as the few positive reviews credit the spectacularly funny Orlando Jones, Sally Field and of course, Heather Graham ... who are all fine... but Chris Klein appears to have been overlooked, and he really shines in SAY IT ISN'T SO, which is the first film I saw him in.
Check out "Election" w/ Chris Klein, Matthew Broderick and Drew Barrymore, for more good laughs.
There were brilliant gags well-paced throughout, but just recalling Orlando Jones (Digs) bush pilot business card alone puts a big smile on my face. 9/10