May 23, 2004
Have Some. It's Bill Carson's...
It is here. The De Luxe 2-disc Collector's Edition of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Fully restored, with an additional 18 minutes of deleted footage. Restored soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. A wealth of behind-the-scenes documentaries. This is the Mother Lode. Nirvana. I am scared to open it. It is Christmas in May.
"My Favorite Movie!" gushes Quentin Tarantino on the cover sticker.
My brother and I were discussing the aversion, or perhaps puzzlement, women feel for this film. We don't understand it. It is perhaps the greatest example of the whole Venus and Mars divide, excepting only the Stooges.
Lookit, girls: this film has all the female character traits you aspire to: avarice, disloyalty, cruelty, and envy. And these traits are assigned to men! The perfect film for you, in my opinion.
I ponder if I will be able to squeeze in three viewings on Sunday, given my other obligations. I will certainly give it the old Boy Scout try.