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Couple of early 90s classics
My daughter was home sick on Friday and I have the luxury to be able to set part of my week's schedule to my whim (so I took off Friday and am doing work today). Watched a couple of now 25 year old movies. :E My Cousin Vinny, as funny as I remembered it. The lovely Marisa Tomei is still a delight, but her outfits, frightening enough to my 25 year old eyes, are even scarier to my 50 year old pair (my daughter, 15, was even more frightened :lol: ). The ratings on the box of this Blu-ray were wildly different from one jurisdiction to another--more so than any other film of which I'm aware. The US rating is R (purely for language, as there is nothing else in the movie that could possibly provide general offence). The Anglo-Canadian rating is 14A (presumably for language). The Quebec rating is G. Of course, Quebec ratings are usually quite different from the rest of North America. Basic Instinct gets a 13+ rating in Quebec, while Rambo gets an 18+ rating. Quebec rating boards worry far less than the Anglo-world re: nudity and sexuality, and language while the Anglo-world seems much more accommodating of violence and restrictive of nudity/sexuality and language. It would make for an interesting sociological study, I'm sure.
The other classic was Patriot Games. I remember much of the computer tech on display seeming cutting edge when I saw it at the theatre. It still works well within the movie (unlike old sci-fi movies where "future tech" seems really outdated, I find films that represent the current day when made still work well with "old tech").
A good time was had by all.
The other classic was Patriot Games. I remember much of the computer tech on display seeming cutting edge when I saw it at the theatre. It still works well within the movie (unlike old sci-fi movies where "future tech" seems really outdated, I find films that represent the current day when made still work well with "old tech").
A good time was had by all.