One from the bargain bin...

[George Bellefontaine]

THE BIG EASY

I got this at Wallyworld for $6.88. It wasn't anamorphic and the transfer was probably the same one used for the vhs tape and the laserdisc, so it wasn't the best, folks, but adequate; as was the soundtrack. No 5.1 here and no LF.

For those who haven't seen it, Dennis Quaid plays a New Orleans detective in a corrupt police department. Ellen Barkin is a prosecutor with the district attorney's office and is sent to Quaid's department to get to the bottom of a series of murders with local cops as suspects. Dennis turns his charm on Ellen and they get tight, but she has a job to do and because he has falen for her, Dennis sees the light and helps her to solve things. A really entertaining film from 1986, with foot stomping Cajun music, and some music from the charts of that particular time. A good film at a bargain price.




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[BradF]

I think that's a fair price for that one. I've seen it on-line for a whole lot more.

Ellen Barkin was a hot property there for a few years. I remember her best for Sea Of Love with DeNiro. She was maybe just a notch below Sharon Stone, Theresa Russell and Kathleen Turner in the steamy femme fatale category... they were all kind of interchangeable.

[John Holmes]

I too enjoyed this film. I haven't seen it in yrs. Thanks for reminding me George!




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[George Bellefontaine]

Brad, yeah Barkin was definitely hot in Sea Of Love. I think you meant Pacino as her co-star. As for Ellen, if you haven't seen her as the trailer trash mother of Kirsten Dunst in DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, you are missing a hilarious performance. I felt she stole this one.




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[BradF]

Yep, thanks George, definitely Pacino... sorry about that Al.

For some reason, I don't think I've ever seen any of Barkin's later movies. I did catch a little bit of Drop Dead Gorgeous on TV a while ago, but I must have missed her in it. She's always reminded me of one of the old school B-girls... haven't seen her in a comedy.