Bad Romance...

Okay, watched Harold and Maude a couple days ago, and loved loved loved this movie. The kid is hilarious! Although I don't really get if he cannot die or what...and did his third date kill her self on accident? Can any one tell me that?!...I digress. I have a special place in my heart for dark comedies like Clue, and Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Harold and Maude has taken its place among them. I must admit the relationship between them is disturbing, all be it touching at time, I still think they could have left out the shot of them in bed together...

I loved the Maude character, and I can only hope that I have her out look on life when I am 80, minus the whole doctor assisted suicide...

I like the holocaust survivor element as well, I felt that one shot brought the whole film to a different level, and brought it back to home. She also reminds me a lot of April Curtis in all the best ways, which made me love her even more.

I would recommend this movie to anyone!!!

Chis' 5 words or less:

upsetting, funny, and suicidal

Take Maude's advice "Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much *life*. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully."

Weird Sisters!

Although they are not the vampire type, in this movie they are just as scary. No, these sister come in the heavily made-up forms of Bette Davis, and Joan Crawford. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane is and incredibly upsetting, yet mesmerizing roller coaster of a film. Did you know the feud between the two actresses was just as intense off screen as it was on screen? Although Joan Crawford was much less innocent as her counter part. Bette Davis actually kicked Joan Crawford in the head, causing her to have stitches, and Crawford filled her costume with rock for the scene where Davis has to drag Crawford's paralyzed body across the floor, causing Davis permanent back problems.

As I sit here watching this film, I can't help but to think 'Thank God Make-Up Has Gotten Better Since the 60s!' It is terrifying! And on such beautiful women too. The heart shaped mole on Ms. Davis was a nice touch though, so props to the make-up designer.

The acting is superb on both accounts. Davis makes me thoroughly uncomfortable, in a she's doing her job right sort of way. Crawford does a great job of living in fear, she really seems to have gotten into the character. I think they both are brilliant! The whole thing has a very Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf feel to it. At least I find Parallels between Jane Hudson, and Martha. You just have to watch it, and tell me if you see it too. Who knows maybe I'm just crazy.

Any way, it's a really good movie. I would recommend it to any of you theatre fold out there (halla halla!) if you are a more main stream fan, I would tread softly.

Chris' 5 words or less:

One of my favorite films!

"Who can figure Cops?" See if you can, go ahead.