“I want my $200!”
Never thought a movie about 2 con artists would be so heartwarming. I’ve always heard this was the movie with the youngest Academy Award winner in it, and it’s certainly well deserved. Tatum O’Neal commands this movie and if anyone else played her role I don’t think it’d come out the same. It’s crazy to think that Linda Blair was also nominated that same year for The Exorcist. Just an incredible year for movies all around! …
Watching this after The Fablemans released and pointing at the screen every time the horizon is at the top or bottom of the screen.
Was shocked at how this film holds itself back from trying to be action a minute. Instead this is 90% a character drama which I loved! But why did they have to be mean to Buck so much? Man’s driving the damn stagecoach the least you can let him do is get a word in edgeways!
Kubrick somehow manages to reinvent himself with every film he makes. I’ve long considered A Clockwork Orange or The Shining as my favorite film of his (it changes depending on mood or the season); but, Barry Lyndon throws a wrench into everything. Outside of “Ranking every Kubrick film” lists, this one never seems to get an attention. But this managed to surpass 2001 for me. There’s too many things to praise. Cinematographer did not have to go so hard but he did.
Call it…
Exceptional, phenomenal, other synonyms. Embarrassed to say it took me this long to watch this one, especially considering The Big Lebowski is my favorite movie of all time. A perfect example of every single person bringing their A-game to make something special.
As I was watching this, one word kept popping into my mind: control. Each character has different levels of control that seems to oscillate throughout. I ended up finding a Reddit thread where someone spoke of the…
