Going May Way (1944): good simple acting, but bing crosby is a crappy singer. i found the movie pretty boring. it is basically catholics gone wild in black and white. and did i mention bing was a shitty singer? the title song sucked too. way too much singing even if it is a musical. the main character is very non-existent today at least i've never known anyone as good as he. guess how i'm gonna rate this? makes catholic church in the 40's look like a cool place to be, but other than that it blew. don't see.
The Greatest Show On Earth (1952): it wasn't looking good from the start. this is the worst plug or product placement for a company in history of film. it was such a freak show with no plot. it felt like a tv show with 40 characters like some crappy soap opera. i can't imagine this movie influencing any one to actually go to the circus. you get a life time worth of circus in only 150 minutes. you get to see charlie heston kick some ass which is always good. i would have hated to be in the circus crowds for the movie because they had to endure days of shooting the marathon circus, whereas we only get a few hours shoved down our throats. and who is the target audience? its too circus gay for adults to care but too damn long for kids. i hope b&b's circus today isn't as ghetto as they were then. but this movie is entirely what i remember circus's being like back in the eighties. that could have also been what i remember at circus circus. but i doubt the circus life is this eventful. the fx are ugly. spoiler: but i will give them a compliment about the crash scene because i really did feel for everyone involved because so much story led up to this. you start to almost feel like you are part of the circus. lastly, wouldn't they suspect something from a clown that wears his makeup 24 hours a day? i'm talking about jimmy stewart playing 'buttons', the wife killer hiding in the circus as a clown, who actually has a big heart and is really nice and is able to save the day before being hauled off to jail. its one of the worst movies i've ever seen. honestly, gigi was better. and gigli for that matter.
10-14: gigi put me to seeing every best picture winner since 1952, the greatest show on earth puts me to 1948. and yes folks, there are still more to see.
there was a defining moment in ape history when he (or she) was able to reason, use a tool, etc. god said when this happens, apes are now all humans. everything prior to these new humans are not apes and is what separates man from animal. or maybe only to a point where they can understand and comprehend the existence of a god. just one of the many revelations of 2001.
tonight is my last official movie night and these mini-parties so i betta get crack-a-lackin. ho.
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