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I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking about this comic from the old days of my buddy Mitch Clem’s strip, San Antonio Rock City. Whenever I think of Al Pacino doing his thing from Scent of a Woman, that’s the visual I imagine.
I’m not really as critical of Righteous Kill as I depict myself to be in this comic. In fact, I’m kind of excited to see it and will probably sneak out of the house Saturday night to catch a late showing (Cami has no interest in seeing it).
But one can’t help but feel that at the age of 65 and 68 respectively, Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino might be a little long in the tooth for this kind of gritty crime drama. I mean, this movie co-stars 50 Cent. What’s up with that? Was DMX busy, or something?
I need to admit to the resentment I feel after watching Heat, which promised great things from the duo in their first on-screen meeting. I’m sorry, but a five minute exchange in a diner is not the great meeting of the minds I had hoped for. Heat’s a great movie, though. So you can’t be too mad.
My friend Joe Dunn had a good point about DeNiro and Pacino. They should have been making movies together every 5 years since 1977. But he also reserves judgment and points out the reason DeNiro and Pacino have managed to stay relevant is because they’re damn good actors.
Righteous Kill probably won’t be the movie we want it to be and it certainly won’t tarnish the careers of either actor. But it’s frustrating that the stars didn’t align earlier so audiences could enjoy these two bouncing off of each other in more movies. It’s not right that DeNiro has shared the screen with Pacino the same number of times as he has with Billy Crystal. It’s just not right.
Short blog post from me today, guys. Have a good weekend and I’ll see you here on Monday!
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This is the part of the story we like to call “building the drama.” I was half-way through inking it when I realized, “Hey, this comic has no punchline!”
That’s okay. Never every comic has to be fortified with your daily allowance of 10 comedy nutrients. Certainly not when compared to Friday’s comic – which was more of a visual gag than anything else.
At this point, I just want to cement the idea in your head’s that Jimmy was kind of a tool in his youth and the best way to do that is show you and not tell you.
I’m going to explore that idea a little more on Wednesday, specifically as it pertains to Jimmy’s relationship(s) with the opposite sex.
Much to my chagrin, I didn’t have an opportunity to see ANY of the myriad of new films released this week and I harbor a secret shame.
Cami’s folks offered to watch Henry Friday night so she and I could see He’s Just Not That Into You, but we only got as far as dinner before Cami wasn’t feeling well and we had to go home. We diluted ourselves into thinking maybe we could catch the late showing. But we both ended up crashing on the couch before 9:00 PM before waking up later, Rip Van Winkle style, and cursing our feeble bodies for being old and run down.
After that, I found it difficut to get motivated to see anything else. Cami had a social function Saturday night, so I was holding down the fort at home. She came back around 10:00 and I had about 15 minutes before Push started at the theater down the street. I couldn’t get myself up and out the door.
Henry took a nap on Sunday afternoon and Cami suggested I see Coraline. But it was 58 degrees outside and I decided to take the opportunity to sweep out a winter’s worth of sand and silt from the garage.
You know that scene in Old School where the college kids are telling Will Ferrell’s character to chug a beer, but he tries to worm out of it with the Home Depot / Bed, Bath & Beyond / “nice little Saturday” excuse? I’m starting to feel that way, but with movies.
If you want to listen to a couple of guys who KNOW what they’re talking about reflect on this week’s new releases while I moderate, be sure to listen to The Triple Feature this evening at 9PM CST over at TalkShoe.com. I’m not sure what we’ll be talking about specifically (since I’m such a flake). But, if nothing else, Joe can share with us his experience at the New York City Comic Con this weekend!
If you have a question for the show, we’ve gotten into the habit of soliciting those through e-mail and answering them at the top of the show. So send all of your movie-related questions to group@thetriplefeature.com. We WILL answer them!
Or, you can listen live and ask your question in real-time. If you want, you can call-in and ask it in person! So many options!
That’s all for me this morning. I’ll catch up with you guys soon. Got a comment about today’s strip? Leave it below and I chat you up!
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