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Over the past week or so I was able to catch CAST AWAY and PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE and YENTL on tv. Let me drop a lil' something-something on each of them.

I have to say I was pretty disappointed in CAST AWAY. Tom Hanks got into incredible shape and that was impressive, but other than that there really wasn't much.

PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE on the other hand I would basically recommend, though with some caution. This quirky Paul Thomas Anderson film really tries to be off-beat and for someone that loves quirky and different and off-beat (like me) ... this isn't a bad time sprinkled with some clever here and there. It's a romantic comedy that isn't filled with laughs nor romance but quick, short punches of both in a bewildering manner.

This may sound strange but YENTL, for me, was the most enjoyable out of the three. I think it has a good deal to do with the story which is from a novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy). Anyway, if you're not expecting much from this 1983 film starring and directed by Barbara Streisand, it will pleasantly surprise you.

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Jay said...

I, too, was disappointed with Castaway with it's lack of reality. Everyone knows that after a year he would have become intimate with Wilson.

Virenda said...

LOL @ BP (visuals are so wrong.)

I wouldn't admit it normally but since you brought it up, I too didn't really like Castaway. Sure Tom Hanks is amazing, sure the movie was OKAY but I wasn't really feeling it. I tried, I really tried but no go.

Um, Punch Drunk Love was okay. I agree no romance not many laughs but there were some amazing moments in that film. Plus I have a small crush on Adam Sandler. Don't ask why.

0000 said...

I have only seen part of Castaway and neither of the other two movies you mentioned. But I love catching random movies on tv!

Bonus points if its a made-for-TV-movie! Possibly on Lifetime!

0000 said...

P.S. Yentl makes me think of the SNL alum whatshername that did a "SUPERSTAR" bit and broke into a monologue from that movie. Hehe...I'm prolly not making any sense but its funny inside.

yll said...

I didn't like Castaway either. But then again, I can't watch movies w/ Tom Hanks (or Adrian Brody). I can watch 'Toy Story' cause it's not really him, he's all animated & stuff.

Have you seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? I think you'd like that (I did).

0000 said...

Ooh...I loved ESotSM.

GetFlix said...

Castaway was a brilliant idea that really never takes-off. The scene where Wilson finally drifts away freaked me a little.

And darn, those commercials come on too often.

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