My dad has probably never been more excited for a movie to come out than this one. At nine years old, I was too young to accompany him but I remember vividly this exchange that took place when he got back.
My Dad: You gotta go see it, Steve. I'm telling you, you've never seen so many people get shot in your life.
My Uncle Steve (who was in Vietnam): Oh, I think I have.
When we got the VHS…
Just a beautiful, beautiful film. I highly recommend anyone who follows me to seek it out. With that runtime, you can't lose.
It's a shame that almost everyone is gonna watch this on Netflix because about an hour into my 2pm showtime today, an old man walked in, stood at the front and watched a solid 90 seconds of Cumberbatch castrating a cow before turning to all of us and loudly asking, "This not the Gucci movie?" And I think Jane Campion wouldn't have it any other way.
True story:
When this film first came out, I was in a long distance relationship and we decided to see showings of it at the same time in our separate cities as a "movie date" and call each other after to talk. I hated the film so much, I walked out after 40 minutes and patiently waited another two before calling. When I did, my girlfriend answered the phone sobbing, having been completely emotionally shattered by it. In fact, she…
