Uncle Scoopy's Fun House

The Summer of '42 (new to DVD) is a double nostalgia film - will bring back lots of pleasant memories of the forties, when it takes place, and the seventies, when it was made. Not an exceptional film, but very pleasant for me to watch, bringing back the way it was. A pleasant, gentle-spirited film. My review rarely mentions the film, but I rambled on about what it was like in a more innocent time, if you are interested.

A Touch of Class (new to DVD) isn't the worst movie ever to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. But it's close. That's the topic I discussed in my review, as well as why all of the worst nominees, 100% of them, came in the late 60's and early 70's

Klute (new to DVD) is another film that hasn't held up well. Jane Fonda won best Actress for this film, and Glenda Jackson won for A Touch of Class. Scientists have not really been able to point to very significant harm caused by marijuana smoking. I've always pretty much felt that marijuana should probably be legalized. Considering how much was smoked in the early 70's, I think these two Best Actress selections demonstrate that I should reconsider my position. Dope obviously affects people's judgment far more than I had suspected. If you have never seen these movies before, you will never understand why the lead actresses were nominated for Oscars. I don't even understand it, and I don't remember thinking they were poor selections at that time.

1. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.
2. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
3. A day without sunshine is like, well, night.
4. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
5. I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory
6. When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty.
7. Been there, done that. Can't remember most of it.
8. Those who live by the sword get shot by those with guns.
9. He's not dead, he's electroencephalographically challenged.
10. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges.
11. Honk if you love peace and quiet.
12. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
13. You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
14. The good things that come to those that wait are left there by those who got there first and kept better stuff.
15. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat drinking beer all day.
16. It was recently discovered that research causes cancer in rats.
17. Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.
18. I wished the buck stopped here, cuz I could use a few.
19. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people that weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
20. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

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