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I will however say, at the risk of THREAD derailment (although I have a strong suspicion we're mostly in accord on this matter) that MISS PATTI LUPONE will always have a place in my heart for this clip though, YES, PATTI, YES

WHEREAS THE FULL PERFORMANCES OF LANSBURY AND THOMPSON AND BONHAM-CARTER ARE ALL Available for viewing in full, it seems as if PATTI LUPONE'S turn as MRS LOVETT in the unusual 2005 revival is only available in shaky vids and partial clips and her Tony performance, so it's not fair for me to make a full judgment...(I have to say, the orchestration also leaves me cold, BUT, i am 100% INTO MICHAEL CERVERIS as a SEXY BALD SWEENEY) for me personally though, I think she's so American it's hard to buy her in the milieu and I find her line reads to be humorless and abrasive.

(Get mad at me if you want, but PATTI LUPONE is my least favorite MRS. LOVETT. ) (BRACES SELF}

I just gots to say, LANSBURY'S choice to play MRS. LOVETT as a stupidly optimistic, randy old bink is really the best.

It seems like every big actress who has had the chance to play MRS. LOVETT has tried to bring something different to the whole character as well as the wardrobe and physicality and even individual line reads- one thing EMMA THOMPSON did was to play MRS LOVETT'S final scene as CLEARLY PETRIFIED of her imminient demise at the hands of "MR. T."- most of the other MRS LOVETTS always seem a little oblivious as to what is about to happen.

and during her equally infamous interview with ROBERT OSBORNE at one of the TCM FESTIVALS, MISS NOVAK infamously lost her **** when discussing this film, but at the same time, it just goes under the "infamy" section in KIM'S WIKI PAGE, right beside her infamous comments about the score of THE ARTIST and her infamous appearance presenting at the Oscars 5(?) years ago or THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE, which itself has become a SYNONYM for the word "INFAMY."

As long as they wore a better wig, I don’t judge.

I KNOW RIGHT?! he was SUCH a DILLHOLE! ps- Surely you guys also noticed how dry and SUN BAKED and crispy and “summertime in the Rockies” everything looked as well though yes? I mean could they not have filmed in Vancouver or something? You’re cute Juan Pablo, but no one in Taos really wants to take a sleigh ride in June. Also The Styrofoam chips in the background did not look like snow, they look like Styrofoam chips in the background on the ground. I.e. litter.

i tried to watch two GAY-THEMED HOLIDAY MOVIES that were both complete crap. One was on HULU and it starred an extra rubbery ANDIE MACDOWELL as the mother of one of the leads and looked like it was filmed in DEATH VALLEY in JULY (apparently the fact that they Christmas Quickies are all filmed in the summer (obviously) is something of a trope that fans of them find endearing. the other one was on NETFLIX, which I am sorry I re-accessed because, man, all their programming is terrible. Quite frankly, there is nothing about it I could write here that could better sum it up that the actions of TRIXIE MATTEL below (when watching the movie for a reaction video)

I don't remember her review of FALLING DOWN, but my favorite (as I recall) was of BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA.

WHEN IT COMES TO FILM CRITICS OF THE NINETIES... The only one whose opinion has truly stood the test of time is LIBBY GELMAN WAXNER. On THE PRINCE OF TIDES (1991) "Barbra's only spontaneous moment comes when Nick Nolte tosses her a football and she screams "MY NAILS!!""

FOR YEARS AFTER THAT "BODY HEAT" REVIEW, I HOPE JANET MASLIN WAS PLAGUED BY HUSKY-VOICED OBSCENE PHONE CALLS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY:

Just wanted to take the time to post a FULL (2.5 HOUR) CONCERT OF SWEENEY TODD with EMMA THOMPSON as MRS. LOVETT (her rendition of the line "I should know, I bake then, but good? No." in THE WORST PIES IN LONDON slayed me.) Please at least watch the opening act, which starts out seeming like it is going to be something else entirely and then transforms in a really clever way that makes perfect sense.

“ Hey Marge? Do you remember the time I let that escaped maniac inside the house because he was dressed like Santa Claus? Well YOU have a gambling problem.”

It wasn’t terrible though. Much better than BLACK CHRISTMAS… …I mean if I had paid to see this thing in 1984, I would’ve felt like I had gotten my $3.50 worth, (or however much it was they were charging to see a movie in 1984) for sure.

I am surprised at how often i will read a snippet of a review of a film on wikipedia by GENE SISKEL or EBERT or JOEL THE MUSTACHE GUY FROM GOOD MORNING AMERICA or even BOSLEY CROWTHER, JANET MASLIN and PAULINE KAEL where they really, really missed the point and sometimes praised the weakest aspect or were harsh on one of the few good things in the movie (EBERT was especially bad about that) PS- everyone ever at ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY too.

are there still reviewers? are there still papers? who though? PETER TRAVERS with ROLLING STONE is still out there sniffin glue, I think

Holy ****. (note- I can see why on PRINCE OF TIDES...but otherwise. What a dweeb.)

and shocking too, as she is The Heroine and was (AS I RECALL IT) quite spunky and likeable. (it's been a zillion years since i've seen it)

(I really don't miss popular film criticism one bit to be honest.)

Yeah, the wiki/imdb entries for the film were really fascinating. GENE SISKEL in particular got his shorts all in a wad over it, meanwhile he and ROGER EBERT fell all over themselves praising REVENGE OF THE NERDS. .

I still remember watching that on HBO at night with my sister and being STUNNED when that scene happened.