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  1. 2 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

    They showed this film before, either when Tony Curtis was a star of the month or had a day on summer under the stars. 
    it’s REALLY GOOD, And is also the only time I can think of when Curtis completely and utterly disappears into a character. There are moments where he’s not even recognizable. 

    One of Tony Curtis' personal favorite roles.

  2. 11 hours ago, slaytonf said:

    Everyone is a socialist.  Not only conservatives, but even people who say they are socialists are socialists.  Everyone is perfectly happy to benefit from the advantages of communities, associations, or government.  The difference is conservatives refuse to acknowledge the benefits they gain, or any responsibilities they might have for those benefits.

    Yes, everyone is a "socialist" to some degree - well, almost. There might be some outliers who are so selfish and/or independent that they may eschew society and community completely, but such as that are so rare as to be insignificant.

    However, I don't see your assertions toward Conservatives as being valid. Conservatives are fully aware and appreciative of the benefits of community - they just have a greater sense of the importance of each of us taking - and being held to - personal responsibility, both to our own selves and to the community in which we have to live.

  3. On 7/19/2020 at 1:49 PM, Bethluvsfilms said:

    Jones and Judd certainly make DOUBLE JEOPARDY worth watching, but I wonder if the screenwriters really understood what double jeopardy means.

    (Going to go into some SPOILERS here).

    The fact that the no-good hubby faked his death and framed her for it does not mean she gets a free pass to go out and kill him and escape prosecution just because she was falsely convicted the first time. Two completely different scenarios. In real life she certainly would have been arrested (though a judge and jury might go easy on her considering the husband did screw her badly).

    I mean say, what if she had been wrongly convicted of robbing a convenience store, then once she got out she just decided to rob the place out of spite? Again, it would be two different situations there.

    Still, I think Jones and Judd made a great team. But the filmmakers really needed to do their homework on what this particular legal term means.

    I think this might be Ashley Judd's best performance. I love the physicality of the role.

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