Reviews
Big Boy Rides Again (1935)
The worst bar fight in the history of cinema
This movie is a classic "MST3K" movie. Nonsensical cuts and segues make following this movie nearly impossible. This movie contains, bar none, the worst bar fight in the history of movies (ironically, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams was in the classic western "Dodge City", which contains one of the best barroom brawls in movie history), with disappearing people, props, and cuts in action that follow no form of chronological continuum. That said, I can only say that I wish I had this classic clunker on tape.
Dirty Work (1998)
Prepare yourself for a classic...
This movie ranks right up there with "The Godfather", "Casablanca", and "Gone With The Wind" as one of the all time greats. Norm MacDonald, in perhaps the role of a lifetime as "Mitch" (a role, I'm sure, the likes of DeNiro or Pacino would *kill* for) absolutely turns in a performance that should result in no less than an Oscar for Best Actor. If MacDonald should get bypassed for this award (let's face it, the nomination is already sewed up), it would be the biggest upset since Henry Fonda was bypassed in 1940 for the Best Actor nod for his Tom Joad in the "Grapes of Wrath" (a role that eerily draws parallels to MacDonald's portrayal of Mitch).
The bulletproof plot (I won't spoil it by going into many details, but I will say that the opera scene exhibits the type of class this movie truly exudes), perfectly crafted dialogue, as well as the superior supporting performances of Artie Lange (another Oscar shoe-in), Jack Warden, the great Don Rickles (showing his great acting range in yet another Oscar-worthy performance), Gary Coleman, the late-great Chris Farley, Chevy Chase, and even former heavyweight champ Ken Norton chip in with great bit performances, adding to the tapestry that is this wonderful movie. Bob Saget gets to spread his wings with this project, and once he secures his Best Director Oscar for "Dirty Work", one can place him alongside Coppola, Spielberg, and yes, Ingmar Bergman, as a true directorial genius.