That was one long mother-fucking
intermission to get to the 2nd half of this 6 Pack.
The heat rolled in & almost killed
your host. Im not dead but the damage has been done. To quote the
late great Isaac Hayes 'my balls are on fire'. Goodgoddamn I hates
me the extreme summer weather.
Lumpin through & carrying on. Glad
to have those back after that lengthy hiatus as there is still more
golden amber to hand out for this week of 7. Before cracking into
the next one though here's another nomination for the Best Picture
Blue Ribbon
From 1977 David Cronenberg's Rabid
After sustaining life threatening
injury in a motorcycle accident Rose undergoes experimental surgery.
Now something inside of her has a taste for blood & she must
feast to survive. Not a vampire tale as she spreads the illness like
a plague infecting her victims w/ a madness of blood lust of their
own. Canada may never be the same / thank god there's a public
healthcare plan but it just might not be enough.
Time for the next golden amber award of
the week..Best Male Performance – The Bud
The nominees are..
John Cassavetes as Cody in Devil's
Angels
Cassavetes brings a special quality to
the biker genre. He's is cool ass w/ a streak of morality. Quite
often in biker films gang members are very stereo typical. While
everyone around him almost seems to fit that mold Cassavetes is able
to break it making him stand out from the rest of the cast &
almost gets mild cult aura that thanks to him this film deserves.
John Travolta as Tony Manero in
Saturday Night Fever
Travolta's greatest role outside of
Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction? I think so. He's the coolest loser
around & a 70s icon because of this role. Nobody struts like
Travolta does in the opening frames..not even me when I try to be the
cock of the walk.
Timothy Dalton as Simon Skinner in Hot
Fuzz
From films dating back to the 60s in
The Lion in Winter into the 80s as Jame Bond I have always found
Dalton to be a bit weak. In Hot Fuzz he is @ his best that I have
seen him. W/ this one outing it almost makes me forget all the
conceptions that I had of him. They melt away w/ his sinister smile
in one foul swoop. Dalton has never been more delicious.
Mickey Rourke as Henry Chinaski in
Barfly
Quite possibly Rourke best performance
even though I might debate that sometimes w/ Angel Heart. He makes
we want to become a full time alcoholic & write. He also wants
me want to eat a sandwich & get into a fight.
Lee Van Cleef as Ryan in Death Rides A
Horse
Lee Van Cleef is a badass
mother-fucker. He's always cool as shit & in Death Rides a Horse
it is no exception...I adore him so expect to see him hit this list
anytime I watch a film of his.
Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T
Justice in Smokey & the Bandit
Gleason runs away w/ a 70s drive-in
classic. The big man is legendary but w/ Sheriff Buford T Justice
added to his resume he is a comic God. How you can not love a man
who kicks you in the ass just to get your attention or who when he
gets home he's gonna punch your mama right in the mouth? Hell I can
even watch him in Smokey & the Bandit 3 in the role..well while
drinking anyways.
And the winner is..
Mickey Rourke in Barfly
I think many people forget just how
good Mickey Rourke is as an actor. You know along the way he did
choose some lesser films & his stint in boxing sure didn't help
his career but to be forgotten until The Wrestler came along is a
fucking crime. He should have gotten an Oscar for this film.
Goddamn right/he's that fucking good. One of the best screen drunks
of all time. Rourke rightfully deserves this Bud. Hell he deserves
an entire case.. Henry Chinaski would appreciate it.
Still more to come but I have to water
the dog..don't fret it won't be as long this time.
Be back after this..
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