[outofsalt]

Don't call me Shirley... What we have here is a failure to communicate.

[boop]

What makes Smokey and the Bandit so fun, is that you can tell that the cast is having a ball making the movie, and you're invited in.

I read somewhere that Jackie Gleason made up most of his dialogue. Very little was scripted.

The sequels were stupid, though.

Back to the topic, I judge a "great" movie if will stop what I'm doing and watch it if it comes on TV.

Even if I've seen it a dozen times, it draws me in.

That's why I don't put Apocalypse Now on my "best" list.

It was OK. But I wouldn't watch it again.

Same goes for The Deer Hunter.

Great acting and all, but just not enough to make me want to re-watch it.

[Hatteras]

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

Doh! That was Captain (the warden) in Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Strother Martin