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Polyester - (1981)
I think I was in the perfect mood to watch John Waters film Polyester last night - every last moment of which was delightful in it's over the top melodrama and trashy battering of Americana. I haven't laughed all the way through a movie for ages, and this one had me from start to finish. I obviously haven't seen enough of his films - I remember catching Pink Flamingos many decades ago and loving that as well, but what I really should be doing is getting the Criterion of that and knuckling down to watching and appreciating his other movies. There's such abandon in Polyester - and John Waters seems to know exactly what he's doing - like some demented Mozart carelessly but brilliantly composing masterworks while sat on the toilet and laughing. There's nothing quite like it. My mind is refreshed and another cinematic avenue has opened up...
9/10
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Bill - (1981)
I remember seeing this way back in the 80s, so this watch was more of a nostalgic revisit than anything - it's a television movie, and while movies made for the small screen can be quite dazzling today, back in 1981 they stuck to rigid, vanilla guidelines with little art or creativity. The story of Bill is a true one, and it still tugs at your heartstrings a little, while at the same time (and paradoxically) waking your inner cynic to chide the film for so shamelessly not even hiding the fact that this is what they were attempting. Mickey Rooney is great in this - I can't help but imagine what he was like when the cameras stopped rolling - and if the simple good-natured character was really a part of the actor himself - who amazingly still had 33 years of life left in him.
6/10
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