My sincerest apologies in not
keeping up on my movie reviews I guess Thanksgiving feast really does knock you
out or but you’re through the bleeping wall. I guess there comes a time when so
much is going on in the world and being over stressed at work I figured there
comes a time when you have to put on a movie that can help you turn your brain
off from the world. And since we're in the giving thanks mood of the month of
November I figured what better way to give thanks to a movie that helps me get
through life. The film that gave us a great dynamic duo of Bill Murray and late
Harold Ramis. The film I'm referring to is Stripes, one of these over the top
comedies that doesn't have a clear logic when it comes to story structure but
yet we can still have a great sense of humor when it comes some of the topics
that you really can't do in today's society or another way in putting it you
honestly can't make this kind of film anymore let’s just say that. So, let’s
give thanks and talk about Stripes.
Hard-luck cabbie John Winger
(Bill Murray) -- directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his
girlfriend -- enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey (Harold
Ramis). After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the
irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of Army
misfits.
A mist of all the story
structure and using the same concepts of Caddyshack, Animal House and MeatBalls
but I have to say the comedic pair of both Murray and Ramis are always fun to
watch especially in moments were they're being interviewed by the Army enlister
and are asked the question, if they're homosexuals it’s just pure genius to see
these men look at each other like "can't help it must say something
sarcastic", and see this film just proves that you really can't make a
film like this anymore because you honestly can do that anymore, moreover I
doubt the Army ever asks if your Homosexual anymore. A side from the great
chemistry of both Bill and Harold, now watching this film again I had no idea
both the ladies for both Murray and Ramis were Sean Young whose most famous for
Blade Runner and P.J. Soles whose the famous call girl in the original
Halloween. Now when it comes to Soles I was glad at least she was getting work
plus being remembered for not just one movie role, but Sean Young on the other
hand I was completely and utterly surprised she was in this movie until the the
credits rolled because I always known her for was Rachel in Blade Runner, but
then re-watching some of those scenes she was in she actually does a great job
as the leading lady to Ramis character moreover she had a great sense of humor
in the film as well, I have to say that the Ramis and Sean Young chemistry I
actually liked plus Ramis was just a smooth guy when it came with her, I mean
with that big nose he had, I mean there had to be so like smooth love song
playing in when it came to their scenes together. The movie itself does have
some puzzling moments for me moreover the story is just like Animal House or
Caddyshack where the misfit underdogs take on the people that prove them wrong,
I will say does get annoying a little bit but thankfully it’s one of those
films where I can only watch once. But deep down this is still a good comedy to
watch and be thankful of the comedic collaboration of Ramis and Murray duo and
the direction of Ivan Reitman, and let’s face it we all should be thankful for
these guys at least because without them we wouldn't have Ghostbusters.
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