ALOE

Oh my goodness. This had to be one of the longest and most boring movies I've ever had to sit thru. Thank G-d I saw it on rental and didn't waste the extra $$ to see it in the theaters. Please Travolta and Thurman..stop thinking it's 'cute' to make movies together!! (unless of course, it's a Tarantino flick). If this is supposed to be a reprisal of Travolta's character in "Pulp Fiction" it did not even remotely hold any resemblance to the edginess of that character, or any interest for that fact. Except for maybe the dark suits. I think Travolta had two expressions..one half-serious, and one stupid half-smile. Unless this is free on cable, or a very cheap rental..avoid at all costs!!

The late seventies/early eighties may have left us the legacy of disco, and polyester, but it also was a time of some great comedic films, and comedic writers and actors.

I remember seeing movies such as Foul Play, Seems Like Old Times, The Goodbye Girl, Airplane, Arthur, The Main Event, Love at First Bite, The Jerk, etc. as a kid. Then they were funny to me, but now that I get older, they seem even funnier. Maybe it's the nostalgia, in a day and age of 'dark comedy', to be again in an era that was more laid-back and lighthearted. These movies are just good plain fun.

As far as Chevy Chase, and Goldie Hawn are concerned, especially in Foul Play...I would have describe them as cute, (especially together), great fun, fun to watch, great talents, and in this movie pure genius. I would love to see some of the seventies/ eighties comedy icons get together to make one last movie together. With a good script, it would be like It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World would be to the great classic comedians of early film.

For anyone that is a Gone with the Wind fanatic, this movie is an absolutely horrible disappointment. The book and movie as a sequel stray so much from the spirit (and I believe, intention) of Margaret Mitchell's epic novel, that it would shame Scarlett O'Hara and her glorious Old South.

If one were to watch the movie out of reference to GWTW, it may be enjoyable as a soap-operatic costume-drama. The costumes and sets are accurate, and I believe the acting is none too horrible on its own. As a sequel to the honorable GWTW, JoAnne Whalley and Timothy Dalton (although I believe he is a fabulous actor in his own right), just could not do the justice of the original characters of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler.

My hope is that at some point in the future, another inspired writer (and director) will bring us another version of the Scarlett/Rhett story that is more in tune with the original spirit of the Margarett Mitchell novel.