The Contract (1978)
I
saw its trailers long ago so it was obvious that it was another
masterpiece of the brothers. I was glad to hear the song at the
beginning. I heard it with Ricky before but didn't know it was from
this film. I have to admit, I like Ricky's version more and it's the
same with all the songs I heard with Ricky.
The
opening scene didn't really work for me with Michael and the other
dancer, but Sam looked hilarious. I found all of the following ones
great. I absolutely loved Michael's scene with the archer, it was
simply brilliant. Again his facial expression was priceless.
Naturally for me the long expected scene was Ricky's entrance and I couldn't believe my eyes, I found him
beautiful
there. Yes, you read it correctly, I said beautiful. I love to see him
smile, it brightens up his face and it makes him beautiful. I never saw
anyone smile so sweetly, he has such a lovely, kind and friendly face
when he smiles. I'm always surprised by the difference between his
serious and happy expressions. He should smile more often. Sorry, I got
carried away. Again.
The scene with the Feel Surround TV is outstanding. I just couldn't stop laughing. I started to laugh when it blew up and by the time Michael finished his scene with the glue I was completely knocked out. Such funny scenes should be banned, because if laugh could kill, I would be dead already.
The
opening scene didn't really work for me with Michael and the other
dancer, but Sam looked hilarious. I found all of the following ones
great. I absolutely loved Michael's scene with the archer, it was
simply brilliant. Again his facial expression was priceless. Naturally for me the long expected scene was Ricky's entrance and I couldn't believe my eyes, I found him
beautiful
there. Yes, you read it correctly, I said beautiful. I love to see him
smile, it brightens up his face and it makes him beautiful. I never saw
anyone smile so sweetly, he has such a lovely, kind and friendly face
when he smiles. I'm always surprised by the difference between his
serious and happy expressions. He should smile more often. Sorry, I got
carried away. Again. The scene with the Feel Surround TV is outstanding. I just couldn't stop laughing. I started to laugh when it blew up and by the time Michael finished his scene with the glue I was completely knocked out. Such funny scenes should be banned, because if laugh could kill, I would be dead already.
The
game show scene was a bit long for me but it showed a really good
picture of human stupidness and greediness. A very good picture indeed.
Michael in a woman's costume looked hilarious in the breaking in sequence, every moment of it was funny, although my heart stopped beating every time Ricky wanted to fall, not to mention when he got stuck in the safe.
Michael in a woman's costume looked hilarious in the breaking in sequence, every moment of it was funny, although my heart stopped beating every time Ricky wanted to fall, not to mention when he got stuck in the safe.
Michael was his usual, extremely funny self in the dancing scene, and he danced quite well. It's a pity Ricky got knocked out, it would have been a treat to see him dance.
I
d
idn't expect to see the Feel Surround TV set again, but it was a
rather funny presentation. It made me think if that TV really existed,
what kind of films people would watch most often. I know what *I* would
and who would I cast in the leading role...
idn't expect to see the Feel Surround TV set again, but it was a
rather funny presentation. It made me think if that TV really existed,
what kind of films people would watch most often. I know what *I* would
and who would I cast in the leading role...I
have to admit that I don't like magicians (Cannot stand clowns either,
and don't like Circus in general. I'm especially allergic to the animal
productions. Making them jump through burning things or elephants on
two feet - I'd rather not comment it). So, although this kind of
showbiz world is very far from me, in this case it didn't matter
because this film was pure entertainment and is among my favourites. It
was a really good caricature of showbusiness and human nature in
general. And I just loved my cute little Edison...
