WHAT I ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Nothing, but reading the back cover, it's something to do with high school kids and a small town.
LET ME EXPLAIN...
Mark this as the low point in My Quest. Not only because I hated this film, but because this is the sixth film in a row that I've watched for the first time and didn't really like. This streak needs to end because I'm getting really uninspired to blog about what I've watched.
Nevertheless, I'm dedicated to blogging about every single film on the AFI List, so here's my take on "The Last Picture Show."
I think this film was vaguely about the sad transformation of Small Town America into a deserted ghost town. That premise intrigues me a bit. Unfortunately, what this movie really seems to be about is small town teens having sex with everybody. It tries to convey depth and layers in its story, but it really just comes across as a porn trying to be more than just a porn.
What makes this a "Top 100" Movie?
Sometimes, when I don't have an answer to this question, I check out the Special Features on the DVD. They usually give helpful insight into what made the movie so important and critically acclaimed when it came out. The special features for "That Last Picture Show"? Nothing more than a making-of segment that literally only talked about how the director saw the book in a check-out stand and decided to make it into a movie, and how they casted the different characters. There was nothing mentioned at all about the relevance of the movie itself. But for some reason, it was nominated for 8 Academy Awards (half of them for acting, which is one thing I think was good in the movie), winning 2 of them (both for acting).
Complaints:
How about all the sex scenes and really disturbing sexual pairings they have throughout the movie? This was not fun to watch at all.
LET ME SUM UP...
I think some porn producer came up with the premise of a small town where everybody does everybody, and then some Hollywood director came along and said, "I think I'll turn that into an actual film." Take out all the sex and nudity, and I might kind of like a film that takes a look at Small Town America turning into a ghost town. But this movie focuses on sexual libidos way too much.
MY RATING: 2/10
TOTAL # OF FILMS WATCHED: 84
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