I was hoping to have had this posted for you last night but it just didn't happen. As a matter of fact, I'll confess that I cobbled together that TV update in one window while the movie played in another simply because Casino is about 30 seconds short of being a full 3 hours and I was never going to make my midnight deadline.
Not that you shouldn't still enjoy A Bit of Fry and Laurie because you totally should.
This movie really exemplfies Martin Scorsese's aesthetic for mob movies. It's flashy and loud with multiple voice-overs, rampant drug use, violence, characters that never end up enjoying their lives of crime, and the word 'fuck' (422 times!). Seriously, the only thing that separates this from Goodfellas is the backdrop of the Vegas Strip. That and DeNiro's wardrobe.
There is a lot of pastel. Although I do applaud any man who can wear pink.
As a movie, it's meh. As a look back at popular fashions from 1973-1983, it's outstanding. Seriously, I think the costume department should have been nominated for an Oscar just for Sharon Stone's hairstyles.
This movie really exemplfies Martin Scorsese's aesthetic for mob movies. It's flashy and loud with multiple voice-overs, rampant drug use, violence, characters that never end up enjoying their lives of crime, and the word 'fuck' (422 times!). Seriously, the only thing that separates this from Goodfellas is the backdrop of the Vegas Strip. That and DeNiro's wardrobe.
There is a lot of pastel. Although I do applaud any man who can wear pink.
As a movie, it's meh. As a look back at popular fashions from 1973-1983, it's outstanding. Seriously, I think the costume department should have been nominated for an Oscar just for Sharon Stone's hairstyles.
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