Awwww, young Tom Hanks is so adorable. Take that idea and throw in a dog you hate at first then learn to love, a little fling with a veterinarian and a homicide mystery to solve in a sleepy lakeside town and hey presto! You have a warm, fun, endearing and funny movie. It must have been made in the 80's!!
Goddamn I'm glad the 80's did for movies what they did. How refreshing it is to watch a movie like this and find yourself smiling, laughing, putting up with the bad bits without worry, glossing over the editing, seeing straight through the plot, and the whole time just thoroughly enjoying yourself. The 80's had a special quality of film making, something earnest, they were there to allow you to enjoy them. They weren't perfect but perfect was never the goal. Enjoyment was the goal. Marvel, DC, Disney you could take a note out of the books of films of the 80's.
Im sure everyone reading this has already seen Turner and Hootch. Maybe more than once. But I bet many of you haven't seen it in years. Go and get yourself a copy, sit down, crack open a beautiful rich loving bottle of red and have a special someone sit next to you and just enjoy this movie.
Hooch will have you laughing. Turner will have you smiling. The setting and the plot will have you knowingly glance at your special someone and then the movie will end. You and your partner will feel refreshed, happy, like you spent that last 90 minutes on something worthwhile. You feel you are more like a loveable Tom Hanks than you were before, you are more the everyday person you always want to be and the world somehow seems a better place to be.
Awwww, I wish movies were still made like this today.
*sigh*
SCORE: 7/10
IMDB Info for Turnet and Hooch
Goddamn I'm glad the 80's did for movies what they did. How refreshing it is to watch a movie like this and find yourself smiling, laughing, putting up with the bad bits without worry, glossing over the editing, seeing straight through the plot, and the whole time just thoroughly enjoying yourself. The 80's had a special quality of film making, something earnest, they were there to allow you to enjoy them. They weren't perfect but perfect was never the goal. Enjoyment was the goal. Marvel, DC, Disney you could take a note out of the books of films of the 80's.
Im sure everyone reading this has already seen Turner and Hootch. Maybe more than once. But I bet many of you haven't seen it in years. Go and get yourself a copy, sit down, crack open a beautiful rich loving bottle of red and have a special someone sit next to you and just enjoy this movie.
Hooch will have you laughing. Turner will have you smiling. The setting and the plot will have you knowingly glance at your special someone and then the movie will end. You and your partner will feel refreshed, happy, like you spent that last 90 minutes on something worthwhile. You feel you are more like a loveable Tom Hanks than you were before, you are more the everyday person you always want to be and the world somehow seems a better place to be.
Awwww, I wish movies were still made like this today.
*sigh*
SCORE: 7/10
IMDB Info for Turnet and Hooch
Gettin old mate... Getting old
ReplyDeleteYou and Jaxon must have had a really romantic evening that night babe. I'm pretty sure I was working and Jaxy was the "someone special" sitting next to you ;P
ReplyDeleteHaha, he probably was! Would have been much better with you there though. There is something about those 80's flicks that just makes you want to share watching it with someone else. They are so enjoyable and positive, I'll save a spot for you next time :)
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