Larry Karaszewski on MODERN ROMANCE
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Albert Brooks’s 1981 comedy about the self-inflicted wounds of a self-absorbed moviemaker lacks the absurdist observations of his previous film - 1979’s Real Life - but it mines a deeper, more acerbic humor from Brooks’s roller-coaster romance with an extraordinarily patient bank executive played by Kathryn Harrold.
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I love "Mother." It captured the almost universal goofiness of mother-son adult relationships in the US, at the end of the 20th century. At least, it made me feel as if someone had been listening at the window of our family home, when my mother's 40ish sons used to visit their 60ish mother. I'm the only one left, but watching Brooks and Debbie Reynolds perform Brooks' great script makes me smile, as I remember.
I LOVE Albert Brooks!! HUGE fan! The first movie of his that I saw was "Defending Your Life", and I've been hooked ever since! I love his comedic genius and sensibilities!
Just rewatched Modern Romance on Blu-ray and I fell in love with the movie all over again! Watched Lost in America again last night and Defending Your Life as well!!
I adore Albert Brooks, this, Lost In America & Mother in particular are films of his I can watch over & over. I remember seeing him first in Broadcast News & thinking "who's this guy? He's extremely likable.". I then looked him up & was intrigued to discover he had directed his own films that I then had to see. I did see them all & none of which disappointed.
Agree 100%. I've watched all three over and over again. Hilarious!
First noticed him in Taxi Driver.. Then in Defending Your Life.. Then as a memorable baddie in Drive..
This has been and always will be an absolute favorite. Yes, quotable lines forever
I think you saved the picture.
So funny!
I gotta start watching some A. Brooks joints. Haven't seen not a one he's directed (love him as an actor tho)
Ian Smart - Start with Lost in America. It’s his best film. Or Defending Your Life, which is his least cynical and most mainstream.
Fun movie👻
Super Dave! :(
Kathryn Harrold may be the most beautiful woman ever to be image thru a camera lens.
Vietnam….THIS! Lolol..
Good Lord Kathryn Harold is beautiful .
She's more beautiful than Albert Brooks is hairy. So a lot!
Could you
Please do
The parody
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High School High.
The quaaludes scene drags on way, way too long, but otherwise it’s a decent comedy. Definitely not his best though. That honor goes to Lost in America. After that I’d probably say Real Life, but I have a real soft spot for Defending Your Life. I watched that film with friends over and over again back in college.
It’s a pity we’ll never get another film from him now, especially after the enormous flop that Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World was.
Lost in America should be seen by every American.
Keith Warner - I love the idea of a list of films that every American should see, not necessarily just as a great film but also because of its relevance. I’d have to re-examine the movie to determine whether its still as relevant today as it was in the 80’s, but it’s certainly captures that Yuppie generation perfectly. Paul Mazurski was another filmmaker who made some great comedies but were also a commentary on the times. I’m not sure if you’ve seen any of his films but they’re definitely worth the watch. I can’t think of a film that better captures the zeitgeist of 80’s than Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Or the 60’s with I Love You Alice B. Toklas.
Judd Apatow tries so hard to make films like this and fails everytime.
I really wanted to like this movie, but I found his character so self absorbed, emotionally selfish and manipulative, and obnoxious, I could not find the laughter. The scene near the end where he confronts his girlfriend at her business dinner is so horrible, I could barely watch it. And her behavior throughout, how she keeps accepting his tactics and acing robotic and patient, it is really hard to watch. And then she accepts his proposal? Maybe this is all intentional and it is suppose to be satire or a deconstruction of romantic tropes in film, but it came off as abusive in 2023. Were audience laughing at these scenes in 1981? Maybe it is all subservience and genius, many seem to think so, but I found it really unpleasant to watch and when it was finished I was almost angry at the movie.