[Dean's World] Dean: Movies You Can Watch Over and Over Again

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Movies You Can Watch Over and Over Again
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   You know how you occasionally come across a movie you can just watch
   over and over and over again and not get tired of it? That seems to
   happen less and less as you get older... at least, it's sure seemed
   like it happens less and less as I get older. I figured I'd seen and
   read so much that just being captivated like that wouldn't come along
   again.

   But then to my delight, and almost completely by accident, I stumbled
   upon [1]Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It's a humorous film noir parody with all
   the wit and sophistication of classic Hollywood movies like The Thin
   Man. The plot may be thin but the acting and dialogue and the humor
   are exceptional. Every time I watch it I catch a line or a moment I
   hadn't noticed the last time. I've probably watched it ten times in
   the last few weeks.

   Michelle Monaghan as Harmony Faith Lane give as classic a performance
   as I can remember in a film like this. Robert Downey Jr. and Val
   Kilmer are exceptional.

   This is definitely not a "family" moving--lots of four-letter words
   and such--but it's urbane, witty, clever, gritty, violent, and
   hilarious.

References

   1. http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Bang-Widescreen/dp/B000F5GNX8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6687811-7116850?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1188418794&sr=1-1/deansworld01-20