AlphaRabbit Reviews

Rhinestone (1984)

Good over evil fish out of water story

[10/10 · 27 July 2005]

I have been watching the comments about this movie for twenty years. Yes, the singing by Stallone should have been toned down and shortened BUT...

The plot is simple and unconfusing. The point is made in the first 20 min of the movie.

The gags and one liners are HILARIOUS. Think about it, an Italian New York cabbie suddenly asked by chance to sing country music to win a bet..the possibilities are endless. The "fish out of water" theme to this movie is JUST THAT, A FISH OUT OF WATER! To try to find a deeper hidden meaning is the sign of a pseudo-intellectual trying to impress people. Take this movie for what it is...FUN.

As I said earlier, I have been watching reviews for this flick for years. People, it's COMEDY...not real life and NO... Stallone is NOT a real country singer. Everyone knows it. Get over yourselves, open a beer, untuck your shirt-tail, put your feet up and keep it in perspective.

Max Dugan Returns (1983)

Feel good movie about family reunion

[10/10 · 5 April 2005]

Probably one of the best Neil Simon has done. The story is based on a widowed schoolteacher raising her teenage son on her paltry salary and trying to raise him to be a good person but her long lost terminally ill father reenters her life seeking to spend his last six months with her and his grandson. Complicating matters is he is also bringing along a satchel with 647 thousand dollars he skimmed off a casino while working as a blackjack dealer. Although the money was originally his when he owned the land the casino he stole from "legally separated" him from it, his daughter is still worried about the influence of such dealings on her son. There is also a special appearance by the late Charlie Lau, former batting coach for the Chicago White Sox. Great for the whole family.