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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Beautiful Women, Men's Fears
I watched this movie out of curiosity because of all the hype when it came out and was terribly disappointed.
After all the talk by Kidman and Cruise about how much they learned from working with Kubrick, I expected more than hammy and stilted acting, but that's all I got. EWS was long-winded, pretentious, boring, serving no point except to showcase beautiful, mostly naked female bodies, beginning with Kidman's.
And beautiful women can be nasty! "Baby did a bad, bad thing" in the spiteful way Alice told her husband Bill about her sexual fantasies not just once, but twice. Even telling him she dreamed about f*ing others while he watched plus she enjoyed his discomfort by laughing at him. Ouch!! The only woman who doesn't emasculate Bill turns out to be a hooker with a heart of gold. Really, Stanley Kubrick?
Star Trek: Catspaw (1967)
Credits to Navy Beans
Overall, I agree with most reviewers, this is a silly episode, and you shouldn't take it seriously.
Still, no one mentioned the earnest but dull performance of Michael Barrier as Chief Assistant Engineer DeSalle, put in charge of the Enterprise while all other ranking officers are on the planet below. Our viewing audience of female coeds cracked up over his wooden delivery of lines, especially the "I'll bet you credits to navy beans we can put a dent in (the force field)." You don't realize how much William Shatner brings to his role until you have someone else step in his shoes. Can you even imagine him saying such a line??
Star Trek: This Side of Paradise (1967)
If You Love Spock...
...you will love this episode! It features a smiling and laughing Spock, not fighting his inner feelings for once. I love that the first thing he says to his lady friend after he has accepted the effect of the plant's spores is "I love you." It's not so much that he FALLS in love as he is ABLE to express that love, which before this was locked away. He appears genuinely happy, and his relationship with Jill Ireland's character seems warm and real.
You know that this loosening effect on Spock and crew is temporary, so watch and enjoy while it lasts. Also priceless is Kirk's first view of his former oh-so-serious second in command dangling upside down from a tree branch.
Poignant at the end are Spock's words: "for the first time in my life, I was happy."