tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443179676076724.post5573766318132850251..comments2024-03-28T00:40:43.978-05:00Comments on Booze Movies: The 100 Proof Film Guide: Review: The Big Hangover (1950)garvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554635572232453299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443179676076724.post-77007173945620057562007-08-06T12:10:00.000-05:002007-08-06T12:10:00.000-05:00Hey, I've seen this odd little obscure movie too. ...Hey, I've seen this odd little obscure movie too. It's really a metaphor for returning vets from World War II, and how they re-integrated themselves into society, at least that's how I saw it. It was an intriguing idea, but it wasn't well executed for the reasons you mention -- it's not sure if it's a comedy, a drama, or what. I sense studio interference.<BR/><BR/>Van does the soapy drunkard again in the soapy (& sappy) "The Last Time I Saw Paris," also against Liz T. Van plays drunks a lot, in fact. He does all right with it in Brigadoon. Eh, I'm biased anyway, I love Van Johnson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443179676076724.post-54199233643769982542007-08-06T01:20:00.000-05:002007-08-06T01:20:00.000-05:00I caught this one on TCM a couple of weeks back. ...I caught this one on TCM a couple of weeks back. I can attest that the movie is A LOT better if you have a good buzz going. <BR/>I flipped over and got sucked in from the get-go. I really enjoyed it and even decided to switch over to cognac to better get into the swing of things.<BR/><BR/>It wasn't until the next morning/afternoon when I was trying to tell The Girl how great this film was that I realized that (in fact) it was really fucking stupid.<BR/>Incidentally, the same exact thing happened with <I>Beerfest</I>.DC Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07038110023898206767noreply@blogger.com