“…Is Loneliness.“
—FIELD MARSHAL SIR WILLIAM SLIM
(1891-1970)
“The Dominant Feeling Of The Battlefield…”
Daily Archives: 12Apr12
The Best Of “The Last…”: EPISODE II
Today, My Peeps…
…We’re Going With Another Personal FAVE…
…That Really Didn’t Get Half The Acclaim It Truly DESERVED.
Today, We’re Discussing…
“THE LAST CASTLE“
(2001)
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This Flick…
“THE LAST CASTLE“
…Boasts A Pretty Strong Cast/Crew…
…Including…
…Stars…
ROBERT REDFORD
&
JAMES GANDOLFINI
&
MARK RUFFALO
&
DELROY LINDO
…
…Director…
ROD LURIE
(SIDE NOTE: ROD LURIE Directed Another Personal Fave "THE CONTENDER" (2000) Starring JOAN ALLEN, GARY OLDMAN and JEFF BRIDGES)
…
…And The Score Was Done-Up By Score-MASTER…
JERRY GOLDSMITH
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…
ROBERT REDFORD
…Stars As…
EUGENE IRWIN
…A Recently Court-Marshaled ARMY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL…
…Who Has Just Arrived As The Newest…
…And Most Famous…
…INMATE At A MAXIMUM-SECURITY Military Prison.
JAMES GANDOLFINI
…Stars As…
COLONEL WINTER
…The Prison’s Quietly Sadistic WARDEN.
COL. WINTER Is In Awe Of GEN. IRWIN…
…And Has No Issues With Expressing Said Awe…
…Until He Overhears GEN. IRWIN Does NOT Feel The Same Way About Him…
…Nor Soldiers Like Him.
(SIDE NOTE: COL. WINTER Is A Desk-Jockey, And Has NEVER Been IN Nor AROUND Combat, Yet Speaks Of His Love For BATTLE And Its HISTORY, Something GEN. IRWIN Does NOT Respect In Any Way.)
Once GEN. IRWIN Starts Discovering What Really Goes On Inside The Prison’s Walls, The Sparks Start To FLY!
Eventually…
GEN. IRWIN Begins To Rally The Other Inmates Into Revolt Against COL. WINTER And His Sadistic AND Murdering Ways.
The End Result Is A Battle-Royal Between…
GEN. IRWIN And The Other Inmates…
…-VS-…
…COL. WINTER And His Army Of Prison Guards!!!
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If You’re Still Reading Me…
…Then I’m Banking On Y’all Trusting Me.
Audiences AND Critics, Alike, Were VERY SPLIT Over…
“THE LAST CASTLE“
…When It Was Released In Late 2001.
BUT…
…Please TRUST ME When I Say…
…I Wasn’t Split.
I Actually Took Someone ON A DATE To See This Flick In October Of 2001…
…And I LOVED IT!!!
(SIDE NOTE: I Loved THE FLICK, Not THE DATE... Just Sayin'...)
I’ve ALWAYS Been Into…
ROBERT REDFORD
…And…
JAMES GANDOLFINI
…And BOTH Actors…
…DO A BANG-UP JOB…
…In…
“THE LAST CASTLE“
Fo SHO, My Peeps!!!
FO SHO, INDEED!!!
So…
…If You’re In The Mood For A Damn-Fine Prison-Drama…
…With Some Quality Stars Flexing Their Acting-Chops…
…And A GREAT Musical Score…
…Then…
“THE LAST CASTLE“
…MIGHT Be One You’d ENJOY!!!
That’s The Important Part, Right, My Peeps???
Everyone NEEDS/CRAVES A Little Enjoyment In Their Lives…
…DON’T THEY???
YOU BETCHA THEY DO!!!
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“It Is The Faculty Of The Human Mind…”
“…To Become What It Contemplates, And To Act In Unison With It’s Object.“
—THOMAS PAINE
(1737-1809)
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