A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

Route One Films

September 2, 2015

Comedy
DVD
C-

I was looking forward to this, in part because I've enjoyed the Bill Bryson books I've read (not yet this one).  Unfortunately, the execution felt lacking, and if even Emma Thompson can't make me laugh, there's not much hope.  Ken Kwapis directed, six years after He's Just Not That Into You, which was a more enjoyable nonfiction adaptation.

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Universal etc.

December 18, 1969

Western?

DVD
D-

Taken down a notch for the pathetic redface for Katharine Ross.  Director Abraham Polonsky adapted Harry Lawton's Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt, a couple years before Romance of a Horsethief.

The Sting

The Sting

Universal

December 25, 1973

Crime Drama, Historical Drama

DVD
C-

I've watched this once or twice before, but, other than the very catchy "Entertainer" theme, it never stays with me.  George Roy Hill directed, four years after he directed Newman and Redford as Butch and Sundance.

Spy Game

Spy Game

Beacon Pictures

November 21, 2001

Action?

DVD
D-

I actually disliked this movie more when Redford started wisecracking.  Tony Scott directed, six years after Crimson Tide.

The Natural

The Natural

Tri-Star

May 11, 1984

Sports Drama, Historical Drama

DVD
D+

Chockful of clichés but the costumes are good.  This is based on the Bernard Malamud novel and directed by Barry Levinson.

Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer
Paramount
October 29, 1969
Sports Drama
DVD
D+

Redford and Hackman have some sort of past, no, not that kind, in the world of skiing.  This is based on Oakley Hall's novel The Downhill Racers and directed by Michael Ritchie.  And it's the fifth Gene H. movie I've rejected, although the earliest released.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Bromance 101

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
20th Century Fox
September 24, 1969
Western
DVD
C-

While I liked the cinematography, both sepia and color, in the first quarter hour, I wasn't drawn into the story.  I feel like I've watched at least part of the movie before but it may be that it's such a part of the American culture.  (I definitely have watched The Sting though.)  William Goldman wrote the screenplay and George Roy Hill directed.