Reviews
Fletch (1985)
Old fan Of Chevy, new fan of Fletch
Today, as a 27 year old, Fletch came out in an era where I should have been an 8 year old kid in the theater watching it or a 9 year old watching it on cable a year later. Either way, somehow it got past my tractor beam and never caught my interest until THIS past summer....which is an absolute shame. As a true fan of "Spies Like Us" and "Three Amigos", NOT having seen Fletch entirely until my mid-late twenties is unexcusable. Fortunately, it finally happened. This movie is absolutely classic Chevy Chase, in his prime. When I heard Alan Stanwyck (w-Y-c-k) ask Fletch to "murder him", I knew immediately I wanted to watch the whole movie. Just a great hook to the very beginning of a flick. Throughout the entire movie were very subtle, classic one-liners that need several viewings to really take in and appreciate....so many that you could check ever entry on this site to get an idea, but til you watch will you fully "get it". If you like Chevy Chase at all, you will LOVE Fletch.....and "never call me IRWIN".
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
made the same year as the baseball strike - hmmm....
I caught the last 20 minutes of this movie today, and it was plenty.
Tony Danza pitches an entire playoff game and at 156 pitches was left in with the bases loaded to face the "RBI Machine" for the season. Even fiction has to be based on reality, but this was so incredibly far fetched that it justifies the baseball strike of that year.
Is it possible that "Angels in the Outfield" was a reason for the strike, and not because of a salary cap? Possible, but not likely.
Considering that there were so many inconsistencies in the movie that would never happen in a major league game, it resembled a total different game....like dodgeball, or chess. Disney should stick to flying elephants and stay away from baseball.
Spies Like Us (1985)
Setting the mid-80's standard...
I loved this movie growing up, and it is one that I can still laugh at today. Chase and Aykroyd have always set the mid-80's standard of what was funny, and this movie proves it. Of course there are flaws, and it probably could've been better...but for what it's worth, I think it's definitely worth owning, let alone watching.
Judging by the comments given about Spies Like Us, it seems most people, in fact, do like it. Of course, it is meant to be a comedy and nothing else. If people were looking for a break-through in film by watching Spies Like Us, then, Yes...you would be let down.
Good characters, akward situations, nice changes in scenery, and classic one-liners....I'd give it an 8, overall.