Thoughts on watching "The Pick-Up Artist"

[vr_trakowski]

Part of my general pattern of love a character, look up what else the actor has done.  Thank you, Netflix.


Oh, the eighties. 

She's a redhead, snerk.  Strawberry blonde at that.  And actually reasonably dressed, given the era. 

He does do well with kids! 

He's wearing his watch on the left wrist this time. 

Elvis?  He's singing Elvis?  I'm terrified.  

Good heavens, the man is hyper. 

Let's see, meaningless similarities--hair, classic car, womanizing...cheeseburgers... 

I love Ms. Ringwald's skin.  Luminous. 

"I'm the amateur."  Hee! 

I suppose this is one of the films during which Mr. Downey was high.  I can't really tell.  *eyeroll*  

Who was it said eyes like a Jersey cow?  So very true... 

This is one silly movie, and its attitudes about women are wince-making.  But it does have its moments. 

(My father has seen Ms. Ringwald's father perform a time or two.  Dad says he's quite good.) 
 

Comments

[amonitrate.livejournal.com]

heh. I didn't really like this one, but RDJ was in fine RDJ form.

I suppose this is one of the films during which Mr. Downey was high. I can't really tell. *eyeroll*

hahahahhaa. I'm fairly certain from reading interviews that the acting-while-high didn't come until later. But it is awfully hard to tell, as he's often off the freaking wall when sober. Now, "Home for the Holidays" -- he's admittedly high.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

He was! He bounces like a rubber ball.

After reading a couple of recent interviews, I wonder how much of that is true freakiness and how much is simply a mischievous desire to see how much he can get the interviewer to swallow.

I think HftH is on my list. I try not to look at Netflix too often, because then I start salivating and whimpering.

[amonitrate.livejournal.com]

After reading a couple of recent interviews, I wonder how much of that is true freakiness and how much is simply a mischievous desire to see how much he can get the interviewer to swallow.

Yeah, a good percent of it must be a way to not be bored in ennnnndless boring press junkets.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

I suspect he bores easily, too.

[mojober.livejournal.com]

That's really funny! I actually stumbled across Johnny B. Good on some cable channel not too long ago. That was about the same time as The Pick Up Artist. He was very pretty when he was young, like Rob Lowe or Johnny Depp was back then.

Ah, the eighties indeed!

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

It's almost disturbing, the prettiness, really.

I think I'll give that one a miss. IMDb makes it sound very formulaic.

[mojober.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have watched it if it hadn't just been on. Formulatic is a kind word; I'd call it just bad!

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Hee! Right, then, thanks!