And Mrs. Robinson gave older women everywhere new ideas.
I am referring to The Graduate. Admittedly, I had little knowledge about the plot of this movie. All I knew was that there was a young dude (Dustin Hoffman) who was seduced by an older woman (Anne Bancroft). While that is all true, I was completely unaware that he falls in love with her daughter.
Um … ew. That's some twisted stuff there, Mr. Hoffman. Like, maximus grossness.
My stomach kept churning at the thought of Ben and the daughter together. Seriously. My stomach flipped and turned and threatened to revolt. Of course, that could just be the ten pounds of guacamole I ate for dinner right before settling in to watch The Graduate.
Guacamole aside, there are two things on which I'd like to comment. One: Anne Bancroft looks amazing. Absolutely amazing. I wish I looked as good as she does in this movie. Two: Norman Fell is in The Graduate. You know, Mr. Roper from Three's Company.
I'm going to let you have a peek at my thought process while watching the movie. "I am grossed out. Ben hooks up with the mom and now he thinks he's in love with the daughter. Ew. Marry the daughter? Are you kidding me? Is this the 60s version of Jersey Shore? Wait. Is that … Mr. Roper? Yes, yes it is Mr. Roper from Three's Company. Hot dog, Stanley Roper. This really is a star studded film!"
(At this point in our relationship, is it necessary to admit that I'm a big Three's Company fan?)
(Really?)
In a departure from his TV work, Mr. Fell plays, of all things, a fussy and suspicious landlord in The Graduate. This confirms my belief that he is both a competent and versatile actor who is incredibly underrated.
To recap: Watched The Graduate and I might have liked it. I'm still not sure. The whole mother/daughter sharing a lover aspect disturbs me. Just imagine them spending the holidays together. The word awkward immediately springs to mind. Overall the film was witty (just one word: plastics) and well acted, so I would give it a thumbs up or four Molly Ringwalds. However, the ick factor must be considered. For me, the ick factor was high enough to overshadow the superb acting and fantastic dialogue to lower the score to a thumbs sideways or two point five Ringwalds.
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My stomach kept churning at the thought of Ben and the daughter together. Seriously. My stomach flipped and turned and threatened to revolt. Of course, that could just be the ten pounds of guacamole I ate for dinner right before settling in to watch The Graduate.
Guacamole aside, there are two things on which I'd like to comment. One: Anne Bancroft looks amazing. Absolutely amazing. I wish I looked as good as she does in this movie. Two: Norman Fell is in The Graduate. You know, Mr. Roper from Three's Company.
I'm going to let you have a peek at my thought process while watching the movie. "I am grossed out. Ben hooks up with the mom and now he thinks he's in love with the daughter. Ew. Marry the daughter? Are you kidding me? Is this the 60s version of Jersey Shore? Wait. Is that … Mr. Roper? Yes, yes it is Mr. Roper from Three's Company. Hot dog, Stanley Roper. This really is a star studded film!"
(At this point in our relationship, is it necessary to admit that I'm a big Three's Company fan?)
(Really?)
In a departure from his TV work, Mr. Fell plays, of all things, a fussy and suspicious landlord in The Graduate. This confirms my belief that he is both a competent and versatile actor who is incredibly underrated.
To recap: Watched The Graduate and I might have liked it. I'm still not sure. The whole mother/daughter sharing a lover aspect disturbs me. Just imagine them spending the holidays together. The word awkward immediately springs to mind. Overall the film was witty (just one word: plastics) and well acted, so I would give it a thumbs up or four Molly Ringwalds. However, the ick factor must be considered. For me, the ick factor was high enough to overshadow the superb acting and fantastic dialogue to lower the score to a thumbs sideways or two point five Ringwalds.
As long as you came away with one of the two well known lines from that movie - "plastics" and "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me" - It's all good.
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