February 19 movie: Gambit. Mid 60s crime movie with Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine. I recorded this because I was hoping it would have a mod sensibility, a la The Italian Job or The Ipcress File. It didn't, but I still enjoyed the movie. Caine and MacLaine had good chemistry in this story about a crime caper that succeeds, then fails, then succeeds. It's funny and actually suspenseful at times. I was annoyed in advance at MacLaine's casting as "a Eurasian," but her character was only supposed to be 1/4 Chinese so it was more believeable than Sean Connery as the most hirsute Japanese man ever. (Which I still have nightmares about.) Even if I hadn't enjoyed the movie, Gambit was worth it for this line alone: "Why is it that people who follow people always end up fingering trinkets?"
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i happened to see 'gambit' as well and maclaine really makes the whole film.
that inspired me to plug the following wish list into tivo:
michael caine & movies & action/adventure
i want to see all his 60's spy and caper movies!
Have you seen The Italian Job? I think you'd love it. I've been wanting to watch it again, let me know if you're up for it.
yes, i think i netfixed it fairly recently. i actually think the cars (not just the mini's, but the many traffic scenes in 1960's Rome) were the highlight for me, for some reason. it's possible that i was only half watching it... sometimes i do that, unfortunately.
i've also seen the remake.