seriously: awesome

[schmerica]

Three thoughts I had this evening that are completely and utterly NOT original in any way:

1) Wow, The Sting is a really freaking awesome movie.

2) Young Paul Newman was really hot.

3) Young Robert Redford was really hot, and the resemblance to Brad Pitt can be uncanny.

And then after my sister and I finished watching The Sting, we moved on to tonight's episode of Big Brother 8. Oh, yeaaaaaah. Nothing but CLASS in this joint!

Comments

[inmyriadbits.livejournal.com]

Ha, I had this exact revelation a couple of weeks ago. :) The best approach is to watch Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid and then The Sting (so as to end on the happiest note), because it's double the buddy-ness, the period-costume-hotness, the sneaky humor, the awe-inspiring acting, etc. Also, they basically swap character types, so you don't have to pick between the thoughtful/quiet one and the reckless/charming one. It's perfect. :D

I'll agree on the Brad Pitt resemblance, but I saw the movie right after a bunch of Magnificent Seven episodes, and thus spent the whole movie being more weirded out by how much Eric Close (http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/28/54/0000002854_20060919194532.jpg) looks Robert Redford, especially with all that hat-wearing.

Have you read The Buried Treasure Racket (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/30/theburied.html)? It's an amazing follow-up to the movie, and tons of fun in its own right. I highly recommend reading it while the actors' hot selves are fresh in your mind. :)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the story yet, but someone else recced it, too, so I have it all bookmarked.

Also, they basically swap character types, so you don't have to pick between the thoughtful/quiet one and the reckless/charming one. It's perfect. :D

Thank goodness! Because how can you choose?