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Blow by Blow Review of Tom Jones

-My first retro review ever in any medium!

-For a retro film, I think this one could still find an audience nowadays. It has just enough physical comedy and blatant sex appeal that it could still reach the MTV generation and younger.

-It reminded me of a Benny Hill episode. It was complete with the chase scenes, the people listening by the door making funny faces, and all sorts of awkward situations!

-If it won an Oscar today, I think people would be rebelling in the streets. Not really people per say, but the film geek community. It is not their cup of tea. Noses were not stuck high enough in the air.

-Unlike the other retro film I saw recently, The Apartment, this one is straight comedy. I find it kind of amazing that nowadays comedies don’t get a fair shake in the award season. Comedians work just as hard as other actors. It seems, to me, to be even harder in film because it is a enclosed environment, so there is no way of knowing if the jokes will hit or miss with the public at large.

-I have never seen so much cleavage in my life. Seriously, every chick had a cleavage shot. Nearly every scene. And it wasn’t subtle either. It was right in your face. Another reaosnw hy the MTV generation would like it.

-I would like to see more satires like this. It’s like a The Importance of Being Earnest taken to the extreme.