September 23, 2009

• Top 5 Buddy Films

  
  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – bow down to the grand-daddy godfather of all buddy pics.  i think i first developed a man-crush on Robert Redford when i first saw this, but that has since disappeared along with my respect for him as an actor lately.  i have, though, developed a healthy man-crush for Paul Newman to fill that empty void in my heart.  the chemistry these two have together can’t be scripted. 

  
  The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – “Say-watanayo”

  
  Midnight Run (1988) – when Deniro could actually do comedy. 

  
  A Better Tomorrow (1986) / The Killer (1989) – these John Woo classics from the 80s have aged like a fine banana in the damp tropical heat.  they’re almost laughable to watch now, but so are flourescent pants and poofy hair.  they’re a product of their times, and, at the time, they were the coolest gun fights anyone ever filmed, while being, at heart, stories about deep friendship. 

  
  Swingers (1996) – i was going to list The Outsiders in this spot, but wondered if its focus on a group of buddies rather than the conventional two buddies disqualified it.  no matter.  Swingers is a capable sub-in. 

  Honorable Mentions:
  Beautiful Girls (1996) – again, a group of buddies
  In Bruges (2008) – i loved this.
  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) – this too.
  The Outsiders (1983) – and this too.
  
  

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