Posts Tagged ‘Lawrence Kasdan’

Zut alors!

I have never had a really guilty secret in my life, and that is why I need to get this off my chest. Another night in with The Divine P saw me take my eye off the ball and let her have possession of the remote control. The day I invent a remote control unit with a built-in mousetrap, the world will surely beat a path to my door. Flicking through the channels at a blinding pace, as she is wont to do, she stopped suddenly at the beginning of a move called French Kiss (1995). As she explained the outline of the plot to me, I felt trapped – it was late, and the local bar wasn’t open. I had no choice but to watch it. There I sat, confronted with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline in a tale of betrayal and emotion in a transatlantic love story. My guilty secret – in case you hadn’t guessed – is that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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The best ‘bad’ film – ever

Well, there we have it, ladies and germs – Picturenose reaches its 300th post. As ever, when these milestones occur, a big thank you is due to all our visitors and contributors, old and new. And, to mark this auspicious occasion, what better opportunity for me to finally present my defence of the film that, officially, nobody liked except the audiences and me. I have been forced to explain my fondness for this a number of times to a number of accusors (and you know who you are) so here, for posterity, is why The Bodyguard (1992) simply ain’t as bad as many say. I thank you…

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