In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
A comedy directed by Frank Capra.
A man who is about to go on his honeymoon visits his aunts before he leaves. He finds that they are killing men and his brother (who thinks he is president Roosevelt) buries them in the basement. The shit really hits the fan when his other brother, a convicted felon, shows up with his assistant. The police and the people from a local sanitarium show up and everything becomes a big mess.
I thought this was quite amusing. It's a breath of fresh air compared to modern comedies with their stupidity and sex jokes. All the actors play their parts very well and the camera-work plays a very small role. If you like modern comedy, stay away from this! Please excuse me for giving so many films good ratings so close together. Either I'm going soft in the head, or I just got a batch of good films.
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