tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post4606600244636271817..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSESTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-61746672348195344152009-01-18T12:59:00.000-06:002009-01-18T12:59:00.000-06:00I think the trouble with these "workable premise a...I think the trouble with these "workable premise and hideous execution" comedies is that there are no more Lubitschs or Wilders (or even Hawkses and Cukors) to dig beneath the surface and excavate the Truth of the proceedings. "Pineapple Express" was fun and all, but could you imagine Preston Sturges getting his hands on it? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps comedy audiences don't want to be confronted with pesky things like wit or believability, or perhaps studios just assume they don't.Zen Barbarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307555311178229265noreply@blogger.com