In Defense of Tootsie

CK here. I think it's only fitting that I present some sort of explanation for any Tootsie haters out there.

First off, yes, it's true that I have never been able to get through Die Hard. To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of big action movies in general. I mean, they're all the same. You put one John McClane in a ridiculously unrealistic set of circumstances getting shot at a hundred times and blown up, yet he comes away with sore feet and a boo boo? I can hear the low-voiced narrator in the trailer now..."ONE MAN...ONE GUN...ONE VENGEANCE...ONE HIGH-OCTANE ACTION THRILLER"... one giant boring cliche in my book. Do foreign enemies EVER know how to shoot a gun? In Bad Guy School do they only teach the art of shooting one inch behind a running good guy?

Admittedly I wish another movie had come to my mind when Al and Gavin had asked what I consider a good movie, but I'll stick with Tootsie. In fact, I'll contend that Tootsie has much more substance than Die Hard. Granted, nobody dies, there are no pyrotechnics, there are no marksmen with horrible aim, but the characters are funny, the situation is ridiculous, and there is actually a plotline that requires more than 5 sentences to explain. Plus, for some reason I always had a boyhood crush on Jessica Lange.

So for now, I'll be patient and wait for the perfect time to turn the tables. When Gavin and Al least expect it, I'm gonna come out with "Ron, my name is Dorothy! It's not tootsie, or toots, or sweety, or honey, or doll". If they don't know what movie it's from, oh the laughs I'll have.

Oh the laughs I'll have...

Posted by CK