Well, re-watching it has made the cinematic sipping watered down. Sweet-spirited '80s comedy with lots of drinking.
This movie is a clever romantic-comedy.When first viewing ARTHUR years ago, this viewer thought it clever, funny, and a screwball throwback of a movie cocktail. Arthur is like the woman in the poem by Yeats, who spent her days in innocent good will, and her nights in argument, till her voice grew shrill. Moore's performance in my opinion is iconic. Liza, of course, is Liza; need I say more? There are hilarious set pieces aplenty. You're a man who has everything, haven't you, but that's not enough. Arthur and Linda's chemistry adds electricity to the rest of the film. Arthur, el soltero de oro, Arthur (1981) More Info. Sadly, Gordon, only in his early forties, died soon after completing this, his only feature film. Arthur is the most quotable drunk millionaire that is likely to ever steal your heart. Arthur spends his time with booze and whores. As someone who has had to live with an alcoholic I find it repulsive and sad as these characters never really are shown to have much depth or ill-effects from their disease, nor do they take into account the damage done to those around them.The first and only film to be both written and directed by Steve Gordon, who tragically passed away at the age of 44 a year after the release of this movie, "Arthur" is one of the very few comedies I've seen that I can say I thoroughly enjoyed, yet sparsely laughed during.
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The relationship between Dudley Moore's titular protagonist and Sir John Gielgud's Academy Award winning turn as…The sequel runs on much too much of the same fuel (rips off too much of the same plot) as this film made 7 years prior, which might seem to stick pins in this wonderful little dramedy made with water from a poisoned well.
Dudley Moore? But, you might just pretend this isn't a franchise and always try to see it through untainted eyes.It never warped my ideas/ideals about money and what's important in life, even though everyone knows how this ends. You look like one of Santa’s helpers.”And Dudley Moore actually played one of Santa’s helpers a few years later in Turns out John Gielgud was the funniest human being who ever lived. He is also the heir to a vast fortune which he is told will only be his if he marries Susan. If you have Forgotten your password, just type in your E-mail Address and YTS will send you a link to Reset Your Password. Arthur and Linda's chemistry adds electricity to the rest of the film.
His every line is perfectly delivered; every syllable flawlessly timed; every inflection immaculately calibrated for maximum comic effect. In one such scene, Arthur (drunk throughout most of the story) knocks on the wrong apartment door and receives ear shattering threats from a human 'siren' ("My husband has a gun!!!!). Feel free…I'm a simple woman - if greta gerwig recommends, I'll watch it.
In one such scene, Arthur (drunk throughout most of the story) knocks on the wrong apartment door and receives ear shattering threats from a human 'siren' ("My husband has a gun!!!! Directed by Steve Gordon. One of my favorite movies of all time. Of course, he doesn't love her and by chance, runs into Linda Marolla, a working-class waitress (and of course, aspiring actress) after she pilfers a Bergdorf Goodman tie for her father. He also refuses to leave the bottle. Moore and Gielgud provide great line readings and Moore does his slapstick well and Gielgud his dryer than starched dress shirt line readings, but the rest of this is a bit of a passable viewing pleasure. Arthur (1981) Arthur spends his time with booze and whores. These positives keep some conventional subplots at bay, and stopped me from thinking too hard about the film's stance on alcoholism and privileged lifestyles.…This movie is about Arthur (Dudley Moore).