I happened upon “Ghostbusters” on AMC last night — the perfect kick-back-and-veg movie after four days of business travel.
I had forgotten how funny Sigourney Weaver is! She is such an elegant actress that her range can be deceptive. I mean, she wins an Oscar opening a big can of whoop ass on space creatures in ‘Alien,’ but can also play such nuanced characters in “The Ice Storm” and “A Map of the World.”
Still…her comedies are my favorite performances. Uh, oh — I feel a list coming on!
THE WEAVER WHACK LIST
5. Dave
Kevin Kline is amazing as both a prickly President and likable look-a-like, but Sigourney holds her own as First Lady Ellen Mitchell. Favorite moment? Kevin and Sigourney singing “Tomorrow” from the musical “Annie” to get out of a traffic ticket. (I hope she can sing better in real life.)
4. Baby Mama
Sigourney’s role as the head of a surrogacy center could have been fairly mundane…but she adds a touch of sunny creepiness that is a joy to watch. Plus, she just keeps having babies at her age. Icky.
3. Working Girl
I think Katharine Parker is pretty close to home for Sigourney. She grew up in a very privileged, monied world; this is how I imagine her day-to-day. Not sure she would appreciate that.
2. Ghostbusters
Panting like a dog, levitating four feet above the bed, looking for the key master while Bill Murray struggles not to break character — that’s good stuff.
1. GalaxyQuest
In this great ensemble comedy, the entire cast pokes fun at actors, sci fi films, and fans. When all is said and done, it’s the best tribute to the genre that I have ever seen. It has a lot of heart, too, mainly due to the begrudging romance between Sigourney’s Gwen DiMarco and Tim Allen’s Jason Nesmith.
“GalaxyQuest” snuck by a lot of folks. If you were one of them, there are many wonderful reasons to see it. Alan Rickman. Sam Rockwell. Missi Pyle. Tony Shalhoub. Even MAC-boy Justin Long.
And, of course, silly, superb Sigourney.
Stylin’
Bill Murray is cool.
Part of what makes him cool is the distance he maintains from the public and the press. Which means no autographs. Which can make him seem rather uncool to some.
Well, look what he did in lieu of an autograph for filmmaker David Walton Smith.
Coolest dude on the planet.
Can’t wait to see what he does in Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson’s new movie that opened yesterday.
Bet it’s cool, too.
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