I was fully intending to watch “Risky Business” on cable tonight. Fun movie, 80s nostalgia, Tom Cruise in his underwear back when he was attractive – what could be better?
I should have known, of course. But five minutes into the picture comes Curtis Armstrong’s famous line, “Sometimes you just gotta say ‘What the fuck.'” And the horrible dubbing changed it to “What the hell.” Which basically ruined the movie for me – the whole point of the story is knowing the difference between “what the fuck” and “what the hell.”
As if this wasn’t obvious, two lines in the movie make the point clearly. In that same speech early on, Joel’s friend continues, “If you can’t say it, you can’t do it.” And they even have Joel’s father say at the end, “Sometimes you just gotta say ‘what the heck.'”
If that isn’t enough of an argument for keeping a swear word in a movie (even on cable, where delicate ears might be listening), I don’t know what is. Reminds me of #73 on my “100 Things” list.
So I turned off the movie. After the underwear scene.
WTF!?!
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I go now.
Just tell me no butter was harmed in the viewing of this film.
The first time I saw that scene, I thought, “That ass has undoubtedly left sweat marks on more than one naugahyde casting couch.” Can’t you just hear the wet rrrrrip as he stands up and looks for his socks?
Tom Cruise was never attractive.
He totally was OK-ish in Cocktail. Why is it that I only have an opinion on *this* kind of thing, and not anything, y’know, important? Dammit.
What I just totally dig is the comment “Tom Cruise in his underwear back when he was attractive.” God, that just sums up everything I love about you, Adam.
This is why I pay for HBO, so I can see the whole movie, “fuck” and all. (And why I’m a premier member down at my local Blockbuster!)