This is the highest rank of respect a film or television program can be given: The Vic Hatch Seal of Approval.
My wonderful father, bless him, absolutely bollocking LOVES the kind of shit movies pretentious film reviewers like to lather in bile-filled spittle in the hopes no-one will go see them... thereby sending a clear message to Hollywood to cease and desist.
I'm talking about stuff like Die Hard 4.0, which he saw the other day. Thom and I had already seen it so we couldn't wait to discuss it with the old man.
He. Fucking. Loved it.
He loves the unbelieveable bits because they're so unbelieveable and I love that he cares enough to announce "that's bullshit" with a whacking great enormous grin right across his face, as if he expected nothing but believeable dialogue, credible action sequences and more-than two dimensional characterisations.
I knew Die Hard 4.0 would get the Vic Hatch Seal of Approval the minute Bruce Willis was standing on the back of a Lear Jet which was spinning out of control, mid air.
And sure enough... etc.
I kid you not, this is a mark of respect. Thom and I now base our movie choices on the Vic Hatch Seal of Approval. It was quite good to us with Shooter and Dejavu.
I cannot recommend those films highly enough. Nor, I'm sure, could Dad.
Life has too much pretention in it. Too many arty-farty glitterarti types to want to take the simple Dukes-of-Hazzard-style enjoyment out of life.
Don't fall for it. Embrace sheer entertainment. Embrace the Seal.
Private Dancer
2 months ago
3 comments:
I would put it to you that almost anything with Bruce Willis in it would be unbelievable-yet-great.
I maintain that all of the Bourne movies are shite without Willis scene. No-one seems to agree with me, but I stand my ground in the face of scorn.
Man your Dad's sort of awesome. My parents' prerequisite for giving a movie their approval appears to be that it has to be a)longer than 2 hours b)subtitled c)suicide inducing and d)either completely baffling, entirely dull or both.
The Vic Hatch Seal of Approval rates along side the Owen Hesford Seal of Approval. We are off to see Bruce and also Matt in the school holidays and if we are lucky also Jamie with Jen. I must agree with you about Shooter and Dejavu as well, it must be something to do with the genes the three of us share!!
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