Monday, July 25, 2016

'Never Seen It' episode 6: Taking shots at Bigelow's 'Blue Steel'

In the most recent episode of our unapologetically self-indulgent podcast -- "Never Seen It" -- my wife (!) Elizabeth Rosado and I separately watched the 1989 cop thriller (remember when that was a genre?) Blue Steel.

Starring a de-glammed Jamie Lee Curtis, the movie is of note largely because it was directed by director Kathryn Bigelow.

This film hails from her pre-prestige filmmaker days. It arrived prior to her breakout hit Point Break, and hasn't exactly achieved cult status although its not without its fans.

Check out the video below to hear our thoughts on this pretty violent, highly-stylized movie, which contains an over-the-top villainous performance from the late Ron Silver, which may or may not be good.

Should his role have been re-cast with Andy Garcia? And should I actually re-write this entire movie to create a definitive version? These burning questions are answered and more in this edition. Keep listening -- and share you feedback, but just the positive stuff because we can't stop/won't stop.

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