Drugstore Cowboy & My Favorite Year

Drugstore Cowboy was a sort of sad movie about druggies in Oregon in 1971. But it goes to show that Gus Van Sant is not a total incompetent. Only mainly. Matt Dillon was somewhat good, but the movie never became more than its parts. Shame really, because it could have been great.

My Favorite Year was one of those madcap movies that thinks that comedy is having a character do the bug eyes and rush off to stop someone doing something funny. Unfortunately, it also has Peter O'Toole in a very good performance. Meaning that I can't completely dismiss the movie as crap. Damnit.