the outsider
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fearlesstempInstead of getting a head start on the end-of-year madness I'll be facing at work this week, I watched a bunch of movies this weekend. I was going to discuss them all in one entry, but then got totally carried away by the first one I saw:
The Outsider - A western love story revolving around the forbidden love between a young widow (Naomi Watts) from a Amish-like religious group and a cold-blooded gunslinger (Tim Daly) whom she takes into her home after he is wounded.
Okay, this is a TV movie made six years ago that I ordered used off of Amazon.com based on the summary above because yes, I am totally the type of person who loves movies like this one. Okay, not loves - LOVES. IN CAPS. And I will be upfront with you about this one! (1) This is not a good movie and (2) I totally enjoyed it.
Okay, first of all, the movie features not only the aforementioned gunslinger and an Amish widow, but also:
1. A crusty doctor who is constantly making incredibly pessimistic predictions ("God may see fit to save him – but I have no idea why") – and who is played by David Carradine.
2. A lecherous fellow Amish man who totally wants the Amish widow (played by Naomi Watts, who was surprisingly not very good in the role), and, to seduce her, makes the following offer, (more than) slightly paraphrased, "Your husband is dead. My wife is dead. I think we should hook up" – and who is played by Keith Carradine.
(That's right! Two Carradines for the price of one!)
3. A kid with a stutter named Ben-Jo, which really sounds a lot like Banjo, so that when Naomi is yelling for him (because he's always getting in some kind of danger), it sounds like she's calling for her favorite backwoods string instrument.
4. A bunch of evil cattle ranchers who look like they picked up their outfits at Men's Wearhouse.
5. A massive number of really bad fake beards.
But onto the more important part, part (2), why I totally enjoyed it, which can be summed up in two words: TIM DALY.
Remember when he was on Wings? He played the anal-retentive, high-strung Joe Hackett to Steven Weber's wacky, Hawaiian-shirt wearing Brian Hackett. God. I loved that show. Anyway, on the show, he was kind of cute but also kind of bland. Here's a group shot from a DVD release, I think, because (tragically) I could not find any lone, Wings-era Tim Daly shots. He's the one in the middle with his head grazing the Wings logo.
I totally loved Wings. Remember when Brian burned down Lowell's houseboat, and Lowell was all, "My house? My boat? My houseboat?" COMEDY GOLD. (I really did love that show.) Or the one where Joe's high school girlfriend is insane but no one else believes him?
Anyway, after Wings, Tim went to the same shaman that George Clooney did, you know, the one that granted attractive male stars of the mid-nineties the power of Incredible Hotness in their forties, and all of a sudden instead of being blandly cute Tim Daly of Wings, he was, well
(I could not find an image from this movie, and so this is the best I could do.)
Anyway, so Tim Daly plays Johnny Gault, aforementioned cold-blooded gunslinger, and he is ridiculously awesome in the role. He does things like:
1. Loom ominously in the doorway with his shirt off, gun tucked into the waist of his pants, glaring at the Mens Wearhouse Cattle Ranchers who were mean to Naomi Watts, saying, "I heard you speaking unkindly to this kind lady."
2. Say, when Naomi reveals that her husband had been murdered by the Mens Wearhouse Cattle Ranchers, in this tone of utter conviction, "I'll kill 'em for ya."
3. Cuddle a lamb back to life by a fireplace – NO I AM NOT MAKING THAT UP.
4. Get involved in several awesome gun fights and one cute water fight with Banjo (the only time in the movie I could handle the kid, who was mostly annoying and constantly getting in peril).
5. Reveal a traumatic backstory, during which he actually gets CHOKED UP, and says, "Wait, let me finish (choked pause, determined clench) – let me finish," at the end of which he says, "I don't deserve God's forgiveness. And I don't deserve you."
Okay. GREATNESS. I can't tell you how rewarding this movie experience is, because simultaneously it was one of those hilariously bad movies it's fun to laugh at, AND totally heart-clutchingly absorbing in its romantic moments, and powerfully awesome whenever featuring Tim Daly alone or prominently.
Also, it was originally on Showtime, which I forgot when I was watching it, but remembered during some scandalous moments after Naomi invites Tim into her cabin – if you know what I mean (and I think you do).
Other movies watched this weekend: Pirates, Waitress, Magic of Ordinary Days. Will discuss further if I make headway on grading. Which is doubtful.
The Outsider - A western love story revolving around the forbidden love between a young widow (Naomi Watts) from a Amish-like religious group and a cold-blooded gunslinger (Tim Daly) whom she takes into her home after he is wounded.
Okay, this is a TV movie made six years ago that I ordered used off of Amazon.com based on the summary above because yes, I am totally the type of person who loves movies like this one. Okay, not loves - LOVES. IN CAPS. And I will be upfront with you about this one! (1) This is not a good movie and (2) I totally enjoyed it.
Okay, first of all, the movie features not only the aforementioned gunslinger and an Amish widow, but also:
1. A crusty doctor who is constantly making incredibly pessimistic predictions ("God may see fit to save him – but I have no idea why") – and who is played by David Carradine.
2. A lecherous fellow Amish man who totally wants the Amish widow (played by Naomi Watts, who was surprisingly not very good in the role), and, to seduce her, makes the following offer, (more than) slightly paraphrased, "Your husband is dead. My wife is dead. I think we should hook up" – and who is played by Keith Carradine.
(That's right! Two Carradines for the price of one!)
3. A kid with a stutter named Ben-Jo, which really sounds a lot like Banjo, so that when Naomi is yelling for him (because he's always getting in some kind of danger), it sounds like she's calling for her favorite backwoods string instrument.
4. A bunch of evil cattle ranchers who look like they picked up their outfits at Men's Wearhouse.
5. A massive number of really bad fake beards.
But onto the more important part, part (2), why I totally enjoyed it, which can be summed up in two words: TIM DALY.
Remember when he was on Wings? He played the anal-retentive, high-strung Joe Hackett to Steven Weber's wacky, Hawaiian-shirt wearing Brian Hackett. God. I loved that show. Anyway, on the show, he was kind of cute but also kind of bland. Here's a group shot from a DVD release, I think, because (tragically) I could not find any lone, Wings-era Tim Daly shots. He's the one in the middle with his head grazing the Wings logo.
I totally loved Wings. Remember when Brian burned down Lowell's houseboat, and Lowell was all, "My house? My boat? My houseboat?" COMEDY GOLD. (I really did love that show.) Or the one where Joe's high school girlfriend is insane but no one else believes him?
Anyway, after Wings, Tim went to the same shaman that George Clooney did, you know, the one that granted attractive male stars of the mid-nineties the power of Incredible Hotness in their forties, and all of a sudden instead of being blandly cute Tim Daly of Wings, he was, well
(I could not find an image from this movie, and so this is the best I could do.)
Anyway, so Tim Daly plays Johnny Gault, aforementioned cold-blooded gunslinger, and he is ridiculously awesome in the role. He does things like:
1. Loom ominously in the doorway with his shirt off, gun tucked into the waist of his pants, glaring at the Mens Wearhouse Cattle Ranchers who were mean to Naomi Watts, saying, "I heard you speaking unkindly to this kind lady."
2. Say, when Naomi reveals that her husband had been murdered by the Mens Wearhouse Cattle Ranchers, in this tone of utter conviction, "I'll kill 'em for ya."
3. Cuddle a lamb back to life by a fireplace – NO I AM NOT MAKING THAT UP.
4. Get involved in several awesome gun fights and one cute water fight with Banjo (the only time in the movie I could handle the kid, who was mostly annoying and constantly getting in peril).
5. Reveal a traumatic backstory, during which he actually gets CHOKED UP, and says, "Wait, let me finish (choked pause, determined clench) – let me finish," at the end of which he says, "I don't deserve God's forgiveness. And I don't deserve you."
Okay. GREATNESS. I can't tell you how rewarding this movie experience is, because simultaneously it was one of those hilariously bad movies it's fun to laugh at, AND totally heart-clutchingly absorbing in its romantic moments, and powerfully awesome whenever featuring Tim Daly alone or prominently.
Also, it was originally on Showtime, which I forgot when I was watching it, but remembered during some scandalous moments after Naomi invites Tim into her cabin – if you know what I mean (and I think you do).
Other movies watched this weekend: Pirates, Waitress, Magic of Ordinary Days. Will discuss further if I make headway on grading. Which is doubtful.
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Date: 2007-05-28 09:36 pm (UTC)Thank you for this most awesome review; I am very much looking forward to the rest!!
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Date: 2007-05-29 11:35 pm (UTC)I'm so glad you liked the review!
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Date: 2007-05-29 11:26 pm (UTC)I remember the house boat houseboat thing!
Remember the dud show the guy who played Lowell was in where he pretended to be (or really was) married to a character played by Debra Messing, for whatever reason...professional reasons, I guess...and she liked his apartment. God, that was an awful show that I watched until it was cancelled. I can't remember the name of it, though.
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Date: 2007-05-29 11:27 pm (UTC)And it was on for four years apparently. Crikey.
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Date: 2007-05-29 11:34 pm (UTC)