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Two old friends go off for a weekend of wine and fun as

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In Reply to: Agreed... posted by Doug Otte on July 29, 2005 at 06:35:57:

an extended "groom's party" before one gets hitched.
The cerebral one looks forward to exploring an area and its wine with which he isn't familiar, and better getting to know a friend who has drifted away. The other, however, is looking forward to sowing wild oats, getting loaded, and helping his uptight friend get over a painful divorce.
Can't think of another movie with this "hackneyed" plot. Help us, will you?
The movie is about realtionships, something which some American men can't handle thinking about.
If you didn't laugh out loud at the wallet retrieval scene you need to proceed to the ER room right away, you may already be dead.

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Re: Two old friends go off for a weekend of wine and fun as - Doug Otte 07:22:46 08/01/05 (0)
How about Without a Paddle for a recent example? Don't see the connection? A bunch of guys (usually white) resisting age and adult responsibility try to reclaim their youth on a road trip w/ old buddies. The scriptwriter pastes his/her philosophies prominently on the characters' sleeves. The difference was - Without a Paddle was fun, in a dumb way.
Sorry, I didn't make it to the wallet scene. I bailed out during Giamatti's and Madsen's insipid dialogue sharing their deepest thoughts about their favorite varietals as a metaphor for sharing your deepest self w/ a new significant other.
I know we're (wife and I) in the minority on many of these movies. I don't know why. Anyway, try watching Sideways after seeing a revelatory and truly moving work like The Girl in the Cafe, and you might share our views.
Cheers,
Doug

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