It's cheesy and so predictable, paying homage to the delightful films about the greed, corruption and scandal that's driven the economy to near-destitution. But potshots have their perks. I got to spend a good couple hours last night sifting through endless scenes of whichever films I thought of that dealt with those themes. There are so many.
American Psycho and the unforgettable business card scene.
Wall Street, `Greed is Good’
Boiler Room's `Let’s go, Shlep-rock!’ (Ben Affleck, why can't you be more consistent?)
Bonfire of the Vanities -- I agree with a good friend of mine about how underrated this film is. It's Brian De Palma; and sure, it's not Scarface or Carlito's Way ... and the casting was, well, unforgivable ... but it's BDP doing Tom Wolfe!
Here's to the fallen `Masters of the Universe'
Trading Places. Mortimer and Randolph Duke, I'd happily switch places with someone right now and allow you to test out nature v. nurture.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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