Part 3 starts with a bang, as we are treated to one of the greatest moments in cinema history. But unfortunately you'll just have to take my word for that, as the ****** blog tells me that I have exceeded the maximum file size. Even though I have gone to the considerable trouble of stringing this flight of fancy out to three instalments! I guess this will have to go as a bonus scene on the 3CD Collector's Edition.
Meanwhile, back at the story. Joshua, a draw offer hanging heavy in the air, thinks for a long time ........ and plays on. This man doesn't know the meaning of the word draw. Mind you, there are a lot of other words he doesn't know the meaning of, too. I get fed up of watching and return to the player's rest area. The inevitable happens as soon as I turn my back - they agree a draw. I have missed the action yet again. The A team has won by 3-1, but the B team can hold their heads up high. The Director decides to claim the film was an art-house study of ennui and the tragedy of the human condition, rather than the all-action thriller he had intended. Fade to grey.
64 Squares of Despair - A trilogy
(Filmed in Glorious, Full Colour Mobilovision)
With An All Star Cast of Hollywood Greats
The critics loved it, with most agreeing that John Malkovich (as Joshua Pink) stole the show with his moving mix of wit and angst. Mark Lester, as cheeky chappie Jude Shearsby, slightly disappointed by never bursting into song as he had in Oliver! but this was a solid all round performance by an ensemble cast of consummate professionals. Unfortunately, the film has bombed at the Box Office. Straight to video. The Director is very unlikely to be entrusted with the funds to make another film. Ever.
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