69. Tootsie

What it's about
An actor can't find work so he dresses up as a woman to get a job on a soap opera.

What I thought
I thought Dorothy was funny.

What Mum thought
Mum had seen this one before. "It'd been a long time since I've seen this one. I love Hoffman in it, and Jessica Lange is brilliant. It's a very intelligent comedy and some great observations on relationships. It hasn't dated particularly well, and the sexist undertones are going to annoy some people, but I do have a soft spot for this film."
 
What Dad thought

First time for Dad. "Oh, Tootsie, you bastard. You started it all. A throw away comment by Tina Fey in 30 Rock and ten months later we are on number 70, having watched approximately 8400 minutes of film.
Some have been absolutely breath taking, whereas other have just sucked the life from me. I've seen films I would never have gone out my way to see and I've revisited favourites from my past.


I guess I'll always have a soft spot for Tootsie. Hoffman makes a great woman. The film is funny, lively and well constructed. I enjoyed it."

68. Unforgiven

What it's about
An old cowboy agrees to take one last job as a gunslinger.

What I thought
I like cowboys.

What Mum thought
Mum had seen this one before. "As we've said before, the main problem with this list is there are so many good films that sometimes so much quality becomes a little dull. I love Clint Eastwood as a director, but yeah, yeah, yeah... Retired, been talked in to one last job... It's great, but I can't see why it's on the list. The cinematography isn't great. The plot is cliched, to put it mildly. Acting... meh! Dialogue... meh, a bit awkward in places. This is a decent enough film, but it hasn't had a huge influence on the film industry. It won Oscars over A Scent of a Woman and A Few Good Men. Both of which I would rank higher than this even if those two wouldn't make my top 100."
 
What Dad thought

First time for Dad. "I really enjoyed this film. I though it was a really good example of the anti-hero and loved Eastwood's performance. The story of the cop/soldier/assassin coming out of retirement for one last job has been done many times, but this is a very good example."