Casualties of War (1989) - ★★★★★

Talk about short movie stars!!! Michael J. Fox is only 5'4"!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He did a great job with being that height.

Notably, as the shortest man in this movie, he also happens to be the moral center—the only one, among a sea of tall men, who does the right thing. It makes you think....

Something else that makes you think is the question, "Is Woody Harrelson in this movie?"

Sources disagree. Wikipedia and IMDB say no. Fandango and Vudu (not sure what this is) say yes, but offer no explanations. I wasn't really willing to take any risks, though, so I watched it anyway.

I really don't think Woody is in this movie. If he was, he was an extra in the background of a scene. But by 1989, Woody was already several years into his successful career, so it wouldn't make sense for him to be a mere extra in a big movie like this.

So, at the risk of being wrong, and at the risk of losing my claim as the world's foremost Woody Harrelson scholar, I'm making the executive decision that he was not in this movie. If I'm wrong—well, I suppose I'll have to rescind my title. But I don't think I'm wrong.

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The Thin Red Line (1998) - ★★★★☆

Today, I am reminded of a poem by Stephen Crane titled " War is Kind ." This is a pretty tricky poem to understand, because the narrator keeps repeating the phrase "war is kind" throughout the poem. But at the same time, you sort of get the feeling that war, in fact, is not kind at all. When something is so contradictory, it's easy to get lost in the weeds; one might simply assume that this Stephen Crane guy, whoever he is, does not really have a mastery of the English language. That, or maybe he wrote the poem on opposite day. I'd like to proffer another possible solution to this issue. Maybe Stephen Crane was being ironic! If you think about it, 'kind' is probably one of the last words anyone would use to describe war. Even people who think war is good probably would not call it 'kind'—killing people is not really a 'kind' activity, any more than being killed is 'nice' or 'fun.' The Thin Red Line , a movie which is n...

The Hi-Lo Country (1998) - ★★★★★

A shockingly underrated and under-talked about Woody Harrelson masterpiece. Reminsicent of the classic Marty Robbins banger, "Tall Handsome Stranger," this is a must watch for cowboy fans and Woody Harrelson fans alike. Unequivocally Woody's best cowboy role!!!!!

Edtv (1999) - ★★★☆☆

I love friendship!!!!!!! I love it when people are friends!!! Whenever I come across a new set of friends, I filled with a sense of delight so large I dare not even put it into words. The friendship that has dominated most of my summer is that of Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman from David Lynch's Twin Peaks . Harry and Coop are a perfect example of everything a good pair of friends should strive to be. They love hanging out together and enjoy doing many activities with one another, from eating donuts, to drinking coffee, to solving murders, to entering evil zones. Harry and Coop sharing a beautiful friendship moment!!! When I sat down to watch Edtv , the last thing I expected was that I would learn of another friendship as beautiful as the one shared by Harry and Dale. But expectations be damned! That's exactly what happened. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaaheuseygh met on the set of Edtv in 1999, and since then, they have been the best of friends, b...

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