I'll Do Anything (1994) - ★☆☆☆☆

Deeply, painfully, meaningless and irrelevant. Woody's only been in a few movies that were actually difficult for me to get through—most of the bad ones are at least entertaining or hateful enough that it doesn't feel like one thousand eternities pass in the time it takes me to watch them. And if they are that dreadful, at least Woody's presence in them serves to sweeten the deal enough to make the experience bearable. In this case, unfortunately, Woody's appearance is one of the most irrelevant yet, as he plays a role in a movie which the characters go to see, and is on screen for no more than a few seconds.

It's easy to tell what kind of movie this movie was trying to be. But don't we already have enough incompetent dads and precocious daughters filling up our silver screens? And if we wanted more, wouldn't we turn our attention instead to Hallmark Movies and Mysteries so we could at least get a dose of Christmas spirit along the way? In short, this movie is an unnecessary waste of time. Don't watch it (not that the opportunity should ever come up. This movie was pretty tough to find, and I can't imagine anyone not on a quest to see every movie Woody Harrelson's ever been in would have any inducement to watch it, if they even came across it in the first place!)

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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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