Texasville

Watched the directors cut in black and white. I have zero clue what the original movie is like but I loved this one! Every character carries over perfectly. They’re all different, almost opposites of their younger selves. Super depressing! Yet the movie ends on such a good note.

But I WISH it ended how it started like the first one. But that’s a minor gripe. Two great movies, and I’m glad I bought the box set.

Watched the directors cut in black and white. I have zero clue what the original movie is like but I loved this one! Every character carries over perfectly. They’re all different, almost opposites of their younger selves. Super depressing! Yet the movie ends on such a good note.

But I WISH it ended how it started like the first one. But that’s a minor gripe. Two great movies, and I’m glad I bought the box set.

Nowhere near as good as its predecessor, “The Last Picture Show,” but “Texasville” follows the same thread of themes 30 years later. One of the things that stuck out to me from “Picture Show” was how this small rural town metaphorically eats its young. The older citizens almost seemed like they were trying to suck the youth out of Duane, Sonny, and Jancy, right at the cusp of them entering into adulthood. And now, these three have settled down into the dust of the town, becoming part of the fabric of the community but never getting to enter the world at large. Sonny and Duane are both simultaneously success stories and failures in their businesses and personal lives. 

Now all this to say, this isn’t exactly a masterpiece of a movie, but I felt obligated to watch it after reading the behemoth of a novel it’s based on. It serves the book well, but like the book the plot is meandering and focused more on symbolism and witty conversations. 

Things I loved: 
-ANNIE POTTS (Young Sheldon’s MeeMaw)
-Young Jeff Bridges 
-Johnny Rodriguez on the soundtrack 
-Dairy Queen

Things I didn’t love:
-Duane’s awful children
-Everyone in town sleeping with each other for some reason
-Weak storyline 

One day I’ll sit down fresh after a re-watch of “The Last Picture Show” and watch the black-and-white directors cut of this. Getting the full picture of these characters lives.  Today was just not that day

Nowhere near as good as its predecessor, “The Last Picture Show,” but “Texasville” follows the same thread of themes 30 years later. One of the things that stuck out to me from “Picture Show” was how this small rural town metaphorically eats its young. The older citizens almost seemed like they were trying to suck the youth out of Duane, Sonny, and Jancy, right at the cusp of them entering into adulthood. And now, these three have settled down into the dust of the town, becoming part of the fabric of the community but never getting to enter the world at large. Sonny and Duane are both simultaneously success stories and failures in their businesses and personal lives. 

Now all this to say, this isn’t exactly a masterpiece of a movie, but I felt obligated to watch it after reading the behemoth of a novel it’s based on. It serves the book well, but like the book the plot is meandering and focused more on symbolism and witty conversations. 

Things I loved: 
-ANNIE POTTS (Young Sheldon’s MeeMaw)
-Young Jeff Bridges 
-Johnny Rodriguez on the soundtrack 
-Dairy Queen

Things I didn’t love:
-Duane’s awful children
-Everyone in town sleeping with each other for some reason
-Weak storyline 

One day I’ll sit down fresh after a re-watch of “The Last Picture Show” and watch the black-and-white directors cut of this. Getting the full picture of these characters lives.  Today was just not that day

Black and white directors cut

Imagine fumbling Karla. Makes me want to do target practice in my hot tub real bad.

Black and white directors cut

Imagine fumbling Karla. Makes me want to do target practice in my hot tub real bad.

People can really change one another

I WATCHED THE DIRECTORS CUT / black and white version

Really liked this a lot. Different from THE LAST PICTURE SHOW in a lot of ways but still feels like a proper sequel to the original.

People can really change one another

I WATCHED THE DIRECTORS CUT / black and white version

Really liked this a lot. Different from THE LAST PICTURE SHOW in a lot of ways but still feels like a proper sequel to the original.

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