"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp..."

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I just had a look at a couple of movies from my youth. I am confirmed in my view that Robert Altman's Nashville, is one of the greatest movies of all time, probably the greatest American movie ever; but failure though it is, I am not far from thinking that his Popeye deserves even more honour. Who else would have dared to try the impossible to such an extent?

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I have very soft spot in my heart for Popeye. It was astonishingly well-realized, a treat for the eyes and ears, completely unoffensive, and didn't hit one false note. Years and years after I last saw the movie, I still find myself humming "Everthing is Food" and chuckling over Duval's number, "He's Large". (...and he's mine. --You can have him.)