another gender bender
It's hard to make out in the poor lighting, but this is Gary Busey in a wig, hideous clown make-up, and fake tits. "Under Siege" is very comfortable with its sexuality.
The movie was clearly influenced by "Die Hard" (1988), but one of the big advantages of "Under Siege" is that, in "Die Hard," they give him a wife you're supposed to worry about. As if that's going to make you root for the hero any harder. We're already rooting as hard as we possibly can. "Under Siege" appreciates this, and gives us no external relationships to concern ourselves with, just a super sexy sailor girl/boy we assume he gets to fuck after the closing credits.
Labels: 80s movies, 90s movies, unsolicited criticism
posted by John Levenstein at
12:01 PM
3 Comments:
John, as your older brother, I've gotta say this gender bending fixation is making me a little uneasy.. perhaps I'm not as secure about my sexuality as you are?
then perhaps you're not comfortable with the parrot in australia, where the female is more colorful than the male: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/science/09obse.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Don't you try to use science on me, young man!
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