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From: wilding@bdmrrr.UUCP (Matthew Wilding)
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Subject: Re: Silverado - Wasting Talent (slight spoilage)
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Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 14:30:58 EDT
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> I saw Silverado last night, and was generally pleased with the movie.
> However, there was one sore point about the casting. They cast John
> Cleese of Monty Pthon and Fawlty Towers fame as a SHERRIF! and Jeff
> Goldblum of Big Chill fame as a gambler who is a shnook bad-guy.
> 
> The problem here is that neither man uses his immense talent for humor
> in the film at all. 

  John Cleese as the English sheriff tough guy who wears a badge on his tweed 
suit was, I thought, very funny.  His role was humorous, only not the brand of 
humor found in Monty Python or Fawlty Towers (which I also like).  I completely
disagree with you - I thought Cleese's casting was inspired. As for Goldblum,
he's not really all THAT funny - at least not yet - so his role was not that 
much of a disapointment. He did a faily good job.

  I liked the movie a lot and recommend it strongly.

  Be careful to note spoilers in your postings. (I added the spoilage line)

                    Matt Wilding {seismo|rlgvax}bdmrrr!wilding