ode to 'grumpier old men'

'there are lots of women in the world...but you're the only one i'd like to mount on my fireplace...'

'yea, hm...that's...different.

'did you get my sexual innuendo in there'? 

  

well, actually to 'grumpy old men', but the film i saw last night was a sequel. i don't think i've laughed that much from a film in a long time. maybe its because ive been so depressed lately, or that i was alone. or really tired? whatever, it was enjoyable. "i quite enjoyed myself, thank you very much". which is surprising, and an uncommon utterance for me. walter matthau, he's just endearing. a genius. jack lemmon as well, and bergess meredith, who plays the grand-pop! ohhh my gosh seriously, he was freaking hilarious:

 

but he's also a gradfather, and it shows, every once and a while, like when he sings a lullabye to little allie. but before this, he retells the classic three bears, with his own ending of course:

..."And then the Mama Bear said, "Somebody's been sleeping in my bed, too!" And finally, the Baby Bear looked and he said, "Somebody's sleeping in my bed, and the bastard's still there!" 

But Goldylocks had a Remington semi-automatic, with a scope and a hair-trigger!
allie: That's not the way it goes!
grandpop: And that was the end of the Three Bears."

the dialogue between both matthau's character and lemmon's is...ahh so fucking funny. seriously. but i guess it might offend some, i mean they use insults constantly but its not so much the writing (which is good!) but the wya in which they can deliver the  lines in their own way, as if they've just come up with them at that moment. i love their voices. they are iconic. and in this film they're all grumbling & grumpy. well, i guess that makes sense:

(while trying to catch the massive river catfish)

"here, drop anchor.
...you cut the anchor you dumb ass.
alright, then grab the net.
you cut that too you dick head".  

but the movie, of course, has to be sad too. i had a feeling that this would happen, the grandpa was raving about how he took no care of himself. "i think God forgot me", he said once. his son, played by lemmon, found him just seemingly sleeping on his bench right by the river. peaceful. the best way to go, i think.

                                                   Max: I knew your old man longer than I knew my own.  

                                                   John: He was always very fond of you, Max

                                                   Max : He was a good man. 

                                                   John : The best. 

                                                   Max : You know I didn't mean what I said about Melanie.
                                                   John : And you know how I really feel about Jacob.
                                                   Max : Yeah, well, he deserves to be happy.
                                                   John : He deserves Melanie.
                                                   Max : Hmmmm. Well, whaddya wanna do now?
                                                   John : You wanna get drunk?
                                                   Max : Yeah.

  

but i just love this expression. he looks...so happy. pure bliss.

 i hope i can find something that wonderful someday :)

“Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality, ... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that."

rip...

***credit to imdb (and the film, of course!) for most quotes ;)