Hud Rules

I had a blog on another site that eventually went fallow. Here's an entry from the defunct blog, which will hip you to a truly great movie.

December 19, 2004:Last night, I got around to watching "Hud," which I had recorded a couple of months ago in our TIVO. What an experience! The movie was made in 1963 and I saw it around that time, being all of 19 or 20 years old. For one reason or another, I had not seen it since. Last night I realized that at 19 or 20 I had not experienced the pain, loss, and disappointment necessary to understand and feel the power and depth of "Hud."

I'm guessing that many of you have not seen the movie since the 60's because it is rarely shown on TV -- black & white, perceived "downer" plot, etc. Hence, I will resist the temptation to comment on this or that scene because that would detract from the full impact of your revisiting this truly great movie. I will remind you that Patricia Neal won the Oscar for best actress, and Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for best supporting actor. And seeing Paul Newman as Hud leaves little doubt as to why my mother and her friends thought he was the sexiest actor of the time. In that regard, I wondered why Newman did not win the Oscar (of course he was nominated). I checked and found that the award went to Sidney Poitier for "Lilies of the Field." Hmmmm.

Do yourself a huge favor. Rent the DVD and enjoy one of the great movies of all time. Trust me!