Queens Logic [VHS]

This is just a great movie about a bunch of friends, with deep characters, deep messages, and great performances. Quirky, funny, and what should be a classic.

If Jamie Lee Curtis is in a movie, I want to watch it. I don't care if it's a documentary on how grass grows.This movie had some other actors I like. Just looking at the cast (even if JLC hadn't been part of it) would be sufficient for me to want to see the movie. Joe Mantegna, for example, is a talented (and under-rated) actor who has also made many a recorded book come alive with his narrations.Not that it's a reason to buy the movie, but as this was filmed in Queens in 1990/91, it contains several shots of the World Trade Center.A major thread in this story is the process by which some middle-aged men finally emerge from adolescence. The story manages to be funny and engaging, while not relying on cheap schtick or silly gags. Nor does it rely on CGI, wire work, and other stuff that seems to have replaced story telling in the film-making industry. Of course, this movie is nearly 20 years old so it was made while attention spans were still measured in minutes rather than seconds.The story relies, instead, on the complex interplay of the characters. Tests of loyalty abound. The story is full of "moments," and the characters seem very real. Well-directed, well-acted, and well-written, it reaches a level of sophistication that is above the norm yet not at all overwhelming.I'd characterize this as a "feel good" movie, but not in the way of a Disney movie. You feel good because the characters are flawed because they're human, and yet in the end they prevail because they are human. The movie isn't preachy, and it isn't sending a moral message. It's just showing that courage, loyalty, and love exist right alongside fear, distrust, and betrayal, and can prevail over them. Especially with help from friends and strangers.On that last note, JLC plays a stranger. Her character isn't among the inner circle and, in fact, she interacts only with Mantegna's character. She reels him in and shocks him into sensibility. In the typical hero quest novel, JLC would be similar to the mentor who imbues the hero with new courage and new dedication to renew the fight. It's not quite like that in this film, but it's along those lines. It's carried off quite well and is necessary to move the plot forward.Sadly, JLC's time in this film is too short. But to raving JLC fans, that's true of every film where JLC appears. You don't have to be a JLC fan to enjoy this film. It would be great even without her.This is a film couples can watch together, and probably should watch together. So, snuggle up and press the play button.

Queens Logic is another of those movies where you ask yourself.... How did I miss this movie before? Queens Logic? Never heard of it!The movie is special for its little moments and its great characters. The bartender we all wish we knew (Marinaro), the sleazeball with a heart of gold (Tom Waits), Joey Clams, Joe Mantegna paying his employees "in cash or check?", shotgun handy.The performances are great, particularly Mantegna, and the film succeeds in transporting you to a section of New York only otherwise known as the home of the Mets.The film succeeds in showing how these friends truly care for one another and has almost as many precious moments as another cult classic (although less steeped in mythology) "The Wanderers". These are the moments you want to look back on. These are the friends who will always love you. This is a movie which feels good to watch.

Joe Mantegna has the role he was born to play as a fishmonger who thinks he should be a lounge act and a father who spends too much time in the pub. This is a big cast, though, with Linda Fiorentino as his deeply annoyed wife, Ken Olin and Chloe Webb getting married sort of, and John Malkovich as a gay man who cannot stand gay culture and affectations. This is about nostalgia, and breaking of the hold nostalgia has upon you. Also very funny.

When childhood friends Al (Joe Mantegna), Dennis (Kevin Bacon) and Eliot (john Malkovich) get together for Ray`s (Ken Olin) wedding, they end up on a rollercoaster ride through reality. During a crazy weekend they face adulthood and each other with nemfound maturity and discover what Queens Logic is all about. This romantic comedy takes a warm and hilarious look at friendship, loyalty and love.

Feel good 80s nostalgia genre. Brings back memories

Might be an old movie, but this is just a simple pleasure to watch. Saw it a couple of times and it's just one of those movie that I wanted to own to see it whenever I wanted to. Add this one to your collection of older movies.

Various couples in different stages of life and relationships, a very real depiction of life. The characters are likable, the lessons learned are not totally out of the realm of possibilty, and the city backdrop suits the stories and the people.

The DVD arrived promptly in good condition. The film is a simple guilty pleasure perhaps best appreciated by someone who either lives in New York or has lived there.