With the continued R&R of Anonymous Boxer, Milk River Madman selected Favourite Buddies Movie for this week’s Movie Clip Wednesday theme.
Wikipedia says: a buddy film, according to The Complete Film Dictionary, is “a film that features the friendship of two males as the major relationship”. Ira Konigsberg, author of the dictionary, further defines the genre: “Such films extol the virtues of male comradeship and relegate male-female relationships to a subsidiary position. Male relationships have always been a significant element in our popular culture, from the Leatherstocking Tales of James Fenimore Cooper to television beer commercials.”
It could have been Lethal Weapon.
It could also have been the Karate Kid.
But, there’s only one buddy movie that really hits the spot.
Great choice JC. Arguably the finest trilogy of all time and definately a buddy, er, buddie movie. Happy MCW!
LOL, grrrr… trying to do things quickly means that typos creep in. I shall rectify the error :)
great an unexpected choice! many buddy movie. happy MCW~
K9 recently posted..MCW: Best Buddy Movie
Good evening Joanna,
What a great choice, I loved the books and I thoroughly enjoyed the movies. Making the connection that they are buddies fits perfectly.
Happy clip day!
Karl recently posted..Movie clip Wednesday: Best Buddies
I have never been much of a fan of fantasy in literature and film, but LOTR is one of my few exceptions. Brilliant stuff.
Awwww, great choice! The loyalty of the friends is essential to this movie! Not my usual style but I certainly can deal with #1 in the franchise. Happy MCW!
pam recently posted..Movie Clip Wednesday Best Buddy Movie
Friends on a quest. That is probably the quintessential (where did that come from?) plot for a great buddy movie.
Happy MCW!
I never would have thought of LOTR as a “buddy movie”, but you’re spot on! It really is. I do love this series of films. Ah!, Viggo …. *sigh*
nitebyrd recently posted..Wanton Wednesday Halloween and a Review
Yup, any excuse to get Viggo on my site :)
Weren’t they like Jeeves and Wooster? I don’t see how you can have a proper buddy relationship with such an obvious class difference.