My inspiration for this post came from my dear, longtime blogging friend, Debbie @ Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, who is not only a gifted...
Do you know what I miss?
I miss those delightfully campy slap-across-the-face-moments they use to have in all the old movies.
Remember those?
Nowadays in movies you very rarely see someone getting slapped, because heaven forbid, that would be considered terribly abusive and offensive; causing the movie to have an R-rating.
Nowadays in movies you blatantly see someone take a machete and CHOP someone else's head off, and then kick it down a flight of stairs; causing the movie to merely have a G-rating.
Sorry, but give me a SLAP over a CHOP any day!
*oh btw, do any of you remember when there was such a thing as an M-rating? For Mature Audiences.
Back during the golden age of MGM, Paramount, and Columbia., someone ALWAYS got slapped across the face.
A movie wasn’t a movie, until you heard that SLAP.
Scene: (interior of a restaurant) Martin and Sylvia having dinner.
Sylvia: You seem distant this evening, Martin. In fact, you’ve seemed distant and cold for the past few weeks.
Martin: (flustered) Oh, do I?
Sylvia: Yes, as if your mind is preoccupied. Is there something wrong?
Martin: (sheepishly) Well, I don’t know how to tell you this Sylvia, but I’ve been having an affair with another woman.
Sylvia: (dropping her knife and fork) WHAT????
Martin: Yes, it’s true. But, that’s not the worst part.
Sylvia: What do you mean, the WORST part??
Martin: Well, you see, I’ve been having the affair with your twin sister, Mary.
Sylvia: (mouth dropping open) Oh….how DARE you! And how DARE, Mary! That contemptible little WITCH!
Martin: I’m sorry, but we’ve been in love with each other for the past year.
Sylvia: FOR THE PAST YEAR????
Martin: Yes, and we plan on getting married.
Sylvia: (quickly getting up from the table; grabbing her mink coat and cigarette case) Well…I hope you’ll be VERY happy with one another. And I’d like to give you an early wedding present. Would you care to see it?
Martin: What do mean an early wedding present?
Sylvia: THIS! (taking her right and hand bringing down across his face) SLAP!!!!!
Martin: OUCH!…that hurt!
Sylvia: I’m GLAD you no-good, two-timing CAD!
(Sylvia storms out of the restaurant)
The camera slowly zooms into Martins swollen cheek.
*Slowly fade to black.
To me, one of the best slappers back then, was Joan Crawford. She could deliver a slap better than any dame in the movie industry.
Here is one of my favorite ‘slap moments’ in the film, Queen Bee.
And please watch it a few times, cause it's freakin' hysterical.
You GO, Joan…..
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