Posted 6:26 PM by Gene

In my quest to build a first-class DVD collection I have come across one of SLIME's screwiest innovations: Cliffs Notes movies. Yes, movies packaged with Cliffs Notes. There are nine titles, and judging by the selection these aren't necessary the most Cliffs Notesiest -- nor the best; but then we're limited to the movies SLIME distributes on DVD, namely FOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the outfit that MUST call itself MGM. When B&N had a recent sale I bought two of them: Jane Eyre (the 1944 version) and Inherit the Wind, the latter somewhat difficult because it is from that pill Stanley Kramer, he who thought he could be less of a pill directing slapstick, and it is something of a lecture, and it was written by Lawrence and Lee, those limousine liberals nonpareil, and it does have Gene Kelly as Mencken; but it also has two solid old tubthumpers in Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, and fact is I've only torn the shrink wrap off maybe half-a-dozen of the dozens of titles I've purchased as I'm still waiting to get a TV.

And the best part is, if the movie's no good I can still crib from the Cliffs Notes.

Unfortunately, no Cliffs Notes came with The Nutty Professor (wrong company). At least they could have delved into the history of France.