I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Thanks for the memories!

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

As Good As It Gets

The story of a drifter working on a by the road dinner, and the owner's wife, disenchanted with her marriage sets upon herself to seduce the drifter in the hopes of a more satisfying relationship.This is the base of the script, in which Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson shine in their performances bringing different dimensions to their characters and, in true, bringing them to life.Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson) is a bored drifter, with some jail time under his belt not looking for anything in particular. He gets enchanted by Cora (Jessica Lange) and ends up doing everything for them to be together.I think Jack Nicholson is an outstanding performer and it shows here some glimpses of what he will put in The Shining later on.I also particularly liked John P. Ryan in the small supporting role of Kennedy where we can see in him the double-stabbing typical that he will show in later roles.All in all it is a good movie, but I don't consider it as being erotic. Maybe for 1980's standards, but even so I doubt it.

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) ** (out of 4)Considering the talent in front of and behind the camera, there's really no way to look at this adaptation of the James M. Cain novel as anything but a disappointment. In the film, Jack Nicholson plays drifter Frank Chambers who enters the lives of Cora (Jessica Lange) and her much older husband Nick (John Colicos). Soon the drifter and Cora start up a sexual relationship, which leads to them planning the murder of the husband. This here would be the fourth version of the classic story and the second one filmed in America. Unlike the previous versions, director Bob Rafelson didn't have to worry about censors but even so this version isn't nearly as hot as the earlier one with Lana Turner. Outside a rather intense sex scene towards the start of the picture, this thing really never takes off, which is too bad because they've got a terrific cast and some beautiful settings but in the end the film is just flat. I think the first forty- five minutes are the best thing in the film as we see the love triangle set up and there's no question that the director has the look of the era down perfectly. I thought the setting really added a lot of atmosphere but sadly very little else happens. Nicholson was the perfect choice to play a drifter but the screenplay really doesn't give him too much to work with. Lange is clearly the best thing in the movie as she delivers a sexual charge to the thing. Colicos is also extremely good as the husband in a strong supporting performance. What really hurts the film is the second half because the director never really makes us believe or feel anything for the two leads. Are we supposed to hate them for what they've done? Are we supposed to be rooting for them to get away with the murder and live happily ever after? The entire second half of the film features way too many dialogue scenes that lead no where and in the end the "romance" that starts to bloom towards the end just never fully works. The film isn't nearly as bad as its reputation but at the same time there's no question that it's a major disappointment and a bitter feeling takes over when you think about what could have been.

It's easy to understand how attractive it must have seemed to make a 1980s movie of "The Postman Always Rings Twice". James M Cain's famous depression-era melodrama had already been successful as a book (1934) and a movie (1946) and a 1980s version could obviously benefit from the advantages of being made in colour and at a time when censorship constraints would be far less strict than they had been in 1946. The result is a production in which this story of lust, adultery, murder, blackmail and "the hand of fate" is told in a style which is far more raw, gritty and explicit than the 1946 movie.Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson) is a drifter who stops for a meal at a remote countryside diner / filling station somewhere outside L.A. and decides to stay a little longer after catching sight of the establishment's attractive cook called Cora (Jessica Lange). Cora's the wife of Nick (John Colicos) who's the considerably older Greek proprietor of the business. Nick offers Frank a job as a mechanic and soon Cora and Frank are involved in a passionate affair.After the couple fail in an attempt to run away together, they decide to murder Nick. They succeed at the second attempt but soon Cora is put on trial for the crime. The prosecuting attorney succeeds in getting Frank to betray Cora but some slick work by her lawyer results in her being acquitted. After the trial, Frank and Cora resume their relationship and a succession of surprising developments culminate in a tragic conclusion.Frank is a man whose misfortunes don't simply emanate from his weakness or the consequences of making a wrong turn in his life. He's a violent, petty criminal who's driven by lust, but nevertheless, seems more in control of his destiny than is typical of a noir protagonist. In this version of the story, in an interpretation which is probably more realistic, he's more cynical and brutal than John Garfield's 1946 incarnation and as a result is a far more unsympathetic character.Jessica Lange's Cora is also different from Lana Turner's as she seems much too strong and spirited to be as trapped as she claims and also doesn't have the kind of mystique or ambiguity which makes it seem credible that she could've been harbouring dark thoughts about killing Nick for some time.The ways in which the characters of Frank and Cora have been changed is interesting to watch but the same can't be said of the changed ending which lacks both the irony of the original and its significance to the story's title.This movie is strong on atmosphere and intensity and convincingly evokes the period in which the action is set. Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange are excellent in their roles and the supporting cast (particularly John Colicos) is also very good.

Eroticizing the tale of two killers previously made in 1946, director Bob Rafelson took out the subtlety and innuendo that made the original so hot. By adding sadomasochistic sexual activity between Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, he cheapens the story that could have been an interesting pulp fiction update of James M. Cain's story. In the original, John Garfield and Lana Turner really did have heat that didn't need to show the audience what the two did in bed. Their power burnt through the screen, but if there is any steam between Nicholson and Lange, sadly it is only dry ice, not timbers smoldering.Nicholson, then one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, plays an obvious sleaze-bag. His character is never likable which dissolves any sympathy towards him. Garfield played the role as a victim of circumstances with a past which made him more interesting and complex. Lange, however, does provide some heat, and shows the potential of becoming one of the biggest stars of the 80's after a weak start in the 1976 remake of "King Kong". She lacks Lana Turner's glamour (and the famous white shorts and halter top with matching turban), but making her more earthy adds a different dimension to her character that Nicholson's lacks.Rather than a Cecil Kellaway type as the cheated-on husband, the producers added a more ethnic flavor to the character played by veteran character actor John Colicos. The same year he made this movie, he made soap immortality as the evil Mikkos Cassadine, the world's wealthiest Greek, on "General Hospital". On the soap, he victimized the world. Here, he plays a lower class Greek who married a younger woman. Unlike Kellaway, the age difference isn't grandfatherly, and works better. Michael Lerner is very good as the attorney who defends Nicholson and Lange for murder, and a young Anjelica Houston is seen briefly as a circus owner involved with Nicholson. She utilizes the same accent she would later perfect in the hysterical "The Witches".What really makes a color version of the story work is the not-so-sharp photography that really makes it look like a pulp fiction magazine come to life. The ending drags a bit, but it is ironic to watch the two characters slowly destroy themselves and each other. That's what film noir is all about.