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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 406676" data-attributes="member: 8">THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973)[ATTACH=full]54032[/ATTACH]When discussing classic whodunits it&#039;s usually about the Agatha Christie adaptations, but this film is written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins (!) and it&#039;s a fantastic mystery that keeps evolving. I had no idea where and how it would end, the only indication was the remaining play time (which, come to think of it, is kinda spoiler-y).Like the other, more familiar theatrical releases, SHEILA is gloriously convoluted and contrived, but that doesn&#039;t change the fact that someone has to cook it up first.Holy Norman Bates, Batman!It&#039;s definitely the most vibrant whodunit I&#039;ve ever seen. The actors have a great script to work with and it shows. I could almost believe that half of it was played ad lib (especially Dyan Cannon) but of course that wouldn&#039;t work with such a complex mystery.Raquel Welch smoulders like a gorgeous European Bond girl but according to wiki there was a big problem between her and the director (and also James Mason, who despised her work attitude).The characters have to play a game, courtesy of movie tycoon Clinton Greene played by James Coburn, and I found this part a little confusing.Something about the proof of the sin and who has the card - but all that stuff makes more sense when the real detective work begins.I got it on DVD, well that&#039;s what I thought because it&#039;s one of those made-on-demand DVD-Rs by the Warner Archive (*grumbles*).But the disc plays fine and the picture quality is great so I&#039;m going to keep it. Great stuff!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 406676, member: 8"] THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973) [ATTACH type="full"]54032[/ATTACH] When discussing classic whodunits it's usually about the Agatha Christie adaptations, but this film is written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins (!) and it's a fantastic mystery that keeps evolving. I had no idea where and how it would end, the only indication was the remaining play time (which, come to think of it, is kinda spoiler-y). Like the other, more familiar theatrical releases, SHEILA is gloriously convoluted and contrived, but that doesn't change the fact that someone has to cook it up first. Holy Norman Bates, Batman! It's definitely the most vibrant whodunit I've ever seen. The actors have a great script to work with and it shows. I could almost believe that half of it was played ad lib (especially Dyan Cannon) but of course that wouldn't work with such a complex mystery. Raquel Welch smoulders like a gorgeous European Bond girl but according to wiki there was a big problem between her and the director (and also James Mason, who despised her work attitude). The characters have to play a game, courtesy of movie tycoon Clinton Greene played by James Coburn, and I found this part a little confusing. Something about the proof of the sin and who has the card - but all that stuff makes more sense when the real detective work begins. I got it on DVD, well that's what I thought because it's one of those made-on-demand DVD-Rs by the Warner Archive (*grumbles*). But the disc plays fine and the picture quality is great so I'm going to keep it. Great stuff! [/QUOTE]

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