tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858469.post113694634983537832..comments2023-10-21T09:54:26.688-05:00Comments on BlogFreeSpringfield: Crime and PunishmentBlogFreeSpringfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314548731839300032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858469.post-1136991446658456272006-01-11T08:57:00.000-06:002006-01-11T08:57:00.000-06:00Saw "Stealing Sinatra" over the weekend. Loved it....Saw "Stealing Sinatra" over the weekend. Loved it. Talk about truth being stranger than fiction! These guys made "The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight" look like criminal masterminds.<BR/><BR/>I think my appreciation of the movie was helped by the fact that I actually remember the 1960s and so loved it for its art direction, too. If you want to see a funny movie involving wacky, bumbling criminals, based on a true story, see this movie.<BR/><BR/>George would've fit right in. When they first contacted Sinatra, Sr., by phone (they had kidnapped Jr., he offered to pay a million dollars ransom. No, they said, the wanted $240,000. And apparently that's a true part of the story. Hell, I could've been in that gang.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com