Death Becomes Her, 1992

Madeline: Do you know that they do to soft, bald, overweight Republicans in prison, Ernest?

I have revisited a witch story and a ghost story. Time for a monster story; a monster of the green eyed variety... bwa ha ha

Madeline Ashton, played by Meryl Streep and Helen Sharp played by Goldie Hawn, envy one another. They fawn over one another with cool smiles and pleasant words. Inside they each seeth with envy never missing an opportunity to one-up the other. Over the years Madeline Ashton has successfully wooed and stolen away each of Helen Sharp's men.

Helen is thinking of marriage to Dr. Ernest Menville played by Bruce Willis. Does Helen say "woo hoo!" go and be happy with Menville?

NO!, of course not. What fun would that be? Helen decides that her dear Ernest must pass the "Madeline Ashton test" before she will marry him. Monstrously naive for a man of his accomplishments, Ernest fails the test most miserably- for all concerned.

Madeline is an actress whose popularity seems to be slipping away. For some reason she never suspects her acting ability to be the cause. Instead she blames her wrinkles and liver spots. She figures marriage to her "best friend's" man will be just the thing to sooth her ego. And oh yeah, I should mention that Earnest happens to be an extremely skillful plastic surgon...

The phrase "I'd sell my soul for..." is wistfully tossed about by the characters. The women are tempted by lasting beauty and Ernest by lust.

Isabella Rossellini plays Lisle Von Rhoman; a dark, powerful temptress whose bare boobies are covered by mesmerizing strands of beads. Lisle sells or trades eternal beauty to souls able and willing to pay her price. She lives in a castle-like mansion surrounded by lightening pierced "dark and stormy nights". She forgot to mention:

Lisle: "Now, a warning."
Madeline: "NOW a warning?"
Lisle: (to Ernest) "SEMPRE VIVE! LIVE FOREVER!"