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Saw III - It wasn't great...
Mojave Jack said:I think Rope was one of the most disturbing movies I've seen in a long, long time. Stewart was great, of course, but the whole idea was just chilling. Fantastic cinematography, with the entire thing being filmed in one shot per reel. More like a play than a movie, and the scene where the maid is clearing off the trunk while the conversation plays out just off screen was brilliant. No one would even attempt to do anything like that today.
Patrick Murtha said:I have always felt that Rope is highly underrated. I think it's one of the great Hitchcocks (of which, admnittedly, there are many). Filming the entire action in a continuous shot was more than just a stunt; it contributes hugely to the mesmerizing quality of the film.
pgoat said:Patrick, I like Red River. I have some mixed (read: mostly negative) feelings about John Wayne's 'manifest destiny' approach, but I thnk it makes the film unapologetically honest, especially for its time.
Lensmaster said:Just watched Three Godfathers. It's interesting seeing John Wayne play the badguy being chased by a sheriff, rather than the other way.
Patrick Murtha said:There's the whole homoerotic vibe, well explicated here:
http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=834
The scene with the "young guns" played by Monty Clift and John Ireland showing off to each other is priceless, and thinking about it I can perhaps better understand why the foreshadowing of a violent confrontation between them never comes to a realization; there's something else going on there. John Ireland's character is named "Cherry," after all. Hmm....
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Lensmaster said:Just watched Three Godfathers. It's interesting seeing John Wayne play the badguy being chased by a sheriff, rather than the other way.
pgoat said:I love when actors play against type and do it well.
I also have developed a much better appreciation for the 'bad guy' in my older years. Just caught The Adventures of Robin Hood on TCM. Naturally Erroll Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland are beautiful and dashing etc, but Basil Rathbone and Claude Reins, as the villians, are pure genius - as usual!
SamMarlowPI said:for a split second i thought, "John Wayne wasn't in any of The Godfather's!"...then the light came on...:eusa_doh: