RARA-AVIS: Re: The Long Goodbye

From: Dave Zeltserman ( dz@hardluckstories.com)
Date: 16 Feb 2007


> Patrick King wrote:
>
> The Long Goodbye is a low point in
> Altman's career by any standard.

I guess you never saw "Quintet"

> It did poorly at the box office

As did Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, Wizard of Oz and Casablanca when they came out. So what? If box office receipts are a measure of how good a film is I guess Norbit is Oscar winning material.

> and was not well received by critics.

It's certainly being received well by critics rediscovering it. Check out mrqe.com for recent reviews.

Sorry, Patrick, the only argument you seem to have is you don't like the film. Fine, we get it.



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