Brian Thornton wrote:
"I respect the assertions of the others on this list that
it's an "important" film, and so on, and so forth. It's not
the first "important" film that I don't either care for or
get, and I'm also sure that it won't be the last." Sure it's
an important film: it show how a self-important director can
completely screw up a great story by having no respect for
its author. If only film makers would learn from this mistake
and stop repeating it.
Patrick King
--- Brian Thornton <
tieresias@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Here we go again.
>
> We've *done* this argument, in excruciating
detail.
> And recently, too.
>
> While I happen to agree with Doherty on this
topic
> (now if it were a discussion of the relative
merits
> of Mickey Spillane, we'd be at odds again!),
and
> don't care for the film (even a little), I
respect
> the assertions of the others on this list that
it's
> an "important" film, and so on, and so forth.
It's
> not the first "important" film that I don't
either
> care for or get, and I'm also sure that it won't
be
> the last.
>
> We all know Jim's capacity for tenacity and
his
> spirited defenses of his opinions past the point
of
> most peoples' endurance. If only personal
tastes
> were dictated by the willingness to defend
your
> positions, Jim, *you* would be the final arbiter
of
> taste.
>
> And Dave has obviously also made his opinion on
the
> film known (also over and over again, and
recently,
> too), and never the twain shall meet.
>
> Are we going to kick this one around again so
soon,
> just because someone at the New York
Times
> (surprise, surprise) thinks it's a valuable
film?
>
> Just a thought-
>
> Brian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jimdohertyjr
> To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:08 AM
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re: NY Times article
on
> Altman's Long Goodbye
>
>
> Dave,
>
> Re your comment below:
>
> > Bottom line: Altman got the spirit of the
book
> right.
>
> Bottom line: It was the spirit of the book that
he
> got MOST wrong.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have
been
> removed]
>
>
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