----- Start Original Message ----- Sent: Wed, 04 Jul 2007
12:32:05 -0000 From: "Jacques Debierue" <
matrxtech@yahoo.com> To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re:
Torture Porn
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "GB" <mnc_fb@...>
wrote:
> >
> > The violence in the work of some of the classic
authors like Thompson
> > or Dan Marlowe never seems gratuitous or over
the top in the manner
> > of so many contemporary noir writers who think
an exploding head and
> > a blood-splattered windshield is the modern-day
equivalent of a
> > cartoon character slipping on a banana peel.
One culprit behind this
> > trend, in my opinion, is none other than
Quentin Tarantino. Just as
> > you say that many of the new novels are books
based on other books
> > instead of life, Tarantino's films mymic his
predecessors' work
> > behind a faux ironic smirk instead of
expressing a genuine outlook on
> > life.
>
> I don't think Tarantino is very good. I would go so
far as to say he
> is not even good. If he has shown any originality, I
have missed it.
I can't stand they way Tarantino glorifies violence - with
the sole exception of Jackie Brown, I stay away from his
movies. I've never seen Pulp Fiction by choice. The only
thing worse is his "acting"
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