Well, I hear you. They had to play down the pornography angle
as pornographic pictures of Carmen Sternwood are the mcguffin
in the tale. They also made Eddie Mars the villian and killed
him at the climax of the movie, so you kind of lose the
answer of what happened to Sean Regan, which is the real
climax of the book. I think its a good script taking the
limits of the time into account. William Faulkner wrote it,
didn't he? Remember they also took out the part in THE
MALTESE FALCON when Spade makes Brigid strip naked in front
of Guttman, Cairo & Willmer. Those were different times.
I think a remake of THE BIG SLEEP is in order as long as
Hollywood sets it in 1940 era Los Angeles and cast Sean Penn
or George Clooney, someone credible, as Marlow. It would be
gratifying to see a more faithful film version. But those
lines between Bogard & Becall! It's worth watching that
movie just to see them go after each other.
Patrick King
--- William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Ed Lynskey <
e_lynskey@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Oh, no, not this again! Hawk's THE BIG
SLEEP
> with
> > > Bogart & Bacall is very
good.
> > >
> > I agree. Bogie and Bacall were good in THE
BIG
> > SLEEP. Didn't
> > Mitchum play Marlowe in some P.I.
movies?
> >
> It may be a good vehicle for Bogie and Bacall but
I
> think the story and the film suffered as a
result.
> So,
> it may be a good film for that reason but it
isn't
> --
> in my opinion -- a good Chandler film.
>
> William
>
> Essays and Ramblings
> <http://www.williamahearn.com>
>
>
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