*Blow Up *and *The Conversation *are indeed superior to
*Blow-Out *-- no argument from me there! I merely referred to
Tarantino because the other poster had mentioned him in
relation to De Palma, whom he has acknowledged.
I find it hard to compare the endings of *The Conversation
*and *Carrie *-- such different movies in genre and
intent.
Mark
On 2/17/08, William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- "Mark R. Harris" <
brokerharris@gmail.com
<brokerharris%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > But I agree
> > with this poster about *Carrie *-- first rate
-- and
> > although I don't think
> > *Dressed to Kill *is "better than *Psycho*,"
it's
> > pretty darn strong. *Body
> > Double *is an interesting effort I'd like
to
> > re-visit, and *Blow-Out* is an
> > excellent thriller (acknowledged by Tarantino)
with
> > perhaps John Travolta's
> > best performance.
>
> See Carlito's Way. It's really a fine movie with
an
> incredible performance by Sean Penn. While all
this
> can just be reduced to preference, I take issue
with
> Blow Out and could care less what QT thinks of
it.
> Blow Up is -- even with some apparent shortcomings
--
> a brilliant film that covers material rarely
dealt
> with in thrillers. If there's a disproof of the
pop
> culture notion of Heisenberg's Uncertainty
Principle,
> Blow Up is it. The Conversation is also a
wonderful
> thriller about an odd and damaged individual and
I'll
> take the ending of The Conversation over Carrie
any
> day of the week. Sometimes less is more. Blow Out is
a
> pretty good B movie. To me, for the most part,
De
> Palma is always a day late and a sawbuck
short.
> Casualties of War being an excellent example.
He'll
> probably be remembered for inspiring recycling . .
.
>
> William
>
> Essays and Ramblings
> <http://www.williamahearn.com>
>
>
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