tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post2609321330688930969..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Great Movies: "The Wild Bunch"Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-72585582796861572162009-07-05T23:44:49.297-07:002009-07-05T23:44:49.297-07:00Well, as is often the case, I'm commenting qui...Well, as is often the case, I'm commenting quite late in the game...<br /> <br /><<"I didn't even know they HAD this much violence in the 1960s.">><br /><br />--They sort of didn't, until Arthur Penn (Bonnie and Clyde) and Peckinpah came along--then it became commonplace. The Vietnam parallels are important of course, too, and--like the violence--probably were more striking at the time. I'm not sure what is the "worst" kind of violence, but the violence in these films of the 60s seems "important" or ground-breaking in its self-conscious commentary on the immediate cultural experience. Still, seen one film full of slow-motion bullet impacts, sort of seen 'em all--which may be why Tarantino movies sort of put me to sleep. (That probably says something really bad about me.)<br /><br />Re: reading the movie reviews: they are my faves, of course.sister jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-58014227726790925572009-07-01T00:11:04.734-07:002009-07-01T00:11:04.734-07:00What? I'm out of step AGAIN?
Tsk!What? I'm out of step AGAIN?<br />Tsk!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-43828428125472228252009-06-30T18:35:30.697-07:002009-06-30T18:35:30.697-07:00@Elaine: It is not traditional to even READ the mo...<b>@Elaine: It is not traditional to even READ the movie reviews, let alone to comment on them. But we respect your iconoclysm.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-12866641841530557792009-06-30T17:53:52.150-07:002009-06-30T17:53:52.150-07:00What? NObody is going to comment?
Well, I saw thi...What? NObody is going to comment?<br />Well, I saw this when it was newly released. My recollection? It was boring. Eli Wallach, even if you did not know his name, was not believable. The whole thing was dumb, and the violence was not very imaginative. Ho hum. <br /><br />I have always been surprised by the homage given to this film as a so-called ground-breaker. The worst violence is always emotional (as in, "The Subject was Roses,") so this was....thus: ho hum.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.com