I found the humor of Golfing Story annoying. It did not fit the grueling dark tone of the rest of the film. Comic relief was the last thing this film needed. Studio tampering, perhaps?
There's no mention of any such meddling. At any rate, it was deliberately inserted to break the mood and create a change of pace, effectively disarming the audience for what comes next. Many anthological pieces, nay, many works of narrative, employ this very same tactic.
shareAgreed. I just didn't think that segment worked at all.🐭
shareMy big problem with the golfing story is when the guy (spoiler alert!) loses the game (and the girl) so he just walks into the lake, calmly, and commits suicide, and his friend doesn't even try to pull him out? Or did I misinterpret what happened in that scene?
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I didn't have a problem with it for the simple reason that unlike the other stories, Foley's golfing tale was made up. He told the tale so he wouldn't feel left out of the "fun". It's the weakest story, but since it wasn't "real" as the others tales were, I'll give them a pass.
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I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the different point of view!
Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!
i enjoyed it,
especially that he went into the lake ,
it felt a bit like monty pyton.
but the other person, who saw it with me,
was also confused of that ^_^
I agree, the golfing story is the weakest and feels out of place with the rest of the film. It's not bad, but it's my least favourite.
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I enjoyed it; to each his own! A little humor is always good, as a foil to a dark theme; great point on the made up nature of the tale. I might have missed that had I not turned to the boards, for another point.
shareIt's not out of place. Many anthologies throw in a humorous tale for the sake of variety and keeping things lively.
Not really my taste in comedy, though. Mildly amusing dilemma with maybe two good laughs including the WTF lake-walk, typically British dry humor concerning proper manners. Interesting to see the comedy duo Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne playing roles similar to Charters and Caldicott.
i read that the golfing story was cut for the us release. i can see why; it is easily the weakest link in the anthology.
According to some sources, the story was cut by the US censors for morality reasons, i.e. the ending where the "ghost" disappears into the bridal bedroom for you-know-what!
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