Just watched The Rebel Set, and yes it was so bad it was good, but not great, when it very well could have been.
The problem wasn't with the director, who was competent, or even low production qualities, it was fairly typical of a modestly produced B-movie, but the writing. The screenwriters (both of them) apparently only wrote half a screenplay. The exposition is good, the jazzy moods and hepcat characters kept my interest and I was gearing up for what could have been a cool beatnik b-flick, but by the time the "Set" board the train to Chicago for the heist, everything fell apart. The actual heist was disappointing and unimaginative and the chase was clearly tacked on to the end, and dragged out almost interminably, in what may have been a desperate attempt to increase the film's run-time. In the end, the movie feels like a wasted premise.
To be perfectly frank, the material would've been well-suited and better made as an episode of Peter Gunn or 77 Sunset Strip...
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Suddenly, thud! My mind tottered like a jinkyboard in a windstorm...
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wmkingsman
15 years ago
Now, 35 years later, It is a shame, what happened to Ed Platt. He was funny, and had talent, yet suffered from major depression that caused him to take his own life. This turkey was no showcase for him, but it was work, that he was willing to take at the time.
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The_Dying_Flutchman
14 years ago
R u an apologist for suicides or just a guy in love with crap? Either way, welcome to the nightmare.
"What is the sound an imploding pimp makes?"
Alonso Semple McFlondheim
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megArnold
9 years ago
What a lovely thing to say... you must be the joy of every party.
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