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I always thought she was so underused. Very talented and quite beautiful. She gave an excellent performance in Jeremiah Johnson as the crazy woman who's family was massacred by Indians. And she was sweet as pie as Mrs. Carlson on tv's WKRP IN Cincinnati. I'm convinced Redford thought highly of her as she was used in 3 of his films. Jeremiah Johnson (1972) The Way We Were (1973) All The Presidents Men (1976) Psycho (1960) for obvious reasons. People who need warning labels should avoid the product. And those who need them for media should stick to shadow puppets around the campfire. I believe you are stating the water issue was a red herring. That's what makes this story so fascinating. The more clever the red herring, the better the story. They are BOTH to blame for what we all knew already, YOU CAN NOT MAKE DEALS WITH TERRORISTS. They have nothing more to lose by not honoring it. You bring up a special point in this topic. Sometimes it's not the story but the viewer's ability to withstand repeated viewings. Because there is nothing to learn. The real IMPORTANT characters are behind the scenes, the lawyers. But these shows put WAY too much emphasis on the stupid women/wives. As if we are to sympathize for their hypocrisy disguised as troubled conscience's, as they count their money. The Sopranos had some great characters but implausible to a fault. (Why was Tony so devoted to Christopher? He knew how disloyal Christopher was.) Breaking Bad at least had Saul, albeit limitedly. These shows only withstand repeated viewings by those who glorify the crime and violence even if the impracticality of the story is blatant. If the main characters got caught, tried, convicted, and jailed/executed they could have added another year to each series but their audience would turn away because reality is too much for them. Can't you be content with your own opinion? It's entertainment. It is NOT a competition. Not to mention this genre is complete fiction (fairytales for teenagers would be the best description.) The problems you are going to face in your life will be far removed from this crap. In short, grow up. It's not on there when he pulls it back out and burns his hands. A thread I would truly like to expand on but it is such a shame we can't post imagery on here. And ironic since it is a forum based on it. A favorite poster of mine has always been The Sound Of Music. Corny, I know, but it was identical to the soundtrack album (just like Jaws) and every home had it. This period was extremely difficult for Hollywood. The tastes of the nation were so heavily divided that you could expect only half the audience you normally would get. The characters in this were simply uninteresting for a country embroiled in assassinations, war, political corruption and a sexual revolution. These characters (aside from the mother) were far removed from a middleclass that now accounted for ticket sales. The same could be said for Topaz and Torn Curtain. As someone said, there is an obvious lack of the Hitchcock humor in these dour stories. I can enjoy them for the usual Hitchcock camera angles and great scores (not so much Topaz but I'm one of the few who actually likes the score in Torn Curtain.) And the secondary characters are much more interesting than the leads, both written and performed. I could have written this. Thanks for saving me the trouble. Tino is over rated. I think I only like 3 of his films. Pulp Fiction Hateful Eight Reservoir Dogs I think the point was to emphasize that Dunbar was leaving the madness of this time and place the war created. I often wondered if that man was taking something, morphine perhaps which was all too readily available and over used being over-the-counter. This would only make a volatile situation worse. The emphasis is lost as the scene almost comes across a comical. #4 is complained about so much that it has become anti-cliche'. But I must concur with #3. Most especially in New York City where housing has NEVER been cheap. Even with the argument of rent control laws it still seems highly unlikely. ... and his wife went insane keeping it up to that psychotic, sadists demands. For years I always got an apoplectic fit whenever I saw them close the front door on tv shows. There was ALWAYS noticeable daylight under the door as if no one were able to install one correctly. Living in the Central Midwest this would NEVER be allowed as you'd freeze or your AC would melt down. Then once we got high def and large screed tv's I could see how stupid and petty I was being. It wasn't daylight I was seeing. It was the stage lights reflecting off the aluminum door sills. but, I will add a legit complaint and that is people NEVER seem to be working. Of course this may be the reason they have all that energy to be out socializing instead of exhausted after 10hrs of hustle and passed out on the couch. Id take ugly over cowardice ANY DAY, you trolling mama's boy. WTF? I hate people who are to lazy to even move their clicking finger. Gene Hackman (b.1930) Stella Stevens (b.1938) Pamela Sue Martin (b.1953) Eric Shea (b.1960) The only successful internet will be the non-anonymous one.