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Jack Weston
Not nearly as bad as its reputation
Interview with Alan Arkin from 1968
Question about Reed's character
Great titles sequence
Why do people think the 2000s are indistinct compared to other decades?
Movies that scared you as a kid
One of the most underrated villains ever
Rooney Mara apparently set to play her in a biopic
Creepy ending!
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I despise QT's idea that all artists are subject to "diminishing returns." Some of my favorite filmmakers did their best work late in their careers, like Akira Kurosawa with KAGEMUSHA and RAN. While Billy Wilder's late period is hit and miss (FEDORA is damn bad, and I've heard terrible things about THE FRONT PAGE), it does contain gems like THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE FORTUNE COOKIE. Even IRMA LA DOUCE has its moments and is hardly painful to sit through. Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT is as provocative as his most daring work of earlier years.
And don't get me started on the "10 movies" rule. It just doesn't bear out when you examine the great filmmakers of the past who had long careers. Yeah, not everything's gonna be a home run. So what, QT?
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(Hell, try Hitchcock...does 10 end around The Lady Vanishes?)
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Earlier than that. Hitchcock's tenth feature was BLACKMAIL, his first talkie in 1929!!
Considering this is a comedy, I thought Matthau being the object of desire for all these women was part of the joke.
No way-- Goldie ended up with the better guy in the end.
I wanted the doc to end up with nobody. He was a real jerk. Ingrid's character deserved way better than him, though the film is so funny and amiable that the ending didn't entirely ruin the movie for me.
I thought the same. Bergman was just luminous and lovely.
At the very least, Fincher is no slouch as a director, so I'm confident it won't be a shot for shot debacle. I'd certainly rather watch it than that proposed Vertigo remake from RDJ.
Oh crap, I deleted my reply by mistake.
Anyway, Ruffalo's character wanted Bella all to himself and tried controlling her. He initially planned on seducing and abandoning her. I assume that's the behavior the OP was mentioning.
I don't think so. He last appears in the scene where the husband interrupts Bella's wedding to claim her back. If he pops up in any way again after that, I already forgot about it lol.
It's been years since I've seen this movie, but I don't remember this scene standing out as anymore ridiculous than the rest of this silly film. I doubt you're supposed to take a single moment of it seriously.
I agree this is a movie that could make for an interesting remake, but I have the sour feeling that any remake would try turning it into a dull action-SF flick with cringey Marvel jokes and the like. At the very least, the original is a compelling film, warts and all. A newer version would likely be slicker technically, but script wise overly safe.
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