James Ellroy: A Harry Lime Thread

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McParadigm wrote:Or James Ellroy is crime fiction's self-proclaimed IlluminEddie.
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Harry Lime wrote:I like v-guy.

You other guys eat a bag of floppy dicks.
Listen, Orson, if a dick is coming anywhere near my mouth, it better be hard. Wait, what?
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theplatypus wrote:He sounds more like Nepal than Harry Lime.
Jesus, god, THAT guy. I forgot about that guy.
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Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
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malice wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
only the most decidedly un-modern of men in our era have the bravery to take the psycho path
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malice wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
I think someone's got a little e-crush. :luv:
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Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
only the most decidedly un-modern of men in our era have the bravery to take the psycho path
harry lime was born too late for any of the really good movies
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malice wrote:
Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
only the most decidedly un-modern of men in our era have the bravery to take the psycho path
harry lime was born too late for any of the really good movies
legend has it that the marlon brando who appears to harry lime in his dreams has told him that if he kills enough, his soul will return to its final resting place of 1950
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Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
only the most decidedly un-modern of men in our era have the bravery to take the psycho path
harry lime was born too late for any of the really good movies
legend has it that the marlon brando who appears to harry lime in his dreams has told him that if he kills enough, his soul will return to its final resting place of 1950
Brando from the wild one era or the godfather era?
Dev wrote:you're delusional. you are a sad sad person. fuck off. you're mentally ill beyond repair. i don't need your shit. dissapear.
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malice wrote:
Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
only the most decidedly un-modern of men in our era have the bravery to take the psycho path
harry lime was born too late for any of the really good movies
legend has it that the marlon brando who appears to harry lime in his dreams has told him that if he kills enough, his soul will return to its final resting place of 1950
Brando from the wild one era or the godfather era?
the 1996 version of the island of dr. moreau era
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malice wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I'd like to see James Ellroy take part in the RM feminist thread and get malice & harmless' undies in a bunch.
stop stalking me like robert de niro in cape fear, ihrm
that thumb scene was straight up pornographic.
(patriotic choking noises)
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I like v-guy.

You other guys eat a bag of floppy dicks.
EVEN ME?
Come on, Len.
the only big floppy dick i'd eat is chud's
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Harry Lime wrote:I like v-guy.

You other guys eat a bag of floppy dicks.
EVEN ME?
Come on, Len.
the only big floppy dick i'd eat is chud's
:luv:
Oh, get Lenny's dick out of your mouth.
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Ellroy is 6'3". I dont know how many that is in centimeters. probly like 40 or something.
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BurtReynolds wrote:Ellroy is 6'3". I dont know how many that is in centimeters. probly like 40 or something.
It's one bushel of moustaches shorter than you, Burt.
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I've been meaning to dig into Ellroy's work for some time but that interview has turned that vague desire into a matter of immediate priority.
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Birds in Hell wrote:I've been meaning to dig into Ellroy's work for some time but that interview has turned that vague desire into a matter of immediate priority.
That's pretty much a standard Ellroy interview. His whole neo fascist curmudgeon persona has been basically unchanged since the mid 90s or so. But he's a great writer. What are you thinking of starting with?
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bart wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:I've been meaning to dig into Ellroy's work for some time but that interview has turned that vague desire into a matter of immediate priority.
That's pretty much a standard Ellroy interview. His whole neo fascist curmudgeon persona has been basically unchanged since the mid 90s or so. But he's a great writer. What are you thinking of starting with?
Black Dahlia, I guess?
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Birds in Hell wrote:
bart wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:I've been meaning to dig into Ellroy's work for some time but that interview has turned that vague desire into a matter of immediate priority.
That's pretty much a standard Ellroy interview. His whole neo fascist curmudgeon persona has been basically unchanged since the mid 90s or so. But he's a great writer. What are you thinking of starting with?
Black Dahlia, I guess?
Yeah I guess that's the best start, even if it's not nearly as good as his later stuff. It's way more of a typical detective novel than what he'd go on to write. And his writing style took a big leap after LA Confidential. My favorite is probably The Cold Six Thousand, though that one got pretty mixed reviews when it came out.
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