Red Mosquito

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:I'm not really a fan of Clint Eastwood in general. As a director, but even moreso as an actor. Gene Hackman's a'ight, though.

If I'm not mistaken it's one of Hackman's last films. He and Clint are absolutely brilliant in it. As is Morgan Freeman. God damn. Now I want to watch it again.

Hackman kept acting into the early '00s

Yeah, some of my all time favorite Hackman films came well after.

I admitted I was wrong.

I know. But I typed and posted my post before I saw your apology post. What was I supposed to do? Just DELETE my post? I didn't get over 50,000 posts on this message board by deleting posts, weaser.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Top rated Gene Hackman movies according to LV:

1. Unforgiven
2. The Conversation
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Hawaii
5. Prime Cut
6. Extreme Measures
7. Young Frankenstein
8. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
9. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
10. Zandy's Bride

tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:The obsession with/romanticism of the "the west" is one of the mostly baffling aspects of the American culture.

The modern west presents terrific and rare opportunity for anyone willing to work a little harder to get ahead. Plus there's none of the hyper-intellectualism of the NE or PacNW, nor the traffic or over-abundance of built environment. People who are able to think easily outside of the predominant right/left schism. Plus there's amazing whiskey and a surprising amount of strong, independent women. It's a dream-state realized for people like me.

None of that is at all what I'm talking about though. You think Sam Shepherd had any of that in mind when he wrote a play?

Sort of, yes. The landscape is still rugged, the weather is intense, and it takes a certain personality to endure those things. Not trying to compare myself to homesteaders or anything, but his themes are still alive and well.

wease wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Top rated Gene Hackman movies according to LV:

1. Unforgiven
2. The Conversation
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Hawaii
5. Prime Cut
6. Extreme Measures
7. Young Frankenstein
8. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
9. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
10. Zandy's Bride

I've actually not seen the Donner cut yet.

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Top rated Gene Hackman movies according to LV:

1. Unforgiven
2. The Conversation
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Hawaii
5. Prime Cut
6. Extreme Measures
7. Young Frankenstein
8. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
9. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
10. Zandy's Bride

I've actually not seen the Donner cut yet.

I really love the Donner Cut.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Top rated Gene Hackman movies according to LV:

1. Unforgiven
2. The Conversation
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Hawaii
5. Prime Cut
6. Extreme Measures
7. Young Frankenstein
8. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
9. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
10. Zandy's Bride

I've actually not seen the Donner cut yet.

I really love the Donner Cut.

I wonder if it's on Netflix.

tragabigzanda wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Top rated Gene Hackman movies according to LV:

1. Unforgiven
2. The Conversation
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Hawaii
5. Prime Cut
6. Extreme Measures
7. Young Frankenstein
8. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
9. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
10. Zandy's Bride

I've actually not seen the Donner cut yet.

I really love the Donner Cut.

I wonder if it's on Netflix.

This list is totally bogus because it doesn't include The French Connection.

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

wease wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Top rated Gene Hackman movies according to LV:

1. Unforgiven
2. The Conversation
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Hawaii
5. Prime Cut
6. Extreme Measures
7. Young Frankenstein
8. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
9. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
10. Zandy's Bride

I've actually not seen the Donner cut yet.

I really love the Donner Cut.

I wonder if it's on Netflix.

Not streaming. But if you get physical discs, still.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Ehh Mississippi Burning is a little too "race movie starring whites" for me