tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post2301138827442596773..comments2023-10-31T08:40:38.320-04:00Comments on Few There Be That Find It. . .: The Dark KnightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post-79571701775669120622009-04-27T20:33:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:33:00.000-04:00OH, Willie WAS in that film. He was Sonny's hanger...OH, Willie WAS in that film. He was Sonny's hanger-on keep him sober enough guy. As was Wilfred Brimley. . .<br /><br />I loved that film as a child. It was one of the few my parents let me rent on VHS, other than the G stuff. I re-visited the flick as an adult and found, unlike SO many others, I still loved the film.<br /><br />My reception as a child was far different than as an adult. As a kid I remember crying when Redford released the horse amongst all the other wild horses. I thought Redford and the horse could have a happy life hanging out and doing cowboy stuff. As an adult, I got a lil misty about the whole drifter-can't-keep-no-woman-'round thing.<br /><br />At both ages I thought Brimley's character was one righteous dude. It still gives me chills when he says something along the lines of, "I know who you are, mister, and you're doin' the right thing." Still get chills. . . <br /><br />And Willies "Midnight Rider" is the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post-79738261336462015782009-04-27T16:08:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:08:00.000-04:00jane fonda? robert redford? hell with them... the ...jane fonda? robert redford? hell with them... the coolest guy i remember meeting was willie nelson. i don't think he was even in the film, he was just hanging about on the sidelines.Grégoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610633478542798268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post-83488858704521687672009-04-27T15:24:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:24:00.000-04:00Did Jane Fonda pat you on the head?Did Jane Fonda pat you on the head?FewThereBeThatFindIthttp://ftbtfi.blogpsot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post-65319548635367168902009-04-27T15:12:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:12:00.000-04:00LOL! itpdude mentioned electric horseman. I was an...LOL! itpdude mentioned electric horseman. I was an extra in that film in the third grade. Not my first Hollywood job, though. I was also in Harry's War. Both were shot entirely in the dismal shithole of St. George, Utah; a day's drive north on I-15 from tinseltown.<br /><br />I thought TDK was something of a letdown. I guess I was silly enough to expect some sort of Jungian theme in the subtext a la Full Metal Jacket. (Jung, dark night of the soul...) It was a moderately entertaining slash/burn flick, but not much more.Grégoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610633478542798268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post-55305656641183606962009-04-26T01:26:00.000-04:002009-04-26T01:26:00.000-04:00I notice my initial 6 count is missing one. Amendm...I notice my initial 6 count is missing one. Amendment: Number six is The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post-52442706674145871852009-04-25T21:32:00.000-04:002009-04-25T21:32:00.000-04:00I'm not going to bother defending TDK; I feel no n...I'm not going to bother defending TDK; I feel no need to start a flame war. The only thing that made me giggle was "And who the hell is this plain-Jane actress who plays Rachel Dawes?" Well, being as you apparently dabble in film review, and Maggie <I>is</I> a well-known actress, one would presume you did (hopefully) know who she was. Otherwise ... eesh. Watch Secretary or something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058896797193409329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493589959521419662.post-2821155352298387312009-04-25T20:03:00.000-04:002009-04-25T20:03:00.000-04:00This is on the sliding scale of using the standard...This is on the sliding scale of using the standards of today. . . I think this flick is above average. By today's standards.<br /><br />But top 6? Yeah, that makes this an irresistible impulse to review for you.<br /><br />Top six off the top of my head (these are due to change as they are the ones I'm thinking of right now): The Conversation, The Wild Bunch, Magnolia, Platoon, 2001: A Space Odyssey.<br /><br />There are many many many others that are far superior to The Dark Knight. . . Jackie Brown, Princess Bride, Apocalypse Now, Smoke, Electric Horseman, Tender Mercies, and yes, Grandma's Boy.<br /><br />Top six is laughable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com