tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post3743026597006919109..comments2023-11-05T01:40:32.615-07:00Comments on Lengthy Epitaph: Essential Cinema - 45Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-51104184568149550762011-03-17T07:44:37.579-07:002011-03-17T07:44:37.579-07:00Robyn.....Charlie was my typo in the context, I ha...Robyn.....Charlie was my typo in the context, I have Martin as the lead in the credit list. I believe that having the ambition to be another James Dean, who played mostly wayward smoldering youth, isn't a lot of ambition, it is just idol worship. But thanks for the input, always good to hear a different perspective.Lotus07http://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-1147842407893546042011-03-16T22:35:26.712-07:002011-03-16T22:35:26.712-07:00Have to disagree on a few points "The cast is...Have to disagree on a few points "The cast is dominated by a young Charlie Sheen" -Think you mean Martin Sheen.<br>Also this film is not so much a prelude to Pulp Fiction or Sin City, but it was an inspiration for True Romance, (the narration and music are lifted directly from this film,) as well as Natural Born Killers. <br>Kit's is ambitious; he's not content to be a garbage man and instead aspires to be more like James Dean. He compares himself to Dean in the film, and his character is an inverted Rebel without a cause.Brought to you by Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783412259974699852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-18242423346338239222009-04-10T01:00:00.000-07:002009-04-10T01:00:00.000-07:00I haven't seen the film.I can't believe ho...I haven't seen the film.<br><br>I can't believe how young Martin looks and how Charlie looks just like him.Cocaine Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10512654768220278663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-49005118489856697332009-04-09T04:46:00.000-07:002009-04-09T04:46:00.000-07:00Have a great easter weekend!Have a great easter weekend!Being Brazenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238202392512794465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-11206953797491939832009-04-07T08:29:00.001-07:002009-04-07T08:29:00.001-07:00a great film.. and i have to agree with earl (unfo...a great film.. and i have to agree with earl (unfortunatly)Slydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-5832523919929387682009-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:002009-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:00a great film.. and i have to agree with earl (unfo...a great film.. and i have to agree with earl (unfortunatly)Slydehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-91016872680784782392009-04-06T21:07:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:07:00.000-07:00Fascinating review. I'll have to watch this on...Fascinating review. I'll have to watch this one sometime.Lorainehttp://www.artofseeking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-62661867899809430352009-04-06T06:48:00.000-07:002009-04-06T06:48:00.000-07:00Truly one of my favorite films and I will always g...Truly one of my favorite films and I will always give a pass to Terrence Malick for making long-winded movies afterward because of it.<br><br>This is the film that Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino wished they could have made when they did Natural Born Killers (an awful film, by the way).B.E. Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-69805153468841428572009-04-06T06:34:00.000-07:002009-04-06T06:34:00.000-07:00I saw it so long ago that I don't remember a l...I saw it so long ago that I don't remember a lot. But I do recall that it introduced me to the amazing Sissy Spacek.Pyzahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13629594885566073764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-30423807581969168092009-04-06T06:12:00.000-07:002009-04-06T06:12:00.000-07:00Sounds like a serious drama. A fair few conflicts....Sounds like a serious drama. A fair few conflicts... I don't think I'll watch it yet. I need something upbeat and happy. I'll put it in my maybe list xxElisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358565055136510269noreply@blogger.com