tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3654992190047940444..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: "The Wild Bunch" at 50Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83146988509373218512019-03-27T22:37:59.122-04:002019-03-27T22:37:59.122-04:00David, sitting down with The Wild Bunch on Netflix...David, sitting down with The Wild Bunch on Netflix. See you tomorrow!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60722413060296013832019-03-27T15:33:35.013-04:002019-03-27T15:33:35.013-04:00I can't recall what Sam Peckinpah film I saw w...I can't recall what Sam Peckinpah film I saw with blood and gore flying in almost loving slo-mo. I can't say if I ever saw another, but your essay makes sense. It's all about effects… in the movie and on the viewer. (My comments seem to disappear in case you see this.)Anne Currynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61801202054977917822019-03-27T14:25:13.622-04:002019-03-27T14:25:13.622-04:00The two earliest movies that were most vivid, most...The two earliest movies that were most vivid, most game-changing, when it came to violence for me were 1971's "A Clockwork Orange" and "Johnny Got His Gun". The first - brilliant, darkly hilarious, over the top. The second - gave me nightmares. I never plan to see it again. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-17809701603280133162019-03-27T10:37:38.190-04:002019-03-27T10:37:38.190-04:00Thanks, everybody. I sort of ran out of word coun...Thanks, everybody. I sort of ran out of word count here, because I didn't want it to get out of hand, but one thing I didn't mention is the extraordinary Jerry Fielding score, expressive and evocative, particularly the mournful use of "Las Golondrinas." David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750591013698900590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36156148382506520432019-03-27T09:42:25.337-04:002019-03-27T09:42:25.337-04:00I'm with you all the way on The Wild Bunch, Da...I'm with you all the way on The Wild Bunch, David. For me, it's one of those rare films that leaves me invigorated and ready for anything after watching it. SPOILER ALERT- Is the laughing montage the best movie ending ever? Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51899563033151337202019-03-27T09:04:45.255-04:002019-03-27T09:04:45.255-04:00I loved this, David. Just last week I re-watched ...I loved this, David. Just last week I re-watched The Wild Bunch. There's always been a lot of criticism of Peckinpah, and always will be, but at his best he was a fantastic director.<br /><br />During that opening scene, I'm always intrigued by the timing of one particular shot: Just after Holden says "If they move, kill 'em," the image freezes and says "Directed by Sam Peckinpah."<br /><br />Great movie, great post.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84317789262078858172019-03-27T07:37:55.155-04:002019-03-27T07:37:55.155-04:00Leigh's right for me. I need to see THE WILD B...Leigh's right for me. I need to see THE WILD BUNCH with fresh eyes. Learned a lot from this post. Thanks.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-87699592579180036892019-03-27T01:18:04.056-04:002019-03-27T01:18:04.056-04:00Educational, multi-tiered take, David. You not onl...Educational, multi-tiered take, David. You not only think about films, you think about thinking about films.<br /><br />I've heard that television is the most passive of means of entertainment, movies somewhat less so. Funny, when I read line, I flashed to student days in NYC when I'd sometimes slouch into a Times Square movie house. Attendees, especially the black kids, were anything but passive– out of their seats yelling, shouting at their heroes, acting out, dancing, that's entertainment. I found French movie audiences at the opposite end of that spectrum, intent but silent.<br /><br />The best of the spaghetti Westerns strongly appealed to me because they didn't spell everything out– they left some thinking to the viewer. Whether as a good guy or bad guy, Lee van Cleef came cloaked in many layers. In <i>A Few Dollars More</i>, his movtivation comes as much a shock as the showdown.<br /><br />Thanks, David. I almost never watch movies twice, but I need to look at <i>The Wild Bunch</i> with fresh eyes.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com