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An OK movie, but with two great performances. Patricia Neal who also played in Breakfast at Tiffany's - the woman who kept Paul - is simply marvelous here, and of course, Melvyn Douglas - his Oscar was more than well deserved.Paul Newman is OK, nothing to write home about, solid but uninspiring.
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Good story, good acting, and wonderful wide screen B&W cinematography by the masterful James Wong Howe.
this post started I CANNOT get this film out of my head sooo tonight I will grag out my letterboxed laserdisc and watch it on my brand new
(delivered yesteterday afternoon) and as yet uncalibrated by ISF wizard and good friend Jim Doolittle SONY 51" RPTV with a "warm" color temp and 3/2 pulldown in action.After my layman attempt at "calibration" using the Video Essentials DVD I sat throgh my zillionth session of the latest DVD of 2001: A Space Oddyssey in 5.1 Dolby Digital over my all Magnepan (four 1.6's and their new CC-3 center channel) Home Theater. The 3/2 pulldown does add a fluidity and does enhance the syspension of disbelief.
Still to arrive this week is the Panasonic XP-50 progressive scan DVD player which I was able to scoff up new for $400 plus shipping over the internet. I can't wait!
Also on its way is a replacement new Pioneer Elite DLC-79 laserdisc player as a replacement for its twin which bit the dust. I am currently using an old Pioneer LDS-2 which, superb build quality aside, just doesn't match the 79 in terms of picture and sound.
The 79 is a late model effort by Pioneer before they dumbed them down in the last years of laserdisc manufacture. It offers separate CD playback with a separate drwawer which, when engaged, disconnects the video circuitry for a truly high end CD experience. The CDL-79 also offers 5.1 Dolby Digitial playback for the few later issue laserdiscs I have (out of some 900) which offer this playback option. I bought the origial 79 as backup for the LDS-2 and actually ended up using it as a replacement since (its inferior build quality aside) it has better picture and sound than the LDS-2.
I still like this film, some good performance as mentioned. It also reminds us of the tragic end to the career of the young actor Brandon de Wilde not too long after this film was made.
as well say "On the Waterfront" is a great movie, in spite of Marlon...
for its spot on portrayal of small town life (the scenes of the movie audience actually singing along, the restaurants scenes, etc.). I thought Newnman did a great job playing a real prick. The contrats between him and Douglas is well done.Shot in black and white, too. There are very few wide screen films in B&W (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Turn of the Screw, and The Longest Day come to mind).
Hud is based on Larry McMurtry's first novel, "Horseman, Pass By" (McMurtry is also known for novels such as Lonesome Dove and the Last Picture Show). Archer City, which is the backdrop for the Oscar winning movie The Last Picture Show, which he also wrote, is the very small town where Larry graduated from High School back in the 1950's. Today, in addition to his novels, Larry co-owns the town's main thriving business: BOOKED UP (i.e., a chain of 5 or 6 bookstores). He can often be found managing the main bookstore, which are spread over two blocks and run on the honor system (i.e., you select your books and bring them over to the main store). This almost-ghost-town-out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere in North Texas has become a popular tourist attraction for readers and fans of McMurtry's books.Just a bit of trivia for Hud fans. For more info such as his main bibliography check here (http://www.cars101.com/McMurtry.html) and for more biographical info that includes his screenplays and background check out the link below:
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