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• Re: I should have listened to you guys... - mkuller 12:03:18 04/10/04 (0)
  In Reply to: I like John Malkovich but his "Ripley"sucked. posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 05:25:53:

  I liked "The Talented Mr. Ripley" a lot. Ebert and Roeper gave "Ripley's Game" two thumbs up. So last night I watched "Game" It was terrible - no wonder it went straight to video.
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• "Comfort" is one of my guiltiest pleasures . . . - albee33 18:04:29 04/07/04 (0)
  In Reply to: I like John Malkovich but his "Ripley"sucked. posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 05:25:53:

  I'm not sure who is really the star: Venice or Walken. That's the best taste of Venice I've seen in a film. Walken and Mirren's pad was fantastic.
  
  

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• You want serial Killer movie? Felicia's Journey...Atom Egoyan's - RGA 15:25:56 04/07/04 (0)
  In Reply to: I like John Malkovich but his "Ripley"sucked. posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 05:25:53:

  Best film that nobody got.
  
  

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• Ripley isn't evil... - JefferyK 08:56:01 04/07/04 (5)
  In Reply to: I like John Malkovich but his "Ripley"sucked. posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 05:25:53:

  That may be why you were disappointed with the film. Ripley isn't evil in any of Highsmith's Ripley books. Psychologically damaged, yes, but evil? No way. Highsmith was a modernist writer who didn't go in for that kind of simplistic moralizing, so if "Ripley's Game" was true to the novel....

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  • Re: Ripley isn't evil... - Victor Khomenko 11:30:48 04/07/04 (3)
    In Reply to: Ripley isn't evil... posted by JefferyK on April 07, 2004 at 08:56:01:

    "simplistic moralizing"? What else would you call someone capable of killing for his personal gain if nor evil? A judgement-challenged, perhaps?

    Sorry I have to agree with tin, but this is ridiculous.
    

    
    
    
    

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    • Take it to Highsmith... - JefferyK 12:50:38 04/07/04 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: Ripley isn't evil... posted by Victor Khomenko on April 07, 2004 at 11:30:48:

      I didn't write the books.

      Jeffery
      
      

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      • Did I miss him post here? - Victor Khomenko 14:06:22 04/07/04 (1)
        In Reply to: Take it to Highsmith... posted by JefferyK on April 07, 2004 at 12:50:38:

        I thought since you made a statement you could defend it.

        Forget what HE thinks of his character... what do YOU think. You really feel a murderer is not a evil person?

        I have not read the books, but in films he kills for selfish reasons. Is that what happens in the books too?

        Between the several films John's Ripley is perhaps in between - not as attractive as Delon, but certainly more charismatic, to the point of displaying some semblance of human traits, than Damon. Just realized how close those two names were.

        I agree that providing some author's insignt is interesting, and I appreciate that, but I would like to hear your personal opinion.
        

        
        
        
        

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        • Highsmith was a SHE, not a HE.... - JefferyK 14:50:19 04/07/04 (0)
          In Reply to: Did I miss him post here? posted by Victor Khomenko on April 07, 2004 at 14:06:22:

          ...and personally I haven't decided if evil is something you ARE or something you DO.

          Jeffery
          
          

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  • Sorry, but amoral=evil in MY book. nt - tinear 11:14:46 04/07/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Ripley isn't evil... posted by JefferyK on April 07, 2004 at 08:56:01:

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• Re: I like John Malkovich but his "Ripley"sucked. - patrickU 06:26:37 04/07/04 (0)
  In Reply to: I like John Malkovich but his "Ripley"sucked. posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 05:25:53:

  Anthony is a very fine actor, who happen not to choose the right roles, for their value but more for the money.
  I love him anyway.
  
  

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• 180 degrees out - Victor Khomenko 06:12:57 04/07/04 (5)
  In Reply to: I like John Malkovich but his "Ripley"sucked. posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 05:25:53:

  I don't like John, but I thought his Ripley was a passable film, if considered within THAT particular genre. It certainly was not the worst in that admittedly uninspiring category.

  Hannibal OTOH has no redeaming values whatsoever, it is simply idiotic. Comparing to it Ripley is a light and elegant fare... strange as it might sound.

  Based on this, I presume Hannibal had greater commercial success.
  

  
  
  
  

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  • Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is - tinear 06:26:40 04/07/04 (4)
    In Reply to: 180 degrees out posted by Victor Khomenko on April 07, 2004 at 06:12:57:

    entertainment. "Hannibal" was nothing more than that; "Ripley" was, quite simply, boring.
    
    

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    • Re: Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is - Victor Khomenko 06:48:24 04/07/04 (2)
      In Reply to: Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 06:26:40:

      Well, we of course all have our definitions of what boring is, but I stayed up late watching it, so it didn't exactly bore me to death. It is not a great film, but not a total loss either... again, for its genre.

      Hannibal was truly idiotic, objectionable... not because of the gore, but because it really treated the viewer like brainless shit.
      

      
      
      
      

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      • Re: Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is - rico 08:52:36 04/07/04 (1)
        In Reply to: Re: Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is posted by Victor Khomenko on April 07, 2004 at 06:48:24:

        Speaking of brainless, I turned it off when they got to the eating brains part.
        
        

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        • Problem is... - Victor Khomenko 09:41:33 04/07/04 (0)
          In Reply to: Re: Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is posted by rico on April 07, 2004 at 08:52:36:

          ...there are all those idiots sitting there, trying to figure out what will shock the viewer who has seen just about anything by now.
          

          
          
          
          

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    • Re: Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is - patrickU 06:27:53 04/07/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Well, we'll have to disagree. One thing the public does know is posted by tinear on April 07, 2004 at 06:26:40:

      A little more, it had a hint of fine humor, well the kind I love.
      
      

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