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In Reply to: RE: Thanks, you make it sound.... posted by afilado on March 19, 2009 at 22:44:26

patience is a virtue, Cassavetes wasn't making movies for the Game-boy generation
Yeah, "Gloria" is pretty much unwatchable; apart from the dreaded Gena Rowlands the kid ( child actor would be more PC ) is atrociously miscast
Funny thing is, that was a relatively popular film back then + probably Cassavetes most commercially successful ( go figure )
Difficult to believe; but "Minnie + Moskowitz" is actually *worse* than "Gloria" + made on a much lower budget
Cassavetes was nominated by the Writers Guild of America for the screenplay of M + M, as "best comedy written for the screen"
( Go figure x 2 )
This would vindicate anyones taste in films ( ! )
GW

Edits: 03/20/09

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Patience? I've.... - afilado 11:11:45 03/20/09 (0)
...given him 4 decades to impress me. LOL. I'm moving on.

As you remind me, he has his moments and no doubt made his important contribution to self-made moviedom but when I see or think of his work I'm reminded of the Sam Johnson adage, "he's not only dull himself; he's the cause of dullness in others."

Like I said before, I appreciate knowing he's there, just not for me.

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