Ok, an honest disagreement. There is a reason

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Posted by tinear on March 20, 2005 at 16:18:51

In Reply to: Re: Another pointless movie about a serial killer with posted by jamesgarvin on March 20, 2005 at 16:08:27:

formulas exist: since you cannot sit for a 72-hour spectacle, the director is forced to present a "finished" product in the space of a few hours.
Anyhow, you felt the character was worth knowing about, I didn't. He destroyed a relationship and his life for what? Penn is saying that it was for NOTHING. In other words, Nicholson's entire effort was absurd, pointless. He failed. The murderer "won."
Sorry, but that happens in "real life" enough. We want to see a guy triumph over adversity. You know, the old Oscar Wilde saying, "We're all lying in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars."
Penn is looking at the shit. Just cause it's depressing, nihilistic, and negative doesn't make it "art," avant-garde, or worthwhile.

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Topic - "The Pledge" - rico 09:06:40 03/20/05 (14)

Another pointless movie about a serial killer with - tinear 13:56:20 03/20/05 (8)

Re: "...all humans are shown to be scum." - rico 05:46:05 03/21/05 (1)

Re: Shakespearean tradegy... - Jeff Starrs 08:09:33 03/21/05 (0)

Re: Another pointless movie about a serial killer with - patrickU 01:19:58 03/21/05 (0)

Re: Another pointless movie about a serial killer with - jamesgarvin 16:08:27 03/20/05 (4)

Ok, an honest disagreement. There is a reason - tinear 16:18:51 03/20/05 (3)

Re: "...the murderer 'won' " - rico 05:48:23 03/21/05 (2)

He won as far as he avoided punishment for his - tinear 07:04:15 03/21/05 (1)

Re: He won as far as he avoided punishment for his - rico 09:18:30 03/21/05 (0)

I certainly enjoyed it, *although* had totally forgotten about it. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:48:39 03/20/05 (0)

Re: "The Pledge" - jamesgarvin 10:31:27 03/20/05 (3)

Re: "The Pledge" - rico 11:47:12 03/20/05 (2)

Re: Penn quitting acting - Prisoners 12:00:03 03/21/05 (1)

Re: Penn quitting acting - jamesgarvin 13:09:44 03/21/05 (0)

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Ok, an honest disagreement. There is a reason - tinear 16:18:51 03/20/05 (3)

Re: "...the murderer 'won' " - rico 05:48:23 03/21/05 (2)

He won as far as he avoided punishment for his - tinear 07:04:15 03/21/05 (1)

Re: He won as far as he avoided punishment for his - rico 09:18:30 03/21/05 (0)

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