In Reply to: Superb entertainment but it fails the greatness test: posted by tinear on March 30, 2005 at 16:44:36:
I sometimes wonder if I am the only one feeling that way, but apparently not.The dehumanizing nature of subject, no matter how heavily sugar coated, shall never let the film raise to the level of greatness.
BTW - you and I had a clash over another film of this nature - about that lady serial killer. You apparently show some inconsistency here.
But entertainment professionally put together it is, however, only the original film. The second one was already completely mediocre, and the third - plain dreck.
I strongly object our fascination with deviants, perverts and criminals. I can watch those films, but I always keep the distance, and none of them had ever occupied a high spot on my lists. The rare case when subject does matter.
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Follow Ups
- Good observation - Victor Khomenko 19:20:40 03/30/05 (6)
- Re: Part II - rico 02:16:17 03/31/05 (5)
- Re: Part II - Victor Khomenko 04:37:15 03/31/05 (4)
- Re: Part II - rico 06:05:28 03/31/05 (3)
- Re: Part II - Victor Khomenko 06:14:31 03/31/05 (2)
- Re: Part II - rico 06:58:10 03/31/05 (1)
- Not just green lighted it - LWR 07:49:44 03/31/05 (0)