In Reply to: Like Patrick, I'm not a huge fan of Peck's work, especially the older, slow-motion posted by tinear on May 26, 2009 at 07:38:13:
but is his candid gore any more shocking than the scene in "The Dirty Dozen" where the boys poured gasoline into the air raid shelter vents and burned and suffocated the Nazi officers and their guests? No gore there but it was plenty disturbing. Still, I certainly understand why some feel it extreme.
One thing about a Peckinpah film is that no one ever left the theater bored.
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- I see your point - danj 12:44:52 05/26/09 (5)
- In a way, it's apples and oranges - eppis1 17:58:51 05/26/09 (3)
- "McCabe and Mrs. Miller," Altman's Western, may have been the best of the bunch. nt - tinear 20:24:15 05/26/09 (2)
- Agree.... - powermatic 10:57:54 05/29/09 (1)
- How can you fail to mention - tinear 21:11:50 05/30/09 (0)
- You've hit on a fundamental point, actually. I'd argue that - tinear 13:36:49 05/26/09 (0)