In Reply to: Too often, Eastwood's films are one-dimensional. And the shooter posted by tinear on January 29, 2010 at 11:09:57:
Sure, you can slice and dice them all you want, put this and that on top, the bottom line is - if you like it, and I do, they all are fine, the caricature ones, the "serious" ones, as long as they are just slightly above the "Very Bad" grade.
When I watch a western I engage a different part of the brain, and I don't care if the hero shoots at a caricature... which is true in 95% of cases.
And frankly, the more "serious" ones, like Gary Cooper's High Noon, are also more boring than the others... they are neither fish nor fowl...
I think a western has to be fairly dumb to be truly enjoyable as... ahem... a western.
After all... who would want to spoil his hot dog with some fancy gourmet sauce or expensive wine?
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Follow Ups
- Westerns to cinema are like hot dogs to dining - Victor Khomenko 11:50:14 01/29/10 (14)
- "...who would want to spoil his hot dog with some fancy gourmet sauce..." - True, no Grey Poupon, ... - Audiophilander 09:50:40 02/01/10 (0)
- Shane on you! - abel mccain 17:21:38 01/29/10 (0)
- A tad condescending, I'd argue. Westerns, noir, war films and - tinear 14:10:11 01/29/10 (8)
- Is pro wrestling art? - Victor Khomenko 14:31:50 01/29/10 (7)
- Let me get this straight: you're comparing professional grappling - tinear 14:34:56 01/29/10 (6)
- Must be some of them... you know... armchair-critics. - Victor Khomenko 16:01:25 01/29/10 (5)
- Do you really think depicting modern man in a corporate world - tinear 20:07:07 01/29/10 (4)
- I really wonder what on Earth caused THAT comment? - Victor Khomenko 20:16:38 01/29/10 (3)
- The danger of violent death from Indians, roving - tinear 07:54:15 01/30/10 (2)
- You made a silly comment about corporate suits - Victor Khomenko 08:33:58 01/30/10 (1)
- Your comment was Western's "simple primitives." Do you think the two - tinear 18:25:23 01/30/10 (0)
- RE: Westerns to cinema are like hot dogs to dining - Tom Brennan 12:21:05 01/29/10 (2)
- Can I bring Patrick? - Victor Khomenko 12:28:00 01/29/10 (1)
- Bring Patrick (and his wine) - go and rent Jarmusch's "Dead Man"... - abel mccain 08:48:18 02/07/10 (0)