Altman's The Long Goodbye with Elliot Gould. Yea or Nay? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:53:09Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:48397?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI saw it once, don't want to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-14:537324:Comment:3604842012-11-14T06:59:40.966ZG.S.Mansonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GSManson
<p>I saw it once, don't want to again...</p>
<p>I saw it once, don't want to again...</p> That version of The Big Sleep…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-18:537324:Comment:3554842012-09-18T13:09:35.897ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>That version of The Big Sleep is a stinker, too. Faithful to the plot, but LA of the period was a character in the original. To make The Big Sleep well, you almost have to either set it in the proper time, or do it like the Coens did for The Big Lebowski and change things so much the viewer has to dissect it to get the similarities. (Which, frankly, is how Altman should have handled The Long Good-bye.)</p>
<p>That version of The Big Sleep is a stinker, too. Faithful to the plot, but LA of the period was a character in the original. To make The Big Sleep well, you almost have to either set it in the proper time, or do it like the Coens did for The Big Lebowski and change things so much the viewer has to dissect it to get the similarities. (Which, frankly, is how Altman should have handled The Long Good-bye.)</p> My thoughts exactly, Brian.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-18:537324:Comment:3555642012-09-18T13:07:20.261ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>My thoughts exactly, Brian.</p>
<p>My thoughts exactly, Brian.</p> Next question: Altman's subve…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-18:537324:Comment:3556752012-09-18T03:35:10.458ZRaymond Embrackhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RaymondEmbrack
<p>Next question: Altman's subversive version of Chandler (set in L.A.) or the most faithful adaptaion of the Big Sleep (Robert Mitchum late 70s) but it's set in London?</p>
<p>Next question: Altman's subversive version of Chandler (set in L.A.) or the most faithful adaptaion of the Big Sleep (Robert Mitchum late 70s) but it's set in London?</p> Me for two. I think the stor…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-17:537324:Comment:3554292012-09-17T22:19:58.329ZBrian Hoffmanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianHoffman
<p>Me for two. I think the story could have stood on its own with a different name and a different name for the main character. Using them both only invites comparison and splits the audience.</p>
<p>Me for two. I think the story could have stood on its own with a different name and a different name for the main character. Using them both only invites comparison and splits the audience.</p> What's the best version IYO,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-17:537324:Comment:3556652012-09-17T22:14:30.888ZEric Christophersonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/datahog
<p>What's the best version IYO, Dana? (I've read the book but only seen the Gould version.)</p>
<p>What's the best version IYO, Dana? (I've read the book but only seen the Gould version.)</p> Me, for one.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-17:537324:Comment:3556612012-09-17T20:20:26.481ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>Me, for one.</p>
<p>Me, for one.</p> Love the movie. Altman at his…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-15:537324:Comment:3551362012-09-15T04:04:42.671ZRaymond Embrackhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RaymondEmbrack
<p>Love the movie. Altman at his peak. It was a 1970s movie that has since become as classic as the novel. Who is still offended by this picture's violation of Chandler?</p>
<p>Love the movie. Altman at his peak. It was a 1970s movie that has since become as classic as the novel. Who is still offended by this picture's violation of Chandler?</p> Nay, but it's probably an age…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-06-20:537324:Comment:495912007-06-20T01:13:45.732ZJackBludishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JackBludis
Nay, but it's probably an age thing, plus the fact that I have an affinity for the 40s and 50s.
Nay, but it's probably an age thing, plus the fact that I have an affinity for the 40s and 50s. I love the movie--one of my f…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-06-15:537324:Comment:485922007-06-15T00:49:29.874ZDave Zeltsermanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DaveZeltserman
I love the movie--one of my favorites. Sterling Hayden in anything's great, and Gould was a perfect Chandler for the 70's--just as Jeff Bridges was for the 90s (The Dude, Big Lebowski). Yeah, this movie was okay with me!
I love the movie--one of my favorites. Sterling Hayden in anything's great, and Gould was a perfect Chandler for the 70's--just as Jeff Bridges was for the 90s (The Dude, Big Lebowski). Yeah, this movie was okay with me!