tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post6097948900407360337..comments2024-01-13T03:20:34.558-05:00Comments on Film Flammers: The Bad and the Beautifulsiochembiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-31730252293427796572012-07-20T14:00:59.199-04:002012-07-20T14:00:59.199-04:00YES, I've seen that one, but not in awhile. If...YES, I've seen that one, but not in awhile. If I remember correctly, he goes even farther off the deep end in that film! Douglas does that sort of character so, so well.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-57358923009916624562012-07-19T23:43:42.031-04:002012-07-19T23:43:42.031-04:00Good review. If you haven't seen it yet, Doug...Good review. If you haven't seen it yet, Douglas gets to play another big, brash, unlikable character in Ace in the Hole.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-41979250838439556492012-07-15T22:44:39.467-04:002012-07-15T22:44:39.467-04:00I actually can't remember which I saw first, t...I actually can't remember which I saw first, this or <b><i>The Player</i></b>, but they would make a great double feature. For being a mainstream film when it was made, this is downright searing.<br /><br />Re: the plot, I guess I didn't mean plot, but more how everyone else responds to the character of Shields. Not just what he does, but just how telling everyone's response is. <br /><br />From everything I've heard, it wasn't exactly challenging for Kirk Douglas to play a raging megalomaniac.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-41094325806676514252012-07-15T22:33:39.175-04:002012-07-15T22:33:39.175-04:00This is a powerful film. In retrospect, it's o...This is a powerful film. In retrospect, it's one I wish I'd seen before I saw <i>The Player</i>. It's such a harsh skewering of Hollywood and of the people that it's hard to have sympathy for anyone involved. I see this as more of a character study than a plotted film, but it's a great character to study.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com