James Rogers (jetan@ionet.net)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:42:00 -0600
At 07:59 AM 12/22/99 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Something that struck me about the Two Jakes was the
voice over narration.
>The lack of it made Chinatown more erie (at least to
me). Normally I prefer
>the first person point of view when it comes to
novels. I'm not so sure it
>works well in movies. Think of how different Blade
Runner was without the
>voice over.
>--
>#
I can't stand voice-over
in films, though I think the problem with
_Two Jakes_ was a lot more fundamental (like it shouldn't
have been made at all).
On the other hand, I have
a friend who prefers it to _Chinatown_. Unbelievable, to
me.
James
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