Seen it, and it's a very good picture. Slow motion action of
cockfighting, extremely bizarre. You can see how birds were
descended from dinosaurs -- they look positively
primordial!
Basically Hellman changed it by adding a love story. It
actually works pretty well, to my mind. Oates is great, and
Willeford is ... just as you'd imagine him to be. It's also
got some fabulous Willefordian gallows humor...
However,
"Miami Blues" is a purer Willeford adaptation.
Yet, to me, "The Woman Chaser" captures his world view the
most accurately.
(in black and white, no less) I loved it. Apparently, Betsy
Willeford agrees with me. But I guess we're in the heavy
minority. But there's gotta be something good about a movie
that some people love, and others hate ...
Dave
Richard Feaster wrote:
> I've heard it's one of the better
Willeford
> adaptations.
>
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