Al,
I really like your idea about a classification system of
fictional violence. Out of curiosity, where would you place
Crumley? I always thought he was one of the best at writing
firefights, especially in his masterpiece Last Good Kiss.
Somewhere between reportorial and overkill, it felt like you
were right there in the midst of it, caught up in the moment,
just catching snatches of what was going on around you as you
try to comprehend what's going on in simultaneously sped up
and slowed down time. It kind of reminded me of Walter Hill
at his best, in a film like Long Riders -- his fractured take
on David Carradine's knifefight worked incredibly well,
breaking away from the model of his forbear, Sam
Peckinpah.
Mark
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