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DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net wrote:
> William wrote:
>
> ". . . the fact remains that The Long Goodbye
is
> good cinema."
>
> I happen to agree with this estimation, but
can
> aesthetic judgements
> ever really be matters of "fact"? As Tad
Allagash
> once said, "Taste,
> after all, is a matter of taste."
>
Think of it as an idiomatic expression and then it isn't a
problem. Having said that, there are certain qualities that
are obvious. At least to me. To stay on topic, one could
argue that Marlowe's character is portrayed as Chandler
envisioned him in The Lady In The Lake and -- based on that
criteria -- The Lady In The Lady is a truer Marlowe film than
The Long Goodbye. I don't agree but I see how someone could
think that. Taking it out of that realm, I doubt anyone could
seriously make a case that The Lady In The Lake is good
movie-making. It's a silly and clunky conceit that gets
annoying within the first 10 minutes of the film. The first
thing I wanted to do when I saw The Long Goodbye was to have
a double feature with Kiss Me, Deadly. All I wanted to do
after seeing The Lady In The Lake was to take it back to the
library. It's a terrible film and Chandler deserved
better.
That's what I meant.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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