> And that is completely understandable. My problem
with
> De Palma is that he's a schlock director. Every
film
> buff's viewing needs some schlock and some of it
is
> immensely entertaining. It's when people
start
> comparing him to the directors he's "inspired" by,
I
> take umbrage with it. Yes, talk about film needs to
be
> un-snobbed but that shouldn't open the door to
every
> imitative hack who ever made a film to be
taken
> seriously.
>
I've enjoyed a few of his films quite a bit, but found a
great deal of his work unwatchable. his recent version of
Ellroy's BLACK DAHLIA utterly embarrasses a lot of big name
actors. he's a visual skillset in the service of nothing. I
do an impression of him where I walk rapidly around
someone
John Lau
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