On 18-Sep-2007, smacked up and reeling, David Oberman
blindly formulated
the following incoherence:
> I'd love to see that. I just saw "Green for Danger" last week. With my
> cup of organic peppermint tea, I thought "Green for Danger" was very
> nearly perfect.
So..you werent at all bothered by the pointlessly life threatening sting
operation at the end? I was with the film (though not particularly fond of
Sims performance) until then. Big theatrics, but just wrong. Not a bad
film up till then.
"my cup of organic peppermint tea"
And you admit that publicly? ;^)
> Last night, I watched "Black Narcissus" for the 2nd time; every frame
> looks like a Laguna Pageant of the Masters simulation of a cross
> between Parmigianino & Martin Heade. Deborah Kerr's performance, the
> best in the film, is hyperrealistic & powerful (her seething is far
> more believable than the snitty Sister Ruth). Other actors are awful
> (Sabu, Jean Simmons, May Hallatt, Kathleen Byron), but such is the
> powerful vision of the director that they fit right in, nevertheless.
Laguna Pageant of the Masters
Parmigianino
Martin Heade
OK, that makes 3 references that I missed entirely. Google clued me in,
however.
Ive never been able to get through that film, mostly because of the gaudy
look. Plus it all just feels rather inauthentic.
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