| Lucky Number Slevin [message #246658] |
Sa, 08 April 2006 21:14 |
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OK, so how is it that the "Favorite James Bond" debate finds itself in so
many films and television series? "Trainspotting", "Buffy the Vampire
Slayer", "House", and this film among so many others I can't recall at the
moment. Could it be that the phenomenon is a cultural touchstone? A point
of contact more than forty years after the series debut?
Yeah, I'd proffer that it is.
I won't give away the consensus from "Lucky Number Slevin", but will note
the film features a stellar cast and dark plot. Not a great film, but
passable and worth seeing in addition to the Bond dialogue.
Tom Zielinski
"...Bond's eyes narrowed. He knew, at some point, he would have to slay this
particular dragon. He settled back in his chair, removing a Morlands' three
ring special from the gunmetal cigarette case. As he waited for the
delicious Balkan/Turkish blend to take effect on his lungs, he reflected
that it was quite odd to hear Pierce Brosnan mentioned in the role in the
past tense..."
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| Re: Lucky Number Slevin [message #246688 ] |
So, 09 April 2006 23:57 |
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"Tom Zielinski" <rtomz [at] comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1Midnd19nMI4lqXZnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d [at] comcast.com...
> OK, so how is it that the "Favorite James Bond" debate finds itself in so
> many films and television series? "Trainspotting", "Buffy the Vampire
> Slayer", "House", and this film among so many others I can't recall at the
> moment. Could it be that the phenomenon is a cultural touchstone? A
> point of contact more than forty years after the series debut?
>
> Yeah, I'd proffer that it is.
>
> I won't give away the consensus from "Lucky Number Slevin", but will note
> the film features a stellar cast and dark plot. Not a great film, but
> passable and worth seeing in addition to the Bond dialogue.
I thought Slevin was a good film although at times it struggled to know what
kind of film to be. Either it was a Dark comedy with violence or a violent
thriller with comedic moments
However, I enjoyed it.
BC
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