tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169788203783133877.post2026492423391792816..comments2024-03-01T05:30:08.196-06:00Comments on Brian Vs. Movies: Night MovesBrian Vs. Movieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822912407531442886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169788203783133877.post-36329142216459260052011-08-15T09:50:04.407-05:002011-08-15T09:50:04.407-05:00the chandler books are great absolutely but this 7...the chandler books are great absolutely but this 70's version isn't exactly faithful. it's a wonderful take on the hard boiled detective. a look at what they had become by this period in american history. gould is a cool idiosyncratic shambling wisecracking private eye who isn't really sure just what is going on for the entire movie. he's perfectly cast for what altman wanted. i kinda love the movie.but thats probably obvious by now.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169788203783133877.post-29309592925209827942011-08-15T09:44:06.266-05:002011-08-15T09:44:06.266-05:00Hmm...I like The Long Goodbye in book form, maybe ...Hmm...I like The Long Goodbye in book form, maybe I should give the movie a shot. Elliot Gould, though...I don't know if I've ever seen him in a non-comedic role. Sounds like a bad fit for a detective.Brian Vs. Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822912407531442886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169788203783133877.post-72336971951685745682011-08-14T20:30:43.092-05:002011-08-14T20:30:43.092-05:00oh yeh the bumbling detective who has no idea what...oh yeh the bumbling detective who has no idea whats happening was quite a popular thing in the 70's. i think it was Altman and The Long Goodbye that led the way in that instance.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169788203783133877.post-17917549302191185982011-08-13T22:59:18.350-05:002011-08-13T22:59:18.350-05:00I definitely understand an apathetic reaction; tha...I definitely understand an apathetic reaction; that was my initial response, too. It grew on me, though. Hackman seems so smart in this movie, and yet he's wrong so many times --- it's like following Sherlock Holmes on his worst day ever. The more I reflect on Night Moves, the more I like the idea of a smart character being consistently outsmarted.<br /><br />I'm not sure exactly why I like that, but I do. Maybe because the last scene was a surprise to me, or maybe because the movie never attempts to pretend that it all makes sense to Hackman. I'm not sure. I love detective fiction, and this is a great example of how different a detective story can be if the detective isn't omniscient for a change.Brian Vs. Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822912407531442886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169788203783133877.post-5534741572935914282011-08-13T21:02:25.502-05:002011-08-13T21:02:25.502-05:00hey brian. welcome to lamb. nice review. i saw the...hey brian. welcome to lamb. nice review. i saw the movie recently and agree with how good hackman is but i can;t say the movie left me feeling much towards it but apathy. and a little confused as to why rachel griffiths was naked all the time and why they went diving in the middle of the night (other than to accidentally find what they did of course)blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.com