Subj : Re: Usual Suspects
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Sat Sep 17 2005 06:56:18

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Trouble wrote:

> RR wrote:
> 
>> Chaya wrote:
>  
>>>> I am watching it now.
> 
>>>> (Who is Keyser Soze?)
> 
>>> KEYSER SOOOOOZZZZZZZEEEEEE!
> 
>>> Great movie.
>  
>> Vastly overrated nonsense. YMO*V.
> 
> Overrated? If by that you mean when Hollywood makes a movie that feels 
> the teensiest bit edgy, or original they want dissporportionately large 
> gobs of credit for their achievement. 
> 
> I think you're just having a contrary allergic reaction to the hype.
>  
> They get all the story right, they crafted a tale, and then unfolded it, 
> the story was internally consistent, which is hard to both write, then 
> film, make sure the Directors "get's it" and then make sure the guy 
> editing it doesn't drop out important stuff before it hits the theaters.
> 
> It beat Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Momento all to the screen, and I 
> think had a large part to do with them being made as projects.
> 
> Although for that kind of suspense I find the Talented Mr. Ripley to rock 
> beyond words, because in 6th Sense and Unbreakable once you find out the 
> surprise, you get up and leave the theater. With Usual Suspects, Momento 
> and Mr. Ripley they continue to keep the suspense high after the reveal.

(Memento rocked. Have not seen Mr. Ripley.)

-- 
Jim

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