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In Reply to: Re: Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia...some more posted by danj on April 07, 2002 at 11:20:26:
And she would be a helluva hard act to follow; witty, disparaging, and able to dissect the shortcomings of any Film, Director or Actor like a surgeon. Agree the Warren Oates is just brilliant in "Garcia". I particularly like James Coburns portrayal of "Sgt. Steiner" in Cross of Iron too.
Even low key Peckinpah films like "Junior Bonner" are very salvageable IMHO. I'll give "Bring me the Head" a watch this weekend; it's just so over-the-top it always makes me laugh!
Eric
Tokyo*
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Read Roger Ebert's dissection of the film. He's the only critic I've read who had a kind word for it, Oates' performance excepted. And yes, the film is over the top but I think it's appropriate. The Oates character is desperate and gets more desperate by the minute. Plus, he may not be totally sane but he is certainly more sane than those who know he has the head and are after him to get it. Notice how Oates starts talking to the head in the bag? I won't spoil it for you by saying any more.Enjoy!
Criticism in general, has diminished in importance, ever since the Kael and Andrew Sarris left our consciousness, with the advent of the 6oclock News Tv Movie Critic. The Old Masters have been replaced by homogenized and dumbed down photocopies like Joel Seigel, Jeffrey Lyons, et al.Ebert has survived based upon the strength of his print and long form Tv show work. But even he can't hold a candle, as they used to say, to Kael and Sarris.
That movie companies now make up the critical quotes for advert blurbs, who need em anyway ?
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