tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post8249287155332924670..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: The Collection Project: Regular Guybill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-61486048090818992032010-06-14T15:11:36.236-04:002010-06-14T15:11:36.236-04:00Yeah, Tony, this one didn't seem to cause a gr...Yeah, Tony, this one didn't seem to cause a great deal of ruckus, even among people who you'd think would normally keep an eye on Gordon's comings and goings. Maybe because it's not horror (although it's occasionally horror-like)? EDMOND isn't horror either, but that had Mamet's name, and a loony cast, to get it noticed, but KING OF THE ANTS just...poof. I don't think I even read about it myself. I think I just saw the box at the video store, and it piqued my interest.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-68625595492801176172010-06-14T13:02:42.812-04:002010-06-14T13:02:42.812-04:00Wow, I'm a big Gordon fan and this film... wel...Wow, I'm a big Gordon fan and this film... well, it just slipped under my radar. Thanks for discussing it. It sounds fascinating.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-67295952423151620742010-06-14T07:51:58.348-04:002010-06-14T07:51:58.348-04:00There was something else about Livingston, though ...There was something else about Livingston, though -- I seem to remember something mentioned in the commentary track about him being unhappy with...something. I probably shouldn't commit to that memory until I've listened to the commentary again.<br /><br />I was shocked to learn that was Wez, too. And Beckett is more sympathetic than pretty much everyone else, but only sort of. He doesn't take part in the torture, but he doesn't seem to care much that it's happening.<br /><br />I'll get to COMBAT SHOCK. I don't exactly love it, but it's an interesting artifact, or something.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-22620142615713575372010-06-14T00:00:14.717-04:002010-06-14T00:00:14.717-04:00Chunks of this film have really stuck with me. Lik...Chunks of this film have really stuck with me. Like the Livingston murder- you're dead-on about that scene. I think I read or heard somewhere that Livingston is in the film because one of his first jobs in LA was working as an assistant for Wendt and they forged a friendship. <br /><br />I seem to recall that Vernon Wells ends up one of the more sympathetic characters in the film- a sliding scale to be sure. I recall imdb-ing him after watching it and being shocked to find that he was Wez. I adore THE ROAD WARRIOR- I think it's the best action movie ever full stop- and Wez has always just scared the crap out of me. <br /><br />COMBAT SHOCK. I'm gonna go huddle in the corner and shiver now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-79586835085360959992010-06-13T18:30:06.306-04:002010-06-13T18:30:06.306-04:00I like it too, but it IS a little sloppy. But I g...I like it too, but it IS a little sloppy. But I guess if it wasn't, it wouldn't be a Stuart Gordon movie, and wouldn't have quite the charm. I'm not sure "charm" is the word I want in this context, but what's done is done.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-87082863490896350572010-06-13T17:06:22.756-04:002010-06-13T17:06:22.756-04:00I love this movie. I'm really fond of nearly ...I love this movie. I'm really fond of nearly everything Stuart Gordon's done, but this one always stands out for me. I should revisit it soon.Neil Sarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02832804229444976459noreply@blogger.com