tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.comments2013-06-19T15:19:48.494-07:00M.K. Carver, Crime WriterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04524591865420751540noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-41406659734718164842013-06-19T15:19:48.494-07:002013-06-19T15:19:48.494-07:00I know this article is a few years old, but I was ...I know this article is a few years old, but I was sad to see only one comment, and a negative one at that! I felt the same way you did about the differences between the two films, and you're right about them. However I don't think that modern films in general eschew character complexity, just action films.<br /><br />There are great dramas nowadays, as good as they've ever been, and while they may not draw huge box office crowds, a dedicated audience watches them at home. But action cinema has taken a nosedive in the last few decades. When I think of movies featuring tough male protagonists, I immediately gravitate to those of the 70s and earlier: The Mechanic, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Bad Day at Black Rock. Those were complex films about protagonists defined by more than their ability to kill coldly and casually.<br /><br />At some point, with few exceptions action films stopped being so intelligent, and I'm not sure if the blame lies with the audience or the movie studios. The studio executives are convinced that they know what audiences like, and I'm not sure they're correct. I think that undiscriminating audiences will lap up whatever is put in front of them... there's no reason that stuff can't be good as a bonus.David Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666205737413060006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-29795169533398709542011-06-12T17:13:26.780-07:002011-06-12T17:13:26.780-07:00Hi MK,
Your blog is awesome. Basically, you'r...Hi MK,<br /><br />Your blog is awesome. Basically, you're writing about exactly the stuff I want to read about. Glad you found my blog--and that I can now join yours!<br /><br />Keep it up!<br /><br />Shawn<br /><br />http://shawnthorgersen.blogspot.com/Shawn Thorgersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864165976324465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-65273152800311836212011-06-06T18:09:45.638-07:002011-06-06T18:09:45.638-07:00I think you'll enjoy it Lora, despite the rese...I think you'll enjoy it Lora, despite the reservations I expressed. It was still a film that was a lot of fun. Fassbender and McAvoy made up for any historical inaccuracies. They were great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524591865420751540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-56259987513263134352011-06-06T09:33:16.468-07:002011-06-06T09:33:16.468-07:00Hi Bonnie,
I'm thrilled you loved 'The A...Hi Bonnie, <br /><br />I'm thrilled you loved 'The Abattoir,' and thanks for taking time to write the very kind review you wrote on Amazon for it. The next book is due in early fall, I'm shooting for a September release, although that isn't firm yet. It will be a full novel, so I hope that you'll stay tuned. It's really gratifying to hear someone respond so enthusiastically to my work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524591865420751540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-41283276593056845192011-06-06T04:23:07.031-07:002011-06-06T04:23:07.031-07:00Sounds like overall a good film, despite some of t...Sounds like overall a good film, despite some of the errors. I've been looking forward to seeing it! Hopefully next weekend my husband and I will check it out. Thanks for the very thoughtful and detailed review!Lora Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702358015660658859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-37697823766110546122011-06-06T00:50:19.932-07:002011-06-06T00:50:19.932-07:00I've just finished reading 'The Abattoir&#...I've just finished reading 'The Abattoir' - it's brilliant! When is the next one due for release? Will it also be a novella or full novel?Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234547693460291406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-799097550069281872011-06-01T07:50:10.266-07:002011-06-01T07:50:10.266-07:00Agreed, Marion. Kurosawa really demonstrates how m...Agreed, Marion. Kurosawa really demonstrates how much horror a single gun can inflict on people's lives. I was surprised to learn that Stray Dog was actually a crime novel written by Kurosawa based on the stories of Georges Simenon's Maigret series that was never published, which piqued my interest even more.<br /><br />Read your interview on Allan Guthrie's site today, it was great. Good luck with Loisada, it sounds like a great book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524591865420751540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-12887560954438583722011-06-01T06:47:11.784-07:002011-06-01T06:47:11.784-07:00Saw this movie years ago. It was brilliant and r...Saw this movie years ago. It was brilliant and remained with me. Living in America where bullets and guns are ubiquitous, it was a shocking and thought-provoking film. Comedian social commenter, Chris Rock does a riff about how if bullets cost a lot of money, gun crime would go out -- but that's satire. The reality of a society where gun use was so restricted that each bullet represented a life to be taken was stunning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-33955462930621119232011-05-30T11:28:07.245-07:002011-05-30T11:28:07.245-07:00Congrats!
Sarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)Congrats!<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871093704858528799.post-82418792196425313102011-05-08T14:57:42.108-07:002011-05-08T14:57:42.108-07:00Based on the handful of clips I've seen on the...Based on the handful of clips I've seen on the second Mechanic I'm sure the original was far superior but not because it is more "literate" but more "cinematic". The original movie opens with a scene that goes on for over 15 minutes without a word of dialogue. <br /><br />Your talk about "too much character development" is nonsense. Bronson is the same character at the end of the movie as he is at the beginning. <br /><br />Like most book lovers you have no appreciation of the movie medium. You watch a movie and SEE a book.Bill Marantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496707595867590547noreply@blogger.com