Any movie that can work in the Dueling Banjos is good for me. But seriously, I'd have a hard time looking Ned Beatty in the eye if I ever met him (and a harder time refraining from asking him to squeal like a pig).
I think that movie was the high point in the careers for Beatty and Reynolds. It was the best work they ever did, Visceral, creepy, powerful, a bit over the top at times, but in keeping with the characters they were playing. And Ronnie Howard, man, what a performance. Even if he was faking the guitar playin'.Even knowing what's coming, it's still a powerful movie, but only every 7-8 years.
What I found interesting when I watched this film for the first time last year is that I actually expected it to be "worse" than it really was, but then I thought it might be because of all the violence that's on today. If it doesn't scare the crap out of me as much as Silence of the Lambs, it's "not that bad." Of course, would I want that to actually happen to me? Hell no!
Excellent film. As a canoer, I can't help but think as I watch it today how they could possibly try to run that river in an aluminum boat. Those things were horrible. You'd hit a rock going through rapids and stick right to it, rather than bouncing off like you do with the newer stuff. Started out in the late 70s, early 80s with gear that looked just like that. Did you know that the author of the book that the movie is based on plays the sheriff, who's brother they killed, mistaking him for one of the rapist hillbillies? If memory serves correctly.And Becky, remember how old that flick is. It was completely shocking, on many levels, in it's day. Makes me squeamish even now. Poor Ned. They must have hid a few pages of script from him till the right moment.
Wow, just watched that clip. Such a snapshot of that time. Both of those canoes are lake canoes nowadays. No serious person would run a river like that in ether. And a wooden boat like that is worth about $3000 to $10000 today, depending on age and condition. The aluminum, maybe $200, if it's in good shape. They filmed it on the Chatooga river in Arkansas, which you can still run today. The Buffalo, in the Ozarks, is enough fun for me though.
He might look strange but he is soo good in the man law commercials.
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Any movie that can work in the Dueling Banjos is good for me. But seriously, I'd have a hard time looking Ned Beatty in the eye if I ever met him (and a harder time refraining from asking him to squeal like a pig).
I think that movie was the high point in the careers for Beatty and Reynolds. It was the best work they ever did, Visceral, creepy, powerful, a bit over the top at times, but in keeping with the characters they were playing. And Ronnie Howard, man, what a performance. Even if he was faking the guitar playin'.
Even knowing what's coming, it's still a powerful movie, but only every 7-8 years.
What I found interesting when I watched this film for the first time last year is that I actually expected it to be "worse" than it really was, but then I thought it might be because of all the violence that's on today. If it doesn't scare the crap out of me as much as Silence of the Lambs, it's "not that bad." Of course, would I want that to actually happen to me? Hell no!
Excellent film. As a canoer, I can't help but think as I watch it today how they could possibly try to run that river in an aluminum boat. Those things were horrible. You'd hit a rock going through rapids and stick right to it, rather than bouncing off like you do with the newer stuff. Started out in the late 70s, early 80s with gear that looked just like that. Did you know that the author of the book that the movie is based on plays the sheriff, who's brother they killed, mistaking him for one of the rapist hillbillies? If memory serves correctly.
And Becky, remember how old that flick is. It was completely shocking, on many levels, in it's day. Makes me squeamish even now. Poor Ned. They must have hid a few pages of script from him till the right moment.
Wow, just watched that clip. Such a snapshot of that time. Both of those canoes are lake canoes nowadays. No serious person would run a river like that in ether. And a wooden boat like that is worth about $3000 to $10000 today, depending on age and condition. The aluminum, maybe $200, if it's in good shape. They filmed it on the Chatooga river in Arkansas, which you can still run today. The Buffalo, in the Ozarks, is enough fun for me though.
He might look strange but he is soo good in the man law commercials.
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