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Thursday, June 02, 2005TV: Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool 6 Comments:
Vince... Vince!
Vince!!!! We finally found something to disagree on. See more McQueen films. You will understand - eventually. TL
Call me Grasshopper, for I wish to understand. Where should I begin? What are the McQueen movies that will change my mind? Anyone?
Vince,
Don't know what you've seen of McQueen's, but try The Getaway, Junior Bonner, Papillon, The Great Escape, The Reivers and Tom Horn. If you're still not convinced, pick up Bullitt, Le Mans, The Cincinatti Kid, The Sand Pebbles, The Magnificent Seven and Nevada Smith. If that doesn't do it: watch The Getaway again. Rinse. Repeat. TL
It may be a generation thing. I "grew up" watching McQueen, back to seeing The Blob in a theatre. He was a fix of cool elegance. And I can't think of one actor since who comes close. A good example of conflicting generations may be observed through viewer reactions to the two versions of The Thomas Crown Affair: to my eyes, the McQueen version is excellent fluff, while the Pierce Brosnan remake is barely watchable -- something people my age might agree with, though I'm sure it would be debated by anyone under the age of 40.
Flickhead,
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I said almost the same thing about two hours earlier on the Layer Cake response page. Nice to know someone else out there grew up in McQueenville. TL
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