tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post4698551324917528160..comments2024-02-01T23:41:43.069-05:00Comments on Out of the Past: "You're too hungry..." ~ The Hustler (1961)Raquel Stecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-45566192463361561402014-06-21T15:18:01.640-04:002014-06-21T15:18:01.640-04:00Bleak, but great film. George C. Scott is impressi...Bleak, but great film. George C. Scott is impressive in a support role behind Newman and Laurie. Reel Popcorn Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159234563402927918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-1875548224882293072009-08-08T13:06:21.982-04:002009-08-08T13:06:21.982-04:00Brings back memories; one of the first Paul Newman...Brings back memories; one of the first Paul Newman films I ever saw.<br /><br />Piper Laurie gives such a powerful performance in it!<br /><br />Cheers!<br />SebinaClassic Maidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452165665779363139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-14968670103387879542009-07-24T18:59:16.816-04:002009-07-24T18:59:16.816-04:00This is one of Newman’s best anti-hero roles, a cl...This is one of Newman’s best anti-hero roles, a classic sixties rebel. The acting in this film is of a level that you rarely see on one film by so many actors/. Not just Newman, but Piper Laurie, Jackie Gleason, if you think he is just Ralph Kramden, watch this, and the great George C. Scott as one of the slimiest SOB’s on celluloid. <br /><br />Robert Rossen who wrote and directed was one of the most adult filmmakers of his era who work as a writer and or director included Body and Soul, All the King’s Men and , Johnny O’Clock.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-25587983037647001582009-07-19T15:16:01.951-04:002009-07-19T15:16:01.951-04:00I've been watching this movie for over forty y...I've been watching this movie for over forty years now, and I'm ready to watch it again. I so miss these downbeat dramas from that last hurrah of black-and-white-film-making in the early-to-mid 60s.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-65606139403983095002009-07-19T08:02:58.904-04:002009-07-19T08:02:58.904-04:00Nice post, and very intelligent analysis of that i...Nice post, and very intelligent analysis of that intriguing "new-person dynamic".Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-54330336964474763452009-07-17T18:36:13.878-04:002009-07-17T18:36:13.878-04:00God I love this movie. :) Before watching I though...God I love this movie. :) Before watching I thought it was only about pool too. Was pleasantly surprised that it's so much more than that.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247451368864312942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-11753568030884787662009-07-17T13:06:26.885-04:002009-07-17T13:06:26.885-04:00I think you are right. Sarah is a catalyst for cha...I think you are right. Sarah is a catalyst for change in Eddie's life. I think in many ways the movie is not about pool at all, but how our relationships can be positive (Eddie's one with Sarah) or negative (his one with Burt). It's what truly make this film so great.Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-5921442424938099892009-07-17T13:02:29.671-04:002009-07-17T13:02:29.671-04:00Love this movie. Sarah does have a lot of insights...Love this movie. Sarah does have a lot of insights... then again, so does Burt. He's rather blunt about Eddie being a born loser, yet he sees truth there about winning and losing and character. <br /><br />I find it interesting when these two characters finally meet up, they both are clear about what's happening. Burt knows Sarah is just barely hanging on, Sarah calls Burt out as a Roman -- how he has to win them all and how he's riding on Eddie's talent. It ends up being too much truth. New-person dynamic at work? Maybe. In a negative way.Wendymoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682746267032008981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-26475256392835272502009-07-17T10:30:52.341-04:002009-07-17T10:30:52.341-04:00"Fast and Loose!"
yeah no doubt this is..."Fast and Loose!"<br /><br />yeah no doubt this is one heck of a great film! now you need to see "The Color of Money" which in my opinion has an even better performance from Paul Newman. one aspect of the Hustler that i love dearly is that it has what is probably the best big-screen role Jackie "The Great One" Gleason ever played (my other choice being Buford T Justice in Smokey in the bandit, seriously!).Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-12186506162201272222009-07-17T10:02:37.470-04:002009-07-17T10:02:37.470-04:00Ohh I'm quite looking forward to this movie, b...Ohh I'm quite looking forward to this movie, because I have actually been pushing it off to the side but I do think I will give it a try. It sounds really good, great review. :)Nicole Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858454185709468641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-12481703525135176362009-07-17T09:51:23.182-04:002009-07-17T09:51:23.182-04:00Tommy - Brutal is a good word for it Tommy. I wish...Tommy - Brutal is a good word for it Tommy. I wish I had used it in my post!<br /><br />Kate - I know you like a good love story, and I think that's why you should watch this!Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-70508132893718971352009-07-17T09:45:12.033-04:002009-07-17T09:45:12.033-04:00I haven't watched this one yet, but I'm in...I haven't watched this one yet, but I'm intrigued now.. I usually shy away from sports movies (I'm such a girl) but ones that have a deep personal story usually overcome that for me, like Body and Soul or Champion. <br /><br />Congrats on finding a beau who will actually watch classic films! Sounds like a keeper ;)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026961018017690353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-82553393073137940072009-07-17T08:10:19.752-04:002009-07-17T08:10:19.752-04:00Brutal, isn't it? It's rare that we get so...Brutal, isn't it? It's rare that we get so unrelenting a look at a flawed character these days. I stayed away from this movie for years too, but it's simply one of the best.Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.com