tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post701033295135450073..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: Best Served ColdSQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-22119284875773723452008-08-12T07:41:00.000-07:002008-08-12T07:41:00.000-07:00I really liked Payback and I remember it got all t...I really liked Payback and I remember it got all these negative reviews when it came out. I thought it really worked, a little over the top but nothing too wacky, a little stylistic, but again I thought it worked. I never really understood why it got the negative reviews.Jon the Intergalactic Gladiatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758095794354686723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-22899765131055705842008-08-11T14:15:00.000-07:002008-08-11T14:15:00.000-07:00Good revenge films. I like them as well. Have yo...Good revenge films. I like them as well. Have you ever seen the Korean film Old Boy? Now that is a revenge film! Whoa!<BR/><BR/>Cannot wait for Bond. I'm already planning on diving back in to the Bond books come November.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-89911690227842389472008-08-10T11:52:00.000-07:002008-08-10T11:52:00.000-07:00Revenge films are fun cause they are edgier. The m...Revenge films are fun cause they are edgier. The main characters usually don't give a damn to what happens to them that much, as long as the other one pays.<BR/><BR/>War of the Roses is a favorite. It just goes to where you don't imagine a couple to get to. (Pardon my English, I'm foreign!).<BR/><BR/>I am sooooo curious about the new Bond. I can't wait!!Fabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727490011876675399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-15394726820504845622008-08-09T00:00:00.000-07:002008-08-09T00:00:00.000-07:00Oh oh Steve, I must pick me up some of those.Oh oh Steve, I must pick me up some of those.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-67920229594747303012008-08-08T15:14:00.000-07:002008-08-08T15:14:00.000-07:00*Love* all of those! I've been trying to find the ...*Love* all of those! I've been trying to find the novel Payback was based on (it's Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark) but with no success. <BR/><BR/>There's actually a whole series with Parker (GIbson's character) in them...Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-78404449945865879572008-08-08T12:56:00.000-07:002008-08-08T12:56:00.000-07:00Jean-lucI had no idea that "Payback" was a remake-...Jean-luc<BR/><BR/>I had no idea that "Payback" was a remake-- starring Lee Marvin no less! I'll need to rent "Point Blank" for sure.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-5532300271768174552008-08-08T12:23:00.000-07:002008-08-08T12:23:00.000-07:00Point Blank with Lee Marvin is one of the best rev...Point Blank with Lee Marvin is one of the best revenge movies.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-48364462774042512822008-08-08T09:12:00.000-07:002008-08-08T09:12:00.000-07:00Payback is a way underrated movie. And "The War o...Payback is a way underrated movie. And "The War of the Roses" is one of the blackest comedies I've ever seen. What a great movie, with great acting by Turner and Douglas, and Devito.<BR/><BR/>I like a good revenge film myself.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-32857673607876912622008-08-08T07:35:00.000-07:002008-08-08T07:35:00.000-07:00There is nothing as cathartic as a revenge film. Y...There is nothing as cathartic as a revenge film. You know, this is not the first James Bond film where revenge has played a major theme. Look at Diamonds are Forever, not well done, but in the return of Connery, it begins with him going after Blofeld as payment for the death of his wife in the previous film. In For Your Eyes Only, the Bond girl is thirsting for revenge for the death of her parents. Goldfinger? Tilly Masterson for Goldfinger killing her sister by painting her gold. In Bond, it's the theme that keeps on giving..I could probably mention four or five more of them such as "The World Is Not Enough", "License To Kill". In face this last one has Bond going rogue to avenge the death of Felix Leiter's bride and the crippling of Leiter.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-14575107219562464892008-08-08T06:28:00.000-07:002008-08-08T06:28:00.000-07:00The best thing about Kill Bill is Beatrice knows b...The best thing about Kill Bill is Beatrice knows by getting revenge she's locking herself into a potential cycle of vengeance. When she kills Vernita, she knows the daughter just might want her own piece of revenge someday, and she accepts it--invites it, even.<BR/><BR/>While we're talking about Tarantino, Death Proof is a pretty good revenge movie. Takes it a while to get there, but when it does...mucho payback.AvDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574481780173046619noreply@blogger.com