From: "hugh bone" <hbone-AT-optonline.net>
Subject: Re: on coen's latest
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:05:55 -0500


Political rallies were part of the basic story, but too there was too much
repetition.  Same for  family scenes.  Ku Kluxers were not needed.  I've
seen other movies in which I thought someone should have told the director
the show was essentially over, but it dragged on for 15 of 20 minutes.

None were Coens' movies.

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> Hugh,
> You are becoming more specific, but I haven't seen
> your argument yet for it being too long. How was it
> too long? What scenes or parts of scenes could you
> have done without? If you would see it again, do you
> think you would feel the same, and would it still be
> 20 minutes too long, or maybe 30 or 10?
> --- hugh bone <hbone-AT-optonline.net> wrote:
> > Clever and enjoyable, good acting, Clooney's best,
> > and about 20 minutes too
> > long.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >I also saw O'Brother Where Art Thou, any thoughts
> > on the Coen's latest??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > uh-huh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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