tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post6347067740818199359..comments2023-11-02T02:39:10.829-06:00Comments on DVD Panache: Peckinpah's ValentineAdam Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-9424452476552083222008-01-21T08:46:00.000-07:002008-01-21T08:46:00.000-07:00St valentine's day is the best holiday!<A HREF="http://allwomenstalk.com/10-ways-to-make-this-stvalentines-day-unforgettable/" REL="nofollow">St valentine's day</A> is the best holiday!София Фроловаhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359947348813938627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-33563887745952584042007-02-16T02:11:00.000-07:002007-02-16T02:11:00.000-07:00Oh, I didn't mean to imply hers is the more valid ...Oh, I didn't mean to imply hers is the more valid (it's longer and more complex, sure); I'm just fascinated by the fact that the film inspired both your reactions.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-63628942869581984212007-02-15T08:40:00.000-07:002007-02-15T08:40:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link Noel -- that's a spectacular r...Thanks for the link Noel -- that's a spectacular read! I will have to revisit Straw Dogs again after reading Dana's deep analysis.<BR/><BR/>Make no mistake, I found no romance in Straw Dogs -- it was the unique portayal of marriage that led me to include it in Lucas' blog-a-thon.<BR/><BR/>And I'm with you in regards to Alfredo Garcia -- I love Vega's character, her "I've been here before line" Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-31915308680109605412007-02-15T00:55:00.000-07:002007-02-15T00:55:00.000-07:00I'd agree with Alfredo Garcia, but also for the pr...I'd agree with Alfredo Garcia, but also for the presence of the beautiful Isela Vega (lice or no lice). <BR/><BR/>The most obviously romantic Peckinpah, tho, would be Ballad of Cable Hogue.<BR/><BR/>I'd never think of Straw Dogs, tho. Interesting.<BR/><BR/><B><A HREF="http://www.thehighhat.com/Nitrate/002/straw_dogs.html" REL="nofollow">Here's a radically different interpretation of the film</A><Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-49727633129576577652007-02-14T16:19:00.000-07:002007-02-14T16:19:00.000-07:00Adamnice to know it wasn't just me[half-ass-grin s...Adam<BR/><BR/>nice to know it wasn't just me<BR/><BR/>[half-ass-grin smiley here]Jo Custerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318512782250774559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-42973798899212585002007-02-14T14:38:00.000-07:002007-02-14T14:38:00.000-07:00Johanna -- I had the exact same problem with Alfre...Johanna -- I had the exact same problem with Alfredo Garcia! It takes a lot of energy to get through it, probably due to the overwhelming bleakness of it all.Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-48155819502930350022007-02-14T14:24:00.000-07:002007-02-14T14:24:00.000-07:00I liked Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, but i...I liked <I>Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia</I>, but it took a lot out of me to watch it. I just felt drained and exhausted.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'l make some coffee sometime for this.Jo Custerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318512782250774559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-38712740478047272452007-02-14T12:45:00.000-07:002007-02-14T12:45:00.000-07:00Thoughtful piece. I haven't seen this yet but I'l...Thoughtful piece. I haven't seen this yet but I'll keep your perspective about the struggle for power within a marriage in mind when I do watch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-41043964136753298092007-02-14T12:22:00.000-07:002007-02-14T12:22:00.000-07:00Nicely done. I myself am guilty of thinking of tha...Nicely done. I myself am guilty of thinking of that movie as bloody revenge. You have given me a new way to view it again.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-19142653850326997022007-02-14T09:15:00.000-07:002007-02-14T09:15:00.000-07:00An excellent post about a movie that's too often m...An excellent post about a movie that's too often mischaracterized on many levels. Though, if I had to pick a Peckinpah for the lovesick blog-a-thon, I'd be twisted and go with Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, a love story between a man and his friend's severed head.Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.com