Comments on: The Big Sleep

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:46:33 +0000

Actually, I think German villains have German accents slightly more times than French characters in general. Movies set in France always use English accents, except for the random French actor who is in it to somehow legitimize it (think Man in the Iron Mask, yet another movie I enjoy for no defensible reason )

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:17:15 +0000

No English accent? Never seemed to bother the cast of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Hell, even Slater used a borderline English accent in that one.

Anyone else find it funny that when Nazis are the vilains in an American movie, they usually speak with English accents instead of, oh, I don’t know, GERMAN accents? Wolf Kahler as Deitrich in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” being mayyyybe the one exception.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:48:53 +0000

I saw a preview for Valkyrie yesterday. Tom Cruise as a Nazi officer who is leading a conspiracy to kill Hitler.

Tom Cruise. Nazi officer. American accent? Uh… it’s called acting. You could try talking to Guy Pierce, Hugh Jackman, or Russel Crowe about it.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:20:14 +0000

The book is just as hard to follow, so don’t feel bad. But both are done so well, you almost don’t care while reading/watching. it’s only upon retrospect that things don’t add up. The Coens took big inspiration from The Big Sleep for The Big Lebowski, overly confusing plot and all.

By the way, there is one other certainty in the Mission: Impossible movies – that Tom Cruise can soar like an eagle and emerge unscathed whenever thrown about by an otherwise fatal concussive blast (see also M:I 3).

By: Acovio

Acovio — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:00:32 +0000

Honestly, I saw the Maltese Falcon and this back to back twice. I always thought the Maltese Falcon was better. I actually have some things to say, but I’m a little tired and somewhat drunk. BTW you’re not the only one confused. as you stated, when they made this movie they consulted the author about a few plot points and even he admits he was lost as to who killed one of the people. That said, I think all your points are valid and agre to the rating.