tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396536519804836558.post8647918130089530510..comments2024-02-19T19:23:37.002-08:00Comments on jdbrecords: "you're a born loser"MrJefferyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04657422824565425948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396536519804836558.post-77146190895800768332013-02-02T16:05:07.075-08:002013-02-02T16:05:07.075-08:00thanks for the comment sofia! yea, i wish i hadn&#...thanks for the comment sofia! yea, i wish i hadn't seen 'the color of money' beforehand. i really enjoyed 'the hustler' a lot more. i agree about the couple's emotional connection... i thought that was one of the more interesting aspects of the movie; they had a deep, complicated relationship. there's a lot of ed hopper-painting-styled loneliness to the picture and i think rossen captured that well. it really wasn't the thrilling, crackling pool tournament flick i thought it would be... it was instead more of a laconic character portrait. MrJefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657422824565425948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396536519804836558.post-81697815296307116002013-02-02T09:44:13.370-08:002013-02-02T09:44:13.370-08:00I saw The Hustler without having watched the Scors...I saw The Hustler without having watched the Scorsese remake, and it was suspenseful, so you're probably right -- it's like watching a film having read the novel that inspired it, that's likely the reason why you didn't feel as excited about knowing what was going to happen. <br /><br />Paul Newman was really good, that's for sure. And the poster is a bit misleading, though I can see the emotional connection between them, the need and ask for forgiveness in his face and in the way he is grabbing her so hard. But I know the story, of course. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100758997830469219noreply@blogger.com