Whoa, thanks for that George. That went right in the Netflix queue.
Posted by Rich S. at July 25, 2008 2:24 PM
comment #6
Mgmax says ...
Jack Webb was a true poet of lowlife. At a time when every other TV show was glossy, studio-shot crap, he splashed the world of Charles Bukowski on the screen at home.
George: Why is Ron Jeremy in the bar and Meatloaf crouching over the drunk guy? And is all that tight leather and bad acting meant to appease the people who were offended by Cruising?
Posted by D.Z. at July 25, 2008 6:52 PM
comment #8
BurmaShave says ...
D.Z., as usual, you are asking the wrong questions.
You can make fun of Webb all you want, but
at key moments in his films, he understood
visual impact and how to rev up an audience.
Take a closer look at his jazzmen/gangster
opus "Pete Kelly's Blues"....especially the
moments when young Martin Milner is machine-gunned in an alley..and Webb's climactic ballroom shootout with Edmond O'Brien..
And ironically...the doppleganger of
Webb is ultimately Tom Laughlin...another
comically wooden icon turned film-making primitive who discovered he could push an audience's buttons while trumpeting his own
world-view. To me, they were always flip sides of the same here's-my-propaganda coin.
D.Z., the fact that that clip gave you a boner is your problem, not mine.
Posted by George Prager at July 26, 2008 7:49 AM
comment #12
D.Z. says ...
George: Why would I get turned on by trannies in a fist-fight?
Posted by D.Z. at July 26, 2008 12:12 PM
comment #13
George Prager says ...
Makes you hot, doesn't it?
Posted by George Prager at July 26, 2008 12:27 PM
comment #14
George Prager says ...
D.Z.'s BONER JAMS 2008:
00:00 - 04:36 - Fight scene from THE NINTH CONFIGURATION...
Posted by George Prager at July 26, 2008 12:42 PM
comment #15
frankbooth says ...
...and Jake Gyllenhaal's pretty eyes.
Posted by frankbooth at July 27, 2008 2:42 AM
comment #16
Pelham123 says ...
Mgmax is right. One thing about Jack Webb's films/tv show is that he really seemed to capture that dead-ender nightmare look on lifer/loser criminals. Nothing glossy there, just a bunch of creeps looking to get over on some square citizen. The "Dragnet" 1960's movie always makes my skin crawl when they finally run down that cheapjack, sadistic strangler of women in his trailer up in the hills. That killer was like something out of "The X Files". Go get'em, Jack.
comment #1
Edward says ...
You don't mess with Joe Friday.
Posted by Edward at July 25, 2008 1:26 PM
comment #2
BurmaShave says ...
BEAST. The slap. Oh no. I want Jack Webb to go ten rounds with Buster Douglas.
Posted by BurmaShave at July 25, 2008 1:40 PM
comment #3
Rich S. says ...
All that's missing is Burt Ward and a couple of POWs superimposed on the screen.
Posted by Rich S. at July 25, 2008 1:54 PM
comment #4
George Prager says ...
It's good, but it's no NINTH CONFIGURATION:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VDYaS6Lpvk
Posted by George Prager at July 25, 2008 1:59 PM
comment #5
Rich S. says ...
Whoa, thanks for that George. That went right in the Netflix queue.
Posted by Rich S. at July 25, 2008 2:24 PM
comment #6
Mgmax says ...
Jack Webb was a true poet of lowlife. At a time when every other TV show was glossy, studio-shot crap, he splashed the world of Charles Bukowski on the screen at home.
You think I'm being ironic, but I'm not.
http://www.michaelgebert.com/20webb.html
Posted by Mgmax at July 25, 2008 3:59 PM
comment #7
D.Z. says ...
George: Why is Ron Jeremy in the bar and Meatloaf crouching over the drunk guy? And is all that tight leather and bad acting meant to appease the people who were offended by Cruising?
Posted by D.Z. at July 25, 2008 6:52 PM
comment #8
BurmaShave says ...
D.Z., as usual, you are asking the wrong questions.
Posted by BurmaShave at July 25, 2008 8:09 PM
comment #9
moviemaniac2002 says ...
You can make fun of Webb all you want, but
at key moments in his films, he understood
visual impact and how to rev up an audience.
Take a closer look at his jazzmen/gangster
opus "Pete Kelly's Blues"....especially the
moments when young Martin Milner is machine-gunned in an alley..and Webb's climactic ballroom shootout with Edmond O'Brien..
And ironically...the doppleganger of
Webb is ultimately Tom Laughlin...another
comically wooden icon turned film-making primitive who discovered he could push an audience's buttons while trumpeting his own
world-view. To me, they were always flip sides of the same here's-my-propaganda coin.
Posted by moviemaniac2002 at July 26, 2008 12:23 AM
comment #10
Mgmax says ...
Who's making fun of Jack Webb?
Posted by Mgmax at July 26, 2008 12:31 AM
comment #11
George Prager says ...
D.Z., the fact that that clip gave you a boner is your problem, not mine.
Posted by George Prager at July 26, 2008 7:49 AM
comment #12
D.Z. says ...
George: Why would I get turned on by trannies in a fist-fight?
Posted by D.Z. at July 26, 2008 12:12 PM
comment #13
George Prager says ...
Makes you hot, doesn't it?
Posted by George Prager at July 26, 2008 12:27 PM
comment #14
George Prager says ...
D.Z.'s BONER JAMS 2008:
00:00 - 04:36 - Fight scene from THE NINTH CONFIGURATION...
Posted by George Prager at July 26, 2008 12:42 PM
comment #15
frankbooth says ...
...and Jake Gyllenhaal's pretty eyes.
Posted by frankbooth at July 27, 2008 2:42 AM
comment #16
Pelham123 says ...
Mgmax is right. One thing about Jack Webb's films/tv show is that he really seemed to capture that dead-ender nightmare look on lifer/loser criminals. Nothing glossy there, just a bunch of creeps looking to get over on some square citizen. The "Dragnet" 1960's movie always makes my skin crawl when they finally run down that cheapjack, sadistic strangler of women in his trailer up in the hills. That killer was like something out of "The X Files". Go get'em, Jack.
Posted by Pelham123 at July 27, 2008 1:17 PM