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RwH
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Date:
Mon, 16 Jun 1997 09:51:17 GMT
Subject:
Re: (idm) Crash
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Apologies for continuing this off topic thread but I've just returned from a weekend off-line (well mostly):
quoted 2 lines Completely off-topic, but I have to mention that I feel that the film was> Completely off-topic, but I have to mention that I feel that the film was > horrible. Have you read the book? The movie pales in comparison.
I own and have read *every* book Ballard has ever published. Crash is my favourite book of all time. I have read it 4 or 5 times and the number of people I've leant it to must be well into double figures. I think the film is an exceptional work of art in its own right, and pretty much agree with Gonzi's appreciation. Its worth noting that Ballard himself was overjoyed with how the film turned out and in a letter to Cronenburg said that 'the film continued where the book left off'. GRob Now playing: Howard Shore/Ornette Coleman - The Naked Lunch OST