tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post8755569718055932773..comments2023-10-07T08:24:04.312-05:00Comments on A Penny in the Well: Penny Thoughts ‘12—Thief (1981) ****Andrew D. Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09463840099966307025noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post-11146384934787719642012-09-07T18:23:43.537-05:002012-09-07T18:23:43.537-05:00I meant I didn't see the yin/yang relationship...I meant I didn't see the yin/yang relationship, but your explanation of the atmosphere and gun battles I think clears it up. And yes, I would have to agree with that assessment. Andrew D. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463840099966307025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post-16827104514018196002012-09-07T01:47:05.969-05:002012-09-07T01:47:05.969-05:00and their relationship is because the same dude di...and their relationship is because the same dude directed them, dude. why else would i be comparing them? that's the pointt-rocchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510912210756140329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post-63513918640848443542012-09-07T01:46:08.824-05:002012-09-07T01:46:08.824-05:00it's the presentation and general atmosphere, ...it's the presentation and general atmosphere, particularly comparing the major gun battle setpieces - one is hyperloud, over the top, strength and volume, shots echoing the city streets... the other is dark, slippery, concealed from sight, small thuds of violence hidden amidst crowds....t-rocchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510912210756140329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post-59396030591023568652012-08-31T12:10:37.707-05:002012-08-31T12:10:37.707-05:00Hmmm. I'm not sure I'm getting your yin/ya...Hmmm. I'm not sure I'm getting your yin/yang correlation between Collateral and Heat. They're both crime movies taking place in LA. They both pretty much give the protagonists and antagonists equal screen time. Beyond that, I'm not seeing their relationship to each other.Andrew D. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463840099966307025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post-47550712943935004112012-08-31T00:02:14.259-05:002012-08-31T00:02:14.259-05:00i still think Collateral and Heat are yin/yang mov...i still think Collateral and Heat are yin/yang movies. they live in the same sort of criminal world but in entirely different... styles. i don't think i'd like Collateral as much without Heat as its corollaryt-rocchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510912210756140329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post-59380245516891037542012-08-30T00:20:43.350-05:002012-08-30T00:20:43.350-05:00I liked "Collateral", but I didn't l...I liked "Collateral", but I didn't love it like I do "Thief", "Heat", "The Insider", or "Miami Vice". It certainly fits into the Mann themes I'm talking about here, though.Andrew D. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463840099966307025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14781653.post-91005004418335383782012-08-29T23:55:13.170-05:002012-08-29T23:55:13.170-05:00nice! i especially like your thoughts on the way t...nice! i especially like your thoughts on the way the electronic scores work well in this milieu...<br /><br />i'm a big fan of "Collateral" as well - lots of folks aren't though.t-rocchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510912210756140329noreply@blogger.com