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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 22, 2024 18:41:59 GMT
I first met Ripley in Purple Noon with Alain Delon as Ripley and then later with Wim Wenders' The American Friend with Dennis Hopper. I have not yet met a Ripley that I didn't like, even though I prefer the novels.
I will happily watch the Andrew Scott version when it is offered to me on a cable platter.
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Post by casimira on Apr 23, 2024 17:57:56 GMT
I am sure you will like this particular Ripley Kerouac. He is as convincing a sociopath as one can ever encounter.
The whole production is superb in every way.
It did not disappoint.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 6, 2024 5:21:57 GMT
Whew! I just finished watching the last episode of Ripley. It keeps up the low level but constant suspense, but in this episode expands the picture of Ripley, fleshing out how he's grown into the construct of himself, with more sophistication and with "interests". He is still the same charmingly plausible snake, with those black, black eyes that neither reflect light nor give anything back.
But one overriding feature of the last episode almost distracted me from the plot and that is the depiction of Venice. To me, it may be the most beautiful and most otherworldly place on earth, a belief to which the cinematographer also seems to subscribe. Honestly, at shot after shot I caught myself murmuring, "ohhhhhhh". True, there is no way to capture the romanticism and magic of the place without being obvious or repeating what countless others have done. So what? Watch it and be dazzled.
Just another note about Andrew Scott's note-perfect performance -- I was thinking about how his straightforward, unadorned and natural American accent adds to the character's plausibility and rather wholesome, aw-shucks aspect. Then I remembered that Scott is 100% Irish. What an actor!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 11, 2024 6:55:26 GMT
My life is rich and full now that I have both a comedy series and a drama series to watch. Hacks is finally back with season three. I know I raved about Hacks in this thread before, so will just say "Watch it!" now. I'm sort of envious of those who haven't seen it yet, since you all get to blast through the first two seasons. Here is the trailer for season one ~ I just found out about this series which aired almost a year ago in the UK. You know that anything with Suranne Jones in it is going to be good stuff. That's doubly so with Maryland, as Jones not only is one of the stars, she also co-created the show. Watched the first episode tonight & I'm hooked. www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/maryland/#
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