tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post851810350656221433..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: THE KILLERS (1964, Don Siegel)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-81051667421469293412010-07-09T17:11:59.248-04:002010-07-09T17:11:59.248-04:00Yeah, the entire sequence at the school for the bl...Yeah, the entire sequence at the school for the blind - I can't believe it made it in to a '64 feature film, much less one that was designed as a TV movie! <br /><br />I'm so glad Criterion saw it fit to release this, too- though I do remember some high-brow grumbling at the time about the mere presence of the 'trashy' '64 version sullying the '46 (whereas I prefer the '64, though I do enjoy the '46 version, too). Plus you can never go wrong with the extra of Stacy Keach reading the original story, or the ridiculous Clu Gulager interview.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-17182481843049729182010-07-09T09:18:26.949-04:002010-07-09T09:18:26.949-04:00Love this film! Hands down, my fave Lee Marvin fil...Love this film! Hands down, my fave Lee Marvin film and my fave Don Siegel film. This film just exudes menace and sleek '60s style like no other. As you pointed out the the interplay between Lee and Clu is fantastic and you can tell that Quentin Tarantino was taking notes while watching this film over and over as the banter between these two hitman certainly anticipates the banter between some of QT's characters in RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION.<br /><br />That opening scene in the school for the blind is a doozy. I also like the bit at the very beginning where the kids pretend-shoot each other - a eerie foreshadowing of whats to come!<br /><br />So awesome that Criterion gave this their deluxe treatment. I finally was able to throw away my beat-up VHS copy taped off late nite TV...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com