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3 things about John Boorman’s HELL IN THE PACIFIC

Posted on September 16, 2024 by robchristopher

Hell in the Pacific [1968] 1. Devouring a raw fish. 2. Sand garden. 3. A discarded photograph of a young Japanese woman. Be sure to watch the “alternate ending,” which was the director’s preferred one.

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3 things about John Boorman’s POINT BLANK

Posted on July 29, 2022 by robchristopher

Point Blank [1967] 1. “How much is Brewster worth to you, Fairfax?” “Threatening phone calls don’t impress me.” 2. Buried under a rack of film canisters. 3. A kitchen with a built-in blender plus a standalone blender. 3 other things.

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3 things about John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR

Posted on April 5, 2018 by robchristopher

Excalibur [1981] 1. I counted two severed arms. There were surely more. 2. “Every time a man lies he kills a part of the world.” 3. Lying there naked with a sword piercing his side.

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3 things about John Boorman’s POINT BLANK

Posted on October 21, 2017 by robchristopher

Point Blank [1967] 1. Dried white crusts on her lips. An empty bottle of pills on the dresser. 2. He looks down at the empty bed. It triggers that memory of Lynne. 3. Dips his fingers into the pool. “Ice … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Boorman’s EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC

Posted on July 5, 2017 by robchristopher

Exorcist II: The Heretic [1977] 1. The clinic: a beautiful set that makes no sense. A series of glass-walled rooms arranged in a honeycomb pattern. 2. From shaman to locust entomologist. 3. She turns, and all at once the street … Continue reading →

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