Posted by Ace Card at ac8f9afb.ipt.aol.com on August 11, 2000 at 03:16:07:
In Reply to: Well, actually.... (To swear or not to swear) posted by CABJBLK on August 10, 2000 at 17:07:28:
: All this aside, it doesn't matter how many swears are in a film to determine whether it's "good" or "bad". Just ask David Mamet: one of the greatest films I've seen (adapted from his own play of the same name) was the cuss-filled "Glengarry Glen Ross", but not to be overlooked are Mamet's PG-rated "The Spanish Prisoner" and his G-rated (yes, "G") "The Winslow Boy." Though the guy is reknowed for his FPM rate ("'Fucks' Per Minute"), the bottom line is that the guy writes gripping, intelligent stories.
You wanna turn a drama into a comedy real quick, watch Glengarry Glen Ross on Bravo. Heh, when Al Pachino calls Kevin Spacey a "stupid mother trucker" the laughs just turned out like a three dollar ho. One of the worst edited for tv hack jobs I have ever seen.
Son-of-a-motherless-chinese-dentist,
Ace Card