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The Outsiders (1983)
A warning about film versions to the nostalgic
I'm afraid it was necessary to quickly secure a copy of the 1983 version for myself. This was for my admiration of Mr. Coppola's work and my personal belief in not altering memories of the early 1980's. Carmine Coppola's score was not a recording I personally had a history with musically, but it served, and will serve, The Outsiders just fine. Dramatic strings colliding with the drab setting of the Tulsa location worked, and was not in need of revision. What Mr. Coppola has accomplished with this new version, is a 60's rock'n'roll movie worthy of his pal's American Graffiti. George had his...Francis needed his...Francis made his. OK. Now when we watch the intense climax of Matt Dillon's performance in The Outsiders - The Complete Novel,
we shake and shimmy to a surf instrumental I have not researched the title of yet. I'm selling my 2005 version and keeping my 1983 version for Francis Ford Coppola.
Crimes of the Future (1970)
Amazing!!!
Like Apocalypse Now, The Shining, (Fassbinder's) Satan's Brew, and others, this movie makes you feel like you're watching the state of insanity as rebellion. The protagonist in Crimes of the Future, Adrian Tripod is free from all judgment. It is exhilarating and hilarious to watch him respond to his environment. Cronenberg's writing of the voice-over narration is frightfully intelligent and ahead of its time. I believe this short film will gain popularity exponentially in the next ten years with its inclusion on the Fast Company DVD. Ronald Mlodzik's performance is overwhelmingly detailed and his delivery of the narration (if it is him) has more confidence, if not arrogance than anything I've experienced in cinema. Perhaps Alexandra Stewart in Chris Marker's San Soleil can rival, or Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange. You must see this!!!