tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042846540404918552.post6738053675110063892..comments2023-10-28T07:20:36.263-04:00Comments on Billy Loves Stu: Guess Who Doesn't Want to Become Dinner?Pax Romanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951019083510283683noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042846540404918552.post-23164143012067381652010-03-08T21:29:13.332-05:002010-03-08T21:29:13.332-05:00People can sense the disingenuousness of "mes...People can sense the disingenuousness of "message" movies--one thinks back to Jack Warner's admonition: "If you want to send a message, use Western Union!" NOTLD doesn't function the same way GUESS WHO does, that is, as a bourgeois pat on the back for tolerance and acceptance. Ironically, however, it is the fact that Jones was cast solely b/c he gave the best audition makes NOTLD much more revolutionary than any do-gooder mainstream Hollywood flick; race becomes irrelevant in the context of the film b/c everyone is simply *trying not to be eaten*.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042846540404918552.post-6480627811317385542010-02-07T02:16:55.844-05:002010-02-07T02:16:55.844-05:00It seems it took years before Romero is finally re...It seems it took years before Romero is finally receiving credit for his advances in cinema, but NotLD certainly deserves an additional place in cinema history for its radical racial commentary. Years ahead of its time!I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042846540404918552.post-54763443761157122122010-02-05T22:42:44.008-05:002010-02-05T22:42:44.008-05:00Simon,
Thanks!
And no, I don't think you are ...Simon,<br />Thanks!<br /><br />And no, I don't think you are NOT looking into it enough. Part of what makes the ending so unique, is that we all bring something to it.Pax Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951019083510283683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042846540404918552.post-13331044891990738422010-02-03T13:28:35.112-05:002010-02-03T13:28:35.112-05:00Nice article! I knew you could bring another excel...Nice article! I knew you could bring another excellent point of view in on the fabulous Duane Jones- well done well done!Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429322588091791426noreply@blogger.com