tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post7916106395603221187..comments2022-11-20T03:15:18.468-08:00Comments on Cinema Directives: John Huston's "Badge" Under Firetom hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-22994322585808747162010-08-06T06:01:09.435-07:002010-08-06T06:01:09.435-07:00Judy:
Thanks. Thankfully the studio interference ...Judy:<br /><br />Thanks. Thankfully the studio interference wasn't as bad as it could have been. Huston's sense of dignity shines through.tom hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-29602689424906541502010-08-06T04:35:02.942-07:002010-08-06T04:35:02.942-07:00I haven't seen this movie as yet, although I h...I haven't seen this movie as yet, although I have read Crane's story, which is definitely a masterpiece. I enjoyed your review and would be interested to see Huston's film, even with the studio's interference (it's a pity studios have always interfered so much). Also enjoyed your close encounter tale!Judyhttp://movieclassics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-74884807661332550982010-08-05T16:08:00.801-07:002010-08-05T16:08:00.801-07:00Tom,
I watched this film some years ago and remem...Tom,<br /><br />I watched this film some years ago and remember reading the negatives thing written about it, yet I always found it intriguing. Your point about Huyston giving us a humanistic view of the soldiers, the fear and the misery is spot on. The studio interferance was a shame but we are still left with a very good film.<br /><br />That is an hyterical story and quite an experience "watching" Prizzi's Honor with the master. Thanks for sharing!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-88986663625045007942010-08-05T13:38:05.285-07:002010-08-05T13:38:05.285-07:00Adam:
Thanks for your insightful comments. This t...Adam:<br /><br />Thanks for your insightful comments. This truly is a subdued war film that's more concerned with human behavior than who won or lost.tom hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-12705464325334276752010-08-05T13:09:37.421-07:002010-08-05T13:09:37.421-07:00Embarrassingly, The Red Badge of Courage is one of...Embarrassingly, <i>The Red Badge of Courage</i> is one of those Huston films I haven't gotten to see yet, but your review has me sold, Tom! The only Huston/Audie Murphy film I've seen is <i>The Unforgiven</i> (unloved by me), and this sounds so much like the superior work--even for a 70-minute film. It's sad how the studio interfered with Huston's cut, and it's even more miserable to think about how this wouldn't be the last time a Huston film was tampered with by outside forces (as John Wayne did with <i>The Barbarian and the Geisha</i> or as some producers did with <i>Sinful Davey</i>). <br /><br />Your descriptions of the quiet scenes of fear between the soldiers make the film sound truly mystifying, however. It would be interesting to see Huston portraying the Civil War considering that most of his war films were about WWII. I also wonder about the kind of film Huston might have made out of another Stephen Crane story, "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" (which apparently was eventually adapted for the screen in 1952's <i>Face to Face</i>--and by Huston's colleague James Agee, no less!).<br /><br />And man, I love the story about your encounter with Huston. Even though you didn't get to speak to him it's simply envious that you got to be in his presence. Did Huston react to your laughter at all? It's too bad that nobody else on the plane got the joke! I'm so jealous you got the opportunity to be there.<br /><br />This is my favorite submission to the blogathon so far, Tom, and I can't thank you enough for sharing this experience with us. I'll make sure your posts on <i>Freud</i> and the war documentaries are posted by this weekend--I want to make sure everybody read these splendid contributions of yours!Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.com