Thanks for following up on this. I still have a lot of problems with Ryan O'neal's performance, especially in those opening scenes. I really wish Kubrick could have gotten Robert Redford. He would have been too old as well, but I think he could have pulled it off better and made Barry something other than just petulant.
One thing I found interesting was the difference in duelling styles. I wish I knew whether it was a regional difference or just a development in duelling that occurs between Redmond's duel with Quinn and the climatic duel with Bullington. Because if the latter had been the earlier style obviously things would have been quite different.
What did you think of Marisa Berensen's performance? She took a lot of heat from the critics at the time, but I thought she was absolutely perfect for the role and did a great job. (Not to mention rocking those wigs.)
Here's my review from seeing it on the big screen at the Castro about a month ago. http://karaokegal.livejournal.com/862104.html
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Date: 2010-05-27 09:38 pm (UTC)One thing I found interesting was the difference in duelling styles. I wish I knew whether it was a regional difference or just a development in duelling that occurs between Redmond's duel with Quinn and the climatic duel with Bullington. Because if the latter had been the earlier style obviously things would have been quite different.
What did you think of Marisa Berensen's performance? She took a lot of heat from the critics at the time, but I thought she was absolutely perfect for the role and did a great job. (Not to mention rocking those wigs.)
Here's my review from seeing it on the big screen at the Castro about a month ago.
http://karaokegal.livejournal.com/862104.html