Movie Review: The Big Sleep

[12ozLongneck]

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Altman's "The Long Goodbye" was an attempt at turning Marlowe upside down - making him completely ineffective and apathatic. Casting the biggest counter-culture movie star in the world at that time - Elliot Gould (no, he wasn't always Monica and Ross's Dad on Friends) only solidified that attempt. It's a great film, with a great cast - Sterling Hayden, Jim Bouton (ofBall Four fame), Henry Gibson, director Mark Rydell as the bad guy, and an early appearance by the now-Govenor of California himself. Great fukin' flick.

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Speaking of 1970s takes on Chandler, what does everyone think about 1978 version of The Big Sleep? I've watched the first 20 minutes several times, but haven't been able to make myself watch the entire thing for some reason. Is it worth a look?