tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post7551037412737307764..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: The Hunter (Parker #1)Joe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-72863213335585062432017-05-10T09:28:39.252-05:002017-05-10T09:28:39.252-05:00This is the only book that had me looking up from ...This is the only book that had me looking up from the pages and going, 'F**K ** I thought it was stunningGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-40823842426446890272014-05-26T15:55:34.348-05:002014-05-26T15:55:34.348-05:00I love the Parker series--hated the movies, though...I love the Parker series--hated the movies, though. Thanks for the heads-up about the director's cut of Payback.<br /><br />The only thing that doesn't work in the novels is the middle section where the POV shifts to a cop or another criminal or whoever. In the later novels (from the 2000's), Parker is way too watered down, almost veering into Dortmunder (his comic alter ego) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034748375177433198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-63240008842977773392013-10-17T13:50:49.610-05:002013-10-17T13:50:49.610-05:00Man, you all need to read the rest of the Parker s...Man, you all need to read the rest of the Parker series, far and away the best crime fiction ever.<br /><br />Wasting your time talking about the movie, tsk. :)OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-5138245152009361412013-10-15T15:28:03.707-05:002013-10-15T15:28:03.707-05:00Thank you.
That's too bad in a way, though. I...Thank you.<br /><br />That's too bad in a way, though. I know this isn't some "swinging spy" movie or one of those early Destroyer books I mentioned before, but that still seems like a wasted opportunity. Even if it isn't in one of those categories, WHY NOT some romantic stuff between her and Parker / Porter? And considering how awful the early scenes allow him to be with Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-63537989748509799152013-10-14T09:43:43.552-05:002013-10-14T09:43:43.552-05:00Thanks everyone for the comments. Just wanted to ...Thanks everyone for the comments. Just wanted to give a bit more clarification on the director's cut of Payback -- it's not really extended, and in fact I think it might actually be shorter than the theatrical version. The biggest difference is in the third act, which was refilmed entirely for the theatrical. The director's cut is more faithful to Stark's novel, with Porter Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-65100754227726969282013-10-13T21:08:32.487-05:002013-10-13T21:08:32.487-05:00Since I'm always interested in villainess char...Since I'm always interested in villainess characters and what happens to them, can you tell me what happens with the Lucy Liu character in the "extended cut"? I've only seen the theatrical version once, but (speaking of "mugging at the camera") I think the last you see of her is a sort of semi-comical stand-off between her and Parker, which she survives. Is it any Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-36507684021232663772013-10-10T11:40:11.926-05:002013-10-10T11:40:11.926-05:00I read The Hunter maybe a year ago. Pretty much ag...I read The Hunter maybe a year ago. Pretty much agree with everything you say. I often make the argument that a main character need not be "likable", only "engaging", and use Parker as a perfect example. He's a complete bastard, but a bastard who's been in print and enjoyed for decades precisely because of his nature.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-64491057076086757402013-10-09T10:46:26.166-05:002013-10-09T10:46:26.166-05:00Those old paperbacks *are* hard to come by! Couple...Those old paperbacks *are* hard to come by! Couple years back I read THE OUTFIT - itself made into a Duvall movie which I haven't seen - and loved it. Didn't know about the extended version of PAYBACK, so thanks for the heads-up.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.com