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Corky666 — 11 years ago(January 02, 2015 02:31 PM)

Just finished the movie.
It was beautifully acted, perfectly paced and well edited. With all that being said this movie belongs to William Holden. I only saw him in two other movies, Towering and Wild Bunch so I'm limited on his craft. The dude owned it and everyone in it.
I thought this movie was probably ahead of its time at the time of its release because of all the propheticness, if you will. It's kinda creepy how much this film predicted television media today.
The thing I didn't like was the dialogue is preachy and it didn't need to be. The dialogue is overrated, too cartoonish in my opinion. I realize it was a satire but I didn't need be beat over the head with it. I get it, I'm smart, I can figure things out.
Never realized how pretty Faye was. This is the best I've ever seen her.
Anyway, enjoy your fistfights here

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I actually thought, though all the actors were great, some of Holden's dialogue was the only part that at times felt preachy or overly preachy, Duvall, Finch, Beatty and, aside from a few scenes, Dunaway delivered theirs with a lot of both conviction and naturalism.

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Hey! I LOVED the movie! Everything. Can you believe they gunned down Howard Beale on live TV?!? Hasn't happened in America?!? Fox News?!? Padded script Classic! Heard he was racist or something??? Don't give a damn his words or Golden. He came out of WWII, Jew..I dig him. Lots of other people did too. Heard director Sidney Lumet, no sets, natural light. One of my top 5 films with Death Wish and Vanishing Point (find that one!! Hee Hee what's his name???? Barry ??? Think he's still alive? Cleavon Little God Rest His Soul I loved him) Network..gotta see it right now! (I own DVD) John

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You got balls dude, good job

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To Corky (OP):
I agree entirely. NETWORK totally belonged to
WILLIAM HOLDEN
. He was fantastic!

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What about "PICNIC" with Kim Novak?!? Filmed in Salina, Kansas. William Holden removed his shirt, dances in the Kansas heat! I'm a heterosexual male, but it's hot!! I mean HOTT!!! Great 50's flick. John

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Watch STALAG 17,SUNSET BLVD and BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI-just to name a few of Holden's great work

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Other Bill Holden movies you should see:
Bridge on the River Kwai
Stalag 17
Sunset Blvd.
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
World of Suzie Wong
Born Yesterday
The Moon Is Blue
and I like him in "Dear Ruth" and "Dear Wife".
In his earliest roles he is sexy and beautiful. Golden Boy, Our Town.
I'm all right, I'm alllll right!

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Isn't that the definition of prophesy?
No. "Happening" at the time he wrote it, not "happening in the future". It is a dramatization of what was happening in television in the 60s and 70s.
http://www.imdb.com/board/10074958/

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this was there opinion of what they saw happening
Isn't that the definition of prophesy?

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Chayefsky and Lumet considered the screenplay to be cinema verit and not a satire. So everyone who thought they were being prophetic were wrong,this was there opinion of what they saw happening to network television.
TCM airs a short interview with Sidney where he explains all of this.

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That riposte was certainly full of propheticness.

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Haha fanboy, just for that dumb response you should DIE! I'll pray it happens tonight 🙂

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Sorry, but anyone who uses "propheticness" in a sentence has no business criticizing Paddy Chayefsky's dialogue writing skills.

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