Or was it just the terrible casting (except Laurie) and writing for this particular one?
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guywood — 9 years ago(April 27, 2016 04:42 PM)
I guess I belong to a much earlier generation. I was fortunate at school to have an inspirational teacher in the English Department. Old standards die hard, but I query the accuracy of your statement that the language is in tatters. (which is a very polite way of saying, you are talking bu****it.)!!!
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lightningcows — 9 years ago(May 30, 2016 04:27 PM)
John le Carre writes in excellent English. The structure of his sentences and paragraphs are a lesson to us all. The standard of English in the postings here leaves much to be desired. All Posters take note
I would agree with that. He writes extremely well; it is always the impression that I come away with whenever I finish a Le Carre novel.
As for the Le Carre adaptations, I can only speak of a few, but those had been well done. The ones that I am thinking of is "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011) and "A Most Wanted Man" (2014, one of the last films with Philip Seymour Hoffman) -
kcummings13 — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 04:45 PM)
Spoilers..
I'm only watching it for Laurie too. And I'm scratching my head at the sheer stupidity of some of the characters. The scorned wife blurting out everything she knows about Roper's dealings to someone who appears to be part of Roper's cabal, who she has no reason to trust, and could very well report her to Roper? If it had been anyone but Pine she would have ended up at the bottom of the sea.
And why would Pine virtually out himself to Jed? Take the hair from the office, fine. But let her know he was down there? He has no real way of knowing her motivation. Sure, she may very well be rattled by what's she's found out about Roper; but she could also very well make the decision to stick by him. She's not there for love; she't there to support her kid.
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jmbwithcats — 9 years ago(November 21, 2016 12:31 PM)
I thought Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was one of the most boring films I've ever seen in my entire life, and I love a slow burn, but maybe I need to give it another chance.
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