jim@randvax.UUCP (Jim Gillogly) (01/17/85)
While trying to complete my collection in a used book store, I found a
movie tie-in copy of the first book, Modesty_Blaise_, which indicated that
a movie was made (titled, appropriately enough, Modesty Blaise) in the mid
60's. Did anybody see it? Is it available in VHS?
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Jim Gillogly
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jim@rand-unix.arpagrass@uiucdcsb.UUCP (01/23/85)
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I saw Modesty Blaise when it came out. This was at the height of the 60's
spy movie craze. I liked it, probably because I wasn't old enough to
know any better. Definately a grade-B movie, but it was the theme of
the games me and my school-friends played for months afterwards
(I was only in junior high-school).
The most striking thing about the movie was the use of op-art sets
and costumes. It would probably look very dated now.
By the way, there is a whole series of Modesty Blaise books. I think
they appealed to us little girls for the same reason we all loved Emma Peal
(the Avengers): a female heroine that was not a victim.
- Judy Grass, University of Illinois - Urbana
{ihnp4,pur-ee,convex}!uiucdcs!grass grass%uiuc@csnet-relay.arpareiher@ucla-cs.UUCP (01/28/85)
I've never seen "Modesty Blaise" (as I remember, it got pretty poor reviews
when it came out), but, for me, the most fascinating thing about this movie
is that it was directed by Joseph Losey, who has since moved on to "Galileo",
"Don Giovanni", frequent collaberations with Harold Pinter, and, in general,
very heavy duty, *serious* films. Even from his other sixties exploitation
films (such as "These Are the Damned"), I would have guessed that he was
one of the poorest possible choices to direct something like "Modesty Blaise".
A somewhat less extreme case than Ingmar Bergman directing a James Bond movie,
but along the same lines.
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Peter Reiher
reiher@ucla-cs.arpa
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