I rewatched one of my favorite movies Three Days of the Condor last night and I have some thoughts I'd like to unburden myself from. Don't get me wrong - overall the movie still holds up very well but there are a couple things worth mentioning.
First, and this has always bugged me, the Robert Redford character Turner is supposed to be a super genius who knows everything including how to crosswire 50 people together in the telephone central office but he doesn't know the area code for Washington, DC. Small thing but like I said always bugged me (and yes I know he's asking for audience exposition - still bugs me).
Second, the Max von Sydow super assassin Joubert stays at a Holiday Inn. Another minor detail but this one just amuses me. "Are you a super assassin? No but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night."
Third, the murder of Turner's section in the first place was a mistake. Another example of the cover-up being worse than the crime. If Atwood never ordered the hit on Turner and his section the whole exposing of the "CIA inside the CIA" gets forgotten. Turner's group reads everything - they have too much work to obsess over a theory that only Turner thinks might be valid in the first place.
Lastly, the Cliff Robertson character Higgins might just be the real hero of the movie. He had nothing to do with the murder of Turner's section and he honestly tries to help the Redford character. Then when he learns the truth of the secret CIA inside the CIA he hires Joubert to kill Atwood and end the secret cabal. I hope the Higgins character got a nice promotion because he deserved it.
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Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Had to tap out of watching the UFC last night around midnight to go watch live music instead. An overall very disappointing fight card... Six months ago yesterday... The movie Three Days of the Condor was based on the book Six Days of the Condor. Was it reduced to three days because of budget constraints?... Given how he doesn't seem to believe in the Ideal Gas Law - could Roger Goodell be the poster boy for climate change deniers?... Speaking of climate change - one of the biggest factors in climate change is the Earth's magnetic pole shifting from North to South. We still know so very little about the Earth's "magnetic personality" (so let's blame Americans who don't drive Prius' for climate change instead to make us feel better for our ignorance - better yet let's blame Tom Brady)... Holy crap - did the Garland Texas shooter buy one or more of his guns via the Fast and Furious "sting"?... Given how much credibility Chris Mortensen has flushed down the toilet in DeflateGate - someone should start a fake Twitter handle for him and report things like, "Multiple league sources confirm that Roger Goodell was eaten by wolves. And that he was delicious"... How can it be "Ultimate" fighting when biting and kicks or punches to the dick/baby-maker aren't allowed? Wouldn't that be the ultimate in fighting? Truly no holds barred...
Had to tap out of watching the UFC last night around midnight to go watch live music instead. An overall very disappointing fight card... Six months ago yesterday... The movie Three Days of the Condor was based on the book Six Days of the Condor. Was it reduced to three days because of budget constraints?... Given how he doesn't seem to believe in the Ideal Gas Law - could Roger Goodell be the poster boy for climate change deniers?... Speaking of climate change - one of the biggest factors in climate change is the Earth's magnetic pole shifting from North to South. We still know so very little about the Earth's "magnetic personality" (so let's blame Americans who don't drive Prius' for climate change instead to make us feel better for our ignorance - better yet let's blame Tom Brady)... Holy crap - did the Garland Texas shooter buy one or more of his guns via the Fast and Furious "sting"?... Given how much credibility Chris Mortensen has flushed down the toilet in DeflateGate - someone should start a fake Twitter handle for him and report things like, "Multiple league sources confirm that Roger Goodell was eaten by wolves. And that he was delicious"... How can it be "Ultimate" fighting when biting and kicks or punches to the dick/baby-maker aren't allowed? Wouldn't that be the ultimate in fighting? Truly no holds barred...
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