tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00CommentaramaAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger68760125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91104883196524143482021-01-15T22:55:08.960-05:002021-01-15T22:55:08.960-05:00i didnt see vp when it first came out but my broth...i didnt see vp when it first came out but my brother did. it was his thought that due to the timelines shown in the film that it could not have been kowalski that hit the dozers but rather the car that he drives past after he turns around.i know that iy is 10:04 when the crash is but can anyone tell me when he passes that other car?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07736825035978682863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22860859361344352382020-08-19T06:08:45.933-04:002020-08-19T06:08:45.933-04:00I watched the movie and could feel the sins. The r...I watched the movie and could feel the sins. The references. It was kind of secretly poetic. Like everyone the sins and the puzzle was followed to completion. The only way to the ninth gate is treachery. He committed to it by killing his god. The man he's loyal to. Balkan. These comments from this post and the post itself oddly prove it. Thanks Price! And anonymouses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48713680322750502222020-06-25T19:15:09.025-04:002020-06-25T19:15:09.025-04:00Excellent review. I will have to watch it again as...Excellent review. I will have to watch it again as I too saw it as little more than a Hollywood special and as such was disappointed.missprismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10207144740163390576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-28201445067495516682020-06-24T19:16:05.169-04:002020-06-24T19:16:05.169-04:00Just re-watched this after a few years, in the cur...Just re-watched this after a few years, in the current COVID 19 world the isolation and freedom of Kowalski take on a new understanding for me. Not saying I want to drive into a bulldozer, but I understand his desire to escape a little more than I once did. This is a great movie specifically because it's open to some interpretation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8462337186813927882019-07-17T23:31:34.073-04:002019-07-17T23:31:34.073-04:00INSIGHTFUL REVIEW
I agree with the author's ...INSIGHTFUL REVIEW <br /><br />I agree with the author's main assertion that the girl is the Devil. Both the book the film is based on ("The Club Dumas"), and the original script for the film (co-written by Roman Polanski) make clear that the girl is the Devil.<br /><br />Nevertheles, the author makes a mistake in asserting that "neither Ballan or Telfer ever realize that she [the girl] is the devil . . . ." <br /><br />Telfer never meets the girl in the film--at least not while alive.<br />Beer Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085785323184968814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54349532272537982692019-06-03T15:12:33.443-04:002019-06-03T15:12:33.443-04:00Great Article. As a kid I saw Vanishing Point doub...Great Article. As a kid I saw Vanishing Point double billed with Billy Jack. In those days B movies were almost like B sides of the 45s. Usually a good movie but not expected to earn much ergo billed with, in this case, the highly popular Billy Jack. Glad to see its getting a new gen of fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61589550378750663602019-03-24T21:51:19.931-04:002019-03-24T21:51:19.931-04:00I saw this movie at the theaters when it came out ...I saw this movie at the theaters when it came out and I was very young at the time but even I could understand that there was an evil undercurrent trying to get Jonathan to retire... at the time I didn't understand that it was about the collective against the individual but having read your review it makes absolute sense and I will put this movie in there with my classics with Apocalypse Now and GladiatorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728003120982372713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-34651485331304880392018-06-08T16:51:13.504-04:002018-06-08T16:51:13.504-04:00I first saw Vanishing Point in 1971, when it was o...I first saw Vanishing Point in 1971, when it was originally released. I was only 11, then, and didn't pick up on the symbolism. When I watched it again as a young man, I noticed the religious symbolism. To me, it's a reverse Jesus story. Kowalski starts out on Friday night and dies on Sunday. He's guided by a blind prophet named Super Soul. At one point, Kowalski becomes lost in the desert. An old man guides him back to his path. The old man (God?) refers to Kowalski as, "son," and Kowalski calls the old man "Pa." The old man provides serpents to the faith healers. Kowalski tells the old man, "I really hope I see you again." When the Challenger crashes into the bulldozers, in the end, it makes the shape of an upside-down cross. Immediately after the crash we hear music referring to Jesus. This is one of my favourite films and I love that Tarentino refers to it, in Death Proof. Joey Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878070229092127628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21471882132505215922018-05-20T04:27:58.193-04:002018-05-20T04:27:58.193-04:00Regarding the movie name, this is taken from an in...Regarding the movie name, this is taken from an interview of Newman:<br />"The title Vanishing Point was meant not for his impact into the bulldozers […]. It represents Kowalski’s point of no return – it was his Vanishing Point – it was his last ride.”<br /><br />For more from the interview, go here: http://filmint.nu/?p=10904JustAlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81787289245528156002018-01-22T00:41:31.792-05:002018-01-22T00:41:31.792-05:00Your review of the movie is EXCELLENT. well state...Your review of the movie is EXCELLENT. well stated. Every salient point you brought up is occurring today. cheersvmax71https://www.blogger.com/profile/06226211676255116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15775038253066588152017-12-15T09:25:20.378-05:002017-12-15T09:25:20.378-05:00I do think it important to consider the interspers...I do think it important to consider the interspersed scenes with Kowalski as the race driver (plagued by bad luck); as an out of place individual in the corrupt institution of the 'law' and then of course, more importantly the death of his girlfriend.<br /><br />These scenes are telling and serve to build to a crescendo Kowalski's terminal collapse and in inevitable suicide. He is a man plagued by bad luck and failure, and when this is fused with his love of freedom and speed and what the Challenger signifies, it serves to produce a molotov cocktail of a conclusion. There is, in essence, nowhere else for him to go - least of all integration with a 'Society' that has failed him and he hss little or no empathy with.... SD Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02421859323889475561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27213425545425987322017-10-23T01:54:45.667-04:002017-10-23T01:54:45.667-04:00Are you planning to post parts 2 and 3? I hope you...Are you planning to post parts 2 and 3? I hope you do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-6957608269711833132017-10-10T22:55:48.276-04:002017-10-10T22:55:48.276-04:00The three red streaks of blood the girl puts on Co...The three red streaks of blood the girl puts on Corso are in mockery of the holy trinity, a common mark of demons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168692450806042838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-11125465273519049302017-07-24T00:54:38.935-04:002017-07-24T00:54:38.935-04:00One of my all-time favorite movies. Just watched ...One of my all-time favorite movies. Just watched it again the other night, and picked up on something I hadn't caught before. I think Kowalski's first name IS revealed. Right at the 15:00 mark, when he pulls into the bar parking lot to meet up with his drug dealer, the dealer shouts out "Hey Jake! What's happening'?". At least it sure sounds like that to me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682676204778434322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31230168070157383652017-07-23T22:54:46.687-04:002017-07-23T22:54:46.687-04:00You mention an unsolved mystery being a good thing...You mention an unsolved mystery being a good thing now and then, which brings up the contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction. Maybe VP was Quenten Tarantinos inspiration for leaving that a mystery.MOPAR Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787572915083825647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69462603175096565002016-11-10T14:34:35.000-05:002016-11-10T14:34:35.000-05:00Growing up in Hollister CA., Vanishing Point was o...Growing up in Hollister CA., Vanishing Point was often part of the double feature at the movie theatre, and thru the years Ive seen it at least 20 times. I never thought about the many hidddn meanings behind his actions, but the 2 things Ive always wondered was why the movie is called Vanishing Point, and why he avoids the road block at the movies opening but hits it at the end. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82351274934099159582016-09-18T11:38:55.361-04:002016-09-18T11:38:55.361-04:00People loved Scooby doo. Why would you change a gr...People loved Scooby doo. Why would you change a great cartoon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456448199825164674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68700576648810813032015-05-29T18:18:35.752-04:002015-05-29T18:18:35.752-04:00Interesting discussion. Bureaucrats are my favorit...Interesting discussion. Bureaucrats are my favorite villains. So many motivations stemming from the desire to hide and justify mistakes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039362377184159591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14908618986429679872014-12-18T02:37:42.440-05:002014-12-18T02:37:42.440-05:00I like the idea presented that Corso's evil is...I like the idea presented that Corso's evil is "unrecognized" - that evil in our everyday culture passes for "normal." However, Corso is the devil.<br />Polanski looked at the many films made involving the devil, and decided to build on a character trait seldom used in describing satan - that being that the devil in appearance is not recognized by others. [ The main characters are willing to do almost anything to "raise the devil," so it is in keeping with satan's character to follow the rules and "come forth" when called - while at the same time withholding the understood gratification for the summons. <br />None of the three book owners know that he or she is coming before the devil - yet each comes and makes his or her report to him.] Here's a list:<br />(1) Kessler is in a wheelchair because of a childhood illness or accident - - -<br /> she made a deal with the devil that if only her life could continue, she <br /> would agree to serve satan and devote her life to him. She said:<br /> "When I was 15 years old, I saw the devil as clearly as I see you now."<br /> ( another reference to Corso as the devil )<br />(2) When Corso investigates two copies of "The Gates" and finds keys in <br /> different hands, he says, " I'll be damned." <br /> ( a clear reference to Corso as the devil )<br />(3) Corso [ devil ] puts all main characters to the test. With the rare book <br /> dealer, the devil wants to see Bernie's true character after having<br /> a valuable book left in trust to the shop. Bernie's death is symbolic of the<br /> best kind of human character - Polanski shows that through torture and <br /> even to death, Bernie would not betray Corso. In fact, when the devil <br /> later finds Bernie's dead body, he exclaims: "Jesus Christ" <br /> [ as a matter of tribute ] . After leaving the rare book shop<br /> Corso seems troubled - - - this is not due to the death of his friend.<br /> It is because the "accuser of man" thinks he may be wrong about the <br /> character of at least one individual.<br />(4) When Balkan first talks to Corso, about getting the book "at all costs"<br /> and "never mind how," the devil reminds Balkan that "never mind how"<br /> sounds "illegal." When Corso says, "this can be an expensive trip,"<br /> what he really means is that Balkan will lose his life unless Balkan<br /> changes his course of action.<br /><br />Like the horns or the pitchfork, a goatee is an obvious character trait for<br />the devil. Polanski is having fun with us in suggesting that the most visible <br />thing is "right under our noses" all along and we're not able to see it - - - - -<br />or to recognize that Corso is the devil.<br /><br />- - - The story was told that that "The Nine Gates" holds a series of riddles or<br />puzzles to be solved to "raise the devil." Since the devil co - authored the<br />book, what this REALLY means is this: after having been cast out of heaven by Michael and his angels, the devil needs to solve these puzzles in order to<br />"climb back to heaven." The devil may not know [ he ] is the devil - until he<br />successfully returns and "sees the light."<br /><br />Corso has sex with both women ( because they are both witches ) - but trusts<br />and works with only the blonde one [ for she is a guide ] .<br /><br />- - - There are endless other examples, but these should suffice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39926680676531243542014-06-17T12:01:37.500-04:002014-06-17T12:01:37.500-04:00She is an ignorant racist, probably the dumbest wo...She is an ignorant racist, probably the dumbest women on tv.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499090166493114687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15143532740736373032014-06-10T19:09:10.661-04:002014-06-10T19:09:10.661-04:00Anon, Sadly, I never got around to doing parts 2 a...Anon, Sadly, I never got around to doing parts 2 and 3.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73464891343374820832014-06-10T08:48:56.094-04:002014-06-10T08:48:56.094-04:00Interesting list! Did you manage to post Part 2 an...Interesting list! Did you manage to post Part 2 and 3? I'm curious as to what you came up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17763825404270312092014-04-25T03:34:32.148-04:002014-04-25T03:34:32.148-04:00I would love to see a sequel and I think the idea ...I would love to see a sequel and I think the idea of a rift in the universe sending them to the "Mirror, Mirror" universe would be a great starting point.the market Hollywood aims for is basically retarded teenagers with a limited grasp of English. That's what brings in the widest possible audience.<br />funny photoshttp://funnypicarchive.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1283875918564737252013-10-24T19:06:44.901-04:002013-10-24T19:06:44.901-04:00Anon, It's "LawHawk" and, unfortunat...Anon, It's "LawHawk" and, unfortunately, <a href="http://commentarama.blogspot.com/2012/10/lawhawk.html" rel="nofollow">he has passed</a> and is no longer with us.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8045071713443104132013-10-24T17:57:31.467-04:002013-10-24T17:57:31.467-04:00LadyHawk what conservative video are you talking a...LadyHawk what conservative video are you talking about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com