Film Quotes by Stephen Hunter

8 Film quotes by Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter’s eight brief comments on film reflect his writer’s focus on narrative tension and detail. This compact set gives a clear sense of his perspective on movie craftsmanship.

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I remember the early 1980s, when I first got one of these fabulous film critic jobs. The downside was sitting through 'Splatteria…

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As long as 'Pearl Harbor' stays in the past, it's perfect; when it wretchedly changes gears in the late going, it becomes…

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But you can still find good films if you read your local film critics and are willing to drive a bit. You…

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Since I'm a story-oriented critic, sometimes it's difficult to discuss issues without defining them. At the same time, I try not to…

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'Pearl Harbor' is definitely about December 7, 1941, but it is not of December 7, 1941. It's not even really of our…

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I never feel so utterly fraudulent as when I review a movie whose charms impress all in the world and I simply…

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If you have only 95 minutes of material, make an only 95-minute movie. Amazing how often that's forgotten.

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'New' movies are almost always hipper, faster, they mix genres aggressively, they smother their genre origins in new form, there are fewer…

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Even my pathological love of Japan and its beauties, glories and eccentricities is sorely tested by 'The Grudge 2,' from Takashi Shimizu, a movie…

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“You lie well, and I appreciate the effort it takes. It’s not so easy, as any commissar knows.”

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The horror movie will not go away. Look at the change in the Hollywood landscape as a signifier of its durability. At one point…

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“Some men are born to destroy, and nothing satisfies them but that. Whatever you’ve got, they want to tear it apart, from architecture and…

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I suppose I was formed by too many movies and too much television. At some point I absorbed the dramatic formula.

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I'm not an expert or a trained ballistician. But it is a subject I've studied intently for 50 years, so I may know a…

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I've actually published two compilations, if only barely. Hire a private detective and possibly you'll be able to locate them. One was called 'Violent…

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“He was the sort of man who demanded results yesterday but then forgot to ask for them tomorrow.”

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As long as 'Pearl Harbor' stays in the past, it's perfect; when it wretchedly changes gears in the late going, it becomes the wrong…

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“Some are born jerks” she said, “some have jerkhood thrust upon them, and some mature into rich and vibrant jerks. You are all three.”

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“That’s the bravest thing, I think: not to be brave for yourself but for a buddy when it gets you nothing and costs you…

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I love food. I'm a complete foodie. I love to cook. I find it very hard to say no to food. I get grumpy…

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Having a better and more productive life than my monster father has been my most significant accomplishment.

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But you can still find good films if you read your local film critics and are willing to drive a bit. You have to…

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