tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355259901837740310.post2717627597301113742..comments2023-09-10T06:49:56.732-04:00Comments on Independent Crime: The JuggerNathan Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18364739659597230106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355259901837740310.post-30248989346785957302009-05-29T07:00:13.426-04:002009-05-29T07:00:13.426-04:00Gerard,
I was using "super thief" in the way that...Gerard,<br /><br />I was using "super thief" in the way that one might say that James Bond is a "super spy." He always knows what he's doing, always wins, always get the girl. Parker's not like that. He's often grasping in the dark, and the Jugger is a prime example. He screws up and loses almost everything he has to lose. I see where you're coming from with your definition, though. I don't know that that qualifies him as "super" though. A professional's professional, yes.Nathan Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364739659597230106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355259901837740310.post-28770556495285905362009-05-28T14:05:32.024-04:002009-05-28T14:05:32.024-04:00I disagree on the "superthief" idea. I think Park...I disagree on the "superthief" idea. I think Parker is a superthief but I suppose we may have two opposing definitions of superthief.<br /><br />Parker does not plan intricate and exciting capers with everyone going home scott-free. But, because of his tenacity and drive, Parker overcomes or bypasses obstacles and succeeds. Parker can be diverted but he always comes back around to what he needs to do.<br /><br />His sociopathic personality, self-interest, and professionalism always win out. He is the uber-thief.Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355259901837740310.post-82409889680521233122009-05-21T08:59:41.174-04:002009-05-21T08:59:41.174-04:00"Parker isn't a superthief. He's just a thief, and..."Parker isn't a superthief. He's just a thief, and he sometimes, despite his best efforts, makes mistakes."<br /><br />I completely agree - and this is what I think is missing in all of the film adaptations of the Parker novels. They make him out to be this robotic, inhuman force (Point Blank), or "cool but sensitive" (Payback), or else just a plain hardboiled caricature (Made in U.S.A., the one based off The Jugger).<br /><br />None of this stops me from liking "Point Blank" - though the other two I don't very much care for - but I still wonder if there's been a good Parker movie adaptation. I've never seen Slayground, and I know there are a couple more out there.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.com