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The Vanishing

Producer review

The Vanishing The Rewatchables

The producer watched the wrong similarly titled movie first, then liked the remake, its premise, Bridges, Bullock, and the final expansion of the thriller idea.

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  • The producer initially watched a 2018 Gerard Butler movie with a similar Vanishing title.
  • The difficulty of locating the correct movie across streaming libraries becomes an additional aged-worst point.
  • After watching the right film, the producer says the premise is perfect and the movie is surprisingly complex.
  • Jeff Bridges is praised as very good and Sandra Bullock as funny and excellent.
  • Rita discovering events through an answering machine and putting on Diane’s clothes is highlighted as an effective turn.
  • The closing argues that star-led “from hell” thrillers have largely migrated into horror or television.
  • The film’s 105-minute length is praised as ideal for the premise.
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Deliverance

Half-Assed Internet Research

Deliverance The Rewatchables

The actors reportedly performed dangerous canoe stunts without insurance; Reynolds broke his tailbone. The book-to-film turnaround was two years.

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  • The actors reportedly performed dangerous canoe stunts without insurance; Reynolds broke his tailbone. The book-to-film turnaround was two years.
  • Reynolds’s pre-breakthrough television work is contrasted with subsequent hits and Carson appearances; Beatty and Cox were new to movies.
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Deliverance

Top Ten List

Deliverance The Rewatchables

Ten films listed in reported 1972 box-office order; no independent revenue verification.

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  • The stated 1972 box-office sequence is The Godfather, The Poseidon Adventure, What’s Up Doc?, Deliverance, Deep Throat, Jeremiah Johnson, Cabaret, The Get Away, Last Tango in Paris, and Lady Sings the Blues.
  • Deep Throat’s high placing prompts surprise and discussion of theatrical demand.
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Deliverance

Roger Ebert's review

Deliverance The Rewatchables

Ebert gave two and a half stars and objected to exploitative sensationalism rather than a meaningful confrontation with wilderness.

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  • Ebert gave two and a half stars and objected to exploitative sensationalism rather than a meaningful confrontation with wilderness.
  • The hosts argue he misses the leveling effect of wilderness; the film connects with 1970s exploitation and Pulp Fiction.
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Deliverance

Most Rewatchable Scene

Deliverance The Rewatchables

Distinct choices: big canoe crash, cliff climb, and Dueling Banjos; assault discussed as iconic rather than selected.

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  • The category is reframed as memorable or iconic because the assault dominates the film’s reputation.
  • Dueling Banjos is praised as riveting and strange, compared with Butch and Sundance’s musical bicycle sequence.
  • The opening canoe run is nominated; Reynolds’s sleeveless wetsuit invites jokes about a modern tech-owner equivalent.
  • The assault’s long duration, circling attackers, face touch and focus on the restrained Ed sustain dread; Pulp Fiction is compared.
  • Separating the more vulnerable men enables the attack; Lewis’s distant appearance and rescue do not undo the trauma or guarantee triumph.
  • The canoe crash is praised; reported danger is debated rather than accepted uniformly.
  • Ed’s cliff climb, killing and rope disposal are nominated along with another harrowing canoe run.
  • Ed’s confrontation with the sheriff and final farewell to Bobby are nominated.
  • The big canoe crash, cliff climb and banjo sequence are separate final choices.
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Deliverance

Half-Assed Internet Research

Deliverance The Rewatchables

The banjo child was reportedly cast for his appearance; a hidden player supplied the hands, and later interviews show the child never learned banjo.

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  • The banjo child was reportedly cast for his appearance; a hidden player supplied the hands, and later interviews show the child never learned banjo.
  • Ned Beatty reportedly had the most canoe experience despite playing the novice.
  • Reynolds reportedly volunteered to replace a conspicuous dummy; accounts of the resulting injury differ.
  • Beatty reportedly nearly drowned and Voight performed the cliff climb because they could not fake it.
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Deliverance

What’s Aged the Best?

Deliverance The Rewatchables

Reynolds’s sleeveless wetsuit, the shifting hierarchy after his injury, character archetypes and canoeing’s ominous appeal hold up.

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  • Reynolds’s sleeveless wetsuit, the shifting hierarchy after his injury, character archetypes and canoeing’s ominous appeal hold up.
  • The dead attacker’s convincing stillness over many scenes is praised.
  • Opening dialogue lays out the themes; the ambiguous deaths and need to believe Ed killed the right man invite revisiting.
  • Better planning is jokingly offered after the poor car arrangements and choice of landing bank.
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