Word: killers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...excitement of the chase. And he does chase--the movie contains far too much footage of Belmondo riding on the roofs of subway trains, dangling from helicopters, and hanging by his little finger from the rainpipes of Paris. When he is congratulated by a superior for bringing in a killer, he answers modestly, "It doesn't take brains, just brawn." The director, Jean Verneuil, goes to unsubtle extremes to establish that his hero is no Hercule Poirot, fascinated by the workings of the criminal mind, but a man of action...
...committee found that the CIA was thoroughly conned by the Mafia. The agency promised the Mob a fee of $150,000 for Castro's murder, and even passed along some lethal pills to the supposed killer outside the Boom Boom Room of Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel. But the Mafia never did anything to try to kill Castro. Apparently the Mafia men involved were simply stringing the CIA along to gain its protection against FBI interference...
...that the criminal, not the gun, is responsible for the crime. Actually, the final cause of death is the bullet, and so by this logic bullets should all be made of sponge rubber so as to not hurt anyone. But what's the use of the "Psychology of the Killer" theory anyway, since the man can't be caught until the crime is committed? By then it's a bit late for people like Robert Kennedy and George Wallace. In contrast, I doubt if Oswald could have killed John Kennedy from a third-floor window with a knife...
...Killer Instinct" puts into perspective the notion of competition and winning that all of us can understand. We at Harvard have been "winners" most of our lives--class presidents, football captains, number ones, whatever, and these days of the pre-professional rat race have heightened our competitive instincts all the more...
...what happens if we suddenly stop winning, whether it's med school applications or with girlfriends? "The Killer Instinct" is Cousy's examination of the inherent problems that a winner faces when he suddenly becomes a loser, and what he has to say is applicable to all of us, regardless of whether or not we are in sports...