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The Rise and Fall of Quicksand In the Movies

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-more-fire-swamp dept.

Ant writes "Slate reports how '... quicksand has all but evaporated from American entertainment — rejected even by the genre directors who once found it indispensable... Quicksand once offered filmmakers a simple recipe for excitement: A pool of water, thickened with oatmeal, sprinkled over the top with wine corks. It was, in its purest form, a plot device unburdened by character, motivation, or story...'"

6 comments

  1. Quicksand... by AndyAndyAndyAndy · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's popularity has really sunk!

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    It's always confirmation bias!
    1. Re:Quicksand... by CyberDong · · Score: 1

      I don't understand why... Quicksand footage is usually gritty and gripping!

    2. Re:Quicksand... by Silpher · · Score: 1

      It's so unpopular almost nobody will even comment on this post..

  2. Fetish??? by gstoddart · · Score: 1

    Wow, reading TFA gets me this ...

    Quicksand survives in movie fan clubs and fetish groups who avidly collect footage featuring quicksand.

    People have a fetish for quicksand?? WTF?

    Man, I guess rule 34 once again rears its head.

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    Lost at C:>. Found at C.
  3. Not gone- just slowly disappearing by wombat1966 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They are watching the WRONG movies. It was used very recently in a made-for-TV movie "The Wizards of Waverly Place", which was written, apparently, by a couple of college guys with a case or two of beer and the complete viewing library of 'The Brady Bunch" AND "Gilligan's Island." My kids loved it. I was half-hoping for a special guest appearance from Vincent Price. Alas, I was disappointed. Pam http://www.talksocialnews.com/

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