The Rise and Fall of Quicksand In the Movies 6

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 25, 2010 @11:02AM 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...'"

The Rise and Fall of Quicksand In the Movies

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Quicksand... (Score:3, Funny)

by AndyAndyAndyAndy ( 967043 ) writes: <afacini AT gmail DOT com> on Wednesday August 25, 2010 @11:26AM (#33370288)

It's popularity has really sunk!

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  by CyberDong ( 137370 ) writes:
  
  I don't understand why... Quicksand footage is usually gritty and gripping!
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  by Silpher ( 1379267 ) writes:
  
  It's so unpopular almost nobody will even comment on this post..
Fetish??? (Score:2)

by gstoddart ( 321705 ) writes:

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 [urbandictionary.com] once again rears its head.
Not gone- just slowly disappearing (Score:2, Insightful)

by wombat1966 ( 1886522 ) writes:

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/ [talksocialnews.com]

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Not gone- just slowly disappearing (Score:2, Insightful)

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