Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 51

€uroMeinke · 07-03-2006, 08:24 AM

We saw the Yellowstone Cubs yesterday - one of those World of Disney animal pics. Typically cute to be sure, but what was more interesting was just the "wrongness" of it by contemporary standards. There are long segments of tourists feeding bears, children feeding bears, people trying to pet the bears. I mean it's entirely authentic for the period, that's what you did in Yellowstone despite the "Do not feed the Bears" signs but I bet this is one film the Park Rangers never gets seen again.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-03-2006, 08:32 AM

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That one and 'Citizen Kane'.

Citzen Kane is one of those that I might as well have seen. I've never sat and watched it beginning to end, but I've seen at least 80% of it over the years in various bits and chunks. It's on the queue because I do eventually have to view it in whole, but it none of it will really be news to me.

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but what was more interesting was just the "wrongness" of it by contemporary standards.

Same with Philladelphia Story. The movie starts with a man threating to punch his wife, only to show amazing restraint by just shoving her to the ground by her face. It then proceeds to show respectable people getting hammered. Though there was a message of "drinking is bad", it still showed some binge drinking in a humorous light, something you most definitely wouldn't see today. Oh, and there was the humorous dirty old uncle who liked to pinch girl's asses.

innerSpaceman · 07-03-2006, 08:35 AM

It was so cool to see The Philadelphia Story at the cemetery. I'd seen the film dozens of times, but always by my lonesome. It's a fantastic comedy, and it was such a treat to finally see it with an audience.

Snowflake, cheesy and ancient as it is - - no movie's got anything on The Adventures of Robin Hood. Tops in its class - - in many ways unsurpassed to this day!

Gemini Cricket · 07-03-2006, 08:48 AM

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Snowflake, cheesy and ancient as it is - - no movie's got anything on The Adventures of Robin Hood. Tops in its class - - in many ways unsurpassed to this day!

And it's way better than the Kevin Costner one...

Snowflake · 07-03-2006, 09:15 AM

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Snowflake, cheesy and ancient as it is - - no movie's got anything on The Adventures of Robin Hood. Tops in its class - - in many ways unsurpassed to this day!

Did I call it cheesy? Not my intention! I agree with you 100% it is unsurpassed. As Mary Poppins would say, practically perfect!

It is also one to be seen on the big screen. The first time I saw it, it was a sparkling new print off the nitrate negative and I sat for the first 10 minutes just awestruck by seeing true three-strip techinicolor for the first time.

Ponine · 07-03-2006, 09:24 AM

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Does anybody know whatever happened to the release of the Johnny Depp film The Libertine? I kept seeing trailers for it, even on TV for a while ... but, as far as I know, the movie was never released.

I would think Depp could be counted on nowadays for a decent opening weekend at least. Did this film come and go without a murmur, or did it get shelved at the last minute after a bunch was spent on TV advertising?

I saw The Libertine in the theatre.
A lot of very confused people left that theatre.

I think that Alex hit it dead on, it just didnt make it. Though it does come out this Tuesday for sale. Supposedly the behid the scenes making of extra is wonderful.

Not Afraid · 07-03-2006, 09:51 AM

The "Calla Lillies" line is from Suddenly Last Summer, isn't it? (Which, is another of my favorite Hepburn films.)

Gemini Cricket · 07-03-2006, 12:15 PM

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The "Calla Lillies" line is from Suddenly Last Summer, isn't it? (Which, is another of my favorite Hepburn films.)

I don't know if she said it in SLS (it's been awhile since I've seen it) but she does say it in 'Stage Door'. Guaranteed. I've seen that movie at least 20 times. It's fabulous.

Matterhorn Fan · 07-03-2006, 10:56 PM

I keep seeing this thread's title as "Miscellaneous Movie Mushings."

Gemini Cricket · 07-04-2006, 05:30 AM

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I keep seeing this thread's title as "Miscellaneous Movie Mushings."

Me, too!

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