Bronxgirl48

lol, FJA loved his puns.

Thanks! I think I'll choose to believe that he gets absorbed into the electrical energy and himself becomes Kronos. Let me have my little illusions, life is tough enough, lol.

I haven't seen KRONOS in a long time and don't remember it too well. Tell me Morris LIVES!!

lol, call Lou Dobbs! He'll get his own personal death ray. (Actually I was referring to the politicians being really "out there", but, I can see all sides....) And btw, Morris Ankrum fans -- and I'm sure that's all of us -- must be warned about what happens to him here. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

I really appreciate your recommendations -- I'll put them on my list, and I'll bet the Western Channel will run some or all of them. MEDIC sounds vaguely familiar to me. You can never go wrong with Richard Boone. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

I liked the aliens on the Capitol steps. Or am I being redundant?

Those saucers didn't look anything like Ed Wood hubcaps, they really were believable to me. .

Yay! Kerwin Mathews is a real cutie-pie. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

No, you're correct, there is a self-righteous prissy obnoxiousness about Marlowe -- it even comes through a bit in ALL ABOUT EVE. I must have bent down for my chips and salsa, because I missed his hairy back. YUCK. Another turnoff, but not apparently for Joan Taylor. The top half of the aliens looked somewhat like, well, I can't say on a family message board. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

You know, you're right, Terry. I can only hope that Klein was satirizing the French attitude. That Puritan holdover of ours is our greatest weakness, yet in a strange way our greatest strength, and actually defines us as a nation, at least to our detriment in the eyes of our fellow beans across the Atlantic, who I'll bet if you say "Chicago" to them they'll STILL go "Rat-a-tat-tat!" Was it THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY where James Garner's speech to Julie Andrews throws back European "civilization" in its face? "The French think I'm a savage because I take a half hour for lunch. The only reason they take two is because the service in their restaurants is lousy". (well, Paddy Cheyevsky said it, not me...) Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Bela alone is always worth the price of admission.

Aww, thank you Frank, but Bronxgirl brilliant? What are you smoking?? Yeah, THE OKLAHOMA KID, that's the title. I guess maybe Jimmy's the title character. I can't imagine Bogie being called kid. I'd love to see this. Probably the Warners stock company is in it; I can see Frank McHugh as Cagney's sidekick. (I'll have to check the imbd board and see if I'm right) Haven't seen TRIBUTE TO A BADMAN. I'm so glad I get Encore's Western Channel; that's where I've been seeing all these Boettichers, Manns, etc. I want Jane Russell's cute flowered bathtub, in THE TALL MEN. Cameron Mitchell to Gable, of drunk Russell: "She's out cold" -- Clark: "She's never been cold in her life" Wherefore art the Jane Russells, Gables, and Randolph Scotts of today?? Everybody now is CRAP!!! Hmm, it's an interesting mixture I just stated -- of poetry.....and meanness. Get it? Get it? I want your honest opinion. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

I read that Klein was American, from New York City. I could hardly believe it. I know this was filmed during the Vietnam War, but why did he have the French say that Americans were (among other things) "dirty"? Actually, it's kind of ridiculous since we're the most hygiene-obsessed nation on earth. I guess we were clean enough for them when we liberated Paris! Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Haven't seen THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER. Better meet Harryhausen and probably Ray Bradbury soon; they're gettin' up there in years.

Unlike moi, you can make large lists of your favorite westerns. I haven't seen half of what you have! But I'm adding, almost week by week! Recently saw THE TALL MEN. "I want a tall man, don't want no small man...." sings luscious Janey. A satisfying Cinemascope western -- very entertaining -- rugged, colorful, beautiful scenery, great interaction between Russell, Gable, and Robert Ryan. The gruff sentimentality of the ending reminded me of Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT. And! Saw my second Scott Boetticher, THE TALL T. Not quite sure what the title refers to though, it doesn't seem to be referenced in the movie. I'm really enjoying this director's westerns - they're compact, well scripted and acted, with the haunting aridity of his settings almost a character in itself. I'm beginning to really appreciate Randolph Scott more and more in this genre. Unexpected casting of Maureen O'Sullivan is actually a brilliant stroke; she adds a lot of dimension. And what can I say about Richard Boone -- a GREAT performance. He's runnin' with callow violent youths **** and Billy Jack but he's lonesome, and wants to settle down....poor guy. .you'll feel sorry for him....NOT.

Better than I remembered, although honeymooner Hugh Marlowe slobbering over his wife's neck AS SHE'S DRIVING THE CAR still has me screaming "Idiot -- you'll both get yourself killed!" Not really Harryhausen's spfx cup of tea I'm sure, but he does a great job with those saucers, and the Washington destruction is unsettlingly realistic (whatever your political views) The aliens in their protective suits clumping around are rather eerie, as is their garbled warnings to Earth in foreign tongues. Touches like the glowing white overhead thingamabob that comes down and absorbs brains lends an INVADERS FROM MARS-like nightmarish quality, and there's a satisfying un-helmeting that reveals what the invaders really look like. Hugh Marlowe trying on a helmet looks pretty stupid, but boy the fun things he can see and hear! "I feel just like Superman!" he exclaims. What a jerk. Well paced, decently acted, no distracting comedy relief or dumb dialogue (except for the "tea and cookies" line, but even that is said with an almost earnest sardonic humor) and an ambiguous ending make for an above-average 50's sci-fi entry. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Terry, I just saw it again today. I tried, I really tried, to see it with an open mind, and unfortunately my first impressions still stand. I cannot get past the anvil-like barrage of ideas, images, philosophy, the tossed-off anti-Americanism. It's all done to my eyes with such a heavy hand, and for me with a lot of pretentious anti-pretension. I admit it's brilliantly conceived, but all over the place. I must tell you that I really, really loathe it. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Scary Castle. I still can't watch it alone at night. (along with MR. SARDONICUS) The nightmare sequences always give me chills. (as does Hayden Rourke) And watch for the chandelier! Fascinating to see Barbara and ex-hubby Robert Taylor together again.

This is the ghost of Bronxgirl. I just died laughing. When Milland read the script, did he think there were redeeming social messages about racism that he felt needed to be "tackled", even in such a howler as this? Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

OMG -- I haven't seen that one, but I heard about it!

btw, for another kind of horror, I caught some of THE RIVER'S EDGE with Ray Milland for the first time. If you can imagine suave Ray saying corny hard-boiled lines (in 1957 yet) like "Well, sweetheart, that's how it goes. You gotta play the cards as they fall" and, (coming upon intense man-of-the-people Anthony Quinn getting cozy with beautiful Debra Paget in a cave) "Well, excuse me, I didn't know this was a hotel room". Ray gets a little loose with his gun. Why didn't he take aim at the script? (good premise though) Is this it -- Ray's worst performance, and is he at his most miscast?? Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

nightwalker, you've opened up a good thread topic, Dumb Cops; I love it. Dumber than Costello; that's REALLY DUMB! (haven't seen WHO DONE IT? in a long time) Dennis Hoey of course played second fiddle to Sherlock Holmes, but didn't he as the Inspector also fade into the background as Dr. Mannering (Patric Knowles) takes an unexplained interest in Chaney and follows him around the country iin FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN? Mannering practically plays detective tracking him down. I wonder what his patients back at the hospital thought. Did a nurse tell them, "The doctor can't see you for a month or so. He's on the trail of the Wolfman". I actually had hoped there really were stupider policemen than Nat in SCARED TO DEATH, and you've given me a nice list. (haven't seen the others). Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

I am your little prairie flower. That'll be the day. lol. No, I am, and just as sweet as I can be. (when I've had a good meal) I really warmed to BEND OF THE RIVER. The steamboat scenes on the river were literally refreshing, away from those dusty trails which you know I love, but every now and then in a western I like to see bodies of water. Speaking of bodies, have you seen RIDE LONESOME, and, what do you think of it? Also, what's your opinion of ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI? Miss G. and now you have given me good answers about Julie London in MAN OF THE WEST. What was that Cagney-Bogart western? Ever see it? The plot probably played like a typical Warner's gangster picture, except with saloons and ten gallon hats. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Great Morgan pix, Jack! My, he was handsome when younger. I think SHOP AROUND THE CORNER is his finest work. . I love that line from OZ. Thank you for your balloon investigation. I will continue mine. Yours was an "uplifting" post. Barbara Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48