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Don't listen to him, youngun.... any party with Gary is a good one!! :-)
Hope you have a VERY happy day. :-)
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WHAT?? It's Ms. Cutter's Birthday??? Look's like the crowds are showing up already:
We're gonna need more CAKE!!
Hope your day is a happy one, ma'am! :-)
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OH my golly, Mr. Movieman... I have not dropped in on this thread for a time... and I totally missed your post.
I am glad you got to check out The Narrow Margin. That is the film that started this whole thread a'walkin. Ha. I really enjoyed watching it, and so far everyone that I can recall who has commented on it seemed to like it too.
And PS... It is also devoid of a movie score. This seems to make the sounds of the train all the more prominent.
That is a good catch, sir. I do recall the sound being very much a main focus in certain places.. and I imagine it must have been more played up due to the lack of music. Nice ear, sir. :-)
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Hello Pard...
But her actions showed her age, more than anything else
I don't know. I think it also showed a bit of her mom in her too. (just judging from some of what you get to see of her) But the truth is, she was a lot more about " having fun" than any of the the lofty ideals that Roy had imagined he saw in her... and she would NEVER live up to the "sweet little thing" he THOUGHT she was... and I guess I was as disapointed as HE was, ha.
How Roy initially treats Marie is pretty bad, too I don't think he took her seriously at all at first, and he saw her as being in the way (pretty much like you described w/ Geoff and Bonnie.. so I guess in that way, I can see your comparison) But I really like how he took care of things once he saw she'd gotten slapped around.
So were you rooting for this bad guy, Mrs. White Hat?
I have to say that I was. But that doesn't mean that I was rooting for him to necessarily get away (because we ALL knew he was not going to get to do that) Let's face it... he was a VERY bad guy. But I was just hoping for him to finally give all the way in to the good man that he WANTED to be and though it came at a high price, I guess you could sat that, at the end, he did.
Not true! I've been told I'm an angel!
Those imaginary voices inside your head do NOT count. (HA)
Where did the girls who liked love stories go? Don't tell me you're all superficial
Nowhere... I LOVE a good love story. But what little of BAT I have seen doesn't "fit" that mold for me. I just cannot like the characters (but maybe I did not give them a fair enough chance) It just does not seem to be my kind of story.
She actually thinks Gone with the Wind is the greatest film of all
This from the man who thinks Pop Secret... I mean TOP Secret is the best comedy of the latter 20th Century?????? I think WAY more people are going to side with Scarlett than with YOU. (ha)
More proof that women don't care about men
blah blah blah blah blah.....
And I believe you'd like The Long Voyage Home
I bet you are right. (but not because YOU said it. I just know what I have read and heard others say... you know.. Other SENSIBLE people who know a good movie when they see one... Mr I hated McLintock and Donovan's Reef... HA.)
Kathy says: My dad IS more of a Western fan, though (so that is likely what I got from him) And he also likes those Dirty Harry and Charles Bronson sorts of movies too (which I DID not get from him, ha)
The Grey Guy says: YES, you're a daddy's girl
The truth is, I likely wrote my earlier statement incorrectly so you might have misread it... I wrote I DID not meaning I DON'T share his fondness for Clint and Charles B... but I must have been typing too fast, ha. because I likely should have written it "did NOT. Dirty Harry and Charles Bronson can take a flying leap for all I care.. ha. And although in some ways, I DO have a lot of my dad's temperement maybe... I don't think anyone would ever describe me as a "daddy's girl" ha. My dad and I do not have much in common (outside of Westerns) when it comes to movie watching.
The Grey Guy also says: I think I've got a softer spot for romance than you!
The DUKE says: *That'll be the day*
Ha... Again I say, I LOVE a GOOD romance story. But I guess "romance" is sometimes in the eye of the beholder, ha.
Yes, the Ewoks. I like Vader's end
The Ewoks were just a bit TOO annoying..ha. But I liked the way that part of the story played out. And I do like that Vader repented in the end. (I LOVE a good repentance) but he just was too "mushy" about it, ha.
Hey, we agree on something. As shocking as this may sound, I believe Gary Cooper is the classic actor who could best play Indy. I'm talking the 30s Coop, where he is more talkative.
You know, that is not as shocking sounding as you might think I would think it was...ha (does that even make sense?? ha) I can see how that could work. And one of the things I really LIKED about Raiders was the "action movie serial" feel. In a lot of ways it was like something you might have gotten to see way back in that late 30's early 40's time frame. I could see Gary as Indy...
I didn't like the new one, either. The ending was rather weak, but it's the stuff before that I really didn't like, most especially, the monkey scene. And they wasted one of my favorite contemporary actresses, Cate Blanchett
I just thought the whole story needed improvement. And you are right... Cate Blanchett (who I also like a lot) needed a MUCH better role. She had some good moments... but overall.. the character was just as lame as the story.
I've never seen Empire of the Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv9rirLk2kA
I could talk about this movie for days and days. (Even though it is an 80's) I would LOVE it if you and others watched it and we did a ramble. I have to say.. it is not your typical "WWII" story, and it just a very emotional and extremely thought provoking film. It has one of my favorite movie lines of ALL time... "People will do anything for a potato" (if you see it, that will make sense, ha)
And it has your buddy.. Christian Bale as a little boy.. ha. (I only RECENTLY found out that he was the one who played the lead, thanks Jake Holman) And John Malkovich is OVER the top.. It is my all time favorite role for him. Even if we never ramlbe, I hope you will watch it sometime. I think you would like it. (Now watch.. ha.. knowing you, after I have said all that... you will watch it and just go... "meh" HA!)
White Nights is popcorn?
Have you ever seen it??? ha. I LIKE it.... but it is a bit too far fetched for me to take it TOO seriously... but MY OH ME.. the dancing is TERRIFIC.
I just saw The Princess Bride for the first time this summer.
And?????
My brother likes Ladyhawke, but I've never seen it
I am not sure if you would enjoy that one or not... but I have always liked this movie. VERY fun action. (a nice "darker" fairy tale)
need to see Starman, because I like John Carpenter
NOT your typical Carpenter movie... think more like... ET.. as a love story.. ha.( you DID say you like romance didn't you???)
PS Chris... ha. I can see it now: The Rainbow Connection... TCM Ramblers on tour!!
Edited by: rohanaka on Jan 13, 2010 1:56 AM
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Hello Mr. Pop Secret (A little ?popcorn? humor for you, ha)
She's young! She'll learn
She?s only going to ?learn? how to get WORSE. But at least she did not really LIE to him. Still, I would have liked to see her feel at least a LITTLE more grateful (and less in your face about her feelings, even if she did not love him.)
And Roy should know better. But that's what I really like about him. As tough as he was, he was extremely soft and vulnerable when it came to dames. Like Geoff Carter, he knew dames were trouble. He wanted Marie out of there. But he just couldn't do it
I don?t see the comparison w/ Geoff like you do, but I do think you have him pretty well pegged. I saw him as a very sympathetic ?bad guy? His life was violent and filled with crime, and yet he also had a lot of regret and longing for things that were GOOD. (He just could not get away from who he?d allowed himself to become)
You women live to kill us. Why is that?
Because you usually deserve it. (HA!)
But they are family! I'm really in trouble if they don't love me
You are usually in trouble even if they DO love you, ha. (and it is USUALLY because of your smartmouth)
I'm not eating your brownies! Blech!
See what I mean???
I love the song! It actually makes me cry. I think it's the perfect song about longing. It's very similar to my favorite movie song, "The Rainbow Connection." And the ending to the film is one of the better ones I have seen. Ironically, I view it as the happy version of High Sierra
Now that IS ironic. I would never have guessed it to have THAT sort of ending. (and PS, Moonriver is NOT that annoying, it just gets on my nerves when I think of it associated with this movie, ha)
More boozin' and brawlin' from Ford. Sigh
Woo hoo! Now I want to watch it even MORE.
(April, even though I have never seen this one, I KNOW you are right when you say he deserves to be thrashed. HA. But then again, thrashing is likely too good for him. What he really deserves is to eat SPINACH and THEN you could thrash him, and THEN we will break out the frozen ropes. ha. As cold as it has been around here lately, they should have an extra nice bite to them, ha) Star Wars and Indy -- so you do have some taste. You've got some young boy in you, you know. I think someone is a daddy's girl.
NO, I just like a good ?adventure? story. But I am not a total "action" junkie. I want there to be a story and characters too. Ha. I am not sure where it comes from. My dad HATES those sorts of movies. And my mom is not really a fan either, so I must be some sort of aberration. Ha. My dad IS more of a Western fan, though (so that is likely what I got from him) And he also likes those Dirty Harry and Charles Bronson sorts of movies too (which I DID not get from him, ha)
But The Wizard of Oz? I take it back!
OH for pity?s sake.
8. Strange Brew
I wish I had seen it in the theater.
(I don?t think I would EVER watch this movie again, ha. But WAY back then, I do confess, it made me laugh. It was so bad, it was funny, ha)It seems like someone isn't a Chase fan. You're the first person I know who likes 80s films to say "yuck" to Christmas Vacation
I can only take him in VERY small doses. I did like him more in his even EARLIER stuff (like some of his SNL routines and Foul Play) .
17. Return of the Jedi I definitely like it, but it's a little too cute to be better than the first two.
The first one is THE standard, but there was a lot to like in all three of the earlier ones. As much as I like it, I think the ending of Jedi is a bit much w/ Darth Vader getting all warm and fuzzy after being SO heinous for so long. But by ?too cute?, ha, I imagine you are likely referring more to the Ewoks, ha.
19. The Goonies
Love the fourth grade sex humor! Ha why am I not surprised?
Do you wish it to be adult sex humor?
Prude that I am,I more or less can live without that sort of ?humor? no matter HOW it is packaged, ha. The only scene that I wish was TOTALLY just not in the movie at all is the broken statue scene, ha. I can DEFINITELY live without them trying to put that back together, thanks. But I do confess, it is a fun ?adventure? movie, especially for kids.
We actually watched it with my cousin's daughter this summer, outside on the big screen. She loved the fourth grade sex humor. Of course, she's in fourth grade. As am I! HA.
I always THOUGHT that you might be.
+22. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
I like Willie and Short Round. Most do not. I like the darkness of the sacrifice. It's rather frightening+
I liked it ok. (but you are right it IS a darker and scarier Indie) I think what I like the most about all the Indy films is the ?adventure?. But I also like the humor and the ?larger than life? way he comes off, even though a lot of the time he is far less than the ?perfect? hero. (I was VERY disappointed in the new one that came out last year, by the way. Parts of it were entertaining enough, but the ending was LAME. They had TWENTY+ years and THAT was the best they could do?)
24. Time Bandits Wow! I would not have predicted that
I really don?t know exactly WHY I like this movie, but I just do. It is rather bizarre, but I think it was just so different for the time that it came out. And it was just a fun story. And the characters are entertaining too. (I cracked up watching ?Evil? with the way he kept ?offing? his helpers everytime they asked as question. He?d zap them, and then answer them afterward. I guess it appealed to my warped sense of humor, ha)
38. Pee Wee's Big Adventure And I would not have predicted this one, either
Well, it can not rate at the TOP of my most faves from that era, but (again) WAY back then it was good for a laugh or two.
48. Stripes
You saw it with your parents? Oh, my. I like your backstory
OH my gosh. Talk about ?sex humor?. UGH. TOTALLY raunchy. This movie came out right after I graduated from High School. And my parents took me and my three brothers to see it, NOT knowing and NEVER suspecting what all would be in it, mostly because as I mentioned, a lot of it was filmed when we lived at Ft Knox and our neighbor was in it. But I have to say,that even though parts of it were very funny, the raunchier it got, the lower I sunk down in my seat. Ha. I have NEVER been a fan of that sort of humor, but to see it with my parents put a whole new spin on EMBARASSING. Ha.
My 80s viewing was done mostly through a boy's eyes, so Rain Man ain't gonna do much for me.
You likely would not like this film, but there were some really good moments in it, and I did recall liking it somewhat when I saw it at the theater. I am not a Tom Cruise fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I thought he and Hoffman both did a good job.
Or TOOTSIE? Are you kidding?
No way, I LIKE Tootsie. I can?t say I LOVED it, but I do remember laughing all the way through it.
No Silverado? I've never seen it. It really doesn't interest me
I will have to get the Movieman to talk some sense into you.
Now this one I really like. It just missed my list. In fact, I'll show you my next ten
Ha I am glad you liked Mr. Mom. I think it is a FUNNY movie. Ha. And well, at least ET made your list SOMEWHERE. (but BELOW My Bloody Valentine???) And some how I KNEW Spaceballs would be on your list too, ha. It is one of the GOOFIER Mel Brooks I have seen, but I guess parts of it were a fun ?parody? of a lot of different sci fi?s that I DID like, so it wasn?t all bad.
No Labyrinth or Hunt for Red October?
I REALLY liked Labyrinth a lot. It is another one I am waiting for the kidling to get a bit older to watch with her.
No Honey I Shrunk the Kids? No Karate Kid? Or HOOK?? No thanks.
OH you are such a KILLJOY. Ha.
You know despite all the ?popcorn? there were also several truly good films that came out in this decade too that I would have to list as being among my all time favorite films (such as Glory and Empire of the Sun) But sticking strictly with ?popcorn? I SHOULD have also mentioned THESE:
Ladyhawk, The Princess Bride, Romancing the Stone, Starman, The Last Starfighter, White Nights, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Three Men and a Baby, and Parenthood. (All more or less ?butter flavored? ha, but still films that I enjoyed)
GOOD gravy, I am suddenly ?nostalgic? for big hair and shoulderpads again. (ha)
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HELLO 80's dude,
That poor, poor man
Mister, you don't know the half of it. How he has put up w/ me for lo these past 16 1/2 years is beyond me. But I am ETERNALLY grateful that he does. :-)
Yes! Just hang me now!
HA. I knew it. Those veggies work every time.
Velma smacked some sense into Roy! A man shouldn't want a girl who doesn't appreciate a guy for who he is, not what he has. She did him a serious favor. And Velma was honest with Roy about her boyfriend
You know, you DO sort of have at least SOMETHING of a point. I mean, even "Pa" tried to warn Roy that Velma might not be what she seemed. But still she deserved to be TOTALLY smacked, ha.
Just because a guy is nice to a girl doesn't mean she loves him. If that were the case, I'd actually be nice to some girls, ummm, I mean, I'd actually have lots of girls who loved me
Ha... Well, I feel certain you DO have some girsl who love you. What about the city Grandma and the country Grandma?? I bet they love, love LOVE you. (But they likely just dont' know how ROTTEN you are sometimes. Ha)
Hey! I took the time to watch Poopy Coopy for YOU!
The very fact that you called him that erases ANY potential "brownie" points you MIGHT have earned from your efforts. ha.
What's worse is I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's tonight
Ugh. I am sorry for you. ha. (I know, ladies... forgive me. ha.. WHAT'S wrong with me?? ha. I just have NEVER wanted to see that movie, and I have had MORE than a few chances. Just even hearing the SONG right now in my head is enough to make me roll my eyes, ha)
also watched The Long Voyage Home
OH man. Now I just went from feeling sorry for you to being JEALOUS of you. I have had that one on my wanna see list for a while, but have not been able to come across it.
Who in the world is programming these films
Ha, I am beginning to wonder. This IS the Grey Dude I am talking to, isn't it????
You know who the switches are for, Quiet Gal!
To quote Mary Kate, "You do and there'll be a fine wake in this house tonight!" HA!!
As I said before, it had an Indiana Jones kind of appeal... and I really like the first two Indy films
What?? No Last Crusade??? (I liked that one way better than the second one, but I will save that for your list below)
That makes two dry, boring folks around here. I'm the antidote for excitement
Ha. Well, that DOES make two of us, doesn't it? ha.
Would you like to see my world of popcorn? Here ya go:
OH MY GOLLY.. your list made me realize we should call the 80's the POPCORN ERA. ha. But some of the films on your list would actually make it on MINE (if I tried to make a list, that is, ha) (Instead, I will just make comments about YOURS, ha)
1. Top Secret! (OH for pity?s sake, you and your ?Top Secret? ha. You know, I have been thinking about this film, and I THINK I have seen it, when it FIRST came out in the theaters a LONG time ago. But I was in my 20?s by then, and I bet YOU were a LOT younger, which is likely why you liked it so much more, ha.)
2. Better Off Dead (I have not seen this, but I do recall when it came out)
3. The Naked Gun (Not a fave, but good for some laughs)
4. The Empire Strikes Back (I am a ?traditional? Star Wars Junkie. I saw them all when they FIRST came out and then I took my youngest stepson to see them at the theater when they re-released them back in the 90?s before they came out with the prequels. I LOVE the original three, but do not like the newer ones much. And I have NO doubt that this one is your favorite. It is dark and depressing, and it ends BADLY. (HA)
5. The Thing (never saw it, or the original either)
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Next to The Quiet Man, and maybe The Wizard of Oz, I don?t think there is any film I have ever seen more times than this one. OH ME, in the early 1980?s, I had SUCH a crush on Harrison Ford. I eventually got over it, ha)
7. The Shining (I HATE this movie. I can?t even get past the first moments with the creepy music without just wanting to turn it off)
8. Strange Brew (HA! Believe it or not, I paid to see this movie, ha. Way back when it came out, in my EARLY twenties, or maybe when I was like nineteen. My brothers and I still joke about being on another planet when the fleshy headed mutants took over the world. HA!)
9. Caddyshack (hate it, all except the gopher and his song, ha)
10. Blood Simple (THAT is one I never heard of before)
11. Running Scared (The movie is only so so, but I liked the song ?Sweet Freedom)
12. Fletch (Hated it, ha)
13. Airplane! (LOVED it. Especially the ?drinking problem) ha.
14. Vacation (only sort of liked it)
15. A Christmas Story (NOW you?re talking. ha. I LOVED this movie and still do, no matter HOW many times it is played. Fa ra ra ra ra)
16. Spies Like Us (as YOU would say, ?meh?)
17. Return of the Jedi (Liked it better than Empire, but the original Star Wars is the best of all. I know THAT one came out in the 70?s, ha)
18. Big Trouble in Little China (I actually enjoyed this movie, as whacko as it was)
19. The Goonies (I LOVED the Goonies, except for the fourth grade ?sex? humor)
20. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (VERY funny movie, especially the scene with Twist and Shout)
21. One Crazy Summer (don?t know that one)
22. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (NOT as good as Raiders OR The Last Crusade, but still a good ?Indie?.)
23. The Fog (NEVER wanted to see that one.)
24. Time Bandits (I LOVED that movie. We have it on tape and I am just waiting for the kidling to get a few years older , maybe around age 11 or 12, to share it with her.)
25. A Fish Called Wanda (saw it, ho hum)
26. The Meaning of Life (never saw it)
27. Super Fuzz (never WANTED to see it,ha)
28. Blow Out (I saw that. Not that much of a impression for me, but the ending is right up your alley)
29. Raising Arizona (never saw it, just could not quite get into the story line)
30. Christmas Vacation (yuck)
31. Urban Cowboy (SERIOUS yuck)
32. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (OH for pity sake)
33. Christine (TOO scary)
34. The Elephant Man (TOO depressing)
35. The Cannonball Run (TOO Burt Reynolds)
36. Clash of the Titans (OH boy. Hey, did you see where they have a new version of this coming out? I imagine it will be NOT as good and better, all at the same time)
37. Flash Gordon (Did not like the movie, but LOVED the Queen song)
38. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Who could not like a story about a boy and his bike?)
39. The Dark Crystal (THIS was a very interesting film. VERY amazing what can be done WITHOUT a computer. A movie like that now would be all computer generated, but this movie was a masterpiece of muppetry)
40. The King of Comedy (never was interested in that one)
41. WarGames (SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? I really liked this film when it came out)
42. Ghost Busters (OH ME, I am embarrassed to admit how many times I have seen this movie)
43. Gremlins (and this one too)
44. Summer Rental (NEVER saw it but I actually know someone who was in this film)
45. Hysterical (not familiar with it)
46. The Man with One Red Shoe (never saw it)
47. Poltergeist (TOO scary)
48. Stripes (I am embarrassed to admit I saw this when it came out. And with my PARENTS even. A lot of the scenes were filmed at Fort Knox my Senior year of High School. Bill Murray is actually in my Senior year book and believe it or not, my next door neighbor (who graduated a year before me) is in several scenes in this film as an extra)
49. Beverly Hills Cop ( ok, I confess, I saw it. LIKED the song)
50. Body Heat (NEVER wanted to see it)
WOW, what a list. I don?t think I could make a list of all my favorite films from any decade even if I tried, ha.(but wow, you totally made me relive my very late teens and twenties, ha) WAY back then when I was younger and single, I worked retail in several malls around the city and they all had theaters in them, so I used to go out after work with friends to see a movie at least once a week, it seems. So I did see a LOT more ?new films? back then than I have seen lately. In fact, I think during this same time I likely saw more new films THEN than I ever have in my life. (And gee, I even saw a lot of the same ones YOU did, ha)
You had some really good (and some really ???) choices on there, kid, but since we ARE talking popcorn, here, what, No Back to the Future?? Or Rainman? Or TOOTSIE? No Silverado? No Mr. Mom? No Labyrinth or Hunt for Red October? What about The Untouchables? No Honey I Shrunk the Kids? No Karate Kid? Or HOOK?? What about Stand by Me??? And what, no Planes Trains and Automobiles? (I TOLD you I saw a LOT of movies back then, ha) And wait a minute.... OH MY GOLLY.... NO ET? Oh for pity?s sake, don?t get me started on THAT movie.
Your caps have been excellent
Thank you, sir. And I owe it all to my teacher, Miyagi-san.
So does Movieman like The Plainsman? We need him to chime in
I think he made some comments early on but I would like to hear more... speak up, Mr. Movieman, inquiring minds wanna know. :-)
Jackie and Miss Whosits do not count. All they need is for Gary to be in the film and they think it's the greatest thing ever. Horrific taste.
Ladies.. Even though it is winter time, I can have some more veggies sent in. I feel certain we are going to need them.
Edited by: rohanaka on Jan 12, 2010 12:28 AM
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Howdy there Miss G... I need to consult my Western Wanna See List for sure... but off of the top of my head... I know that some of the ones you have mentioned are on it (my list..ha. not my head..ha)
I have NEVER gotten to see Shepherd of the Hills all the way through... but the little I did see of it MANY MANY years ago has made me hope I could catch it someday... that would be number one on my list for sure.
I think you were the one who told me about The Proud Rebel and also The Vanishing American... I'd like to see both of those as well. I will check my list.. and also some of the titles some of the other folks here have mentioned.... but the three that I have mentioned here are definitely wanna sees for me.
(and PS: would't it be cool if TCM WOULD show The Hanging Tree?? That film deserves to be seen WAY more than it is... just because it is an EXCELLENT film and a great role for Cooper.. plus it is good to watch if only to see that ROTTEN Frenchie get his come uppance... ha) :-)
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Hello there, Grey Dude....
You need to be locked in a tower!
The tower has not been built that can hold the likes of me.. (ask the QT...HA!)
Okay, okay! Don't hang me!
Ah ha... you only ACT like you fear the rope... but in truth, it was the sight of those veggies that pushed you over the edge... I will look forward to hearing all the details on High Sierra... and your take on Roy, and Marie... and whether or not you agree with me that young VELMA needed to be SMACKED.. ha.
And I will reply to your last post about The Plainsman, coming up
Promises, promises....
So no surprises on my list for you?
Well... again, I can't answer totally since I do not know all the films on the list.. but the biggest suprise for ME was that you even watched some of them... JANE EYRE????????????????????????? AND Bringing Up BABY????????????????? The fact that those two were even ON your list of recently watched films is a miracle of epic proportions. HA!!!
PS: April.. that cartoon is a CRACK UP..ha.
nothing is bad enough for the man who hated Drums Along the Mohawk.
(and McLintock, AND Donovan's Reef.. and... )
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1. High Sierra
WHAT?? I was wrong about Jane Eyre??? Ha...
Hey.. at least give me a little credit... I DID say that knowing you... I THOUGHT it would be Noir... ha... and I even listed the three I THOUGHT might be one of the possible choices..ha.
(ok... I had no clue it would be this one...)
Now AS you will recall I have asked you to 'splain WHY your number one WAS your number one (although NOW that I know which one it is, I think I can almost GUESS) but I think you owe me a ramble on this then, kid. YOU'VE been holding out on me, buster. I mean for crying out loud, I blabbed ON and ON about this film over in April's Rambles Jr. thread... AND I even issued you a direct "challenge" in my last post over in April's Bogie Picture thread, Pard.
I think YOU better show up in either Rambles Jr.. OR the Bogie picture thread... OR the Noir Walk... OR even HERE in good old WESTERNS and let your thoughts be KNOWN sir... You are NOT going to get away with telling me that HIGH SIERRA was your most liked new film (after I went through an out and out identity crisis and MADE myself watch Bogart..ha) when you have had SO long now to respond to my ramblings on that movie.. and have snubbed me so openly...
April.. what do you think??? Do we need to break out the rope/hatpin/electric griddle/AND the fire pit?? Or maybe I will just start chopping the veggies until he breaks...
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Ha.. Jackie.. can you just imagine if Bringing Up Baby WERE his most favorite?? We'd have to ask him for fingerprints or DNA or something to verify his identity...
PS.. Chris... I think I HAVE seen Nevada Smith.. or at least part of it.. but it was a VERY long time ago.
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Helllllooooo Mr. Grey,
Who made the grievous mistake of shoveling you out, Frosty? I thought you were buried alive.
Ha... well... that would be the QT's fault.... (for shoveling) and I am telling you, it is STILL a work in progress.. just as soon as ONE batch of snow falls... we get dumped on by ANOTHER. Why don't you NORTHERN folk keep your messes to yourselves???
I'm finally finding some time for myself after a holiday full of family. Now you wish the holidays would last forever
I hope you got LOTS and LOTS of COAL in your stocking from the red man this year.. and maybe some switches too.
Would you like to take a little "me" quiz?
WOW... you are on a roll.... HMMMMM... I can't take your quiz though.. because I have not seen all these films on your "newbie" list myself... but let me see.... The EASY choice would be to go NOIR... Dark Passage (I DID get to watch that one... wasn't that Agnes SOMETHING???) High Sierra (LOVED that Roy... and Pard the wonderdog) AND The Reckless Moment was WONDERFUL.... but I think.. those are too obvious....
I am going out on a limb... ha... because I just KNOW I have to be right.. YOU saw Jane EYRE???? (the one w/ Welles??) If I were putting out any money... ha... I'd choose THAT one!!! It has to be your new favorite... I just KNOW how you love your happy endings....
Ok... ha.. truth is... I have NO clue... you got me.... which one was your favorite?? (And I am being serious... ha. I really want to know... and I REALLY want to know WHY it was your fave as well... )
The one on your list that I want to see most (I know.... big surprise..ha) is Drums Along the Mohawk. I have wanted to see that one for a long time, but have yet to run across it. Let's see... others on your list that I have NOT seen would be... From Here to Eternity, Garden of Evil, Manhunt,Lonelyhearts, On the Beach, Tobacco Road, and The Wedding Night. I have seen all the others... but it has been a while on some of them. (and PS... out of the ones I have seen on that list.. Jane Eyre would be MY favorite.. but you likely already KNEW that didn't you?? ha)
think it's the two styles of director. This was my first DeMille film, and it felt like he was just throwing historic figures at us just to do it. "Here's Lincoln! Here's Custer!" It seems like DeMille is more of a showman and Ford is a storyteller.
I think you have them pegged.. still I like DeMille more than some. I think he is one of those guys you either REALLY like.. or you don't.
It's a horrible day when I choose Ford.
It's a red letter day... somebody open up a bottle of soda pop. (ha.. I am a teetotaler after all) ha.
You're such a pushover! It's definitely a "popcorn" movie.
Ha... I am. And maybe it is... but you know what.. "popcorn movies" are fun every so often. I like to just kick back and be entertained by a movie every once in a while w/out having to delve the deeper recesses of the human heart just to understand the characters.
Why is it that we men are the loyal and faithful ones?
SOME men are the loyal faithul ones....
And then there are the grey ones:
Edited by: rohanaka on Jan 9, 2010 5:19 PM (because I overlooked on of the "not seens" when I was checking off your list)
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Howdy, Burnt Toastmaker
Well LOOK what the cat dragged in!!! I turn my back for ONE little second and the SHIFTLESS one shows up... I have not had anyone to stick my tongue out at in EVER so long...where have you been KEEPING yourself, OH great grey dude???
After seeing you had watched and written about The Plainsman and then figuring out I actually had the DVD, I decided to torture myself and watch Coop
Ha.. well.. it's about TIME you started going through your giant stack o' unwatched movies. I am glad my lucky Walmart find was good for SOMETHING besides my own movie watching. ha.
My favorite parts of the film are the end OH YOU... I will get to that in a moment... and Jean Arthur.
Wasn't she something??? I really liked her in this film a LOT. (and I agree w/ the comparisons about Bonnie... but there was just a little something extra for me in the dramatic moments in this film that pushed this performance for her over the top for me. I like Bonnie a LOT.. but I think she did just a bit MORE (between the comedy AND the drama) in this film... so I have to put Calamity out in my number one slot.... (but Bonnie would be a close second)
I thought Coop was pretty good. I like him best when he's smart-alecky. He was that. So far, I tend to like Gary's 30s characters the best.
I can't say this is my fave Coop film by a long shot... but I thought he was very entertaining and you are right.. he does do a good "smart-alecky" ha.
As for the film... meh. It seemed like everything was rather convenient. I didn't get a sense of any real tension and I felt the film lacked good drama. Ford is looking better.
HA!! Well Ford is FORD... so he will almost always look better... but I don't think it is a fair comparison... he just more or less cornered a market on films like this. But I liked this one a bit more than you, obviously. I think it was a good story and had plenty of "suspenseful" moments... but I do admit it was also "contrived" perhaps in places... I think I mentioned in my ramblings that at the beginning... I just did not take it seriously enough. I thought it was going to be all "characters playing characterizations" with Coop and Jean acting WAY too much like "stereotypes" of the people they were supposed to be playing. And I also thought the Indians were "stereotypical"... but then as I started to really watch it... and the scene w/ Calamity watching poor Bill in those flames is where I started to really sit up)... I just started realizing that there was more to it... at least for me, anyway. At any rate... I think it is a good movie.. I won't put it on my TOP list for favorite westerns, but I did enjoy it very much.
There were a handful of moments where I felt it was rather silly, most especially, when Coop goes back to get the watch while a slew of indians are attacking. Oh, my
I am going to make you eat those words in a minute... but FIRST.... an apology...
To APRIL.. I am SO sorry you were left here last night to deal with the SHADOW man all by yourself... ha.. I had NO idea...
Miss G says: Yes, they're having fun it's plain to see. He's definitely giving her a run for her money if she wants to hook him.
To which the Grey Dude replies: And she never does hook him. Yay!
Oh contraire, my DEAR grey friend. She had him HOOKED from the beginning. He was just too proud to let it show. Why DID he keep that watch? And even put his LIFE in danger for it??? (and no, it is NOT because it was the best picture of HIM, like he told that little boy)
He did love her. I think he just did not want HER to know because she had hurt him the past. Somewhere at the beginning she tells him something like ?those other guys didn?t mean anything?. I think she must have not appreciated what she had until it was gone. But by then, HE was not so willing to let her use him and get hurt. But he DID love her (so she had him hooked whether he wanted to admit it or not)
RE: Gary's oneliners... Miss G, you are right.. he got the BEST comebacks.... I think I will let HIM do the talking here for me...
The Grey Dude says: My favorite parts of the film are the end He plays such a good corpse
I'd rather eat them than Quiet Gal's cooking!
Just let me burn
Nah... we will take you off the skewer every so often and then put you back on... it is more FUN for us that way...
(PS... what about my "would you blab or not" poll.. if your LAMBIE was hanging over that fire pit.. how long would it take YOU to start blabbing?? Or would you let your love go up in smoke????)
Edited by: rohanaka on Jan 9, 2010 2:05 PM (because I STILL have to cut and paste and repost EVERYTIME I post.. (bah)
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It wouldn't play for me! I'll try it on my new roommate when I get home, maybe HE will play it.
OH sweet little Mackie.... give him a hug and maybe he will be good and play that link for you... ha.
It is one of my fave parts from Night at the Museum...ha. And thanks to the kidling, I have seen that movie so many times, I can't think of the line "unleash Hell" without thinking of THAT movie first... Jed and Octavius rock..
That would be a nice change of pace.
HA! We would not know how to act, would we??? (Picture me... rolling my eyes.. ha.)
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Sometimes, if i am just sitting quietly watching, and I don't say anything about how much she will like it... she will really get into one of my shows or movies
That is a good strategy.. ha. It is hit and miss for me and the kidling. She is not so "wilfull" yet that she refuses to accept that ANYTHING mom likes must be "lame" ha.. but sometimes she is easier to convince than others. This particular time was more "happenstance" than anything else. I had the program on while she was in the room busy with her paints and drawing... and she was barely noticing it much, but just REALLY started watching when it got "hysterical".
What I liked especially was the sweet and sour of Judi Densch and Eileen Atkins. Judi Densch was so different from anything else I have ever seen her in.... it was a great warm feminine performance.
I am not as familiar with either woman's work as you are, but you have described them both in these roles PERFECTLY. They just complimented one another so well. And though Deborah was a much stronger personality between the two, they BOTH had such inner strength and determination....
And I really liked how although there was a level of SWEET very CAREFULLY hidden in Atkins' character. MY GOLLY when she made up her mind, she was almost unmoveable... and yet... there she was walking behind that casket with the neighbor lady when there was NO one else to go with her... I LOVED that part...
I also liked how each woman fulfilled a different part of the community - a duty as it were. And how the gossip actually served a purpose....
You know, I liked how they did not cut and rip each other apart (and the only REAL gossip that hurt anyone at all was the misunderstanding over the doctor.... and that was more or less as much their OWN faults as anything.)
Mini SPOILER
Wasn't that just SOMETHING how all those ladies got behind Miss Mattie.... secretly.. and formed a little alliance to come to her aide... paying off the butcher and saying there were little errors in accounting to help her out financially... What a great example of "what goes around comes around" for once in a GOOD way. OH... and the bit where the one lady did not want to go into her shop because entereing that room she would stop being a friend and become her customer... so she stood outside the doorway and ordered her tea... via Mrs. Poole... ha. I loved that part. :-)
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Even Miss Pole, for crying out loud, who expected that!
NOT me.. ha. WHAT a shocker THAT was.. ha.
I LOVE this series. I watched it when it aired last year and was SO happy to get the chance to see it all again. (and I don't even mind the happy endings all tied up in the pretty bow for us.. though I DID get overwhelmed a bit w/ all the tragedy too... so much sorrow in the midst of the humor and happiness)
But the humor.. OH MY GOLLY... the bit with the COW... and the CAT and the lace... ha. (my daughter was watching with me this time.... and I turned to her and said... now THAT puts a whole new spin on Puss in Boots, doesn't it??? HA... I know.. it was a lame joke.. ha... but it cracked us BOTH up to the point we had to turn off the tv and just laugh for a while.. but she is SIX so I guess she is still young enough to laugh at almost anything mom says... ha.
Anyway... I am really happy to have gotten to watch this series all over again. And I am EAGERLY awaiting the new episodes coming up this weekend.
Thanks for bringing this one, up, Mr. Pirate
PS Jackie... thanks for posting that clip... THAT is a terrific line... and you are right, although I have little criticism for the program as a whole, losing Deborah was SUCH a loss, especially so early on the story... I just could not believe she went out so early.... (sob)
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Russell Crowe.... whoa baby. (It's been so long since I saw Gladiator... I forgot HE had that whole "unleash Hell" thing going on too.. ha..)
http://www.clevver.com/movies/video/20292/night-at-the-museum-film-clip-unleash-hell.html
(PS: ignore the annoying commercial at the beginning... sorry)
we may just need to do that
Maybe just let it out at the collar a little??
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Hi Little T....
As for the Rohanaka house... we stayed home... watched UP, (for about the gazillionth time since Christmas...ha) and The Wizard of Oz... and an episode or two of the Twilight Zone, read some books, drew some pictures (anything to keep the kidling occupied until midnight...ha) We ate a TON of Junk food.. ha... and then we rang in the new year in the family tradition.... banging a few pots and pans together... ha... LOUD but fun. By then, we were ALL ready to hit the hay. ha (what can I say.. ha, we live on the edge... ) :-)
I hope YOU and ALL my ramblin' friends had a MOST WONDERFUL New Year's Eve... and God's blessings to you one and all this New Year.
PS Bronxie.... TOO cute w/ the Casablanca clip.....
PS Miss G... enjoy that new computer... I hope it is "twonk" free. :-)
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Hey there, little Miss Chicken Hawk!! (HA!!)
Gun Crazy (I think that is the movie you are referring to) is the movie I am most interested in seeing. It haven't read a bad thing about it (not that I have read a lot - I don't want to spoil it for myself). Everyone seems to have it on their favorites list.
Gal, I say gal... ha... That's the one... ha. We will have to take that one out for an "amble" sometime. :-)
Me??? Looney Tunes? Naaaah. Well, gotta run make dinner...... here comes Andrew:
HA!!! Just as long as you don't start singing... "A cup of teehee... some cookies and YOUHOO" ha. :-)
PS.... HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL. :-)
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Hiya Ms. Favell...
I was one o' the ones loudly complaining about DeMille last time around. But I have to say that The Plainsman has always been one of my favorite movies, and it was the one that actually introduced me to both Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur!
I could not remember who all was on the pro or con side w/ CBDM, but I recalled he got mixed reviews. I have always been a fan... but I know he is not for everyone. But it appears most folks are in agreement about Gary and Jean (ha) and about The Plainsman too. It really was a lucky find for me as I don't know if it would have been one I would have sought out on my own. (I just had not heard too much about it before)
I always loved that firepit scene - can you imagine loving someone so terse that only the threat of death would get them to admit they loved you?
Ha... well.. he really did hold a grudge against her... ha. But I just loved how it was OBVIOUS (despite all his protests) that he really did care for her (especially the way he guarded that watch almost beyond reason and even at the risk of his own life) That said a lot. (and when he took it off and gave it to her, just before he sat down at that card table.. THAT was when I remembered my "Hickock History" and started to get suspicious that the end might not be the way I wanted... UGH. (did I mention POOR GARY??????????) ha.
You ask how long it would take for me to spill the beans if my loved one was on the rotisserie?
It depends on how good he was before they fired it up - some days I wish I had my own roasting rack!
HA!!! Well.. we all have those days once in a while, now don't we. Just so long as you don't go all "LOONEY TUNES" and start picturing him as a steak or a hot dog hanging over the flames, ha.
Answer me a question, Annie Laurie.... Did you happen to catch Anthony Quinn in this film? I think this film marks one of his first appearances... (as an indian of course) and if I'm not mistaken, he is wearing a scanty outfit indeed
I did, and he WAS.. (very little was left to the imagination w/ his wardrobe.) And talk about BLABBERMOUTHS. ha. He more or less told the two Bill's Yellow Hand's whole plan w/ out even blinking (but he was awfully cute while he was blabbing) ha.
Thanks for the caps, Ms.QT. They bring back a lot of memories, and make me want to go back and watch this one over again. Let's see. That makes movie number ...... 1, 429
You are most welcome, my little OK Kid.I had a lot of fun taking those caps, so I am glad folks have enjoyed them. :-)
And speaking of movies to watch, ha.. That is the second time in a week I have been called Annie Laurie (first by Miss G and now by you.. ha.) I have got to add THAT film to my list. I found it on youtube, so I will have to check it out sometime, soon. ha. (I haven't taken any WALKS on the Noir side, lately.)
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Oh that IS a scary prospect. If my loved one, in the form of Gary Cooper, were hanging over the fire I would have started running off at the mouth before we'd left the teepee
Ha.... look at us... just a couple of blabbermouths! :-)
being subjected to snow and ice is WORSE than fire
OH poor little snow bunny.. ha. You do like your warmer temps, ha... But I don't know... I think I'd hold out longer hanging over a snow drift than a fire pit.. ha. (But only if I had on my longjohns and a heavy winter coat. ha).
But I HAVE been thinking that fire pit has potential... for dealing with certain folks of a Shiftless nature. Maybe we should add that to our arsenal... ha.
PS: Chris.. thanks for the kind words.... and what is YOUR vote sir??? To talk... or not to talk?? That is the question... :-)
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Thank you ma'am!
I recalled you were among the ones leaning less favorable toward DeMille, but you are right, his westerns really ARE something. (I absolutely LOVED Union Pacific when TCM showed it earlier this year) I hope you do get a chance to watch The Plainsman again soon. I would LOVE to hear more from you on it.
And I am STILL just overwhelmed by Jean Arthur in this film. I have always enjoyed her, but she really stood out in the scenes that I posted. (Ha.. I should pull a SHIFTLESS trick and ask everyone.... ha.. what would YOU do if YOUR loved one was hanging over fire??? YIKES)
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Well, my Western friends.... 2009 is almost at a close, and I have to end the year here with at least ONE more long winded ramble. (ha) I have been posting on the lighter side lately, but wanted to get a word in about a new OLD Western that I just saw for the first time the other evening.
I was at Walmart the other day getting new tires put on my car (courtesy of my dad and (guinea pig killing) mom (HA). Two new tires was their gift to us this Christmas, and I did NOT know they were going to do that for us, but it TRULY was what we needed. And I can NOT think of a better gift I could have gotten.. but I digress.. ha.
ANYWAY... I went wandering around the store as I was waiting for the tire guys to get my car finished... and lo and behold, I wandered into the video section.. and started nosing around... (usually, there is LITTLE in the way of classic movies to look at there, but THIS time, I lucked out (and it was even my favorite PRICE... ha. (OK.. my SECOND favorite price.. ha. FREE would be my favorite... but $5 is a pretty good deal TOO, ha)
I am talking about The Plainsman, starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. Now I apologize in advance.. because I DID have way too much fun taking some screencaps yesterday. (but I will only post some KEY scenes that I really think were among the best parts of the story... just to spare you from making this any longer than I am sure it is already going to be.. ha)
But first, here's a little something for the ladies: (ha) Gary Cooper as Wild Bill Hickock:
And just so you don't feel slighted.. ha... for you gents: Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane:
This is a Cecil B. DeMille film, and I know he sometimes gets mixed reviews around here by several. But I have always enjoyed many of his films, and this one is no exception. He truly had a knack for working a story and making it seem grand at times. But even though this is NOT his usual EPIC (such as many folks might be more familiar) I have to say I thought this film was very well done, espcially for the day and age that it was made.
And I say that primarily because back when this film was made, (my DVD cover says 1937, but I looked up so info on some internet sites that put it at 1936) there were WESTERNS and then there were "cowboy" movies... and THIS is no "cowboy" movie. Now how much of it all was historically factual.. I have NO idea.. but in many ways it was VERY gritty and real... and quite emotional in places.
It did not start out that way. In fact, I did not take it seriously enough at the beginning. The relationship between Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane and the friendship between Hickock and Buffalo Bill Cody are more or less the centerpieces of the story. There is also the marriage of Cody to his new wife Louisa too. And it all comes together with a story about the trade of repeating rifles to hostile indians and the Army trying to stop the Cheyenne from getting their hands on some ammunition. And yes.. although the "cowboys" are not so stereotypical... there is a bit of a heavy hand with the Native Americans in the story. And yet, THEIR plight is told from their own perspective, even if ever so briefly. And I really like how the ONLY time they are seen speaking in the traditional broken "White man speak w/ forked tongue" English is when they are speaking to Hickock... and not to each other. They speak what at least SOUNDS like authentic native american tongue. And that is not so "stereotypical" for that day and age. And also there was an "equal opportunity" for bad guys among several of the white men as well. So it was not all about the Army VS the Indians.
At any rate... the screencaps that I took seemed to gain a life all their own, ha. As I watched it all a second time on my computer yesterday, the more I watched, the more I kept capturing images.. ha. I(it was way too much fun) But there are TWO specific parts of the film I want to focus on. Because to me, they are what made this story REALLY stand out for me.
The first part I want to bring up is when Calamity and Bill are taken prisoner by Yellow Hand (the Cheyenne chief) and are being asked to divulge the destination of a group of soldiers who are transporting a load of ammunition. It was a VERY intense segment, and one of the "grittier" parts of the film.
But first, a comment about Bill and Jane... I really enjoyed their whole relationship. It was back and forth, back and forth, and back and forth some more with him denying his feelings for her (though you KNOW he really does care for her) and with her going after him again and again, getting disgusted by the way he keeps brushing her off. It sounds like a recipe for disaster, ha but I mean that all in a GOOD way. :-) And honestly, I have NO idea for sure how much TRUTH there is to their relationship as a historic fact, but it made for a good ?romance? on the silver screen.
Bill is forever denying his true feelings for Calamity. He wipes off all her kisses and will go out of his way to be hurtful just to keep from admitting to her that he cares.
MAJOR SPOILER ALERT:
Held captive by Yellow Hand, Calamity and Bill must choose to keep silent about the soldiers? destination or decide to talk and possibly save their own lives. For Bill there is no choice. But Calamity is not as strong.
This is one of the finest moments in the film, as far as acting is concerned. VERY intense and emotional. LOOK at her face as she watches them torture Bill. She is PERFECT in the way she cracks under pressure. I think this is one of the best performances from Jean Arthur that I can recall, and that is saying a lot because she has always been a very reliable favorite for me.
Now I have to tell you, watching this was GUT wrenching because I usually personalize moments in stories like this one, and of course, I did this time too. I don't even want to have to IMAGINE what I would do in a situation like that, but of course, I DID, ha. The QT and I watched this together, and I asked HIM what HE would do if I was hanging over fire like that.... and he said he would talk for sure... because he loved me too much to see me melt, ha. And I said, "WELL, I love you MORE because I wouldn't have waited to talk until you were hanging!:.. ha. At the first SPARK I would have been blabbing.. ha. So I told him that meant I just loved him MORE than he loves ME... ha. :-)
Anyway... after Yellow Hand lets them go (since Calamity fulfilled her end of the bargain) Bill is FURIOUS with her, and sends her to go get Custer to bring help. He joins in the fight, but it is a losing battle. Because as a result of her ?failure?, the soldiers Yellow Hand are seeking are held under heavy fire and are dug in now with no hope of escape. They are getting picked off one by one , 48 soldiers against 1000 Cheyenne. Could the odds be much worse than that?
After the roll call, another wave of attacks from the Cheyenne:
Morale is low. The men can?t take much more and it starts to show. They are starting to come unglued .
Custer arrives, and they are saved. (I know... it is likely that whole "print the legend mindset of movies from this era. I am sure folks in the 1930's had a COMPLETELY different opinion of him than most folks do today, but it makes for a thrilling rescue.) :-)
At any rate... I thought these two parts of the film, the scenes with Jean Arthur and the battle scenes with the soldiers were all just BEAUTIFULLY filmed and perfectly acted. VERY believable. And they really made this entire film for me, if only for that reason...
And (AGAIN WITH THE SPOILAGE) the scenes at the end were so tragic. I KNEW Hickock was shot during a game of cards (the whole Aces and Eights legend) but I had TOTALLY forgotten it. And UGH.. it was so emotional to see him go down. POOR Gary.
I think this is a lesser shown Western than some of Cooper's other films, but I want to say again how much I enjoyed it all, and I hope others will take the chance to watch it for themselves. And IF you are still awake after this RIDICULOUSLY long post.. ha.. all I can say to you NOW is HAPPY NEW YEAR and thanks for letting me ramble, folks.
Edited by: rohanaka on Dec 30, 2009 10:14 PM
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Don't let Lola hear this story
HA!!!!! ;-)
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Death by Decor!
HA!!!! April.. you have the color of both the CURTAINS and the PIG just exactly right. ha. (only the curtain fabric was a heavier sort of "basket" weave)
Fred: you may have it right... WHO KNOWS what evil lurks in a mother's heart where RODENTS are concerned.. ha. (We always tease her more like a game of Clue..ha...It was Mom, in the family room... with the orange curtains)
RAMBLES Part II
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I still haven't seen all of HOBSON'S CHOICE
I missed about the first fifteen minutes of it the other night... but OH boy did I like this film. April... it is WELL worth seeing. Very entertaining and quite endearing.