johnm001
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Box office on Good Night, Good Luck, Siriana, The Good German, Hollywoodland, and the Black Dahlia prove that.
Well, they all got my money! I loved THE BLACK DAHLIA. The others were okay, especially GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.
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I love the OCR, but get alot of flack for it from die hard movie version fans
Well, the film made such an impact; and, if it's the version you first heard, I can understand finding the OCR a bit odd. I think OCR is great. My grandfather was a major supporter of theater, and he introduced me to musical theater. It was he who took me to the London production of MFL. Alec Clunes had replaced Rex Harrison by then, but Julie was still there, and she, and the show were breathtaking.
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Wow John, sounds like you must have written a book on JA! Did you?
No, but I've thought of it, many times. I've read so many inaccuracies in other books and articles, over the years, I've been quite tempted. Julie is writing her own (and has been, for the last 5 years, so who knows if she'll ever complete it), but she claims to only be going up to the point of getting the role in MARY POPPINS. That's fine, because she has such experience in the English Music Hall that would be fascinating to read. But, I've even heard her in interviews give inaccurate information (dates and such), so I hope she's more thorough in print!
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It wasn't cut immediately after the show opened, because it was still there when I saw it. Although, that was within the first month of opening, as I recall it. The only differences between the cast recording and the actual show, were "The Joust", which was sung in the show, and "Guinevere", which was far diiferent, lyrically. Julie was a redhead in that show. Radiant! The greatest cast of a show I ever saw. The cast was far superior to the material. Although, the score is flawless.
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If Julie did sing it, it has escape my knowledge. I agree, she would have done it beautifully. I like Jane Powell, though. By the way, I started a JA thread, under the "musicals" category.
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Well, as she said:
Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got
I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block
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Since she's my favorite of all time, I thought I'd start a thread for those who'd like to discuss all things Julie! We can post photos and music and just enjoy it. If you don't like Julie, this thread is NOT for you. Please stay away, and please refrain from making derrogatory comments about the posts here. Start your own thread if you don't like this one.
That was the original intent of this thread, but Cinemascope's sociopathic spamming has pretty much taken over so, I give up. The thread is hers. Enjoy everybody!
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John - Check out the PM I just sent to you.
I responded! Thanks.
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how awesome would it have been for Julie Andrews to do the film version of "She Loves Me"?
I think it is the single most perfect role for her, and have enormous regret that she never did it. It was written for her, and she agreed to do it, on Broadway; but, Hal Prince didn't want to wait for her to complete her film committments (a decision he later said that he regretted). He cast Barbara Cook (who is just wonderful on the recording); but the show folded after about 360 performances, and it's so good, it deserved much more. Here an old scratchy recording that Julie did, from the score, around the time the film was to be made. I'm afraid I have hijacked this thread, with stuff that would never qualify as overrated!
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PFriedman wrote:A gorgeous Julie Andrews, and that beautiful song "Whistling" (I think that's it) were entrenched in my memory
The beautiful song is WHISTLING AWAY THE DARK. One of Mancini's finest, and, incredibly sung by Julie. It failed to win an Oscar; but both Julie and the song won Golden Globe Awards that year.
http://media.putfile.com/Whistling-Away-The-Dark---Julie-Andrews
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It's interesting that the last two times it was shown on TCM, it was the complete version. What's strange about it, is that Blake 'Edwards cut the film, after he regained creative control over the picture, and supposedly, the only version that could be shown, was his edited one. In fact, that's the version that was finally released on DVD. However, TCM has shown it complete.
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Thanks. I've sent them in PMs to both of you.
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I deleted the postings of SAY IT WITH MUSIC; but I will send it to you, directly, if the PM will allow me. DARLING LILI, in its original form is a film that doesn't know what it wants to be. But, I love Julie too much to look a gift horse in the mouth. She's radiant in it, and that's good enough for me. Rock has some good moments, too, although I feel he was a bit old for the role. The Mancini score is sublime, though. Did you know that DARLING LILI is Radio City's biggest draw, ever? Its record has never been broken. They did a retrospective in the 90s on their biggest box-office hits, and it closed with DL. It was great to see it on the big screen again. That film is a saga in its own right. Robert Evans did his best to bury it (he did a great job) because he needed a flop (kind of like THE PRODUCERS), to cover his creative bookkeeping (and drug money). His books show an advertising budget of over $10 million. I mean, in anyone's estimation, that would be absurd. But, in the case of DL, it's downright ridiculous. The film didn't even play in most American cities. What advertising? It's a very strange film, though, and I have always been surprised by its success at Radio City Music Hall.
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I personally don't like Star Wars, but I don't think you can really call it "a poorly made" film.
Well, if you read my original post closely, I said poorly made on the things that are important to me. Special effects films are okay; but I care more about an engaging screenplay and characters I care about, and the screenplay and characters of STAR WARS were utterly unappealing and lacking to me. And, as someone who was a fan of the Ray Harryhausen method of effects, seeing men in fuzzy costumes, just played silly to me.
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You know, Cinemascope, it isn't necessary that you respond to every single post I write. Not sure how old you are, but your constant need to respond to every word that is posted here, is immature. And, just for the record, I never sang the praises of PEPE. I corrected your misrepresentation of the film. ROCKY BALBOA, on the other hand, is an excellently written and acted film. It's what would be classified as underrated. I never said that millions of people shouldn't have enjoyed STAR WARS. I said that I thought it was a poorly made film. I've enjoyed many poorly made films; but I know they're poorly made. That just wasn't one of them; and, it is overrated to me. Why do you keep stating the obvious, over and over again, that what people think and say are their opinions or their taste? We all know that. You don't need to keep saying it. It's very strange that you keep doing it. In fact, you don't need to say anything. If you don't find any films overrated, then why post in this thread at all? The point of this thread is for people to discuss the films they feel are overrated. Finally, I will not respond to any other post you write; which should suit you just fine, since it would seem that all you care to do is engage yourself in discussion.
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But I thought the whole cast was very good.
I agree that the cast was very good. A good film, overall.
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Hmmm! Over rated what does that really mean: I don't agree with you and it seems that a lot of people do agree with you
To me, it either means something that has gotten universal critical praise, or is enormously popular, that someone else doesn't feel it deserves. STAR WARS certainly qualifies. Now, frankly speaking, I pretty much detest any film that takes place in outer space. The setting holds absolutely no interest for me. Having said that, I have liked some films with that setting, and fully expected to like STAR WARS, back in 1977, when I first saw it. My wife and I waited in a big long line to see it, and were quite excited by the great crowd. It was an event! From the opening moments, I was bored to tears. Then, I was bored to sleep (the one and only time I ever fell asleep in a movie theater). I didn't like the look of the film, the tone of it, the Dr. Smith and Robot relationshiop of the two mechanical things (which had already been done). I didn't like the human characters, or the puppets or men in costumes posing as creatures. Because I have children, I saw it a couple more times, taking them to re-releases and lbuying it on laserdisc, DVD, etc. I only grew to dislike it more, with each viewing. I think it's a poorly made, boring film. My sons loves it, though.
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Well, there are plenty of people who think they way you do, Mr. Dash. That's why it qualifies as a candidate for most over-rated movie!
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Very probably you were too old for it...
Truly great films, have no age barrier to their greatness.
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I found the women's reaction to the massacre rather underplayed, to say the least!
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It might surprise you to know that just because someone had been in a TV show in the U.S. didn't necessarily make him well-known everywhere in the world. Well, at least nobody who hadn't previously been a movie star.
Not sure why you felt that even had to be said; but, in any case, it's not necessarily true. In the case of Eastwood, it isn't true. RAWHIDE, was an even bigger hit in the UK, than it was in the US; and, even bigger than that (the number 1 show, in fact), in Japan (the second biggest television market in the world). Television stars are generally more well-known than movie stars. They are seen by more people on a more consistent basis. There are lots of people who never, ever go to the movies; but not so many who don't watch television. People all over the world, can identify Homer Simpson, on site; but not George Clooney.
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