marimari

May I add.... Margaret Rutherford in Blithe Spirit and as Miss Marple

"Sorry, but you lack any credibility." In your opinion. I have a question for you. Why are you so enraged that I posted a comment that you don't agree with? Is that not allowed here? Must everyone agree or they get berated? Tell you what... since you seem to be more upset about this then I ever was. You may have the last word on this subject. Use all the names you need .... I will not comment. BUT I will be commenting, in the future, when there is something I don't agree with. Enjoy!

I will.. in the future call out Ben's Political opinions, in case you miss them. I saw something you didn't.... it happens

Probably not. But I can and will continue to express my views. It's an American kind of thing

Let's hope you have learned something this exchange... not to jump to conclusions and everyone is entitled to their own opinion...whether you agree with them or not. Even you.?

Ben seems like a nice guy... but going down in History is a bit of a stretch. Yes, I would have preferred he would not have added HIS political views to the movie. That is the bottom line in all this. Agree or disagree... it is your right.

Temper. Temper

When I or people that I know come across something they don't understand... we/they research it. Find out more about the subject. With your way of thinking... the willowing process will leave us with about 50 movies that will not offend people. Learn from History... don't erase it!!

I made a comment. YOU didn't like it. YOU assumed. YOU called me names. Don't like the comments section... don't read it.

And I am adding to Ben's last comments, the other comments he has made. I would love to quote them exactly, but since TCM removes movies, I can't. ( Holiday Inn and the blackface routine comes to mind) You are entitled to your stance... just as I am. And we disagree.

I wasn't looking at it in a sub-gene way. I was looking at it as a movie about soldiers fighting in a war. And to me, Ben was inserting his ( not for the first time) political point of view onto a movie. I've seen the movie before so I was not impacted by his slant on the movie. But someone who has never seen the movie might have their view altered.

Someone posted the exact text and you still have to option to watch for yourself. This last Host political statement was one too many for me and I decided to say something. My advice... don't gamble and don't assume

I have a problem with putting the current ( whatever that may be) political spin on a movie. Personally for me... I prefer to watch older movies. Before actors/actresses started spewing hate. I look to movies to entertain me, as a break from the reality of the day. How about the 'Host' talk about the film and not interject their personal political views. We are all adults, we can figure out what is right or wrong all by ourselves.

Thank you. You hit on my point better then I did.

I suggest you watch the whole Host Intro "Generally white soldiers fighting dangerous natives to maintain an Empires grip on it's colonies" Adding race... since England did the same thing to America... is just stirring the racial pot and totally uncalled for.

It's painting the 'soldiers', especially the white soldiers as some kind of villains. They were Soldiers following orders. There were also native/Indian Soldiers as well, fighting along side of them. The troll remark was low and uncalled for.

I have watched a few Host Intros where the host has apologized for a scene or subject matter in the film. The latest is Lives Of A Bengal Lancer... "White Soldiers".... SERIOUSLY???? This was how life was then. Stop with the "we can't offend Anyone" routine.