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    "The Hobbit" (2012)

    in Films and Filmmakers

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    I am a HUGE Tolkien fan and I loved the first trilogy (even the changes that were made didn;t bother me, because they fit within the arc of the story and themes Jackson was playing with. I was a little disappointed in THE HOBBIT--it felt almost like Peter Jackson was over-indulging himself (creatively and financially) making it into 3 movies. I recognized many of the sequences as being things that happened off stage in the book (but were detailed in other places, like The History of Middle Earth books and in the appendices of LOTR--yes. I did read those, thank you LOL) and I like the fact that he is making the story much more complex and richer than the original source material. That being said, it did feel like scenes were added simply to lengthen the film--like the over-extended rabbit sled chase scene, for example--or that he was pimping for the New Zealand tourism board.

    Saving Mr. Banks

    in Films and Filmmakers

    Posted

    > {quote:title=bagladymimi wrote:}{quote}Tracey, I never saw The Scarlett O'Hara War. When did that air and who starred in it? I also love Hollywood history. And this movie sounds very interesting to me.

     

    It was a TV movie from back in the 70's or 80's. It's based on part of the book Moviola by Garson Kanin. If you can get a hold of a copy of the book, it's worth a look. It's the story of Holywood told from the perspective of a fictional elderly studio head, someone like Adolph Zukor, who was in at the beginning and was still around past the end of the studio era. I know I watched the movie not too long ago (within the past year) but cannot remember where.

     

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081458/

     

     

    Saving Mr. Banks

    in Films and Filmmakers

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    Thanks for the heads up, flash! I had not seen this movie advertised yet. I like those Hollywood histriy type movies too: HITCHCOCK, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, THE AVIATOR, even the old TV movie (I think it was on TV anyway) THE SCARLETT O'HARA WAR.

     

     

    My life would be complete if...

    in Hot Topics

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    > {quote:title=OldPackard wrote:}{quote}I agree about the movie theatre and the classic movies, but I'd rather have a '37 120 convertable coupe. The Super 8s and V12s were designed for people who sit in the back seat and have a chauffeur. The 120s and 115C (six) were for the owner/driver and a real Packard in every way. "Ask The Man Who Owns One" (Packard Corporate sales slogan 1901.) As for the Hobbit Hole... Sorry, but I spenttoo much time in wet, smelly holes durning my mis-spent youth in the 1960. A nice apartment on Nob Hill with a view of the bay (and parking) works just fine for me.

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    > Edited by: OldPackard on Jul 17, 2013 10:12 PM

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    If that's the case, maybe you're right (about the packard) I WOULD rather drive myself! As for the hobbit hole, this is what I had in mind:

     

    h1. {size:14px}"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.” JRR Tolkien The Hobbit

    !http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b555/Tracey_Caudill_Kershner/hobbithole1_zps8de807b7.png!

    Things Boomers Think

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    > {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}Personally, I feel Tim Horton's is over-rated,

    Me too. I don't drink coffee, so I can't comment there, but the donuts are kind of blah to me. I like the little locally owned and operated places nearby. If you're ever near the Dayton OH area, I highly roccomend Bills' Donuts in Centerville and the Donut Haus in Springboro. Homemade on the premises, very fresh...yum!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Do (or can) movies hypnotize us?

    in General Discussions

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    > {quote:title=Dargo2 wrote:}{quote}

    > > Yikes! I do that ALL the time! I will get in the car to go to work or my parents' house or some other familiar destination and when I arrive, I have no memory whatsoever of the trip. Scares me a little, really.

    > WAIT!!! This scares YOU silly?!

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    > Look tracey! I ride a motorcycle, and I see you "cagers"(that's what we motorcyclists call someone driving a car) distracted ALL the time on the road around me by their phone texting or something just like what you admitted to doing here.

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    > And sooooo, PLEASE reconsider this practice of yours!

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    > (...'cause like James Dean said in that "Safe Driving" film he did with Gig Young back in '55..."The life YOU save may be MINE!!!!!)

    I don't do it on purpose! I don't text behind the wheel or do anything but drive (except for hitting the button on the radio occaisionally) but if I have a lot on my mind, I do sometimes "zone out" while driving. Don't know why or how to fix it...

    Favorite YouTube tribute videos

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    Crazyblonde--if you look at the top of the page, you'll find the web address, (the one for this page begins: forms.tcm.com/thread). Highlight that by left-clicking, then right clicking on "copy". Then come back to this page and click reply, then click "paste" in the reply box. The web address should appear as a link in your reply.

    Do (or can) movies hypnotize us?

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    As for movies hypnotizing us, I don't think they do, exactly. I think they are designed to play on our emotions. If you are the right type of person, you squirm with the main character when they are being humiliated or doing something uncomfortable, your heartrate goes up during thrillers and horror movies when the killer is stalking a victim, you tear up when something really sad or touching happens, etc...The dialogue, the actors expressions, and especially the music all work together to manipulate our emotions. (I HATE when a movie makes me cry. Stupid faulty tear ducts...) I have to say, though that food commercials showing people having little foodgasms over peppermint patties or potato chips or whatever don't make me hungry. I just think, "How sad. That girl needs to get out more..."

    Do (or can) movies hypnotize us?

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    > {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote}

    > What's really scary is when I have to drive long term on a highway. The idea of DVD players in cars is particularly terrifying.

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    > Yikes! I do that ALL the time! I will get in the car to go to work or my parents' house or some other familiar destination and when I arrive, I have no memory whatsoever of the trip. Scares me a little, really.

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