tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post3483777191434784559..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: The Exclamation Point Makes the DifferenceArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-56835734128983289532017-11-29T13:33:26.372-08:002017-11-29T13:33:26.372-08:00Susan S, Jose Ferrer was such a great actor. I'...Susan S, Jose Ferrer was such a great actor. I've only "discovered" him within the past year--I didn't realize that he had actually made so many good movies.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-91874532085018604192017-11-29T10:28:01.995-08:002017-11-29T10:28:01.995-08:00I have seen neither version Arlee tho will look ou...I have seen neither version Arlee tho will look out the Jose Ferrer one ... we have a couple of specialist movie shops taht are bound to have it. I wouldn't have like to have seen Kidman in it I don't think.. Right now I can't think of any film that's made a huge impact on me ..Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-40497473092789113512017-11-29T09:46:26.736-08:002017-11-29T09:46:26.736-08:00That is indeed a terrible shame - great films/book...That is indeed a terrible shame - great films/books falling out of circulation because of false/weird notions of 'un-pc-ness' GWTW is true to its period. History is what it is, can't change the past around just because it feels uncomfortable now. Similar ideas going around where I come from too - some people bent upon writing the unpleasantness out of our national history. Very naive and dangerous imo.<br /><br />I love both the book and the film, have watched/read more than once. <br /><br />Best always,<br />Nilanjana.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-80767244424084716662017-11-29T07:39:45.288-08:002017-11-29T07:39:45.288-08:00Nilanjana, any film can count if it's relevant...Nilanjana, any film can count if it's relevant to you. I can think of a few scary films that impacted me. <i>Gone With The Wind</i> is an excellent film--one of my wife's favorites. Sadly I think GWTW has been falling out of favor with many in more recent generations for being politically incorrect in many ways. Many people watch films now and judge them according to their personal standards and what is considered to be "proper"--it's really too bad since we need to understand the past before we start passing judgement on it and even then judgement is kind of absurd since we can't change the past.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-83078831729835779892017-11-28T20:52:13.768-08:002017-11-28T20:52:13.768-08:00I did not like Moulin Rouge of the exclamation poi...I did not like Moulin Rouge of the exclamation point. Nothing against musicals, grew up on them, love many of them still. Haven't watched the 1952 film, might want to now...A film that has stayed with me? Again several, but right now Gone with the Wind is top of mind. Jaws as well, if scary films count :) In fact, Jaws should have been on my Remakes post, the film was much better than the book. It's rare that a film's better than the novel, at least for me personally, prefer books to films most times.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-29143860168888263092017-11-28T20:46:40.073-08:002017-11-28T20:46:40.073-08:00JoJo, that sounds like quite a memorable experienc...JoJo, that sounds like quite a memorable experience. I'd imagine that Moulin Rouge is much more tourist oriented these days and not the cutting edge place it was in its earlier days.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-56216000689713360672017-11-28T16:41:18.472-08:002017-11-28T16:41:18.472-08:00We ate at the Moulin Rouge when I was on that high...We ate at the Moulin Rouge when I was on that high school trip to London and Paris. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-80739324611460457792017-11-28T14:02:52.511-08:002017-11-28T14:02:52.511-08:00Jo-Anne, the 1952 movie is a traditional style mov...Jo-Anne, the 1952 movie is a traditional style movie about the life of a real person. It's more about the art and the artist than some crazy film trying to be artsy.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-80128573723532617962017-11-28T12:56:24.740-08:002017-11-28T12:56:24.740-08:00I have seen Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge and ha...I have seen Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge and hated it!<br />So I know where your coming from haven't seen the earlier movie maybe I shouldJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49029144909733480132017-11-28T12:39:36.397-08:002017-11-28T12:39:36.397-08:00M, My Fair Lady is a wonderful film that is run on...M, <i>My Fair Lady</i> is a wonderful film that is run on TCM fairly regularly. It's long, but it's good. I'm sure seeing it live had a big impact on your later opinion of the musical.<br /><br />Lee<br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-90219447057704566942017-11-28T12:38:15.038-08:002017-11-28T12:38:15.038-08:00Patricia, South Pacific is a wonderful film. I nee...Patricia, <i>South Pacific</i> is a wonderful film. I need to get it on DVD since I only have the video and probably soon won't be able to play it.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-90312891576017942252017-11-28T12:37:09.373-08:002017-11-28T12:37:09.373-08:00Debbie D, the 1952 Moulin Rouge is not a musical t...Debbie D, the 1952 <i>Moulin Rouge</i> is not a musical though because much of it takes place in the famed night club there are a couple of musical numbers.<br /><br /><i>Apocalypse Now</i> is one of my all-time favorites. Recently I bought the 3 disc release (at a very good price) of the set that includes the original film plus <i>Redux</i> and <i>Hearts of Darkness</i>. My wife and I watched the original again just the other night. Great film--and better than the <i>Redux</i> version.<br /><br />I think my clues for the BOTB song are pretty obvious. You've got the general idea.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-79846791895845018722017-11-28T12:32:33.041-08:002017-11-28T12:32:33.041-08:00STMcC, I think you might enjoy Moulin Rouge sans e...STMcC, I think you might enjoy <i>Moulin Rouge</i> sans exclamation point. The story is well told and explores an interesting aspect of how a person is not blinded by love, but blinded by distancing himself from being loved. Jose Ferrer is stellar in his depiction of Toulouse-Lautrec. Believe me, the 1952 film is nothing like the nutty film by Luhrmann. <br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-73872258740537108922017-11-28T11:24:00.604-08:002017-11-28T11:24:00.604-08:00I love My Fair Lady, though that may be because it...I love <i>My Fair Lady</i>, though that may be because it was the first live, professional theatre experience I ever had. Richard Chamberlain played Henry Higgins. Loved it! And then watched the movie and loved that, too!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-44046902873500531942017-11-28T06:02:49.959-08:002017-11-28T06:02:49.959-08:00Movies that stick with me are those with a message...Movies that stick with me are those with a message, and if that movie also has music, I'll watch it over and over. The Broadway musical South Pacific is one of those special stories.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-46596048661936155862017-11-28T05:55:38.533-08:002017-11-28T05:55:38.533-08:00Biographies are a favourite genre for me as well, ...Biographies are a favourite genre for me as well, but I'm not a big fan of musicals, except when it comes to Gene Kelly. I haven't seen Moulin Rouge! or Moulin Rouge, but the original version sounds good, based on your description. Two films that left a lasting impression on me are The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now. Both were devastating and I couldn't get them out of my mind for a long time. <br /><br />Are you featuring a song from Moulin Rouge for your next battle? Looking forward to it! Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-55945589273840470612017-11-28T05:20:11.340-08:002017-11-28T05:20:11.340-08:00LEE, I did start to watch the 2001 remake of MOULI...LEE, I did start to watch the 2001 remake of MOULIN ROUGE! once but lost interest maybe 1/4th or 1/3rd of the way in and turned it off.<br /><br />I would be mildly interested in seeing the 1952 original. <br /><br />I could undoubtedly name a number of movies that had me thinking about them for some time after the first viewing. But none that I could name would come even remotely close to the impact that [Link> <b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-eddie-van-halen-of-art-films.html" rel="nofollow">'KOYAANISQATSI', "the Eddie Van Halen of art films"</a></b>, had on me in 1983. That was a rather mind-boggling experience I had been unprepared for and in some ways it really changed the way I looked at the world.<br /><br />To this day, it remains my all-time favorite film, which I watch about once a year. And for days or weeks afterwards, it still affects the way I see things around me.<br /><br />There have been many imitations of it since '83, but I consider KOYANNISQATSI one of the finest works of art ever created by man.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stephentmccarthyreviews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-12924801421097543512017-11-27T21:37:26.230-08:002017-11-27T21:37:26.230-08:00Dolorah, if I learn something new or gain a certai...Dolorah, if I learn something new or gain a certain insight about a historical figure I figure a biopic was worth a watch. The other night we watched a film about Woodrow Wilson and it was rather long and tedious--fitting I guess for that president. My wife and I both agreed that we were glad we watched it, but we wouldn't want to watch it again.<br /><br />I've got the <i>Braveheart</i> DVD and it's been years since we watched it. That's one I'd like to see again.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-54728553170823617072017-11-27T21:34:24.577-08:002017-11-27T21:34:24.577-08:00CW, Stallone has done some good stuff and I like h...CW, Stallone has done some good stuff and I like him. The other night we watched a Jason Statham film called <i>Homefront</i> and I was surprised to see that Stallone had written the screenplay. A pretty good action film.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-40878865163877324562017-11-27T21:32:36.372-08:002017-11-27T21:32:36.372-08:00Erika, I was thinking I'd seen the Eastwood fi...Erika, I was thinking I'd seen the Eastwood film then upon reading the description of it on Wiki I realized that I don't remember seeing this one. I should put this one on my to see list.<br /><br /><i>Lucy</i> was a very freaky film that kind of stuck with me for some days after I watched it. That's a good one.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-72547874182870382092017-11-27T21:28:29.894-08:002017-11-27T21:28:29.894-08:00C.Lee, I'd see no reason to remake the Ferrer ...C.Lee, I'd see no reason to remake the Ferrer film as it would serve little purpose to do so.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-27276078254479545072017-11-27T21:27:18.213-08:002017-11-27T21:27:18.213-08:00Carrie-Anne, I'm not familiar with the film yo...Carrie-Anne, I'm not familiar with the film you mentioned though it sounds like something that would interest me. I like it when a film leaves me with goosebumps and makes me tingly when I think back on it.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-53069362265535212012017-11-27T21:25:51.657-08:002017-11-27T21:25:51.657-08:00Eve, Ferrer does such a wonderful job in this film...Eve, Ferrer does such a wonderful job in this film, but he's been good in everything I've seen him in. I'm looking forward to seeing it again and convincing my wife to watch it with me. I think she'd like this film better than the Luhrmann film.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-60469325040682442472017-11-27T21:24:16.744-08:002017-11-27T21:24:16.744-08:00Alex, I forget a lot of good films, but I guess th...Alex, I forget a lot of good films, but I guess they just didn't resonate with me like the ones that I remember strongly.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-82537475794806072872017-11-27T21:23:07.154-08:002017-11-27T21:23:07.154-08:00Cathy, Moulin Rouge! (with an exclamation) is not ...Cathy, <i>Moulin Rouge!</i> (with an exclamation) is not a remake of the 1952 film, but it has the same setting and a few of the same characters. The earlier film is so much better than the latter--at least in my opinion. Good deduction in regard to my next BOTB song. <br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com