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| Rod |
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I had a really fun night of movie viewing last night, catching two films I'd never seen before and was utterly surprised by what they were actually about; Waterloo Bridge and The Women. The first one I had always had the impression was a Random Harvest-type story, and much as I like Random Harvest a little of that sort of thing goes a long way. But actually turned out to be a sad and rather gamy story about circumstances destroying people - all done with impeccable Hollywood gloss, of course. Vivien Leigh at her most gorgeous, and even Robert Taylor was uncommonly good - the moment at the end when the penny dropped and he realised his great love had been a prostitute and that he'll never see her again was remarkably subtle, especially for Taylor. Mervyn Le Roy's direction was sleek and loving. I'd like to catch the apparently grittier pre-code James Whale version sometime.
The Women is just amazing. Sure, its sexual politics are dated - and how - yet the thing seems somehow indelibly modern; the work drips with cynicism, moves like a locomotive, and blows up like a firecracker factory. I was astounded how it can pass through so many levels - all the way from near-tragic dramatic highpoints to all-in slapstick, without missing a beat - when so many modern wannabes are hard-up doing one. Rosalind Russell's performance is comic genius. It's too long, and that beauty pageant scene really ought to be burned - I think it was there for sex appeal to bring in the guys, but frankly it succeeds much less well than Russell biting Paulette Goddard's leg.
Both served to wash the rather bitter taste of a very bad day from my mouth. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:02 pm |
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Rod wrote: The Women is just amazing. Sure, its sexual politics are dated - and how -
Great phrasing. Sorry you had a bad day. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:40 am |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:45 am |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:49 am |
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| Are you people serious with this shit? Take it to the Lobby or else pertain it to your blessed Wordplay. I don't care, but ya gotta choose. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:54 am |
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| thanks ehle. perhaps we should set up a nerd forum. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:34 am |
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Who the fuck was the genius that put Theater and Music together? I'd really like to know. Cause I gotta beef. Not just in here, but with the whole HIGH-fallutin crap.
Beasties on me Stereo. Priceless. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:54 am |
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ehle, I agree. putting music and theater together makes no fucking sense.
and the theater forum is a bust, as I predicted. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:09 am |
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Quote: I had a really fun night of movie viewing last night, catching two films I'd never seen before and was utterly surprised by what they were actually about; Waterloo Bridge and The Women.
you're too young for this shit. when was the last time you got laid? |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:12 am |
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Last week.
And you're too old to be acting like the pimply cynic in the corner of the schoolroom. |
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| tirebiter |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:20 am |
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Marc's pimples are his own business.
Unless he'd like to share. Marc? |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:23 am |
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| those aren't pimples. they're ancient herpes sores. acne for lovers. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:38 am |
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Marc wrote: ehle, I agree. putting music and theater together makes no fucking sense.
and the theater forum is a bust, as I predicted.
Moving this to BTC! |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:21 am |
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Look, mo. I don't care what hemisphere you're on, if you're going to delete posts that are pertinent to the discussion, I'm leaving your "delete" posts up. Cause whether you like it or not, people will be going back and there has to be some reasoning for our outburst.
Can't WAIT to go BTC  |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:28 pm |
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| "Vivien Leigh at her most gorgeous" in Waterloo Bridge. You can say that again Rod. |
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