La vita è bella, my movie favourite.
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La vita è bella, my movie favourite.
Vantage Point
7/10
Hello HerGuardian, welcome to this forum. I see you are a new member. I am a huge Lawrence fan and would like to welcome you also, to our D.H. Lawrence short story thread - we discuss one short story per month. The thread has been very interesting and highly successful, plus very enlightening about Lawrence.Quote:
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Not long ago, on this forum we discussed "Women in Love" in much detail. It is my favorite of Lawrence's novels, although "Sons and Lovers" is only trailing now by a hair's breath behind for me. We also discussed this book is great detail, a few months back. I know both of these threads would be very helpful to your better understanding of the novels. We are currently planning a reading/discussion of "The Rainbow", which is actually the prequel to "Women in Love", and later (probably in the summer) a reading/discussion of "Lady Chatterly's Lover". If you like Lawrence's work, you have come to the right place. There are a number of us, who are Lawrence enthusiasts. If you want to discuss the book "Women in Love" via PM's, I would be glad to do so. I am currently listening to an audiobook rendition and enjoying it very much. I know the book very well by now, having read it twice, studied it and now reviewing it on audio CD's.
I hope all this is helpful and will get you further interested in reading more D.H. Lawrence works, a truly fascinating author.
I Am Legend... I enjoyed it,even though I am not a big fan for rabid human's.... I rate it a 10
The Brave One (take 2) I fell asleep last night while the convenience store shooting was going on. It was good so far, though. I'll give 4/5 for the first part I saw. I am trying to watch it again right now.
"There will be blood" 7.5/10. A good film, great performances but i didn't like the subject matter.
Kinky boots on dvd. Purely made for fun! Not as bad as expected
Magnolia - 3.5/4.0. Too long, and people bawl a lot. I like the frogs though.
Vanity Fair (Nair version) - 2.0/4.0 Not good. Why make Becky nice?
Monsoon Wedding - 4.0/4.0 Lovely makes you want to go there.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - 8.5/10
I like the psychedelic aspects. And the acting by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro
Antiquarian, I knew you would love this film. Yes, wasn't Jimmy Stewart young and adorable? Wonder just how old he was. I recall seeing the woman; was her last name O'Sullivan, in other films; I will have to look them up for you. One film is about a woman who works in a movie theater and it is a very good film; I love it. I wish I owned the film "The Shop Around the Corner", because it is one of those type classic films you long to see at least once a year; especially nice at Christmas. I also love at Christmastime, the film "The Human Comedy". I think the shop owner acts in that film also; he plays a clerk in a busy telegraph office during the war years; for certain he is in the "Wizzard of Oz". I will check those out for you, too.Quote:
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AimusSage, I haven't seen this film yet, but I really do like Benicio Del Toro; did you see him in "21 Grams" and "The Hunted"(I'll check that last title to make sure it is correct)? He is an amazing actor.Quote:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - 8.5/10
I like the psychedelic aspects. And the acting by Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro
Of course, I like Johnny Depp very much, but must admit I have not always liked the films he has been in - not all; in fact I tend to like some of his more obscure roles the best. I just saw him in "Blow" which I have seen before. I liked it best the first time around, because one did not know what to expect next, so it had the quality of surprise and suspense. I did feel the film was good, but has some flaws. I would probably rate it an 8/10, after seeing it twice. I like the fact it was based on a true story and watched the extras this time around on the DVD - very interesting.
Good extras are a real bonus to a film. It can give good insights into the making of, and in this case, the real story, often in the form of a documentary, that shows what really happened, rather than the romanticised version of the film. And yes, Blow is a good film. Never seen any of the extras though.Quote:
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Antiquarian, now that is a surprise. I thought he looked even younger than thirty. He certainly was cute when he was thirty-ish. I loved the little quirpy exchange between the characters and she played it so coy with him and the meeting in the cafe was really something. I loved that film. I think I must get it from my library and see it soon. The ending was just terrific!Quote:
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Yes, you are absolutely right - it was Margaret Sullavan and I just looked up her other films on Amazon. I did not know she was married to Henry Fonda; interesting. Yeah, I would take Jimmy over Henry any day. She also played in a film I like very much "The Good Fairy" - that is the one I referred to, where she works as an usher, at a movie theater. Every once in awhile, it comes into my library and I watch it.Quote:
The woman he fell in love with was Margaret Sullavan, who was married for about a year to Henry Fonda. Personally, I'd take Jimmy Stewart. :)
Frank Morton, who played the shop owner, was in "The Human Comedy" - I just checked that out. Have you seen that film? It is interesting and sometimes overly sentimental, but if you read the book (tiny fast read) it is written as a sort of 'fable' and so depicts an ideal place or micro-world. I read the book and loved it; it is a very touching 'family' story. There are some wonderfull memorable scenes in that film. Mickey Rooney plays the son who goes to work in the telegraph office and he plays this role very seriously. Frank Morton was in many other old films, as well.
Definitely so. I agree!Quote:
It's just a terrific movie.
Alien, I just bought the Alien Quadrilogy boxed set a few days ago.
I haven't seen any of the Alien franchise, however I must say the first was extremely good, subtly filmed, atmospheric and suspenseful, and pretty creepy too. Made me jump a couple of times, which films these days don't do for me usually.
Alien 5 stars out of 5. An awesome film. Can't wait to watch the sequel, Aliens, with my brother and father tomorrow! :D
Antiquarian, hi, glad you liked my suggestion; it is a sentimental type movie but then, I like that sometimes. I don't think one can go wrong with any of those old classic films, do you? Have you seen "Our Town"? That is a good film, too. I like so many, it would be impossible to remember or name them all. I love movies, period! Thanks for the biop information on Sullavan. I think I may have read that about her before. Yes, I think she might have had some problems juggling a career and marriage; some do.Quote:
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Wow, you must let me know how you like "Atonement". My friend loved it and I am dying to see it.
"Bolwieser" Rainer Werner Fassbinder 9/10 :D