tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post4534965184538506396..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Rich Girls - Part 2 - With this Ring, I Thee KillJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-62064870620735490832010-04-15T21:16:23.795-04:002010-04-15T21:16:23.795-04:00I saw Matthew's post, I thought it was great. ...I saw Matthew's post, I thought it was great. He hits the nail on the head.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-70531316003197928272010-04-15T19:47:46.983-04:002010-04-15T19:47:46.983-04:00Gosh, I though Bacall was being a stoic, not stiff...Gosh, I though Bacall was being a stoic, not stiff. Anyway, Mathew at Movietone has posted a great commentary on the art of atificiality in movies.<br />http://www.movietone-news.com/2010/04/in-praise-of-artificiality-or-tale-of.htmlpanavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-83051996027649226702010-04-13T19:48:18.578-04:002010-04-13T19:48:18.578-04:00I believe it was chiefly the cigar-chewing patente...I believe it was chiefly the cigar-chewing patented gangster bravado of Edward G. Robinson, and what they seemed to regard as a rather stiff damsel in distress Lauren Bacall. To each his own.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-24464744023986180942010-04-13T19:04:19.362-04:002010-04-13T19:04:19.362-04:00I'd like to hear what your friends thought was...I'd like to hear what your friends thought was laughable about "Key Largo".panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-90868569927793875202010-04-12T18:26:33.278-04:002010-04-12T18:26:33.278-04:00A very well-expressed analysis, Panavia.
But, I...A very well-expressed analysis, Panavia. <br /><br />But, I have to wonder if the non-realistic element of "The Women" and "Casablanca" is something only an old movie buff will generously dismiss. I heard friends (who prefer modern films) ridicule "Key Largo" once, a movie I like a lot, and it was interesting learning how the plot and acting of this film through their eyes was something laughable. I have (privately) felt disdain for some of their modern favorites. <br /><br />I think this is more than a case of people with differing tastes. I think its being blind to the faults of something (or someone) you love, but unforgiving to what does not move you. <br /><br />But, I agree with you that "realism" is not always important; it's the storytelling that makes the film.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-23774246720903927472010-04-12T17:01:03.344-04:002010-04-12T17:01:03.344-04:00The remake of "The Women": It doesn'...The remake of "The Women": It doesn't matter whether the women work or not. The movie stinks. (As Ben Mankiewicz said on TCM after hosting the original: "the remake blows".) Besides, most women in movies have "careers", in reality most of us only have jobs. Most movies don't stand up to a reality test, they don't need to. We are happy to suspend disbelief when the story is skillfully done. The original version of "The Women" is about a crowd of mostly shallow, vain women in beautiful clothes and it's entirely enjoyable. "Casablanca" is completely unrealistic. It had a fortuitous technical, writing and acting ensemble that worked cinema magic. :-)panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-87925363907789150142010-04-01T20:38:08.067-04:002010-04-01T20:38:08.067-04:00Ladies who lunch, I forgot that. I like that phra...Ladies who lunch, I forgot that. I like that phrase. Thanks for your comments, Panavia, you make some very good points, as usual.<br /><br />I don't dislike "A Perfect Murder", nor do I find fault, really, with Paltrow's character as a career woman who is able to live very well on inherited wealth. My only complaint is that she solves the crime herself and blows her husband away with a gun. That I think is too forced. I dislike seeing women portrayed perpetually as victims, but neither do I think it is necessary to turn them into superheroes. Somewhere in the middle would be fine. <br /><br />Unless of course, they're playing superheroes. That's different. I wouldn't expect Wonder Woman to need any help. <br /><br />As for the "very young actresses playing characters with doctorate degrees and highly paid jobs. Way too Fake!" I agree, but did you see the remake of "The Women"? We could probably make comparisons with the "Murder" movies then and now with "The Women" 1938 version and the -- what was it? 2009? No more ladies who lunch in this one, either. They're all career gals. Again, a movie I did not dislike, but I can smile at the way an old movie plot is, sometimes awkwardly, wrenched into a modern film. It's the females that make the modern films different. Nobody seems to agree what "realistic" is.<br /><br />I'm sure what I did with your second comment about June 14th being Dorothy McGuire day on TCM, but thanks so much for the heads up. I'm going to check out the schedule.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-566756254110859812010-04-01T20:16:36.636-04:002010-04-01T20:16:36.636-04:00Your description of the 1998 version, confirms why...Your description of the 1998 version, confirms why I prefer the old movies. Also, I have no problem with rich women characters who don't work like those played by Grace Kelly and Dorothy McGuire. I think the descriptive word for unemployed women of means is "ladies who lunch". I am annoyed by tacked on careers in modern movies, especially very young actresses playing characters with doctorate degrees and highly paid jobs. Way too Fake! Those wealthy self absorbed New York women in some Woody Allen films who say they "want to work with children" but really just keep talking about themselves - that's probably more realistic.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-33604738149643751732010-03-26T07:35:40.005-04:002010-03-26T07:35:40.005-04:00You're very kind, Prince. Thank you.You're very kind, Prince. Thank you.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-36413138803391144492010-03-26T07:14:25.098-04:002010-03-26T07:14:25.098-04:00Your blog is a very good medium for entertainment....Your blog is a very good medium for entertainment. That was well written. You have got great writing style. The comparison you made for the movies for the past 40 years is really great.Prince Bollywood Moviehttp://www.princethefilm.com/subpage.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-51024228824989485002010-03-22T13:11:15.791-04:002010-03-22T13:11:15.791-04:00Hi, Elizabeth, thanks for commenting. You make so...Hi, Elizabeth, thanks for commenting. You make some excellent points. I suppose forcing her into the kitchen was so that she'd have something sharp to kill him with. I didn't see any reason for putting her in the bath at all, except for titilation. <br /><br />I didn't mind the age difference in the characters too much, such marriages occur, but I couldn't see what attraction Viggo Mortensen had for her. I have to agree with you that the script at times seems wrenched awkwardly from the 1950s. Though I like some of the lines, like when Douglas says to Mortensen, "The only thing keeping you from bolting out of here right now is bad genes and greed!" or something like that. Cracks me up.<br /><br />Films like this, that are based on much older movies, certainly show us how much times have changed, don't they?Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-64762334002208769082010-03-22T12:17:55.113-04:002010-03-22T12:17:55.113-04:00The biggest problem I have with this film is why t...The biggest problem I have with this film is why the killing takes place in the kitchen. Gwyneth is taking a bath which would have been the perfect place to drown her. I had a hard time believing that in a huge apartment that the only phone seemed to be in the kitchen. Also, I couldn't believe that Douglas was killing her for her money, since he has a high-powered job. And the age difference really creeped me out. Although Grace Kelly was considerably younger than Ray Milland, she seemed older than she actually was, while Gwyneth seemed just out of college. It seemed as if the screenwriter really didn't think about how to translate the play into modern terms beyond making Gwyneth's character have a career.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.com