tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post5294527098839451659..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: The 1920s - Then and Now series #1 - IntroJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-52278665488816156582018-02-02T06:36:47.492-05:002018-02-02T06:36:47.492-05:00Though I've not seen the TV series, I've r...Though I've not seen the TV series, I've read a couple of Greenwood's books and I can understand their popularity. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-86785602940767631012018-02-01T20:52:52.506-05:002018-02-01T20:52:52.506-05:00Oh, I love Thoroughly Modern Millie! A very funny ...Oh, I love Thoroughly Modern Millie! A very funny spoof and Julie Andrews is clearly having fun. Carol Channing’s constant cry of “Raaaspberries!”. Beatrice Lillie. And you’re right, John Gavin is very funny with that straight face. <br /><br />I get my fix of the 20s with Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher crime fiction novels. I remember chatting with a gentleman in the signing queue once and he told me that he was brought up only a few years later, in the 30s, which were not that different, and she had got it spot on. The TV series based on the novels was not very faithful to the books, but the 20s were lovingly recreated with the costumes, props and sets. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-26486876478451884892018-02-01T16:41:42.253-05:002018-02-01T16:41:42.253-05:00I like your assessment "a stomach-churning me...I like your assessment "a stomach-churning mess." I agree, one feels fairly bludgeoned by the time the movie's over. But I love Thoroughly Modern Millie. Right from the first lyrics and Julie's catching our eye breaking the fourth wall, we know we're in for a joy ride.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-88792650672628112402018-02-01T09:58:07.361-05:002018-02-01T09:58:07.361-05:00When I was young I would look at pictures of my gr...When I was young I would look at pictures of my grandparents in the 1920s and think of it as such an ancient time. Now in a new century, it feels like yesterday with so much to show us about how people haven't changed all that much, and present possible reactions or solutions to events.<br /><br />Regarding the spoofs: I could watch Thoroughly Modern Millie for days, but The Boyfriend is a stomach-churning mess. At its core a spoof must have some affection and truth or it won't work.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com