tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.comments2023-09-27T15:30:59.041+01:00Pretty Pink Patty's PicturesPrettypinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17951465374296834141noreply@blogger.comBlogger466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-8946072790645332492016-10-22T16:23:33.750+01:002016-10-22T16:23:33.750+01:00I have made my own comments which agree with your ...I have made my own comments which agree with your though you are much more eloquent. I had not thought of the creatures<br />in "The Master Cleanse' as hobgoblins but I defer respectfully to your great knowledge of life's oddities!mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-58457208224833293182016-10-22T16:16:01.033+01:002016-10-22T16:16:01.033+01:00Despite the distasteful basis of the plot, this wa...Despite the distasteful basis of the plot, this was a thoroughly enjoyable film. What could have been an<br />over-the-top horror movie turned out to be a rather strange bucolic comedy.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-55170869468828817692016-10-22T16:08:08.145+01:002016-10-22T16:08:08.145+01:00A delightful romp - pity Salma wasn't in the C...A delightful romp - pity Salma wasn't in the Cassel sequence!mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-66164197591244065642016-10-22T15:58:47.457+01:002016-10-22T15:58:47.457+01:00I agree - unexpectedly worth watching but complete...I agree - unexpectedly worth watching but completely fanciful.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-26159422917831648832016-10-22T15:55:57.237+01:002016-10-22T15:55:57.237+01:00Streep was magnificent, Halberg an unexpected deli...Streep was magnificent, Halberg an unexpected delight and Grant reminded one of the underlying abaility that was so often<br />hidden by the persona he adopted in the 'Notting Hill' etc. period.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-23190629826186695082016-10-22T15:50:02.787+01:002016-10-22T15:50:02.787+01:00Quite agree with the Welsh accent which wandered a...Quite agree with the Welsh accent which wandered all over the Principality though I did not find it too distracting from a very<br />good performance by Hardy - he deserves all the laurels that may be offered!mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-71043419708242191152016-10-22T15:45:03.598+01:002016-10-22T15:45:03.598+01:00'Elsa and Fred' is almost up to the standa...'Elsa and Fred' is almost up to the standard of 'Ginger and fred', different though the two films are. Plummer in particular gives<br />a masterclass in subdues acting and Maclaine just about manages to be tolerable for once.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-54108251287710498262016-10-22T15:37:57.595+01:002016-10-22T15:37:57.595+01:00We seek it here, we seek it there - the explanatio...We seek it here, we seek it there - the explanation of Maddin's maddening films. Whether I liked or admired it is moot - how you<br />you have reacted if you had seen the film directed by 'anonymous'; directors with reputations create a certain expectancy do they<br />not? Worth seeing againmgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-18158314595003028632016-10-22T15:32:44.699+01:002016-10-22T15:32:44.699+01:00My only real disagreement is your "soaring pe...My only real disagreement is your "soaring performance' by Mark Rylands. I do not see anything in his acting here which is better<br />than that of many a British or American actor of the same generation. Obviously not the leading men type like Hanks but I felt<br />that any competent character actor would have been just as good.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-51932178333359676942016-09-21T11:57:01.258+01:002016-09-21T11:57:01.258+01:00I never thought I would say that Irons was the bes...I never thought I would say that Irons was the best thing in a film but he was here. Hiddlestone seems to be one of a<br />plethora of lightweight actors who ahieve public acclaim for a reasonable performance in a good TV series or the like.<br />I have a feeling that Ballard's work is, for the most part, unflimable, 'Empire of the Sun' being the exception.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-57015186814618465832016-09-21T11:51:08.229+01:002016-09-21T11:51:08.229+01:00Whether or not I saw 'August Rush' before ...Whether or not I saw 'August Rush' before this showing I do not know and, after some months I amnot certain I saw this one<br />except in passing - I remember Washington Square but little else. Similarly, 'In The House' rang no memory bells but I did<br />find the film both well-acted and interesting in its portrayal of a deliberate 'cuckoo in the nest' story. The framing of having<br />this unfold through the telling by Germain to Scott Thomas of the events was effective<br />mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-16390445356986790322016-09-21T11:41:25.427+01:002016-09-21T11:41:25.427+01:00A rather strange film which is damned by its own c...A rather strange film which is damned by its own cleverness failing to disguise the overall vacuity. mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-12949363343392513032016-09-21T11:37:24.689+01:002016-09-21T11:37:24.689+01:00Quite amusing but no masterpiece.Quite amusing but no masterpiece.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-86339916875954115002016-09-21T11:35:58.413+01:002016-09-21T11:35:58.413+01:00No comment on the Oscars. I think I follow your...No comment on the Oscars. I think I follow your thoughts on ' Shooting Stars' as a film which is not really any good<br />overall although there were a few touches of note. Aherne showed some of the charm that carried him into a fairly<br />long career but, had Bramble alone directed the film it is unlikely that it would have been resurrected. As you say, the<br />live music did not always match the action but was not unpleasant.<br /> mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-68788295966127767572016-09-21T11:20:04.110+01:002016-09-21T11:20:04.110+01:00Nicely said. The air of foreboding was well port...Nicely said. The air of foreboding was well portrayed and the setting very evocative of Dutch dmoestic interiors shown<br />in the art of the 17th Century though more gloomily than in Vermeer's works.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-9417612709243348702016-06-24T10:48:46.002+01:002016-06-24T10:48:46.002+01:00I agree with your comments on Douglas but not thos...I agree with your comments on Douglas but not those on Hudson. That he was able to portray heterosexual romantic interest so<br />effectively throughout his career surely indicates considerable acting ability even though he never hit the heights of tragedy.<br />The pace of the film was rather leisurely, unusually so for Aldrich.<br />'Seven Days Leave' was a small masterpiece which reminded one of Cooper's excellence.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-86759107114545035532016-05-25T10:54:44.079+01:002016-05-25T10:54:44.079+01:00Vapid brutality.Vapid brutality.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-44179066486379833572016-05-25T10:53:29.557+01:002016-05-25T10:53:29.557+01:00It is almost a truism that Marcello Mastroianni in...It is almost a truism that Marcello Mastroianni in a film guarantees its quality and it is certainly true here with Loren proving<br />yet again that her Italian films are the ones by which she should be judged. Her performance holds the film together and<br />almost matches the work of her fellow great.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-20260518366319315602016-05-25T10:41:58.799+01:002016-05-25T10:41:58.799+01:00The only way to watch Bonf movies is to suspend on...The only way to watch Bonf movies is to suspend one's critical faculties and just enjoy them (or not).<br />While there have been learned dissertations on comics and comic books, for most people they do<br />not have the weight to carry any real criticism and Bond falls into this category!mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-79537529910031377152016-05-25T10:36:08.792+01:002016-05-25T10:36:08.792+01:00Little to add to excellent reviews with "Masq...Little to add to excellent reviews with "Masquerade' my favourite.<br />'A Swordsman in the Twilight' which you did not review here was a bit of a disappointment.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-2841322606230084342016-05-25T10:32:05.574+01:002016-05-25T10:32:05.574+01:00I had forgotten to comment on the film of the Fest...I had forgotten to comment on the film of the Festival for me - 'Youth' which had a masterly performance by Michael Caine and<br />a fine support by Harvey Keitel. Even Rachel Weisz was not too annoying ( why is it one has an all but immediate dislike of<br />some actors?) and the overall mood of the film held together beautifully.<br />A short addition to my comment on 'Evolution' which has just been released here (May 2016) to very fin reviews - what the devil<br />did they see and what did we miss in this self-indulgently drab piece.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-57418769989384776022016-03-23T09:34:33.029+00:002016-03-23T09:34:33.029+00:00I saw 'Woman In Gold' a while later and wa...I saw 'Woman In Gold' a while later and was impressed by the acting of the main characters.<br />Reynolds was a surprise while Dame Helen yet agin proved she is rightly one of the three<br />at the top.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-2194007302117058842016-03-23T09:30:34.294+00:002016-03-23T09:30:34.294+00:00'The Brand New Testament' was a real delig...'The Brand New Testament' was a real delight with surreal humour abounding and the film of the Festival.<br />'Old Czech Legends' was interesting but rather same for those of us ignorant of the history of Czechs -<br />it certainly didn't bounce along.<br />'The Lobster' has an interesting premise which I found rather unbelievable. it does, however, has an fine<br />central performance from Colin Farrell, possibly his best yet on film. Most of the support is more than<br />adequate apart from Rachel Weiss who seemed to be in a different film. mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-27657159705791842952016-03-18T17:28:22.089+00:002016-03-18T17:28:22.089+00:00'Blood of my Blood' decidedly a film of tw...'Blood of my Blood' decidedly a film of two parts with the linkage almost not there. Stylish tripe!<br />'Ryoko and His seven Henchmen' was, as you say, a pleasing romp from Takeshi Kitano which can<br />equally well be taken as a satire on yakuza films, including the director's own.<br />'Ghost Theater' was stylish and, for an impressionable soul like me, a little scary.<br />'21 Nights With Pattie' was the sort of film that only the French seem to pull off - a mixture of<br />crime, romance and fantasy, I liked it a lot though anyone other than isabelle Carre in the lead<br />role would have lessened my enjoyment.<br />'The Assassin' has received plaudits and awards the world over - a generous response it that it<br />is beautifully photographed slow-moving tosh.<br />'Evolution' possibly proves the dictum about second films. I like your reference to De Chirico.mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018214889197226815.post-90647493363390988962016-03-18T17:15:02.408+00:002016-03-18T17:15:02.408+00:00Don't let me get on your wrong side. You hav...Don't let me get on your wrong side. You have cut through what elsewhere has been called 'Art Bollocks' with surgical<br />precision while leaving the delectable Fenech unscathed (almost).mgp1449https://www.blogger.com/profile/17285042777593974820noreply@blogger.com