Author Topic: Movies & Books Into Movies (Read 591952 times)

Babi · « **Reply #2240 on:** December 19, 2011, 09:17:22 AM »

So many movies – how do you choose what to watch?
Reviews? Recommendations? Actors? Availability?
Do you choose a movie the same way you choose a book?

And where do you like to watch most of your movies?
Do you stream movies from Netflix and other places?
Where’s the strangest place you’ve ever watched a film?

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if it is foreign, it cannot be good. Mary Page
I think it's a matter of where it's coming from. We have no problem at all
with foreign wines, cheeses, fashions, etc. But some of the things the more
recently industrialized nations are putting out do seem to have a very short
lifespan. I had a Chinese room heater that quit 'rotating' the second time
I turned it on, and now has quit putting out heat. I just got it last Christmas,
so it was in use for a total of about five months.

I think Ford agreed to do the movie with Craig more as a favor to the producers, who thought the Craig/Ford combo would be popular. And of course, it will no doubt get a large viewing. I plan to see it myself, but at least FRYBABE's warning will lower my expectations a bit.
Johnny Depp as Tonto I do not want to miss. It should be hilarious.

JeanneP · « **Reply #2241 on:** December 19, 2011, 03:07:00 PM »

Dementia. It is so strange how it seem to get to people one doesn't expect. I have had 3 friends. All well educated. Worked in professions came down with it. I helped some at the Nursing home my last friend was in until she died. Many of the people with it were from the area. Professors, Doctors etc one lady had been in a high position at the big University out East. Some from our Univ. in town here. One would think that all the studying, reading, keeping brain active would stop that from happening. I don't believe that medical are any closer to knowing what causes it. Do say that it will tripple the people getting it by 2025

Babi · « **Reply #2242 on:** December 20, 2011, 09:26:34 AM »

JEANNE, do you suppose it might be related to the fierce competition in
academia and many of the professions? If I had to always be on the alert,
always on guard, I think over time I'd get a bit crazy, too. It's bound to do
something to the 'wiring' eventually. This is purely speculation, but I suspect
people who are more relaxed and 'laid back' would be less susceptible.

JimNT · « **Reply #2243 on:** December 22, 2011, 10:03:26 AM »

I just saw Descendants starring Geo Clooney and it didn't occur to me until well after the movie that the plot involves one central idea and that all other events are simply supporting incidences. Certainly most others reached this conclusion well before I, but many times subtleties, if they were in fact subtleties, whiz beyond me undetected. It was a well done movie and well acted. I would dearly love to hear from those having seen it. I continue to read that the movie has a lock on one or more academy awards.

JimNT · « **Reply #2244 on:** December 22, 2011, 12:52:03 PM »

I just scanned a few recent pages of comments and found several comments about the movie Descendants and here I thought that I was the first person in the USA to see the movie. Has anyone seen From Here to Eternity?

JeanneP · « **Reply #2245 on:** December 22, 2011, 02:40:22 PM »

I doubt you will find very few people who have not seen. "From here to Eternity" Back then it was thought of a a Risky movie. Said to have sex scenes that should be banned.
Now look at what is shown in the movies. Also the language that they can now use.
The words " I don't give a dam" in Gone with the wind was taken out in some showings.

roshanarose · « **Reply #2246 on:** December 22, 2011, 10:01:04 PM »

JimNT - I was told as a youngster that all love scenes in movies were governed by the idea that each "lover" (ooooh that was a loaded word back then) had to make sure that one of their feet was firmly on the ground. From what I recall of "From Here to Eternity" the lovers, carried out their love scene actually lying on the beach. Shock - Horror.

JoanK · « **Reply #2247 on:** December 23, 2011, 12:36:32 AM »

As a child, did you ever read "tell all" magazines like "True Vonfessions"? each story had a picture in front of the couple kissing. You could tell without reading the story how far the couple were going to go by how near to horizontal they were in the picture.

JimNT · « **Reply #2248 on:** December 23, 2011, 07:01:48 AM »

Actually, my reference to From Here to Eternity was merely a poor attempt at illustrating that thinking my seeing Descendants was something newsworthy after having seen the many early references to it on preceding pages. Incidentally, From Here to Eternity might have been "Risky", it was in fact " considered risque.

Babi · « **Reply #2249 on:** December 23, 2011, 09:03:51 AM »

You've convinced me, JIM. I'll add "Descendents" to my Netflix queue. No
telling how long it will be before it becomes avaialble, tho'.

JeanneP · « **Reply #2250 on:** December 23, 2011, 12:24:41 PM »

Now how many remember the movie "THE OUTLAW" with Jane Russell? Talk about Risque. I have a copy here as I collected Black and White VCR. for years. Put it in for about 10 min. awhile back. So Corny.

CallieOK · « **Reply #2251 on:** December 23, 2011, 12:47:33 PM »

I remember both movies - and wondering what all the fuss was about (I was very innocent!

).

Not sure I actually read "True Confessions" - but one friend had an older sister who always had that type of magazine and Movie Magazines around. When she wasn't home, we sneaked a look.

When I baby-sat for one family and the kids were asleep, I read "Forever Amber".

My mother had a 3rd edition copy of "Gone With The Wind" and I read it every summer.

JeanneP · « **Reply #2252 on:** December 23, 2011, 07:28:11 PM »

My youngest daughter use to sneak (True Confessions) under her mattress. I could never stand them
I think that "Forever Amber" was the first one I hid in order to read. "Tom Jones" was another one.

JoanK · « **Reply #2253 on:** December 24, 2011, 12:19:50 AM »

As a graduate student, I earned money working on a "content analysis" of "True Confessions" from the 1930s to the present. I had to go to the Library of Congress to get the old copies. so I would be sitting there, in the Jefferson Reading room, surrounded by scholars with their scholarly tomes, with my garish pictures of men and women kissing. I wonder what they thought of me.

Babi · « **Reply #2254 on:** December 24, 2011, 09:12:50 AM »

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I wonder what they thought of me.

JOANK

I'll bet it would be amusing to know the answer to that one, JOAN.

CallieOK · « **Reply #2255 on:** December 24, 2011, 11:07:34 AM »

JoanK, that's funny! Who needed that information...and why? Who would think the Library of Congress would have that kind of material!!

JoanK · « **Reply #2256 on:** December 24, 2011, 03:31:18 PM »

The Library of Congress has a copy of everything that is copywrited. They don't try to judge quality.

It was a study of how attitudes toward sex as expressed in the media have changed. In the 30s, any woman in the story who had sex outside of marraige was either struck by lightning or fell off a cliff. The man involved felt a passing sorrow. by the 70s, the woman was only ostracized, and the man's sorrow was deeper.

Interesting that in the 30s, even though this was a "trashy" magazine, the stories were substantial, contained quite a bit of technical or historical information about their subject, and were quite long. By the 70s they had been "dumbed down": short, easy to read, with little content other than the soft porn.

CallieOK · « **Reply #2257 on:** December 24, 2011, 03:48:05 PM »

JoanK, although I knew the L of C has every book that has ever been put into print, I just hadn't thought about a collection of magazines covering that long a period of time. Comparing that subject through the years would be an interesting project. What happened to the information you gathered?

One of my "dream jobs" would be to research something at the L of C.

JoanK · « **Reply #2258 on:** December 24, 2011, 07:52:57 PM »

It went into a graduate student's thesis. Unfortunately, she became seriously ill, and I don't believe it was ever published.

I loved my time at the L of C, both then and doing research for my own thesis.

MaryPage · « **Reply #2259 on:** December 27, 2011, 08:04:39 AM »

Daughter Debi and I are going to meet for lunch and a movie on Thursday. The movie will be the new American version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Two hours and 40 minutes!

We loved all 3 books and feel cheated that there will be no more of them. We went to all 3 movies and bought the DVDs. The Swedish movies, that is.

Now we are quite excited about Thursday's treat.

JimNT · « **Reply #2260 on:** December 27, 2011, 10:25:48 AM »

MaryPage: I have done the same; reading the trilogy and seeing the Swedish movies. I'm looking forward to the American versions and your take on how well they stand up to the Swedish.

roshanarose · « **Reply #2261 on:** December 27, 2011, 10:19:49 PM »

I am too. I get lost in Daniel Craig's eyes. Soppy, eh?

MaryPage · « **Reply #2262 on:** December 28, 2011, 02:05:01 PM »

I would agree. Pretty soppy.

roshanarose · « **Reply #2263 on:** December 28, 2011, 09:28:55 PM »

Cheeky Girl

MaryPage · « **Reply #2264 on:** December 29, 2011, 11:20:16 PM »

Meant to be!

Went to see The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Debi and I would not have missed it for the world, and we would happily trot off to see a dozen or more versions. Me, I would like to see a mini-series so they could do it without leaving out so much.

We agreed that on the whole, the Swedish film was better. However, as great as Noomi Rapace was in the part of Lisbeth Salander, Rooney Mara WAS Lisbeth Salander. I swear. Dying to see what each of you think.

The so called music, which to my ear was screeching metal, and the graphics at the beginning of the film were ghastly. Now I defy each of you to think otherwise! Ghastly is what they were and are.

But the film was great fun. Of course, the American Hollywood changed the book quite a bit, which the Swedes did not. Oh, the Swedes had to skip some stuff; the book is huge. So did the Americans. But I was not big on the changes. Also, we saw A LOT more sex and nakedness in the Hollywood version. Kind of icky.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #2265 on:** December 30, 2011, 01:39:21 PM »

I carry earplugs w/ me all the time and utilize them at movies and even concerts. I can still hear the music, but they take that loud edge off that often hurts my ears.

marjifay · « **Reply #2266 on:** December 30, 2011, 01:39:36 PM »

Just thought I'd mention, for those who intend to watch the new film Iron Lady with Meryl Streep about Margaret Thatcher. CSpan's BookTV program is airing an interview with Thatcher (originally viewed some time ago) about her 1993 memoir "The Downing Street Years." It will be shown December 31 at 6 pm Eastern Time. There is also a link on the BookTV website so you can watch it at your leisure.

Salon Magazine reviewed the film Iron Lady. They said, "The ferocious former prime minister becomes almost likable in "The Iron Lady" -- because it ignores her ideas."
That's why I thought hearing Thatcher herself might be interesting -- I imagine she'll voice plenty of her ideas.

Marj

maryz · « **Reply #2267 on:** December 30, 2011, 02:34:01 PM »

Jean, I'm the same way with earplugs - standard in my purse.

JeanneP · « **Reply #2268 on:** December 30, 2011, 02:42:06 PM »

It is just hard for me to believe that Margaret Thatcher is now suffering from Alzheimer's. Such a smart lady in the past. I thought that at one time they said it was her husband who was showing signs of it.

MaryPage · « **Reply #2269 on:** January 01, 2012, 10:55:01 PM »

In The Washington Post today, Sunday January 1, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is once again Number One on the top ten Fiction bestsellers. It is the 116th week it has been on the best seller list.

The Girl Who Played With Fire is Number Three this week. It makes the 61st week on this list for that book.

Babi · « **Reply #2270 on:** January 02, 2012, 08:13:54 AM »

Doesn't it always happen, that when a movie comes out from a bestseller,
more people want to read the book? And then people who read the book
may be interested in seeing the movie. A nice, very profitable, cycle for all
concerned.

pedln · « **Reply #2271 on:** January 02, 2012, 11:32:38 AM »

Sounds like you've got that right, Babi. That's a good cycle.

I read the first Stieg Larsson and saw the first two Swedish movies, but now have no current desire to see more. I think I was as caught up with the saga of Stieg Larsson as with his books.

The family four-year-old got the Mary Poppins DVD for Christmas, so I watched it twice after a long hiatus. What a super film. It's perfect, has everything. What's the most recent film you can think of that even comes close? Not necessarily animated, just excellent.

maryz · « **Reply #2272 on:** January 02, 2012, 11:34:45 AM »

Definitely not recent, but the one film I can think of that holds up so well is The Wizard of Oz. I just found out that a friend (who is 60!) had never seen it. I couldn't bear the thought, so ordered her a copy. Each time I watch it, I'm amazed at how well it was done with the technology of that time.

PatH · « **Reply #2273 on:** January 02, 2012, 09:25:36 PM »

Yes, it's amazing how well Wizard stands up to time and repeated watching.

Babi · « **Reply #2274 on:** January 03, 2012, 08:34:58 AM »

And think how enduring "The Sound of Music" is. So many of its songs I can still 'hear' when they come to mind. "The hills are alive with the sound of music, the songs they have sung for
a thousand years!"

pedln · « **Reply #2275 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:31:16 AM »

Yes, you are all so right -- Wizard of Oz and Sound of Music will endure forever, along with Mary P. They're up there with more than 5 Stars.

I don't think I've seen any 5 Star films lately, occasionally 4 stars. But I think my last 5's were The King's Speech and The Social Network, though I don't see the latter with such enduring qualities.

MaryPage · « **Reply #2276 on:** January 03, 2012, 01:02:35 PM »

I remember so very, very well taking my daughter Becky to see The Sound of Music for her fourteenth birthday treat. That was what she requested, so that was what she got. My kids also got whatever they wanted for their birthday dinner. Becky wanted pork chops and not to have to eat anything else. Rebecca was not fond of vegetables, especially green ones. So that was the birthday made most memorable because Becky ate 8 port chops all by herself. With a little apple sauce and nothing more, until the ice cream and cake.

Yep, memorable. We all of us remember that. And Becky had her 59th birthday last month.

marcie · « **Reply #2277 on:** January 03, 2012, 10:53:27 PM »

MaryPage, what a fun memory. 8 porkchops! That must make for good family conversation.

I like to watch musicals over again, such as My Fair Lady and Gigi, for the music. I enjoy Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films for the dancing. I also like to re-watch Jane Austen adaptations. I guess that Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle is my favorite. I took a film class in college that got me very interested in "foreign" films by directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Jean Renoir and François Truffaut, among others. For something completely different, I enjoy science fiction films. I think that Samantha Morton was fascinating in MINORITY REPORT. I would give 4 or 5 stars to many of the above.

pedln · « **Reply #2278 on:** January 04, 2012, 01:21:48 PM »

Marcie, have you ever watched any Iranian films? I’ve seen a few directed by Bahman Ghobadi or Majid Majidi and thought they were excellent. I give Majidi’s Children of Heaven 5 stars, and his Color of Paradise 4 stars, along with Ghobadi’s Turtles Can Fly.

I think taking a college film course would be a fine thing to do. My granddaughter has done that, found it very worthwhile and not very easy.

Two others I found outstanding are After the Wedding (Danish) and Beyone the Silence (German.)

roshanarose · « **Reply #2279 on:** January 04, 2012, 09:00:17 PM »

pedln - I saw and enjoyed "After the Wedding" as well. The cast were so right for their roles, especially Mads Mikkelsen who is one of my favourite actors.

Although it horrified many people (esp when a woman won Best Director for the first time in history)I thought the film "Hurt Locker" was a masterpiece of filmmaking. The hero, or anti hero was quite superb as were the other actors. Who can forget when the daredevil bomb defuser grabbed hold of a visible wire on a mine, and at least eight wires radiated from it all around him. Gritty, gory but great.

Bertolucci is one of my favourite directors, and so is Scorcese. The Italians are so talented in so many ways.

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Author Topic: Movies & Books Into Movies (Read 591952 times)