tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8557353432314222837..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Not so Recent Movie-Viewingmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76912506161327019032009-04-08T17:33:00.000-07:002009-04-08T17:33:00.000-07:00Thanks, Karen, I love this time as well with the u...Thanks, Karen, I love this time as well with the unfolding, as you say, after the cold. The camera's a Nikon D40X and I suspect it could do all kinds of great things if I ever took the time to figure it out -- I do enjoy it meanwhile.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60437175235127911502009-04-08T07:16:00.000-07:002009-04-08T07:16:00.000-07:00I love watching your garden unfold after such a he...I love watching your garden unfold after such a heavy winter...You have to tell me what kind of camera you have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-42519610881468755662009-04-03T07:55:00.000-07:002009-04-03T07:55:00.000-07:00Miss C: Got that -- an example of your need for pe...Miss C: Got that -- an example of your need for perrrfection, I know!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68274204601693190642009-04-02T21:00:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:00:00.000-07:00Indeed. (You do know that my misplaced apostrophe...Indeed. (You do know that my misplaced apostrophe above is intentional, I trust ;-).)Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2808906420010322952009-04-02T20:31:00.000-07:002009-04-02T20:31:00.000-07:00Miss C: I know, it's an occupational hazard, this ...Miss C: I know, it's an occupational hazard, this attention to spelling, grammar, editing and any other errors -- and of course, because I pick up others' without necessarily wanting to, I'm always nervously looking over my shoulders for the editor who's likely to be spotting my own misplaced whatevers . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71101079547921973072009-04-02T20:08:00.000-07:002009-04-02T20:08:00.000-07:00You know, I think there might have been a continui...You know, I think there might have been a continuity problem too--I believe that the blackboard contents (the FQ) remained the same for two different scenes, and the filmmaker wasn't trying to demonstrate that Quaid teaches the same old thing every semester. But that's something perhaps only an annoying editor (moi) could get worked up about. Like finding misplaced apostrophe's.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31786743819808296672009-04-02T19:27:00.000-07:002009-04-02T19:27:00.000-07:00Anonymous: I didn't dislike it intensely (found it...Anonymous: I didn't dislike it intensely (found it generally entertaining, sometimes good, sometimes annoying), but that e.g. you offer, which I didn't catch, is in the same vein as the e.g. I can't remember -- only in my example, the Dennis Quaid character is earnestly explaining something (I think re link between Victorians and modernists) that I'd be tempted to answer with "Well, duh!" And you're right, it's exactly those little things that left the overall dissatisfaction.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-40907687434087841482009-04-02T07:48:00.000-07:002009-04-02T07:48:00.000-07:00I, too, loved I've Loved You So Long, and will wat...I, too, loved I've Loved You So Long, and will watch it many more times. (Also, I love Kristen Scott Thomas without reservation.)<BR/><BR/>Wanted to like Smart People but disliked it intensely. As for verisimilitude: As I recall, Dennis Quaid (who was very good) plays a professor of Victorian literature. In one classroom scene there is a discussion of Spenser's The Faerie Queen (or if no discussion, the title is written on the blackboard). Really? In a Victorian lit class? That's a stretch. And "Faerie" is misspelled "Fairie." I'm just saying. It's the little things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61666346892814861922009-04-02T06:54:00.000-07:002009-04-02T06:54:00.000-07:00Miss C: Suspect you're right on re the KST film --...Miss C: Suspect you're right on re the KST film -- it's very tough for a softy to watch and you'll want the Kleenex box nearby.<BR/>Rachel Getting Married is going to be in my next movie catch-up post (I'm so behind!) -- I really liked it as well.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-67024282000549962162009-04-01T20:31:00.000-07:002009-04-01T20:31:00.000-07:00I've seen Smart People, against my better judgment...I've seen Smart People, against my better judgment b/c I don't like watching wretched English professors in full stereotype mode. But it was . . . OK, though SJP was unbelievable to me as a MD. Quaid, unfortunately, completely believable as a PhD!<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see the KST film, though I'm quite sure I know what the "truth" is and I'm such a softy that I don't want it confirmed!<BR/><BR/>Have you seen Rachel Getting Married? I'm also not usually a wedding person, but really liked this film.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3176696101936903342009-04-01T18:36:00.000-07:002009-04-01T18:36:00.000-07:00Hey, Karina, I'll have to ask you about Zip someti...Hey, Karina, I'll have to ask you about Zip sometime -- I've wondered if it would work for me over here.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71693963066375367162009-04-01T10:02:00.000-07:002009-04-01T10:02:00.000-07:00Thanks for the excellent movie recommendations! I'...Thanks for the excellent movie recommendations! I've added them to my Zip queue.<BR/><BR/>KarinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31679276468690747212009-04-01T06:52:00.000-07:002009-04-01T06:52:00.000-07:00Thanks, Summer.And Anonymous, these are perceptive...Thanks, Summer.<BR/>And Anonymous, these are perceptive comments -- and you're right, the subtlety of the difference suggests how simply we could tweak our own appearance -- good skin, healthy hair, well-balanced proportions . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9671756702433706812009-04-01T03:41:00.000-07:002009-04-01T03:41:00.000-07:00I thought Kristen Scott Thomas was superb in I Lov...I thought Kristen Scott Thomas was superb in I Loved You So Long. <BR/>Several subtle changes I noticed as the story progressed. Her hair, although the same style throughout, was lank and lifeless at the start. It gradually became glossy and healthy and her skin colour lost the greyish cast. Also her style of clothing didn't change but the proportions of it did, especially the brown trench coat she wore. At first it was a was a dowdy length, it gradually became a little shorter, the balance more pleasing to the eye.<BR/>A lesson to us all perhaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86665482427254332352009-03-31T18:58:00.000-07:002009-03-31T18:58:00.000-07:00Thanks for the movie suggestions.;DLove those flow...Thanks for the movie suggestions.;D<BR/>Love those flowers too.Hope to see more from you.;DJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191804868325599262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33210708859649067772009-03-31T17:37:00.000-07:002009-03-31T17:37:00.000-07:00LBR: Isn't she talented! I want to make time for a...LBR: Isn't she talented! I want to make time for a Kristin Scott Thomas festival chez moi.<BR/>Nancy: You HAVE to see I've Loved YOu . . . well worth your time.<BR/>Pseu: It might have been low-tech, but that first car chase scene was so prolonged and fragmented that it verged on boring -- it must be tough to keep the series fresh through different directorial directions. Makes me think of an old prof who used to write "While I value the intent . . . "<BR/>Mardel: Clay and rock sound like too much work -- I have a friend who has been gradually amending her clay soil for years -- eventually I guess it starts to lighten up, but that must be tough. Still, hooray for fantasy gardens!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7439435895108510052009-03-31T15:54:00.000-07:002009-03-31T15:54:00.000-07:00Oh all of these have been on my list for some time...Oh all of these have been on my list for some time. I think I need to move them to the top of my queue. And I was just dreaming/planning where I might be able to put some hellebores. Really between you and the garden catalogs my fantasy garden is growing by leaps and bounds. Too bad I have to cope with clay and rock first.Mardelhttp://restingmotion.typepad.com/dooneysworld/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7586431153081871302009-03-31T09:47:00.000-07:002009-03-31T09:47:00.000-07:00I've really wanted to see "I've Loved You..." for ...I've really wanted to see "I've Loved You..." for the longest time, :-) and thanks for the reminder as I'm adding to my Netflix queue now. I'm not a big Bond fan, but was interested in how they deliberately went very low-tech with "Quantum".Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71719856859331758632009-03-31T09:05:00.000-07:002009-03-31T09:05:00.000-07:00Thanks for the movie suggestions. I was updating m...Thanks for the movie suggestions. I was updating my Netflix queue last night and was very uninspired by the suggestions that came up. I'll need to try some of these.NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-40206324604239332962009-03-31T08:12:00.000-07:002009-03-31T08:12:00.000-07:00We watched I've Loved You for So Long last night a...We watched I've Loved You for So Long last night and I absolutely loved it. I love how her look changes as we get to know her and start to judge her less and less until the end when we learn the truth and KST is at her most gorgeus.<BR/><BR/>And, you were right about the flowers in the aubergine colour. Heaven!!!La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.com