Re: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
Posted: August 26th, 2014, 11:05 am
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Heeeeeeeeeeeey...SMILE when you say that, pardner![u][color=#0080FF]RedRiver[/color][/u] wrote:You bet it would, Cine-majesty!
Loved your observations along these lines. I could not see how anyone like Fritz Weaver could be married to Ingrid Bergman. His character made Victor Laszlo look like Errol Flynn by comparison.CineMaven wrote: Apparently he doesn’t realize what we all know very well from watching movies; when a spouse says: “let's go away, just the two of us” your marriage is on the damned rocks. Even worse...to go away and still be clueless is clearly grounds for some kind of subpoena and court appearance. Or at the very least a bop on the noggin. Yes, Bergman could glamorously fit in at a faculty party with Prof. Fritzie. But Weaver fails to see she’d fit right in front of a cozy fireplace, or a candle lit dinner for two, or a king-size bed with tons of comforters in the middle of winter. Him throwing up their age as a deterrent to living is also a fly in the liniment.
Oh, but let's not forget the man who could have been Fritz Weaver's spiritual, more sweet-natured brother, Arthur "Milquetoast" Hill. Both are good actors, but romantic? Maybe not.JackFavell wrote: It WOULD be Weaver of course. No one can play internal, flat and boring better... a woman would lead a stifled existence with him. It would be interesting to have switched the men... I wonder what these two excellent actors would have done with the opposite roles?
L0L!!! I'm with you there Moira. But you know those college professors. They rope you in with their brains and sweet vocabulary but have no clue as to what makes a woman tick for the long haul. Whaddya gonna do? Look at the Professor on "Gilligan's Island.' He had a choice of Mary Ann or Ginger, and he probably was concentrating more on how to get OFF that island.[u][color=#FF0000]moira[/color][/u] [u][color=#FF0000]finnie[/color][/u] wrote:Loved your observations along these lines. I could not see how anyone like Fritz Weaver could be married to Ingrid Bergman. His character made Victor Laszlo look like Errol Flynn by comparison.
I have issues with the movie as well, though I always like to go with the positive spin. Your aptly titled: "froggy-goes-a-courtin'" scene made me close my eyes when I figured out what was coming. ( "WHY?!" I asked? To show a contrast between the city folk and country folk??! ) But what I did like was how Ingrid managed to get the rifle out of his hands and back into the jeep. I can only hope they put the safety on for that bumpy ride back in the night to their cabin; frog drippings and all. As for the son...he was creepy. His character doesn't make sense at all except as a way to add some more conflict to things. He and his Daddy issues were unnecessary and not believable for me. That piece felt like TV-Movie 101. ( Stirling Silliphant adapted this didn't he? )While I wanted to like this movie (stayed up late to see it on TCM awhile ago), I have more issues with this movie than your more tolerant eyes saw, however. There is the role of the son of Anthony Quinn in the plot's denouement (leaving me scratching my head and saying "say what?"). I was also more than a little creeped out by Quinn's hillbilly "froggy-goes-a-courtin'" manner with her. Was that supposed to be seductive? Jeez, Ingrid was hard up. To each his own.
I totally forgot about this movie until my friend brought it up. I remember when it came out. Quinn and Bergman previously starred in "THE VISIT." Do you know that film?[u][color=#FF0000]Jack[/color][/u] [u][color=#FF0000]Favell[/color][/u] wrote:You know I'm on board for this picture... Anthony Quinn AND Ingrid Bergman? Wow. I can't believe I don't know about it.
I love the way YOU describe her JackaAay. I just don't have the words she deserves. See the movie.Despite the reservations, your review makes me want to see this film, Maven. I know exactly what you mean about Bergman, the most sensual and emotive of actresses. She's like a Stradivarius, there are notes in her performances, deep tones that you just don't get with any other actress. She's reactive, real, not bound by some script or acting technique. She's free and moving and uses all her senses when she plays a role. And she truly seems to be about the actor she is with. I loved how you described her. You really capture the way she is, the way we watch her and what makes her great.
I also laughed at your description of Fritz Weaver. It WOULD be Weaver of course. No one can play internal, flat and boring better... a woman would lead a stifled existence with him. It would be interesting to have switched the men... I wonder what these two excellent actors would have done with the opposite roles?
Yeah. This movie has a different feel. I hope you check it out.Your review and the description of the kids made me think of another of those stifled middle aged love stories - All That Heaven Allows.
Maybe not? Awwww man! Arthur Hill? I loved his voice. Wasn't he Jean Seberg's husband in "Moment to Moment"? And Jane Fonda's husband in the movie she made with Peter O'Toole? You guys are killin' me. Killing me. Yes I liked the boys next door like Richard Carlson, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon McAllister. And pretty boys like Robert Taylor, Tyrone power, Errol Flynn. And my boys of tv: Jon Provost, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Crawford. So my tastes are pretty shallow. But I did like those middle-aged Daddies:[u][color=#FF0000]moira[/color][/u] [u][color=#FF0000]finnie[/color][/u] wrote:Oh, but let's not forget the man who could have been Fritz Weaver's spiritual, more sweet-natured brother, Arthur "Milquetoast" Hill. Both are good actors, but romantic? Maybe not.