Oooh, distraction! Must not touch the shiny till I'm done with this paper. Must not, must not, must not. I will be strong.
I'd love to see The Canterville Ghost. You've probably guessed that I'm a huge fan of the original Oscar Wilde story, which likewise veers around between social satire, lighthearted ghost comedy, and romance, and then takes a hard left into metaphysical "Sweet William's Ghost" territory. It's inconsistent but it does so many things that I love that I wouldn't change it for the world.
Mutiny on the Bounty was a deeply unsatisfying movie but not because of Laughton, who was fine, funny, and put a lot into his role. That movie pulled its punches. Practically everything in it is a hot-button issue dressed up in period clothes, and the filmmakers wimped out on addressing any of the questions they raised. I'm still mad at them.
I've not yet seen Night of the Hunter, though I've heard a lot about it. (One of the members of "They Might Be Giants" said that "Particle Man" was inspired by another member's saying that when Robert Mitchum takes his shirt off in that movie, he looks like an evil triangle.) I'll watch it one day, but I want to make sure I'll have company as I know it will upset me.
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I'd love to see The Canterville Ghost. You've probably guessed that I'm a huge fan of the original Oscar Wilde story, which likewise veers around between social satire, lighthearted ghost comedy, and romance, and then takes a hard left into metaphysical "Sweet William's Ghost" territory. It's inconsistent but it does so many things that I love that I wouldn't change it for the world.
Mutiny on the Bounty was a deeply unsatisfying movie but not because of Laughton, who was fine, funny, and put a lot into his role. That movie pulled its punches. Practically everything in it is a hot-button issue dressed up in period clothes, and the filmmakers wimped out on addressing any of the questions they raised. I'm still mad at them.
I've not yet seen Night of the Hunter, though I've heard a lot about it. (One of the members of "They Might Be Giants" said that "Particle Man" was inspired by another member's saying that when Robert Mitchum takes his shirt off in that movie, he looks like an evil triangle.) I'll watch it one day, but I want to make sure I'll have company as I know it will upset me.