tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3286038413947732396..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Buckle and SwashSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55654123605629568612018-06-13T22:10:25.419-05:002018-06-13T22:10:25.419-05:00Fair enough.
Her Oscar for The Heiress has her pl...Fair enough.<br /><br />Her Oscar for <i>The Heiress</i> has her playing a homely, unattractive woman kind of destined to be an "old maid" despite her massive wealth. It's pretty great.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86965718420098775442018-06-09T17:36:04.150-05:002018-06-09T17:36:04.150-05:00Yeah, she doesn't do it for me in Robin Hood. ...Yeah, she doesn't do it for me in Robin Hood. Maybe it's the costuming, but I don't see the appeal there.<br /><br />Will do. :-)Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49493675129869543722018-06-03T12:29:26.449-05:002018-06-03T12:29:26.449-05:00Okay, but if you didn't see the appeal of de H...Okay, but if you didn't see the appeal of de Havilland until now, does this mean that you've somehow missed <i>The Adventures of Robin Hood</i>? <br /><br />In my opinion, she's at her best when she plays against type. Look for <i>The Snake Pit</i> or <i>The Heiress</i> the next time TCM plays them. Really. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-47002874417620813632018-05-05T22:02:20.598-05:002018-05-05T22:02:20.598-05:00TCM recently had this on and I finished it tonight...TCM recently had this on and I finished it tonight. I enjoyed it and agree it's definitely Old Hollywood. Two things.<br /><br />One, it's absolutely obvious that this is the basis for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. The Spanish attack on Port Royal has all the elements that would become part of the ride a couple of decades later. That was fun to see.<br /><br />And two, I have never understood the appeal of Olivia de Havilland until I saw this movie. In Gone with the Wind she is dour and not particular attractive, frankly. But in this she is young, beautiful and immensely appealing. I finally get why she was an early star of Hollywood.<br />Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-20793989301134444562011-12-05T08:48:57.434-06:002011-12-05T08:48:57.434-06:00You may well be right. I haven't seen much of ...You may well be right. I haven't seen much of Fairbanks. <br /><br />Folks who don't like old Hollywood won't find much to entertain them here, but those who appreciate the older films can't fail to enjoy it. As for <i>Robin Hood</i>, I think perhaps I'm too familiar with it. I'm a bit jaded.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-45366667486751170792011-12-04T11:06:46.827-06:002011-12-04T11:06:46.827-06:00I love this film, but then I definitely fall into ...I love this film, but then I definitely fall into the category of people who love old Hollywood - you're right, this exemplifies old Hollywood quite well. Though I do put The Adventures of Robin Hood over it.<br /><br />But you can't start Hollywood's romanticization of pirates with <em>Captain Blood</em> - gotta go back at least to Fairbanks' 1926 <em>The Black Pirate</em> for that!Jandy Stonehttp://www.rowthree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-14174660813989549562011-12-03T20:28:33.486-06:002011-12-03T20:28:33.486-06:00Have a SUPER weekend !Have a SUPER weekend !Pinecone Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458622319448551558noreply@blogger.com