tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5501523460535440185..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: White as SnowSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85048041014912069362016-07-14T14:20:07.820-05:002016-07-14T14:20:07.820-05:00I still don't love the end, but there was a lo...I still don't love the end, but there was a lot here that I found really interesting. It's one I wouldn't mind watching again. <br /><br />I can see the link to Pedro. There are aspects of this that very much feel influenced by him. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-87519734952304951682016-07-13T10:50:38.156-05:002016-07-13T10:50:38.156-05:00This is a fine addition to the "female matado...This is a fine addition to the "female matador' genre, joining <b>Fiesta</b> with Esther Williams and <b>Talk to Her</b> by Pedro Almodovar. (And as far as I know, these are the only films in the genre.)<br /><br />Speaking of Almodovar, <b>Blancanieves</b> seems like the movie that would result if Almodovar had been around in the silent era and made a film about Snow White in 1928 or so.<br /><br />I've expressed some doubts about some of the movies added to the list in the last ten years or so, about whether they are really "must see," but <b>Blancanieves</b> is definitely not one of those movies! A worthwhile addition to the list. <br /><br />And to top it all off! Bullfighting dwarves!Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-13067540097144359352014-09-07T21:07:23.646-05:002014-09-07T21:07:23.646-05:00Works for me. I figure I'll create a list of s...Works for me. I figure I'll create a list of several dozen and rank them, and you can pick out the ones you've seen versus the ones you haven't.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89313316549492785112014-09-07T21:01:50.560-05:002014-09-07T21:01:50.560-05:00You could probably name dozens of good horror film...You could probably name dozens of good horror films off the top of your head I haven't seen. In fact, I've thought about doing a discussion post asking people what the most famous movie is that they've never seen. Right now, my answer would be Friday the 13th.<br /><br />If we do do it, I would hope there would be some mix of genres, though.<br /><br />I'm tempted to joke that I'll just email you the names of the remaining movies I haven't seen and you can then pick. I don't have that big an ego, though, to even joke about it. There are literally hundreds of thusands of movies that I have never seen and probably never will see. Of course, the key is what you wrote: that they were ones you felt were worth watching.<br /><br />I'll start thinking about movies I'd recommend that you might have not yet seen because they were not on one of the lists you've done, nor were they exceedingly popular.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3891741467445289902014-09-07T20:41:12.360-05:002014-09-07T20:41:12.360-05:00Nick's right on this one--the dwarfs couldn...Nick's right on this one--the dwarfs couldn't bring themselves to bury her, but they were convinced that she was dead.<br /><br />As for a 12 movie swap, I would be interested, provided I could come up with 12 movies worth watching that you haven't seen...SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-91119156269743667772014-09-07T20:21:45.717-05:002014-09-07T20:21:45.717-05:00Actually, in the original fairy tale, the dwarfs d...Actually, in the original fairy tale, the dwarfs did think Snow was dead, which is why they placed her in a coffin to begin with. They didn't know about the apple or the enchantment. For all the dwarfs knew, the girl had died. The Prince didn't even know her beforehand. He finds her dead body in the coffin, falls in love with her, and kisses her, which wakes her up. Now, I haven't seen this film (obviously, as Steve states in the review)... but... just wanted to clarify.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44391948339206919462014-09-07T20:13:58.374-05:002014-09-07T20:13:58.374-05:00I thought this was a really good movie, but I hate...I thought this was a really good movie, but I hated the ending, too, to the point I took a star off my rating because of it (4 to 3). I had a different objection to it, though.<br /><br />SPOILER WARNING<br /><br />Yes, the fact that Snow White and her "prince" didn't end up happily ever after bothered me a little, but the rest of the film hadn't exactly been a happy one, either, so the ending was consistent. No, what bothered me is that the ending was too sick for me. She dies and they keep her dead body as a carnival act, with men paying to kiss her to see if she will wake up. Yes, in the Snow White tale she is only sleeping because it was an enchanted apple and her prince's kiss wakes her up, and she is shown having a tear fall out of her eye at the end of the movie, but they clearly stated just earlier that she was dead, not in a coma. I took the tear to be artistic license, not proof of life, and that made the ending just too sick for me. It should have ended with them carrying her out of the bullfighting ring - still no magic kiss, but a fitting conclusion for a real world Snow White tale.<br /><br />END SPOILER<br /><br />On a somewhat related note, would you have an interest in doing something similar in 2015 with me where we recommend 12 films that the other has not seen and then we review them?Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67248292542483014232014-09-07T16:34:08.158-05:002014-09-07T16:34:08.158-05:00I stand corrected. Thanks for the information--tha...I stand corrected. Thanks for the information--that genuinely takes away one of the real objections I had to the film.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-12590177971977367472014-09-07T04:30:25.845-05:002014-09-07T04:30:25.845-05:00You don't need to be so skeptical, SJHoneywell...You don't need to be so skeptical, SJHoneywell. Illiteracy used to affect one in each three men and half of the women (about 40% of Spanish people) in the 1920s. Especially in Andalusia, where this film takes place. About 90% of Jaen's inhabitants were illiterates.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm a great fan of your work here, and I'm looking forward to see "Blancanieves".Miguel_Rapohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009569359063921480noreply@blogger.com