tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8407688560650884685..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oliver!SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51579435299831591282013-12-22T11:26:52.285-06:002013-12-22T11:26:52.285-06:00Of the remaining four, Tom Jones is the hardest to...Of the remaining four, <i>Tom Jones</i> is the hardest to find, but I've got a copy in my (temporary) possession. The others are streaming or readily available on NetFlix or in local libraries. Because of that, <i>Tom Jones</i> is likely to be the next one I watch. <br /><br /><i>A Beautiful Mind</i> always felt to me like the sort of film that was designed to be attractive to Oscar voters, so I can't say I was shocked at its winning. I have no current opinion on <i>Driving Miss Daisy</i>.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-47040227661195702872013-12-22T11:04:31.340-06:002013-12-22T11:04:31.340-06:00Of those four I consider The Last Emperor to be th...Of those four I consider The Last Emperor to be the best. Coincidentally, that was the first year that I deliberately watched all five nominees and I agree that it was the most deserving of them.<br /><br />I liked Tom Jones more than I expected to. I guess I was expecting something dry and boring and instead it has some naughty fun in it. Both Driving Miss Daisy and A Beautiful Mind are worth seeing, but I don't really consider them "Best Picture" caliber.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56697122597044503332013-12-22T10:35:37.639-06:002013-12-22T10:35:37.639-06:00I've got four left to review: Tom Jones, The L...I've got four left to review: <i>Tom Jones, The Last Emperor, Driving Miss Daisy</i>, and <i>A Beautiful Mind</i>. I've seen <i>The Last Emperor</i> and <i>A Beautiful Mind</i>, but haven't rewatched them yet.<br /><br />I'm hoping to be done by the end of the year.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4639437146615757622013-12-22T10:25:08.113-06:002013-12-22T10:25:08.113-06:00You're right that this was the last gasp of th...You're right that this was the last gasp of the old Hollywood. This film is just middle of the road for me. Like you, I've never had much reason to see it again.<br /><br />You must be just about done seeing the Best Picture winners, aren't you?Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44078613695297041752013-12-22T09:13:35.645-06:002013-12-22T09:13:35.645-06:00Yeah, I should fix that.Yeah, I should fix that.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7864192019577243322013-12-22T08:51:08.545-06:002013-12-22T08:51:08.545-06:00British children's lit, from at least Dickens&...British children's lit, from at least Dickens's time and all the way up to JK Rowling, has always been a combination of the lugubrious and the ludic. Harry Potter suffered monstrous child abuse at the hands of his aunt and uncle, who shut him away in a spider-filled cupboard for at least ten years of his life. Harry's meals consisted of little more than bread with a slice of cheese, plus maybe a bit of cold, watery soup. There was certainly something Dickensian about Harry's life before Hogwarts; Rowling was, I think, following in the footsteps of a venerable tradition.<br /><br />To be honest, though, I no longer remember whether Dickens's tale was as light-hearted as the musical was. I read <i>Oliver Twist</i> in, oh, junior high, I think. (And it could be argued that Dickens's novel doesn't qualify as <i>children's</i> literature, per se.<br /><br />Regarding this:<br /><br /><b>"However, since this is a tale based on a Dickens story, we need to locate the coincidence. And here it is: Mr. Brownlow (Joseph O’Conor), who takes in Oliver, recognizes the boy’s resemblance to his long lost niece, and it’s not long before we learn that this is exactly who Oliver is."</b><br /><br />You're not saying Oliver's a <i>girl,</i> are you? (Olivia Twist?)Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-65756982979799453852013-12-21T22:51:44.724-06:002013-12-21T22:51:44.724-06:00And then he drank himself to death. Too much fame ...And then he drank himself to death. Too much fame too soon, methinks.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29747942484206554762013-12-21T22:37:16.750-06:002013-12-21T22:37:16.750-06:00And then Jack Wild went on to star in H.R. Pufenst...And then Jack Wild went on to star in H.R. Pufenstuf and nothing else.Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.com