tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3388717931717157338..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Try LunestaSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-45133507007592415072015-05-01T10:37:42.139-05:002015-05-01T10:37:42.139-05:00That does happen. Often, the first version of a pa...That does happen. Often, the first version of a particular story is what we take as being the definitive version of that story. <br /><br />I try to mentally rearrange this as much as I can when I find an older version of a story I already know, but it's not that easy to do. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28979469030069971692015-04-30T10:48:46.743-05:002015-04-30T10:48:46.743-05:00Viewing order can affect my perception. In regard...Viewing order can affect my perception. In regards to The Shop Around the Corner, I saw it last of the three versions of it, even though it was the first one made. Many years ago I saw a Judy Garland movie titled In the Good Old Summertime. It was made in the 40s, but set around 1900. Two penpals are co-workers who can't get along.<br /><br />When I saw You've Got Mail years later I thought to myself "this is basically the same story as In the Good Old Summertime updated for the internet." It had been long enough between the two, though, that it didn't bore me. Then while doing the 1001 Movies list I finally saw The Shop Around the Corner and saw that it was again the same story, but had been made before In the Good Old Summertime, so both that movie and You've Got Mail were remakes of it.<br /><br />By this time, it was the third time around for the story, so The Shop Around the Corner probably didn't have as big an impact on me as if I had seen it first.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24357427375652559852015-04-30T09:23:58.602-05:002015-04-30T09:23:58.602-05:00My problem with You've Got Mail is that it'...My problem with <i>You've Got Mail</i> is that it's basicallly <i>The Shop Around the Corner</i> sponsored by AOL, and I'd rather watch the original. The benefits of this one include Meg Ryan being at the height of her "Meg Ryan is adorable" phase and a kid who is surprisingly not annoying as hell. <br /><br />It's interesting, though--the principle characters in the romance of <i>Amelie</i> interact very little directly as well. Admittedly, this one feels more about "fate" than anything else, so it's almost as if in <i>Sleepless in Seattle</i> we are willing them to be together by the end.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-23289153008961148212015-04-30T08:28:04.191-05:002015-04-30T08:28:04.191-05:00You liked this one more than I did. I didn't ...You liked this one more than I did. I didn't hate it, but I didn't particularly care anything for it, either. My biggest problem with it is the two principals never directly interact, so I never felt any chemistry, romance, or anything building that led to me hope that the two would end up together. I had not seen An Affair to Remember yet when I saw this, so I also didn't get the big deal about meeting at the Empire State Building.<br /><br />Personally, I would take You've Got Mail over this one, although not by a lot. I agree When Harry Met Sally is a far better film from Meg Ryan.<br /><br />And I agree with Julia Mac about the Dirty Dozen scene. I had seen that movie, so I got the reference and the humor.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-72747738636467016882015-04-30T08:23:12.831-05:002015-04-30T08:23:12.831-05:00The Dirty Dozen conversation is great and genuinel...The <i>Dirty Dozen</i> conversation is great and genuinely funny. <br /><br />I agree with you about <i>An Affair to Remember</i>. I like it as a movie, but it's not anywhere close to the film that this makes it out to be. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62028600486720454232015-04-29T23:10:33.008-05:002015-04-29T23:10:33.008-05:00I feel basically the same as you about this movie....I feel basically the same as you about this movie. Nora Ephron wrote great characters, and had sharp observations regarding gender. However, I find these overly romantic films a bit too sweet; like you I prefer the slightly harder edged When Harry Met Sally (which is pretty perfect). I think I found some of the film hard to really enjoy because I was so underwhelmed by An Affair to Remember. <br /><br />The funniest bit of the film is the famous scene where the men are pretending to cry over The Dirty Dozen. Also love the conversations between Jonah and his Dad about women. Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.com