tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3397016943727264025..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Better than the Shroud of TurinSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21505258743948861042014-12-09T16:46:30.592-06:002014-12-09T16:46:30.592-06:00It did not maintain it's amusement factor for ...It did not maintain it's amusement factor for the whole 135 minutes. I had trouble during much of the second half. But the last 20 or 30 minutes was very amusing.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-20386656130052606232014-12-09T13:48:35.200-06:002014-12-09T13:48:35.200-06:00I'll go with either of those descriptions of t...I'll go with either of those descriptions of this film. I'll be doing Best Picture 1953 one of these days--I've seen all the films now, so it's one I'm primed to do at some point in the future.<br /><br />I don't love this film, but I can imagine enjoying it a lot more if I went into it with the idea that it was a comedy.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86118360246775135872014-12-09T12:52:55.517-06:002014-12-09T12:52:55.517-06:00And I forgot to mention that when I'm done wit...And I forgot to mention that when I'm done with this, I'll have seen all the Best Picture nominations for the Oscar from 1953.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-9808442852260584212014-12-09T12:51:22.765-06:002014-12-09T12:51:22.765-06:00I'm about half-way through The Robe and I'...I'm about half-way through <i>The Robe</i> and I'm finding it to be immensely entertaining. One commenter on IMDB called it "gloriously stupid" while I'm more inclined to call it "wondrously goofy" or "profoundly stupid."<br /><br />For instance: Dr. Pretorious is Tiberius and Dr. Shrinker is Caligula.<br /><br />Also, General Burkhalter is a Syrian merchant.<br /><br />Also, Harry Shearer is in this! (He looks to be about 7.)<br /><br />I love this for all the wrong reasons. Just like <i>Quo Vadis</i>.<br /><br />It's the opposite of <i>Ben Hur</i>.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28820652212124305812014-11-11T14:32:07.586-06:002014-11-11T14:32:07.586-06:00I have a feeling that I won't remember much be...I have a feeling that I won't remember much beyond Burton's histrionics a month from now.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25107766376838143722014-11-11T11:41:26.937-06:002014-11-11T11:41:26.937-06:00This film did nothing for me. I was glad when it ...This film did nothing for me. I was glad when it ended. I'd take Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter over The Robe any day of the week. ALVH is completely insane, but if you can buy into the concept it's pretty entertaining.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-48898171871788194182014-11-11T07:25:18.725-06:002014-11-11T07:25:18.725-06:00With these giant DeMille-style movies from the ...With these giant DeMille-style movies from the '50s, I'm tired of the kindergarten level of theology. It comes across not only as goofy, but dishonest.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16020789403943702522014-11-10T23:48:49.974-06:002014-11-10T23:48:49.974-06:00I have vague, confused memories of this movie. In...I have vague, confused memories of this movie. In fact, a lot of these epics start to run together in my head. John Wayne was a centurion in one of these films, if I recall correctly... he seemed horribly miscast, playing a Roman with that cowboy drawl of his. Robin Williams's sendup of Wayne in "Dead Poets' Society" was fairly spot-on.<br /><br />Anyway, I saw your tweet re: getting tired of biblical epics. I guess you can't wait for the new Bale/Edgerton film to come out.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com