tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4100171026163155654..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Don't Wait too LongSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-76723940754075310382018-01-26T20:50:25.053-06:002018-01-26T20:50:25.053-06:00Oh, yeah--absolutely. I freely admit that I'm ...Oh, yeah--absolutely. I freely admit that I'm in a very small minority on this one, and that most people genuinely seem to like it. <br /><br />I did enjoy Laird Cregar, though. For me, he's the best part of the film. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29230195657925905932018-01-26T20:47:19.770-06:002018-01-26T20:47:19.770-06:00We're going to have to agree to disagree on th...We're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. I was completely charmed by it and have watched it many times. <br /><br />Don Ameche's character is a bit of a cad but far less than he himself thinks because his love for Gene Tierney's Martha is so strong it apparently keeps him from his worst instincts. It's just a gentle little comedy with gorgeous production values.<br /><br />What I really liked about it the most was the players. Don and Gene had a sweet easy chemistry and I loved both Charles Coburn's rambunctious grandfather and Laird Cregar's suave gatekeeper with the twinkle in his eye. <br /><br />Oh well it just goes to show, every film isn't for everybody.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28913231603691051072018-01-26T18:50:18.163-06:002018-01-26T18:50:18.163-06:00It's more or less implied that Henry has come ...It's more or less implied that Henry has come to the gates of Hell because he thinks he belongs there and has decided not to try to get into Heaven, so yeah, I'd say the idea of a mass murder who found his murders justified might well attempt to go up rather than down.<br /><br />His Excellency is very much the hellish analogue to St. Peter, at least based on what I could tell. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60513685494315883012018-01-26T02:46:55.038-06:002018-01-26T02:46:55.038-06:00"Heaven Can Wait felt eternal to me."
I...<b><i>"Heaven Can Wait</i> felt eternal to me."</b><br /><br />I don't know whether that was intentional humor, but it was a funny line.<br /><br />Perhaps the movie's cosmological view of eternal damnation can be seen as sinister if Henry's minor sins are all it takes to end up literally before the gates of hell.<br /><br />Which brings up another question: does the film establish whether Henry is at hell's door by choice? Did his own guilt lead him to be where he was? Does this mean a mass murderer could end up at <i>heaven's</i> gate because he <i>lacks</i> guilt and thinks he deserves heaven? The movie's theological perspective is amusing to contemplate.<br /><br />I'm also guessing that His Excellency is either Satan or the infernal analogue of Saint Peter the gatekeeper.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com