tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7524171017691528509..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Springing a LeakSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6166294682052245172017-01-11T17:45:27.573-06:002017-01-11T17:45:27.573-06:00Yes, that's it exactly. It had a formula it wa...Yes, that's it exactly. It had a formula it wanted to use, so it didn't do anything outside of that formula.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-64008803949694769792017-01-11T17:18:15.711-06:002017-01-11T17:18:15.711-06:00Yeah, I found this to be lacklustre too. As lovely...Yeah, I found this to be lacklustre too. As lovely as Sohpia Loren is, and how charming Cary Grant is, the story felt so slight. It seemed to be trying not to be formulaic, yet couldn't think of what else to be. Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-43007813600486229702017-01-10T21:38:53.970-06:002017-01-10T21:38:53.970-06:00A soft spot is fair. I'm sure I have a number ...A soft spot is fair. I'm sure I have a number of movies in my past that I can't really justify my love for aside from having seen them at the right time and in the right mood. <i>Houseboat</i> is never going to be that for me, though. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40858958553651893302017-01-10T21:38:05.964-06:002017-01-10T21:38:05.964-06:00Well, it's not his worst movie. I think I like...Well, it's not his worst movie. I think I liked this more than <i>She Done Him Wrong</i> at the very least. <br /><br />At this point, the song is not stuck in my head. I think the one you're referring to is called Bing! Bang! Bong!SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85347340436500979562017-01-10T16:14:28.641-06:002017-01-10T16:14:28.641-06:00I have a soft spot for this even if it's no ma...I have a soft spot for this even if it's no masterpiece. Part of that is that it was something that played all the time when I was a kid and being a kid something with three children in it around the same age made it one my sister and I were willing to watch endlessly. Plus they lived on a houseboat because the other house was destroyed by a train, how exciting!! I know logically that these are not real value points to the film but nostalgia isn't logical. <br /><br />Anyway it's a sweet movie and Cary and Sophia are very beautiful together and apart so if I'm in an undemanding mood this works just fine. As Tony pointed out it's a hell of a lot better place to see them paired than the execrable The Pride and the Passion which is just dog food.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17100224076954925572017-01-10T15:23:27.756-06:002017-01-10T15:23:27.756-06:00Let me know if Sophia Loren's song "Prest...Let me know if Sophia Loren's song "Presto Presto" gets stuck in your head. It's been about two years since I saw Houseboat and I find myself humming that song once or twice a week. It's almost as bad as the Hulk cartoon theme from the 1960s.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73650228760399755182017-01-10T15:20:27.798-06:002017-01-10T15:20:27.798-06:00It's not Cary Grant's worst movie.
Heck, ...It's not Cary Grant's worst movie.<br /><br />Heck, it's not even his worst movie with Sophia Loren. (If you ever watch The Pride and the Passion, you'll feel bad that you might have been a bit harsh on Houseboat.)Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.com