tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post132514094799493748..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Wait a Minute, What's This Movie About?NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72771857068405900042009-12-17T22:57:58.920-05:002009-12-17T22:57:58.920-05:00"Up Pops The Devil" is a line from the s..."Up Pops The Devil" is a line from the song "Shout, Sister, Shout," popularized by the Boswell Sisters about 1930. I'm almost certain that's where the title of the Lombard film derived from.<br /><br />And I always imagined some drunk person enters a video store, sees "Valley Of The Giants," rents or buys it, then goes home and discovers to his dismay it has no 30-foot-tall Joy Harmon dancing with a normal-sized guy close to her colossal cleavage. (That's "<i>Village</i> Of The Giants," a dopey teen film from 1965.)VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76668866267761895512008-08-16T19:44:00.000-04:002008-08-16T19:44:00.000-04:00cat on a hot tin roof... well, at least it's there...cat on a hot tin roof... well, at least it's there in the dialogue and what a great title that.<BR/><BR/>there are moments where i feel sure that it's maybe the best play ever written... or at least the most fascinatingly structured.<BR/><BR/>what were we talking about?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45060641790452016682008-08-15T00:01:00.000-04:002008-08-15T00:01:00.000-04:00The Devil Wears Prada wasn't about Satanist in Mil...The Devil Wears Prada wasn't about Satanist in Milan. <BR/><BR/>Gods and Monsters could have been a Japanese horror flick, but no.<BR/><BR/>Flight of the Condor had no bird, neither did The Bird on the Wire.<BR/><BR/>The Sting had no giant bees or wasps.<BR/><BR/>And did I miss the Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?Chris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41651812017132787972008-08-14T23:52:00.000-04:002008-08-14T23:52:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63080460138634461842008-08-14T21:35:00.000-04:002008-08-14T21:35:00.000-04:00Nat, I know it was called Evil Angels in Australia...Nat, I know it was called <I>Evil Angels</I> in Australia (where it was made) at least.<BR/><BR/>Also, I think it's fun to reimagine <I>What's Eating Gilbert Grape?</I> as a horror flick. GIANT ANTS! That's what's eating him. etc.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89804125647692882302008-08-14T14:13:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:13:00.000-04:00Nathaniel - The Squid and The Whale. I thought it ...Nathaniel - <B>The Squid and The Whale</B>. I thought it was going to be the <B>Milo and Otis</B> of the ocean. Boy was I in for a letdown.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52112738125916205232008-08-14T14:11:00.001-04:002008-08-14T14:11:00.001-04:00The Centre of the World - How did I miss that one?...<I>The Centre of the World</I> - How did I miss that one?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74628126417059703182008-08-14T14:11:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:11:00.000-04:00Chris - The dragon was indeed hiding and the tiger...Chris - The dragon was indeed hiding and the tiger was crouching in the tall grass so he too was invisible.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48190835204514341782008-08-14T07:18:00.000-04:002008-08-14T07:18:00.000-04:00A Beautiful Mind. ;)it's not brainy and even if it...A Beautiful Mind. ;)<BR/><BR/>it's not brainy and even if it's pretty it sure ain't beautiful since it's so generic.<BR/><BR/>i love this post Jonathan. if my brain weren't totally gone with the hours i've been working i would try to add to it more significantly right now but every title I think of does make sense once i start to think of it.<BR/><BR/>squid and the whale?<BR/>wasn't a cry in the dark (with meryl streep) called "evil angels" elsewhere?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-19627037908666078672008-08-14T04:38:00.000-04:002008-08-14T04:38:00.000-04:00The Centre of the World always sounds like a sci-f...<I>The Centre of the World</I> always sounds like a sci-fi movie until you realise it stars Peter Sarsgaard and is an arty romance drama.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7900902145812644082008-08-14T01:59:00.000-04:002008-08-14T01:59:00.000-04:00Were there any crouching tigers and hidden dragons...Were there any crouching tigers and hidden dragons in "Crouching Tigers Hidden Dragon" Ok, i guess the dragons were hiding, but I don't remember a single tiger!Chris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72632312376225834912008-08-13T11:00:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:00:00.000-04:00Brian - Yeah, I hope no one thinks I'm actually di...Brian - Yeah, I hope no one thinks I'm actually dismissing these films. I think Friedkin's <B>Sorcerer</B> is a masterpiece of sustained tension and storytelling. Discussing the movie again after Roy Scheider died I remembered just how much of a sense of desperation is built into that movie. <BR/><BR/>I wasn't crazy about <B>Monster's Ball</B> but I didn't hate it either. I saw it on DVD so I had a lot less invested than had I seen it in the theater. Maybe my reaction would have much different if thirty dollars of tickets, popcorn, drinks and candy had been involved.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6975335220458960802008-08-13T10:55:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:55:00.000-04:00Peter - Why's it always the Devil in these titles?...Peter - Why's it always the Devil in these titles? And since you mention <I>Shout at the Devil</I>, come to think of it, I would've loved to have seen a movie where Lee Marvin took on Satan. That would've been a sight to see (and Satan wouldn't have stood a chance).Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69140006222672309612008-08-13T10:53:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:53:00.000-04:00Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, spooky, scary, boys becoming...Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, spooky, scary, boys becoming men, men becoming wolves. Yeah, that's definitely going to be Monster's Ball in my head now.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-112955908170504872008-08-13T10:52:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:52:00.000-04:00The Mayor of Hell, Sorcerer and Valley of the Gian...<B><I>The Mayor of Hell</I></B>, <B><I>Sorcerer</I></B> and <B><I>Valley of the Giants</I></B> are quite good movies anyway. On the other hand, I wish I'd have walked out on <B><I>Monster's Ball</I></B>, even if I wasn't expecting a live-action update of a Rankin-Bass concept.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75623866576477147072008-08-13T10:23:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:23:00.000-04:00I remember when I was walking by the marquee of a ...I remember when I was walking by the marquee of a theater and someone was baffled by the title of the action film <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075214/" REL="nofollow"><B>Shout at the Devil</B></A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75228353980750168292008-08-13T10:07:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:07:00.000-04:00The clip of Werewolf Bar Mitzvah is a good represe...The clip of Werewolf Bar Mitzvah is a good representation of what I now imagine of a "Monster's Ball."The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.com