tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post5644036267247770483..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: "All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing! All Killing!"NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71673047096405927242008-06-26T16:15:00.000-04:002008-06-26T16:15:00.000-04:001928-29 (I liked all of the nominees this year)1. ...1928-29 (I liked all of the nominees this year)<BR/>1. Alibi<BR/>2. In Old Arizona<BR/>3. The Hollywood Revue of 1929<BR/>4. The Broadway Melody<BR/>5. The Patriot (I don't think this exists anymore, so I haven't seen it)<BR/><BR/>2006 (Everything was good except for The Departed)<BR/>1. Babel<BR/>2. The Queen<BR/>3. Letters From Iwo Jima<BR/>4. Little Miss Sunshine<BR/>5. The Departedctrouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718287190772592226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29348037948386962602008-06-26T07:32:00.000-04:002008-06-26T07:32:00.000-04:00very good point, the jackvery good point, the jackBenjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134642331452989996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79441020629102612502008-06-26T06:10:00.000-04:002008-06-26T06:10:00.000-04:00"All-shooting singers and dancers in "Broadway Mel..."All-shooting singers and dancers in "Broadway Melody" and all-singing, all-dancing policemen and hoodlums in "The Departed", now THAT would be fun."<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't that just be comparing 'Chicago' and 'West Side Story'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69581874077924010862008-06-25T23:19:00.000-04:002008-06-25T23:19:00.000-04:00thanks. i actually feel kinda bad that I killed he...thanks. i actually feel kinda bad that I killed her off at the end of the post :(<BR/><BR/>bessie love being my favorite performance in the movie and all. for as much as I disliked the movie I did feel that her performance was surprisingly naturalistic at times. like their were hidden cameras a couple of times. weird for such an early film.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1707765401018444592008-06-25T18:20:00.000-04:002008-06-25T18:20:00.000-04:00That picture at the top of this entry is worth mor...That picture at the top of this entry is worth more than 1,000 words.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42830402225025550872008-06-25T17:36:00.000-04:002008-06-25T17:36:00.000-04:00These are really two films that are impossible to ...These are really two films that are impossible to compare. One bad all-singing, all-dancing musical, and one very good all-shooting gangster film. Let's call it "Bored-way Melody"...<BR/><BR/>All-shooting singers and dancers in "Broadway Melody" and all-singing, all-dancing policemen and hoodlums in "The Departed", now THAT would be fun.Benjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134642331452989996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3902103182382989142008-06-25T17:05:00.000-04:002008-06-25T17:05:00.000-04:00that's not till next week. for now ANNOYING BROADW...that's not till next week. for now ANNOYING BROADWAY SISTERS and MURDEROUS BOSTONIANS. <BR/><BR/>Discuss!NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81142916680363867212008-06-25T16:02:00.000-04:002008-06-25T16:02:00.000-04:00Cant wait until Crash/All quiet on the Western Fro...Cant wait until Crash/All quiet on the Western Front!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18759718642124888462008-06-25T14:11:00.000-04:002008-06-25T14:11:00.000-04:00Yer not the first folks to note that rather intens...Yer not the first folks to note that rather intense relationship between the sisters in BM. Especially from Hank's part. Well, I had to have it pointed out to me too before I thought about it, but when I checked out the IMDB reviews of the film, sure enough, it was mentioned. Some even speculated that the sisters were not actual sisters at all... But I think that was wishful thinking from their part.<BR/><BR/>A bad movie in any case, one of the worst winners certainly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43887931943808927812008-06-25T13:34:00.000-04:002008-06-25T13:34:00.000-04:00"Broadway Melody" has sequels, though. "Broadway M..."Broadway Melody" has sequels, though. "Broadway Melody of 1936" "...of 1938", "of 1940". It's like they had a prototype that they weren't quite sure what to do with, but lots of spectacle was foremost in their mind. The last one "Broadway Melody of 1940" is a terrific picture with two of the greatest dancers ever, perfectly matched, Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire. They finally got the formula to perfectly succeed.<BR/><BR/>So that could be a comparison between "Broadway Melody" and "The Departed", since "The Departed" is also kind of a part of a series on an ongoing theme. In that case, Scorsese succeeded at the end of series in finally getting an Oscar as viewers were able to see the complete series. In Broadway Melody, the series was awarded at the beginning because of its potential.<BR/><BR/>And in both cases, you could say that the wrong movie of the series got the award.<BR/><BR/>- AdriannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com