tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post1780849410562588071..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: Kathleen says It's All About Point Of ViewKathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-14529908661133879452007-02-11T20:13:00.000-06:002007-02-11T20:13:00.000-06:00Rule #2 is "Doctors can't change rule #1." MASH wa...Rule #2 is "Doctors can't change rule #1." MASH was one of my favorite shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-58637834266807544742007-02-11T17:00:00.000-06:002007-02-11T17:00:00.000-06:00I think the first movie that moved me was when as ...I think the first movie that moved me was when as a child I saw BAMBI and as a teen I saw GONE WITH THE WIND and boy, he said dam......<BR/>I try to watch certain movies while my husband isn't around-he makes comments like "What are you crying for... it's just a movie"<BR/>And the actor that I have followed for all of these years has the most perfect blue eyes-Paul Newman. Not many can have an eye-color named after them, plus, he's a terrific actor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-48409983969035976312007-02-11T14:26:00.000-06:002007-02-11T14:26:00.000-06:00Reading this reminded me of one summer when I was ...Reading this reminded me of one summer when I was attending Ariz State University and as a class project I had to interview the man who played taps at the funeral of Ira Hayes, the American Indian who helped raise the flag on Iwo Jima. That was a very interesting part of my college experience. Haven't seen the movies yet but hope to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-47475118674918523582007-02-10T22:02:00.000-06:002007-02-10T22:02:00.000-06:00Hey KaitlinGlad you dropped by my site then swung ...Hey Kaitlin<BR/>Glad you dropped by my site then swung on over to the convertible :o)<BR/>Clearly I need to see some of these movies. I've been behind this keyboard way too long.Cindy Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311224531297908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-50884069351227423642007-02-10T12:12:00.000-06:002007-02-10T12:12:00.000-06:00First off, just wanted to say that I came across t...First off, just wanted to say that I came across this blog via Cindy Gerard's website and I really like it. :) You guys are great.<BR/><BR/>As for movies that touched me...I'd have to say Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. I'm only 30, so obviously I wasn't alive during this time in our history, but both of my grandfathers served during the war.<BR/><BR/>Schindler's List just boggled my mind because of the fact that it's actual history. There are so many factors to this movie that still get me to this day.<BR/><BR/>Saving Private Ryan was bloody & violent, but it was one of those movies that made me think. It made me feel & I like that.<BR/><BR/>As for your Clint Eastwood obsession (:)) I completely understand. I grew up in a household with a father who LOVES westerns. I saw The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly when I was 8 years old and that's when I fell in love. I've always said that if I could find myself a man who embodied Clint, I'd be a happy camper. he-heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-18640156550848953492007-02-10T10:30:00.000-06:002007-02-10T10:30:00.000-06:00I would like to see "Letters" very much but I'll w...I would like to see "Letters" very much but I'll wait for the DVD.<BR/>Readers and Authors! You must see PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE OHIO. It's excellent!<BR/><BR/>MelissaMeljprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923768085680554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-31310331148692541992007-02-09T17:03:00.000-06:002007-02-09T17:03:00.000-06:00Loved A Walk On the Moon--first Viggo sighting, I ...Loved A Walk On the Moon--first Viggo sighting, I think--very sexy. I agree with Deb about Vanity Fair. I had a hard time getting through the book, so hesitated to see the movie until it came out on dvd. But hubby likes to see the hist movies on the big screen for the sake of the horses. I really did get into the character more on screen than in the book. I'll have to go back and look at the book again and see if it's different for me now. Someday.<BR/><BR/>Lois, a month? Seriously? Well, these are war movies, which is pretty heartbreaking, but it's not like you get blindsided or anything. What's the quote from MASH? First rule of war: young men die. (That's changed a bit lately, hasn't it?) Anybody remember Rule #2?Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-61371717647921069532007-02-09T12:09:00.000-06:002007-02-09T12:09:00.000-06:00Movies that shook me to the core? I don't believe...Movies that shook me to the core? I don't believe I've been shaken lately. That's not necessarily a good thing, either. I can't recall the last movie that made me cry for long minutes after it was over, but I know there have been movies like that. Usually it's very domestic sort of show that maybe touches a something going on in my own relationship, and explodes it on the big screen, and makes me reevaluate my own life. I'm remembering A Walk On THe Moon (that was the one with Viggo as the blouse man, right?) That shook me. Not because I've had an affair, but just aspects of Diane Lane's character really spoke to me.<BR/><BR/>As for actors I follow from screen to screen? Two Frenchmen, Vincent Cassel and Jean-Hugues Anglade. Incredible actors. The emotion they peddle on the big screen really does it for me. And they're pretty easy on the eyes, too. :-)<BR/><BR/>MicheleMichele Haufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255612473985897103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-9724140886947738302007-02-09T12:06:00.000-06:002007-02-09T12:06:00.000-06:00Kathy-- POV made me think about Vanity Fair with ...Kathy-- POV made me think about Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon.<BR/><BR/>That movie was stunningly beautiful. Gorgeous.<BR/><BR/>But the thing that really struck me was the movie's consistent POV. Becky Thatcher came off not as a scheming social climber but as a loyal, level-headed woman in fan era when women had few options for making their way alone. She was willing to accept opportunity that came her way and work hard to achieve a better life.<BR/><BR/>I didn't see it at the theater because I just didn't think I could connect to the character. Yet when NetFlix dropped it in my mailbox I was so glad I took that chance and rented it.<BR/><BR/>It was so stunningly beautiful in terms of how it was shot, I've tossed the director's other films in my queue. (Mira Nair, an East Indian director)<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there are others but this was just a recent wake up call reminding me how powerful point of view can be in connecting viewers/readers to entertainment.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-40898298469108331952007-02-09T10:15:00.000-06:002007-02-09T10:15:00.000-06:00Yeah but Kathy, when I get depressed I'm depressed...Yeah but Kathy, when I get depressed I'm depressed for a month. Is this going to break my heart?lois greimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758677401591191607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-27835125752532571512007-02-09T09:54:00.000-06:002007-02-09T09:54:00.000-06:00Kathy: I can't wait to recommend this to my mom a...Kathy: I can't wait to recommend this to my mom and her husband. Not only is he a WW2 vet, but he is hard of hearing, so a movie with subtitles will be a good choice for him.Christie Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036552271272402052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-61951867831817102422007-02-09T09:42:00.000-06:002007-02-09T09:42:00.000-06:00Exactly what I said when Clint started directing--...Exactly what I said when Clint started directing--yeah, right. <BR/><BR/>"Saving Private Ryan" was the perfect example of Tom Hanks as the consummate actor. He became the character, and you forgot Tom Hanks and any other role he'd played before.<BR/><BR/>When we saw SPR, there were 2 men sitting behind us, the older fellow the age of "the greatest generation." During the tough opening scene, I heard "Are you okay, Dad?" and "How're you doing, Dad?" <BR/><BR/>Nobody moved while the credits rolled at the end. (I always watch them unless I didn't like the movie and don't care.) When the lights went up at the end, people were slow to move. I mopped up with the tissue, but I did the writer's rise--you know, observing the room as you stand to take your leave, making some attempt to be casual. Lots of eyes still being dabbed, including son's behind us. (Don't worry. I was discreet--didn't stare.) Dad looked sad but not maudlin and blubbering, like most of us. More like his mind was somewhere else.<BR/><BR/>Yep, SPR was moving. But "Letters" is something else. A whole 'nother level.Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-88547896910635220112007-02-09T08:39:00.000-06:002007-02-09T08:39:00.000-06:00Kathy, I haven't seen either of these movies. But...Kathy, I haven't seen either of these movies. But Saving Private Ryan shook me to the core as did Tom Hanks' performance. He's an all-time favorite of mine.<BR/><BR/>Clint Eastwood is amazing, isn't he? I love it when someone is successful in breaking down preconceptions. When he first started directing, I remember thinking, yeah, right. Wasn't Forgiven the first movie he'd ever directed. Like I said, amazing.Helen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.com