tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post7440552542563431506..comments2024-03-28T01:36:10.408-04:00Comments on Dancin' Dan On Film: Thursday Movie Picks - May/December RomanceDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-72322589626913774352016-02-15T14:52:36.578-05:002016-02-15T14:52:36.578-05:00hehe just a couple....
Thanks for stopping by and...hehe just a couple....<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comment!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-27354784865587984172016-02-15T14:52:03.225-05:002016-02-15T14:52:03.225-05:00Gold Diggers is a very fun old-school Hollywood mu...Gold Diggers is a very fun old-school Hollywood musical. I can't even with Twilight, but I did think it fit this bill rather cleverly! As for why you didn't think of Kill Bill... I honestly have no clue. I would have expected you to be all over that shit lol!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-80186631316812891172016-02-15T14:50:14.143-05:002016-02-15T14:50:14.143-05:00Gold Diggers is very fun. Not one of the greats or...Gold Diggers is very fun. Not one of the greats or anything, but very enjoyable. Twilight is terrible. Just terrible.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-16690279160642555142016-02-15T14:49:33.471-05:002016-02-15T14:49:33.471-05:00Why thank you! Kill Bill (especially Vol. 1) is SO...Why thank you! Kill Bill (especially Vol. 1) is SO great. Definitely see it soon!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-78270565755009184062016-02-12T21:52:26.261-05:002016-02-12T21:52:26.261-05:00Forty Carats is a nice little film but not really ...Forty Carats is a nice little film but not really a lost treasure. It's interesting to see Liv try comedy as well as her odd couple pairing with Gene Kelly but her touch isn't as light as is really needed for the material to work. It seems the producers didn't necessarily recognize that touch was needed when you look at the other actresses considered...Elizabeth Taylor, Glenda Jackson, Joanne Woodward, Doris Day, Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren. Audrey and Doris yes and maybe Shirley, and I could see Alexis Smith working very well, but light comedy was not those other women's forte. <br /><br />It's most telling in Liv's scenes with Binnie Barnes, a facile comedienne who plays her scenes at just the right pitch. I forgot to mention that the cast also includes both Nancy Walker and Lovey Howell herself-Natalie Schafer!<br /><br />Those women on a farm movies were their own little mini genre in the 80's. It's as if as those actresses were flying from New York to LA they looked down and realized people actually lived on those green splotches and thought hey why not make a couple dozen films about them!joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-89866314487537585392016-02-12T01:51:30.950-05:002016-02-12T01:51:30.950-05:00I love that you went with Twilight, an inspired ch...I love that you went with Twilight, an inspired choice for this theme! I still haven't seen Kill Bill, must remedy that soon. Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-36606688454171721532016-02-11T18:15:42.594-05:002016-02-11T18:15:42.594-05:00I am shamed to say I have yet to see Gold Diggers ...I am shamed to say I have yet to see Gold Diggers of 1933. I love old movies especially musicals. I have not seen Kill Bill 1 or 2 yet either but one day I will. Twilight is a great choice because the kid is old. The movie is just such a teen flick. When I read your beginning, I thought of one of my dearest friends who is 50 and his partner is 25! He likes them young-the bad boy:)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-83065613721053337882016-02-11T18:06:29.449-05:002016-02-11T18:06:29.449-05:00Kill Bill is a genius pick here, man. Why didn'...Kill Bill is a genius pick here, man. Why didn't I think of that!!? Twilight is just gross. If I ever have to watch that again, it will most likely be at gunpoint. Ugh!! I suppose it works as a clever pick here, though. The other one sounds interesting. Might have to check it out. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-35455110661883132522016-02-11T13:52:41.885-05:002016-02-11T13:52:41.885-05:00I can't stop laughing - Twilight! What an awes...I can't stop laughing - Twilight! What an awesome pick and hey - of course he's just a couple of years older than Bella ;)<br />Kill Bill is a great pick as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851673858882781338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-90043823308707122842016-02-11T12:19:18.733-05:002016-02-11T12:19:18.733-05:00Thanks! I went with Twilight mostly as a joke beca...Thanks! I went with Twilight mostly as a joke because that movie is TERRIBLE. But yeah, I always point people to The Runaways for Stewart, and Pattinson is really good in Cosmopolis.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-90080509173338689532016-02-11T12:17:28.596-05:002016-02-11T12:17:28.596-05:00Kill Bill is either your thing or it isn't, an...Kill Bill is either your thing or it isn't, and you know on which side you fall just by reading a synopsis. I LOVE it - the filmmaking is stellar and Uma Thurman gives probably her best performance. Twilight is the WORST. I was bored to tears after the first ten minutes or so - it never even got to a campy level. Just a snooze all around. I don't understand that fandom. At ALL.<br /><br />I've not seen any of your main picks although I LOVE The Professional, mostly for Reno and Portman. I agree that it's not really a romance although they do get close. I have read the play of Forty Carats, though, and now I am DYING to see Liv Ullman in it (I somehow didn't realize there was a film version). Autumn Leaves looks good, too. Murphy's Romance, though... what the hell was with women on farms in the 80s?!?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-70342320150001315172016-02-11T09:48:49.159-05:002016-02-11T09:48:49.159-05:00Kill Bill is an awesome pick! Can't believe yo...Kill Bill is an awesome pick! Can't believe you went with Twilight. It destroyed Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's careers. Whenever I say they can act, everyone links them to Twilight and they think I'm crazy. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-89958880968506066062016-02-11T09:36:43.815-05:002016-02-11T09:36:43.815-05:00The dance sequences in Gold Diggers of 1933 are SO...The dance sequences in Gold Diggers of 1933 are SO amazing that the story almost doesn't matter although Aline MacMahon is wonderful as Trixie. She was an eye opener for me, previous to seeing her in this I'd only seen her near the end of her career as the matronly white haired companion of Judy Garland in I Could Go On Singing a very different perspective. The two numbers you mentioned are awesome but so is Remember My Forgotten Man, it seems such a somber closing note for the film but is so extraordinary at the same time.<br /><br />I'm not much of a Tarantino fan and while I've considered Kill Bill several times I've never gotten around to watching it. I've seen a few minutes of Twilight and just....no. All three fit the theme very well though.<br /><br />As you pointed out sometimes these things are played for laughs and sometimes seriously, I tried to come up with a mix of both.<br /><br />Murphy’s Romance (1985)-In her early thirties divorcee Emma (Sally Field) and her young son are new in town where she is trying to make a go of a horse farm. Middle aged druggist Murphy (James Garner) takes a shine to her and tries to send business her way while slowly romancing her. Things are progressing nicely until Emma’s irresponsible but charming ex-husband turns up and tries to win her back. Complications ensue. Amiable, ambling comedy netted Garner a best actor Oscar nomination.<br /><br />Forty Carats (1973)-Fortyish Ann Stanley (Liv Ullman) has a brief fling with 20 something Peter Latham (Edward Albert) while on vacation in Greece. Returning to her New York home she runs into Peter again at a party and he wishes to pick up where they left off. Ann mindful of their age difference is leery. Peter however will not be put off. Somewhat stagy (it’s based on a play) but it’s nice to see Ullman loosen up and character actress Binnie Barnes is a hoot as her irrepressible Mom.<br /><br />Autumn Leaves (1956)-Lonely 50ish spinster Millie (Joan Crawford) meets equally lonely 30ish Army vet Burt (Cliff Robertson). Despite her initial reluctance they marry after a whirlwind courtship. One day Burt’s ex-wife and father show up telling Millie Burt is mentally ill and their presence does seem to spark a great deal of agitation in him. Millie, sensing there is more than meets the eye, attempts to help Burt and get to the bottom of the situation. With the high priestess of 50’s anguish in the lead you just know that will include much melodrama but the film does try and provide some insights into mental health issues. The title song is sung over the credits by Nat King Cole.<br /><br />Honorable mention-Leon: The Professional (1994)-When her entire family is murdered by an out of control DEA agent 12 year old Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is reluctantly taken in by professional assassin Leon (Jean Reno). Hunted and sworn to vengeance they form an intense connection during which he teaches her his trade. Not so much a May/December romance as a tale of extreme emotions under extraordinary circumstances. Both leads give wonderfully nuanced performances.<br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-43093596164993491042016-02-11T09:15:23.597-05:002016-02-11T09:15:23.597-05:00Gold Diggers is lots of fun, in that hokey pre-cod...Gold Diggers is lots of fun, in that hokey pre-code Busby Berkeley musical way.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-11529146689601749202016-02-11T09:14:55.336-05:002016-02-11T09:14:55.336-05:00Thank you! I was having trouble thinking of "...Thank you! I was having trouble thinking of "real" May/December stuff, then I realized that basically any vampire story pretty much fit the bill, so I decided to have some fun with it.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-80003695613078966412016-02-11T09:13:48.445-05:002016-02-11T09:13:48.445-05:00I don't know... I feel like Part Two COULD pro...I don't know... I feel like Part Two COULD provide some necessary breathing space from Part One. At any rate, I'd rather see the two parts together in a roadshow presentation than The Hateful Eight.<br /><br />Twilight is indeed truly terrible.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-57906863371618992502016-02-11T09:12:32.101-05:002016-02-11T09:12:32.101-05:00Thank you! Totally agree - it wasn't Kristen&#...Thank you! Totally agree - it wasn't Kristen's fault that Bella was such a drip there wasn't anything anyone could do to give her much more of a personality.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-79741578556266489742016-02-11T08:49:04.104-05:002016-02-11T08:49:04.104-05:00Love these...they're so out of the box (especi...Love these...they're so out of the box (especially Twilight and Kill Bill). <br /><br />I hate that I haven't seen Gold Diggers. It sounds delicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-6862344506991274402016-02-11T07:57:48.431-05:002016-02-11T07:57:48.431-05:00LOL omg I can't believe you went with Twilight...LOL omg I can't believe you went with Twilight..that's actually a very inspired choice though. I wouldn't have thought of something like that. Kill Bill is an awesome pick. Like Sati pointed out, I'm glad Kirsten Stewart is getting recognized for her acting more now. She's very good. I haven't seen Gold Diggers of 1933.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-72622759948552418342016-02-11T06:49:08.801-05:002016-02-11T06:49:08.801-05:00Kill Bill! Yes! Awesome pick. Don't think I wa...Kill Bill! Yes! Awesome pick. Don't think I want to see it as one long film, though. The two parts are so different, with the second half being so much slower, I think it would make it feel like it was dragging.<br /><br />Never watched The Gold Diggers of 1933.<br /><br />Twilight...so terrible...sigh.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-85078863450725269252016-02-11T00:19:05.104-05:002016-02-11T00:19:05.104-05:00Ah, love this theme! Very cool pick with Kill Bill...Ah, love this theme! Very cool pick with Kill Bill!<br /><br />I'm just so glad that people are finally appreciating Kristen - she didn't deserve all that backlashs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.com