tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post2502255607095539740..comments2024-03-22T10:00:58.717-04:00Comments on Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .: Movies: Month(s) in Review {December 2017/January 2018}Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-49306560902522976432018-03-06T12:53:32.898-05:002018-03-06T12:53:32.898-05:00Aww, thanks, Amaris! I'd be interested to hea...Aww, thanks, Amaris! I'd be interested to hear your thoughts if/when you watch it! :D<br /><br />Yes, wasn't it??<br />Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-12657250468972133642018-03-06T12:51:23.258-05:002018-03-06T12:51:23.258-05:00He was so good. *sniffles*
I really did! Yeah, I...He was so good. *sniffles*<br /><br />I really did! Yeah, I loved Hayley Mills in SM, it just didn't seem QUITE there for me. ;-P (Hee, I liked him, but I did wish there'd been more of, well, a DEVELOPMENT for their little romance. Haha, I completely relate -- that has a big bearing on my enjoyment of a movie, too. :-P)<br /><br />Haha, yeah, it wasn't the BEST circumstance for watching it . . . <br /><br />BECAUSE IT DESERVES ITTTTT! Yes, it was wonderful. :D<br /><br />Haha, the struggle is real. :DOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-77485765191528547052018-03-06T12:47:05.568-05:002018-03-06T12:47:05.568-05:00It is, Lois! Whew. Very complicated. Well, if t...It is, Lois! Whew. Very complicated. Well, if that's what she wanted, she did accomplish that -- I certainly felt pity for them! I mean, it's awful. Everything about it.<br /><br />I loved the bantering and chemistry between the two leads in IHON! I guess, just, it ended in her divorcing her husband so she could be with the other guy when there wasn't any definite adultery on her husband's side . . . I don't know. It's just a thought I've been mulling around -- but sometimes I think I might overthink these kinds of things in movies. I don't know, heh. :-P<br /><br />Hope you're doing well, Lois! Can't wait to meet your little hobbit. :)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-1317526810253049242018-03-06T12:44:30.621-05:002018-03-06T12:44:30.621-05:00Precisely, old sport! :D
Thanks for sharing your ...Precisely, old sport! :D<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I didn't know that about the court system of that time. That's a tough pill to swallow. I suppose I'll have to take your word for it, though, since you're the one who would know. ;-P Perhaps I'm wrong about it, then. I don't know. I still feel Very Strongly about it, heh. :-P And they weren't even willing to TRY to give him a fair trial.<br /><br />Yes, it's definitely understandable, just not necessarily right. I don't know, I just felt like, though we're definitely not in a position to judge <i>people</i>, there are definitely times when we HAVE to judge <i>actions</i> and hold people accountable for them. But, on the other hand, it could be argued that that's precisely what they were doing to Casetti. I don't know, it's a messy situation. :-P<br /><br />ANYWAYS. Like you said. ;D Thank you for your thoughts, again!<br /><br />YES IT WAS GIRL. Yes, it was. <br /><br />AWW YAY. I am happy for you. :)<br /><br /><3 <3 <3 <3 <3<br />Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-81071941770565736402018-03-06T12:37:40.419-05:002018-03-06T12:37:40.419-05:00Haha, indeed. ;D
Thanks! (Right, she wasn't ...Haha, indeed. ;D<br /><br />Thanks! (Right, she wasn't planning to kill him herself -- she was just determined that he die, and she was determined that he die for her father's murder, where he murdered him, not anywhere else.)<br /><br />Aww, thanks! :DOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-29625529310713725772018-03-06T12:34:59.853-05:002018-03-06T12:34:59.853-05:00Ronald Coleman was wonderful as Sydney!Ronald Coleman was wonderful as Sydney!Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-92004651272914887112018-03-06T12:03:18.171-05:002018-03-06T12:03:18.171-05:00Wawww, thanks. :D
MotOE - Thanks! Yeah, I don...Wawww, thanks. :D<br /><br />MotOE - Thanks! Yeah, I don't know. I just had a very strong reaction to it, I guess. I mean, you're right -- it's definitely understandable, and it's heartbreaking, it just -- yeah. <br /><br />TGE - I loved the cast, too! Three actors from The Magnificent Seven! :D<br /><br />TGS - Quite. ;)<br /><br />TLJ - Quite, again. ;)<br /><br />It was fun to see Hayley Mills again! And yeah, I feel like you'd kind of like Logan Lucky? I mean, it's quite silly, but it's fun to see those two actors together in a light-hearted story, like you said.<br /><br />DAAAWWW THANKS. I don't know if I'll write a review, but I appreciate it. ;D<br /><br />Wow, that sounds intense! Don't know if I could handle it . . . heehee. ;D<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, m'dear! :)<br />Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-60018334597955673272018-03-06T11:50:22.421-05:002018-03-06T11:50:22.421-05:00Glad you enjoy them, Lissa! Thanks for the commen...Glad you enjoy them, Lissa! Thanks for the comment. :)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-52976481714177134722018-03-06T11:49:48.416-05:002018-03-06T11:49:48.416-05:00Same, Brittaney!
Haha, yes! That song really won...Same, Brittaney!<br /><br />Haha, yes! That song really won't leave your head. Cary Grant is one of my favorites, too!!Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-87616374171494707852018-03-06T11:48:26.478-05:002018-03-06T11:48:26.478-05:00Yes! Oh, definitely -- I definitely UNDERSTAND wh...Yes! Oh, definitely -- I definitely UNDERSTAND where the people were coming from, and what they'd been through was truly awful, and what Casetti did was truly awful. But, like you said . . . it just still wasn't RIGHT.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-23253272194477494302018-03-06T11:47:23.368-05:002018-03-06T11:47:23.368-05:00NO NEVER!! Tired of you, indeed. *huffs*
Oh, tha...NO NEVER!! Tired of you, indeed. *huffs*<br /><br />Oh, that's interesting! Yeah, I haven't read the book yet. But I know -- it's a tricky situation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! :)<br /><br />OKAY YES!! Okay, so, I really loved it when I watched it, and I didn't really see any problems with it (I mean, the thing with Leia was a LEETLE corny). And it made me actually like/tolerate Kylo/Ben. And REY IS SO FREAKING AMAZING I CAN'T. And I loved Poe soooo much in this one. PLUS LUKE!!!! My brother is one of the people who really dislikes it, though, and listening to his perspective, I've started to wonder if maybe I need to watch it again and see if my opinion changes . . . But I kind of hope not because, like I said, I really liked it. :D (The only thing -- other than Leia and the lack of explanation for WHY that Certain Person Died -- was that I was not a fan of the whole Rose/Finn thing?? I mean, I'm torn about whom I want Rey to end up with, but even so, I just . . . was not shipping Rose and Finn like AT ALL?? I don't know. What did you think?)<br /><br />You'd love TGS!! :D<br /><br />Oh, Bringing Up Baby! I love that one, too! "In fact, in quiet moments I'm strangely drawn to you, but -- well, there haven't been any quiet moments." xD<br /><br />Aww, thank you! You too! :D <3<br /><br />p.s. Yes, you should try it, then!<br />Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-74242535608056886502018-02-06T09:37:25.336-05:002018-02-06T09:37:25.336-05:00Ah, I wish I could read all of your thoughts on Mu...Ah, I wish I could read all of your thoughts on Murder on the Orient Express, but I can't because I don't want to spoil it. :) I still really want to see it though. I will come back and read this post again when I have!<br />The Greatest Showman was great, though!<br />-AmarisAmaris https://www.blogger.com/profile/10325468716241431375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-68944745320517235982018-02-05T18:23:41.401-05:002018-02-05T18:23:41.401-05:00I LOVE Ronald Coleman as Sydney Carton. :')
A...I LOVE Ronald Coleman as Sydney Carton. :')<br /><br />Awww, Houseboat is so fun! I'm glad you liked it. I like Summer Magic quite a bit, but I agree--the music doesn't seem to fit. (Plus I wasn't super impressed with Hayley's "hero" at the end and if the hero of a story isn't to my liking I tend to not the like the entirety of the movie as much. :P #beinghonest)<br /><br />I LOVE the Great Escape but I totally get that "watching a movie late at night" thing. It can totally ruin a good movie, sometimes. <br /><br />EEK YOU LINKED TO MY POST AHHH YOU ARE TOO SWEET. I'm SO happy you loved TGS!!!!<br /><br />Again totally relate to the "not feeling up to summarizing my thoughts" thing. :DNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315660089925645214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-1073393476535315182018-02-05T11:17:19.635-05:002018-02-05T11:17:19.635-05:00Murder on the Orient Express is such a complicated...Murder on the Orient Express is such a complicated story! I enjoyed the movie a lot as a Agatha Christie fan and as a Kenneth Branagh fan but yeah.... I don't think Agatha Christie wants you to condone what you did... maybe more pity them? I'm not sure. <br />I grew up watching It Happened One Night and I LOVE it! There's a lot of bantering and all between the two leads but it's always clear that their relationship is intentionally chaste so I had no problem with it ever. I'm a little surprised now that my parents let my siblings and I watch it as kids just because we might not have been able to distinguish but apparently we did an ok job. Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-61868738416466517502018-02-03T20:40:14.850-05:002018-02-03T20:40:14.850-05:00Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . movies! :D
Dang, girl...Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . movies! :D <br /><br />Dang, girl. And people try to say Agatha Christie's stories aren't 'deep' or whatever. OH THEY'RE DEEP, ALL RIGHT. *nods with great pleasure because #foodforthought* <br /><br />I agree with you. Revenge killings are wrong. <br /><br />I don't think there was actually a "legal" way to bring Casetti to justice for that murder, though. Because he was a mobster--with the level of corruption in the American justice system at that time (and that's where the case had to be tried, because it took place in America), there would have been NO WAY he would be convicted, much less executed; even if they could convince the judges to reopen the case. No possible way. If he was going to die for his crimes--it <i>had</i> to be extra-legal. Just like in <i>The Princess Bride</i>. <br /><br />That doesn't make it morally right. In either story. But it does help explain why the characters did what they did--both these 12 people, and Inigo Montoya. <br /><br />I don't believe Agatha Christie was necessarily trying to say it was RIGHT, though. Just that we are not in a position to judge them? I think that was the conclusion Poirot ultimately came to--not "this is morally good," but "I am not the one to judge it." <br /><br />Anyways. <br /><br /><i>The Greatest Showman</i> was A-MAZE-ING. "Rewrite the Stars" was just . . . aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhh, my heart. <br /><br />AND I GOT TO SEE <i>THE LAST JEDI</i> AGAIN IN THE THEATER AND I CRIED FOUR TIMES AND I AM GREATLY CONTENT. <br /><br /><3 <3 <3 <br /><br />Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-42598771478981623402018-02-03T15:22:05.383-05:002018-02-03T15:22:05.383-05:00Ahhhhhhhhh, The Great Escape <3 <3 <3 O...Ahhhhhhhhh, <i>The Great Escape</i> <3 <3 <3 One of my favorite movies, but not one to watch when you're tired, it's true.<br /><br />Really enjoyed your comments on <i>Murder on the Orient Express</i>! I haven't seen it yet, but I've read the book. Good food for thought. (Also, it's been over a year since I read it, but isn't Mattie Ross intending to capture Tom Chaney and bring him back to face the consequences of her father's murder, not go murder him herself? She takes a long a federal lawman for that very purpose, right? Or am I forgetting that she actually was just planning to go get vengeance?)<br /><br />BTW, I nominated you for <a href="https://hamlette.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-liebster-award.html" rel="nofollow">The Liebster Award</a> :-) Play if you want to!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-41710098765782683622018-02-03T11:55:12.710-05:002018-02-03T11:55:12.710-05:00'A Tale of Two Cities' is AMAZING. I love...'A Tale of Two Cities' is AMAZING. I love so many things about it, but mostly Ronald Coleman as Sydney. He did such a great job. <3Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-14442996561400373592018-02-03T02:25:15.839-05:002018-02-03T02:25:15.839-05:00Oh, I love these posts. :D
I have seen four of th...Oh, I love these posts. :D<br /><br />I have seen four of these movies:<br />Murder on the Orient Express - That's a good point. I really liked the movie, because, as you said (aside from the message) it was pretty much perfect. (Also, I tip my hat to Kenneth Branagh who directed the movie AND PLAYED THE PART OF POIROT.) I was amazed at how well done the plot line is. And to be honest, I'd never really stopped to consider the message of it - I was more intent on solving the mystery. :P I was interested to hear your thoughts, and I agree with them. It wasn't right. Revenge doesn't make things right. I understand why they did it, but yes, I still feel like they aren't going to go and live their lives peacefully. What did it give them? The knowledge that the man they hated was no longer alive. It would never truly heal their pain.<br />The Great Escape - Such a classic movie! I LOVE it. And the cast is gold. :D<br />The Greatest Showman - <3 <3 <3 <3 <3<br />The Last Jedi - !!!!!<br /><br />Out of the others... Summer Magic looks quite appealing, just because my family loves Hayley Mills. ;) Also Logan Lucky looks kinda funny because I like Channing Tatum and Adam Driver and seeing them combined in a light-hearted film would probably make me happy. XD<br /><br />My thoughts? I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR REVIEW OF THE LAST JEDI.<br />And I've only seen one film that I can think of for the first time, recently... <br />"Man on a Ledge". It was pretty good! Perhaps I have a soft spot for Jamie Bell, Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks, but IT'S STILL A GOOD MOVIE. :D Of course, it's not a light-hearted film - it's a thriller. Basically, there's a man standing on the edge of a skyscraper, threatening to fall, but he's not suicidal, and you're figuring out the whole movie as to why. It's quite intense, and quite intriguing! Gabby A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02094981984519672898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-61223517626825826662018-02-02T15:01:16.210-05:002018-02-02T15:01:16.210-05:00I love 'It Happened One Night', 'Kate ...I love 'It Happened One Night', 'Kate and Leopold', and 'The Great Escape'! Awesome movies one and all.Lissa {Classic Girl}https://anattempttobeclassic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-32683348267258013662018-02-02T12:44:40.341-05:002018-02-02T12:44:40.341-05:00I loved The Greatest Showman! Do you know what I r...I loved The Greatest Showman! Do you know what I remember about Houseboat? The song Cinzia teaches the children. Even years later I can still sing it. Cary Grant is my all time favorite actor.Brittaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766658979578139012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-46420922884815329582018-02-02T10:34:17.752-05:002018-02-02T10:34:17.752-05:00Murder on the Orient Express, The Greatest Showman...Murder on the Orient Express, The Greatest Showman, and the Last Jedi are all ones that I adore. I definitely agree that "the end conclusion" (for those who don't want to see spoilers in the comments XD) was wrong, for sure. BUt I also can understand where all these people are coming from (though of course I still think it was horrible, but if I tilt my head and squint my eyes, I can understand the pain and torment that would drive a person to do something like that). Evangeline Yackelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383754962737095943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-54733461919322282802018-02-01T17:28:36.557-05:002018-02-01T17:28:36.557-05:00*Ratchett
Annnnnd I would love to see that versio...*Ratchett<br /><br />Annnnnd I would love to see that version of AToTC because it is my favorite Charles Dickens book.Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624597359174394097.post-56586052355291736802018-02-01T17:24:05.605-05:002018-02-01T17:24:05.605-05:00AKDJSKLFJDSKHGLJLFJAK....... I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY...AKDJSKLFJDSKHGLJLFJAK....... I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY YOU ARE GOING TO BE TIRED OF ME.<br /><br />First off, some of these sound like really good movies. <br /><br />Next, we will talk about MotOE. So.... I completly agree with you!!!!!!!!!! I really liked it because of the actors, and the settings, and the music. The thing is though, they didn't do it as well as Agatha Christie wrote it. If I remember, (if you mind me telling you, skip this part) Poirot said he had come to two conclusions. 1. A stranger who had been cheated by Rachet (Is that it? I can't spell today.) came onto the train and murdered him. 2. That everybody on the train had been a part of it, and all that etc. etc. like in the movie. No one says anything, and Poirot says after some thought, he is going with conclusion number 1. So you don't really know what the true story is. My memory might be faulty though. But in the movie they picked which one it was, and revenge is completely wrong. Like you I have for a long time loved TG, and TPB, so I might be a little biased there, and I also really love the book MotOE, so I might be biased there too. You just have to know that it is completely wrong, and it won't help with the pain, and I wish that the movies said that.<br /><br />Next, WE NEED TO TALK STAR WARS. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AFDSAKGLSDKGLKJ!!!!! I loved it absolutely, please tell me all you think of it!!!! (THAT GIF!!!! XD )<br /><br />I am so jealous that you saw The Greatest Showman, because it looks amazing! ;)<br /><br />The best movie I saw for the first time in January was Bringing Up Baby. It was hilarious!!<br /><br />Have a fabulous day, Olivia!!!!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.com