tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post2098325714567141986..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Sergio Leone And The Infield Fly Rule: Professor Moriarty's Notoriously Nettlesome And Nefarious New Year's Day 2017 Movie QuizMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-1377102218463731302017-01-26T08:25:00.351-05:002017-01-26T08:25:00.351-05:00Saw Cafe Society by myself
Of the seven movies I...<i> Saw </i>Cafe Society <i>by myself </i><br /><br />Of the seven movies I mention, I saw four of them solo.<br /><br />Traffic home can be a beast.<br /><br />btw, AFI Silver is about to get out of its "first-run" rut. . . .<br />mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-27599827298901675812017-01-23T13:46:49.016-05:002017-01-23T13:46:49.016-05:00(24) FINALLY. The reason I put these replies up he...<i>(24) FINALLY. The reason I put these replies up here.<br /><br />I agree. We agree<br /><br />I hope you haven't reconsidered. . . .</i><br /><br />Yes, you and Michele are the pals to whom I refer. We definitely want to go to the movies with youz guys.<br /><br /><i>(14) It's A Wonderful Life. It has more than one.</i><br /><br />Yeah, that's probably really my favorite, too.<br /><br /><i>(9) I'd like to see Sunset Boulevard in the theater. I haven't yet seen it.</i><br /><br />If that shows up at the AFI, we'll go. It's a must-see.<br /><br /><i>(8) I have no idea. At age 13, I talked my old man into going to see Ebert/Meyer's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls while living overseas; I didn't say what it was about. It was an X. I think he questioned my taste, but enjoyed my chutzpah</i><br /><br />My father and I saw many movies together, but we never saw <i>that.</i> The best movie we saw together at the theater -- <i>The Sting</i>, back when nobody knew the end was coming. I remember when Paul Newman and Robert Redford get killed, my dad sighed and then burst out laughing when ... well, you know. It was a great moment. Probably cemented my status as a movie fan.<br /><br /><i>Hell or High Water was very good. Elle was hard to watch at times, but rull good. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week was beautiful to see, and I guess I can't hear the tale enough. Cafe Society was interesting. Star Trek Beyond was fun. Love and Friendship surprised me, it was so good. The Jungle Book kept my interest throughout -- a compliment. Tina Fey was better than I expected in Whisky Tango Foxtrot.</i><br /><br />Didn't see Tina Fey, but saw all those others and liked them all very much. Saw <i>Cafe Society</i> by myself in Cincinnati on a Saturday afternoon before going that evening to Katherine's cousin's daughter's wedding. Put me a good frame of mind for the rest of the day A good time was later had by all.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-59659228327361824592017-01-23T13:30:04.241-05:002017-01-23T13:30:04.241-05:00I respond sequentially, with minimal regard to the...I respond sequentially, with minimal regard to the actual survey<br /><br />(1)<br />I saw a TON o' good movies in 2016. few were made in 2016.<br />I thought that I'd only seen old movies at AFI Silver (I have been known to stop there on my way home from work), but a glance at a website of 2016 theatrical releases came up with 26 "new" movies for me in 2016. Going from December 2016 back to January:<br /><i>Hell or High Water</i> was very good. <i>Elle</i> was hard to watch at times, but rull good. <i>The Beatles: Eight Days a Week</i> was beautiful to see, and I guess I can't hear the tale enough. <i>Cafe Society</i> was interesting. <i>Star Trek Beyond</i> was fun. <i>Love and Friendship</i> surprised me, it was so good. <i>The Jungle Book</i> kept my interest throughout -- a compliment. Tina Fey was better than I expected in <i>Whisky Tango Foxtrot</i>.<br /><br />But my tie for best: <i>Deadpool</i> and Almodovar's <i>Julieta</i>. Two movies that Could Not Be Farther Apart.<br /><br />(2) The worst movie that I <i>saw</i> was <i>A Bigger Splash</i>. Although I'm not a Tilda Swinson fan, and I am a Ralph Fiennes fan, I tolerated her and tired of him. In other respects, it was like having a screen pour bleach into my eyes while burning my feet. <i>The Secret Life of Pets</i> was hugely disappointing -- lots of comedic talent, shitty movie.<br /><br />(3) I think I'd go with Isabelle Huppert. She had a huge year, but I only saw <i>Elle</i>. A character no one, no one, could love, or even understand. She was superb.<br /><br />Kate Beckinsale was delightful, and a bit of a surprise for me.<br /><br /><br />(4) It was not Robert DeNiro in <i>Bad Grandpa</i>.<br /><br />so forgive me already; when traffic home is reportedly bad, I sometimes wait it out and take what I can get. . . .<br /><br />(5) <i>Ghostbusters.</i> The movie was inconsequential, the shitstorm in social media was endless<br /><br />(6) No one would think to flatter me.<br /><br />(7)Hopkins. Francis never appeared in <i>The Flying Nun.</i><br /><br />[and yes, of course I consulted IMDB. I'm otherwise forgetfullllll, you know]<br /><br />(8) I have no idea. At age 13, I talked my old man into going to see Ebert/Meyer's <i>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls</i> while living overseas; I didn't say what it was about. It was an X. I think he questioned my taste, but enjoyed my chutzpah<br /><br />(9) I'd like to see <i>Sunset Boulevard</i> in the theater. I haven't yet seen it.<br /><br />(10) <i>Julieta</i> and <i>Volver</i> are tied. <i>Talk to Her</i> was a movie, too.<br /><br />(11)<br /><br />(12) Your assessment is dead on. But I'm going with Pine. Notwithstanding that shit movie that he made with Goldie Hawn's kid. Because he has yet to play smug twice.<br /><br />(13) The same as yours.<br /><br />(14) <i>It's A Wonderful Life</i>. It has more than one.<br /><br />(15) Even with all the naked broads, his movies don't register in the <i>like </i>category<br /><br />(16) Haven't seen <i>Loving</i> Have seen <i>Agent Carter</i>. Atwell<br /><br />(17) <br /><i>Julieta</i><br /><i>Julieta</i> [I saw it on two successive days]<br /><i>Life of Brian</i><br /><br />(18) I was precocious, so I don't know when I started. Before <i>Beyond the Valley of the Dolls</i>, I know. <br /><br />I'm old. I'm old enough to have taken dates to a number of DC-area theaters to see X-Rated movies (at <i>their</i> suggestion -- I'm not a heathen)<br /><br />(19) Boone.<br /><br />(20) No idea<br /><br />(21) <i>Julieta</i> obviously made an impression on me. But it's not about loneliness; it's about something more. So I'll settle on <i>The Apartment,</i> which I have you to thank for.<br /><br />(22) To any former best friends: you have not dwindled in my esteem. But one has ascended. That would be th' missus. So the movie would be <i>Kelly's Heroes</i>. <br /><br />Cmon: That's the answer to any question with the words "favorite movie" in it, and I'm accommodating, but not on this. . . .<br /><br />(23) I wanna see Penelope Cruz. If the movie is good.<br /><br />(24) FINALLY. The reason I put these replies up here.<br /><br /><i><b>I agree. We agree</b></i><br /><br />I hope you haven't reconsidered. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.com