tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post7642093253776662749..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: The Great Silent Recasting Blogathon, Part Four: Clara Bow & Gary Cooper In High Road To ChinaMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-86031191451599778832013-11-10T19:06:21.700-05:002013-11-10T19:06:21.700-05:00By the way, Katie-Bar-The-Door reminds me that it ...By the way, Katie-Bar-The-Door reminds me that it was a fjord not a glacier the pilot took us to -- indeed, it's the flight where Katie lost her Teddy Roosevelt racing president pin from the Washington Nationals.<br /><br />Just to set the record straight.<br /><br />If anyone needs the pilot's name to plan your next trip to Alaska, just ask -- I'm sure I can track it down.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-14166773918306762042013-11-05T09:27:12.675-05:002013-11-05T09:27:12.675-05:00Worth a Netflix rental?
(1) Great score from John...<i>Worth a Netflix rental?</i><br /><br />(1) Great score from John Barry of James Bond fame -- so good that the woman who flew us up to a glacier in Alaska used it as a sort of soundtrack to the flight. I sometimes dial it up on YouTube and listen to it while I write.<br /><br />(2) I like Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong, and I like them together, in a romantic adventure sort of way. I wouldn't mind having dinner with these characters, which, given my non-social nature, is saying something.<br /><br />(3) The story makes <i>no</i> sense at all, and even less when you get to the payoff at the end. It's just individual moments stitched together. <i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i> it ain't. It's more something you might have read at age 12 and thought was a good yarn, then gone back and read as adult and thought, What the frak?<br /><br />(4) Does have one quotable line: "The ox is slow, but the earth is patient." Good advice for anyone.<br /><br />(5) Worth a Netflix rental? Yeah, probably. I'd watch it with a liberal dose of Aviation cocktails, the new drink of choice here at the Monkey House:<br /><br />2 oz. dry gin<br />3/4 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice<br />1 teaspoon Luxardo maraschino liqueur<br />2 or 3 teaspoons of Creme de Violette<br /><br />shake vigorously with ice, serve in chilled cocktail glass.<br /><br />Comes out pale blue like the sky in early morning. Sneaks up on you in a hurry. One, and you will feel giddy and buoyant. Three, and you will try to pull your pants off over your head. Cut yourself off at two.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-43227010513274316802013-11-05T08:59:33.116-05:002013-11-05T08:59:33.116-05:00Serious question: is High Road any good? It looked...Serious question: is High Road any good? It looked like a fun adventure, but I've been dubious. Worth a Netflix rental?Beveridge D. Spenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236771609113409521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-56145264491545158942013-11-04T11:03:39.981-05:002013-11-04T11:03:39.981-05:00You can buy posters and prints at the link I'v...You can buy posters and prints at the link I've added. I'm thinking Clara Bow would make a striking addition to any office or media room ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-58967373405091435172013-11-04T08:07:47.674-05:002013-11-04T08:07:47.674-05:00thank you, mister petro !thank you, mister petro !mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.com