tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post4679212102921343603..comments2024-03-29T01:47:12.394-04:00Comments on BB Creations: Thursday Movie Picks-FantasyBirgithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-1480325642158574192022-06-14T20:34:14.198-04:002022-06-14T20:34:14.198-04:00I've seen Heaven Can Wait but never the origin...I've seen Heaven Can Wait but never the original - at least, not the whole thing. Your other two are completely new to me.<br /><br />So many. How could I pick just three?<br /><br />Labyrinth, of course. Muppets and David Bowie? What's not to love?<br /><br />Lord of the Rings, of course. I suppose I'll go with Return of the King, forced to pick one of the three. Honorable mention: original animated Hobbit.<br /><br />Princess Bride, of course.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-5083599425298147462022-06-14T06:12:40.970-04:002022-06-14T06:12:40.970-04:00Birgit,
I haven't seen any of these old films...Birgit,<br /><br />I haven't seen any of these old films but sound worth the watch especially the last one. Your line of movie thinking made me think of the 80s film, "Oh Heavenly Dog" with Chevy Chase who dies and comes back as a dog played by Benji. What an amazingly cute pup and great acting! Other than that, my mind is blank. Thanks for sharing your picks, maybe I'll get lucky to find these available to stream. Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738079671642137018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-57184289785101474692022-06-12T13:54:14.099-04:002022-06-12T13:54:14.099-04:00BIRGIT ~
OK, now *THIS* is a great category, and ...BIRGIT ~<br /><br />OK, now *THIS* is a great category, and I'm sorry I'm so (unfashionably) late to it.<br /><br />I've seen both '...MR. JORDAN' and 'HEAVEN CAN WAIT', and I prefer the latter.<br /><br />But I have never seen <b>" A Matter of Life and Death"</b>, and your description of it has completely convinced me that I need to see it. (Although I've seen way more films than the average person has, over the years, you have turned me onto more than a few that I'd not seen until I followed your recommendation and was glad I did.)<br /><br />So, going just off the top of my head here (and excluding my favorite Christmas fantasy films), I'll mention...<br /><br /><b>'ON BORROWED TIME' </b>, which I just saw for the umpteenth time about five nights ago.<br /><br /><b>'THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR'</b>, one of my Top 25 favorite movies of all time, starring Gene Tierney and Sexy Rexy Harrison.<br /><br />I have to go with two, neck-and-neck here: <b>'HARVEY'</b>, with Uncle Jimmy, and <b>'CROSSROADS'</b> in which a guitarist has to play the solo of his life to keep his best friend's soul from going to hell. (That movie is where my 'Battle Of The Bands' header photo came from.)<br /><br />There are so many great ones I could mention, but these four came to my mind quickly. I apologize again for my lateness here. UHP! I'm an idiot!!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br /><b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">STMcC Presents BATTLE OF THE BANDS</a></b>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-16791370505613030022022-06-12T08:40:11.719-04:002022-06-12T08:40:11.719-04:00I have been offline off and on since Tuesday and j...I have been offline off and on since Tuesday and just got back online a few minutes ago after losing power yesterday evening.<br /><br />I've never heard of any of these films, but I enjoyed your take on all of them. Hope you are well, dear.<br /><br />Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-35212050094361590012022-06-11T21:38:55.307-04:002022-06-11T21:38:55.307-04:00Please read my post Please read my post Rajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-33796144899665546462022-06-11T11:15:52.517-04:002022-06-11T11:15:52.517-04:00I saw a clip from "Stairway to Heaven" a...I saw a clip from "Stairway to Heaven" and was intrigued at the premise. Gonna have to go look for it....Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-78148166898848746792022-06-10T14:41:32.312-04:002022-06-10T14:41:32.312-04:00You are the movie guru. I'm not familiar with ...You are the movie guru. I'm not familiar with these.<br />Have a grand weekend.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-27443319940362064332022-06-10T12:06:20.367-04:002022-06-10T12:06:20.367-04:00When I saw "fantasy" I was not too excit...When I saw "fantasy" I was not too excited. A lot of fantasy films are just not my thing. But your picks are awesome! This is my kind of fantasy. <br /><br />I've seen all of your picks and enjoyed them. When I was a child I remember seeing "Between Two Worlds" and loved it, but I had no idea what the film was. I looked for it for years and not until just a couple of years ago did I find the film again on TCM. I recorded it again recently and will watch it again soon.<br /><br />I'll go with <i>It's a Wonderful Life</i> since that's the first one that came to mind. I know there are others that I could come up with, but for now my mind is a blank. Well, maybe not a blank, but thinking about other things.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-26536779623646519392022-06-09T22:08:38.570-04:002022-06-09T22:08:38.570-04:00I do like Heaven Can Wait and think it’s a really ...I do like Heaven Can Wait and think it’s a really good remake. This is why I went to a theme within a theme. It’s such a genre all n it’s own.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-52613162078904429432022-06-09T22:03:06.933-04:002022-06-09T22:03:06.933-04:00Beetle juice is great and there is supposed to be ...Beetle juice is great and there is supposed to be a 2nd one coming. I just saw that this morning. Interview is good and I lik A Guy Named Joe but have not seen Always. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-54890887603763494652022-06-09T20:51:51.005-04:002022-06-09T20:51:51.005-04:00Heaven Can Wait is one of my favorite childhood fi...Heaven Can Wait is one of my favorite childhood films. I have never seen the original, though. Yeah, fantasy is a wide open genre. I don't know if I could narrow it to 3.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-91836881967063217402022-06-09T13:13:38.391-04:002022-06-09T13:13:38.391-04:00I liked Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Warren Beatty...I liked Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Warren Beatty's remake. Chris Rock did one too? I bet it was silly! I haven't seen the other two, but, as a David Niven fan, that one has some appeal. ☺ A few that come to mind: Beetlejuice, Interview With The Vampire, and Always (1989) - a remake of A Guy Named Joe (1943).Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-51902507018810341512022-06-09T12:43:55.762-04:002022-06-09T12:43:55.762-04:00I am so glad you also love that movie. Henreid is ...I am so glad you also love that movie. Henreid is pretty wooden but it works when he plays these certain characters. He also has that aristocratic snobbery that works so well. I can watch that movie again and again.<br />I figured the original film would be more staged because of the time it came out. <br />I do love Stairway ithink because of the way it is filmed...it's just beautiful. <br />I loved Dyan Cannon in the Beatty movie. She was good on this remake. You are so right about the camaraderie between the 2 stars. It wouldn't have worked well otherwise. I love James Mason!<br />I love Truly, Madly, Deeply with a solid performance by Alan Rickman. I haven't seen the other 2 but really want to see Charlie as it was mentioned earlier by another..Shady. now I will comment o the other posts. I have been so behind.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-49511055279751424052022-06-09T12:35:10.241-04:002022-06-09T12:35:10.241-04:00I'm glad you like themI'm glad you like themBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-71858735301759209422022-06-09T12:34:53.101-04:002022-06-09T12:34:53.101-04:00Yup and LOTR is one of my all time favorites Yup and LOTR is one of my all time favorites Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-60738164229791508622022-06-09T12:34:25.121-04:002022-06-09T12:34:25.121-04:00I hope you get to see these films because they are...I hope you get to see these films because they are so good. I did enjoy the Warren Beatty remake.<br />I have not seen the film with Tony Curtis and now i want to. Curtis was a notorious philanderer so he is not breaking from his own character.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-77613828078334297782022-06-09T12:30:23.752-04:002022-06-09T12:30:23.752-04:00It's such a good movie. I have not had time to...It's such a good movie. I have not had time to do my scrapbook or my cards and miss itBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-59181609758821861072022-06-09T11:29:30.773-04:002022-06-09T11:29:30.773-04:00Wonderful choices and a nice theme within the them...Wonderful choices and a nice theme within the theme!!<br /><br />I ADORE Between Two Worlds!!!! It's one of my favorite John Garfield pictures (just FYI The Breaking Point with Patricia Neal is my number 1 of his). Even though it's an obvious Warners journeyman production loaded with members of their stock company there's just something about it that puts it a step above the ordinary for me. Some of that has to do with the fact that I'm a fan of every single performer in the cast (even Paul Henreid, he could be on the stiff side but he gets the job done though he's the weakest link) but it captures a certain dreamy quality. I've seen Outward Bound which is okay but quite staid and somehow even more stagy (because of the set-up that's inevitable but framing can lessen the impact). <br /><br />Of the three Stairway to Heaven is the one I was least enthusiastic about but it's a fine film. <br /><br />Taking a cue from your picks I thought along a less straight fantasy Lord of the Rings line and thought of the Alan Rickman/Juliet Stevenson bittersweet comedy Truly Madly Deeply, the flyaway but rather sweet Robert Downey Jr./Elisabeth Shue picture Heart and Souls and the Debbie Reynolds body switch farce Goodbye Charlie. <br /><br />I love Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Heaven Can Wait about evenly. Both have fantastic casts with most importantly a well matched set of buddies in Robert Montgomery and James Gleason & Warren Beatty and Jack Warden. If they didn't mesh neither picture would work. Then both have a perfect Mr. Jordan with Claude Rains and James Mason. Just lovely films. <br /><br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-16687943183258107072022-06-09T07:49:26.756-04:002022-06-09T07:49:26.756-04:00I see a wonderful line-up of the movies you've...I see a wonderful line-up of the movies you've picked :)Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-23504892102858071962022-06-09T07:39:42.592-04:002022-06-09T07:39:42.592-04:00You did well with your theme within the theme.
Was...You did well with your theme within the theme.<br />Was it literally fantasy as the theme? Because Lord of the Rings came to mind immediately.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-86493760700643815362022-06-09T06:44:49.181-04:002022-06-09T06:44:49.181-04:00Hi, Birgit!
I haven't seen any of these fanta...Hi, Birgit!<br /><br />I haven't seen any of these fantasy films but, turning to the first one, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, I did see the Warren Beatty remake Heaven Can Wait. WHAT? You recommend that we skip Chris Rock's 2001 remake Down to Earth? Isn't that a slap in the face, BB? I read that there were three other remakes of Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Ice Angel (2000) aka On Thin Ice: Going For The Gold starring Olympic figure skating champion Tara Lipinski, the Punjabi movie Mar Gaye Oye Loko (2018) and, last but Shirley not least, the porn film Debbie Does Dallas ... Again (2007).<br /><br />I'm quite sure I'd enjoy the saga of restless souls at sea Between Two Worlds. Movies with plots unfolding on "trains and boats and planes" have always been of interest, and the cast does look top notch.<br /><br />How about that 4K restoration on Stairway to Heaven? I like David Niven and am 100% certain this clever film would appeal to me. I want to see all three of the movies you reviewed today!<br /><br />The fantasy film that comes to my mind is the 1964 comedy Goodbye Charlie starring Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds and Pat Boone. Charlie, a philandering H-wood writer, is shot to death when caught fooling around with another man's wife, played by the luscious Laura Devon, one of my favorite actresses. (Charlie died with a big smile on his face.) Lo and behold, Charlie's spirit inhabits Debbie Reynolds' body and, from that moment on, it's Freaky Friday every day of the week. I saw the above two films, plus the 1991 movie Switch starring Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits, another movie inspired by George Axelrod's 1959 play Goodbye, Charlie.<br /><br />Please give my buddy Harley a good scratchin' and enjoy the rest of your week, dear friend BB!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887100141814372022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-23571158575634826812022-06-09T06:39:50.628-04:002022-06-09T06:39:50.628-04:00Hi Birgit....hope you are well....I have only seen...Hi Birgit....hope you are well....I have only seen the David Niven Film from this selection but loved it....been doing a lot of binge watching on Amazon lately so many films to catch up on....take care xxxxdutchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752622656801432118noreply@blogger.com