tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post5964193826680051804..comments2024-03-29T01:47:12.394-04:00Comments on BB Creations: What I watched in AprilBirgithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-82879748422847045782022-05-10T20:27:45.640-04:002022-05-10T20:27:45.640-04:00Well Grace Quigly certainly has a different spin t...Well Grace Quigly certainly has a different spin to it, doesn't it?<br />I trust this work week goes smoothly. Don't worry. Hugs,Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-64102819212287508372022-05-10T07:55:08.034-04:002022-05-10T07:55:08.034-04:00Birgit,
Honestly, my mind is a blur. Do you mean...Birgit,<br /><br />Honestly, my mind is a blur. Do you mean to tell me April has come and gone? See, didn't I tell you my mind is a blur? lol Seriously April was horrible with one home repair catastrophe after another. I'll be happy to get the last of the biggest worries knocked off our to-do list later in the week. I'm so exhausted. <br /><br />Grace Quigley looks like a great comedy. I always enjoyed Nick Nolte in the 80s. He was great with Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs and Another 48 Hrs. Entertainment on the big screen was premium in those days! Hollywood is too political correct and has taken all the fun out of film writing and making which translates to the viewer as a horrible movie. Hacksaw Ridge sounds like a great movie but I have to be in the right frame of mind to watch a war movie that's all serious. I love Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon series! We saw Minority Report eons ago. Neither us really liked it but it could be that it was just too futuristic for us. I usually have a hard time wrapping my brain around those kind of films. The Matrix as popular as those movies were, we didn't care for them much. We're all different. <br /><br />You asked what did we watch in April. I'm not sure if we watched any movies but it seems like we did and I just can't remember but we are working our way through the TV series Revenge with Madeleine Stow on Hulu. It's really good. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing the movie review with us. Have a funtastic day, my dear!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738079671642137018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-28583690751050429972022-05-07T18:08:44.778-04:002022-05-07T18:08:44.778-04:00I love that you enjoyed Goon. I also just randomly...I love that you enjoyed Goon. I also just randomly came across it one day and laughed my ass off. I assumed it would be stupid, but I loved it. The sequel wasn't very good though.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-69361669627942819502022-05-07T15:13:52.073-04:002022-05-07T15:13:52.073-04:00I agree that the ’97 Titanic’s story is so much no...I agree that the ’97 Titanic’s story is so much nonsensical hogwash full of impossibilities to take place during the period. However Kate Winslet, Gloria Stuart, Kathy Bates and Frances Fisher all give good performances, and the costuming and production design are impressive. Also once the ship hits the berg the film becomes captivating. Both the Barbara Stanwyck/Clifton Webb Titanic and A Night to Remember are far superior films but cut the gooey romance from this one and it has some decent parts. <br /><br />Minority Report came out before I had completely soured on Cruise and it is a decent film. He’s okay in the lead but Colin Farrell is better as his pursuer. <br /><br />Sorry to say I thought Grace Quigley was awful. I wouldn’t say it’s Kate’s worst film, it’s not Spitfire/Dragon Seed horrendous but definitely in the lower echelon of her work.<br /><br />I’ve seen bits of Goon and that was enough. <br /><br />As soon as I saw that Hacksaw Ridge starred that pig Gibson any desire, I had to see it evaporated. <br /><br />I only saw three worth mentioning in April. <br /><br />The first-And the Same to You-is a fetching bit of British whimsy with all the heft of a tissue but a lot of charm. <br /><br />The next-Bette Midler at the Continental Baths-is in deplorable condition. It was shot at that location when the Divine Miss M was just starting out and it was awesome. Despite the horrid print her star power is megawatt bright. <br /><br />4 Moons is the last. It was a Mexican drama with four interlocking stories that just meshed so well. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-72547531617236549742022-05-07T13:05:45.113-04:002022-05-07T13:05:45.113-04:00Wow, Birgit, only 2 sound familiar that I think I ...Wow, Birgit, only 2 sound familiar that I think I may have watched them. How did I ever miss some of these movies and shows? Su-sieee! Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515318972570669414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-2140165936031968122022-05-07T07:07:45.441-04:002022-05-07T07:07:45.441-04:00I've seen the Minority Report, but sadly have ...I've seen the Minority Report, but sadly have missed the Hefner series.<br />Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-15687796022982546162022-05-07T05:49:16.382-04:002022-05-07T05:49:16.382-04:00'Goon' is indeed a hilarious one! I think ...'Goon' is indeed a hilarious one! I think it's the chemistry and comic timing between Jay Baruchel and Seann William Scott that makes it so hilarious. Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-13011590027477203082022-05-06T17:49:47.126-04:002022-05-06T17:49:47.126-04:00Hefner's son was a friend of mine in high scho...Hefner's son was a friend of mine in high school, and nothing at all like his father. Never met his sister. Oh, and the brother of one of our bridesmaids was a big shot at Playboy. Hefner was a pretty talented guy; sad that the magazine was where his talents went. John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-10979851369957105372022-05-06T15:11:35.945-04:002022-05-06T15:11:35.945-04:00That sequence in Hacksaw Ridge, where he's pul...That sequence in Hacksaw Ridge, where he's pulling the men off that cliff... I can sit and watch that over and over.<br /><br />There's a TV show version of Minority Report. It went one season. Interesting. Worth it if you're looking for something.<br /><br />Lately I've been watching Star Trek: Picard. Just saw the season finale. Wow. And I'm enjoying Superman and Lois. I found The Foods that Changed America (I may have that title wrong) on Hulu. And I just started the Lakers show on HBO. (It's a fictionalized recounting of the '80s Lakers, my local basketball team.) <br /><br />The Love Boat sinking... *snort*Liz A.https://lawsofgravity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-31039448163207719912022-05-06T11:31:38.572-04:002022-05-06T11:31:38.572-04:00Of the above, the only one I saw was Titanic and y...Of the above, the only one I saw was Titanic and yes it was a shocker when she threw that diamond into the sea. Do you think some fisherman might have gotten a surprise if he caught a fish attracted to the sparkle?Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-21943366073228705752022-05-06T10:31:51.493-04:002022-05-06T10:31:51.493-04:00I watched the first two episodes of the Hefner sto...I watched the first two episodes of the Hefner story, but when folks started defending him and his actions I turned it off. As far as I am concerned, he had no redeeming values. I dont know know whose civil rights he was defending; it certainly wasn't those of the women who were virtual prisoners in his home.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-33630471776319174502022-05-06T08:17:14.684-04:002022-05-06T08:17:14.684-04:00Hi again, Birgit!
We need to stop meeting like th...Hi again, Birgit!<br /><br />We need to stop meeting like this, dear friend! :)<br /><br />Like you, I don't care much for Mel. Mrs. Shady and I haven't watched anything he's done since Braveheart.<br /><br />She and I watched Titanic a few years ago. Yessum, it brought tears to my eyes to see Captain Stubing,,Julie and Gopher go down with the ship along with Victor Newman from The Young and the Restless. :) The 1953 film starring Barbara Stanwick, Clifton Webb, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton and Thelma Ritter is my favorite telling of the Titanic tale, and I also like the 1958 film A Night To Remember with David (Man From U.N.C.L.E.) McCallum and featuring the pre-Goldfinger pairing of Sean Connery and Honor ("Pussy Galore") Blackman.<br /><br />Goon does indeed look like a hoot. "You're not here to play hockey. You're here to fight." I'm not a fan of the crime/action genre, and I hate that music score typically used in action, adventure, sci-fi and animated fantasy films directed by Spielberg and others. Therefore Minority Report is a hard pass.<br /><br />Grace Quigly seems like my kind of movie. Over the years, Katherine Hepburn has not been a favorite of mine, but it looks like she turns in a funny performance in this picture. I very much enjoy the acting of Nick Nolte, so this film goes into my "watch" column. Temple might be a series I'd enjoy. I'll look into it. <br /><br />Wow. History's Greatest Mysteries is definitely a series that Mrs. S and I will want to watch. We love mysteries, especially those that remain unsolved. We often sit and debate each other like Siskel & Ebert after watching mystery shows like this one. <br /><br />Yessum, there's been a lot of negative press about Hugh Hefner in recent years, and Secrets of Playboy exposes his dark side. Hefner is portrayed in a much more favorable light in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, a 2017 Australian miniseries that I recently watched. It's very well done and I highly recommend it. Here's the synopsis: "American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story is a docuseries combining archival footage, interviews and cinematic reenactments to tell the story of Playboy magazine's charismatic founder Hugh Hefner and his impact on global culture and history. American Playboy begins in post-war America and takes us through the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953 and the next six decades of Hefner's life and career. As he built his empire, Hefner became both a social justice advocate and a target of the conservative movement, battling with the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover while becoming an outspoken defender of civil rights." So, I agree with you. Before you judge, watch the show you recommended, the show I recommended and others. Clearly Hefner was shades of gray.<br /><br />Have a safe and happy weekend, dear friend BB!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887100141814372022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-347373034237250462022-05-06T07:54:14.931-04:002022-05-06T07:54:14.931-04:00Hacksaw Ridge was brilliant. Never a fan of Minori...Hacksaw Ridge was brilliant. Never a fan of Minority Report though. Been watching a lot of new series and just started the new Star Trek last night.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com