tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7967080344778843291..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Sarge At the MoviesOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76884639171569280762016-10-14T05:02:14.266-07:002016-10-14T05:02:14.266-07:00Nice!
Let's hope there's no cure for bein...Nice!<br /><br />Let's hope there's no cure for being a romantic!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32205776609976682912016-10-13T21:11:42.789-07:002016-10-13T21:11:42.789-07:00Uncurable romantic.
Roman Holiday
Desk Set
Much A...Uncurable romantic.<br /><br />Roman Holiday<br />Desk Set<br />Much Ado About NothingHMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53484072699878682792016-10-13T17:28:43.564-07:002016-10-13T17:28:43.564-07:00Well the list isn't intended to be a list of s...Well the list isn't intended to be a list of strictly war movies. But you have a point there Paul, there are some excellent scenes in that movie.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49667573246406134072016-10-13T17:05:02.376-07:002016-10-13T17:05:02.376-07:00While " The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly "...While " The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly " is not strictly a war film, I think that the war scenes are some of the most realistic that I have ever seen.<br /><br />Paul L. Quandt<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55225462914088356872016-10-13T10:04:34.940-07:002016-10-13T10:04:34.940-07:00I would have added Mars Attacks! to the list if I ...I would have added <em>Mars Attacks!</em> to the list if I had thought of it. Slim Whitman's yodeling makes the Martians' heads explode. Hahahaha!<br /><br />(Slim Whitman made my head explode when I was younger.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9737556281326226662016-10-13T09:24:53.583-07:002016-10-13T09:24:53.583-07:00Great list. Some of my all time faves are on there...Great list. Some of my all time faves are on there. Big Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Clint Eastwood fan. "Outlaw Josie Wales" is my wife's favorite movie ever. There are a few oddballs that I watch over and over. I never get tired of "My Blue Heaven" with Steve Martin. A very underrated comedy. "Killer Klowns From Outer Space" is a great sci-fi spoof. "Second Hand Lions" is a favorite of both the lovely missus and me. Robert Duval and Michael Caine. Super. taminator013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86495897278358681892016-10-13T04:43:32.053-07:002016-10-13T04:43:32.053-07:00Thanks Cap'n. I was prepared to dislike Love A...Thanks Cap'n. I was prepared to dislike <em>Love Actually</em>, I was more than pleasantly surprised when I watched it. It's now a favorite, which reminds me that I haven't seen it in a while.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34320879705906546872016-10-12T21:51:10.893-07:002016-10-12T21:51:10.893-07:00so it turns out that you're another bohemian r...so it turns out that you're another bohemian romantic. well done! Love Actually was fun. <br /><br />The movie lies in fine company. I like the rest of your list.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65419024603426186002016-10-12T17:43:19.024-07:002016-10-12T17:43:19.024-07:00Open Range, Roger Duvall, excellent film, loved it...<em>Open Range</em>, Roger Duvall, excellent film, loved it.<br /><br />Roger that on Marvel.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45046059073343918502016-10-12T17:17:15.877-07:002016-10-12T17:17:15.877-07:00I may be weird in that I saw El Dorado before Rio ...I may be weird in that I saw <i>El Dorado</i> before <i>Rio Bravo</i>, and enjoy the first more; the second is reputedly the better movie. <i>Open Range</i> is a recent western I have in my library.<br /><br />And I'll throw in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a catch-all; the only reason I haven't seen the Netflix series is that I don't have a subscription and want all the shows in my library. ABC deserves a dope-slap for not releasing the latest seasons of <i>Agent Carter</i> and <i>Agents of SHIELD</i> on Blu-Ray, as the deleted scenes, gag reel, and especially the actor/crew commentaries are the driving reasons for hard-copy. You don't get those from ITunes or Google Play.<br /><br />Bruce JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10015552459936031032016-10-12T17:15:10.641-07:002016-10-12T17:15:10.641-07:00Some great films there Andrew!
Sir Kenneth's ...Some great films there Andrew!<br /><br />Sir Kenneth's St. Crispin's Day speech in Henry V is brilliant, "We few, we happy few...".<br /><br /><em>Rocky Horror Picture Show</em> I have seen, more than once. It is a musical but so much more.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74494832195682095962016-10-12T17:12:53.282-07:002016-10-12T17:12:53.282-07:00Hahaha!
Cloris Leachman was excellent in that mov...Hahaha!<br /><br />Cloris Leachman was excellent in that movie!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13875370694196314962016-10-12T17:10:46.689-07:002016-10-12T17:10:46.689-07:00I stumbled across Big Trouble in Little China year...I stumbled across <em>Big Trouble in Little China</em> years after its release so I wasn't exposed to all the hype. Didn't know, until just now, that it had been over-hyped.<br /><br />Sometimes it's good to maintain a buffer zone between one's self and the outside world.<br /><br />I liked <em>The Last Samurai</em> because I enjoy Japanese culture in general and the acting of Ken Watanabe in particular.<br /><br />Another favorite movie quote is from Watanabe-san, "They're all beautiful..." watching the cherry blossoms as he lay dying.<br /><br /><em>Silverado</em>, absolutely.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62782332507967736452016-10-12T17:08:30.794-07:002016-10-12T17:08:30.794-07:00I was wondering about Young Frankenstein myself; w...I was wondering about <i>Young Frankenstein</i> myself; with Our Humble Scribe's Waterloo posts I keep seeing Frau Blücher scaring the cavalry!<br /><br />Bruce JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87175258618811144092016-10-12T17:01:32.729-07:002016-10-12T17:01:32.729-07:00I believe we all have of one of those!I believe we all have of one of those!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51526044596763253692016-10-12T17:01:29.541-07:002016-10-12T17:01:29.541-07:00A lot of my favorites on that list. One, The Last ...A lot of my favorites on that list. One, The Last Samurai, I thought was just so so the first time I saw it. Somehow, I ended up watching it a second time and enjoyed it much more. Big Trouble in Little China for me suffered from being over-hyped. That and "The Gods Must Be Crazy" were both so over-hyped as to what great movies they were but didn't live up to expectations.<br />I'd add Silverado to the list. And maybe a guilty pleasure, The Last Starfighter. Robert Preston as an alien con man, ala the Music Man, is worth the price of admission..Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15571983615126467272016-10-12T17:00:28.149-07:002016-10-12T17:00:28.149-07:00And an idiot of a böhmischen Gefreiter in charge!
...And an idiot of a <em>böhmischen Gefreiter</em> in charge!<br /><br />Yes, some of the <em>Luftwaffe</em>, outside of the fighter wings, was very politically correct for the times.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4791322584167995672016-10-12T16:57:04.287-07:002016-10-12T16:57:04.287-07:00It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it ho...<em>It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it home, <br />A heap o’ sun an’ shadder, an’ ye sometimes have t’ roam <br />Afore ye really ’preciate the things ye lef’ behind, <br />An’ hunger fer ’em somehow, with ’em allus on yer mind. <br />It don’t make any differunce how rich ye get t’ be, <br />How much yer chairs an’ tables cost, how great yer luxury; <br />It ain’t home t’ ye, though it be the palace of a king, <br />Until somehow yer soul is sort o’ wrapped round everything.</em><br /><br />Oh my, he is good!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54083737969252725272016-10-12T15:24:50.671-07:002016-10-12T15:24:50.671-07:00I was in Baton Rouge eating breakfast, when 2 gent...I was in Baton Rouge eating breakfast, when 2 gentlemen came and sat behind me in the next booth. There was a buffet line, and they went through it. They were complaining about the "gravy" having lumps in it and being almost tasteless. I was tickled. The beauty behind the cash register asked me how the food was when she rang me, and I said I knew I was in the cradle of civilization when I got grits for breakfast without asking for them. Those two guys went , "ohhh...." <br /><br />Side note: I don't remember if she was white or black, or really homely or cute. She had that deep south honey-dripping accent, and I just go soft focus and weak in the knees when I hear it.<br /><br />Also, I've moderated a lot on my inherited opinions. We are Just Folks. (And yes, my favourite poet is Edgar Guest.)STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17295338940777374132016-10-12T13:19:50.769-07:002016-10-12T13:19:50.769-07:00"Werewolf in London" filled that "g..."Werewolf in London" filled that "get up and walk out" bill for me.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71658969921321388862016-10-12T13:14:27.576-07:002016-10-12T13:14:27.576-07:00I agree with the list, but wish to add "The M...I agree with the list, but wish to add "The Magnificent Seven" (original) to the list. Yeah, a take-off of "Seven Samurai" but it really dealt with the issues of the civilization of the West very well.<br /><br />Quigly Down Under - Tom Selleck as a quiet, smiling badass. Great movie.<br /><br />And to bring in the Errol Flynn movies:<br /> Captain Blood<br /> The Adventures of Robin Hood (with Basil Rathbone and Elizabeth de Havilland (in a smoking hot silver silk dress, youwsers!!))<br /><br />I will find myself watching "Young Frankenstein," "Casablanca," "Sahara," and "Kelly's Heroes" whenever they are on the tube and I am alone. Just fantastic movies.<br /><br />"Citizen Kane" is a great movie that I never want to watch again. It is well written, well filmed and just dark. Many good movies are like that. Fantastic movies once, never want to watch again. "Amadeus" is one of those movies, great and too dark to watch again.<br /><br />"Rocky Horror Picture Show" is one of my once-a-year-or-so movies. Funny, smart-assed and just wrong. I know you don't much like musicals but this one is just too darned weird to miss.<br /><br />Several Bruce Willis movies come to mind. The Fifth Element, Die Hard, RED.<br /><br />And the best Shakespeare based movies ever: Good costuming, good acting, pretty damned true to the original story<br />The Taming of the Shrew (Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton)<br />Romeo and Juliet (the '60s version)<br />Henry V (with Kenneth Brannaugh)<br /><br />(as to Braveheart, great movie for story, can't stand to watch it for all of the historical inaccuracies in costuming and armor and aahhh, yeah, I still watch it.)Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67670328020500678062016-10-12T13:12:54.498-07:002016-10-12T13:12:54.498-07:00Hitler once complained that he could not be expect...Hitler once complained that he could not be expected to win the war, when he had a "reactionary Army, a National Socialist Air Force, and a Christian Navy".SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27820349330566913072016-10-12T12:57:33.133-07:002016-10-12T12:57:33.133-07:00Wow, you were in the Pearl Harbor scene? That must...Wow, you were in the Pearl Harbor scene? That must have been awesome on the one hand and eerie on the other, given the date.<br /><br />Agree with your assessment of the casting of Pug and Rhoda Henry. That was exquisite.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70502647578873222372016-10-12T12:54:09.402-07:002016-10-12T12:54:09.402-07:00Yes, that would be bothersome these days.Yes, that would be bothersome these days.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73376327724448450682016-10-12T12:53:20.174-07:002016-10-12T12:53:20.174-07:00Man, your memory is way better than mine!
(Well, ...Man, your memory is way better than mine!<br /><br />(Well, that's not saying much.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com