tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post8541384673486384768..comments2023-05-26T09:57:54.187+01:00Comments on Ever So Ethnically Confused: Thursday Movie Picks: Fish Out of Water MoviesKatie Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-15383949552393445922016-04-21T10:41:15.470+01:002016-04-21T10:41:15.470+01:00There's a certain storybook -ness to Edward Sc...There's a certain storybook -ness to Edward Scissorhands. Anyway a lot of fairy tales, the way they were originally told and written, were cautionary tales. They were sad, scary and didn't have happy ever afters.Wandering through the Shelveshttp://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-60504016887738661912016-04-21T10:37:18.913+01:002016-04-21T10:37:18.913+01:00I still haven't seen Planet of the Apes, both ...I still haven't seen Planet of the Apes, both original and remake, but I plan to. Edward Scissorhand is a great pick and Being There is completely new to me.Wandering through the Shelveshttp://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-63847256549470136602016-04-20T09:13:44.236+01:002016-04-20T09:13:44.236+01:00For some reason I really liked Blast From the Past...For some reason I really liked Blast From the Past, which is perfect for this theme! Actually all your picks are perfect for this week. I think I need to see Time After Time - sounds too good to be true.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-60035471976016358912016-04-20T08:59:52.150+01:002016-04-20T08:59:52.150+01:00I like to think of it as a fairy tale too but not ...I like to think of it as a fairy tale too but not all fairy tales can be happy right? I know what you mean about the world going to hell - the ending of POTA is brilliant though - of course now its over used but the first time I saw it was good.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-65156522018667592032016-04-20T08:54:44.585+01:002016-04-20T08:54:44.585+01:00I know what you mean about Tim Burton - we saw a g...I know what you mean about Tim Burton - we saw a glimpse in Frankenweenie but then we lost him again. Although his new film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children looks quite good. But there are a few other books to go with this one so.... not sure if it will go the route of franchise.Katie Hoganhttp://eversoethnicallyconfused.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-18132112448916385342016-04-15T03:23:30.971+01:002016-04-15T03:23:30.971+01:00LOVE these picks. Planet of the Apes is classic, e...LOVE these picks. Planet of the Apes is classic, even if it isn't great in my eyes. I like it, but its age shows. Being There I ADORE. Peter Sellers was so brilliant in general and this is one of his quieter great performances. What ever happened to the Tim Burton who directed Edward Scissorhands? The kookily inspired director who had a mastery of tone as opposed to a propensity to just pile on quirk and over-design everything? Another one I love pretty much unreservedly.Daniel Bayerhttp://dancindanonflim.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-54504021276294019832016-04-15T00:48:58.822+01:002016-04-15T00:48:58.822+01:00I remember when I first saw Planet of the Apes and...I remember when I first saw Planet of the Apes and it shocked me. I am also just fed up with all these shows and movies about the Earth going belly up. I love Being There and even though I haven't seen it in a very long time, I still recall some scenes and they are brilliant. I also love Edward Scissorhands. It is a sad fairy tale and so beautifully shown. Great picks!Birgit Bedeskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530796381730510727.post-77788222033831181642016-04-14T23:41:55.025+01:002016-04-14T23:41:55.025+01:00Wonderful picks, none that occurred to me. I expec...Wonderful picks, none that occurred to me. I expected to see Planet of the Apes turn up next week so it was a nice surprise to see it looked at from a different perspective. It really became it's own little cottage industry back in the 70's with seemingly endless sequels none up to the level of this one. I know what you mean about Heston, when he and the part fit he was tolerable to good but often stiff. Funny you said he'll always be Ben-Hur to you and he'll always be Moses to me.<br /><br />I'm not as crazy about Being There as most. It's a well made film with excellent performances but I found it dull in many places. It does however fit here exactly.<br /><br />I like Edward Scissorhands more, though I don't rewatch it often. Depp is very touching and Dianne Weist plays the perky, somewhat clueless Avon Lady just right. And the poor boy is surely a fish out of water.<br /><br />This theme is a very popular one with filmmakers which provided a wealth of choices which is reflected in that no title has emerged as the title of the week as one does some weeks. I found it easy to come up with three quickly this time.<br /><br />Blast from the Past (1999)-An absurd premise, a slightly nutty 60’s scientist and his pregnant homemaker wife (Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek, both ideal) lock themselves into a bomb shelter for 35 years under the false impression that nuclear war has been declared then sending their grown son out into a strange new world for supplies, is played with charming whimsy. Brendan Fraser uses his size and somewhat goofy personality to make son Adam believable as a big overgrown child in a man's body. He and Alicia Silverstone as Eve the woman who takes Adam under her wing have a nice vibe with her worldliness playing well off his innocence. A sweet, breezy film with the underlying message to respect each other and enjoy the world around you.<br /><br />My Cousin Vinny (1992)-Two young men are falsely accused of murder in the deep South, desperate they contact the only lawyer either knows, Vinnie the New York cousin of one of the boys who has finally passed the bar on his sixth try. Down he and his brassy fiancée come, hilarity ensues! Hard to say who is funnier Joe Pesci, the Oscar winning Marisa Tomei or the deadpan Fred Gwynne in his final performance as the judge whose patience is stretched to the limit. <br /><br />Time After Time (1979)-In the London of 1893 H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) plans to use his time machine to travel to the Utopian paradise he believes is the future. As he prepares to make the journey Jack the Ripper (David Warner), on the run from the police, hijacks the machine and travels to 70’s San Francisco. When the machine returns to Victorian England Wells uses it to follow him. Perplexed by the modern world H.G. enlists the help of Amy (Mary Steenburgen) a bank teller he meets to catch Jack before he can resume his killing spree. During the pursuit Wells falls for Amy, even as she has a hard time believing his wild story of time travel. A thriller with a fine mixture of humor and suspense, McDowell and Steenburgen fell in love while making this film and were married for a decade.joelnoxnoreply@blogger.com