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Comment by wiffledust on October 3, 2010 at 8:40pm

ha! we posted at the same moment, elle! i'm sceered of the suspenseful stuff. but audrey hepburn picked the BEST movies, so i'm not surprised it was great!

i see your point about it being a true story. i guess i'm sensitive to this, because i saw an african american educator talking about how he didn't like it...i mean he enjoyed the movie but didn't like the continual messages we get out of hollywood. the white woman and family saves the otherwise doomed african american. and he is the gentle giant who plays the role of some kind of saving selfless archetype. maybe hearing this guy slanted my views on the movie. maybe i'm way off. so many people enjoy it. i just want to be mindful of the messages we get from hollywood, ya know?

Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 3, 2010 at 8:34pm

Gee, Lisa, since it was a true story and such an uplifting one, I'm surprised. If it was fiction and they were working around stereotypes, I'd probably have a problem with it, too. But since it was based on fact... What were those underlying messages that I missed?!? (I always suck at picking them out!)

Also, watched an old Audrey Hepburn movie (again! LOL) today. It was one of the most suspenseful movies I've seen - probably deemed violent for the times - I was on the edge of my seat. Wait Until Dark was a real thriller and it was so good to see some of my favorite actors again!!! Plus I always forget how incredibly beautiful she was...so elegant.

Comment by wiffledust on October 3, 2010 at 8:34pm

right now one of my all time favorite movies happens to be on tv. it's older, but not an old classic. if you haven't seen "the long walk home" it's a must! it stars whoopi goldberg and sissy spacek. and it tells the story of the south in the 50's, women's roles, segregations, and the different but interestingly similar lives of two very different women. i think this is one of those little jewels that many people haven't seen, so i wanted to mention it!

Comment by wiffledust on October 3, 2010 at 1:48pm

you know what....sandra probably COULD play scarlet.i have concerns about the blind side that i mentioned before. there's nothing wrong with this story...it's a good story in and of itself. and she's certainly great in it as are the others. i have a problem with the underlying messages though..

Comment by Elle MacNeil on October 3, 2010 at 10:37am

Finally got to see The Blind Side. It was exactly what I expected and I loved it!! Sandra Bullock is so freakin' cool. I think she might have been a contender for Scarlett in our GWTW remake! ; )

Comment by Lillian Gaffney on October 3, 2010 at 9:49am

Watched World's Greatest Dad with Robin Williams last night. Not a movie that I would pick out. I actually thought, I was going to be watching a comedy. This was a dark comedy. This was however, a movie with a message that was worth seeing about truth & settling. Just be prepared for strong language, crudeness, and disturbing images.

Comment by wiffledust on September 27, 2010 at 11:11am

one of the best movies EVER EVER EVER!!!!

Comment by Dakota Higer on September 27, 2010 at 11:05am

haha, i just dvr'd to kill am mockingbird the other day. great movie

Comment by wiffledust on September 27, 2010 at 9:55am

i'm so glad you're a young person who watches older films,dakota.i have had alot of 20 something students that will REFUSE to watch anything in black and white. i've had to drag them kicking and screaming to watching things like to kill a mockingbird,and then they thank me. but it frightens me how many great movies young people won't see thinking they are "old fashioned"

Comment by Dakota Higer on September 27, 2010 at 9:50am

he's unreal. watched breakfast at tiffany's the other day as well...i wish jimmy and audrey were alive today to make more amazing movies

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