tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797782901194731107.post4300330896188183417..comments2023-04-26T07:12:33.108-06:00Comments on THE FILM PATROL: Our movie diet: it gets weirdBradWeishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13473472881579089861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797782901194731107.post-47503818426891035322012-08-26T01:56:38.920-06:002012-08-26T01:56:38.920-06:00The power of some of the early Disney classics is ...The power of some of the early Disney classics is certainly real enough but the original European fairy/folk tales were often very traumatic stories. However the brutalism of some of the scenes in Dumbo have a particular American take on the genre I've always felt. For instance the scene where the faceless 'carnies' are erecting the tents in a thunderstorm singing about how they love to work hard for the sake of it. Amazing stuff to smuggle into a kid's animation. Good Health people :-)Dun Birninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771295493759668517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797782901194731107.post-34051891832110939852012-08-25T00:06:55.429-06:002012-08-25T00:06:55.429-06:00I admire your broad tastes and the Silent Star War...I admire your broad tastes and the Silent Star Wars is the most amazing find for me in a way that I can't really express. I'm just catching up with many of the classics and have been watching some silent films lately and the style of the Anachronisme, music and all, is breathtaking. Thanks!Eric Giffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903113112447747569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797782901194731107.post-886024844584342962012-08-24T20:26:40.533-06:002012-08-24T20:26:40.533-06:00Bless your children; mine won't watch anything...Bless your children; mine won't watch anything their dad might like. What? Agree with me on ANYTHING? Heaven forfend!<br /><br />And what's wrong with "High Noon in Space"? Err, I mean "Outland". Even though 1/2 the science is laughable, I thoroughly enjoy "Outland" and watch it every year or two. A Scottish marshal under siege at a remote (but profitable) space mining outpost, as evinced by Sean Connery? What's not to love? That's why it's in my digital collection, which is fast approaching 2,500 films.<br /><br />Thanks, Brad. Somehow I'd temporarily misplaced "Bedazzled" in my memory...but I see it's available for streaming on Netflix, so I'm heading off to renew my acquaintance with Dudley, Peter, Eleanor and Raquel.Perignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657620326556509361noreply@blogger.com