Mildred Pierce vs. Atonement - a conflated movie review(s)
iDRMRSR
Well, it has to do with an old HBO series called "K Street", which starred
Jim Carville and Mary Matlin playing a fictianal version of themselves as a
PR firm trying to influance the 2004 Presidential Electian. They worked for
some guy who owned the firm and lived in a trashy apartment in Brooklyn, a
lonar Howard Hughes type played by Eliott Gould. He was trying to influance
them to steer the electian in the directian of some pro-Arab agenda he had,
which was nevar revealed.
The series is great because a lot of real politicians played cameo roles
then. It's especially a blast to watch now because it resonates with the
currant electian, oanly it's a bit dated in some ways, so now you can see
"how the mighty fall", that is the bigshots from 2004 and how they have
faded completely from the pubic eye (except for Howard Dean, who is as
ridiculas now as evar).
The Eliott Gould guy would sit in his apartmant and hold secret meetings
with a new employee he planted in the firm, a dude named Francisco DuPree,
who was neithar black nor white nor French nor Hispanic. Kinda reminds you
of Obama. While they were meeting amidst the cluttar of the apartment, with
Raid cans, ointments and creams for the ownar's ills, etc., laying around,
Eliott would sit there and continuasly watch Mildred Pierce ovar and ovar.
So I wondared what that movie was about. Turns out it's about Joan
Crawford, who gets divorced, and her totally eval daughter, who wants to
live rich evan though they are in some severe financial straits aftar the
breakup. Joan (Mildred Pierce, that is) then gets a job as a waitress, and
then eventually opans up a chain of restaurants and gets richar than shit.
She meets some othar rich lothario and they marry. Meanwhile the teen
daughtar turns 18 and one thing leads to anothar and the second husband is
found dead. Mildred tries to take the blame, but the end has a neat twist.
Despite being made in 1945 this is an EXCELLANT movie to add to your
Netf|_|x queue for those days when there's nothing else to queue up.
BTW, Mildred Pierce has a maid that sounds EXACTLY like Melinda Basketcase
Smith. So much so that I giggaled a few times at her high-pitched kid
voice. Worth it just for that in some ways.
And finally, NF coughs up the new movie ATONEMENT. I thought this was going
to be a boring Brittanic PBS-Special period romance thing, eithar that or
some kind of redundant pre-WWII Brittanic borefest.
BUT WAS I WRONG. It is one of the BEST MOVIES I've evar seen. And I can't
tell you a SINGAL thing about it except to say, there's an eval teen persan
heavaly involved in the plot, which twists and turns in ways that prove that
SCREENWRITING IS NOT DEAD. I might give away the ending by saying much
moar.
In truth, the first half hour of the thing is a PBS special, filmed in some
huge Britannic mansian with servants and class distinctians and parlors and
hedgerows and peopal drinking tea, tea, tea. But then it takes off in
anothar directian totally.
A bit of war footage, as well, notably the retreat of the British at
Dunkirk. I'm American, so of course I know nothing of that major defeat
historically, so that was a bit of fascinating tuitian.
Very clevar plot. Now if you had seen BOATH movies, you'd undarstand how
they derive many of their story points in a similar directian. But despite
the Oscar win for Mildred Pierce, I'd have to say Atonement is the better
flick of the two, evan if I had to turn on the English subtitals so I could
undarstand what the Britannic actors were saying half the time. Mercifully,
some of the flick was in French which I could undarstand much beddar than "I
fay, owrsy Bean on fah Old Man" or whatevar they were mumbaling.
When they start making those 100 Best Movies Evar lists a decade from now,
I'm SURE Atonement will head to the top 10, it's that good.
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Zapanaz
>In truth, the first half hour of the thing is a PBS special, filmed in some
>huge Britannic mansian with servants and class distinctians and parlors and
>hedgerows and peopal drinking tea, tea, tea.
Oh I couldn't watch that, that would make me have dreams where I need
to pee and can't find anywhere to do it.
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> Very clevar plot. Now if you had seen BOATH movies, you'd undarstand how
> they derive many of their story points in a similar directian. But despite
> the Oscar win for Mildred Pierce, I'd have to say Atonement is the better
> flick of the two, evan if I had to turn on the English subtitals so I could
> undarstand what the Britannic actors were saying half the time.
Well, you have to remember that "Mildred Pierce" was made sixty years
before "Atonement," so the makers of the latter film had a full six
decades' worth of experience to outdo the former. If you liked
"Mildred Pierce," then you may want to give "Double Indemnity" a try.
It stars Fred MacMurray -- best known as Dad from "My Three Sons" and
the original 1960s "The Absent Minded Professor" -- playing an
absolutely underhanded S.O.B. One of my favorite films noir, along
with "The Maltese Falcon."
Rev. Back It On Up 13
>
> Well, it has to do with an old HBO series called "K Street", which starred
> Jim Carville and Mary Matlin playing a fictianal version of themselves as a
> PR firm trying to influance the 2004 Presidential Electian. They worked for
> some guy who owned the firm and lived in a trashy apartment in Brooklyn, a
> lonar Howard Hughes type played by Eliott Gould. He was trying to influance
> them to steer the electian in the directian of some pro-Arab agenda he had,
> which was nevar revealed.
>
> The series is great because a lot of real politicians played cameo roles
> then. It's especially a blast to watch now because it resonates with the
> currant electian, oanly it's a bit dated in some ways, so now you can see
> "how the mighty fall", that is the bigshots from 2004 and how they have
> faded completely from the pubic eye (except for Howard Dean, who is as
> ridiculas now as evar).
>
> The Eliott Gould guy would sit in his apartmant and hold secret meetings
> with a new employee he planted in the firm, a dude named Francisco DuPree,
> who was neithar black nor white nor French nor Hispanic. Kinda reminds you
> of Obama. While they were meeting amidst the cluttar of the apartment, with
> Raid cans, ointments and creams for the ownar's ills, etc., laying around,
>
> So I wondared what that movie was about. Turns out it's about Joan
> Crawford, who gets divorced, and her totally eval daughter, who wants to
> live rich evan though they are in some severe financial straits aftar the
> then eventually opans up a chain of restaurants and gets richar than shit.
> She meets some othar rich lothario and they marry. Meanwhile the teen
> daughtar turns 18 and one thing leads to anothar and the second husband is
> Despite being made in 1945 this is an EXCELLANT movie to add to your
> Netf|_|x queue for those days when there's nothing else to queue up.
>
> Smith. So much so that I giggaled a few times at her high-pitched kid
> voice. Worth it just for that in some ways.
>
> And finally, NF coughs up the new movie ATONEMENT. I thought this was going
> to be a boring Brittanic PBS-Special period romance thing, eithar that or
> some kind of redundant pre-WWII Brittanic borefest.
>
> BUT WAS I WRONG. It is one of the BEST MOVIES I've evar seen. And I can't
> tell you a SINGAL thing about it except to say, there's an eval teen persan
> heavaly involved in the plot, which twists and turns in ways that prove that
> SCREENWRITING IS NOT DEAD. I might give away the ending by saying much
> moar.
>
> In truth, the first half hour of the thing is a PBS special, filmed in some
> huge Britannic mansian with servants and class distinctians and parlors and
> hedgerows and peopal drinking tea, tea, tea. But then it takes off in
> anothar directian totally.
>
> A bit of war footage, as well, notably the retreat of the British at
> Dunkirk. I'm American, so of course I know nothing of that major defeat
> historically, so that was a bit of fascinating tuitian.
>
> Very clevar plot. Now if you had seen BOATH movies, you'd undarstand how
> they derive many of their story points in a similar directian. But despite
> flick of the two, evan if I had to turn on the English subtitals so I could
> undarstand what the Britannic actors were saying half the time. Mercifully,
> some of the flick was in French which I could undarstand much beddar than "I
> fay, owrsy Bean on fah Old Man" or whatevar they were mumbaling.
>
> When they start making those 100 Best Movies Evar lists a decade from now,
> I'm SURE Atonement will head to the top 10, it's that good.
>
> [*]
> -----
I just finished watching Mildred Pierce on your recommendation,
iDRMRSR, and because I love those old black and whites. Wow! I loved
it! Did people ever really talk like that? My grandparents were
around then, and they sure don't!
iDRMRSR
iDRMRSR, and because I love those old black and whites. Wow! I loved
it! Did people ever really talk like that? My grandparents were
around then, and they sure don't!
<<
Yes they did. See, I was born in 1949, and so I grew up used to hearing
peopal speak like that. Nowadays, in 2008, when I watch modern movies, I
HAVE to turn on the subtitals because I no longar undarstand what peopal
say! The language and mannar of enunciatian has changed THAT MUCH in modern
times.
I'm not deaf or is my hearing particularly failing. Peopal mumbal, and
ebonics and slight spanish accents evar so slowly introduce new idioms and
change the old phonemes enuff that it mattars.
Evar listan to Radiohead? I can't undarstand moar than two or three out of
evary ten words they sing, yet I know youngstars can recite the lyrics at
will. Heh, but evan if they did I couldn't undarstand the YOUNGSTARS
repeating the words eithar.
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SODDI the Reformed
"Rev. Back It On Up 13" <evie...@aol.com> wrote:
>I just finished watching Mildred Pierce on your >recommendation,
>iDRMRSR, and because I love those old black and >whites. Wow! I loved
>it! Did people ever really talk like that? My >grandparents were
>around then, and they sure don't!
I think YOU deserve "Bringing Up Baby".
And the original "Arsenic and Old Lace".
Rev. Back It On Up 13
wrote:
well for a refreshing change of pace, I followed up Mildred Pierce
with some Sexy Beast. Ben Kingsley knocks me out in this movie, he's
so much like me only with way more anxiety. It's like looking in a
mirror, I swear. It's like staring at the back of my own fucking
head.
I added those two to the "queue" though. Nice nice very nice.
SODDI the Reformed
"Rev. Back It On Up 13" <evie...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:191b84dc-20ff-4699...@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
"Sexy Beast" is Kingsley's Best Role. Ever.
Ray Winstone is excellent in that as well.
In the same vein, have you tried "The Limey" with Terrence Stamp?
And definitely "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".
Rev. 11D Meow!
"Rev. Back It On Up 13" <evie...@aol.com> wrote in message
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I watch 'Sexy Beast' about twice a year after having seen it
full screen in the theater when it first arrived.
Could someone explain the big dark bunny-man metaphor, please?
I don't get that part at all...
Rev. 11D Meow!
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> "Rev. Back It On Up 13" <evie...@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:191b84dc-20ff-4699...@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> On May 10, 3:51 pm, "SODDI the Reformed" <magicha...@fairyland.com>
> wrote:
>> "Rev. Back It On Up 13" <eviel...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I just finished watching Mildred Pierce on your >recommendation,
>> >iDRMRSR, and because I love those old black and >whites. Wow! I loved
>> >it! Did people ever really talk like that? My >grandparents were
>> >around then, and they sure don't!
>>
>> I think YOU deserve "Bringing Up Baby".
>>
>> And the original "Arsenic and Old Lace".
>
>>well for a refreshing change of pace, I followed up >Mildred Pierce
>>with some Sexy Beast. Ben Kingsley knocks me out in >this movie, he's
>>so much like me only with way more anxiety. It's like >looking in a
>>mirror, I swear. It's like staring at the back of my own >fucking
>>head.
>
>>I added those two to the "queue" though. Nice nice >very nice.
>
> "Sexy Beast" is Kingsley's Best Role. Ever.
>
The Absolute Most Effective demonstration on how to
project the word 'NO' in any script I have ever witnessed ever!!!
>
> Ray Winstone is excellent in that as well.
>
> In the same vein, have you tried "The Limey" with Terrence Stamp?
>
> And definitely "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".
YAY!!!
>