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August 2, 2006
Movie Tag
I am sure there are many variations of these questions out there on the web, but here are some I came up with based on our recent questionaire on books that made the rounds. Enjoy! Plus, if you have more than one film in each category, no worries, list 'em.
1) What is a movie that changed the way you think and act? Or just got you thinking, if the first question is too intimidating.
This is a tough one. Who wrote these questions? The Mission.
2) It's a late autumn evening and rainy and cold? What do you have for dinner/snack? What movie do you pop in the DVD player?
I make some clam chowder with garlic and butter. Perhaps have some smoked oysters on toast. Some sweet milky tea and something sweet. Or just have some popcorny butter instead. Or pizza and coke. OK, Neil, enough with the food! For the movie, I think I have to pick one of the Austen movies. Pride and Prejudice (BBC), Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, or Emma.
3) You are off to wee Himalayan hamlet for a year, your laptop hard drive can hold one film. What will it be?
Pride and Prejudice
4) What movie made you laugh the hardest? What movie made you cry?
*Not huge on comedies. The Princess Bride.
*Shadowlands made me cry. The Return of the King, I think. Well, at least the book does.
5) Favorite actor (female, male)?
*Emily Watson, Emma Thompson, Kirsten Dunst, Franka Potente
*Russel Crowe-Yeah he's a bad boy, but so cool in movies--"The frost, it makes the blade stick." Ethan Hawke.
6) What book or story would you like to see made into a film or what book do you love that could never be made into a film?
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis could never be made into film, not the least reason being because the main characters are naked for most of the novel, but also because I cannot imagine a filmmaker could portray goodness and innocence well. Evil is easy to portray. Pure goodness, I think, we have lost are ability to imagine, almost. Lewis does a pretty good job at it.
7) What is a movie that immediately after you watched it, you wish you hadn't?
*Ransom-bloody and vengeful
*Howard's End-the depressing conclusion of lives lived outside of moral strictures.
8) Do you read movie reviews? Before, after, never? Whose reviews do you find the best? Are you an analyzer?
Yes, and generally before seeing the movie. Sometimes this is to my detriment; often though it heightens and feeds my enjoyment. Jeffrey Overstreet. And, yup, I'm one of those.
9) What movie do you think is a must see, but that you can only recommend with caveats? What movie do you really like, but can only recommend with caveats?
*Magnolia
*The Boxer-Daniel Day Lewis, Emily Watson, bleak Irish weather, boxing--Alas, it features a lot of the Irish national word (hint it begins with an "f") and is really about adultery.
10) What movie do you most wish to share with your friends?
About a Boy
Now tag at least 5 people.
Heather
Claire newbie!
Heidi V.
Heidi H.
Tanya
Angela
Laura
No gentlemen? My boys don't blog no mo!
Film, Music, Television, Books | By jackdas | 12:43 AM
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Upon, reading Tanya's list. I have to add "Meet the Parents" to the comedy list. That almost made me cry with laughing.
Posted by: Neil at August 2, 2006 12:44 PM
I've enjoyed many of your posts these last couple days, as well as two of your Catapult articles.
I see you have a link to Into the Wardrobe... Do you post on the forums there? The Wardrobe was a big part of my online life in the past. I posted as April61 and then with my real name later on.
Posted by: Colleen at August 3, 2006 9:42 PM
Thank you for your kind words, Colleen. I have not posted at Into the Wardrobe. In fact, other than blogs I am not a tremendously good or active discussion list poster. I think this is so because of fear of having to commit to it then, or at least the feeling that I should.
Posted by: Neil at August 4, 2006 12:00 AM
