Topic of the day: Movies!

[ringsandcoffee]

Ok, holbytla, jmp0114, laurasia_mystik and ewanspotter, it's my mission to get you to watch Sound of Music. I don't know how to achieve this, but at least you know how strongly I feel about it. I already have a verbal agreement with my friend Michelle to watch it the next time she and Reena come over for movie night. It took a little persuasion, which was funny because Michelle loves Mary Poppins, which I hate. Both are Julie Andrews musicals and yet I can't stand one, and she was afraid to watch the other. Anyway, I'll hopefully make the 2 of them into SoM fans soon.

So, today was another Michelle and Reena movie day. We watched Persuasion 1995, which I actually liked. Ciran Hinds wasn't bad, nor were any of the actors really. No one was annoying, which surprised me. The movie was a fine example of England's recycling of actors. I kept recognizing people who would turn out to not be in anything else I've seen. Michelle and Reena could pick people out they really had seen before. We also watched Sense and Sensibility 2008, which Michelle had not seen. Since Reena had just watched the really bad Jane Eyre (1996) this week, we had to show Michelle some of the gems that make it so shockinly bad. Her face was priceless. Before long I found myself watching through my fingers like the first time. It's just baaaaaaaaad. More actor recycling: William Elliot from Persuasion '95 is the same actor who played St. John in '96 Jane Eyre. Ciran Hinds was Rochester in another version of Jane Eyre that I'm too lazy to look up. Amanda Root was Anne in Persuasion '95 and I saw her on the credits for JE '96. Look it up on IMDB. We always have to check it during or after movies.

-We all love S&S '08 Edward Ferrars.
-I decided I'm going to start using the term "twelve month" instead of "year" and I got Michelle and Reena going as well. That and pronouncing "mama" the British way, with the stress on the second syllable. We kept working it into conversation the rest of the night.
-I can't remember the other phrase often used in Austen and Jane Eyre that I like. It's not obliged, amiable, on the contrary, to be sure...wait, maybe it is "to be sure." Must watch Emma again.

Comments

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I was looking in the book S&S last night to find where it said Eliza had gotten divorced from Col. Brandon's brother, and then the part that refers to the duel between Brandon and Willoughby. I kept reading lines out loud going, ok, I think that means _______.

I still can't remember the phrase, but it's not "upon my honor." Guh, need to find this!

You watch all kinds of classic movies and period dramas, so I know eventually you'll get to SoM. It's just been something I';ve known about and liked forever, and seems like everyone has seen, or should have had the chance to see. It's not a holiday movie, but just happens to be on around Christmas every year. Since its 4-5 hours on tv with commercials (3 hours on dvd) it seems like an epic event. Synopsis: Set in the late 1920s, A young woman who wants to be a nun is sent to be a governess for 7 children. The father is a Naval hero whose wife died, and he's very strict. It's a huge personality clash between them from the start, but the shildren soon take a liking to Maria. The songs are a little cheesey but fun at the same time.

You told me to watch JE '96? I don't remember. That's the one I was initially going to watch but you told me to watch 2006 instead.

[holbytla.livejournal.com]

Have you watched the show Pushing Daisies? They recently did a throw-back to that scene in SoM with Julie twirling and singing in the hills. You might like the show...*nudge*

I've added it to my Queue!

Yeah, I said you should watch the '06 JE first because it was the best, but I liked the '96 version and thought it was nice too lol. In my defence I saw it before I read the book or saw the '06 version. Oh well.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I've not watched Pushing Daisies, as I'm reluctant to start watching any new tv shows. I barely turn on the tv as it is, and usually it's for movies.

Ok, I'm shocked that JE '96 was your first exposure. If it had been mine, I think I would have run far, far away from the book.

ETA Yay for adding SoM to the queue!