tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post6551686702761408685..comments2024-02-06T11:57:25.334-05:00Comments on The Frumanista: She is Hungarian! (Not)Princess Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-49634061946528275992012-01-30T09:27:25.374-05:002012-01-30T09:27:25.374-05:00I grew up on musicals - I still have the old VHSs....I grew up on musicals - I still have the old VHSs. I watched them all over and over and over, even though I didn't understand what was flying most of the time. <br /><br />A lot of things need some sort of maturity to comprehend, like Gigi or 1776. As for books, there were plenty I tried as a kid and I thought were murderous, only to enjoy them as an adult. <br /><br />As for Star Wars, all coming back in theaters - in 3D! I'm not that crazy about the prequels, even though they are visually gorgeous, but the acting kills me. The only one who was good was Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jin, and he was stabbed with a light saber all too soon.Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-91296936797835919822012-01-29T23:20:57.814-05:002012-01-29T23:20:57.814-05:00ITA, and not only for this movie. You have to watc...ITA, and not only for this movie. You have to watch it in the right time frame and at the right psychological age. Like Sixteen Candles--I'm sure that if I'd seen it in the 80's when it came out or in the 90's when I was a teenager, I'dve loved it. By the time I got around to it a few years ago, I thought the cute guy (forgot the character's name) was an arrogant jerk and I hated the ending. <br /><br />Same thing with books. I was never allowed to read Catcher in the Rye when I was a kid, so when I finally did read it years later, all I could think was, what's the big deal? On the other hand, a few years ago I tried rereading The Outsiders and could barely slog my way through it, but omg, when I was 15 and reading it for the first time I had the hugest literary crush on just about every one of the characters--I probably spent that summer rereading it a dozen times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-28120279916449552512012-01-29T20:23:05.729-05:002012-01-29T20:23:05.729-05:00i love my fair lady. In seminary, my bestfriend an...i love my fair lady. In seminary, my bestfriend and i used to sit there memorizing songs from the movie...<br /><br />ps: i think about you everytime i see the preview for starwars thats coming back to the movies :)Yedid Nefeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768603382212408288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-57001538653798981702012-01-27T10:24:39.927-05:002012-01-27T10:24:39.927-05:00SP: I'm starting to notice inter-blogger ESP. ...SP: I'm starting to notice inter-blogger ESP. All the things I want to post others post before I do! <br /><br />iT: Yeah, it is a romantic letdown, which musicals, on principle, is not supposed to do. But is a breathtaking film. <br /><br />Higgins is so narcissistic he is incapable of truly loving someone else. He only misses Eliza in that she was a very competent personal slave.Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-52066035504435952022012-01-27T09:58:27.344-05:002012-01-27T09:58:27.344-05:00I first read Pygmailion last year, after having se...I first read Pygmailion last year, after having seen My Fair Lady about 50 times (that is not an exaggeration!). It is somewhat disappointing that Eliza settles into a life of mediocrity, practical— but no romance at all. However, the movie never did a great job of selling the romance either. Which is perhaps why they left it so ambiguous at the end.<br />The one thing that irks me is that Higgins never offers a sincere apology or admits that he has mistreated Eliza in any way. At the end he is still a pompous snob with hardly any redeeming qualities. In the last scene of the movie it is apparent that he misses Eliza— but love her? I think not.<br /><br />Despite all the plot flaws, I can't help loving My Fair Lady. I'm a sucker for a good musical.iTrippedhttp://itrippedovertheinternet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-53021411272752153152012-01-27T09:33:23.102-05:002012-01-27T09:33:23.102-05:00OMG! I meant to post this exact (okay,hyperbole, ...OMG! I meant to post this exact (okay,hyperbole, but anyway) blog about a month ago. And your next one ("Oh so lonely") is so in sync with my blog of about a month ago (although opposite conclusion). Freaky!Sweet Profusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775848918994455109noreply@blogger.com