tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post4049218829833578250..comments2024-02-28T20:08:29.312-08:00Comments on The Pictorial Arts: Diamond's Are ForeverThomas Haller Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-49362244147034007202013-05-08T18:21:42.635-07:002013-05-08T18:21:42.635-07:00On the other hand, Jill St. John as the Bond girl,...On the other hand, Jill St. John as the Bond girl, hubba hubba!Darrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-68210748998505755042013-05-08T16:29:06.947-07:002013-05-08T16:29:06.947-07:00Smurfswacker, I think you is right!Smurfswacker, I think you is right!Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-37200959807561739202013-05-08T16:01:51.570-07:002013-05-08T16:01:51.570-07:00It was a Marx Brothers movie that started me think...It was a Marx Brothers movie that started me thinking about this. It was one of the later ones, with too much music, but Groucho's jokes were still funny. I noticed that after each punch line he'd pause for a beat, as if waiting for a laugh. Then I wondered if this wasn't exactly what he was doing. Figuring the movie theater audience (remember them?) would laugh, he paused to let the laughter die down so they wouldn't miss the next zinger.Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-61258828017870870582013-05-08T15:47:05.334-07:002013-05-08T15:47:05.334-07:00Y'know, I recently watched a whole bunch of La...Y'know, I recently watched a whole bunch of Laurel and Hardy flicks, whose characters I jes' love. They were so slow paced, dragging a gag out for minutes at a time, but their timing with each comical event was so perfect and their characters so lovable, that I didn't mind the turtle pace. <br /><br />Years ago I loved the Marx Bros movies, and then didn't watch em for a long time. Then maybe a decade ago I watched some and they seemed so boring and dragged out (a lot of it thanks to the love angles and songs) and I didn't even think they were very funny.<br /><br />Then a couple of years ago, I watched some again, and I enjoyed them like I did when I was a kid (still skipping over the love angles and the songs) (except of course when Groucho would sing or dance).<br /><br />'Sfunny, but a lot of modern comedies are ruined because of slow pacing and love angles.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-82081161029159094632013-05-08T15:35:57.091-07:002013-05-08T15:35:57.091-07:00I was a diehard Bond movie fan until Roger Moore f...I was a diehard Bond movie fan until Roger Moore finally killed my enthusiasm. I remember feeling when it first came out that "Diamonds Are Forever" was tired and rather disappointing.<br /><br />You bring up an interesting point, though, about the pacing of action movies. I've noticed recently how the timing in Golden Age comedies, even the best ones, often seems more leisurely than in contemporary movies. I'll have to go back and look at some of the old action flicks and see if they show the same tendency.Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-56248084070342488922013-05-08T09:44:58.063-07:002013-05-08T09:44:58.063-07:00You might well be right, Kid. I might be talking o...You might well be right, Kid. I might be talking out of my sleep deprivation.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-57209535988539804062013-05-08T09:39:49.223-07:002013-05-08T09:39:49.223-07:00I dunno, Thom - I think DAF is a good romp. To me,...I dunno, Thom - I think DAF is a good romp. To me, the last part of Skyfall dragged a bit. And Goldfinger is still THE classic Bond movie.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-12813526689283895172013-05-08T07:10:10.802-07:002013-05-08T07:10:10.802-07:00The poster artwork was better back then!
Cheers
...The poster artwork was better back then!<br /><br />Cheers <br />B SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-64538692371247102612013-05-07T18:09:38.946-07:002013-05-07T18:09:38.946-07:00after Lana Wood dies, i lose interest.
sad to hea...after Lana Wood dies, i lose interest. <br />sad to hear of the passing of Ray Harryhausen...an era has truly ended :(Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.com