Club409 - Talk about movies

scott

Total posts: 1076

9/5/2014 11:19 AM

(Updated 9/5/2014 11:20 AM)

also the only movie i've ever seen in theatres that had an intermission . . . Dances with Wolves

acelxix

Total posts: 2394

9/7/2014 7:34 AM

My Fair Lady (based on Pygmalion haven't read the play though)

With the help of a brilliant witty and mildly sexist linguist Henry Higgins Elisa Dolittle is transformed from a simple flower girl to the belle of the ball and manages to defy all class lines when she dances with royalty. And it has an intermission. :)

Drew

Total posts: 5110

9/9/2014 3:37 AM

I've never watched my fair lady all the way through but yeah there's a lot going on in that one I remember the dude telling her English is the original language of the bible and I was like wow cultural hubris but I still wonder if it was intentional or they were just mistaken

acelxix

Total posts: 2394

9/9/2014 9:19 AM

Henry Higgins is the epitome of cultural hubris especially when pertaining to the english language. The line is straight from the play (search for The Bible) but here's Rex Harrison's rendition:

Such a good movie! It's worth a full watch through.

Drew

Total posts: 5110

9/10/2014 5:27 AM

So now I wonder if the author was intentional with the bible thing was he intentional in that he wanted the character to be hubristic or mistaken or was the author mistaken and victim to some other cultural hubriser

mwinter

Total posts: 4318

9/10/2014 5:48 AM

hubriception

SmoovB

Total posts: 1097

9/10/2014 11:15 AM

It was intentional. Shaw was well-known for his wit and his social commentary.

Drew

Total posts: 5110

9/11/2014 4:07 AM

Outstanding

mwinter

Total posts: 4318

9/11/2014 10:58 AM

Drew

Total posts: 5110

9/19/2014 5:57 AM

Captain America 2: Streamed it through amazon since they were like hey here's a dollar video credit if you choose super slow shipping and I was like why not. Enjoyable enough. Still wish there was a little more old fashioned american sensibilities vs. modern world shenanigans. I mean I get it they're going for as broad appeal as possible. Action was actiony but I can't remember anything particular about any of it. Props again for the PTSD awareness angle. 3.5 out of 5 tombstone easter eggs (didn't realize it till I saw it on the interwebs)