tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post5449223421431023021..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Peter O'TooleLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-15400908037992334432013-12-17T22:11:50.290-08:002013-12-17T22:11:50.290-08:00Well, leave it to me to dislike both Bridge on the...Well, leave it to me to dislike both Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, while also worshiping Peter O'Toole. Loved The Stunt Man though I agree with Daniel Wolf about the awful score. My favorite O'Toole film is The Ruling Class, which is a long, messy film from a polemical stage play but a very entertaining one nonetheless.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-21682730745422952072013-12-17T10:18:54.390-08:002013-12-17T10:18:54.390-08:00I'm a huge Guiness fan - my mother introduced ...I'm a huge Guiness fan - my mother introduced me to <i>Kind Hearts and Coronets</i> at a tender age - but it wasn't enough to overcome my dislike to the film.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-52546869006802119232013-12-16T19:09:03.436-08:002013-12-16T19:09:03.436-08:00RE: River Kwai, I'm a bit biased because a) I&...RE: <i>River Kwai</i>, I'm a bit biased because a) I'm a huge Alec Guinness fan and he's incredible as Col. Nicholson and b) I'm a huge fan of watching William Holden without a shirt on.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-68527508373454193252013-12-16T14:29:04.323-08:002013-12-16T14:29:04.323-08:00I'll agree with Lisa: Bridge on the River Kwai...I'll agree with Lisa: Bridge on the River Kwai is terrible.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-4924551239609417922013-12-16T13:32:26.256-08:002013-12-16T13:32:26.256-08:00The Stunt Man is a brilliant film, one of the few ...The Stunt Man is a brilliant film, one of the few that manages to jump continuously between genres while moving forward as a whole, but was close to ruined by Dominic Frontiere's score. In any case, the lead proper in the film is Steve Railsback, while O'Toole is essentially part of the extraordinary set, alongside the Hotel del Coronado. Daniel Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-36898283612331243962013-12-16T12:04:07.832-08:002013-12-16T12:04:07.832-08:00Well, yeah. :) But I'm not the only person who...Well, yeah. :) But I'm not the only person who thinks its reputation is undeserved.<br /><br />I can't believe you peeked. :)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-52916366070806791252013-12-16T12:02:30.530-08:002013-12-16T12:02:30.530-08:00No, I haven't read the source novel of Rebecca...No, I haven't read the source novel of <i>Rebecca</i>, I'd like to. A plot change? [goes to Wikipedia entry for the book] Oh my! Now I really will want to seek out the book. <br /><br /><i>Wow, I think Bridge on the River Kwai is terrible. :)</i><br /><br />Blasphemer! Infidel! Heretic! :-)Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-60105917879486755892013-12-16T10:06:05.312-08:002013-12-16T10:06:05.312-08:00I've seen each of those once, loved My Favorit...I've seen each of those once, loved <i>My Favorite Year</i>, and remember finding <i>The Stunt Man</i> creepy and a little incomprehensible, but I think I'd like it better now.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-88613052623654288592013-12-16T10:01:30.432-08:002013-12-16T10:01:30.432-08:00I guess I'm a cult film watcher, because my fa...I guess I'm a cult film watcher, because my favorite O'Tooles are <i>My Favorite Year</i> and <i>The Stunt Man.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-45972717475662959992013-12-16T07:49:26.033-08:002013-12-16T07:49:26.033-08:00Wow, I think Bridge on the River Kwai is terrible....Wow, I think <i>Bridge on the River Kwai</i> is terrible. :)<br /><br />Have you read <i>Rebecca</i>? The book is even more interesting than the film, in part because there is a significant plot change for the film. Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-84706352182972365172013-12-15T21:05:55.990-08:002013-12-15T21:05:55.990-08:00Sad news, as is the news of Joan Fontaine's pa...Sad news, as is the news of Joan Fontaine's passing.<br /><br />I might be the only movie buff who doesn't like <i>Lawrence of Arabia</i>. I think that David Lean went off the rails after <i>Bridge on the River Kwai</i>, as good and as gorgeous as O'Toole is, I just don't like the movie. I guess I'm biased because Lean made three of my very favorite movies: <i>Brief Encounter, Oliver Twist</i> and especially <i>Great Expectations</i> (despite the woefully miscast John Mills). <br /><br />I'd somehow managed to never see <i>Rebecca</i> until it was on TCM a few months ago, Ms. Fontaine was fantastic in that as Mrs. de Winter. What a great ending to that movie too!<br /><br />RIP Mr. O'Toole, Ms. Fontaine.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.com