tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post1185384382865681322..comments2024-03-18T23:23:28.279+01:00Comments on Old is Gold: Woman Hater (1948) – a hilarious battle of the sexes!Bollyviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-38609516133618998342010-02-09T09:30:22.301+01:002010-02-09T09:30:22.301+01:00I will find Salome, I will, I WILL... :-DI will find <i>Salome</i>, I will, I WILL... :-DBollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-89516565844060357092010-02-06T04:53:25.784+01:002010-02-06T04:53:25.784+01:00Having by now finished seeing Caesar and Cleopatra...Having by now finished seeing <i>Caesar and Cleopatra</i>, I have to agree with you - it doesn't have enough Granger for me!! I much prefer <i>Salome</i> - he's the hero in that, so we get to see lots of him there, even literally since he's revealing plenty of leg and arm. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-85656953362294063012010-02-05T19:48:57.042+01:002010-02-05T19:48:57.042+01:00dustedoff, maybe we should do a watchalong! I have...<b>dustedoff</b>, maybe we should do a watchalong! I havent seen <i>Caesar and Cleopatra</i> in ages, but I do remember that there wasnt enough Granger in it (not for me at any rate!) - he looked great and such a fun person, in it. <i>Paths of Glory</i> is lovely too - but sad in a disturbing way.<br /><br /><b>harvey</b>, that was exactly my reaction! I am so glad I was able to unearth something of this kind - and one starring Granger at that. :-)Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-30935306743474076942010-02-05T19:28:07.340+01:002010-02-05T19:28:07.340+01:00I never knew that such films existed as well. And ...I never knew that such films existed as well. And a comedy at that! Wow!<br />This makes my feminist heart smile.harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-40257140173731611112010-02-05T05:06:38.363+01:002010-02-05T05:06:38.363+01:00Oooooh, I LOVE you, bollyviewer!!! You just made m...Oooooh, I LOVE you, bollyviewer!!! You just made my day - <i>Caesar and Cleopatra</i> is next on my list of films to watch, and I was toying between watching that and seeing <i>Paths of Glory</i>. Guess which, now!<br /><br /><i>Salome</i> is fabulous, BTW. Rita Hayworth's dance of the seven veils draws the men in, of course, but for me, Granger is it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-51364859493252534762010-02-05T00:43:53.149+01:002010-02-05T00:43:53.149+01:00Daddy's Girl, Darcy is definitely the definiti...<b>Daddy's Girl</b>, Darcy is definitely the definitive well-taught hero! :-D I bet Granger would have made a great Darcy, too, even if he <i>had</i> botched it up like <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032943/" rel="nofollow">Laurence Olivier did</a>.<br /><br /><b>sunheriyaadein</b>, I bet anybody who likes old films and romantic comedies will enjoy this. :-)<br /><br /><b>dustedoff</b>, it ends in a deathbed scene?! That is SAD. I wonder why I didnt remember it - maybe the whole film was forgettable? And you've seen <i>Salome</i>! I am still trying to get my hands on it. Granger appears in mini skirts in <i>Caesar And Cleopatra</i>, too, and beats Dharam and Dara Singh hollow in that department! ;-)Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-47531003996974916112010-02-04T16:01:07.741+01:002010-02-04T16:01:07.741+01:00Spoiler coming up:
Beau Brummell ends with him on...<b>Spoiler coming up</b>:<br /><br /><i>Beau Brummell</i> ends with him on his deathbed in France. He's made up with Prinny, so he can now die happy, but that's it. No happily ever after into the sunset with Elizabeth Taylor! :-(<br /><br /><b>Spoiler ends</b>.<br /><br />Nah, <i>Moonfleet</i> wasn't that great either. My favourites, I think, are <i>Scaramouche, King Solomon's Mines</i> and <i>The Prisoner of Zenda</i> - so far. And yes, <i>Salome</i>. He looks good even in a short skirt! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-3642716573538244232010-02-03T20:24:02.907+01:002010-02-03T20:24:02.907+01:00This sounds like a must-watch! And Stewart Granger...This sounds like a must-watch! And Stewart Granger looks so gorgeous.sunheriyaadeinhttp://sunheriyaadein.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-4504057242541579102010-02-03T10:54:23.153+01:002010-02-03T10:54:23.153+01:00This sounds absolutely wonderful... I love Stewart...This sounds absolutely wonderful... I love Stewart Granger too (so gorgeous), and like you said, nothing better than a man who learns his lesson well (probably why I like Austen's Darcy so much).Daddy's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679564351145843434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-83802620741477442602010-02-03T06:36:50.825+01:002010-02-03T06:36:50.825+01:00So Moonfleet was bad? I havent been able to watch ...So <i>Moonfleet</i> was bad? I havent been able to watch the whole film because my DVD gave out half way through. As to what to avoid - none of his early films seems to be any good at all! I've seen <i>Love Story</i>, <i>Blanche Fury</i>, <i>Fanny By Gaslight</i>, <i>The Lamp Still Burns</i> and part of <i>Caravan</i> - they were all very dull. Still... he has enough good films for me to forgive that! ;-)<br /><br />How did <i>Beau Brummel</i> end? I dont remember much about it - except his romance with Liz Taylor.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-78508126250958234562010-02-03T05:21:09.655+01:002010-02-03T05:21:09.655+01:00"Not even Granger can turn theatrical and bor..."Not even Granger can turn theatrical and boring costume dramas into fabulous films."<br /><br />Do me a favour, please? Tell me which ones to avoid! (Frankly, I thought <i>Moonfleet</i> wasn't that great, and <i>Beau Brummell</i>, though he's deliciously handsome in it, ends badly - not the way I'd have wanted it to finish).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-56953821039513211362010-02-02T20:29:19.889+01:002010-02-02T20:29:19.889+01:00dustedoff, I loved Man's Favorite Sport, too. ...<b>dustedoff</b>, I loved <i>Man's Favorite Sport</i>, too. But I dont think that film was sufficient reparation for all of Hudson's sexism in his other comedies! ;-)<br /><br />"<i>anything just has to star Stewart Granger for me to classify it as fabulous</i>" - I have just bought a 12 DVD set of his British films, and I am beginning to rethink that view. Not even Granger can turn theatrical and boring costume dramas into fabulous films. He can still make me watch them, though!<br /><br /><b>ajnabi</b>, I KNEW I disliked John Wayne for a good reason! ;-)<br /><br />Seriously though, things <i>have</i> changed quite a bit, in the last twenty years - at least in the way I think. Several books I remember liking as a kid, now annoy me so much with their blatant sexism and exoticising of "others".bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-59104310891019968762010-02-02T15:14:19.589+01:002010-02-02T15:14:19.589+01:00This sounds absolutely lovely. I really want to se...This sounds absolutely lovely. I really want to see it. I agree with you that the older films, even from the sixties, are sometimes dreadful when it comes to strong women. I remember this one John Wayne movie I watched with my father when I was a kid--he grabbed his female co-star, shoved her face-down in a watering trough, and spanked her with a shovel while she screamed. Did I cover my eyes and change the channel? No, my dad and I laughed till tears came into our eyes. Weird how things can change in just 20 years--my dad stopped watching 24 because all the women on it were idiots or bitches and he was angry at the writers. LOLajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-92084950741980122552010-02-02T12:08:24.644+01:002010-02-02T12:08:24.644+01:00Ohhh, this sounds fabulous! (Well, anything just h...Ohhh, this sounds <i>fabulous</i>! (Well, anything just has to star Stewart Granger for me to classify it as fabulous). And I'm with you completely for a rom-com that dares to poke fun at the male of the species. Another I'd recommend on that count is the Rock Hudson starrer <i>Man's Favourite Sport?</i>. I loved that one too: seeing Hudson running around in circles was a pleasant change from the usual! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com