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Post by conniej on Jun 13, 2020 17:15:49 GMT
Okay I am almost afraid to say what I think about Parasite. I hated it and turned it off after the first 40 minutes. Didn't think it was a bit funny and felt like I was wasting my time. I thought it might get better but for me it just kept getting worse and stupider Is that a word ? Well it is one I will use for this movie.
Gosh I am no help with teenagers these days. Young marrieds but they hardly have time to watch a movie these days. With working at home and babies or working at home and doing on line courses. Will have to think about it a bit. I would like to introduce teenagers to old movies from the 50's and 60's. Movies like A SUMMER PLACE with cute Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue and one of my favorites SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS with awesome Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. they might think they are cornier and would probably never admit to liking it. For one thing you could both laugh at the clothes and hair styles.
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Post by lani on Jun 13, 2020 18:16:19 GMT
conniej , of course your opinions are valid! I would just say, I in no way thought PARASITE was intended to be funny. I took it as an indictment of class differences done in an arresting and unusual style. Both the upper and lower classes were shown in an unflattering light. You can judge who might be more justified in resorting to bad actions. I thought I knew where the movie was going and the point the director was trying to make, but then my assumptions were turned upside down as the film went on. I also appreciate any insights into different cultures. I agree about the younger generation. I was having a discussion with my hairdresser, who was late 20s at the time, about movies. I was recommending old film noir like Double Indemnity, for example. She said she couldn't watch old movies because they were so slow. They grew up with action and fast cutting between scenes. There are still newer leisurely paced movies around. Maybe only older folks watch them?
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Post by woolworker on Jun 13, 2020 19:38:09 GMT
Connie: I loved both of those movies! I've had a lot of time alone over the years with my 16 year old clone. We have watched old musicals. The Devil Wears Prada, To Kill A Mockingbird and she enjoys watching them. Our favorite series is Anne with an E. We need to watch the latest season....when the others aren't around. We have Joy Luck Coming, an Anne Frank film and some others. My DH watches the silly ones with the girls, Minions, Dispicable Me, etc. We watch documentaries, as well. My youngest DD and DSIL are very involved parents, have always limited screen time and watch, read and listen with their girls so they can discuss things.
Connie: How are you feeling?....better, I hope.
Interesting discussion of Parasite. I have heard very mixed reactions to it.
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Post by Gail in SC on Jun 13, 2020 21:42:49 GMT
I am with Lani on PARASITE, but Connie different strokes, right?
Family movies, Ann? How old are the kids now? LINCOLN, WHEN THEY SEE US (another example of gross injustice--maybe too raw), I still like the INDIANA JONES films and ET. GHOSTBUSTERS? EDWARD SCISSORHANDS? BIG? DEAD POETS SOCIETY? THE SOUND OF MUSIC, MARY POPPINS and MARY POPPINS RETURNS. So much...what kind are you looking for? How about Hitchcock? REAR WINDOW comes to mind.
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Post by Gail in SC on Jun 13, 2020 21:47:28 GMT
MRS DOUBTFIRE? ANNIE? MY DOG SKIP? OLD YELLER?
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Post by editorjoan on Jun 14, 2020 12:51:44 GMT
I watched JOHN WICK last night on the USA channel. I remembered that when JOHN WICK 3 came out, there was a lot of discussion about it. It did well at the box office, so I thought I would watch it and see what the franchise was about. It's incredibly violent, with lots of guns and cars, and guns and cars, and more guns and more cars...and then knives. What kept me watching, and what I suspect is the draw for viewers, is that John Wick keeps getting into impossible situations and then has to fight (and/or shoot) his way out. There's also clever dialogue here and there. It's not the sort of movie I'd usually watch, but again, I was curious about it.
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Post by geritru on Jun 14, 2020 13:07:48 GMT
Anne, I used to love the original QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY many years ago. The cast was great. The First Fab Five Have A Lasting Bond. Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Jai Rodriguez revolutionized TV as the cast of Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, nearly 17 years ago. I still watch the new version on Netflix now and then.
We saw both THE LUCKY ONE and TRADING PAINT. I forget who recommended them but we liked them both.
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Post by lani on Jun 14, 2020 15:59:58 GMT
This is not escapism for sure, but Mr. Lani stumbled on a NetFLix documentary, THE FAMILY, about a secretive right wing religious group that has had major influence, starting with Eisenhower, in sections of Congress and even the Presidency. They are the sponsors of the National Prayer Breakfast that all attend yearly, Dem and Republican. The doc itself is poorly done, IMO, they could have done it one episode rather than three, but I found it fascinating nonetheless.
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Post by conniej on Jun 14, 2020 16:56:10 GMT
Sorry but that is too deep for me. And I didn't mean that I thought it was a comedy just turned me off completely. didn't really mean "funny" in the ha ha way but couldn't think of the word I was trying to get.
this thread is the greatest, love that we can have other opinions . thanks ladies for not jumping all over me, I knew it would be different than most. I feel same way about books, we have different opinions and some love and some hate. and some in between. but love the discussion.
I've tried to get my adult DGKids to watch some of the "old" movies that have been redone. but they are not interested.
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Post by Gail in SC on Jun 14, 2020 17:04:38 GMT
On the recommendation of someone on another thread, I started watching HOME BEFORE DARK on Apple TV. It is a series based on a real person, a very young journalist, who solved a murder case at age 9. It follows a family of 5 that moved from Brooklyn to the small town in which the father had grown up. They discover that the father's best friend had disappeared under mysterious circumstances when they were young and the experience has haunted him for years. One of the daughters, 9 year old Hilde, wants to find out what really happened. She is very bright and constantly searching for the truth, even when it takes her into dangerous, even illegal, territory. It is somewhat uneven, but I am hooked.
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Post by Gail in SC on Jun 14, 2020 17:08:26 GMT
We were posting at the same time, Connie. I totally agree. I especially love this thread and the WHAT ARE YOU READING one because people can express different opinions. What use is any discussion without that freedom?
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Post by lani on Jun 14, 2020 19:48:16 GMT
conniej, isn't it funny how things are interpreted when you have to rely on the printed word only? I like seeing different takes on things. Which we could use more of in just about every area.
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Post by woolworker on Jun 15, 2020 0:18:21 GMT
Connie: Your take on Parasite was very important to me. I agree that the varying opinions AND the freedom to express different points of view is one of the many things I love about this thread and What are you Reading.
So, for a different experience, DD and I stayed up last night after everyone else went to bed. We watched It's Complicated with Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin....giggly funny and just what we needed! What fabulous actors....they even do corny (and horny?) well.
Gail: Dead Poets Society is on our Netflix by mail list. We are currently looking for a dependable series we can watch for an hour or so, just for some down time and handwork time. We all have a knitting or embroidery project...except DH who loves to do knots.
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Post by woolworker on Jun 15, 2020 2:01:56 GMT
Have to share that I looked for a series...we all loved Downton Abby, that we could watch together. The Duchess, starring Kiera Nightly, sounded like a good one. DGD age 13 left very early on. DD and I looked at each other and said: """Way to dark". Of course the 16 year old was intrigued. VERY DARK film and more blankey blank male domination. We were out of there!
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Post by Gail in SC on Jun 15, 2020 15:56:28 GMT
I enjoyed IT'S COMPLICATED too. Lots of laughs and good acting. Is there anything Meryl Streep cannot do???
New additions to my list of things I want to see. Thanks everyone!
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