I am sorry to tell you, M. Sketchbook, that each of the first 65 or so films I reviewed on the site, anxious for its automated recommendation, has a review of similar brevity...
Horreur! Au boulot.
"You've never seen "It's a Wonderful Life"? "I'm afraid not." "But it's a wonderful film. It's on the telly every Christmas." "Oh." *** "Let's watch "It's a wonderful life" on the video." "What, you haven't seen it?" "No, just never have." "Can't we watch something else? It's on every Christmas." "Oh, OK." *** "Let's watch "It's a wonderful life" on the video." "What, you haven't seen it?" "No, just never have." "Oh, but you have to watch it at Christmas." "Look, we didn't have a television, and then when we did, we certainly didn't watch it at Christmas." "Oh. No, let's watch this one." "Oh. OK." *** "Oh great! you've got "It's a wonderful life" on DVD. Can we watch it?" "What, you haven't seen it? But it's on every Christmas." "So I understand. But I have somehow managed to get the age of 44 years old without ever watching it, and many people have spoken to me about it over the years, even quoted it, told me how great it was, but a viewing has always eluded me. Please can we watch it?" "But it's April." "I know. But, please, can we watch it?" "Oh, alright. I don't mind watching it again I suppose. Can't you wait til Christmas?" "Can't we just watch it now?" "I guess so." "Great. Would you like a cup of tea first?" *** I watched "It's a wonderful life" in the sixth month of my forty-fifth year as a screen-dwelling inhabitant of the third planet out from an undistinguished star somewhere in a not much more interesting spiral galaxy. It is undoubtedly a well-made film. I hope the male lead, James Stewart, was rightfully proud of a fine performance. I can see why people like it. Religion and suicide are meaty topics that artists must address. I am glad its simple moral falls 'gainst self-slaughter. The Everlasting would have it so. But it is somewhat mawkish, and its politics arguably bollocks (big capitalist/little capitalist FFS), and though I watched it with interest and enjoyment to the end on this occasion, I doubt if I would do so again. So yes, a charming film for the popular canon, if somewhat over SENTIMENTAL. In my humble opinion. *** Keep goading me M. Sketchbook. You inspire me. I will tighten my belt and give you my words for free, for as long as people are willing to read them. But like George Bailey, I too have a family, and a living to make in the capitalist system [spits], and life is short even if you don't kill yourself, and maybe there are other things to do, apart from gawp at the telly, and then writing about it after on the intertube. Bisous.
Ah, Julius. There'll always be a British Empire. (Um). The 2 or 3 word reviews come from asylum escapees. Didnt they tell you? Dammit. Hell, I polish my own til they shine. And I soooooooo enjoy yours. But let's not linger on senti-slop like 'It's A Gooey Holly-Life!" Avoid pix recommended for children and mentl midgets. Ssst! Many on this site. Give me lyricism or give me a very dry martini.
juliusbeezer
wrote about Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life
sentimental
sketchbook
Oh my. Or, DUH????
juliusbeezer
I am sorry to tell you, M. Sketchbook, that each of the first 65 or so films I reviewed on the site, anxious for its automated recommendation, has a review of similar brevity...
Horreur! Au boulot.
"You've never seen "It's a Wonderful Life"?
"I'm afraid not."
"But it's a wonderful film. It's on the telly every Christmas."
"Oh."
***
"Let's watch "It's a wonderful life" on the video."
"What, you haven't seen it?"
"No, just never have."
"Can't we watch something else? It's on every Christmas."
"Oh, OK."
***
"Let's watch "It's a wonderful life" on the video."
"What, you haven't seen it?"
"No, just never have."
"Oh, but you have to watch it at Christmas."
"Look, we didn't have a television, and then when we did, we certainly didn't watch it at Christmas."
"Oh. No, let's watch this one."
"Oh. OK."
***
"Oh great! you've got "It's a wonderful life" on DVD. Can we watch it?"
"What, you haven't seen it? But it's on every Christmas."
"So I understand. But I have somehow managed to get the age of 44 years old without ever watching it, and many people have spoken to me about it over the years, even quoted it, told me how great it was, but a viewing has always eluded me. Please can we watch it?"
"But it's April."
"I know. But, please, can we watch it?"
"Oh, alright. I don't mind watching it again I suppose. Can't you wait til Christmas?"
"Can't we just watch it now?"
"I guess so."
"Great. Would you like a cup of tea first?"
***
I watched "It's a wonderful life" in the sixth month of my forty-fifth year as a screen-dwelling inhabitant of the third planet out from an undistinguished star somewhere in a not much more interesting spiral galaxy.
It is undoubtedly a well-made film. I hope the male lead, James Stewart, was rightfully proud of a fine performance. I can see why people like it. Religion and suicide are meaty topics that artists must address. I am glad its simple moral falls 'gainst self-slaughter. The Everlasting would have it so.
But it is somewhat mawkish, and its politics arguably bollocks (big capitalist/little capitalist FFS), and though I watched it with interest and enjoyment to the end on this occasion, I doubt if I would do so again. So yes, a charming film for the popular canon, if somewhat over SENTIMENTAL. In my humble opinion.
***
Keep goading me M. Sketchbook. You inspire me. I will tighten my belt and give you my words for free, for as long as people are willing to read them. But like George Bailey, I too have a family, and a living to make in the capitalist system [spits], and life is short even if you don't kill yourself, and maybe there are other things to do, apart from gawp at the telly, and then writing about it after on the intertube. Bisous.
sketchbook
Ah, Julius. There'll always be a British Empire. (Um).
The 2 or 3 word reviews come from asylum escapees.
Didnt they tell you? Dammit. Hell, I polish my own til they shine.
And I soooooooo enjoy yours. But let's not linger on senti-slop
like 'It's A Gooey Holly-Life!" Avoid pix recommended for children and
mentl midgets. Ssst! Many on this site. Give me lyricism or
give me a very dry martini.
sketchbook
PS - Religion & suicide a r e the same thing.
I have devotedly avoided pic you refer to.
God sez I am great. I say I am good. You
keep yer mawth shut.
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