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Musicals – Never get Sick of them

August 29th 2006 06:06

Are you one of those people who enjoy watching the old musicals like The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Blue Hawaii, My Fair Lady and The Young Ones …..?

Not only do these musicals re-emphasize the era they were made in, but it also gives us the idea of: the type of English they spoke, the clothes they wore and just how they viewed life on the whole.

Also it is always interesting to observe that most of the time, the actor or actress was a popular singer like: Julie Andrews, Elvis Presley and Cliff Richards.

We have moved away from the era these movies were made in. Not only in terms of music, but dress, hairstyles, lifestyles and technology. But I never get sick of watching these movies.

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Watching ‘Hoodwinked’ as a Family!

August 27th 2006 12:09

After our lovely experience at the Babes in Arms movie, my daughter, has been asking to go the movies again.

My Husband, daughter and I decided that it would be a good thing to go the movies today, after having done some shopping.

This time, we got to choose the movie as it was not a Babes in Arms movie session. Hoodwinked was about to start, and so we thought it would be a good ‘family’ movie.

My daughter was all excited to be at the movies once again – but the mistake was that it was the time of her afternoon nap. She was really sleepy, but was able to really concentrate on the movie for about the first twenty minutes. Then she began to get a bit restless. When I glanced at my husband, he was already fast asleep.

After a few minutes, my daughter was out of her seat and half asleep on my lap!
But she kept waking up each time there was some music as she loves to sing and dance. But after awhile she was asleep too.

So I just sat and enjoyed the rest of the movie….

I really enjoyed the songs too and also the bit of suspense in it. The grandma was really funny and it was lovely to hear all the little giggles from the little children watching the movie.

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Have You Ever Watched a Movie been Made?

August 26th 2006 14:25

My father was a hotelier in Sri Lanka when my sister and I were kids. So we resided in the Hotel for seventeen years.

During this time, we really looked forward to the arrival of the film crews who always spent a few months at the hotel every few years!

Some of the movies which were filmed during this time were ‘Gandhi’, ‘Mountbatten’ and ‘Indiana Jones’.

As children we really looked forward to getting our autograph books signed by the actors and actresses in the movies, who were always very friendly - and of course this made us feel very important.

But what we never realized was the amount of work that went into making a movie. I still remember an instance where they transformed the Hotel dining room, by bringing in new furniture, and then watching the crew act the same scene so many times that we had memorized the lines ourselves and were really tired of watching it.

The amount of coordination that has to go smoothly, from the cameraman to the actors is amazing.

I guess it is quite easy for us to review movies and even criticize them at times, but I think it is important for us all to remember all the hard work that goes into making a movie

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How do you pick your favorite movie?

August 25th 2006 09:40

We all watch movies and we all have favorite ones as well. But how does one become a favorite?

Actors and Actresses – I think this is a key factor, as we tend to enjoy watching movies done by our favorites. Here it is also a combination of the type of movie as well. For instance, Hugh Grant acts in Romantic Comedies, mostly! So, if we enjoy Romantic Comedies and like Hugh Grant, a movie he acts in could be a favorite.
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Babes in Arms

August 23rd 2006 10:15

I finally made it to the Babes in Arms session with my daughter. I thought a children’s movie was on today but it was United 93.

But I thought that I would give it a try just to see how she would react to the movie. I let her take in a few sweets, just to distract her incase she got scared of the dark and the noise. But she was fine!
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Dramatic Transformations

August 21st 2006 10:19

Many good movies are based on novels. It is so nice to have a book you enjoy reading, made into a movie that you actually enjoy watching.

I have personally always enjoyed watching the Jane Austen movies, after having read the book. Of these, Pride and Prejudice has always been my favorite. But Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion were also really good.
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Why do we watch Movies?

August 20th 2006 13:16

I guess most of us would say that movies are an excellent source of entertainment and relaxation. Especially as there are different types of movies such as: comedy, drama, romance, thriller, action, children, and science fiction. So there is a movie category to cater to the type of person we are or the mood we are in when we chose to watch the movie.

But why else do we watch movies?
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'The Lake House'

August 19th 2006 06:28

A movie which is definitely based on drama and romance, which keeps you engrossed throughout the movie, but makes you question it more and more later on!

It revolves around Kate (Sandra Bullock) a doctor and Alex (Keanu Reeves), an upcoming architect trying to keep up a romance while living 2 years apart. They correspond with each other throughout the movie, using a letter box by a lake. Kate has already lived in The Lake House and leaves a note to the new tenant (Alex), who has just moved into the house - which starts the correspondence between the two.
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The Best of Sandra Bullock

August 18th 2006 08:06

Sandra Bullock is an actress who is excellent for romantic comedies. She manages to look romantic and funny at the same time, which makes her look quite cute in some of her movies. Her movies also somehow convey a serious feel to it by addressing issues that we face in everyday life.

Some of these movies are::
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'When You Say Nothing at All'

August 17th 2006 10:28

One of the most beautiful songs that I have heard is, When You Say Nothing At All, by Ronan Keating. It was one of the songs in a favorite movie of mine, Notting Hill.

Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts are a lovely combination in this romantic movie. The romantic mood is set by the song, When You Say Nothing At All. It is featured in the movie, just as the famous American actress (Julia Roberts) and just an ordinary London boy (Hugh Grant) are enjoying their first date at a beautiful park. The setting is extremely romantic as it is a starry night, and in addition to this they discover a bench at the park which is a dedication to a wife by her husband, who has lived together for a long time.
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Comparison: Pride & Prejudice/Bride & Prejudice

August 16th 2006 09:26

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is definitely one of my favorite novels and movies as well. The movies based on it have never been a disappointment to me as they have always portrayed the novel very well.

Pride and Prejudice is based on a family living in England. The family is hilarious in a sense, as their mother (Mrs. Bennet) is not only all out to have all her daughter’s married, but also sets about it very odd ways. The only sensible three people in the family are Mr. Bennet, the father and Jane and Elizabeth (the two older daughters). The youngest two (Lydia and Kitty) are as silly as their mother and the third (Mary) is a bookworm.
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Movies: Home VS Cinema

August 15th 2006 10:34

When I first arrived to Australia, as an overseas student, I spent most of my time at the movies – especially on Tuesdays. Living close to a shopping centre which had a huge cinema complex, was definitely an added advantage. Also the fact that there were forty other students at the hostel I was living in was great as someone was always going to the movies.

It definitely helped with taking the stresses away from exams, assignments and living away from home

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