I enjoyed this movie far more than I expected to, as did my husband who really wanted no part of a “sappy” movie. We laughed out loud at the irony of the commercial unwittingly and selfishly playing into making the spirit of Christmas happier and less selfish. LOVED it!

This is the first Marilyn Monroe movie I’ve seen, and I really enjoyed it. It is a bit over the top, as a lot of old movies seem to be, but the exaggeration in this one fit. It fit the main character’s overactive imagination. My hubby and I were laughing from the get-go, mostly because everything was so outrageous right from the start and it just kept going.

A favorite moment was when Marlyn Monroe’s character appeared in the main character’s fantasy, in which he is playing the piano. Marilyn’s entire voice changed; it got deeper, had a different accent, everything.

When I was a kid, I loved the “Hallmark Hall of Fame” movie version of this book. Loved it so much that I asked for it for Christmas when I was a teenager. (And got it!)

But I’ve only just now finished the book. So lovely! I truly enjoyed the descriptions of the characters, and how they played on each other’s strengths and weaknesses to make each other better people. It was fun “watching” Mary transform from sallow and sour to lively and enjoyable, and Collin from sickly and depressed to hopeful and strong.

And trying to read the Yorkshire accents was fun!

Saw this last night (by accident, sort of) but really enjoyed it. Watching old movies is so weird! It is so obvious that the audience of today expects something very, very different from what audiences of yesterday expected.

It is a fun movie, if a big long on the dance sequences. And sometimes scenes felt so out of place, and thrown in for no reason. (The diction coach!) But I adored the last few scences when things finally hit the fan!

The two main actors and the main actress were charming, and the gal’s voice so silky smooth. The other main female character…I wonder if she lost her voice doing that movie!

Perhaps one of the most interesting part of the film, to me, was the idea of the “talking picture” coming into being and becoming popular. It showed how, once a new technology pops on the market, and it is a hit, everyone scrambles to do it even at the expense of the quality of the product! This is exactly what has been happening in Hollywood today: instead of writing quality stories, they are either relying on special effects or a celebrity name to sell their movies. And while at one point that may have been exactly what the American public wanted, now the public is demanding a real story

And Hollywood wonders why box office tickets are plummeting. They blame it on piracy instead of on their own poor products.

Anyway, I’m glad I saw it.

Loved this book! It is so obvious why it is a classic. It appeals to children and their sense of adventure and romance. And yet, it is so obviously geared toward adults in its wry observations about “heartless” children.

The language could at times be cumbersome, mostly because of the time when it was written, but Oh! what language! The imagery of the Neverland, of fairies, of the kiss on Mrs. Darling’s lips that Wendy could never quite catch, it was all so wonderful. I was delighed at every turn by Peter’s rash cockiness, and laughed out loud multiple times at Tinker Bell’s impulsive, irrational behavior, and the way fairies could only feel one emotion at once.

If you haven’t read this book, read this book. It is a joy. Read it out loud with someone you love, young or old.

I began reading “Dracula” nearly two years ago, but due to a change in life’s circumstances, never finished. I picked it up a week ago, and have already finished reading this classic tale of horror. The first reading was done aloud, reading with my husband so we could experience the same moments at the same time.

This time, I reread silently all that we had read, and we completed the book aloud together yesterday.

An incredible tale of imagination. At times I found the language cumbersome, but the ideas and images it presented were worth it. I got a tremendous amount of amusement from Stoker’s written form of dialects and accents, which were difficult to read out loud, but almost easier to read out loud that to read silently and understand.

I would argue from my experience that this book is one better experienced in silent reading, for then your imagination can fill in the gruesome images and the heart wrenching screams in a way that it cannot when focused on listening to a voice. The book contains many powerful discriptions of horror, of fear, and of love and honor. The first killing of a vampire was an incredibly memorable one, with honorable men so in love with the creature and so horrified by it. Another is a scene when one person, “infected” by the blood of the vampire. Though her heart be pure, her body is not, and the scream that comes from her when she learns that she is no longer “clean” is a powerful scene indeed.

I noticed one phrase in the book which has been assimilated into modern language, and I wonder if it was the first time this phrase was used…much more powerful in this book than in life. “If looks could kill…” in response to the maleficence and hatred in the face of a vampire upon being trapped.

Definitely a book worth reading, and one that I enjoyed “rereading” so much as I did. In this day of film, it is hard to feel the same suspense from a book, but I couldn’t wait to continue turning the pages.

Got to see this movie tonight on the big screen at the college cinema. Definitely an icon of the times, and still very relevant today.

I find older films harder to watch since I cannot lose myself in them in the same way. They tend to jolt you out of the film world more often due to the dated script and tone. And after seeing James Dean in this film (the first film I have ever seen of his) I am amazed that he had the “tough guy” image that he did. “Tortured soul” might be more apt.

But the themes of this movie are still so relevant today: being bullied, feeling unloved, lacking in positive parental role models. Perhaps most poignant to me was the scene in which James Dean’s character is asking his father what it means to be a man, to have dignity, honor and integrity. And his father cannot answer him, and refuses to stand up for him.

I’m glad I saw it. Don’t know that I’d be likely to see it again, but definitely glad I saw it.

So, the first time I started watching this movie, I was about 15 or 16 years old. I was at my grandparents’ house with my family, and it came on tv. Of course, about 20 minutes from the end, my family decided it was time to go home. I fought to stay, and when I complained my sister blurted out how the movie ends. I was so mad!

So today, I finally sat down and watched the whole thing. Enjoyed it, and can see why it has become an iconic film.

One of my favorite movies of all time. The story of how I first saw is good too.

A friend and I wanted to go to a movie, and the only one starting after 8 p.m. was this one. We went and sat in the back, figuring if it was bad, we could talk through it.

We didn’t say a word the whole time.

This is my FAVORITE cereal. Unfortunately, it is also rather expensive, as I usually buy generic, and no one else makes this.